Official Louisiana Chat Thread (rain, bathroom, great)

[Rainbow Island]

Originally Posted by gdude

I am doing fine!! The weather up here is perfect!


How are you doing on this fine evening?

Great. The sun came out around 2 pm today. For the first time in what seems an eternity.

[stacieberry]

Hello everyone! How are you doing tonight? Me better now not so bored someone gave me 500 emails of jokes and stuff to read! LOL but its all right! Where is everyone?

[Homesick4Home]

stacie, I find all my cajun jokes from the online version of our newspaper. hehehehe.. then if I still haven;'t gotten my fix I just do a search for cajun jokes, giggles.. there are tons of them.
Hows everyone doing tonight?
Enjoyed our beautiful warm temps today.

[joseph79]

Hello everyone. I am looking at relocating to Louisiana due to a job offer. Ok..do not laugh but all I can picture in my head is Reptiles, swamps, traffic and more reptiles. I currently reside in Atlanta (Do not beleive the ATL hype)...if my job will be in New Orleans, what are some good cities for me and my family? I would like a suburb type area (KIDS), good schools or atlease magnet/charter schools, as least traffic as possible...oh and a Target Store would be great:-) Ha Ha Ha.

Ohhhhhhh....and obviously because of Hurricane Katrina....as far from the border as possible.

HELP

[stacieberry]

Hey yall what a beautiful day! Hope you get out and enjoy it! Have a glorious day!

[stacieberry]

Ok I do not have any Cajun jokes! But because I am from Arkansas I got some of for you! (sorry rainbow I still love ya!):Q: Did you hear about the $3,000,000 Arkansas State Lottery?A: The winner gets $3 a year for a million years.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: Why did O. J. Simpson want to move to Arkansas?A: Everyone has the same DNA.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: Did you hear that the governor's mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas burned down?A: Yep. Pert' near took out the whole trailer park.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A new law recently passed in Arkansas:When a couple gets divorced, they're still brother and sister.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: What's the best thing to ever come out of Arkansas?A: I-40.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Two Arkansasians are walking down different ends of a street toward each other, and one is carrying a sack. When they meet, one says, "Hey Tommy Ray, what'cha got in th' bag?""Jus' some chickens.""If I guesses how many they are, can I have one?""Shoot, ya guesses right and I'll give you both of them."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: What do a divorce in Arkansas, a tornado in Kansas, and a hurricane in Florida have in common?A: Somebody's fixin' to lose them a trailer.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A Arkansasian came home and found his house on fire, rushed next door, telephoned the fire department and shouted, "Hurry over here. My house is on fire!""OK," replied the fireman, "how do we get there?""Say, don't you still have those big red trucks?"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: Why do folks in Arkansas go to the movie theater in groups of 18 or more?A: 'Cuz 17 and under not admitted.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Q: What do you get when you have 32 Arkansasians in the same room?A: A full set of teeth. *

[Future Trooper]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Island

Great. The sun came out around 2 pm today. For the first time in what seems an eternity.

I got to unexpectedly enjoy the sun today. There was a fire at school and the entire building was evacuated so we all hung outside for over an hour.

[stacieberry]

Originally Posted by gdude

I got to unexpectedly enjoy the sun today. There was a fire at school and the entire building was evacuated so we all hung outside for over an hour.

Everything come out all right?

[Rainbow Island]

Originally Posted by stacieberry

Everything come out all right?

That's the same question my wife asks me after I get out of the bathroom. LOL......

[Rainbow Island]

[SIZE=3]I will continue to forward this every time it comes around![/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]STROKE:[/SIZE][SIZE=3]?[/SIZE][SIZE=1]Remember the 1st Three Letters...! .[/SIZE][SIZE=3]S.T.R.[/SIZE][SIZE=1]

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.[/SIZE][SIZE=1]?[/SIZE][SIZE=1] I agree.

If everyone can remember! something this simple, we could save some folks.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE]

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Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics).[/SIZE][SIZE=1]?[/SIZE][SIZE=1] She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (! at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away). She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die; they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:[/SIZE][SIZE=3]

S *[/SIZE][SIZE=1]! Ask the individual to SMILE.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]T *[/SIZE][SIZE=1]Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently; i.e. It is sunny out today).[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]R *[/SIZE][SIZE=1]Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.[/SIZE][SIZE=1]

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.[/SIZE][SIZE=3]

New Sign of a! Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue[/SIZE][SIZE=1]

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked'; if it goes to one side or the other[/SIZE][SIZE=3],[/SIZE][SIZE=1]that is also an indication of a stroke.[/SIZE][SIZE=1]

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people,you can bet that at least one life will be saved.[/SIZE][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][SIZE=1]I have done my part. Hope that you will.[/SIZE]