tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post7069421901741270639..comments2024-03-23T20:59:45.060-05:00Comments on Mid-Life Thoughts from Bob: RLS Home RemedyBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-51615794033445826272009-12-25T21:01:31.771-06:002009-12-25T21:01:31.771-06:00Nancy!!!!! I should have known someone as smaart ...Nancy!!!!! I should have known someone as smaart as Johnny B. would know about this home remedy! Yes I have heard any bar of soap "works" but the majority of "believers" seem to lean toward Ivory. Susan is so convinced she has put one on each side of our bed! <br /><br />Hope y'all had a Merry Christmas. Obviously you got my card and letter! Great to hear from you!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-48058424144401191012009-12-25T19:41:09.442-06:002009-12-25T19:41:09.442-06:00Bob, I thought my mother was the only person who t...Bob, I thought my mother was the only person who totally believed in this crazy remedy . . . but she won't go to sleep without the soap in place. She uses just any bar of soap -- the brand doesn't seem to matter. Also, she puts hers on top of the fitted sheet. She doesn't play games (as you know!), but she believes in this soap thing.<br />She also firmly believes in taping a zip-lock bag of water over the front door to keep out the flies. Looks a bit trailer-parkish to me, but she swears by it. When we ask if it works, she says "do you see any flies?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627634041495285817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-85480934269908542432009-12-13T14:49:06.204-06:002009-12-13T14:49:06.204-06:00Yep, Steve, the bar of soap just rests there in be...Yep, Steve, the bar of soap just rests there in bed with you. Believe me, I was skeptical . . . and as I said . . . it doesn't hurt to BELIEVE that it will work! ;-)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-75288548282733547242009-12-13T14:06:55.853-06:002009-12-13T14:06:55.853-06:00So, you don't even rub the soap on your leg? ...So, you don't even rub the soap on your leg? It just sleeps in the bed with you...wow, who was the first person who thought to do THAT?...and why? :)Steve H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09428882214098606433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-64693693277033756852009-12-13T13:01:34.135-06:002009-12-13T13:01:34.135-06:00Doesn't everyone? Believe in Santa, I mean? Wh...Doesn't everyone? Believe in Santa, I mean? What are you trying to tell us, Bob?<br /><br />*lower lip begins to quiver*<br /><br />LOL.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-25840866339743190512009-12-13T07:28:33.659-06:002009-12-13T07:28:33.659-06:00I know, Michael, just giving you a little grief . ...I know, Michael, just giving you a little grief . . . :-) and I know "believing" something might work goes a long way toward making it work . . . which is why I still believe in Santa Claus!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-37499045327278141792009-12-12T22:37:13.866-06:002009-12-12T22:37:13.866-06:00I don't necessarily think it's all in your...I don't necessarily think it's all in your head. I just meant that for the beneficiary it doesn't particularly matter, because the effect is just as real!<br /><br />If thousands or millions more could benefit, though, studies would hopefully shed some light on the mechanisms at work in the Ivory.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-69771972327931584792009-12-12T13:34:32.093-06:002009-12-12T13:34:32.093-06:00This is amazing (she says as she sprinkles her car...This is amazing (she says as she sprinkles her carpet with 20 Mule Team Borax to get rid of fleas)!! Also unusual that you both got RLS.<br /><br />My mom was really into Vicks Vaporub. If we had a cold, when we went to bed, we got it rubbed around in our nostrils, on our chests, and a big fat dab in the water in the humidifier. I can still smell it.<br /><br />quidquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954222271507913856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-722107794023414682009-12-11T20:11:45.653-06:002009-12-11T20:11:45.653-06:00Beats me, Kelly. Obviously Michael (Redlefty) thi...Beats me, Kelly. Obviously Michael (Redlefty) thinks it's all in my mind . . . but you're right, if it works, it works.<br /><br />Hilarious, Debby. I could make all kinds of jokes about the side effects of the RLS drug . . . but I won't.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-64966986801175588452009-12-11T19:41:24.234-06:002009-12-11T19:41:24.234-06:00I don't remember any castor oil in the house w...I don't remember any castor oil in the house while growing up, but we did use Metholatum. In fact, I believe I have some in my medicine cabinet right now. <br /><br />Just how is the Ivory soap supposed to help? That is so bizzare! If it works, though...go for it!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-90226175304776790092009-12-11T18:18:07.622-06:002009-12-11T18:18:07.622-06:00I loved that line - if castor oil or mentholatum d...I loved that line - if castor oil or mentholatum did not help you were beyond help and probably going to die. <br /><br />I was taking Ambien for awhile. A possible side effect was nymphomania. (I paraphrase). Tim waited so hopefully. I got vertigo instead and had to stop taking it. Poor Tim. He was awfully disappointed.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-51890098850915263862009-12-11T13:42:04.047-06:002009-12-11T13:42:04.047-06:00I can honestly say I've never uttered the phra...I can honestly say I've never uttered the phrase "if you want to keep gambling and/or sex in check"!<br /><br />Weird solution but glad's it's working! After all, even if it is a placebo effect, the effect is real. You had RLS symptoms, now you don't.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.com