Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (62513)

Joined myLot 6 years ago

Quirky. Love my family and friends. Book lover and coffee drinker, history buff, I enjoy nature, gardening, animals, and I love to cook.

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We are staying positive and moving forward

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 6h

I haven't posted a discussion in a few days. Too busy to think about it, too stressed, and too busy. I had some messages so I thought I would just make a discussion to state what yesterday was about. Some of you may recall that...

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He says air conditioning is a waste of money.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 3 Sep

I have a friend in the next block over, who lives next door to an elderly fellow. He’s friendly to everyone but is obsessed about the cost of utilities. He does everything he can to save on his electric bill-who doesn’t? But he...

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I look like I’m crying.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 2 Sep

Evidently it’s the old ragweed thing rearing up for its annual September onslaught. This is the worst I can remember it hitting me in a long time. Yes, I took my allergy medicines, which usually clear everything up very well. I...

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I am so very glad to see the end of August!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 31 Aug

Stay with me here a minute... This month has been one of the hardest months in a very, very long time. So many big issues, the broken AC for nearly a month, son has an escalating issue that has required endless appointments,...

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My central air is finally working again! Happy Dance!

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 28 Aug

Due to a delay on one part that had to be ordered, it took nearly a MONTH to get it repaired. It was a big fix, the regulator was out, as well as some other problems and parts. It took the technician nearly 5 hours to fix it, and...

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It’s not just Lake Ontario now.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 27 Aug

As you may have heard, Trump is changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Obviously he is doing this due to the big trade war with Canada. He just signed the proclamation. Next up?? He just said on live TV that he...

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Oh, Dolly! Almost forgot about this one.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 26 Aug

I always loved this song...but it's older and a lot of younger people might not remember it at all. She did vocal harmony in 2005 with Brad Paisley. Yes, it's kind of a tear jerker. But it stresses faith, shared love, and the...

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How many things will he rename before he's done?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 25 Aug

We all know how Trump likes to rename things...and put his name on things. Things that are sacred and treasured, things that are not about him, or belong to him. Because he wants to, and because he can. ''Donald Trump gets a...

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It was just announced Dolly has passed.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 25 Aug

I loved her dearly for helping so many people, and her dedication to philanthropy. She will be so sorely missed.

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Can you imagine living for 117 years?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 24 Aug

Usually if I don't watch the nightly news (I didn't today) I read an online news page to see what's up. I like the people stories the best--when people do good things for someone they don't know, when someone finds a long lost...

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I am more than tired of pharmacy woes.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 23 Aug

Many of us here on mylot have written about pharmacy issues, meds not being ready, not available, inefficiency of the pharmacies, and on and on it goes. I thought I had seen it all but yesterday was a new one for me. I went to...

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How do you deal with stress and worries?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 22 Aug

I try very hard to deal with stress in a positive way, up front and head on, so to speak. Everything from deep breathing to walking to sitting calmly to do something that calms me--and I can generally get past the extreme part....

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Have you ever donated blood before?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 20 Aug

I have tried several times over the years...let's just say they don't want mine. I wish I could donate, I know it saves lives. The US is at a critical point for blood. Donations are at a 4 year summertime low. The Red Cross is...

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Power off and on, thunder, more rain, more flooding.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 19 Aug

It’s not as bad as it was for those seven straight days and nights. We actually had one completely dry day. This week has been Monday showers, Tuesday more rain and a few thunderstorms, and now once again more of the same. Our...

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We left early and ended up over an hour late.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 18 Aug

The son had two appointments today. We left in plenty of time to allow for traffic, etc. The first appointment was in a smaller town about 25 miles from home, but we know the way well as he has to go there fairly frequently. But...

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Would you pierce the ears of a three-week-old baby?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 17 Aug

Today at the pharmacy there was a mother trying to cope with a very tiny baby who was absolutely screaming and wouldn't stop. The baby could barely even get her breath, she was crying so hard. The pharmacist came from behind the...

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Do you consider chili to be a just a winter time food? Are you a soup person?

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 17 Aug

There are restaurants that sell chili year round, I know. But the friends I have that make their own chili, think it's just for cold weather. Yesterday, my son said ''why has it been so long since we had chili? You always had some...

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Even the National Weather Service sent us an emergency alert this morning.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 15 Aug

We get local alerts, of course, like everyone else gets. If you sign up, they beep your phone, etc. and tell you what's happening or what to expect. We got flood warnings off and on all night, and it honestly felt like a hurricane...

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These constant storms are insane.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 14 Aug

In 2026, Illinois has had 463 tornado warnings--so far. It's only August, we of course will have some more before the year ends. Lately we have storms ever day...at some point. Today's storms were long and strong, yesterdays...

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No one understands why they do this, but here they are.

Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (62513) 12 Aug

I live in very close proximity to 3 bodies of water. One is a very large lake a few blocks away. The other two are right behind my home, one is a lot smaller and should be termed as a pond, but the people here call it the ''little...

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