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Hi Bill, I'm afraid more than one thing happened to my computers, I run two Compaq computers (a 4460 & a 5838 ) together from one keyboard and one monitor. Well, besides wiping out everything on the 5838 , which is probably the HD Controller, it also wiped out both zip drives, Oh Joy, just what I needed. They are all under warranty however, its just a pain to have to take them to CompUSA, but I do have to say I get excellent service there. The reason I think Tex got so upset, (Hi Tex) is because it is a well known fact that there are MDS who claim that its pesticides which causes PD and they won't even listen to anything else. Their minds are made up. There is a PD specialist at the Un. of Miami who feels that way. I have always felt that if it were just one thing ,that surely since 1814 or whenever Dr. Parkinson named the "Shaking Palsy" , then surely to heavens someone would have been able to trace a cause. IMOHO, I have always felt that until a CAUSE can be found, I really don't see how a CURE can be found, but I'm hoping I'm wrong, and they find a cure without the cause. Do you have Copernic on your computer? I think it was Bob Chapman who gave us the URL for it. Its free, and its wonderful, and it was installed on my fried computer, so maybe someone could give you the URL. Its a great search engine which check about 10 different sources at once, and the thing I liked the best about it is it has the latest information. Are you on any medications yet? just me, Marjorie At 12:21 PM 10/08/2000 -0400, you wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Marjorie L. Moorefield [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 12:01 PM >To: [log in to unmask] > >Marjorie... You are a GEM! > >Thank you for making this point. I will amend MY responses accordingly. I'm >a Dx PWP of only two years but, I admit it, perhaps my dander also went up >faster than it should have. (Typing with one hand is frustrating enough... >:-). > >I'm sorry to hear about your lightening strike. I hope no critical circuits >got fried. > >Thanks again! :-) > >Bill >*********************************8 > > >Subject: Re: PD?FARMING/PESTICIDES A HOT REPLY > >Bill, >This is a problem all Parkies face, we speak and read in Parkinese, >sometimes we get upset because we read something before our medications >have taken effect, and sometimes we read what we want to read, just as >persons without PD do. >The longer we have PD, the more these things show up. >All PWP who have had it for sometime understand and make >allowance for this. >Which is why this is a support group. >I'm going to need support too, my newest computer got hit >by lightning while I was out of the room. >Talk about waking a person up!!!! >So its back to the old one, slow modem, but it works!!!! > > >just me, >Marjorie > > > > >At 11:52 AM 10/08/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >How, on earth, did that objective summary of research about possible > >correlation between pesticide use and PD get interpreted as an insult or > >affront to farmers!? Where does the article blame anything on farmers? > >Where does it disparage farmers? > > > >This summary article surely does not deserve such an emotional diatribe. >It > >doesn't specify which pesticides, in which applications, showed any > >correlation... For all we know it could be the old, historic use of DDT in > >grain storage silos, or the use of "slugicides" [made up] on golf courses. > > > >I respectfully suggest that if the summary raises someone's interest then > >s/he should get the whole article and read it to get the facts before > >wearing out knuckles, fingertips and time emoting on the web. > > > >The purpose of this list, I believe, is to find, develop and share facts, > >data, ideas, experiences and information in an objective and constructive > >fashion..... this is the track I'm trying to be on.... > > > >What if objective, scientific data really does correlate PD with the use of > >"Tri-iso-multideath" on potatoes... is reporting such findings a blast at, > >or attack on, potato farmers? > > > >Bill