On (10 Mar 05) James Bradley wrote to George Pope...
 JB>  GP> I'm in Richmond, BC, Canada, living with my cat.
 JB>
 JB> A suburb of greater metro Vancouver? As you'll see in the tear, Cal.
 JB> Alta.

Yes, just south of Vancouver, on a delta, home of Vancouver
International Airport.

What's "Cal. Alta."?

California Alberta?

 JB> Suspected Fibroid Neuroma on the sciatic from a boisterous liposarcoma
 JB> removal
 JB> '91.


Sounds scary!  Like a surgeon got a little more enthusiastic than he was
supposed to?

 JB> If you can tell the difference between a N and S Currie, you're MILES
 JB> ahead

No, I can't -- just know mine's a North Indian Curry, because my
homemaker is from the north and taught me her family recipe! *G*

 JB> from me. I almost booked a subsidized cleaner (I'd have to find my
 JB> floor before
 JB> they'd return. Long story!) and was close to calling Meal on Wheels.

Juts close to?  What made you decide NOT to call Meals on Wheels?
I wouldn'tmind an occasional meal cooked for me, but the $$ is daunting!

So I go out to restaurants once or twice c. each months' end payday.

 JB> Usually,
 JB> like another just mentioned to me on another echo, "If it doesn't fit
 JB> in a
 JB> pressure cooker or cast iron frypan..." But, I don't own a pressure
 JB> cooker.

Me neither; bought a slow-cooker(crock pot) but it's defective, it
seems, which is too bad, I was looking forward to some simple meals that
didn't require my constant on-going attention in the kitchen! (ADHD is a
problem here!)

 JB>  GP> I volunteer once a week at the Neil Squire Society (formerly
 JB>  GP> "Neil Squire Foundation")
 JB>  GP> Check them out at http://www.neilsquire.ca
 JB>
 JB> No I-net. Could you summarize?

Sure, it's a society that provides training/job search services/support
for disabled adults.
The main programs are:
Computer Comfort -- where I volunteer, teaching basic computer
(internet, M$ Office) skills.

A-Tec -- Adaptive Technology: sometimes partnered with BCIT, provides
technological adaptations for those with specialized needs. (eg.
interfaces, input devices)

EASE -- forget what it stands for, but it's a full service
pre-employment program that helps one get confident & ready to go out
and hunt!

EPPD (Job Focus) -- one-on-one with an "employment specialist" to
identify and achieve education/employment goals. -- I'm currently in
this one, just took a very extensive vocational-psych testing  (2 days)
which I hope will support my plans(or provide me clear evidence how &
why I might need to alter them somewhat.)

Hope this helps.

 JB> Do tell! My disability is pain related, and as such, I tend to flare
 JB> up once
 JB> I'm on my feet for any length of time. Just yesterday, a financial
 JB> planner
 JB> suggested twice I *could* work. Well, if I could fall asleep at the
 JB> drop of a
 JB> hat, and took three days to recover... If they would tolerate constant
 JB> grunts
 JB> and occasional sporadic shouts... Ya, I guess I could.

There ya go!  Thimk positive! *G*
Pain is a bad one -- not much help available for it, I guess the
assumption is that one is shirking just to try for heavy-duty
pharmaceutical narcotics! :(

 JB> I guess I look at my situation like this, I spent six years in a
 JB> narcotic fog,
 JB> and created such a mess in my house that I will likely take six time
 JB> that
 JB> amount to dig out from that. /-:

This is a clear hint as to the "long story" about your missing floor?

 JB>  GP> So, write back, and tell about YOU! :)
 JB>
 JB> Do you *really* want to know? 

Go for it!

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