Subj : Re: 'stuff...'
To   : Dan Clough
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Apr 25 2022 18:17:00

Dan,

 DS>   I can burn water. <G> Yet, I haven't used the stove here...let
 DS> alone turned on any of the TV sets, in the last 4 years...

 DC> Why not........?

 I've had no desire to watch TV...and am usually busy with ham radio
traffic nets in the evening.

 DC> I continue to be confused by your statements on this...  Do you realize
 DC> that food does not have to be "packaged"?  By that I mean things in
 DC> cans, cardboard, plastic.  ALL packaged food is VERY high in sodium.

  Well, I'm now being removed from home health care, because I'm not
"homebound" (stuck at home without transportation). But, while I could
get groceries and medications delivered if I sold the car, I would have
no way to get to doctors appointments, etc. All my friends work and have
family during the week, and after what happened to me with Uber, I'm
afraid to try Lyft.

  I checked the price of low sodium foods, and I can't afford them. The 
government took away my SSI nearly 16 years ago, because they said that
between my wife and I, that $1500 a month was too much money...don't get 
me started on that. I get less than that now, and apparently they feel 
that's still too much money...it's not worth getting food stamps or other 
assistance. They'd rather give benefits to illegal aliens for their votes,
instead of folks who truly need it.

  I can NOT stand in one spot for more than 15 seconds without my legs
shaking, and my risking falling. I can NOT see the progress of things
cooking on the stove if I'm seated, and surely can't stir things if I
am seated. I am a fall risk, and if I go down, I won't be able to call
for help...and will just die on the floor.

  Frankly, I'm tempted to just sell the car, disconnect the internet, the 
BBS, and cellphone...and cut myself off from the outside world. 

Daryl

.... Being born is bad for your health; it leads to death.
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