Aw! Gizmo is adorable.

@RavenCT Thanks

I love an audience that's easy to please. I'll be here all week, try the prime rib. ?

@pthomas59 So what would you have typed? "Snot rag"?

@pthomas59 To me it represents the culture that created and used the word. IMO a culture in many respects preferable to the one that came up with the disgusting "snot rag" and therefore nothing to laugh at ... smile in fond memory perhaps but laugh no.

Same here. It's so attractive!

@RavenCT I'm getting used to it and it does help.

@pthomas59 I wasn't knocking it, I said it was helping. I look at my reports online daily to see how many events I had the night before.

@Paul628 I know not breathing is so passé.

@Dispirited I've only had mine for about two weeks and so far no. When I picked mine up, the guy who showed us how to use them also uses one and he said he had gotten sinus infections in the past.

He said he found a little mold inside where the water tank slides in, once he cleaned that up the infections went away.

He also told us to wash them at least once a week with either sanitizer they sell, or baby shampoo. Also, whenever we get an email, or other correspondence asking if we need new seals or masks to always say yes just in case we might need them for some unforeseen reason in the future.

@Dispirited It took me a few days to get it dialed in to where it was more comfortable for me. I was getting burning sinuses because the air temp was a little too cold, a little warmer helped that. I turned the humidity up a notch and it helped with the nasal dryness.

@Dispirited No but the fellow who I get replacement masks and tubes from told me to use Listerine to clean everything - water and Listerine. Tank, hoses and mask. At least once a week.

@Dispirited The guy at the med supply place told us to never use Dawn, it's too harsh and over time it eats away the rubber and plastic.

@Dispirited I don't know if it's true, but I do know that wildlife workers use Dawn to clean animals that were covered in oil from a spill. If it's strong enough to cut through crude oil, it may be too strong for a CPAP. lol

I hate wearing mine, whether or not it makes me sleep any better is a toss up.

@pthomas59 Neil Gaimens Trigger Warning, Buddhist philosophy(still working my way through that one,its dense), The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay, Rites and rhythm:the music of Cuba, and "the outlaw demon wails"(for the 6th time,lol)

@rdh2112 that's the one with the sentient dinosaurs,right? That was SO good. I loved the ideas of biotechnology in that book.

@rdh2112 wrong one. That's a damn good book as well.

I'm hoping those are small dogs?

I sleep with 4 dogs, about 300 pounds worth of them.

There is Cooper@60lbs....Spencer@75lbs....Rosie@45lbs...Bubba@25lbs...Charlie@45lbs...and the puppy Bear@25lbs....so thats 275lbs worth of dogs. Here is the fun part...Bear is a Black lab/Great Pyrenees mix that will probably get to 150lbs when fully grown

@Grant_Ballard Do you have any group photos? I've had a Cooper and a Rosie. My mom had a Bear.

I do...its got everyone but Bear in it

Sounds like a good time

I also look at my pack as 24 legs of fury should some poor soul entering my house illegally

In bed with you? A camera?

Six photos of your pets , none of you .

@Cast1es I have a couple older ones on my profile page. But I get the hint.

I did the same thing after my divorce. People freak out about young kids not sleeping in their own bed, but in other cultures it is common practice. Child rearing Nazis can be annoying

About 40 years ago there was an American nurse who wrote about the benefits of whole families sleeping in the same bedroom. Perhaps someone can chase it down. @BookDeath?

@BookDeath No worries, you have elections coming up don't you? If so I'm surprised that you have time to scratch yourself let alone reply or research. I shouldn't have selfishly and lazily asked.

I asked the question and got pages of conflicting opinions and reports come up.
Personally I believe that when the child is mature enough to make the move from the sheltering comfort of the parent's bed and or room then it is up to that child to do so with the parent's encouragement and in the knowledge and support that the parent's bedroom door is not locked against the child.
Here is the response to my enquiry on the net:
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