Robert Payne wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:13:06 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:55:52 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:13:32 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Speaking of such... I was just eating a nectarine--or I started
>>>>>> to eat one, and then started thinking its flesh tasted like
>>>>>> pesticides. I have never thought that about anything before, so
>>>>>> it was kind-of odd. But then it makes sense, doesn't it? I guess
>>>>>> the nectarine will just have to try to follow its biological destiny.
>>>>> Sometimes I have a metallic taste in my mouth, but the dentist says
>>>>> there's no reason for it.
>>>>>
>>>> Odd. There must be a reason.
>>> I think so too.
>>>
>> I don't like these things that have no concrete answers--until the
>> reason becomes more obvious.
>
> Plus, if you ask 5 dentists about anything, you'll get 5 different
> answers. Some dentists are a stupid as a rock. Everyone has heard of
> the students who are "First in their class". Well, there are always
> the students who were the last in their class also. Those are the
> stupid ones. Trust what they tell you? No way. Always get at least a
> second opinion or even a third and forth on anything that is really
> important. Spend the extra couple hundred dollars to make sure you
> know the real story. Especially if they want to cut you.

Don't even remind me of the ramifications of such things. My
long-time dentist blew my symptoms off for years. The end result
was rather ugly....

--
Jean B.