It's...
Chewing Gum Day

Modern chewing gum was invented when "chicle" was brought to the U.S. (Chicle is latex sap - much like rubber). In 1870, the first flavored gum, Black Jack, was manufactured. Wrigley was selling Spearmint and Juicy Fruit by 1893. Chiclets and gumballs came in the early 1900s - and Walter Diemer invented Dubble Bubble bubble gum in 1928. The best news is that after WWII, chemists learned how to make artificial gum bases to use instead of chicle.

It's a can't chew anything day for me. Dentist just phoned and I gotta go right now.

Good luck Annie... It's "Being sick at home with the first October virus of the year Day" for me...

And it's not even October yet... go figure...

Hi Everyone,
Hi Annie and Marc.
Its a lovely day here, nice and sunny start to the day
Good luck with the dentist Annie, 'be brave' definitely no gum today

Hi Maria, how are you doing?

Annie! You can do it - just lie back and relax. Dream that you're on Bonaire in the warm sunshine.

!! So tell us, how was ?? Did we see you on cam?

Hi Rusty,
Fine Thanks, I was just catching up on the threads, you do make me laugh Rusty,' especially the roasted marshmallow cam turd' ROFL. Also see Freddie in her hat.
Been a bit busy my sons emigrating in just over a weeks time, and lots to sort out still, also I have a friend coming to visit me in Nov. from Austria.
So its spring cleaning time. Also we went to a friends daughter's wedding on Saturday, and carried on celebrating all day Sunday, so it's all happening, lots of changes.
How was your weekend?

Hi Rusty Well if you need to ask, than apparantly *you* didn't see us ;-)
Here's us standing out on Kaya Rotterdam:
http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/newsgroup/messages/626/45013.html?1031814956

Oh, and Paradise was just that... paradise! Looking through all the slides we took as I type this... [big sigh]

Awww, aren't you two the cutest couple! That was the day my brother arrived from California for a short visit so I can excuse my leave of absence from the cams.

Marc, did Kitty have a chance to visit with family while you were on the islands? Does she miss living there?

Wow, closeup! 3 daze and a wakeup!

Oh yes, we stayed with her dad on Curacao and her sister on Bonaire. She does miss it, but she wouldn't want to go back living on Curacao, it's become too crowded. Bonaire however would be very nice to live, for both of us. We're seriously considering it and actively looking at possibilities.

I walk away for two minutes and you get the Picture of the Day (so far). Wasn't much on the reef cam since sunup, either!

Satchmo?

Frisbee Day

The Frisbee was patented in 1958!

Mud Pack Day - Ever have one?

Feast of Saint Jerome

Botswana Independence Day

Lunch Box Day

A couple of wild and crazy guys at the gate:

I'm back from the dentist. I went to the chair like a lamb to the slaughter, reverted back to my childhood days Made sure he knew I was dentalphobic. It took nearly 2 hours to rebuild my tooth. Opted for private treatment which didn't cost too much at all, and I can eat on it straight away. He's done a great job in giving me my toofie back, and it DIDN'T HURT a single bit.

Mark. Hope you feel better soon. At least you weren't ill on Bon.

Nice fishy Glenn.

Maria, Not long for your son now then. Sounds like you enjoyed the wedding. Annie B.

Do we have to go home?

Annie! That's super news. I'm so glad you have your tooth back and can look forward to a stress-free dental future. LOL Things really are changing. Did you have novacaine? Did he drill or sandblast the decay away? Silver fillings? Did you get a lollipop for being a good girl?

Hi All,

Just finished all the work I was planning to do today - soooooo (just kidding!)

Glad to hear that the tooth repair was painless Annette. Do you have an option to choose a "state financed dentist" or a "private dentist"? Does one use rusty tools and the other hi-tech stainless?

Marc - as per post on web cams thread. Hope you are feeling better on this "Monday" sick day

Cheers,

Bill

Hi Rusty. There was no decay apparently. He said that the tooth must have weakened, and an old filling fell out. I felt a twinge after first injection, so he gave me a stronger one, that did the trick. Decided to have a white filling which can only be done privately. A silver one would have shown up too much. May even opt for all white fillings in the future.

This is a nice shot - I had to go back to archives for it. Missed it the first time.

So that's what a private treatment is. I was thinking the other option had to be public - like he's filling your teeth on the street outside the office.

Hi guys

Annie, I too pay privately for white fillings. And every time a 'silver' [amalgum] ones comes out I have it replaced with a white one. Many believe the mercury causes all sorts of problems with memory later in life, and I have enough problems as it is without mercury causing me more.!!! Glad you got pain-free treatment.

Are the 09.04 guys the ones who Glenn invited to take a dictionary with them to their Bonaire party?

Off to Pilates class soon.

It takes ages to read the threads and catch up. Worth it tho'.

LOL Jenni! If they were, then thank God for pre-printed signs

So if I understand correctly. "public" dentists in Britain don't do "white" fillings. That is odd! I do as you do Jenni - any old silver fillings are replaced with the UV hardened epoxy white ones. Like adding gas to an already raging fire to get anything that might make my memory worse!

Rusty - Yes the rates are lower if it is raining out ;-)

Some good captures on the cams this morning. all quiet right now tho.

Bill

Dammit, Got froze out. Now what it is that we were talking about??

From

Having a wonderful time!Dive eat sleep dive dive eat sleep!!!!

Hope everyone is well.. We dove small wall today and found a seahorse!!

Lake and Linda are very nice and the kids are adorable!!

Thanks for capturing pixs.. (Jake told me) We were there about 11:30 this morning I wore my hat!!! See you later. Love ya!!

I think our little poprcupine is still hanging around:

Rusty-

Since the porcupine is a regular, should we call him "Spike"?

Spike's a good name for both the porcupine AND the surgeonfishes. I suppose we can call the surgeons DOC.

Where'd everybody go? This place was *hopping* this morning.

Hiya - back from Pilates. Lovely day here, so a fantastic trip over the [moors]Pennines and back.

Chewing Gum Day

Wrigley is from hereabouts. He lived about 4 miles from where I do now. We were talking about him in Spanish class this morning, funnily enough.

Yes, Bill, that is right. State will only pay for an amalgum filling, if you want white ones you have to pay for them. But only the filling part, not the whole treatment. So when I had my troublesome root filling, even though I went to the dentists 6 or 7 times and had preferential treatment over one weekend, the root filling was something like £40, but the white filling was an extra £75!!!!


Dentists are not usually poor here!!!

Am working for 1 hour and then back for the night.

Here's a capture of Picasso and a wrasse ball.

There you are! Hi Jenni, Hi Cecil. Dang - missed the bait ball! Every time I walk away to grab something today - I miss the close-ups.

Closeup of Beldar, the Conehead. Rusty, did you get this one?

"Eye" see you!

Good piccies Glenn and Cecil.

How many days now Glenn? 4? or 3? You going for 2 weeks?

We have just booked for 1 week - Red Sea at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. I'm excited. And a bit bothered about going away over Xmas - never done it before.

Diver in the distance.

Thanks Jenni! I have 4 daze left and will be gone for 8 daze.

Was he coming or going? Nothing there now. Huh???

4 daze... so you travel on Friday? And arrive Saturday? What's your route like?

Jenni, I forgot to say, "Have a great trip at the Red Sea!" We will definitely expect some pics from that trip. I'm sure it will be a little weird celebrating Christmas in Egypt.

Yep, we (group trip) leave early Friday morning and get there at 7:30 Friday evening Bon time. We're going from Minneapolis to Chicago, Chicago to Puerto Rico, PR to Bon.

Yeh, I'll take, and post, pics. I want to get my snorkeling more up to scratch, and then maybe consider the diving. Not sure yet. I need not to be juggling so much right now.

Doing headstands on the coral.

Her message says, " "

this Freddie? No! No green hat.
Can't read the message. Where are you Rusty?

Jenni, we'll definitely look forward to THAT report!

And another

GNTA, Glenn

Whoops, I meant GMTA club, Glenn.

Yeh, they say the snorkeling, and the diving is superb there. And we are staying at a 5 star hotel. Got a REALLY good package.

Sounds like the trip of a lifetime Jenni! My next trip in Feb. '03 will probably be Belize or Little Cayman.

Dual exhausts.

Got a new thread going, doods. We've been duping. I made a new thread for Annie because she kept freezing when she got to and his message. Strange. Then I lost my mind for a minute there and forgot to let you know in here.