when is Merc RX over????

[FirstLight]

My stoopid computer is finally crapping out on ALL levels!

First, the battery stopped holding charge, then the cord stops working (and replacements are $150 and $70 respectively) so i borrow a cord from a friend to get by...and now HALF the keyboard refused to work this morning. I thought i'd clean it, but that's not the case, so i had to go get a cheepo USB keyboard to use with my laptop in the meantime. My mom wants to come up and buy me a new computer tomorrow - but now i am worried that the Merc Retro curse will make that one a lemon, too...

any advice?

[BlueIris]

1. I have April 12th as the end date. But the *real* relief will be

April 14th, when Mars goes direct. Phew! If I didn't think things could be in total chaos by then, I would be more excited.

[FirstLight]

2. well

that's not very comforting

I guess I'd better be careful about buying a new laptop... but it HAS to be done, this is NOT working at all...

[Sweet Freedom]

3. Hmm...I noted April 4 as the end date.

[BlueIris]

5. Yes, you are right, it is April 4th.

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Dear GOD, is there nothing these Rxs have not messed up?

[Sweet Freedom]

9. At least it's over

10 days sooner than you thought it would be!

[FirstLight]

4. anyone know what sign it's in?

is that where i look to see what house it's hitting for me?

edit: i looked up it's retro in Aries...which for me is the natal 7th house and opposed to the 2nd, partnerships and posessions...lol, ya, i'd say my computer and i are a partnership alright!

[BlueIris]

6. It's back in Pisces now, I believe.

And yes, that is how you find out which house it is in. Astro.com (the Astrodienist site) has a feature that lets you look at your natal chart plus transits. You just need to get a free account there. It is a very helpful site.

[FirstLight]

12. i did the astrodeinst thing

but cant understand the diagrams for shit!

if it's in Pisces, i think that's my 6th and opposes my 1st...which is worse because i have lots of natal planets in both

either way, i have to get a new computer today...so please wish me well that i can find something that is NOT a lemon!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. Today was my birthday.

I don't have much energy because my allergies make me very tired. Everything is blooming now. This happens twice a year, Feb-march and Sept-October.

Don't know what to do. Can't take prednisone. Took too much of it last year b/c my doc would NOT discuss proper dosages with me and so I took too much and got my ass in a sling--landed in the hospital for eight days in ICU on Thanksgiving.

[murielm99]

8. I am sorry your birthday was not fun.

Is there another drug that might help? Is there something over the counter that helps, even a little? Can you find a doctor who is not a butthead?

[FirstLight]

11. amen

feel better, and hope your bday can have a do-over! hope you can find some natural way to treat your health stuff?

[Kookaburra]

10. You had a very bad doctor

Please check out an allergy specialist. Mine has helped me so much, and on the very rare occasion I have to take Prednisone, she and her nurses monitor the dosages and explain everything very carefully to me.

There are good doctors out there who actually care for their patients.

[murielm99]

13. There are herbal drinks and

teas that can help, too. I thought I remembered that, so I googled around. They are out there!

I can't say that I have any experience with that sort of thing. Maybe someone else does. But an herbal tea might help, if it is the right thing. If not, it is still soothing and relaxing to take a break and drink a nice herbal tea.

Please feel better!

[kimmerspixelated]

14. One year I had a terrible cough, cold.

I wanna say Fennel Seed? Is that right? But it was also supposed to be good for allergies..

If it's not Fennel, it's something else that starts with an F. I know there is a natural remedy that will ease your symptoms.

Maybe you can celebrate your birthday properly when you are feeling better. Still, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[FirstLight]

15. FenuGreek

It has a funky taste, but kicks ass!

[Melissa G]

16. Hey MOL, we have the same birthday!

I was having hell with cedar allergies in Dec so I did a bunch of herbal remedies that usually worked... but not so much this year. I tried a homeopathic tree pollen remedy and had great results!

I'm still celebrating birthday week! Hope you are, too!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

22. Hey there, a birthday buddy!

I drank some chamomile tea a few nights ago and woke up with elevated BP and a headache. Probably allergic to that.

There is an Indian lady in the nearest town big enough to have a hospital and specialists that seems to be quite conscientious. She's an allergist. Her name is Lakshmi. Now is that not cool? The Hindu goddess of prosperity?

I've been skin tested and I'm allergic to all sorts of stuff like pollen, animal hair, blah de blah and have some food allergies that restrict my diet. Oh and I was raised in a filthy house with inadequate air conditioning. A couple of window units. Didn't help my immune system. We had an eighty pound rough collie that was a house dog and slept on her own sofa.

I always feel crummy in Feb-March and Sept=October when everything blooms.

Thanx for all the good wishes!!!

[Ricochet21]

17. Wait until

Mercury and Mars are direct, 2 weeks

[FirstLight]

19. are you being sarcastic?

sounds like the shit will REALLY hit the fan then... sheesh!

the past week was pretty mellow for me, but maybe that's cuz my daughter was home sick and I wasn't "out there" much... this week, all bets are off...

[Ricochet21]

21. No, I'm not being sarcastic

Since it will take 2 weeks until Mercury and Mars are both direct, past experience documents
clearly how when one buys something during this time, you'll likely have to return it.

I can't tell you how many things I'm having to do over now.

Sometimes it can't be helped though. Follow your gut, I guess.
RX planets are nutso.

[FirstLight]

23. it sucks cuz sometimes you just can't help

but do things and go forward, even when the planets are in flux. I guess that's why the Re-do part happens.
so far, my new computer is better than the old one, so maybe it's going to be okay

It's weird, so much of this year has already felt like it is moving SO Fast!... is it going to feel even faster and crazier once things go direct? yikes!

[Ricochet21]

18. I have seldom seen more chaos

everything, everywhere I look, it's chaos
With Mars retrograde backing up to an exact opposition to NEPTOON, I don't think anyone will be able to
think straight for a week or two, just guessing

[kimmerspixelated]

20. But out of chaos...

is usually...

something...??


Otherwise, not sure I've been thinkin straight before!

[Ricochet21]

24. Trouble all month with my cable, internet and phon

Mercury went direct this a.m.
All 3 are fixed.

Happens every time.

[agenda 21.]

25. Have you tried plugging in your computer model

on Amazon and seeing how much they charge for replacement batteries and cords? I need a new battery, also, and when I read the reviews, the $39.95 one is apparently much lower than the version Dell sells.

[FirstLight]

27. I will eventually get a replacement

but I'm borrowing one from a friend for now... ended up having to buy a whole new computer because after fixing the power issues, 1/2 the keyboard and the mouse went to hell...

so ya...stupid computers, too bed we are so addicted to our technology!

[Gin]

26. I bought a new battery

From Batt Pitt on amazon.....37.00. Works fine....even lasts longer than my original HP one did.

I got 3 hours instead of the HP 2 gave me......I am happy with it so far....it's Chinese...but parts of the original were also.