Hello George Pope!

** On Wednesday 22.09.21 - 19:42, George Pope wrote to JOE MACKEY:

"Follow the science!" You mean the same science that
says men can be women and women men

when

the mood strikes them? The same science that says men can
have babies, etc?

This is science now?! Not the science I've read.

The only objective fact in determining a person's rightful
sex is the XY chromie that is in EVERY cell of your body.

Apparently there *is* a condition that gives incumbent males an
extra Y chromosone for XYY, Jacob's Syndrome. There is also a
situation where males can have XXY, Klinefelter syndrome. But
they are anything but normal.

I don't cware what people call themselves, or if they play
dressup with clothes or surgety to be a different sex, in
appearance; I'll call you he or she,. whatebver you
prefer, but I'm well-read in my native language & I refuse
to use a plural pronoun to refer to a singular human.

I'll simply avoid using pronouns & only use his/her/its name!

When in a modern group's meeting & asked my preferred
pronouns, I say, "just 'you'; I'd rather you talk TO me,
not ABOUT me!"

I agree. "You" and/or their name seems to be all that is
required.


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Hello Daryl Stout!

** On Thursday 23.09.21 - 04:43, Daryl Stout wrote to George Pope:

[...] And, they keep finding stuff wrong with me...most
recently, atrial flutter. The medication, and cutting out
caffeine with iced tea, candy, chocolate, etc., has
stabilized the heart rate and the blood pressure...but it
has aggravated the migraines.

I think it would be a shorter list if you provided a list of
what you DON'T have. :/ Were you a premature baby?

Except enhanced the politicians pockets. For all the
money that's spent with the local, state, congressional,
and presidential elections...with ads for radio, TV,
print, online, etc. -- as well as things like signs,
bumper stickers, T-shirts, etc. -- we'd have enough to
pay off the national debt.

Ah.. but it provides income and jobs for all those ads, radio,
TV, print, online , etc. :/


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August,

I think it would be a shorter list if you provided a list of
what you DON'T have. :/ Were you a premature baby?

I actually was. 2 1/2 pounds at 2 months premature. I've made
up for lost time in the weight department. But, I have to build
up insulation for the winter. <G>

It's like my favorite joke from the late Red Skelton. His wife
said "If you don't lose weight, I'm going to make you wear one of
my girdles". To chuckles of laughter, he said to the audience "I
know what you dear ladies go through".

He said his wife didn't say anything to him for 2 weeks, and
one morning, he goes into the bathroom, and there's this thing
on the door. He starts into a pantomime, putting it on like a
diaper. He's sweating like mad under the hot stage lights, and
the entire auditorium is roaring in laughter.

His wife walks in, and asks "What are you doing??!!".

Out of breath, he says "Ok, honey. You win. I'll lose weight".

To which, she screams "You take off my hot water bottle!!" <BG>.

Ah.. but it provides income and jobs for all those ads, radio,
TV, print, online , etc. :/

This is true. I remember when I worked in silkscreen printing,
when doing this whole slew of signs for a candidate...we were
working overtime...late nights and weekends. Well, for this one
candidate, it was the Saturday before Election Day, and he hadn't
picked up his signs. I asked the owner what we were going to do,
and he replied "We have his money. I don't give a $*!+ whether he
picks them up or not". <G>

With the politicians, they had to pay 100% up front (cash on
the barrel head). Otherwise, we'd never get the money. The worst
part was having to prepare before, and clean out, after printing
the big 4 foot by 8 foot screens of the big signs. Moving those
are likely what created the arthritis over the years...that I'm
having to deal with now. I resigned on disability just over 17
years ago.

I was denied twice, and ending up getting a lawyer, and going
through an administrative law judge. Five months after the hearing,
and seven months before my wife died, we got the verdict. When I
opened the envelope, it said "FULLY FAVORABLE". The first words out
of my mouth were "Praise The Lord Of All Creation". My lawyer had
said if we had been denied, we would've filed a lawsuit in federal
court.

As noted, they keep finding stuff wrong with me...the latest
now being atrial flutter.

Daryl

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Hello George Pope!

** On Wednesday 22.09.21 - 19:42, George Pope wrote to JOE MACKEY:

I don't cware what people call themselves, or if they play
dressup with clothes or surgety to be a different sex, in
appearance; I'll call you he or she,. whatebver you
prefer, but I'm well-read in my native language & I refuse
to use a plural pronoun to refer to a singular human.

I'll simply avoid using pronouns & only use his/her/its name!

This is from an article that I saw posted, today:

" Pennsylvania University Threatens to Punish Students for
Misusing Classmates' Pronouns

" Point Park Uni placed students on warning, saying in an email
that "action could be taken" if they don't respect their
classmates' preferred pronouns.

" An email from the university's Office of Equity and
Inclusion, first obtained by Campus Reform, informed students
of its anti-discrimination policies, including its
"Misgendering, Pronoun Misuse, and Deadnaming Policy."

" If an individual is impacted in a harmful way, action could
be taken if a complaint is filed," the email reads. It is
unclear what 'action' the school intends to take against those
who violate the policy.

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I'll simply avoid using pronouns & only use his/her/its name!

This is from an article that I saw posted, today:

" Pennsylvania University Threatens to Punish Students for
Misusing Classmates' Pronouns

" Point Park Uni placed students on warning, saying in an email
that "action could be taken" if they don't respect their
classmates' preferred pronouns.

" An email from the university's Office of Equity and
Inclusion, first obtained by Campus Reform, informed students
of its anti-discrimination policies, including its
"Misgendering, Pronoun Misuse, and Deadnaming Policy."

" If an individual is impacted in a harmful way, action could
be taken if a complaint is filed," the email reads. It is
unclear what 'action' the school intends to take against those
who violate the policy.

Not he first uni to establish such a policy. . . the death begins with the schools. . . :(

I think even Harvard is in the game. . (!)

Well, I have no way pf knowing what your preferred pronoun is, so unless you have it on your fgorehead in permanentymarker, I'll call you as I sees you.
Oh, you told me (sorry, my hearing ain't so good, SIR! & my memory's even worse)

I believe in real science -- things are to be established by repea5table study or experiment.

The only consistent & objectively esablished fact i s the XY chromosome.

You can dress uyp with clothing butthat don't hide your primary sexual cgharaxteristic (innie or outie genitals) & you can use surgery to dress up your crotch, but your XY still tells the truth.

Children playing, because they're dissartisfied with their shitty lives.

& refuse to believe it all comes down to making wise personal choices & maybe a General Arts major isn't the way towards a better future. Maybe you got to take more difficult classes, & actially LEARN at school (BY GOD!! The horror! The inhumanity!!)

I got no sdchooling, but I know it, & I'm doing my best to make wise choices from where I'm at.

If I get dealt into a poker game late, it doesn't mean I have to lose.

Ditto if I get crappy cards. . . I'm in it to win it (life or poker)





Your friend,

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The only objective fact in determining a person's rightful
sex is the XY chromie that is in EVERY cell of your body.

Apparently there *is* a condition that gives incumbent males an
extra Y chromosone for XYY, Jacob's Syndrome. There is also a
situation where males can have XXY, Klinefelter syndrome. But
they are anything but normal.

Right, what's the incidence rate? Enough to, apparently, flip all of socierty on its ear & intreoduce "assigned male at birth" & "assigned female at birth" asds the key options in sex/gender identification.

I was not assigned male at birth. I was born a male & here I am, still one!

Okay, God assigned me male, but are we going to take Him on?. Ive read what happens when we do -- not healthy!

AFB makes sense in a cae where they had one of the above rare syndromes, & the parents & doctor made a decision to do some surgery to make the genital records clearly one way or the other.

Anyway, why does the DMV need to know what genitalia I have?

& why the tax agents?

You want to know if I'm male or female, here *unzip* take a picture, it'll last longer!

& stop your bloody gossiping! Nobody needs to refer to me in the third person. . . If you do, use mt full name, to avoid errors. . .

Not that anyone usdes the third person pronouns correctly anyway (they refer to the most antecedent noun, not 3 nouns back, & not without a context to determne who "he" refers to, being as "he' might be callijng himself "she" or "they")

Ludicrous.

I refuse to play. I'm naturally a respectful/polite/kind person, but my menmory really does suck.

I generally use breasts &/or beards to choose a title (Mr. or Ms.); if Im 'wrong' pleae opi.tely 'correct' me & tell me the one I should've used & I'll apoligize & try to remnember.

&,, no, a sculpted 2mm deep 'pattern' on your chin is not a real beard -- it's cosmetic artwork. It could be drawn on herself by a breasted & vaginated woman, & then I'm really confused.

I don't cware what people call themselves, or if they play
dressup with clothes or surgety to be a different sex, in
appearance; I'll call you he or she,. whatebver you
prefer, but I'm well-read in my native language & I refuse
to use a plural pronoun to refer to a singular human.

I'll simply avoid using pronouns & only use his/her/its name!

When in a modern group's meeting & asked my preferred
pronouns, I say, "just 'you'; I'd rather you talk TO me,
not ABOUT me!"

I agree. "You" and/or their name seems to be all that is
required.

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Your friend,

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Hello George Pope!

** On Sunday 10.10.21 - 12:38, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:

Well, I have no way pf knowing what your preferred pronoun
is, so unless you have it on your fgorehead in
permanentymarker, I'll call you as I sees you. Oh, you
told me (sorry, my hearing ain't so good, SIR! & my
memory's even worse)

Yep.. just use the person's proper/given name. Case closed.

You can dress uyp with clothing butthat don't hide your
primary sexual cgharaxteristic (innie or outie genitals) &
you can use surgery to dress up your crotch, but your XY
still tells the truth.

And.. there's the life-long requirement of hormone therapy to
prolong the illusion. Insane.

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August,

Never heard of the torsion one.

From the WebMD.Com website:

Torsion of a Testicle

Torsion of a testicle is a condition in which the blood supply to the testicle is cut off. This occurs when a testicle twists on the spermatic
cord.

Torsion of a testicle is most likely to occur in boys around the time they reach puberty, but it may occur in younger and older males as well.

Torsion of a testicle may occur for no apparent reason, even during sleep.
It may also occur after strenuous physical activity.

Symptoms of torsion of the testicle include:

* Severe pain in the scrotum.
* Nausea and vomiting.
* Abdominal pain.

This condition needs to be corrected as soon as possible to restore normal blood flow. If left too long, the tissue of the testicle can die from lack
of blood. Often emergency surgery is needed.

**

I believe that gangrene is also one of the possible complications if it's left
untreated...and that can lead to a whole slew of other major medical issues.

**

Testicular pain can also mean possible kidney stone formation, a urinary tract infection (UTI), or epididymytis...the latter especially common after
a male has had a vasectomy done...even many years before. As a side note, having a vasectomy done only makes it impossible for a male to father a child...it does nothing to diminish the sex drive.

I know this is TMI...but after having chicken pox over 40 years ago that
put me in the hospital for a week, and out of college and work at Burger
King for 2 months (it nearly went into encephalitis, which could've killed me)...then working in silkscreen printing for nearly 20 years, and absorbing nasty solvents like methyl-ethyl-ketone...as my late wife so eloquently put
it, "they wouldn't spay me, so he volunteered to get neutered"...and that
was done 17 1/2 years ago.

The thing is, I didn't want to have to worry about birth defects or a stillborn child, and my late wife was also diabetic, narcoleptic, and a
heart patient (born with a defective aortic heart valve). Ventricular fibrillation killed her at only 48 years of age. The way most kids are
now to their parents, and the way the world is, I'm glad I never had kids;
and I've talked to other adults who either couldn't have children, or the
men had a vasectomy, or the women had their tubes tied, or they had a hysterectomy done...and they felt the same way. To some people, their pets (dogs and cats) are "their kids".

So for both of us, health issues were a major concern. I'm now a heart patient with atrial fibrillation...and never thought I would be. I'm to
undergo a treadmill stress test later this morning. The difference from
when I had it the last time (at least 20 years ago) and now...is that I
have arthritis throughout my body now...and my pants don't want to stay
up, even with a belt as tight as it'll go. So, they'll let me strip down
nude, and put a hospital gown on me. That way, they can wire me for sound wherever they want. I'll have to also wear my knee braces with velcro, to
help with the walking. As for the chemical stress test, it feels like you
were just literally "bit by a snake".

Back to the original topic, the testicular pain can be a dull throb, or repeated sharp bursts of pain. If the diagnosis is a UTI, and if you are
in a COLD Emergency Room or clinic, it'll cause your urinary bladder to shrink, and you'll feel like you're on Lasix...having to urinate like mad every few minutes. With the UTI, you can also have burning on urination,
or even during intercourse...and UTI's are common in both males and females,
as one gets older.

I had attacks like this a year ago, and this past Sunday. They did a urinalysis, and no blood was noted; so that ruled out kidney stones.
They did a scrotal/testicular ultrasound to make sure there wasn't the
issue of torsion of the testicle, or testicular cancer. However, the
white blood cell count in the urine was elevated, so that pointed it to
a UTI. They gave me a shot in each hip/butt cheek...but I think they
used barbed wire for the needles!! One was an antibiotic, and the other
was for pain. They gave me a prescription for each one. I'm drinking 1
to 2 quarts of flavored water a day, and I haven't had sexual relations
for 14 1/2 years (when my wife died). So, I have no idea how I got the UTI.

At least I had a good looking black female nurse that was taking care
of me. Remember, dirty old men need love, too...although nudity means
nothing to the medical professionals. Yet, I knew someone who would NOT
go to the doctor, clinic, hospital, etc., as he didn't want to see them
naked. I couldn't convince them that "it's not like something they haven't seen". As a widower, I know "what's under the hood" in regards to breasts
and genitalia...and I know "we're all the same from the back side".

Years ago (long before COVID-19), I was in the hospital with a bad case
of the flu, or another illness. In another hobby I do, square dancing,
many of the ladies were also nurses. It turns out that several of them
were at the hospital, and nurses on my ward. They gave me a ton of grief, pulling my chain, etc. It proves "we only pick on the ones we love, and
care about". <G>

We, in Canada, did away with the penny a long time ago. It's
also quite astonishing that the USA still has $1 bills,
original design, easy to counterfeit.

No matter how many anti-counterfeiting measures they do, the thugs
still find a way around it...especially with all the printers that
can do color, digital, laser, 3D, etc. nowadays. I saw a post in The
Telnet BBS Guide group on Facebook, reflecting back on the days of
the dot matrix printer, with the green and white paper, the spooling,
the tearaway deals on the sides (for the printer wheels), etc. It
brought back memories...but then you see how far we've come since then.

As the slogan for the Virginia Slims cigarettes noted years ago, "You've
come a long way, baby!!".

The only reason I'm up at this hour, was that I had a severe IBS attack
with abdominal cramping...and I wanted to be sure I wouldn't have an
additional attack before going back to bed. Plus, this means I don't have
to worry about logging on to the BBS again until tomorrow. Storms for the latter part of the week will keep me offline, then I have to do a much
needed system backup on Saturday. So, it may be a few days before I can
logon again after Wednesday...even if just to do QWK Mail.

Daryl

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Hello George Pope!

** On Sunday 10.10.21 - 12:38, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:

Well, I have no way pf knowing what your preferred pronoun
is, so unless you have it on your fgorehead in
permanentymarker, I'll call you as I sees you. Oh, you
told me (sorry, my hearing ain't so good, SIR! & my
memory's even worse)

Yep.. just use the person's proper/given name. Case closed.

You know, the gener-others aren't the ones whiing anbout pronouns, as they aren't going to be hearing "him" or "her" too often; it's whiny guilty bleeding hearts who stir it all up. Just like "Native Americans/Canadians"; thgey predfer the term Indian & laugh atr us quesing to get ever more convoluted in avoiding this. . .

Columbus didn't think he was in India -- As an explorer, he knew the diference & likely knew matterings of the language. Some of the crew would've been good interpreters. George Carlin posits that Chris, trying to speak pidgin Spanish to his new sponsors, was saying a people "in Dios" (a people in God -- meaning they were found to be living at one with nature)

I know a local hereabouts who describes himself as gender fluid. One day he's a he, another he's a she; different names in use each time -- I think this is a clever ruse by our universal medical system not to have to pay to treat his multiple personality disordy.

"Whatever you say you are is what you are."

Say WHAAAT?! Since when?! Okay, I are a 17yo girl & I wish to attend the all girls' high school near here! OOOOOH!Now the turkey turns?! BAH!

& when that gal in Frisco said she was black, they turned on her -- so it's quite relative -- the last I checked, science is based on reproducible FACTS. Not invented plumbs.

The n-word is basd,. but "the n-word" is okay?! When you say "the n-word" my brain translates it to the word, so what did you accomplish?

& stop calling me physically challenged -- Sir Edmund Hillary was physically challenged. I'm just crippled.

& if you're blind, you're not "sight impaired"; you're blind! My neighbour who has 5% vision in one eye & 0 in the other is visually impaired.

I just am tired of being forced to play a game I don't even like (but I'm still better at it than most!)

You can dress uyp with clothing butthat don't hide your
primary sexual cgharaxteristic (innie or outie genitals) &
you can use surgery to dress up your crotch, but your XY
still tells the truth.

And.. there's the life-long requirement of hormone therapy to
prolong the illusion. Insane.

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Your friend,

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So for both of us, health issues were a major concern. I'm now a heart patient with atrial fibrillation...and never thought I would be. I'm to undergo a treadmill stress test later this morning. The difference from
when I had it the last time (at least 20 years ago) and now...is that I
have arthritis throughout my body now...and my pants don't want to stay
up, even with a belt as tight as it'll go.

Magnesium deficiency?

https://susepaste.org/21573708

It's an excerpt from:

The War Against Viruses: How the Science of Optimal Nutrition Can Help You Win | Paperback - by- Aileen Burford-Mason

Published May 18, 2021
$17.70 US
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August,

Magnesium deficiency?

Not according to my latest blood work. The sodium level was a little
below normal, but the potassium was real low. I've also had problems
in the past with B-12 levels being low.

Daryl

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Hello Daryl Stout!

** On Tuesday 12.10.21 - 21:21, Daryl Stout wrote to August Abolins:

August,

Magnesium deficiency?

Not according to my latest blood work.

Magnesium is cannot be tested by blood. So, if all you're
getting is blood-work, you're missing the magnesium info.



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August,

Magnesium deficiency?

Not according to my latest blood work.

Magnesium is cannot be tested by blood. So, if all you're
getting is blood-work, you're missing the magnesium info.

Having a lot of it can also upset the colon...and I've already
got a whole slew of issues in that department.

Daryl

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Quoting August Abolins to Daryl Stout <=-

Magnesium is cannot be tested by blood. So, if all you're
getting is blood-work, you're missing the magnesium info.

You peaked my interest on this. So I asked "if not a blood test, then
how do you test your magnesium level?"

A quick Google search says "A blood test is the most common way to find
out your magnesium level."

So I'm surious why you think that magnesium cannot be tested by blood.


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Hello Ron Lauzon!

** On Thursday 14.10.21 - 08:27, Ron Lauzon wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

You peaked my interest on this. So I asked "if not a
blood test, then how do you test your magnesium level?"

A quick Google search says "A blood test is the most
common way to find out your magnesium level."

So I'm surious why you think that magnesium cannot be tested by blood.

It was part of what I read in this new book:

https://susepaste.org/21573708

It's an excerpt from:

The War Against Viruses: How the Science of Optimal Nutrition Can Help You Win | Paperback - by- Aileen Burford-Mason

Published May 18, 2021
$17.70 US

BUT that screenshot does not include the inadequecy of blood
tests to detect "low serum magnesium". That exerpt was
primarily to point out Daryl's heart problem linked to low
magnesium. I'll see if I can remember to share some more from
those pages.
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George,

need to use a CPAP when sleeping.

I have such sinus issues (have had them for 45 years), that I cough and
hack like a cat with a hairball every time after I eat, or lie down for
a nap or overnight sleep. They have tried numerous things to treat it, to
no avail. So, it's pointless for me to wear a mask.

Umm, yeah, great bedside manner, Doc!

Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have been on dead people??
Doctor: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. <G>

So, yes, I thank God regularly that I am here to continue my life's mission, whatever it is(or they are). . .

We're still here for a reason.

Daryl

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George,

need to use a CPAP when sleeping.

I have such sinus issues (have had them for 45 years), that I cough and hack like a cat with a hairball every time after I eat, or lie down for
a nap or overnight sleep. They have tried numerous things to treat it, to
no avail. So, it's pointless for me to wear a mask.

The masks always never fit right, so now I use the nose pillows type (two soft rings that fit just inside my nostrills & aim the air flow directly in)

Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have been on dead people?? Doctor: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. <G>

A: how can you be sure they're dead?
D: Well, I removed the brain completely, so I guess it's possible the person is still out there practicing law somewhere. Hmmm, seems you do look familiar. . .

So, yes, I thank God regularly that I am here to continue my life's mission, whatever it is(or they are). . .

We're still here for a reason.

Yup. Don't always know for sure, but we keep on going, expecting it to be revbealed when important (it's NTK only)

Your friend,

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George,

The masks always never fit right, so now I use the nose pillows type
(two soft rings that fit just inside my nostrills & aim the air flow directly in)

Plus, you look like an astronaut, and you have an all day hickey on
your face. :P

Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have been on dead people?? Doctor: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight. <G>

A: how can you be sure they're dead?
D: Well, I removed the brain completely, so I guess it's possible the person is still out there practicing law somewhere. Hmmm, seems you do look familiar. . .

<ZING!!> <G>

Yup. Don't always know for sure, but we keep on going, expecting it to
be revealed when important (it's NTK only)

Well, I got good news and bad news today.

I don't have glaucoma...the eye pressures were between 11 and 15, which
is normal, and the visual acuity was 20/15, which is excellent.

But, I need to have the right eye now done with Yag Laser Surgery. That
is normally done after cataract surgery...the left eye was done shortly
after the cataract surgery.

It's impossible to drive at night, and I'm getting fog with the
bright lights (headlights or brake lights), at night, and during
the day. So, with the $300 co-pay required for it, as well as for
the EGD and colonoscopy (which I'm overdue for), I've resolved that
it's medically necessary for me to sell my car next week.

I can get groceries and medications delivered...and I'll use Uber
only once every 2 weeks to go to the Post Office Box...and to what
few doctors appointments I have. For procedures where I have to be
sedated, that's harder...as they won't let you use any form of
public transportation...and all of my friends work during the day.

But, it will suck being home except for 2 days a month, and then,
only going to the Post Office Box to get mail.

Daryl

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The masks always never fit right, so now I use the nose pillows type (two soft rings that fit just inside my nostrills & aim the air flow directly in)

Plus, you look like an astronaut, and you have an all day hickey on
your face. :P

With the full face mask? Mine made me look more like the guy from Silence of the Lambs, I think. . .

I don't have glaucoma...the eye pressures were between 11 and 15, which
is normal, and the visual acuity was 20/15, which is excellent.

Nice!

But, I need to have the right eye now done with Yag Laser Surgery. That
is normally done after cataract surgery...the left eye was done shortly after the cataract surgery.

It's impossible to drive at night, and I'm getting fog with the
bright lights (headlights or brake lights), at night, and during
the day. So, with the $300 co-pay required for it, as well as for
the EGD and colonoscopy (which I'm overdue for), I've resolved that
it's medically necessary for me to sell my car next week.

That's a responsible choice, for sure. Too many would push it out of stubbornness then cause an accident one night.

I can get groceries and medications delivered...and I'll use Uber
only once every 2 weeks to go to the Post Office Box...and to what
few doctors appointments I have. For procedures where I have to be
sedated, that's harder...as they won't let you use any form of
public transportation...and all of my friends work during the day.

Do you have a local volunteerism or seniors' organisation where you could request for a volunteer driver?

But, it will suck being home except for 2 days a month, and then,
only going to the Post Office Box to get mail.

Yup; Luckily you have internet & ham to stay connected to the human race in a covid-safe way!

I wush you well, my friend. & safety & success with the eye surgery (is it cataract-prevention in the second eye?)

Your friend,

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George,

That's a responsible choice, for sure. Too many would push it out of stubbornness then cause an accident one night.

I saw a commercial from the Arkansas State Police, about the danger and illegality of texting and driving. This girl was doing such, and she was
killed in a head-on collision. On her tombstone was the letters "smh", for "shaking my head".

If I have to call or text, I pull off the road, and put the car in PARK. Then, I'm doing it safely, and the cops can't touch me.

I had originally considered a hands free option with the car, but now, I
just decline the call if it comes in (especially if I don't recognize who
it is). For those I recognize, I will find a spot to pull off the road,
to finish the conversation, or I ask them if I can call them back in a
few minutes.

Do you have a local volunteerism or seniors' organisation where you
could request for a volunteer driver?

Not to my knowledge.

Yup; Luckily you have internet & ham to stay connected to the human
race in a covid-safe way!

And the BBS.

I wush you well, my friend. & safety & success with the eye surgery
(is it cataract-prevention in the second eye?)

I didn't have any complication after the first Yag Laser Surgery, which
is common after cataract surgery. But, they noted that "as with any
procedures, there are risks of complications".

A friend has offered financial help, where I could delay the sale of
the car. But, in the meantime, the deal gets worse, so what night driving
I do will be extremely limited and local. At least when I go out, it's on
a Saturday evening...and this weekend, most of the traffic will be more
toward the midtown section, with a college football game, and I'll be in
the southwest part of the city.

Obviously, if I get reduced sight in the eye (I pray that doesn't happen), that I will have no choice, but to quit driving.

At least without a car, there won't be any more payments for repairs, gasoline, flat tires, dead batteries, catalytic converter theft, insurance, etc.

Daryl

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If I have to call or text, I pull off the road, and put the car in PARK. Then, I'm doing it safely, and the cops can't touch me.

Depends om how aggressive their latetst funds grabbing campaign is -- they mioght cite you for distracting other drivers.

I had originally considered a hands free option with the car, but now, I just decline the call if it comes in (especially if I don't recognize who
it is). For those I recognize, I will find a spot to pull off the road,
to finish the conversation, or I ask them if I can call them back in a
few minutes.

I don't get the hands-free is okay thing; you're still distracted! (not your eyes, maybe, but your attention is certainly not 100% on the road)

Do you have a local volunteerism or seniors' organisation where you could request for a volunteer driver?

Not to my knowledge.

Start one? You can even join nextdoor.com & put out a request. (No harm in asking)

At least without a car, there won't be any more payments for repairs, gasoline, flat tires, dead batteries, catalytic converter theft, insurance, etc.

There you go -- focus on the positives. . . :)

Your friend,

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