Thread: Public Service Announcement !

Originally Posted by Speedster

On my 3rd one. Usually have 3 to 4 cups to get the motor warmed up each morning. I do miss a good cappuccino however.

Many a year ago my younger brother was a plant manager for McGregor (large local company who provides services and products to farmers).

Anyway my brother was having stomach problems and other ills so he finally went to a Dr and the Doc sat down with a form and started asking him questions such as what do you eat, how much sleep etc.

When the Dr came to the question of; "How much coffee do you you drink" my brother replied; "Well three or four pots a day". The Dr laughed and said; "You mean cups don't you"? To which my brother replied; "No, pots" to which the Dr said; I think we're onto something here.

Our mother would wake up at 2-3 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. She'd warm up and drink some leftover coffee and have a cigarette and then go back to bed and sleep.

I'm on the opposite end as if I have coffee it's one, maybe two cups in the morning and I'm done for the day!

I hope all will enjoy:

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Many a year ago my younger brother was a plant manager for McGregor (large local company who provides services and products to farmers).

Anyway my brother was having stomach problems and other ills so he finally went to a Dr and the Doc sat down with a form and started asking him questions such as what do you eat, how much sleep etc.

When the Dr came to the question of; "How much coffee do you you drink" my brother replied; "Well three or four pots a day". The Dr laughed and said; "You mean cups don't you"? To which my brother replied; "No, pots" to which the Dr said; I think we're onto something here.

Our mother would wake up at 2-3 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. She'd warm up and drink some leftover coffee and have a cigarette and then go back to bed and sleep.

I'm on the opposite end as if I have coffee it's one, maybe two cups in the morning and I'm done for the day!

I hope all will enjoy:

I'm wired backward also. I can drink a whole pot of coffee and go to sleep. In fact if I drink too much it will put me to sleep. I drink about a quart in the morning and I would drink more but a couple of years ago I got renal cell carcinoma. Pissed out a bunch of blood one day and subsequently found out I had a mass the size of a racket ball on my kidney. A week later I had surgery and had my left kidney removed. They didn't tell me not to drink it or too much even but I just try to be more moderate all the way around since then.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I'm wired backward also. I can drink a whole pot of coffee and go to sleep. In fact if I drink too much it will put me to sleep. I drink about a quart in the morning and I would drink more but a couple of years ago I got renal cell carcinoma. Pissed out a bunch of blood one day and subsequently found out I had a mass the size of a racket ball on my kidney. A week later I had surgery and had my left kidney removed. They didn't tell me not to drink it or too much even but I just try to be more moderate all the way around since then.

Paul-It sounds like you've recovered from your kidney scare. If you have the sense of humor I think you do, this early scene from the same movie might apply:

"My name is Gunnery Sgt. Highway, and I've drank more beer, pissed more blood, and....[etc.]"

Niet zeuren voor de koffie = don't nag me before coffee time,

Interesting things. People with ADHD are often given caffeine to calm them down. I don’t drink a lot of coffee but will occasionally have one to help me get back to sleep.

PS
I do drink coffee almost every morning but not much outside of one or two in the morning

Originally Posted by RezDog

Interesting things. People with ADHD are often given caffeine to calm them down. I don’t drink a lot of coffee but will occasionally have one to help me get back to sleep.

PS
I do drink coffee almost every morning but not much outside of one or two in the morning

Shaun-Having raised 1 son with severe ADHD (and taught many more), I can tell you that the medication for it is often a stimulant. The way it was explained to me by a doctor who specialized in it, the part of the brain that needs to be engaged for attention and focus needs to be stimulated to keep ADHD's on task. The medication does work; our son was on time-release patches for years. But like many teens on meds, he grew to hate it and eventually weaned himself off of them. He now works in an outdoor environment that is always changing, with different tasks throughout the day as part of his tree-work with our arborist neighbor.

Funny thing is, when someone like this zones in on a hands-on task that they are interested in (fly-casting, metal work, guitar, whatever) they can have laser-focus and discipline. The mind is a fascinating thing, and still mysterious in a lot of ways.