I should have known I didn't have a 'Free' Monday to myself. *Le Sigh* The Man woke me with a start asking if I'd be taking him to his VA Doc Appointment this Monday Morning or was The Daughter and Mando? Shit... they weren't up either and his Appointment was in an Hour and I do have a commitment to take Princess T to her Oral Surgeon Appointment for the Wisdom Tooth extraction consultation this Morning at Noon too! Fuuuuck!
So, The Daughter rushed, not easy for her upon waking, and they've loaded him up and should be able to get to Sun City West in time to get him there to the VA Clinic? And I've stressed this time, don't make any future Appointments for your Dad on a Monday anymore! It's your Daughter's only Day Off during the Weekday and when she needs me to take her to Appointments she schedules, so she won't miss any more Work! I'm actually glad I drew her Appointment and not his.
She won't let her Mom and Mando take her to anything, she only wants ME and I'm Fine with that. Taking her to something is far easier than taking her Grandpa to something, even tho' both of them develop extreme Anxiety about it. Plus, she always Treats me to Lunch for taking her. *Winks* And we usually have a little Girl's Day Out afterwards, also enjoyable, she's Fun to hang out with after her Anxiety fades. *Smiles* So, he's on his way to the VA now, I'd taken him for VA Labs last Week at the Clinic near our Home.
If Dr. Kline at the VA ever Retires I'll ask for The Man to be transferred to this Clinic closer to our Home, I can practically SEE it from our House, it's so close by. They had no openings for New Patients tho' shortly after it was built. So he's still assigned to the Sun City West VA Clinic Branch, which is a long commute to the Northwest Valley, but not as long as going to Central Downtown Phoenix and the VA Hospital. I should have given them Gas Money but I don't think I have any Cash on Hand, so will give it to them upon their return.
So, that's how Monday began... not Ideal rushing to get him ready, get his Meds and Shot taken beforehand, and get that Show on the Road in time. He did pretty good tho' and HE had been the one to Remember there was Appointments, who knew?! Sometimes his Memory Care Issues aren't as apparent as other times, it's very fluid with him what he remembers now and what he doesn't. I think he actually likes them taking him coz they fawn over him with utter devotion and he'll lay it on thick for that added attention. *Winks and Eye Roll*
Okay, other than all this, everything is Swell. *Bwahahaha* Well, no, not really, since The Son just did his Taxes and becoz he had Health Coverage last Year, when he was still Working, instead of getting a Refund like he usually does, now he Owes $1,300 that he can't Pay the IRS coz he has NO Income now! If he wasn't living here he'd be Homeless in fact, he's not receiving Unemployment, or even Nutritional Assistance, and has no Job prospects, so, he has no way of even setting up a Payment Program with the IRS!
I don't understand how having Health Insurance would make it go from a $300 Refund to Owing the Government $1,300 tho'? So I Googled it. They said something about receiving Advanced Premium Tax Credits to pay for Marketplace Coverage, which is exactly what he had. It's called Subsidy Clawback. It's becoz the Estimate Marketplace gave for him Qualifying for the Subsidy, was Off by that amount and he earned slightly more. So now has to repay it by that amount apparently! He said he'd never have signed up for it if he'd known it was such a Scam they don't warn Enrollees of Tax Risks of.
I've always said if The Government Giveth with One Hand, they'll also take it away with the other Hand... and then some. Yet Billionaires don't pay Taxes, but they'll come after a Homeless Unemployed Person with a vengeance if they don't Pay what they say they Owe. That's what chaps my Hide. He once also got Audited for Owing the IRS $10 on a Tax Return Mistake and they sent an Auditor out for Two Weeks to find that huge Ten Dollars they were Owed and didn't get... no Joke... it happened! And it wasn't like he was trying to commit any fraud, he told the Auditor, it would have Cost you Guys less to just call me and I could have come down and given you Ten Bucks to be Square with ya!
Nope, they sent an Auditor who Earns $62,000-$101,000 Salary, for Two Weeks, to Collect a Ten Dollar Debt!!! Yet Donnie Two Dolls hasn't Paid any Taxes for a couple of Decades of being a Billionaire. And has mos def committed Tax Fraud and Bank Fraud for Decades and they KNOW this Fact, which is Why he couldn't get American Bank Loans for so long coz of the Bank Fraud he perpetrated, but the Government haven't gone after him at all, go figure! They claim it would be too 'expensive' to go after Billionaires for what they Owe the Government!
But a Return on what The Donald Owed, compared to what they wasted to Collect Ten Bucks from a Part-Time Employee at Wal-Mart {The Son's Temp Job at the time during a Layoff in the Trades}, isn't a remotely Solid Math Prospectus, is it? *Eye Roll* The whole System is rigged in favor of the Elite and we all know it. And so how things are further unraveling now isn't really such a huge Surprise to any Americans who've endured overt discrimination Forever, like all people of Color, the Disabled, Women, and the LGBTQ+ Community. But now it's Open Season in the Streets of White Folks being Assassinated in broad Daylight, we're all pretty much screwed now.
This is my View from The Edge anyway, I don't know how you're all looking at it and viewing it? Coming to a City near you soon. As my Dear Ole' Dad always said to people who were too smug in thinking they had a pretty Charmed Life and nothing Bad would ever happen to them, even if it was happening to everyone around them, "Well, just keep on Living..." *Ha ha ha* Until it's THEM, a great many of them will never think it's gonna be.
And so therefore keep Eyes Wide Shut so long as it's somebody else Bad Stuff is happening to and they can conveniently ignore and not get involved, assuming those them deem as "Others", must have deserved it. Those would be the same folks that think those being Murdered in the Streets by ICE aren't "Victims" at all. But, that's only becoz ICE isn't coming after those folks smug in the assumptions it will never be coming to a City near them. With folks being abducted and kidnapped without Due Process or Warrants and Disappeared into Facilities that refuse Congressional Visits as to what they're doing to those in the Concentration Camps For Profit being built.
Doors being kicked down, folks dragged out of their Vehicles and the Vehicles left abandoned in the Streets when there's been not even a Traffic Violation. Five Year Old Children being snatched by ICE out of their Front Yards or Playgrounds and Schools while Playing and used as 'Bait'. Parents and Seniors being abducted at Schools and Churches or while out Shopping who have no Criminal Record. American Citizens Assassinated in broad Daylight as it's being filmed by many and won't be Investigated by our Federal Government coz they Ordered it and so are Covering it Up.
This is pretty parallel to what Nazis did in Communities. And those too afraid of being Woke will stay Asleep then and probably Die becoz they never Woke Up in Time. Or are so On Board with the Atrocities that they are more than complicit, they've become involved to a degree they cannot deny and might even be Proud of. And what disturbs me more than the Cabal of Vulgarians in Charge, are how many American Citizens are involved and perfectly Okay with it all, still Support it, and are therefore equally accountable and responsible for the Crimes of Inhumanity being committed.
LATER: Sooo, I accidentally took Princess T to the Wrong Dentist! It wasn't for her Wisdom Teeth, so we traveled clear over there to then check the Text Message on my Phone {that I hadn't read BTW coz I never read Texts or E-Mails}, and sho' nuff, it was her regular Dentist, not far from the House, for a Fluoride Treatment! Fuuuck! Well, to be Fair, it's not the 1st time I've taken a Grandchild to the Wrong Appointment and why Women of my Age shouldn't have still been Raising Children. *LOL* I raced back down the Freeway and still managed to get her there on Time!!!
The Dentist Receptionist was Amazed saying, was there no Traffic? Princess T just Smiled broadly, coz, she knows how Gramma drives. I was faster than a Speeding Bullet. *Winks* We'd called them to explain our mix-up and since my Kids and the Grandkids I Raised have gone to that Dentist since they've had Teeth, he knows how much I'm responsible for so had said, just come on in whenever you get here, I'll still see her. Bless him. *LOL* I got there with 15 Minutes to Spare! *Smiles* So then, we realized when we got Home, I've misplaced Princess T's Tax Paperwork too!!! Oy Vey, I'm ready to be put into a Home, I swear!
So, she Texted her Boss to see if they can just give her another one coz I was close to Tears by then. I've got too much on my Mind and to be responsible for and it's becoming overwhelming, clearly. Princess T did take me out for a nice Luncheon at "Wildflower Bread Company" and the Manageress was Waiting Tables and getting all the Orders Mixed Up, so I didn't feel like The Lone Ranger, she's Younger than me. *LOL* She came to our Table Three different times with the Wrong Order, we Joked about it, I could see she was overwhelmed and she's such a sweet Older Lady and her Hands were shaking badly. Finally our Right Order was the 4th one. Everyone else's Orders had looked damned good tho'! *Ha ha ha*
I did take The Man out to do Environmental Cleanup and while at the River a Young Black Man had gotten his Truck stuck, ourselves and a Young Hispanic Man tried to help him, but he was hard stuck and we couldn't pull him out with our Truck. I let the Young Hispanic Guy do the driving in my Truck, but we were risking me getting my Truck stuck too, so we had to abort helping. They didn't have a Tow Chain and the Rope they were using wasn't cutting it. The Guy who was stuck and I got on the Bumper of my Truck to get it safely out of there and have the Weight needed so I didn't sink in the Gravel/Sand/Rock Road that's beside the River. Normally I'd never drive down a Road like that, but many people do and get stuck doing it, even in a 4x4.
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Anyway, while we were on the Bumper weighing it down enuf, the Truck lurched hard and picked up Speed, coz the Young Guy wasn't used to driving it, and I fell off the Back! So did the Young Black Guy, but he was big, Strong, Young and nimble, so he landed on his Feet. *LOL* I wasn't hurt, but both Young Guys were so alarmed, thinking I did get hurt and felt so bad for even asking us Old Folks to try to help. Both Guys gave me a big Hug, like I was their Grandma, and Thanked me profusely for at least trying. The Man told them I'm tough as Old Boots, so he was just surprised I didn't land on my Feet, but those Smooth Rocks on Sand are tricky even when Walking, let alone letting go of a Tailgate of a Moving Vehicle and trying to stick a Hard Landing. *LOL*
Well, no Good Deed goes unpunished, I was Fine. I just Hope the Guy stuck can eventually get a Tow Truck out there to help him, coz I think that's what it was gonna take. He had a big Truck, but with those big smooth River Stones on fine River Sand, you can't get traction and even a Tow Truck risks getting stuck back there. The Stones move on the Sand a lot even when walking on them so I'd never risk driving on them. It might look like Cobblestone, but its sitting on several inches of very deep loose and fine Sand that can easily make your Wheels sink in it deep. So, that was our excitement for the Day.
The Man's VA Appointment apparently went well, his Doc said not to push Food on him. In fact, tho' he's on Ozempic, which should make him lose weight, and he's hardly eating, which should also make him lose weight, he somehow gained weight!!! I don't know how that can happen unless it's Water Weight? I did Google it and it can happen, Water retention being one reason why, but there are other factors that can be in play. He may have had Metabolic Adaptation {Starvation Mode} which can happen when you under-eat. But, they still don't want us to push Food if he's not hungry, so, we won't. They did increase his Daily Shot of Lantus from 20 to 25 units.
And even tho' Mando was very Helpful driving The Man to the VA Appointment Today, later in the day he wasn't getting along with The Daughter and she wanted him to go Home for a while. I'd given them $20 for taking The Man to his Appointment, for Gas and to show appreciation for helping out. But, sometimes I think they're spending too much time together and he needs to divide his time here with her and at his own Home for them to be more harmonious. He's not very Social and I notice if The Son or The Daughter has other Friends over, he's just not comfortable in Social situations. Since this is our Home, that means, he should manage his own Issues with that by just going Home when we have Company here that is Welcome here. I don't want Company feeling uncomfortable coz of someone else whose a Guest, not able to Socialize.
So, anyway, he apparently went Home when she told him my advice was, if they're not getting along, just go Home for now. And that lets things take the temperature down between the Two of them. She'll be fine when she gets some time to herself, she has Schizophrenia, so, she doesn't always do well around anyone in large doses. It's not personal, and you can't take it personally, it's part of her condition that is beyond her control. And since clearly he has his own insecurities and Issues, he has to sort that out for himself as well. He'll probably be back Tomorrow and she'll be less wound up by then too. It was a lot Today for her to Deal with, taking her Dad to his Appointment for me. And I appreciated Mando driving them there. And, it went Well, so, there was that.
I found some Free Movie Channels we're getting to replace not having Paid Subscription to NetFlix. Saw a trippy Fantasy Thriller starring Kate Hudson called "Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon" {2021}. It was called an existential Art Movie and it was really quirky, weird and different, but I liked it, it was quite oddly entertaining and I'd never seen anything done like it. I did some light exposure to The News, mostly to know about the Bad Weather hitting 3/4 of the Country. We're fortunate Arizona isn't getting the brunt of it and it's been relatively Seasonal here and not Extreme right now. It's Cooler than usual, and Wetter than usual, but not extreme, for which I'm Grateful. It's in the 50's right now and Cloudy, so probably more Weather is coming.
I did locate my Granddaughter's Tax Paperwork I'd misplaced. *Whew* She's having her Uncle file for her coz he has an Online Program that's way less expensive for those only going Short Form, it's $17. So, she doesn't have to get her Manager to issue another one now. I'd done my little Prayer to St. Anthony, to help me locate it, always comes thru and went straight to it. Should have done the Prayer earlier before we all had to tear up the House looking and not finding it. *Smiles* I'm relieved I did find it coz it was bothering me where it had gotten misplaced. It was all around one of those days where things were really mixed up and chaotic. I'm kinda sore Tonight after having fallen off the back of my Truck. *LOL* I expect to be a little bruised and swollen on one Leg I landed pretty hard on, physical stunts at this Age don't Land well. *Smiles*
I have some more Merch to Price in the Morning and will take it in to the Showroom. I really want to try to go to The Gym too after dropping Princess T off at Work. I think the Hydrotherapy Bed, Kryo Bed, and Wet Sauna will help with the soreness of the Fall, I won't do a Workout while sore. I don't have much else planned out for the Week. Can't do much until we get Paid again either, January was financially tight again. Most Months are playing out like that lately, so much has increased in price so stretching a budget further is challenging on a Fixed Income and with only the Grandchild employed at Minimum Wage and not getting full Hours now.
The Son was in a deep Funk after doing his Taxes and finding out how screwed over he was having that Medical Insurance Subsidy, he really regrets applying for it now. He only used it once all Year, would have been Cheaper to Pay Out of Pocket since the Feds are Clawing Back so much of the Subsidy due to their miscalculations. It reminds me of when a Friend in Florida got some FEMA Emergency Relief Funds after a big Hurricane Years ago wiped out most of Homestead, where she lived at the time. Then, the Feds asked for ALL the Money Back and she ended up losing everything repaying them!!! Their Claim was that she shouldn't have Qualified... yet, they are the ones that Qualified her Family for Relief to Rebuild!!! She said they assessed Penalties and Interest, which created so much hardship after a Disaster, that they never fully recovered after that.
I feel that The Son will be in a similar predicament with this and get Penalties and Interest levied against him. And he just got over that whole Repossessed Car Loan Debt he had to repay by Court Order than was over 12 Years ago. The Bank had repossessed the Vehicle when he was out of Work and his Girlfriend was undergoing expensive Medical Treatments. The original Loan was only 12 Grand and they'd made Payments for well over a Year. The Bank Sold the Vehicle for around 5 Grand. Then 12 Years later got a Judge to Award 15 Grand in Restitution and he had to pay that!!! To me the whole scheme was Predatory Lending and a Judge probably in the Pockets of said Lender and getting Kickbacks on issuing unfair Judgments.
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But, he paid it off... and now this... so he's feeling very victimized and I don't blame him. People requiring subsidized Medical shouldn't then be assessed a big Bill at Tax Time that they didn't know anything about due to a Government assessment error. When they Qualified him for the Insurance Subsidy THEY assessed how much a Month in Reduced Premiums he'd pay and it was automatically deducted from his Checks. Now they want almost $1,300 in Premiums back coz they said they didn't assess his Income accurately!!! That's on them, that's not on the Insured, it wasn't his error, he Paid them what they said his Premiums were and they got Paid automatically every Month for the Year he was Insured. They dropped him of coarse when he got Laid Off in November. And now they want a big portion of the Premiums back!!! What a Government Scam that is!
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