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Joy of Joys:
I just received a letter from my Worker's Comp case opposing counsel stating they have filed a petition to terminate my benefits, yet again. They state I can go back to work. Interesting how they know more than my physicians, let alone me. If I could do a job consistently, I would be back working, doing something, as I loved to work. I am not dependable at all and that was a hallmark of my working life, dependability. I worked in agony, because I was a responsible adult. This just sends me into orbit, so I will have to see what becomes of it.
 
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http://www.kpho.com/story/29437966/slideshow-monsoon-monday

[h=3]Slideshow: Monsoon Monday[/h]
Has some cool pics of the hail in Prescott Valley

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Joy of Joys:
I just received a letter from my Worker's Comp case opposing counsel stating they have filed a petition to terminate my benefits, yet again. They state I can go back to work. Interesting how they know more than my physicians, let alone me. If I could do a job consistently, I would be back working, doing something, as I loved to work. I am not dependable at all and that was a hallmark of my working life, dependability. I worked in agony, because I was a responsible adult. This just sends me into orbit, so I will have to see what becomes of it.

:gaah: Worker's Comp is like that, grrrrr! They just add insult to injury. Have you looked into SSDI?
 
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Had that with my samoyeds. I was picking up my kids at the bus stop and a storm was coming through. My old bud Bosco actually pulled my back yard chain link fence in and up to get into one of the horse complex carports. Looked like a bear had wrestled with it.

:ohwow: Bosco the big strong boy, he said no fence will keep me out :)
 
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Beautiful pictures, Bernina!


Zuri, I am sorry you have to deal with the WC stuff. Sounds similar to when I was terminated under my long-term disability work plan. In some ways, it has been easier to no longer have them breathing down my neck.

Niner, the flooding is about two blocks away, but should not reach us. The river should crest tonight and then start receding. Crossed my fingers! They just took a huge tree out from under the bridge that was jammed under there and preventing water flow. What amazing work that must have been. I didn't get to see them remove it, but did see it hauled out of the river with a big crane and sawed up to be hauled away. It was HUGE! And a really neat thing was watching a manhole cover bounce up and down, spewing spouts of water out of it. Two hours later it was under water. They have blocked off most of the roads I need to use to get in or out, but are letting residents through. Thankfully, I don't have to go anywhere.
 
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The only thing I use Mrs. Stewart's Bluing for is show chickens and horses, lol!

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"Google Images"
It makes the white critters blindingly white!!!!! :floorlaugh:
Borax goes into every load because we have hard well water and the "dirt" out here will leave a pigment on whites, socks are a booger. Clorox is a must.

Show chickens? I've heard of show dogs, cats ,but never a chicken . It makes me wonder of what all else I'M missing in life. How's the weather? Hot enough for you?

Gigi, l 'M loving the chaos, it explains everything in one word.

Zuri, I didn't see my dining room for fifteen years. There are two ways to get to the other end of the house and that is the living room or dining room. The last time we had dinner in there was in 1992 before my father cancer returned. You couldn't see my antique table or buffet. Baskets of socks (I kept wondering where they went) and underwear, several bags of outgrown clothes, and books lots of book s. I closed the door one day and was that way for years. It became a catch all. It surprised our grandchildren that there was another room in the house when Anna moved back home cleaned it out and set the table. It looked very nice, but now has carpal over it again. No one sits in the living room, it's just a way to get to mail and get to the kitchen.

Zuri, have you heard of Joan Robinson Hill? She was big in horse shows all over the south in the 50 and 60's. She won many off the shows, up until she was poisoned by her husband John Hill. That is another movie that Farrah Fawcett did. The book about her death is Blood and Money, and Andy Griffith played her daddy Ash Robinson .
 
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I love this! CHAOS!!!! I am so tired of being embarrassed about the way my house looks and I haven't had people over since December 5, 1998. Before that I had parties and people over for dinner. I am now using CHAOS as another diagnosis, in case anyone has a question lol.

YoNo gave me cleaning tips last year and she would post about her spring cleaning, washing walls etc. I was in awe. I received so many good tips from everyone who is "passionate" about cleaning lol. What is funny, is that all my horse tack, trunk, blankets etc are clean and organized. When I worked, everything was clean and organized. There is a disconnect somewhere here at home lol.

There is a saying that horse women have cleaner stalls, horses and barns than their own home. I think Bernina is the exception here lol.

BBM

I know, right? My office at work is neat as a pin. Everyone else has clutter all over the place. They probably think I'm a neat freak. hahaha!
 
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I haven't finished reading all posts yet, but I wanted to reply to this before I have to get offline :frown:

Pages ~
This is wonderful news! I thought I had read way back that Loli would be taking Lily to her home on Thursday? I am probably confused, but I don't have the strength or time to go back and find it to reread it. I guess my question is, are they keeping Lily in the hospital for 45 days OR is Lily going to Loli and Pops house for 45 days?

I don't want/mean to offend you Pages, but I'm gonna say it anyway. I don't think it's sad at all that new puff daddy was in court alone. I now feel like HE IS the one who harmed/ABUSED this precious defenseless beautiful baby. :furious: I DON'T think he's covering for his mom...I'm not saying his mom was any better, but... That's How I feel, and I hate his guts.
There I said it. And now,
I rest my case:gavel:
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CPS took Lily away from all of us that first night at the hospital and put her in protective custody - we're wanting her back, so you have to show them you have a stable clean home and marriage, you have show that you and anyone else that will be around Lily doesn't have a a police record and things. The forty five days is the time you have to prove you're a fit parent before a second court date. Doesn't matter if your kids are grown and you have a stable marriage, and work history, you have to prove that you can take care of your own child. This is very normal and the first steps in getting you child back.

She has some issues that need to resolve and we hope they will keep her there, now that we can see her twenty four hours a day, until next week. Loli did say their trying to help Lily kick her drug habit and she's sweating like a little pig.
 
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Hi Zuri , I watch one episode of "Hoarders" and I don't feel bad about our house.
I never caught up aftr my son was so ill, left all work to be with him. Now I am
not well enough to do it all...Used to be ~people could eat off my floors~now I
tell them to wear Boots!!!! ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
:lol:

BBM :floorlaugh::floorlaugh:
 
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CPS took Lily away from all of us that first night at the hospital and put her in protective custody - we're wanting her back, so you have to show them you have a stable clean home and marriage, you have show that you and anyone else that will be around Lily doesn't have a a police record and things. The forty five days is the time you have to prove you're a fit parent before a second court date. Doesn't matter if your kids are grown and you have a stable marriage, and work history, you have to prove that you can take care of your own child. This is very normal and the first steps in getting you child back.

She has some issues that need to resolve and we hope they will keep her there, now that we can see her twenty four hours a day, until next week. Loli did say their trying to help Lily kick her drug habit and she's sweating like a little pig.

BBM

Am I reading this right? Lily -- the baby -- has a drug habit? That can't be right. So who has the drug problem?
 
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1955 - - "Johnny Carson Show," debuts on CBS-TV

[video=youtube;ZDd1TU-Paa0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZDd1TU-Paa0[/video]
 
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So- some funnies for tonight:... :)
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No one believes seniors
. . . Everyone thinks they are senile.


An elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary.
The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back
to their old neighborhood after they retired.

Holding hands, they walked back to their old school.
It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they'd shared,
where Andy had carved "I love you, Sally ."

On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car,
practically landing at their feet.
Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home.

There, she counted the money - Fifty thousand dollars!
Andy said, "We've got to give it back."
Sally said, "Finders keepers.
" She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.

The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door.
"Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?"

Sally said, "No".
Andy said, "She's lying. She hid it up in the attic.
Sally said, "Don't believe him, he's getting senile"

The agents turned to Andy and began to question him.
One said: "Tell us the story from the beginning."

Andy said, "Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ......"

The first police officer turned to his partner and said,
"We're outta here!"
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Advice for all men

Women often receive warnings about protecting themselves at the mall and in dark parking lots, etc. This is the first warning I have seen for men. I wanted to pass it on in case you haven't heard about it. A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular customers at Lowe's, Home Depot, Costco, Publix, B.J.'s, or even Wal-Mart. This one caught me totally by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works; Two nice looking, college-age girls will come over to your car or truck as you are packing your purchases into your vehicle. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. (It's impossible not to look). When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say 'No' but instead ask for a ride to McDonald's.

You agree and they climb into the vehicle. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen Aug. 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th, again on the 17th, 20th, 24th, and the 29th. Also Sept. 1st, 4th, 8th, twice on the 16th &17th, and very likely again this upcoming weekend.

So tell your friends to be careful- a horrible way to take advantage of us older men. Warn your friends to be vigilant.

(Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. I found even cheaper ones for $.99 at the Dollar Store and bought them out in three of their stores.) Also, you never get to eat at McDonald's. I've already lost 11 pounds just running back and forth from Lowe's, to Home Depot, to Wal-Mart.

So please, send this on to all the retired men that you know and warn them to be on the lookout for this scam. (The best times are just before lunch and around 4:30 in the afternoon.)
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A Busy Day

Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests itself:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the rubbish bin under the table, and notice that the bin is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trash first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the den, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye: they need to be watered.

I place the coke down on the work surface, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the work top, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone has left it on the kitchen table.

I realise that tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the lounge where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

The car isn't washed.
The bills aren't paid.
There is a warm can of coke sitting on the work surface.
The flowers don't have enough water.
There is still only one check in my checkbook.
I can't find the TV remote.
I can't find my glasses and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.

PS. I just remembered, I left the water running......................................

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Damn Fine Explanation

The wife came home early and found her husband in their bedroom making love to a very attractive young woman.
And she was upset. 'You are a disrespectful pig!' she cried.
How dare you do this to me -- a faithful wife, the mother of your children! I'm leaving you. I want a divorce right away!'

And the husband replied, 'Hang on just a minute love, so at least I can tell you what happened.'
'Go ahead,' she sobbed,' but they'll be the last words you'll say to me!'

And the husband began -- 'Well, I was getting into the car to drive home, and this young lady
here asked me for a lift. She looked so down and out and defenceless that I took pity on her and
let her into the car. I noticed that she was very thin, not well dressed and very dirty.

She told me that she hadn't eaten for three days.
So, in my compassion, I brought her home and warmed up the enchiladas I made for you last
night, the ones you wouldn't eat because you're afraid you'll put on weight
The poor thing devoured them in moments.

Since she needed a good clean-up, I suggested a shower, and while she was doing that, I noticed
her clothes were dirty and full of holes, so I threw them away.

Then, as she needed clothes, I gave her the designer jeans that you have had for a few years,
but don't wear because you say they are too tight.

I also gave her the underwear that was your anniversary present, which you don't wear because
I don't have good taste.

I found the sexy blouse my sister gave you for Christmas that you don't wear just to annoy her,
and I also donated those boots you bought at the expensive
boutique and don't wear because someone at work has a pair the same.'

The husband took a quick breath and continued - 'She was so grateful for my understanding and
help that as I walked her to the door, she turned to me
with tears in her eyes and said,
'Please ..... Do you have anything else that your wife doesn't use?
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Hubby's Gotta Pay!

Husband and wife had a fight.

Wife called up her mom and said, "He fought with me again, I am coming to live with you."

Mom said, "No darling, he must pay for his mistake. I am coming to live with you".
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Strange Dog Visits

“An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard; I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of. He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head; he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

“The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

“Curious I pinned a note to his collar, ‘I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.’

“The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar, ‘He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 and he’s trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow?'”
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Maxine's emails --- sums it all up!

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As we progress into 2015, I want to thank you for
your educational e-mails over the past year. I am
totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

I can no longer open a bathroom door without using
a paper towel, nor let the waitress put lemon slices in
my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on
the lemon peel.

I can't sit down on a hotel bedspread because I can
only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.

Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I
can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have
consumed over the years.

I can't touch any woman's handbag for fear she has placed
it on the floor of a public toilet.

I must send my special thanks for the email about rat poo
in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet
sponge with every envelope that needs sealing.

ALSO,now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for
the same reason.

I can't use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell
like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you I have learned that my prayers only get answered
if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish
within five minutes.

Because of your concern, I no longer drink Coca Cola because
it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer buy fuel without taking someone along to watch the car,
so a serial killer doesn't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.

I no longer use Cling Wrap in the microwave because it causes
seven different types of cancer.

And thanks for letting me know I can't boil a cup of water
in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face,
disfiguring me for life.

I no longer go to the cinema because I could be pricked with a
needle infected with AIDS when I sit down.

I no longer go to shopping centers because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me..

And I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask
me to dial a number for which I will get a huge phone bill with
calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore and Uzbekistan.

And thanks to your great advice I can't ever pick up a
dime coin dropped in the car park because it was probably
placed there by a sex molester waiting to grab me as I bend over.

I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten
by the Violin Spider and my hand will fall off.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in
the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land
on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the
fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you
to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it
actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's
ex mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's
beautician!

Oh, and by the way...

A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study,
has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity
read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

P. S. I now keep my toothbrush in the living room, because
I was told by e-mail that water splashes over 6 ft. out
of the toilet..

NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A VERY GOOD DAY. :seeya:
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1908 - A mysterious explosion, possibly the result of a meteorite, levels thousands of trees in the Tunguska region of Siberia with a force approaching twenty megatons.

[video=youtube;EiXpp-i442s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EiXpp-i442s[/video]
 
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BBM

Am I reading this right? Lily -- the baby -- has a drug habit? That can't be right. So who has the drug problem?

Lily has been on meds since she went to the hospital, and they're weening her off of them. I was joking about her kicking her drug habit.


My sister and I have been put on the short list to be with Lily, and one or both of us will be with her when she is released. We hope to see her soon. Pop's sister gave little mama a truck today so she can get back to work and things. God always takes care of us.
 
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1934 - Adolf Hitler begins Operation Hummingbird, the Röhm Putsch, or the Night of the Long Knives which culminates in the murder of Ernst Röhm on July 2. Al Stewart later writes a song about it called "The Last Day Of June 1934."


"The Last Day Of June 1934"

The morning is humming, it's a quarter past nine
I should be working down in the vines
But I'm lying here with a good friend of mine
Watching the sun in her hair

I pick the grapes from the hills to the sea
The fields of France are a home to me
Ah, but today lying here is a good place to be
I can't go anywhere

But as we slip in and out of embrace
Like some old and familiar place
Reflecting all of my dreams in her face like before
On the last day of June 1934

Just out of Cambridge in a narrow country lane
A bottle-green Bentley in the driving rain
Slips and skids round a corner, then pulls straight again
Heads up the drive to the door

The lights of the party shine over the fields
Where lovers and dancers watch catherine wheels
And argue realities digging their heels
In a world that's finished with war

And a lost wind of summer blows into the streets
Past the tramps in the alleyways, the rich in silk sheets
And Europe lies sleeping,
you feel her heartbeats through the floor
On the last day of June 19...

On the night that Ernst Roehm died voices rang out
In the rolling Bavarian hills
And swept through the cities and danced in the gutters
Grown strong like the joining of wills

Oh echoed away like a roar in the distance
In moonlight carved out of steel
Singing "All the lonely, so long and so long
You don't know how I long, how I long
You can't hold me, I'm strong now I'm strong
Stronger than your law"

I sit here now by the banks of the Rhine
Dipping my feet in the cold stream of time
And I know I'm a dreamer, I know I'm out of line
With the people I see everywhere

The couples pass by me, they're looking so good
Their arms round each other, they head for the woods
They don't care who Ernst Roehm was, no reason they should
Just a shadow that hangs in the air

But I thought I saw him cross over the hill
With a whole ghostly army of men at his heel
And struck in the moment it seemed to be real like before
On the last day of June 1934

[video=youtube;10oAcf5Aqcg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=10oAcf5Aqcg[/video]
 
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1973 - Bobby Goldboro writes - "It was a hot afternoon, the last day of June", for "Summer (The First Time)"

It was a hot afternoon
The last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One-ten in the shade
And the pavement was steaming

I told Billy Ray
In his red Chevrolet
I needed time for some thinking
I was just walking by
When I looked in her eye
And I swore, it was winking

She was 31 and I was 17
I knew nothing about love
She knew everything
But I sat down beside her
On her front porch swing
And wondered what the
Coming night would bring

The sun closed her eyes
As it climbed in the sky
And it started to swelter
The sweat trickled down the
Front of her gown
And I thought it would melt her

She threw back her hair
Like I wasn't there
And she sipped on a julep
Her shoulders were bare
And I tried not to stare
When I looked at her two lips

And when she looked at me
I heard her softly say
I know you're young
You don't know what to do or say
But stay with me until
The sun has gone away
And I will chase the boy in you away

And then she smiled
Then we talked for a while
Then we walked for a mile to the sea
We sat on the sand
And a boy took her hand
But I saw the sun rise as a man

Ten years have gone by
Since I looked in her eye
But the memory lingers
I go back in my mind
To the very first time
And feel the touch of her fingers

It was a hot afternoon
The last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One-ten in the shade
And the pavement was steaming


[video=youtube;87ruZX5JdCk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=87ruZX5JdCk[/video]
 
  • #1,019
Lily has been on meds since she went to the hospital, and they're weening her off of them. I was joking about her kicking her drug habit.


My sister and I have been put on the short list to be with Lily, and one or both of us will be with her when she is released. We hope to see her soon. Pop's sister gave little mama a truck today so she can get back to work and things. God always takes care of us.

I am always thrilled when you can post something positive about our Lily. Good to know you will be seeing her soon. Give her some extra smooches and hugs from us here .... I think we have all adopted her as our own. Have I told you hoe beautiful she is? Of course you already knew that, but I sure have enjoyed seeing her picture. How anyone could harm such a precious gift is totally beyond my comprehension.

That is sure nice of Pop's sister to help Little Mama with transportation. Things are starting to look brighter. (((hugs)))
 
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Went to the doc today and my broken bone is healing! YAY It still hurts and progress is slow, but I will survive and keep working on it. Next appt. is in 6 weeks. Been passing all this quiet resting time watching my Braves and Wimbledon.
 
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