Thanks folks!!

I really appreciate the advice. I just talked to the dentist's office and he's gone until Monday---our 38th anniversary. No pain and not sensitive. And I didn't swallow it. It's in a cup on my desk. Can't hurt me to eat less over the New Years break.

I've stuffed some hard candy in there and it's working passably well for the moment. (joke)

Again, thank you all. Not driving now gets in the way here of doing much about it. Being in a wheelchair doesn't help much either. (Carol doesn't drive either now.) PLUS: the 2 cabs have quit for the duration so Emil and Gary, the two drivers, gan party and recover. Such is life in Peru, Illinois. I love it. No music here either. Yes, I must be a sadist.

Love,

Art