Jan- (((((HUGS))))))) It's always too soon. I lost my 36 yr. old brother 21 years ago and I still talk about him like he was here yesterday. And newphew, Brandon (at 21), too young, was an unconsolable sadness that weighed on our hearts for a long, long time. The memories are what keeps them alive in my heart. At this age, unfortunately, many of us realize that the days on earth are never to be taken for granted. Check in when you can. We will think of you... Marci: Happy to see you back. I think of you often. Hope you are getting through the days okay and the holidays aren't too painful for you and yours this year. The first year is the very worst. Peggy: Keep on truckin'. I log on here, wanting to hear that you are taking it day by day and each successful day makes me smile. STAY BUSY and drink tea, pop, whatever...Don't WAVER! We love that you are S-T-R-O-N-G!!! Patti- On a happy note: the wild chickens aound fun to me! I love chickens that just hang out and ACT like they're SUPPOSED to be there! Raeanne and Jan-When you find "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Big?" Don't bother reading it. Peter Walsh is much better in person or on TV or DVD. His books never do it for me. Uh, not that I've actually SEEN him in person---but Ty Pennington, I HAVE seen him...(yum, in an I'd-probably-let-him-eat-crackers-in-bed-kind-of-a-way.) Raeanne-I was hypnotized once--to lose weight, but it wore off. The goal was to actually drink more water, which I did for a while. But it was a VERY relaxing feeling whilst I was under. Dee: Glad you're back at it! YAY! Man, that was a hummer of a cold you had. Signed, -DoombahGizzardButt here. How becoming is that? I didn't even get a "chicken" or a "boob" in my name. I honestly believe I was ROBBED! That's it...I'm changing my name to: -BoobyChickenTush

"Seems to me Dave that you can not read to well. Here let me paste the original message here again for you. i just purchsed a harmon p38 pellet stove should i use my existing chimney or vent direct? Thats all the man asked. Dave by the way do you sell wood? sure sounds like it. Grandpa has purchased a pellet stove to avoid the work and the creosote. What don't you understand about that. I can tell you have never owned a pellet stove before because you do not have a clue. Your questions do not have anything to do with my last post. Do you have to practice at being an idiot or does it come natural? As for my P38 I have not had any failures due to a breakdown or power outage. I purchased a generator to be ahead of idiots like you. While your in front of your stove in the dark my house is bright I am watching HDTV and my P38 is just keeping me toasty. By the way my floors are clean also no bugs no dust or bark. Get a life and a job you be able to afford a few bucks more for a pellet stove. Just think if you spent less time tending your fire you could actually do some more reading and up your IQ... " And Jordan fades.... and swoosh 3-pointer! Nice. The reason dave_c keeps posting is because he knows forums like this one (heck there's only two *major* heating forums on the internet), are read by thousands and thousands of people across the world. If he keeps bashing pellet stoves, *someone* out there in internet world just might be convinced to buy something different than pellet. I can't blame the guy, if I sold heating appliances, and I knew I could sell just one more of my products each week becasue I was posting on an internet forum and pushing my type of product, I'd do it. Afterall, it's bread on the table. And in such a competetive area like the heating appliance market, every little effort makes a difference for your sales. It is funny though to see the dealers in action.

mc58 Looks like asolo has already got ya helped, but figured I'd chime in again since I already did some testing here at home for ya. I picked up some Tide HE liquid yesturday and have just done a wash in my Affinity using half the minimum dose suggested. (I figured my Affinity would be a decent machine to do a comparison as it has many similiar specs to yours even though it is made by Frigidaire and not Whirlpool.) I am now on my second wash/rinse trying to get the suds out and I have hard water with no softener. From the looks of what I am currently seeing, I will have to do another wash/rinse still. Now my suds aren't high and fluffy like the ones in your picture, mine are on the flat, runny side, but I am attributing that to the fact your water is soft and mine is not. Now my water is not the hardest water. Local water supply is 8 grains, so my water is just hard (between moderately hard and very hard) on the scale I looked at. I also know Tide recommends the use of their liquid detergents in hard water. Something tells me they have made it to be used in the hardest water found, which would explain the suds problem. Adding to the fact it is 2x concentrated now, makes it very difficult to cut the amount down enough to prevent oversudsing without diluting it into another bottle first. After my own test it looks like it is probably the detergent, but asolo already has ya covered in that regard as he has the same machine as you and soft water as well. Anyway, I hope this helps you for what it's worth and it looks like I may either be returning the Tide HE liquid, or diluting it in another bottle and using it for pre-treatments only. I never paid attention before, but I'm thinking maybe I should double check my Cheer HE liquid now too since they are both made by P&G.

@TooMuchGlass -- The symptoms you described in your original post starting this thread sound an awful lot like the symptoms that are caused by hyperparathyroidism. I know whereof I speak because that's what happened to me, and I had a parathyroidectomy a little over a year ago. I've had skin cancer in three places on my face (one basal cell and two squamous cell), and I avoid the sun. Living in Sacramento County, CA, means we don't get a lot of vitamin D from the sun, anyway. Have your doctor order two more blood tests for you -- to test your parathyroid hormone level, and calcium level. If one or more of your four parathyroid glands is out of whack, that will affect your vitamin D level, and it will also affect your calcium level. And that, in turn, affects your bone health. WARNING - If you do a Google search and end up on a site (parathyroid.com) for the Norman Parathyroid Center in Florida, be aware that you will find a lot of good information there, but do NOT be tricked into believing their hype that if you go to any other doctor or clinic that you will not receive good service. You DO want to ensure that you go to a doctor that is a member of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons. You can find a member in your area by clicking this link.