Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169448)

United States • Age 72

Joined myLot 20 years ago

I work with special children in a school setting. Hubby is retired, I am not. I spend a lot of time online and I love myLot.

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Heather Echola's Responses

Here's what the Knee Doctor Said

LooeyVille @LooeyVille (131) • United States 19h

Doctors are interesting creatures, aren't they? The orthopedic doctor took x-rays of both my knees today and examined both knees, concentrating on the right knee, which I feel is my "bad" knee. Xrays showed that my arthritis is...

orthopedist

knee pain

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Heather Echola 61 is still pretty young, so that stinks, in my opinion. I hope the steroid shot worked.

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What is your call time?

Amber @AmbiePam (120637) • United States 9 Jun

What do I mean by that? I mean what are the hours of the acceptable time to call people. I was also taught during the weekday, don’t call before 9am or after 8pm. On the weekend, don’t call before 10am and after 8pm. The only...

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Heather Echola I would say 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. I am sure it was different when I was younger. Other than doctors and businesses and spam very few people call me.

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New Phones...

DE @DaddyEvil (174320) • United States 9 Jun

I think I already mentioned that we bought me a new Moto G Power 5G a couple of months ago. Setting it up was easy enough except it didn't transfer all my phone numbers over from my old Moto E Power... *sigh* Pretty's new phone...

phones

moto g power 5g

samsung galaxy s22

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Heather Echola So, Pretty has a boyfriend. . . where does he live? Is he near by. I hate setting up new phones. I invariably lose things.

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Last day of school for the two eldest

Dominique @dodo19 (48149) • Beaconsfield, Quebec 9 Jun

Yup that's right. My two eldest have their last day of school. They're finishing grades 7 and 8. First and second year of high school. They do have some exams, but only a couple. Then they're officially on summer break. Hard to...

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Heather Echola Here in Kansas school has been out three to four weeks, depending on where you live.

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Do you listen to classical music?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) holds a radio poll each year to determine the top 100 classical music pieces. The theme this year was The Classic 100: Greatest of All Time. Listeners send in their votes and there...

australia

australian broadcasting corporation

classical music

radio poll

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Heather Echola I occasionally get to listen to classical music. I do enjoy it, do not know if I have a favorite. Rachmaninoff was the composer of a theme to a movie I really liked. I like his style.

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Skedaddle

Amber @AmbiePam (120637) • United States 9 Jun

Someone was making a joke that “skedaddle” was an international word. Obviously, they were kidding. I hadn’t heard that one in awhile, and I’m wondering how many people know and use that word. It means go away. It’s like you see a...

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Heather Echola I know that word, but seldom hear it anymore.

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Photographing roses

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Jun

Vince has been asked to judge a photo competition at the West Australian (WA) Rose Championships. The photo competition is only a very small part of the show which is the highlight of the WA Rose Society. Before the show is...

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Heather Echola The black cloth will certainly make the color pop. I am sure people can learn a lot from Vince.

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6/8/26 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222280) • United States 9 Jun

I'm about 5 days behind with Discussions. I fell asleep while MyLotting yesterday. I don't know how long it will take me to catch up. The painters are supposed to start today; but they are predicting rain this...

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Heather Echola Do you have a UTI right now? Bob does and he is running a fever and sleeping way too much. I hope the rain held off so you could get some painting done.

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Beware of the black pick up truck

snowy @snowy22315 (208797) • United States 8 Jun

So, today I saw something I never have seen before. I was sitting in the drive thru lane at the bank when on my radar I noticed one of the wildly popular Ford F 150's with blue lights flashing on the side, and a car they had...

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Heather Echola Lately I always suspect drug busts. I know law enforcement vehicles have come a long way from the standard Crown Victorias. SUV's and pickups are now everywhere enforcing the laws.

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Did you enjoy camp?

Amber @AmbiePam (120637) • United States 8 Jun

Amyra (pictured), will be 15 next month. She headed to church camp yesterday after church, and she was excited. Today, their youth pastor texted my sister a direct quote from Amyra: “The cabin is my favorite sport.” Translation?...

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Heather Echola I was always excited to go. I did not do all the sports they had, I was always uncoordinated. I liked the change in routine, mostly. We were lucky if they bussed us out to a swimming pool once a week. Some years we had arts and crafts, and that was fun. Our...

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There was air!

Amber @AmbiePam (120637) • United States 8 Jun

This morning I had to go to the pharmacy by my dad’s house, so I went to see him. I had braced myself for the insufferable heat since he doesn’t turn on his air conditioner unless heat stroke is imminent. Once again, he can afford...

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Heather Echola I used to never turn on air until July 4. I have had it on this year since a few weeks in March. I also have had the heat back on in May. It is a mixed up year. Smart hours actually would not make my bills any lower, though. I have compared pricing.

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Enjoy Swimming with Pigs

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97954) • Daytona Beach, Florida 8 Jun

In my online travels I arrived in the Bahamas and found Pig Beach Exuma. This does not refer to a beach full of garbage but the place in the Bahamas where you can actually swim with pigs. I think that would be great fun to go...

enjoy the bahamas and swimming with pigs

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Heather Echola I am not sure I would want to be in the water with pigs, but it sounds like it is fun for people who want to do that.

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Delivered at last, it took almost three weeks!!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (59149) 8 Jun

Some of you may recall I wrote recently about some legal papers we sent to my son’s lawyer. This disability business takes forever! Anyway, although I sent the papers via Priority Mail and also registered, so that they had to be...

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Heather Echola I hope your son was not penalized for the lateness, or excluded from what he is try to achieve.

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Ellis Island.

Gary Marsh @garymarsh6 (23998) • United Kingdom 8 Jun

New York. We arrived in New York at 6AM but port authorities did not give clearance for people to disembark until 8AM. Every single passenger has to get off the ship irrespective if you had decided to go into New York or not....

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Heather Echola I worked with a teacher years ago whose father came through Ellis Island. He came and spoke to her third graders about his experience there.

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Poor Duke

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (135638) • Marion, Ohio 8 Jun

As if the old boy doesn't have enough problems now he got bit or stung by something on his hip. It has swelled up a little bit. It is now draining so I am keeping it sprayed and trying to keep him from licking it. At least it...

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Heather Echola I wish you well on your hatching adventures. I hope the sting settled down and heals up soon.

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6/7/26 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222280) • United States 8 Jun

Cousin #3 came yesterday; and we got rid of a wheelchair, 2 walkers, 3 canes, a shelf, 4 bags of clothes and a box of miscellaneous. I signed up with an organization that will look for a charity with free pickup. Salvation Army...

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Heather Echola It varies so much from one place to another about who will pick up. I would never pay anyone to pick up my free stuff.

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A piece about punnets

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jun

I mentioned to several members of myLot that I’d bought some punnets of seedlings. It seems ‘punnet’ isn’t a common word in some countries so here is a photo of the punnets I bought. They come in several different sizes and may...

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Heather Echola I have heard the word, but did not know what it meant. It is not common around here.

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Does food taste better when other people cook it?

Amber @AmbiePam (120637) • United States 8 Jun

I’ve been making my own soft tacos for about a week, and I’ve yet to get tired of them. When I went to my dad’s this morning, I stayed until about 11:45am so I ate some of what she had been cooking. She made hard shell tacos. They...

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Heather Echola Sometimes it tastes better because it is seasoned with love. I like cumin in my chicken taco meat, beef too, I guess. I learned to appreciate Mexican food made from scratch when I worked in a family owned restaurant.

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Are you a twitcher?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jun

Twitchers are those who like watching birds. West Australian twitchers, and others, are all a-flutter because a black-headed gull has taken up residence in Geraldton with a number of silver seagulls. The black-headed gulls are...

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Heather Echola I am not officially a "twitcher" because I do not actively go searching for birds to watch. If they come around I do watch them. This is a beautiful bird.

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Got some lightbulbs delivered

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127123) • United States 6 Jun

I know that sounds boring but, well, they were delivered by my ex. First he texted me to ask if I had any bets I wanted to place for the Belmont tonight. (more on that later) Then he asked if I needed anything from Home Depot....

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Heather Echola Good to have someone you can count on. Cats know good people when they meet them.

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