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ROFL BOX

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  1. I don't wanna look it up - is that Cagney or Lacey?
  2. I don't recall if we have any Physical Therapists in the group, however if we do - please comment: One of the best things you can do for both your parent & yourself is to go to a PT appointment & ask the PT to show you the various methods of patient transfer, assisting in getting up from a wheelchair 9lock wheels, swing footrests away or fully remove, get wheelchair closer to the transfer point) or regular chair, moving up higher in the bed / roll to side & partially remove sheets / roll 189 back & then remove the sheet - repeat to install a new sheet, how to get someone off the floor when they are mostly cognizant but not able to assist much, how to transition into & out of vehicles that are different heights / door swing capabilities, etc. Back in the early 90's, I was a Physical Therapy Aide in hospital setting & was instructed on all of these things because I was the person going to a patient room & bringing them down for whatever their PT needs were & then taking the patient back to their room. These lessons have served me well both to assist the individual in need AND to save my back / neck, etc. Back around 8 years ago, I was able to assist a nearly 300 lb. person who had tripped. Just me. Scooped them up like I was a bantamweight bodybuilder. Focus on your body position, their body position, foot position for both of you, arm locations (where on their shoulder or neck or under arm you place yours), how to instruct them, a countdown on what you're going to do & how you intend to do things so they know what to expect, etc. There is far too much to explain in a Shag² post & I'm certain there are YouTube vids available however nothing beats physical 1:1 instruction. This ain't a tutorial on how to change oil or thread a needle. Last night I assisted the RN @ Mom's rehab facility to get her moved higher up in the bed (one on each side) & about an hour earlier I transitioned her from the chair into her bed - easy peasy with experience.
  3. Rr: scams against the Olds, I wanna click the "Rage +1" however Tapa only gives a "Like" option. & Now I'm headed over to the rehab in Kyle where Mom was just transferred to post surgery (her 3rd night @ Saint David's qualified for the rehab place vs. dumping her @ home).
  4. Dateline: ~2010 (or something like that) Location: Wells Fargo, Addison. Go in to cash a customer check for something like $ 6,000⁰⁰. Teller : Oh, if you [with a check written against WF] do not have a WF account, you will need to see one of our banker associates 1st. Me, knowing there will be a $ 4.00... maybe $ 7.00 fee: "Sure, let's move along here & gitt-er done." "Banker associate": "Hi, so..." looks @ I.D., looks @ check, reviews payee info on computer... then spends 5 minutes asking me all sorts of script questions that are supposed to induce me to open an account & on every turn, I politely say "No, thanks... only here to cash this today so I can pay my crew. No. Nope. Nyet. Nah. Nu - uh. No - no - no... Really, I simply need to cash it so my crew can get paid; they are waiting." Eventually she says "Well... maybe you should just go & cash this with YOUR bank as I'm not going to be able to assist you." & I find another WF branch that is maybe 1½ ~ 2 miles up the road & while I still had to "see the banker associate", this one accepted my 2 "No" answers & then walked me to the front of the line & handled everything smoove. I may have even posted that tale back on Shag¹.
  5. IDK... How DO they not see it??? Maybe something further down road that has a similar color scheme?? That shit not only looked fatal to the riders but also their bikes w/ a possible headset crack.
  6. Hospital bedside tables. - why is it that with 4 wheels, only 2 of them pivot & it often seems that actually 3 of the 4 don't swivel?
  7. ROFL BOX

    Getting old sucks

    Same, but different [emoji445]. Managed a band for 5+ years & was on stage (& in nightclubs for over 10), never using any protection... it was the 80's / 90's. Wasn't a thing for even foamies. I have been to an audiologist for testing & they said minor in 1 frequency but overall NBD. Wife doesn't believe me & refuses to acknowledge that maybe sometimes she shouldn't be facing the other direction & in a different room.
  8. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/xqo8D1mRTVcLeRf6/?mibextid=D5vuiz ¡HELL YEAH!!
  9. My Trumper wife has purchased steaks & other "needs assistance / not canned or freeze dried" food "because what if there is anarchy & societal collapse?" & I remind her that if this happens, electricity will go out & those steaks (that are not at all anything I would have chosen) will go bad in the freezer. [emoji2357]
  10. Large hematoma (bruise) on 60% of her back & hemoglobin is a bit low, so trying to get that stabilized. This will probably get her that needed 3 nights in- patient. Rehab will be a skilled facility in Kyle. She forgot to bring her CPAP & respiratory brought one to the room. Her home bedside unit is maybe 5" tall, 9" deep × 18× long. The one RT brought is the size of a rollaway tool chest (but probably cost less than a fully stocked Snap-On or Cromwell box).
  11. Get a large, angry looking dog that might chew someone's face off.
  12. She is ~1½ years younger than me but seems to have "smokers lips" type creases. & As to her crowdsourced fundraiser... imagine, getting large masses or people to share in your medical expenses (socialism).
  13. Same... looked like a lot of other sharks & I had not heard of a "Six Gill". Have been found @ [2 different depths listed...science fight!!] ft.
  14. ROFL BOX

    Getting old sucks

    My feet hurt.
  15. Closing time cut off early.
  16. I'm fairly confident in my "tire spotting" abilities & will posit those are 38's, not 33's.
  17. ROFL BOX

    Getting old sucks

    I wear contacts most of the time because I want to use impact resistant glasses for work stuff (Milwaukee sunglasses). That's why I use readers. My regular glasses are progressives. When the contacts are out & I'm reading stuff via the phone, close stuff like my computer, I just take the glasses off because I don't like that "tilt your head" thing as noted [emoji3595].
  18. ...& then the cat links itself somewhere with a "Yeah? So what?" attitude.
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