Black Lightning
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I promise not to use your email address for anything other...

I don't mind if you use my e-mail address. When sending the e-mails, if you use "bcc" rather than "to" it limits the third party access to the emails which cuts down on a lot of junk mail. You would then see the address as "undisclosed recipients" in the address bar on the stuff you receive.

Since I am on dial up I go to the IP website and screen out large emails with video or lots of pictures because my connection tends to time out before they load. Annoying but I'm too cheap to get a satellite connection.

Onward and upward,

Noel Henderson

PS, my email address is colinglencannon@uniserve.com. (it's a long story)

Peter,

I would be interested in what you or anyone else has to say on the subject of gout. I don't, at this time take any meds for gout although I am on three different ones for hypertension. I would like to avoid any further meds and diet is the only way to deal with it that I know of. I haven't found that any of the vegetables people are told to avoid that make it happen, (beets, spinach, rhubarb.....), but rich food such as dairy or egg based sauces or sauces based on animal fats tend to be "poison". Substitutions tend to be made with sugar to substitute for the fat left out which are worse for other reasons. Alcohol triggers the gout in my case so whatever tipples I used to enjoy are now off limits.

The length of posts tends to be limited since my connection times out before I can finish typing sometimes but I am interested in what you have to say.

Cheers, (and waiting for spring)

Noel

Noel -

The messaging seems to work fine. I hate to be a downer but I have to tell you that from here on in, your regime is all concerned with battling with degenerative ailments. The pay-off and the good news is that when you get it all sorted, life is very good and your freedoms are vast.

Eggs benny is poison, likewise pork chops, likewise blue cheese, likewise arghhhh... Red beans and rice worked for me for a while.

The moderator of that forum has asked me to get together a half dozen pieces so that he can show them to his editor. You are a literate guy and I would like to send you a few things I am working on. For reaction, for evaluation, and because writing is a lonely pursuit. I like to write and do it for mental health, but it is harder to do in a vacuum.

I promise not to use your email address for anything other...

Cheers,
Peter Priest

I have had an attack of gout some time ago now and have been able to avoid subsequent attacks by avoiding alcohol and by limiting rich food, such as eggs benny. I always did eat mostly fresh stuff but gout runs in our family and so I must be careful. I don't know everything of course but I have only had the one attack so far and so I seem to be on the right track. I do miss the odd Guinness though.

Cheers
Noel Henderson

Blackie -

(I have no doubt that I will find out your real name in due time.)

I was very sorry to hear that you had had a dose of gout. How well are you educated about gout? I myself suffered with it (and you DO suffer) a few years ago. Nothing lately. You are aware, aren't you that you can shake that disease by giving careful attention to diet? If you don't already know the ins and outs of this, let me know. Eating carefully is a hell of a lot better than living with that pain.

The best to you,

Peter Priest