Subj : Re: disability was: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Feb 05 2020 00:59:00 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 30-Jan-2020 15:38 <=- NB>>> Yup, that can work, too... Sometimes even Richard has to stand on the NB>>> bottom shelf to get something way at the back of the top shelf... ;) BM>> I would do that at the store where I worked to get to back row of the BM>> top shelf of the Jean Wall in the Men's Department. We weren't BM>> supposed to: supposed to get a ladder. The ladder was supposed to be BM>> in the department, which of course it rarely was. (If each selling BM>> department was supposed to have at least one ladder where did they all BM>> go?) NB>> Like the IV poles in the hospital, they are a gregarious lot, and NB>> congregate at the end of the hall, or maybe in the case of the NB>> ladders, at some equally unuseful area of the store.... ;) BM> Yes, sometimes we did find two or three or four in a BM> stockroom. Where, of course, only one (or maybe possibly two) would have been needed at one time.... BM>> ...I have sometimes purchased an item I wanted which was back on the BM>> shelf a little ways and semi-automatically brought a few forward. BM>> Sort of a combination of while I'm here help someone find what I was BM>> looking for and my time in retail. NB>> Yup, Richard does the same... and part of it is also the NB>> semi-automatic from when he used to do overnight stocking at NB>> Wegmans... He's often "facing" the shelves, even if we aren't getting NB>> something from that part... ;) BM> Old habits..... While my Mother was shopping for clothes Dad and BM> I would sometimes have nothing to do if the store didn't have a BM> hardware or electronics department so somewhat out of boredom we'd BM> space the clothing on the racks. NB> I could see Richard doing something of the sort... although I'm rarely NB> shopping for clothes, and when I do, it's pretty efficient, not giving NB> him time to get into that sort of thing... BM> AFAIK my Mother didn't ask to go shopping all that much: at the time BM> she didn't drive and so had to be taken by Dad and she respected his BM> time. OTOH Dad realized my Mother needed to go shopping, it wasn't a BM> demand and could be done on his time schedule. That worked, then... :) BM>>>> Well it wasn't broken apart, true. NB>>>> It had been surgically put back together again... :) BM>>> Plus I can accurately state I may have a screw loose! NB>>> Let's hope it isn't, though...! I could also, from the plate on my NB>>> fibula that covers where the spiral break was... ;) But I'd just as NB>>> soon they stay properly tight... BM>> Hopefully they stay snug! On my X-rays I don't see where any lock BM>> washers were used and Loc-Tight probably is radiotransparent. NB>> Indeed... and probably, whatever sort of stuff they do use... :) BM> ...Comes from the hardware store??!! Probably very similar BM> except stainless steel vs. zinc-plated. Rust does not count towards BM> iron intake! Nope... doesn't go where it's needed that way... ;) NB>>>> You are lucky you could use the staples... my body reacts to them, and NB>>>> the sites fester.... I have to have the old-fashioned suture thread... BM>>> That would be bad!! Know people have reactions to certain metals used BM>>> in the stud for earrings. I don't think that information is in medical BM>>> records. Suppose a quick allergy reaction test could be done. NB>>> I make sure I tell any surgeon/doctor before I have any sort of surgery NB>>> that might require any sort of sutures/staples... It isn't a regular NB>>> question for the records, but it can always be put in later.... BM>> Yes, I would too. I was thinking more the case where unconscious and BM>> unable to inform. NB>> In that case, the records might not be available, either.... Dunno NB>> if they do test for allergy on that sort of thing... I suppose worst NB>> case scenario, they do the life-saving surgery, and when the staples NB>> fester, they have to take them out and suture instead.... ;0 BM> That would sound logical. And possible in the great majority of BM> emergency operations they know on whom they are operating: drivers BM> licenses/other identifications. And the metal staples generally don't BM> react, so minimizes the possibilty on the remaining small percentage. Or, on emergencies, they might just play it safe and not use staples... hard to say... ;) BM>> My wonderment is how they get the rod/stake inside: I think my rod is BM>> about a foot long -- maybe nine inches -- so figure 4-6" is in one BM>> portion and the other 4-6" sticking out and has to go into the other BM>> piece. Maybe some insertion room gained by angling but most I'm BM>> guessing is stretch/pull apart. (Anyone queasy yet?!) NB>> They do make an incision at the top of the leg along the hip... NB>> probably gives enough "wiggle" room.... :) BM> I'm not so sure I'd want to see the real-life surgery! OTOH I'd BM> probably find it interesting, albeit with a bit of squirm and squeam, BM> since I had it performed on me. I'm sure I'd find it interesting... Probably I should have gone into medicine myself, but it's too late now... ;) BM>> Did test later: had disconnected the battery from the charger, let it BM>> sit a while, voltage had settled a bit, connected to the power port of BM>> the TV. Turned on the TV and ran for close to three hours. (This is BM>> the TV I plan to use during a power failure.) NB>> Sounds like the experiment was profitable and gave useful info.... :) BM> Yes, and haven't needed to use the TV on battery as no power outages. Just as well... :) BM> Have recharged the possibly damaged battery (the one that was paired BM> with the battery inthe UPS that had shut down some time back) -- but BM> haven't done a 'maintaining' test: not sure I will as the voltage is BM> higher than I think it should be (higher than the 10% recommended) but BM> maybe the voltmeter I'm using for that project is off (so need to BM> compare to a different meter), and do I want another plug-in device BM> slurping that phantom electricity? On-and-off cleaning/straightening/ BM> disposing project at my Electronics Workbench Area in the basement so BM> don't want to distract me from that! Reasons enough to set it aside, at least for now... :) BM>>> "Wasting time" is in the mind of the opinioned person. (Bet as is BM>>> that won't take off as an everyday saying!) To me playing video games BM>>> 'all the time' is a waste of time and I'm quite sure people think me BM>>> sitting in front of a monitor and pecking at the keyboard is a waste of BM>>> time. NB>>> I generally are a little more measured, and simply call such things NB>>> time consumers... whether or not it is wasting time, as you say, is NB>>> in the mind of the consumer... ;) At least to some extent...... BM>> True. A waste of time to one person is of vital interest to another. NB>> As long as there isn't something pressing that should be being done NB>> instead, anyway... ;) BM> Though a break isn't a bad idea. :) The "take the time to smell the BM> roses", though one does need to give sufficient time to weeding around BM> those roses! Keeping things in balance... :) NB>>>> ... IBM: It may be slow, but at least it's expensive. BM>>> OTOH they do have some rather detailed manuals! BM>>> ... IBM: [I]ncredibly [B]oring [M]anuals. NB>>> Hmmm... that seems a bit biased.... BM>> Soooo maybe "I Believe Most"?! NB>> I didn't say I didn't agree with the bias, you'll note... BM> Ah! Just a detail! ;) BM> ... Too Stressed: ask drive-thru attendant if you can get your order BM> to go. Or at the very least, too distracted.... ;) ttyl neb .... If we are here to help others, what are the others here for? --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .