Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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Sorry to hear your son and daughter-in-law had this also. But I am glad to hear that what she has is probably just a virus and not something more serious. How long did it last for them?
Trying to keep her hydrated, even told her to suck on ice chips if necessary. Yes, a pinch of sea salt before drinking water is a good idea. Sometimes she can sip some chicken soup broth, but other times she just doesn't want it. Last night, she was so proud of herself for eating her dinner, lol... then within about an hour later it all came back up, poor girl. I know it's not funny, but the way she came and showed me her plate, and she was so happy she was actually able to eat her dinner even though it took her a little while to eat it.
Yeah, it wasn't fun. Thanks.
Lasted about 4 days for my son, 3 for DIL. But my son went to the hospital because he was near delirious from dehydration, although he only knew he was dehydrated after he got hooked up to and fixed by the IV drip. (He got sick first, which probably helped DIL take it more seriously from the get-go.)