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Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
That’s good, Rick. It really is hard to be supportive from a distance. Most of my good friends live in places I used to live instead of places I currently live. Makes things difficult.
Julia A 45’s quicker than 409 Betty’s cleaning’ house for the very last time Betty’s bein’ bad
I talked to my friend to night. He sounded normal. I think it was the shock of waking-up and find a dead person in the next room. I told him I will call him tomorrow and check-in on him. I need to find out if anyone else is going grocery shopping etc for him - because Rob the guy who passed was doing that.
I'm gonna have several hundred thousand smackeroos drop into my account In December and it's liable to upset my carefully curated ruse as a pauper. I'm sure the CPAs will sort it out and put most of it in a safe place because I have no understanding, nor any desire to understand intelligent money management.
I've already got my eye on a sporty new wheelchair, reportedly capable of achieving a blistering 6 mph!
---Get a handicap accessible minivan!
VMI is the only handicap accessibility outfit worth considering because Braun has slipped to WORST. You can check out VMI's offerings here:
The Pacifica is by far the absolute best wheelchair van in the business. Sleek, handles like a car, fast, super economical on the highway (city - - meh...so so) super comfortable and reliable.
And they will outfit it so you can click your power chair right in behind the wheel and drive FROM your chair with either hand controls OR the regular pedals if your feet still move decently well. The best part is the Advanced Cruise Control because it's a stress reliever in rush hour freeway traffic. The stop and go accordion effect doesn't bother it at all, you just set your speed and you're all set...you only need to steer. So no more gritting your teeth about all the idiots jacking their brakes every five seconds.
When we drove from L.A. to Tulsa OK, once we got on the Interstate, I think I might have used the gas and brake maybe twenty times the entire trip because the ACC did it all.
The ONLY thing I do not like about our "Miss Ruby" is the rotary knob for the automatic transmission. Chrysler has discontinued using knobs for the gears as of 2020 because of all the hate mail from people who want to inform Chrysler that it's a CAR...not a WASHING MACHINE, and CARS use levers to shift gears.
Aside from that one thing, 10 out of 10!
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Right after I moved here I was offered an adapted minivan for $15K and was ready to buy it. Then I realized it was too low and wouldn't make it up my driveway. The floor had been dropped 6 inches and the exhaust system would have been raked off the minute I turned up the slope.
And then another issue reared its ugly head. Epilepsy. I begin to lose control of it a few years ago and no combination of meds has brought it back in line without turning me into a drugged-out zombie.
It's not serious and I don't even black out when it happens, but for 30 seconds I have no idea where I am or what I'm doing. Everything is spinning and I feel like I'm falling through space and actually tumbling. Needless to say, it interferes with driving.
And so I've had to give it up entirely. It's perfectly okay with me and I get around town fine in my powerchair! On the rare occasions I need to be driven somewhere I can call a cab or an uber or my sister, or my ex.
But mostly I don't feel any need to go anywhere. I take the dog out for an hour twice a day, I play shuffleboard three times a week. I read, I write, I play video games, I cook and do my chores, and I am never ever bored or feel closed in or trapped here. This is an absolutely beautiful location with easy access to miles of parks and trails. There's a big lake just down the hill with a public beach, pavilions, a music venue, there are rowing and sailing regattas and room for thousands of people to gather along the shore. There are breweries and restaurants, and all manner of shops, they just put up the city Christmas tree in front of city hall and are hanging decorations all over town. I know the city guys by name, I know the park rangers, the cops wave as they drive by and Roscoe is a bit of a celebrity on the trail, known and loved by all.
No more fuel, no more maintenance, no more insurance and no more payments.
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