HI Bob,

On Fri 2038-Jul-09 11:18, Bob Klahn (1:124/311) wrote to Richard Webb:


 RW>> YEp, Kathy's already been an example the teacher trots out
 RW>> when somebody says "I'm not real able bodied, I'm not sure
 RW>> I'm who you want in your program."

BK>>  It's so nice to be important, isn't it.

 RW> I like the fact the instructor of this course recognizes
 RW> this, and would rather not one of us be the example, but ...

BK>  Reminds me of a fellow I used to work with. He was generally 
BK> useless, but we were discussing how anyone has some value. I  said
BK> he was a good bad example, of what drugs will do to you. 

BK>  A woman who had known him for years said he was like that before 
BK> he started drugs.

BK>  Just goes to show you, even druggies can have other excuses. 

BK>  AFAIK he was off them when he was working there, but they do  have
BK> lasting effects. We had several druggies working there, all  of
BK> them, come to think of it, connected to the former assistant  plant
BK> manager. Family connections.

Yah, and a lot of them are examples of what happens if you
get stupid.  At least Kathy is a positive role model for
some.

 RW> Yah, well first, we gotta retrieve the tripod and the
 RW> antenna that goes on it from my wrecked van which is now at
 RW> a junkyard somewhere no doubt.  WE were oon our way between
 RW> stop on our weekly errand into the city when we rolled the
 RW> van.  I'm still not sure what happened, but i"m typing
 RW> sparingly as my right shoulder's bum.  Been icepacking it
 RW> most of the day.

BK>  Hope you got enough insurance to get back on the road soon. It's 
BK> hard enough in these times, without having your employment tied  up
BK> with an accident.

Yah know that.  Only liability. THat van might have been
considered by some to *be* a liability, not an asset, but
darn it, it ran like a top!!!  Almost 200k miles on it, but
lovingly cared for, engine and drivetrain anyway.  BOdy was
ugly as sin, but man she went all over the country for me.

BK>  Or wasn't this your audio van?

Nope, that was our regular every day van, audio truck is
older, and is in the driveway.
Trouble is, I think that this may finish Kathy off driving,
second moving violation in a month, and I've had some
concerns about her driving lately anyway, which this acident brought to the
forefront of my brain.  rIght now, we're
discussing what our real future options are.  wIth our
concerns about her driving, neuropathy really getting to her feet, and
other concerns I'd like to see her move to the
twin cities to be closer to a family support network.  We
could operate the audio remote business from there, but if
she's not able to drive anymore living out here in the
sticks is no longer a viable option for the blind man and a
lady with frequent medical needs.  sHe's still in a bit of
denial about all this, but I'm sort of dragging her out of
it.  Right now we've got to get her out of the hospital
before we can really assess anything and go forward.

FOr our fido friends, the one this might impact most would
be BOb A.  NOthing set in stone yet however.

Regards,
           Richard
--- timEd 1.10.y2k+