Subj : Re: it's hard surviving.. To : August Abolins From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Sep 18 2020 00:58:00 August, AA> 12 x 1150 usd is a lot more than I've ended up in my pocket AA> some recent years. It basically is the same I got when I was still able to work... first at Burger King, then with the Arkansas Office Of Emergency Services, then in silkscreen printing. AA> Can't you ask some kids in the neighborhood to do it for a few AA> bucks? The guy from Code Enforcement referred me to a nice black gentleman, who I told I could pay him $100. He said at first he was going to charge $50, but, then did it free. He is going to be my new yard man. During the day, he's an RN with one of the local area rheumatologists...and he used to work for my rheumatologist. I was praying down blessings on him and his family. AA> I avoided paying over $150/mo by turning the lights off at my AA> shop during the covid lockdown. I also avoided using any AA> propane (for heating) during March and April. It was worth it. Well, I'm hoping to put the BBS in the cloud this fall. That way, I wouldn't have to shut it down during thunderstorms, more common than power or internet outages...and I wouldn't worry about getting a generator. The price on those commercials is just for the generator itself...it doesn't include installation. AA> One meal per day is a bad strategy. You are not doing your AA> body any favors that way, especially if your one meal consists AA> of bread, starches and sugar. Ideally, you should try to AA> maintain the glucose levels steady, hour by hour. I find that AA> on average, 100-125 cals per waking hour works good for me and AA> I never feel hungry. The thing is, I started that while being caregiver for my Mom, when I had to first put her in the hospital, then in a nursing home. The one she ended up was in Lonoke, about an hour east of Little Rock, and it was "cheaper" than being in the Little Rock area...but, the average cost of a nursing home in Arkansas is $5500 a month. I had Arkansas Asset Protection Group help with becoming her Power Of Attorney, and getting all her assets into a Miller Trust. I was deeded the house and her car, and my brother was deeded his land and property, so since she had nothing when she died, there was no need for probate court. To qualify for Medicaid, you have to have under $2000 in assets...or it's "self pay". Besides trying to save money, the stress made it where I wasn't hungry in the morning (I *RARELY* eat breakfast), and once I have a big meal at lunch, I'm satisfied the rest of the day. I had to give up the diet green tea for the caffeine, and go flavored water. I've practically given up the sodas and chocolate, for the oxylates that lead to kidney stones. Plus, in the evening, when I'm doing my ham radio traffic nets, I don't have time to eat...but I don't like to be "a bad ham, and go to bed without supper". :P AA> I was between 195 and 200 lbs for many years up until 2 years AA> ago. In Jan 2019 I reached 175 lbs. There was a bit of an AA> upswing to 180 6 months ago, but I have reached 172 a few AA> weeks ago now. Based on my BMI, I have a few more pounds to AA> lose. It's nice to have a flat stomach for a change. I think of the joke from the late Red Skelton (I can relate!!). His wife told him "if you don't lose weight, I'm going to make you wear one of my girdles!!". As the audience is laughing, Red said "I know what you dear ladies go through!!". Well, his wife didn't say anything to him for 2 weeks, and he goes into the bathroom, and sees this thing on the door. He goes into a pantomime of putting this thing on like a diaper. He is sweating like a horse under the hot stage lights, and the entire hall is roaring in laughter!! His wife walks in, and asks "What Are You Doing??!!". He laments (out of breath)..."Ok, Honey...you win. I'll lose weight!!". To which, she screams "You take off my hot water bottle!!". It brought the house down!! AA> That is fine for the vulture. That's its nature, to survive. AA> Humans have many other choices. I'm feeling the same way...trying to survive. AA> If you want to add liver damage to your already long list of AA> ailments, that's your choice, but it probably won't make you AA> happy. Thankfully, I never was into tobacco or alcohol. I don't see how folks afford it. My late wife would have "a rum and Coke" once in a blue moon, when she felt "puny". It was 1% rum, and 99% Coke. It would knock her out until the next morning, but she was fine. Just for grins, we stopped by a liquor store, to see what a bottle of Jamaica White Rum (she was born in Kingston), and we about flipped when we saw the price. So, in talking to her Mom and Dad, I asked why it was so expensive. They said one word: "Imported". My mother-in-law passed away 3 weeks ago. Their daughter was their only child (and my wife)...and it's hard to say who took her death the hardest. But, I have all the wonderful memories that no one can take away...yet, I'm glad she's not here to see me suffer now. Daryl .... What happens to an 18 hour bra after 18 hours?? === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33) .