Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven
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@Iffy I hope you don't mind but I had Ginny put you and Patti on my MIL's prayer chain. Which is several older woman in the Catholic church that will include you and Patti in their prayers every morning and night till something is resolved. Some may not believe in this sort of thing but they have always included me when something is bad enough. I know that something has always helped me, you're a witness to that. The power of prayer seems to always help. So Johnny you and Patti are included. You guys will be in ours also. Best Wishes for you both.
Well I went to the VA yesterday to see about getting batteries and a lift for my power chair. Kinda funny but this is how the govt works. They won't do anything to my chair which is like new because they didn't furnish it to me, but they said they would get me a new one. I don't see any point in that, for the same chair right now which they haven't changed in the 9 years since I got mine, since it was a great design with the shortest turning radius powerful to negotiate almost any hill, large drive tires for traction and the price now is $4000. I told her that would be a big waste of money for the VA and I would cover my own batteries, the chair only has maybe 1-2 miles on it.
They also said they would get a lift for me, but after some investigation what they came up with would not work for my chair, it is too heavy like 300lbs, The alternative is something called a Bruno Chariot, there are other brands also, but you may have seen them. They attach to the rear of the car with a hitch and another brace on each side. They have 2 wheels and lift the chair up and it is supported by its own suspension and the 2 wheels but it it not like a trailer the wheels turn and you drive and back up normally. Now I just have to see if they would cover something like that, they aren't cheap like around $3000 plus installation which the same place that they contract out to is an authorized dealer. So will have to talk to them tomorrow and see if they will cover something like that.
I'll just have to see but since I would be saving them money not getting a new power chair, maybe just maybe they would otherwise I would have to finance it. It would sure be nice not to have to sit in the car because I can't walk much over 150-200' without being in really bad shape.
Oh well I'll see all I can do is try. Kind of a long post. The govt works in mysterious ways. I don't need a new chair tho.
They also said they would get a lift for me, but after some investigation what they came up with would not work for my chair, it is too heavy like 300lbs, The alternative is something called a Bruno Chariot, there are other brands also, but you may have seen them. They attach to the rear of the car with a hitch and another brace on each side. They have 2 wheels and lift the chair up and it is supported by its own suspension and the 2 wheels but it it not like a trailer the wheels turn and you drive and back up normally. Now I just have to see if they would cover something like that, they aren't cheap like around $3000 plus installation which the same place that they contract out to is an authorized dealer. So will have to talk to them tomorrow and see if they will cover something like that.
I'll just have to see but since I would be saving them money not getting a new power chair, maybe just maybe they would otherwise I would have to finance it. It would sure be nice not to have to sit in the car because I can't walk much over 150-200' without being in really bad shape.
Oh well I'll see all I can do is try. Kind of a long post. The govt works in mysterious ways. I don't need a new chair tho.
Pat et al y'all,
I gratefully appreciate all of your prayers/positive thoughts for my bride!
What was sooo remarkable post-surgery was that she was on prayer lists that literally went worldwide. Was absolutely astounded! And ever soooo grateful...
It's frustrating how our bureaucracies work!
Long story short, Patty needed a scooter post-surgery. Would have taken two to six months to have one provided. Couldn't wait. So I bought a near-new scooter AND a joystick chair for $300 each off of Craigslist. Also even paid OOW fer a refurbished vehicle electric lift dat made it possible to get my bride out and about.
Thanx to da folk dat abused da system gettin' scooters fer their g-kids, it's a pain in da azz/wallet/calendar to get what ya need NOW.
Positive thoughts sent your Patty's way. Whatever the issue is I'm praying for a speedy resolution.
BTW, I grew up in Greece and I well remember seasonal foods. It wasn't until I moved to this country that everything seemed to be available year round.
And that's why I grow as much as possible in my veggie garden. And in summer I buy fresh produce from local farmers.
So many little farm stand have closed, we are fortunate to have a very nice, locally supported, successful farm stand in the little town we live near. We buy all our fresh produce there. Not only save $, but the produce is so much better!
We still have a couple of you pick veggie farms ($10 for a five gallon bucket) - they don't produce the variety that they used to produce, but we do take advantage of what they do produce. Some of the others converted into these online basket order groups - not nearly as cost effective and we have not tried them yet (the middle men involved added a good amount of the cost now)...
Organic farming is popular around here. Farmer's markets go along with that. The Hmong and Amish both sell a lot.
Thats why Gin always cans green beans in the summer. I think a lot of the problems have to do with overpoplulation. Theres just too many people to feed and everything has to be mass produced to keep up with demand. So with the demand for more and more the quality goes down from meat to well everything. The population has doubled in not that long. Washington when I grew up was like the wild west but now places like Seattle used to be far away when it was 20miles now Seattle pretty much extends 50 miles in every direction. Me and my mom used to take the greyhound to Seattle to go Christmas shopping and look at the shop displays. The Bon Marche always had the best got to sit on Santi Claus's knee and tell him all the stuff I wanted.
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{{{{{Iffy}}}}} Please know that you both continue to be in my prayers. You have all of us here sending strength and peace to help you and your bride. That's some pretty strong positives to hang onto.
Just watched a great movie, if you get a chance it's called Red Dog:True Blue. Australian movie about a kid and his dog.
When I come and when I go
Am I sufficiently apropos?
Be I a comer or a goer
I wonder if I should be aproposer
Whether I comest and whither or I goest
I don't like to be aproposest-- Bigbells, 12/11/2017
It's those things I've done today that I don't find out are wrong until tomorrow that are the most challenging.
Am I sufficiently apropos?
Be I a comer or a goer
I wonder if I should be aproposer
Whether I comest and whither or I goest
I don't like to be aproposest-- Bigbells, 12/11/2017
Things I did wrong yesterday, which I knew were wrong when I did them, are still embarrassing today. Unless I put everything I've ever done under the microscope by running for elected office, it doesn't matter whether or not I've been called out on such things publicly, because they're already known to my harshest human critic.
It's those things I've done today that I don't find out are wrong until tomorrow that are the most challenging.
Macaroni and cheese has always had different levels of quality that more or less corresponded with different price points. You can still get good macaroni and cheese but I suggest baking it, using real cheese. The stuff that you used to be able to get 4 boxes of for $1 never was "good" macaroni and cheese, but there was a time when my wallet and my stomach agreed that quantity trumped quality. Nowadays, my stomach cannot be convinced that it's my last dollar.
Thank you, @Iffy. You saved me from exercising a need that I was feeling to pile on.
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