More Lost Jobs ~ More Vehicle Issues & Issues Of Life

 So, I got to the Dealership when they opened at 7:00 a.m., I was there Three Hours and luckily everything was covered under Warranty.  The Repairs won't be done until Noon so after Three Hours there drinking Gourmet Complimentary Coffee Lattes The Daughter and Mando came and picked me up.  But, it was due for some Preventative Maintenance at 25,000 miles of a Transmission Flush or something along that line, I can't recall, and that will be $181 so I approved that to just get done while it's there.  The Sensor for that would be going off on it soon anyway to go get it done.  I asked what that Steaming Coffee Cup Light means, since I told them my Kids thought I was making that one up!?   He Laughed and said, No, the New Smart Cars have that as a Safety Prompt for Driver needing a Rest, like if you've driven long distances and appear too tired and make too many errors that the Vehicle Sensors pick up on.  Wow, who knew?!  *LOL* 

The Bad News was that Screw in the Rear Driver's Side Tire isn't repairable and I didn't get the Tire from there so he suggested I take it to who I bought the Tire from and it may be covered under the Road Hazard Warranty I bought?  Otherwise, they would have to Special Order the Tire and charge me $375.   He said it's no urgency since it's not deep enuf to go flat or even set off Tire Sensors.  So I'll take it back to "Discount Tires" where I bought it and pretty sure it's still under Road Hazard Warranty, which, I always buy coz Construction in this City causes lots of Tire Damage constantly with Construction Debris in the Roads and Parking Lots.  It's actually been in that Tire for a while and wearing almost off now, so hasn't given me any problems.  So, if it's not covered under Road Hazard Warranty I might not buy a New Tire right away coz I don't have the Money to outlay right now.  So, that's the scoop on the Vehicle Repairs, relieved it wasn't anything unaffordable that would need financing.  *Whew*

The Oldest of the Granddaughters in Pittsburgh Shared a slew more Pixs of the Three Generations that went to Disney World in Florida for Halloween.  It seems her Parents and her Husband's Parents came along, plus of coarse her Three Children.  It was so nice to finally get some Pixs of our Oldest Daughter, who isn't a Pathological Picture Taker and never has been.  Plus more of this Granddaughter and her Kiddos, our Great-Grands.   And I needed being Uplifted coz The Son got Laid Off Today too, along with 15 other Employees.  He has been saying he thought the Company was folding, coz they'd Laid Off all the most experienced Staff, those that had been with the Company 20-35 Years, a few Months ago.  Then they shortened everyone's Hours to only Mon-Wed... and now they've been Let Go entirely.  *Le Sigh*  He almost had his 5 Years in and said it was same time last Year they Laid him Off and then realized they really couldn't do without him and so fater Six Weeks called him back.  He doesn't know that will happen this time so he's going to Rocky Point, Mexico with Andrase to unwind and then when he gets back will talk to people who've already contacted him to work for them.

He'll also apply for Unemployment.  His Girlfriend was Laid Off too but is still receiving Full Pay for now, so she's going to Rocky Point with them, why not, it's the closest thing to having Vacation Time any of them will have now.  Since, if they start a new Job they'll be starting from scratch with no Earned Benefits.  The Son has a lot of unused Vacay time and Sick Pay they'll have to pay him for and luckily living here he doesn't have a lot of financial obligations to stress about.   I told him that even tho' SNAP is Suspended, apply for it anyway on Emergency Status... fuck it, why not?   Now nobody in the Family is Working, except Princess T, so he may as well.  We aren't getting all of our Pensions/Disability on Time either, so every little bit helps.   We got Three Generations here and every single person here has Disability Status/Special Needs Status of some kind or other.  We just Circle the Wagons and throw more Water in the Beans.   I don't know about so many folks getting Laid Off suddenly with nothing to do about their Performance being the Cause... and then all Social Nets being Suspended... Government Closed Down for a Record amount of Time.  Other than that everything is Swell.  *Bwahahahahaha*

I got some Holy Tea from Blog Friend Shirley of BOOTS & BRAIDS Blog to cleanse our Home of any Bad Energy and The Young Prince has been Saging it Today inside and out as well.  Of coarse he didn't know where I had my Regular Sage so used my Decorate Sage... arghhhh... oh Well.  *LOL*  He means well with it and said the Energy needed to be Cleansed, we've had too much Negative stuff piling up with Issues of Life lately, I agree, a good Cleanse was absolutely needed.   It was my 7 Chakras White Sage, it's quite Beautiful a bundle.   The Young Prince fancies himself a Shaman, so I let him have at it.   The VA Nurse just left, we've been extended and Approved 'til the end of the Year.  Each Week a visit on Tuesdays thru November, then every other Week in December.  She was glad coz she feels our Family needed and deserved the Help.  She asked about The Young Prince too.  

She was saying that Donnie Two Dolls announced now that he's sending Weapons to Nigeria, where she's originally from.  She said he's ignorant of the fact that those Weapons will be used by the Islamic Extremists to further commit Genocide against the Christian Minorities, during the Jihad they've waged there, they've been burning Christians to Death in her Villages.  She said they put Gasoline around all of the Homes and Burn the Christians Alive inside every Home of every Village that has Christian Minorities.  It's why she came to America seeking and granted Asylum.  Being a Nurse her Skills were Valuable here.  She said her 90 Year Old Mother still lives in Nigeria and she's worried about Family still trapped there now, they will surely be Murdered with America aiding the Jihadists.   And she found it Ironic that he doesn't want more Black Africans seeking Asylum no matter what legitimate reason they're escaping from that is certain Death, yet, he Granted immediate Asylum to the Elite White South Africans who have always Ruled over there and are actually quite Wealthy and are not being persecuted.

She wasn't happy about The Man's Readings Today, they were still quite High and his Breath is really smelling very Bad and Vile.   He's had all his Appointments and just got all his Meds renewed by the VA, but, he's just been in a decline lately that is becoming difficult for him to rebound from, even tho' he did well thru the Two Heart Surgeries.   I try to keep him lightly Active as much as he's capable of still doing.   She said pushing him to do something is beneficial, even tho' it seems mean to make him be Active when he's not feeling 100%, he needs to keep moving... being sedentary would be a quicker decline.   She likes how I'm handling his Care and we always sit and chat for a while, she's such a lovely Woman and has a great Bedside Manner with him so he opens up to her.   She had noticed he's not as Stoic and Introverted now he's gotten to know her.  She was Eyeballing the Halloween Candy left over and was Delighted when we told her to take some Home for her Family since we rarely eat Sweets and had gotten a lot of it to hand out, knowing many Families right now can't afford non-essentials like Candy/Treats.  She said some of the Homes she is Assigned to are already without Food for their Families!!! 

  

She said in Africa they raise their own Livestock and grow a lot of their own Food, much like they also do in Mexico which The Daughter told her.  But, here in America most Residential areas don't allow people to Raise their own Livestock and don't have much property to Raise/Grow Crops to sustain them.   My Mom and Dad always had small Victory Gardens everywhere they lived and grew a lot of what we ate, even in a small space to grow it.  Dad also grew his own Medicinal Plants to use for ailments.   But most Americans really aren't doing that so when they have no Money to Buy enough Food, they're screwed.   The Man has always Hunted so he said as long as he has Bullets, we'd never go Hungry and some Animals don't require a Hunting Season even if you have to Buy a License to Hunt them.   Feral Hogs for example are such a nuisance they encourage Hunting of them and that's a lot of Pork.   Tho' I've never personally eaten Rabbit, they are able to be Hunted Year Round as well.   During the Fall is Quail and Dove Season, they are good eating.  If you Draw out on Deer or Elk, that's a lot of Meat.  The Man will not Hunt anything he doesn't intend to Eat.

We've always kept a Pantry of Non-Perishables that would last for around 4-6 Months, always have.  If you stock up when you have some abundance they you won't suffer when there's some lack.  You cannot really rely upon and fully depend upon Charitable Help, by it's very definition it's elective for whoever is providing it.   I'm not implying anyone in lack is able to control that outcome, there are a lot of working Poor who have low income in spite of hard work they do every day and aren't given a livable Wage.  Even some of the biggest and wealthiest Companies like Amazon and Wal-Mart are notorious for exploitation of their Workforce.  There are the Elderly, the Disabled, Children, and those who have Medical Issues and expenses for Medical Care and Medications, the Underemployed and those who become Unemployed thru no Fault of their own.   You can be the more exemplary Worker and have loads of Seniority there, but if your Employer is Downsizing or just replacing Humans with Technology, you'll still be Let Go.   It's happening to so many People we know all of a sudden.

There are Single Parents who may not be able to afford Childcare and aren't receiving their Child Support from the absentee Parent.  There are Caregivers who cannot Work becoz they are Unpaid for the Care they're providing Loved Ones.  I had to give up a successful Career to become an Unpaid Full Time Caregiver and lose 60% of my Earned Pension to Retire Four Years too Early in order to become an Unpaid Caregiver.  Losing that Income, which was more than The Man was making, and he couldn't work anymore either and had been involuntarily Medically Retired, was HUGE for us.   He gets 66% of what he used to Earn when he could still Work, I'm receiving 60% less than I'd of gotten had I been able to make it to my fully Vested Retirement in just Four Years, from the County, working for the DA's Office.   You had to have so many Years in AND be a certain Age to be fully Vested, I was Four Years short and too Young to be fully Vested when I had to quit and become The Man and The G-Kid Force's Full Time Unpaid Caregiver.

  Life happens, shit happens, it can and does create Situations and Hardships you didn't anticipate nor predict.   It annoys me when arrogant ignorance is judging who is getting Nutritional Assistance and painting the Recipients with a broad brushstroke that is inaccurate and often Mythical, not factual.   And someone whose never been Hungry and not able to afford Food cannot possibly have a Point of Reference to draw upon, just speculation at best, at worst, their own personal biases, Misinformation, unreliable Sources they get their information from, and Scapegoating.   I do find it Interesting that some Americans are more worried about what a Needy Family is Buying as Food with their SNAP Benefits than they are about what Wealthy Pedophiles are able to Buy of our Children to Sexually abuse!!!   I would suggest they get their Priorities Straight and not vilify the Needy while Supporting vile Elite who are doing much worse things, Serious Criminal things, at the expense of The American People. 

I took The Young Prince to his Dad's Tonight, he won't be spending the Night, just spending some time with his Dad.  I don't know he feels comfortable with the new Stepmom yet, but, she seems to be at least trying to form a relationship with her Husband's Oldest Son.  I don't know how she is with the Younger Siblings?  I know he has joint Custody and has the Younger Kids some Weekends.   The little Brother is a Teenager now, they grow up so fast!!!   I think the little Sister is around 8 Years Old now.  For some reason the Internet is acting up Tonight so I Hope it Saves what I've Written since I got back from dropping The Grandson off?   The Daughter has a Housecleaning job on Sunday, which is good.   She still owes Princess T some Money that she loaned to ensure one of her Younger Sisters in Mexico could enroll in High School, I paid for the School Uniform but couldn't afford the Tuition too.

I'm enjoying the Pixs the Granddaughter Shared of their Halloween in Disney World with the Great Grandkids {her Three Kiddos}, and her Parents and her Husband's Parents.  I'm so glad the Granddaughter is a Pathological Picture Taker, she won't regret having taken so many great Pixs of all the Memories and of her Family.   She and her Husband take really good Professional Grade Photos and the Great-Grands seem so comfortable and candid in front of the Lens.   Anyway, on the way Home I took The Man to "The Spaghetti Factory" for Dinner, the Food Porn Pixs of the visit will likely be in another Post.  I'm still wading thru a lot of unused Holiday Photos so I've got Blog Fodder Imagery of it all for Days.  *Smiles*   My Brother covered a Holiday Event in Cali where everyone was in Costume, so he Shared those and knows I'll Crib some for the Ole' Blog.  He doesn't mind and all Credit goes to him for the Cali Faire Pixs I'll be using.  The mere Quality of his Pixs as a Pro Photographer stand out as not being mine.  *LOL*  He compliments me tho' on how much better my Photography has gotten and that's encouraging to me as an Amateur.

And there were some Local Events others took Pixs of that ended up in my Book of Faces Feed and I Cribbed some of those too.  The Quality of the Costumes was superb at many of the Events and worthy of Blog Fodder.  I cannot attend them all since many run simultaneously and others aren't well Advertised so I find out about them after the fact... dammit.  I might have wanted to attend the one in Sedona this Year, had I known what a good one it was.   And of coarse we had one closer in Buckeye, just West of where we live that I would have attended if I'd only known Ray Villafane was Displaying his Pumpkin Carving there and giving Classes on how to Carve them.  The whole Family would have Loved that coz it's been Years since we got to see Ray in Action carving his Pumpkins.  Really nice Guy and Passionate about what he does, he wants Young Artists to Learn the Craft and Mentors many who have become Pro at it.   He has a whole Team now who Tour with him and Host Events with exceptional Extreme Pumpkin Carving on Display, it's Mind Blowing Artistry how they Sculpt those Pumpkins, Gourds, and other Foods!!!

Now that nobody has to get The Son all the way to Work most of us can Sleep In a bit longer until Princess T needs to go to Work now.  But, The Son is taking his Layoff very hard and was quite Emotional about it by last Night when it set in that he's Unemployed and without an Income now, thru no Fault of his own.  He gave 110% to that Employer for Five Years, some had given their All to that Employer for up to 35 Years and all were Laid Off without Warning.   They only kept all the new lowest paid Hires with almost no Experience and no Tenure!!!   The Son said they weren't Buying Supplies like they should so he suspected the Company was in Crisis, so he'd been concerned there would be Layoffs.  But assumed it would be the last hired and they'd keep the most productive and experienced people who'd be Loyal to the Company the longest.  But, they did not.   In fact, they screwed all the Employees over by Laying Off the ones who'd been there longest first, then those who had 5-10 Years next.  Now only people who'd been there less than 4 Years are left and most have only been there a few Months that didn't get Laid Off!   I want him to get Work closer to Home tho' so he doesn't have a long commute since he doesn't have reliable transportation.

  

But his Worry is that so many massive Layoffs are happening all of a sudden, including at huge Companies like Amazon, whose Laying Off literally Thousands before the Holidays, that there will be a glut of people looking for Jobs now.  I know The Niece, who works in High Tech, has been out of Work now since August and said no Work exists and most Companies Advertising that they're Hiring really aren't and it's a Ghost Position to make the Companies look more healthy for Investors.   So, they pretend they're Hiring and actually are Online Job Postings that Companies have no immediate intention of filling.    Either becoz the Role is Non-Existent, or, has already been filled, or, the Company is using the Posting for other Purposes... to lure Investors most likely.   They can build a Talent Pipeline creating the impression of Company Growth, and, assessing the Talent Market.  It's a waste of Time and Effort for those looking for a Career, or even just a Job, applying for Roles that don't and won't lead to a Hire.   It also really Mind Fucks to those Unemployed to be applying at Hundreds of Jobs and not even getting any response, it's hard not to take that personally or look Bad for you.  Unemployment Services expects you to look in earnest, but, if so many fake Job Listings are out there, wading thru to find Real Jobs is exhausting and discouraging Physically and Mentally.

And as you near the Age of 40, your chances of someone Hiring you start to diminish considerably and Middle Aged Experienced Workers find that out the hard way.  Plus our Country is unstable and in Economic Freefall, the only thing holding up the illusion of prosperity is that the Mega Wealthy are prospering more than ever, which doesn't mean the 99% are.   In fact the Tariffs are killing a lot of Businesses that can't Pay Off the Extortion that Donnie Two Dolls now demands to give waivers and preferential treatment to those who can afford the hefty Extortion Costs and Shake Downs for his Political Favors.   No Small or Mid Sized Business, no matter how well they're being run, can compete therefore and are getting hammered with these Tariff Taxes Negatively impacting their Business.   And what they can't and won't absorb is hammering the American Consumer instead.

 

And my Rant goes further, the fucking Specialists Office never got back with me as Promised for Week Number THREE now!!!   So, I've got to initiate Contact AGAIN for the 3rd damned time now about that Referral they aren't responding to and claim they never got.   If I still get the Runaround this Week I've got to insist my Doctor find another Specialist to send me to coz I won't even want to bother with this one.  They are much too negligent and Time is of the Essence with an Urgent Referral Request, I need a Specialist who takes that Urgency my Doctors feels is necessary, Seriously and not so casually they don't do ANY follow-up at all and make promises to potential Clients that they have no intention of fulfilling.   Ignoring an Urgent Referral for 3 Weeks in a fucking row is totally unacceptable when the turnaround should be 24-72 Hours Max!  I was told 24-48 Hours was the Norm... not Three fucking Weeks and Zero Contact initiated by them!!!  In the meantime my Ear is getting worse!

 

The last thing I wanna Hear when I FINALLY get Seen is that, Gee, if you'd only have come in 3 Weeks ago, we could have done something!  You know?   But, without a Referral they won't even Schedule the fucking Appointment yet and so they claim they have never gotten one, which, my Doc's Office said is not True... and so I don't know what further delay I'll even have to get the actual Appointment when they get handed the Referral rather than keep losing the FAX sent to them?   I'm going to Call again this Morning, if they claim they still don't have a Referral, I'm gonna ask my Doc's Office to HAND me the fucking Referral and I'll walk the damned thing in so they can't claim they never got it, and demand to get an Appointment STAT while I'm still standing there in Person!  I can make a Scene if that's what it takes, their Choice how the Specialists Office wants to handle things, I know my Doctor's Office has always been on top of their Game... it's these Dermatologists that seem ambivalent as Hell about their Patients!!!   Must be Nice to be so Cocky you can treat your Patients any kind of way and still keep in Business!!!

With the shitty experience I've already had, I'm Surprised that OMNI Dermatology has decent Yelp Ratings.  But, those are from Patients already SEEN... and managed, somehow, to get a fucking Appointment!   They Specialize in Skin Cancer detection and perhaps they are Mad Busy, but they should not be losing Referrals for Weeks on end in their Front Office no matter how busy they are IMO... or neglecting Client Contact entirely, WTF?   Especially potential Cancer Patients coz Tick fucking Tock when it comes to something that can worsen considerably and be potentially quite deadly and aggressive to manage, treat or cure!!!   If your Primary is saying, I think this is an Urgent Case, I take that Seriously myself, I think most Patients would... I know my Primary and their Office Staff took it Seriously.    But I have no qualms about putting any Doc or Specialist on Blast here on the Ole' Social Media Platform if they show themselves negligent and not up to the Job... so far, I'm not impressed with OMNI Dermatology.  So, on Blast they go.

I did pick up my Referral Hard Copy and will bring it in to OMNI when I come in FOR my Appointment, which, they did finally Schedule without it due to the cluster fuck of losing Three Referrals that were FAXed to them in Three consecutive Weeks and I have the Cover Letter of the Three Page FAX from my Primary Doc's Office proving they'd done their part.  I couldn't ask them to FAX it a 4th time, that's ridiculous.  So, I have the Appt. on the Morning of the 11th and their Office is within sight of our Home, so that's convenient.   Color me relieved, less anxious, and Happy now that we're not dicking around any more with this Referral nonsense.

I got some good things from SAVERS Today when Princess T told me some of the best Winter Merch was being put on the Floor Today.  Mostly Clothes for the Family for Winter, we don't have a lot of warmer Clothing since Arizona normally is temperate Year Round.  But, it was in the 50's this Morning so chilly for us.  They had some Cute Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Brand New from places like SPENCERS but at a quarter of the Cost.  I got myself the one Below which has Santa as a Sumo Wrestler surrounded by Sushi.   That's about all the Christmas I can stand to get into this early, but I knew those Sweaters would Sell Out fast.  Literally everything is Full On Christmas in all the Stores already, they wasted no time about it this Year, the Day After Halloween it was Full On switched. 

I also bought the Candle below which has a Skelly in a fragrant Candle Tub made out of a Vintage Sandwich Glass Ice-Cream Sundae Dish, for Two Bucks, hadda have it.  *Smiles*   I got some Specialty Tarot Card Decks, they've been getting a lot of those Donated that are brand New Old Stock too, but for about 1/4 to 1/2 the Price they usually Sell for Retail.  And I got Princess T a Pokemon Backpack with Picachu on it, Online it Sells for 70% more than I Paid for it and Today was also Military Discount Day, so a Discount on my entire Purchase.  I got a Chucky Bra and Panty Set for The Daughter, the Bra looks so much like a Swimming Suit or Sports Bra Outerwear that she's wearing it like that and showing the Chucky Waistband above her Pants of the Panties.  I have a Choker and Earrings that match it that I got a few Years ago so she's wearing those with it. 

I did wrestle with myself about purchasing the T-Shirt and Ugly Christmas Sweater Below to Re-Sell, but I'd already spent enuf on what we'd Keep and Wear, so, didn't.   It wasn't necessary to Buy for Inventory, coz The She Shed is full of what I already Own and wanna Sell in the Great Edit & Purge of Downsizing.   So I'm trying to avoid Inventory Purchases while Sales are so flat and I'm not getting good return on my Investment of doing so.  Yes, sometimes something is a Quick turn if it's Cheap enuf, and if on Half Price Day they're still there I may relent and pick them up to Resell.   But, for now, Sales are Flatlined at the Mall and tho' this Week they picked up some and I Sold some better Quality Merch for a change, it's not Strong for the Holidays and everyone is Budgeting like I am.  Mostly only spending on what is Necessary and not what is Unnecessary.

We went to TARGET to see if they had any Halloween Merch left and marked down, literally nobody does, it got cleaned out the Day After I think... everywhere.   In the Parking Lot was a Jeep which this on the Front Grill tho', so, hadda Photograph it... see Below.   So, some Cute Remnants of Halloween are still evident and we've yet to go to the Cemetery and look at the Dia de los Muertos Ofrendas on the Graves.  I meant to do that Today, but had so much to do that I ran out of Time to pack more into the Day.   And now it's too late to do it Today, so, mebbe Tomorrow Morning since I got everything accomplished Today so I'd have an Open Day then with nothing on the Calendar.  Autumn is just speeding by, by the end of this Month, the Season is over and we move right into Winter... whew... Speed Seasons it seems like.   

 

We do have One Frozen Turkey, which is handy since The Son got Laid Off before their Thanksgiving Party and Giveaways.  A shitty thing for the Company to do to the longest tenured Employees they Let Go right at the Holidays.  They Earned the Party and Giveaways, along with Holiday Bonuses, the New Hires didn't.   He said all the people they kept were there less than Six Months!!!   Lowest Pay Scale of coarse, least Experienced for sure, Quality of Work questionable at best, at worst, lacking for Custom Cabinetry they Specialize in making.  They will lose Clients, The Son is sure of that.  He said the Sherwin Williams Paint Reps told him they'd give him stellar Recommendations for anywhere else he chooses to go for a Job, so to use them as a Reference.   His Reputation in the Industry is very high in The Trades... both for Cabinet Making and for Glazier Work especially, he has a lot of Experience in both.

He could also go Work in any of the Warehouses or Gravel Pits and Mines driving or operating their Heavy Equipment coz he has a CDL for any of it and knows how to use all of it.   He doesn't wanna Work the Mines and Gravel Pits tho', great Pay but grueling Mandatory Hours often 16-19 Hours a Day, and often Seven Days a Week.   Now that he's pushing 40 he said it's harder for him to do the very Physically demanding and Dangerous Work, even his Bestie Q is having a difficult time doing that now, and he's a big Corn Fed Young Man, but, also, pushing 40.   The Son said a lot of Older Guys who keep doing it end up getting Bad Hurt and Disabled for Life, he doesn't wanna be one of the Casualties.  It's a Young Man's Game and even some of them get Bad Hurt and Disabled doing it.

 

 It's not as if The Son hasn't had Work related Injuries over the Years, that's how he got strung out on Opioids, serious Back Injury in his late 20's.   And he got massive Stiches after over a Decade doing Glass Work when a Co-Worker dropped his end of some huge tempered Glass on him.   If it hadn't of been tempered Glass he would have lost his Left Arm for sure!   He'd complained about that Co-Worker too for being Sloppy and Careless, which you cannot be in Glazier Work, it's too Dangerous and you could Kill someone.   But that Day on the Job nobody else could help THAT Guy with that Big Load coz it was a huge piece and The Son was the Strongest One to Assist so they made him help the Guy.  Well, The Guy was Young, Reckless and hasty, he kept leaning the piece and The Son told him not to coz it would become imbalanced and twist. 

 The Guy wouldn't listen and did it anyway, losing his grip and just dropping his End without even Warning The Son!  It exploded and he got a Gash so large it required Internal and External Stiches.   Before The Son got out of the ER he told the Boss that Guy better be fucking Gone before he returned to Work or he'd kick his Ass all around the Shop, coz he could have permanently Disabled him or even Killed him if he'd of Bled Out.  They Fired the Guy immediately but the damage to The Son's Arm was already done.  He still has a nasty looking Scar from that Injury and did lose some Strength in that Arm due to Ligament and Tendon permanent damage.   All becoz some Idiot Co-Worker wasn't following Safety Rules and got sloppy and hasty doing something Dangerous. 

The Man said it was the same in the Military, especially during Wartime, you didn't wanna be around some Fool who would get everyone Killed or Captured.   That's why The Man preferred being in Special Elite Forces, those Soldiers are ALL highly Trained Specialists and no Fools get in.  He said in Vietnam so many Guys came Home in Body Bags for doing stupid shit and not listening to Wiser Experienced Soldiers.   Shit like wearing After Shave or Smoking a Cigarette while in the Jungle.   The Cherry on the end of a Cigarette, along with the Smell, got a lot of Guys Killed, as did wearing their Aftershave or Colognes.   The Man wouldn't eat anything but what the Locals ate the whole time he was there and even Months before he got there, so he wouldn't even Smell like an American thru his Pores.  Subtle things like that mattered if you wanted to come back Alive.

Some of Princess T's recent Testing by her Specialist came back Negative for some of the more Serious Gastro or Intestinal Diseases, so that was a good thing.  *Whew*   More Testing is likely necessary and we're doing all the least invasive stuff first hoping to avoid the more Invasive Surgical Procedures.  I don't know she'd voluntarily have an Elective Procedure like any of those and she's 20 now so can make her own decisions about that once the Procedures are explained to where she knows what it entails and the risk factors.   We liked the Specialist and he seems quite thorough and so far her Insurance is covering what he approves her to have done.

 

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Happy Autumn my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian