Subj : disability was: Posts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Feb 05 2020 08:39:00 Hi Nancy! 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. NB> Where, of course, only one (or maybe possibly two) would have NB> been needed at one time.... Right. ...So maybe the on-the-surface inanimate ladders did have a little life in them: they liked to congregate to socialize! 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. NB> That worked, then... :) Seemed to be part of a sign of a good marriage: respect between the two. For time, likes/dislikes, etc. 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. NB> Or, on emergencies, they might just play it safe and not use NB> staples... hard to say... ;) That's a possibility too. Hope neither one of us have to find out! 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. NB> I'm sure I'd find it interesting... Probably I should have gone NB> into medicine myself, but it's too late now... ;) If only you watched television: there's a show called "Carol's Second Act" about a teacher -- and I don't recall why she stopped teaching -- who went to med school and is currently a resident in a teaching hospital. 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. NB> Just as well... :) True! And though I didn't read ahead when starting this reply I decided I should recharge the battery. No bad weather predicted (maybe an inch overnight). Do need to compare the output voltage of the charger with the voltage from a UPS -- as I said before the charger seems to be outputting way too high a voltage. Not all that hard to do but delaying as want to continue cleaning up in the basement and so up here. Plus Autumn is coming over this afternoon..... 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! NB> Reasons enough to set it aside, at least for now... :) Especially as I am _finally_ getting to it!! BM> ... Too Stressed: ask drive-thru attendant if you can get your order BM> to go. NB> Or at the very least, too distracted.... ;) BTDT!! NB> ... If we are here to help others, what are the others here for? Some to be helped, some as hindrances.... Some even to get in the way! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... "Do all the things you dream about. The clock is ticking." -- Zahira --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .