I found a couple Dean Koonz books today

Pauline wrote:
>
> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.


I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted it
in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it yet,
and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around here
breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my 22"
monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the working
shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless, except
the sink.


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"Pauline" wrote in message


> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.

..000000000001¢!

TTFN
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Still think it better than the recipe book!

"PPPG" wrote in message

> "Pauline" wrote in message
>
>
>> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
>
> .000000000001¢!
>
> TTFN
> Scott
> -----------------------------------------
> Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... in *other* people's cases
> -----------------------------------------
> "The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in
> Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find
> three wise men and a virgin." - Jay Leno.
>
 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today 

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

>
> Pauline wrote:
>>
>> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
>
>
> I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
> had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted it
> in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it yet,
> and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around here
> breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my 22"
> monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the working
> shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless, except
> the sink.

Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.

Piper
 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today 

Piper wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>
> >
> > Pauline wrote:
> >>
> >> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
> >
> >
> > I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
> > had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted it
> > in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it yet,
> > and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around here
> > breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my 22"
> > monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the working
> > shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless, except
> > the sink.
>
> Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.


Not more exciting than the vist I had to the VA clinic on Tuesday.


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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

>
> Piper wrote:
>>
>> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>>
>> >
>> > Pauline wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
>> >
>> >
>> > I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
>> > had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted it
>> > in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it
>> > yet,
>> > and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around here
>> > breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my
>> > 22"
>> > monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the working
>> > shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless, except
>> > the sink.
>>
>> Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.
>
>
> Not more exciting than the vist I had to the VA clinic on Tuesday.

What happened? You were just there a couple of weeks ago, right?
Piper
 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today 

Piper wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>
> >
> > Piper wrote:
> >>
> >> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Pauline wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
> >> > had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted it
> >> > in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it
> >> > yet,
> >> > and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around here
> >> > breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my
> >> > 22"
> >> > monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the working
> >> > shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless, except
> >> > the sink.
> >>
> >> Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.
> >
> >
> > Not more exciting than the vist I had to the VA clinic on Tuesday.
>
> What happened? You were just there a couple of weeks ago, right?


New problems, same idiot Nurse Cratchit. Last sunday I passed some
blood when I had to pee, and have been having trouble going. She starts
in, Is this a hospital? Does it look like a hospital to you? You have to
drive to the emergency room, we can't do the tests here! I told her I
had to use the bathroom every five to fifteen minutes, but she refused
to let me see my VA doctor. I asked her not to talk down to me and she
got mad and started in with, "I'm just tellin' you the facts, just the
facts!" BTW, the VA emergency room is over an hour's drive.

This is the same nurse who told me, "There isn't anything wrong with
your eye. Go to Walgreens and buy some damn eyedrops! Then go home and
quit being such a whiner!" I managed to catch a no show seat on the DAV
van to the hospital the next day, and had to make five more trips for my
non problem. It was six months of repeated exams, that just ended a few
weeks ago.

Before that, both she and the idiot doctor she was assigned to were
insisting I had too much salt in my diet, which was almost zero. When
the sores started popping up on my legs she told me "You must be doing
something wrong." That doctor is gone, the salt is back in my diet
where I need it, but I have about a half square foot of scar tissue from
their bad advice.

I am sending a registered letter to both the local clinic director,
as well as the regional VA director. I had to get up and walk out,
because for the first time in my 56 years, I was about to punch a
woman. She isn't worth the trouble, even if she deserves it. Other
patients have told me similar stories about that nurse.


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that's bad hope something gets done about here and that you feel better

Clare

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

>
> Piper wrote:
>>
>> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>>
>> >
>> > Piper wrote:
>> >>
>> >> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Pauline wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The Taking is worth less than a dollar.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I've already received an E-mail wanting it. They said they already
>> >> > had it in paperback, and if the postage wasn't too much, they wanted
>> >> > it
>> >> > in hardback. It has a US 27 dollar price on it. I haven't read it
>> >> > yet,
>> >> > and it may be a while till I can. Every other day something around
>> >> > here
>> >> > breaks, and I can't keep up with the repair costs. Just this week my
>> >> > 22"
>> >> > monitor died, my septic tank plugged up, and the spout on the
>> >> > working
>> >> > shower & tub fell off. The other bathroom is completely useless,
>> >> > except
>> >> > the sink.
>> >>
>> >> Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.
>> >
>> >
>> > Not more exciting than the vist I had to the VA clinic on Tuesday.
>>
>> What happened? You were just there a couple of weeks ago, right?
>
>
> New problems, same idiot Nurse Cratchit. Last sunday I passed some
> blood when I had to pee, and have been having trouble going. She starts
> in, Is this a hospital? Does it look like a hospital to you? You have to
> drive to the emergency room, we can't do the tests here! I told her I
> had to use the bathroom every five to fifteen minutes, but she refused
> to let me see my VA doctor. I asked her not to talk down to me and she
> got mad and started in with, "I'm just tellin' you the facts, just the
> facts!" BTW, the VA emergency room is over an hour's drive.
>
> This is the same nurse who told me, "There isn't anything wrong with
> your eye. Go to Walgreens and buy some damn eyedrops! Then go home and
> quit being such a whiner!" I managed to catch a no show seat on the DAV
> van to the hospital the next day, and had to make five more trips for my
> non problem. It was six months of repeated exams, that just ended a few
> weeks ago.
>
> Before that, both she and the idiot doctor she was assigned to were
> insisting I had too much salt in my diet, which was almost zero. When
> the sores started popping up on my legs she told me "You must be doing
> something wrong." That doctor is gone, the salt is back in my diet
> where I need it, but I have about a half square foot of scar tissue from
> their bad advice.
>
> I am sending a registered letter to both the local clinic director,
> as well as the regional VA director. I had to get up and walk out,
> because for the first time in my 56 years, I was about to punch a
> woman. She isn't worth the trouble, even if she deserves it. Other
> patients have told me similar stories about that nurse.
>
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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

> New problems, same idiot Nurse Cratchit. Last sunday I passed some
> blood when I had to pee, and have been having trouble going. She starts
> in, Is this a hospital? Does it look like a hospital to you? You have to
> drive to the emergency room, we can't do the tests here! I told her I
> had to use the bathroom every five to fifteen minutes, but she refused
> to let me see my VA doctor. I asked her not to talk down to me and she
> got mad and started in with, "I'm just tellin' you the facts, just the
> facts!" BTW, the VA emergency room is over an hour's drive.
>
> This is the same nurse who told me, "There isn't anything wrong with
> your eye. Go to Walgreens and buy some damn eyedrops! Then go home and
> quit being such a whiner!" I managed to catch a no show seat on the DAV
> van to the hospital the next day, and had to make five more trips for my
> non problem. It was six months of repeated exams, that just ended a few
> weeks ago.
>
> Before that, both she and the idiot doctor she was assigned to were
> insisting I had too much salt in my diet, which was almost zero. When
> the sores started popping up on my legs she told me "You must be doing
> something wrong." That doctor is gone, the salt is back in my diet
> where I need it, but I have about a half square foot of scar tissue from
> their bad advice.
>
> I am sending a registered letter to both the local clinic director,
> as well as the regional VA director. I had to get up and walk out,
> because for the first time in my 56 years, I was about to punch a
> woman. She isn't worth the trouble, even if she deserves it. Other
> patients have told me similar stories about that nurse.

Good grief!! I think I'd just bite the bullet and find a local doctor to
take care of me. Friend of ours was always insisting on going to the VA for
care and having to see a different doctor every time. He got sicker and
sicker until his wife insisted he stop going there. Lots of horror stories
like that out there. So......have you found out what is wrong with you?
Piper
 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today 

Piper wrote:
>
> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>
> > New problems, same idiot Nurse Cratchit. Last sunday I passed some
> > blood when I had to pee, and have been having trouble going. She starts
> > in, Is this a hospital? Does it look like a hospital to you? You have to
> > drive to the emergency room, we can't do the tests here! I told her I
> > had to use the bathroom every five to fifteen minutes, but she refused
> > to let me see my VA doctor. I asked her not to talk down to me and she
> > got mad and started in with, "I'm just tellin' you the facts, just the
> > facts!" BTW, the VA emergency room is over an hour's drive.
> >
> > This is the same nurse who told me, "There isn't anything wrong with
> > your eye. Go to Walgreens and buy some damn eyedrops! Then go home and
> > quit being such a whiner!" I managed to catch a no show seat on the DAV
> > van to the hospital the next day, and had to make five more trips for my
> > non problem. It was six months of repeated exams, that just ended a few
> > weeks ago.
> >
> > Before that, both she and the idiot doctor she was assigned to were
> > insisting I had too much salt in my diet, which was almost zero. When
> > the sores started popping up on my legs she told me "You must be doing
> > something wrong." That doctor is gone, the salt is back in my diet
> > where I need it, but I have about a half square foot of scar tissue from
> > their bad advice.
> >
> > I am sending a registered letter to both the local clinic director,
> > as well as the regional VA director. I had to get up and walk out,
> > because for the first time in my 56 years, I was about to punch a
> > woman. She isn't worth the trouble, even if she deserves it. Other
> > patients have told me similar stories about that nurse.
>
> Good grief!! I think I'd just bite the bullet and find a local doctor to
> take care of me. Friend of ours was always insisting on going to the VA for
> care and having to see a different doctor every time. He got sicker and
> sicker until his wife insisted he stop going there. Lots of horror stories
> like that out there. So......have you found out what is wrong with you?


Not possible to use another doctor, unless I don't pay my utilities,
property taxes and mortgage payments. My VA disability pension is a
joke, at under half of the official poverty level. I used to make more
in overtime for a single week than I have to scrape by on, all month.

The problem is the same as always. I have a lifelong history of low
level infections. The biggest cause is my teeth. I have nine left that
are infected at the tips of the roots, deep in my jawbone. Thanks to the
bastards in Congress, the VA isn't allowed to take them out because
'Teeth are not a health issue'. They will do the work and take it out
of my disability pension, leaving me nothing for food, or anything else.

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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message

>
> Piper wrote:
>>
>> "Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
>>
>> > New problems, same idiot Nurse Cratchit. Last sunday I passed some
>> > blood when I had to pee, and have been having trouble going. She starts
>> > in, Is this a hospital? Does it look like a hospital to you? You have
>> > to
>> > drive to the emergency room, we can't do the tests here! I told her I
>> > had to use the bathroom every five to fifteen minutes, but she refused
>> > to let me see my VA doctor. I asked her not to talk down to me and she
>> > got mad and started in with, "I'm just tellin' you the facts, just the
>> > facts!" BTW, the VA emergency room is over an hour's drive.
>> >
>> > This is the same nurse who told me, "There isn't anything wrong with
>> > your eye. Go to Walgreens and buy some damn eyedrops! Then go home and
>> > quit being such a whiner!" I managed to catch a no show seat on the
>> > DAV
>> > van to the hospital the next day, and had to make five more trips for
>> > my
>> > non problem. It was six months of repeated exams, that just ended a
>> > few
>> > weeks ago.
>> >
>> > Before that, both she and the idiot doctor she was assigned to were
>> > insisting I had too much salt in my diet, which was almost zero. When
>> > the sores started popping up on my legs she told me "You must be doing
>> > something wrong." That doctor is gone, the salt is back in my diet
>> > where I need it, but I have about a half square foot of scar tissue
>> > from
>> > their bad advice.
>> >
>> > I am sending a registered letter to both the local clinic director,
>> > as well as the regional VA director. I had to get up and walk out,
>> > because for the first time in my 56 years, I was about to punch a
>> > woman. She isn't worth the trouble, even if she deserves it. Other
>> > patients have told me similar stories about that nurse.
>>
>> Good grief!! I think I'd just bite the bullet and find a local doctor to
>> take care of me. Friend of ours was always insisting on going to the VA
>> for
>> care and having to see a different doctor every time. He got sicker and
>> sicker until his wife insisted he stop going there. Lots of horror
>> stories
>> like that out there. So......have you found out what is wrong with you?
>
>
> Not possible to use another doctor, unless I don't pay my utilities,
> property taxes and mortgage payments. My VA disability pension is a
> joke, at under half of the official poverty level. I used to make more
> in overtime for a single week than I have to scrape by on, all month.
>
> The problem is the same as always. I have a lifelong history of low
> level infections. The biggest cause is my teeth. I have nine left that
> are infected at the tips of the roots, deep in my jawbone. Thanks to the
> bastards in Congress, the VA isn't allowed to take them out because
> 'Teeth are not a health issue'. They will do the work and take it out
> of my disability pension, leaving me nothing for food, or anything else.

That's disgraceful! I'm sorry.
Piper
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"Piper" wrote in message


> Don't read it. Fix the shower instead, it will be more exciting.

Emptying the septic tank with Michael's hands would be more enjoyable
than The Taking. 8-Þ

TTFN
Scott
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 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today 

I must have accidentally deleted your VA-Hell posts, Michael, but I am
very sorry to read it in Piper's reply. Medicare doesn't cover teeth
either and the rads I underwent left me with teeth that are always
getting cavities. I've had a number of root canals. You have my
sympathy. As for Nurse Twit and Doctor Moron, I hope the VA takes your
letters to heart.

TTFN
Scott
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Deaf Does Not Equate Daft ... in *other* people's cases
-----------------------------------------
A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the
other
 >> Stay informed about: I found a couple Dean Koonz books today