Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Went to the gym this morning after some housework & cat care. Drove there & packed street clothes so I could go visit my friend Maryjane to say goodbye (sedated, on a vent & dialysis, COPD, CHF, general organ failure after half a lifetime of brittle Type 2 and a broken hip 18 mos. ago) after my training session. Afterward, before changing, I called her son from the locker room, only to find out she had died peacefully minutes earlier. So I went back into the gym and did cardio, which was like slogging through oatmeal in fog.
Will know more details tomorrow—her husband (a colleague of Bob’s at their three hospitals) and son are very reserved to begin with and are obviously still in shock. She wanted to be cremated, and there will be a memorial service at her church (though not a funeral per se). Her son said that before that, we should all gather and remember her over food and drink, so my other friends & I will take care of that to take some of the burden off her husband & son. My housekeeper is still recovering (foot elevated, non-weightbearing) from bunion surgery, and will be heartbroken if she has to miss any memorial activities—our “circle" of friends is a Venn diagram, and has included Maryjane since our sons started first grade together and Bob & her husband (a retinologist) both joined the staff of the three hospitals where they practice.
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I'm sorry you didn't get to say goodbye to your friend Maryjane but how lucky you are to have a lifetime of good memories. Gather with those friends and toast Maryjane! Sending healing thoughts to you, her husband and their son.
MJ
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Chi, sorry about your friend..sounds like she suffered a lot......she is at peace.....
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"A positive attitude may not solve all your
problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort."
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Sandy, I too am sorry to hear about your friend. Though it is not huge consolation right now, we never truly lose those we love and enjoy --- they just are no longer with us in the earthly plane. Still we miss what we can't touch, see, and verbally experience most directly. Prayers and hugs and hope for all who loved and enjoyed this beautiful soul while she was here. Hoping for calm, comfort and peace for all family and friends.
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A Consumer’s Guide to the Trump-Russia Investigations
With five investigations underway into ties between Trump associates and the Russians, it's difficult to know what each committee is doing. We created a guide to help you understand what each of the Trump probes is looking for and how.
June 7, 2017Rarely has the phrase “you can’t tell your players without a scorecard” rung more true than in the multiple investigations of ties between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
There are now five investigations into the relationships between Trump associates and the Russians. Two committees in the Senate are conducting probes, as are two committees in the House, as well as special counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller, whose power is like that of a U.S. Attorney, is likely to say little unless he indicts someone.
The Congressional committees are a different story. Some or all of them will conduct public hearings, and there likely will be no shortage of committee members willing to opine about their investigation. Yet, the average person probably does not know which committee is doing what, which committee has issued which subpoenas for what reason, and which committee has held which hearings when.
We’ve compiled five tables that lay out what each investigation is looking at, what they’ve done so far, and critically in the case of the Congressional committees, each panel’s rules for issuing subpoenas. These tables make it easy to penetrate the thicket of inquiries. They will be updated periodically, so while one committee may be grabbing all the headlines, there might be another committee that has issued a wave of subpoenas that may indicate where an investigation is headed.
While there is some overlap, the panels diverge. For instance, the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform is interested in whether former Trump National Security Adviser Michael Flynn lied about payments from overseas when he applied for a security clearance.
Republicans on that panel have taken up a cause championed by Trump supporters. At issue are intelligence intercepts of Trump aides speaking to foreign officials during the transition. Typically, the names of Americans are not revealed in these intercepts. Yet some Obama officials asked intelligence officials to “unmask” the Trump aides so they could see who was talking. The committee wants to know which Obama aides asked for the unmasking and why.
In fact, no facet of this imbroglio appears too small to escape Congressional notice. The Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism has asked for all warrant applications and court orders relating to wiretaps of Trump, the Trump campaign or Trump Tower. (There is no evidence there ever were any wiretaps; it all stems from a March 4 Trump Tweet: “Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory… This is McCarthyism!”)
And does anyone remember Trump’s transition pledge to “donate all profits from foreign government payments made to his hotels to the United States Treasury”? Well, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform does, and they sent a letter in April to Trump’s lawyer asking for details on the mechanics of the program. In return, they received a nine-page pamphlet distributed to employees about the promise.
If the pamphlet response is an indicator, the Trump-Russia hearings are likely to be contentious, and occasionally dramatic. These tables are essential for anyone who wants to understand what each of the Trump probes is looking for and how.
This piece if from the Brennen Center for justice ( hope I spelled that right ) and I just read that Sen. Blumenthal and many other Dems are signed on will be instituting a suit to sue Trump for the Emoluments that have been taking place since Trump took office.
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Hap - I don't think you've ever been on this thread before.
As a rule, none of us talk about politics here. If Illinois Lady said something that struck you wrong, I'm sorry. She is normally an inspiration to all of us about how to live life to the fullest and stay positive. We don't need to know what was said. I understand it's probably hard to come into a new thread that has been going for 1015 pages where most people know one another fairly well and figure out exactly what someone means. Hang around if you want to get to know us.
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Well said Minus two! This thread, as many others, started as a site about breast cancer. It has evolved into a great group of friends who share our lives. Like you, I can't see Jackie intentionally posting something so offensive.
I am so sorry HapB that you were so offended by the post. As a group, we tend to avoid religion and politics, but will talk about events in those areas occasionally.
We are a group that loves to share our lives, good and bad and welcome anyone to our group. As you well know, regardless of our individual road, we have all changed as a result of our cancer journeys. There is no one on this thread that would intentionally post something that would offend another. Jackie (Illinois Lady) is one of the kindest, most encouraging people I have ever known. Sometimes, the ridiculous actions of our politicians, on both sides of the fence hits us enough to cause a comment or two. I believe that Jackie's post would not have offended you if you agreed with her POV.
If we seem to be protecting or defending Jackie, we are. She, of all of us, is most careful with her words, and has gotten many of us through really tough times with her calmness and caring. Knowing Jackie, I would guess that she would have deleted that post herself as soon as she realized it offended someone.
Please don't judge her, or any of us, by reading one post. We all have our good and bad days, opinions, events, etc. I suggest you go back and read some of IllinoisLady's other posts to get a better understanding of her in general.
I invite you to come to this site more often, and let us get to know you as well as you getting to know us.
Ann
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Sorry friends. I posted to the wrong thread and upon immediately seeing that I had, I took it out. As you all know --- we don't normally post politics or religion here and I do my utmost to stick to that. The mods don't want to have to deal with it either and I am mindful of that. Like anyone I have opinions ( I'm normal ) about most things, but I have seen this thread as one where help, humor, support, caring, and acceptance is held in much regard as a treasure. I have been here a long time, but do make mistakes on occasion. I'm struggling right now with trying to learn to operate Windows 10 and I think just hit the wrong line ( my favorites are all together) and I'm hoping to get more comfortable soon with this thing.
I have found that while the desk-top is much simpler ( in a way ) there are oddities. I hope at some point they might update to a couple of previous versions. I used to be able to over-ride the Internet and use fonts that were easier for me to read for instance and though you can do it here, Microsoft tells me it is complicated and only someone who is VERY good should attempt it as you could wipe out your computer totally. Well, guess who WON'T be trying an over-ride. There are other things --- and I'm working slowly to figure it out. I don't retain things learned so easily anymore --- but hope once I've done something a few times it will be okay.
Anyway, I'll see you all tomorrow. Again, I apologize.
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Hap - So everyone has apologized & tried to make you welcome. If you don't like our thread, try another one. Every one of your posts mentions political issues or names, which is not conducive to moving on. Give it a rest.
Most of the people here are some ways past treatment and trying to learn to live live with the "new normal" afterwards. You would probably get more support during your treatment on the Chemo June 2017 thread, where the women & men are still in active treatment. Wishing you the best as you make your way through treatment.
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There is life beyond breast cancer. Slowly but surely, even during long-term therapy, we discover there are other things outside our own tumors, bodies and homes. That is why you will find this thread on issues pertaining to those of us over 60; forums for patients from various geographical areas (states, cities, countries) and similar spiritual persuasions (Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Jewish, Pagan, Buddhist, atheist and counting), about our favorite potables (usually potent but not always), cooking & dining, travel, hobbies, music (including “songs that got you through the hard times"). Yes, we have plenty to worry about when it comes to our own cancers, but we also relate to the world outside our door and how to function in it within the parameters of our new normal.
The e-mails you got informed you that the inappropriate post was a mistake but that there are discreet threads where such things can be discussed if one wishes without causing or taking offense—and Jackie, dealing with the hassles of a new operating system on an unfamiliar device & interface, inadvertently posted it here rather than on the appropriate thread (and yes, there ARE appropriate threads for just this sort of thing). She has apologized many times over. If you find the sentiments expressed in that post odious, well, reasonable minds can differ.
If you do not wish to view posts that do not strictly concern breast cancer and its treatments, then you can easily confine your browsing to breast-cancer-specific threads. This is a website for all breast cancer patients, with various forums for those of us who wish to acknowledge and discuss the world beyond cancer. Nobody is forcing you to read those broader threads, but it is wholly inappropriate to condemn an entire site for having threads on subjects you don't wish to read. And THAT intolerance and insistence on suppressing discourse is itself shameful. If thine eye offend thee, don’t click on the link.
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We're all fighting for our lives. This is a breast cancer site, and breast cancer patients have a wide array of concerns. There are specific threads about our cancers, treatments and side effects. There are also threads that acknowledge other aspects of our lives. Visiting any particular thread is completely optional, and denying us the right to discuss dealing with the world outside our doors is itself "inappropriate, mean and totally insensitive." If you've had “enough," then stick to the narrower, cancer-and-treatment-specific threads such as this one. Nobody is forcing you to read anything else. How many times need we make it clear that Jackie's post here was a mistake, that she acknowledged and rectified that mistake, and that she does have a right to post it on another thread you need not access? And that that type of thread has a right to exist on BCO?
Do you also disapprove of posts with grandkids’ pictures, describing family problems, and members’ photos of nature & pets?
I realize you expected advice on being an older woman with a recent and devastating triple-positive diagnosis, and you were disconcerted to find something on this thread that didn't belong here. But it was a mistake, it was removed, and still you refuse to let it go. (I wouldn't air this dirty laundry in public, except you blocked me from PM-ing you). What I find offensive was your implication (if not outright assertion) that nobody here has a right to post their own opinions on other threads created specifically for that purpose on BCO, nor that those other threads should even exist. BCO is a community (kindly direct your eyes up at the url in your browser's address bar and you will see the first word is “community"), not just a place to get medical advice.
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Aw geez! Jackie, now what did you do little kiddle? We have been friends for how long? And I read a LOT of threads, and yes sometimes, within the proper thread, we can talk about ANYthing! You posted on the "wrong" one? Hah! Man, you should see some of the stuff we TALK about!
You will always be my friend..... no matter what.... I just kind of had to laugh... to myself.... because didn't want to wake up DH, but of ALL the gals on here, you are the one that I know you the most, and know you would never purposely offend anyone. ...... Unlike myself.... So you posted something over HERE? Instead of over THERE? Sounds like something I would do.... without even knowing it.....
Hap, just relax.... no harm intended.... Okay.... gotta go out and water my tomatoes.... Love you guys.... And Jackie, would you just behave? xoxo
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Too bad so many people now a days are so easily "offended". You guys are great. If ya don't like us, don'T come here! We are happy an supportive!
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When nothing seems to help, I go and look
at a stonecutter hammering away at a rock perhaps
a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.
Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know
it was not that blow that did it--but all that had gone before.Jacob Riis
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What a gorgeous morning. One of the things I'm liking is that there is no humidity outside so that pretty much means leaving the a/c off. I don't turn it off --- but just open certain selected windows, shut some blinds, turn on the fans and it feels way cooler inside then when the air is on since it is usually set at 78 and w/o air on days like this the inside might be 73 or 74. The week-end temps will in comparison soar to the 90's so that air will be coming on rather early and easily. No amt. of blinds, open windows or fans will deter from the need of allowing the a/c to get back in charge.
You are ( but it was known all along ) a great group of women. I thank all of you for kind words for me and great attempts to help another person down this path no one wanted to take and certainly not alone. I'm sure it is horrible ( we all have been at the beginning at least once ) to get a dx. and have your life so abruptly change -- maybe there is a 'stage' that is being gotten through, but maybe we here are just not a good fit for that stage or maybe not for the person. This is a VERY large organization with numerous forums that help -- hopefully the right one will be found.
I was pm'ed by someone ( thank goodness ) and given a heads up about what I would see when I opened this thread again because I would have been horrified otherwise. Thanks again to all.
I plan on having a fantastic day --- yes, that means that I have to make one of my trips to Walmart. Do I feel envy --- for my exciting life -- well, yeah I know and I'd avoid it to but I'm out of water for my steam mop and need to get some kitty food as well. Chevy I know you are wishing you were here to go with me --- to help me pick out the right gallon of water, so I don't make a big mistake, but I'm going to figure this one out and do okay.
Joyce, even if you don't come much it is nice to know you enjoy spending time here anyway. I have been a lurker now and then in places here, but found some favorites where I now spend time everyday. That came about for deciding to share a quote in several places rather than the original thread where I began many yrs. ago that specifically asked me to. That was the thread Rita started --- you know, Rita, back when Edison made his discoveries, and doing that has always brought me joy and inspiration. I can't tell you just when I became a 'quote' lover, but I find it sustaining to me to start my day that way --- every day. See you later.
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HapB- I think we have "argued" that post enough. All I want to say at this point is that you seem angry that we would "support" such a post. I want to clarify- NONE of us have supported the post. We have supported Jackie and that is based on years of daily posts with her, and through that, knowing she would never intentionally post anything so polarizing or inflammatory on this thread- and that was done without most of us seeing the actual post. God knows, we are "older" ladies and make mistakes. I just lost a bunch of emails a few minutes ago because I hit the wrong button. Can't get them back because I have no idea what button I hit (it was not trash- already tried that.)
That said and done, we are a thread that welcomes new friends the way we were welcomed- with compassion and empathy, each knowing we once stood in your shoes, and know how difficult the time between diagnosis and treatment can be. I was diagnosed with stage 3 HERtriple positive one year and one month after I lost my husband of 42 yrs to complications from Agent Orange in VietNam. I was also visiting my daughter in Atlanta at the time, and she and her husband were my only support there. When I found this thread, among others, that understood, really understood, what I was feeling and thinking, I cannot begin to tell you what it meant to me. They supported me thru the Dx, chemo, surgery and radiation. I knew that every time I came to this site, there would be a new post. Most of all, they were a constant reminder that there is life, during and after cancer, which was a message I needed to hear over and over.
My point is that I hope you find a thread that fits you- we all do. We are all so sorry that your first try ended so badly, Jackie most of all. You need and deserve the support that BCO offers. Maybe you could just visit us a few times to see that we really are a good group of ladies with many different stories and interests that enjoy sharing our days and doing our best to "pay it forward" and offer the same support we received to others. If you will take the time to do so, you will see that just a few days ago, many shared their earlier years, and lifestyles, and how that compares to life today. The stories were as varied as the people that shared them and were a joy to read.
Wishing you only the best, Anne
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If I had to pick one person active on this forum who would never purposely offend another bc survivor, that person would be Jackie. I guess her friends all "circled the wagons" in her support!
Hap, best of luck to you in your journey with bc. We welcome you to tell us about yourself if you would like us to know you.
Sandy, I'm sorry about the loss of your good friend. I love the idea of friends and family getting together and remembering her.
It's a warm and sunny day here in northern MN. Today is dh's birthday. He turned 78. We won't be doing anything special to celebrate. His present is a trip to Kansas City later this month to attend a wood turners' conference. He's excited about seeing demonstrations by some major wood turners. He wants to sample some good barbecue while he's there. I'll be staying here and keeping an eye on things in his absence.
Otherwise, it's Thursday, grass mowing day at the resort. He gets on the big riding mower and I use a small push mower in some of the smaller spaces. It's pretty good exercise.
Without stating any opinions, I will say that I watched some of the Comey testimony this morning. I think it's a privilege for Americans to get an insight into the workings of government.
Happy Thursday to all.
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HBirthday to the man in your life Carole. My dh had his 78th. on May 16th. this yr. The trip to Kansas City sounds like it is perfect. One thing that is nice when you move up in yrs. abit -- you usually reach that place where you really can GET something for a birthday that you will definitely appreciate.
I had a sweater on till just a big ago inside our house. It's a few minutes after 2 p.m. Here it warms all day. It usually reaches the highest it will go by 4 or so. It will be okay today though and likely he air won't even get close to coming on.
Sssh, I watched testimony today too. You are so right --- We have many privileges here that others don't and I do appreciate televised hearings and good news programs. We watch two or three local channels for news which all I think originate out of the St. Louis, Mo area and often CNN and others along that line. I was once an avid TV watcher but hate to say most of the newer programs bore me. It is an age thing --- you know -- like Dragnet and later on Starsky & Hutch. I was wrapped up in raising kids and later adding in a job --- so Mary Tyler Moore & Rhoda and a few like that were great diversions after dinner and dishes were done. It had to change because the whole world got more complicated.
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Hmmm, rather sorry to hear this. I don't much like Trey Gowdy. He is pushy and argumentative it seems to me. Something of a smirky know-it-all. Maybe he will be better as an oversight leader. Sigh !!
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) was
chosen Thursday as the next chairman of the House Oversight
Committee.Gowdy never officially
announced a bid for the post, but he was considered a lock to get
it ahead of the House GOP Steering Committee’s meeting Thursday
where the decision was made.The former prosecutor is best
known for his role leading the House select committee that
investigated the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
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Very wet greetings from So Fl.
It has been raining since I got home last Sat. And I mean RAINING. Not sprinkles or showers but downpours. In fact, they have had to close the largest mall in South Fl due to flooding in the parking lots. The sun peeked out for about 10 minutes today, just to tease us, then back to rain. My daughter asked me to pick up fresh bread for dinner tonight, if I went out, so she didn't have to stop on her way home. I thought of a few extra things, so set out for the store about 2pm. I got about 1/2 mile, and turned around, deciding it was raining way too hard for me to get from the car into the grocery store without getting totally soaked. So, I turned around to come home, and realized it wasn't rainy as bad in the other direction. Luckily, this grocery store has many locations. I got to the store, spent $50 and got home without any rain.
My DS arrived in he middle of the night last Sat. I didn't see him until after dinner on Sun. He has been on the go every day, getting the camp ready. We went to SAMs one day and he spent over $500 on candy - they sell it to the kids for $1 a piece. Then we went to BJs yesterday and he got 12 cases of water. He needs to use my car to fit everything in, so he takes me with him if I have nothing else do. He had to buy a new sound system, and is out now buying a new fridge. We talk to his almost four year old daughter almost very night and poor thing,she is so confused. We saw her 2 weeks ago at the graduation, and she can't figure out why all of her cousins aren't with us and why we are at a different house. Can't wait till they come down to visit Daddy.
I have been sleeping till 10:30-11:00 every day. I was on a really good schedule before the trip, getting up between 8-9am. Need to work on getting back on track. Really missing my brother since he left 2 days before we headed to Ga. Nothing is as much fun without someone to share it with.
Anne
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MO appt tomorrow.......
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good luck and sending lots of positive energies for tomorrow. -
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Good grief, how many times do we have to mention that post was mistakenly posted on THE WRONG THREAD and immediately removed? We let it go. Why can’t you? You keep bringing up that we are a bunch of “bullies” and “mean?” (Not gonna mention to whom those epithets really apply, nor name names, except to say he doesn’t post here).
Got a question about being over 60 with a terrifying diagnosis? Still waiting to hear it.
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Joyce - how nice to see you. Are you still moving back & forth to Florida each season? Do you still talk to Michelle's husband? How is he doing? Did the new girl friend work out?
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, - - not to be mistaken for LA LA Land, which BTW, I haven't seen. Anyone else see the show? (in case you can't tell I'm biting my tongue and forcefully changing the subject - I HOPE)
As you all know, I don't usually post on this thread but I read every day.
Went to a 'survivorship' luncheon today at the Med Center. Presentations were mediocre. Food was 'hospital' chicken. I took a friend who had a lumpy & rads 23 years ago and is still NED.
I'm going to have to teach our water aerobics class on Saturday. Regular teacher is on a cruise and the sub teacher is going away for the weekend with her daughters to a blueberry festival & pick your own.
Ducky - let us know about your MO appointment.
Anne - hope the rains end soon.
Carole - how was WW? Was the 30 minute drive worth it?
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"You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, you put your right foot in and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about."
That's from my memory of grade school days in the early 50's - so if some of the words are wrong, mea culpa. And jacks. And jump rope. And trading cards. More peaceful days!!!
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Strange day. Started off normally: shower, dress, feed kitties, have my egg & coffee. Then off via Lyft to my mani-pedi, and took the bus back because I had plenty of time and it was a nice day. Got home, picked up the mail, and uh-oh: there was a letter from our bank telling us that due to an ATM error it was debiting our account for $4K, which was the difference between the deposit Bob made and the actual amount of the checks deposited. Logged into our account and found that the deposit listed three checks, with check/account/routing numbers for each—but the $4K one’s image was “not yet available.” Called customer service and read them that information, verbatim, from my computer screen on their website (they claimed they didn’t have those numbers in their computer). Felt like Alice through the looking-glass, circular reasoning, yada yada. I lost my temper and explored the darker regions of my vocabulary, and demanded to speak to the customer service rep’s supervisor, who took down the numbers I read him and promised to open a claim inquiry and resolve the matter (I hoped, re-credit our account) in 1-2 business days, which means Mon. or Tues.
So then called Bob and told him not to freak out if he checks our bank balance and finds it $4K lighter. I read him the bank’s letter. A moment or two of silence, and then he said “I only deposited two checks, and certainly not one for $4K.” So together we pieced together what probably happened. Normally, he prefers to either deposit checks in person with a live bank teller, or place them in an envelope, total them up and write the total on the envelope before feeding it into the ATM when prompted. But on the day in question, he didn’t have an envelope and it was after hours, so instead he fed the checks one by one, directly into the ATM (presumably getting a receipt with the check images). Only this time he just took the receipt without looking at it. What doubtless had happened was that the customer in line behind him had done the same, feeding his or her checks into the machine, taking the receipt and then driving off without looking at it. But that customer’s check had likely gotten stuck in the machine and was “recorded” along with Bob’s two checks. Therefore, the bank properly discovered the mechanical glitch and properly debited our account. I can only imagine what that other customer thought when he or she saw their account summary with a deposit $4K lower than it should have been. Needless to say, I called and e-mailed back to apologize for my abusive tirade.
So by then it was too late for me to run to the post office and mail stuff I couldn’t just drop in a mailbox (the “filter holder” from my broken Keurig in order to prove I’d actually purchased & owned it, and therefore not get charged full price for its replacement; and my dead Fitbit so that they can examine why the battery failed and send me a new one) because they were padded envelopes with irregularly-shaped contents. Had a bunch of phone calls and e-mails to return, do more dishes & straightening up, and then begin dinner. (Also, waited for my voice teacher to Skype, then Skyped him, and he replied he’d had an emergency and needed to reschedule for tomorrow). Then feed cats, load dishwasher, portion out my meds, lather-rinse-repeat. No time to practice for Sat.’s farmer’s mkt gig (at least run through chords and start redeveloping my finger calluses).
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Well guess we know where she got the 'B' in HapB!!
Sorry but the older I get the less patience I have for people not willing to accept an apology and move on. You all have been a lot nicer in your responses than I would have been!
Hope everyone here is getting ready for a great weekend with lots of Sun!
PS: I hate Trump and hope he is impeached and removed from our lives very soon.......so there!
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Hello all! I've been reading along but no posts lately. I received some bad news a couple days ago. My eldest sister (10 years older than me-77) who had breast cancer in 2004 and a year or so later found out she has leukemia has had a recurrence of her BC. This time it's in her left hip joint. She had a UMX of the right breast all those years ago and took Femara for a while. It's hard for her to accept after all this time. She isgoing to her MO in Cape Girardeau for rads as soon as possible. The way this was even found out was trouble with her walking and pain. It took about 3 months for them to find the problem. The docs thought she had a fracture. A St Louis surgeon diagnosed her after a biopsy. So guys keep her in your well wishes and prayers Thanks
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