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Chewing Wax:
I barely made it back to Buffalo. The car was grabbing violently, trying to rip off the road to the left, which in this country and Canada is either into oncoming traffic or large and substantial cement deviders, or if you are passing over the skyway outside of Hamilton, into the icy cold waters of Lake Ontario 300 feet below.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:14:11 am)

Chewing Wax:
Honestly, I'm just lucky to be alive.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:14:41 am)

Chewing Wax:
You're right though. I should have abandoned the car and hitched the rest of the way. I am full of shame.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:16:05 am)

:
boo, them warfles was tasty. who's up for seconds?
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:19:00 am)

What say you to this, Sleepy?:
U.S. Suffers 'Epidemic of Sleepiness,' Study Shows By Claire SoaresWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are suffering from a serious sleep deficit while also cutting back on leisure activities and sex as they spend more time at work, the National Sleep Foundation said on Tuesday.Nearly two-thirds of American adults do not get the nightly eight hours of sleep recommended for good health and optimum performance, the foundation's annual poll showed.``Sleep is a health, safety and performance necessity, not a luxury and Americans are not getting enough of it,'' Ronald Krall, the foundation's president, told a news conference.``There is an epidemic of sleepiness in our society,'' added James Walsh, the foundation's vice president.Of 1004 adults questioned, 43 percent reported sleeping less today than they did five years ago and 40 percent said they worked longer hours. The poll, conducted by WB&A Market Research, had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.``There is a direct relationship between hours worked and its negative impact on sleep ... and the effects of sleep deprivation are cumulative,'' Walsh said.Work was the only activity to which more people said they devoted longer hours than they did five years ago. About four in ten people said they worked at least a 50-hour week.More interviewees said they had less sex now than in 1996. One third had sex less than once a week and were more sleepy than those having sex two or three times a week.``People suffering from sleep disorders ... they are going to be de-energized, they are not going to feel any initiative and that's going to translate to a person's sex life,'' the sleep foundation's Richard Gelula told Reuters.Sleep Problems WidespreadNearly seven out of every 10 people who responded to the study experienced frequent sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep, waking up in the night, feeling unrefreshed upon rising and snoring.Adults with children and those not happy with their marriages were particularly susceptible to sleep disorders, the survey showed. Men snored more than women, but women were more liable to suffer from insomniaResearch also showed that those burning the candle at both ends may extinguish the flame early.``How long you live is statistically related to the amount of sleep you obtain on average a night. The mortality rate is lowest for people who report sleeping seven to nine hours a night,'' Walsh said.Even a single night of sleeping for five hours will dull a person's attention span and mental abilities, he added. And repeatedly sleeping for only four hours can aggravate conditions including hypertension, diabetes and obesity.The poll found one in five adults suffers from fatigue that interferes with routine activities several times a week.And sleeplessness can have life-threatening consequences. The foundation's latest TV ad says sleep-related accidents kill more than 1500 people every year.Over 50 percent of Americans admitted driving while drowsy in the past 12 months -- figures broadly in line with last year. One percent said they had had an accident because they were too tired or had dozed off at the wheel.``These numbers are not going to change for the better in the years to come unless we make sleep a higher priority in our lives,'' Walsh said.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:21:51 am)

orange:
glad it's not just me.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:26:52 am)

Chewing Wax:
I get too much sleep. And still it's not enough.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:27:47 am)

bela:
I looked at the poll. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Its very personal. Is it anonymous?
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:43:40 am)

Chewing Wax:
Yes. And you can take it as often as you like. It's just full of inside jokes you might not get if you haven't devoted your entire life to reading everything ever on this board. That's what the archives are for. Get reading.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:44:45 am)

Chewing Wax:
I use the word "jokes" lightly.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:45:15 am)

bela:
Get the fuck out of here. Do you people not have lives? I'm sorry, this is fun and all but I'm a NYC glamour chick in a popular band living in one of the most popular arty neighborhoods in this country. You think I have time or even the desire to do that?
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:48:08 am)

Chewing Wax:
Just shut up and take the fucking poll glamour chick.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:50:03 am)

bela:
Ha ha ha. Okay, after I eat some crackers.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:50:33 am)

Chewing Wax:
Where the hell is Cushca when you need her?
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:51:04 am)

Chewing Wax:
Speaking of arty, I'm going to a play tonight. Nightmaze. Anyone every seen it? It's based on Finnegan's Wake. A light hearted Irish romp I'm guessing.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 11:51:56 am)

Sleepy:
Arrgh. Must go home. Boiler night. Au revoir. I should get some sleep.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:07:11 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Good luck with the boiler French girl.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:08:02 pm)

orange:
what small woodland mammal will you slaughter on the way to the theatre? It's a drastic way of skipping a gig.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:09:13 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Let's see. that's mainly an urban trip, so perhaps I'll clip a poodle or skid over a herd of sewer rats.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:10:13 pm)

orange:
don't you have foxes in Buffalo? Squirrel maybe? a feral cat. Go for a dog if you can.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:11:07 pm)

Chewing Wax:
I've never seen a fox. Used to be tons of squirrels, but the falcons have thinned those out. I'll aim for a seagull.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:12:27 pm)

orange:
a seagull would be good.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:14:42 pm)

orange:
maybe it'll rain.... oh it is.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:38:52 pm)

Chewing Wax:
Lucky you.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 12:49:22 pm)

Eric Wedge:

Call me Skip!
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 1:33:04 pm)

Decoy:
Hah! The Bisons have a stoned manager.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 1:47:54 pm)

Decoy:
I never thought about it this way, but now when I say that I am feeling Sleepy, it takes on a whole new multidimensional meaning.
"I'm feeling a little Sleepy."
"I'm feeling Sleepy over here."
"I'm feeling pretty Sleepy after last night."
"Cushca said she got Sleepy in the cupboard."
"I got Sleepy in the WC."Etc....
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 1:54:54 pm)

Chewing Wax:
I pulled one of them about four years ago.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 1:59:59 pm)

Chewing Wax:
No wait. I said Sleepy instead of sleep I think. It was funny.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 2:01:33 pm)

bela:
No one is ever sleepy in NYC - they're exhausted.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 2:19:54 pm)

Chewing Wax:
The Weather Channel's 7 day forecast for April 5th in Buffalo is:

Sunny and 48 degrees.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 2:40:11 pm)

Chewing Wax:
They're really going out on a limb with that one.
(Thu Mar 29, 2001 - 2:43:38 pm)