Scott's back was paining him, and we had no commitments so we stayed home & I did a little cooking. The kitties (including Oscar) quite enjoyed the mellow time. The neighbor's dog found his way into our back yard... twice (there is a pile of rocks next to the fence now). He was quite fascinated by the kitties who ware all sunbathing next to the sliding glass door, and they were quite anxious to have him removed from what they consider THEIR territory.
Today I get to go in for an MRI, not my favorite thing. But it puts me one step closer to seeing a specialist about my back. I keep reminding myself that's a good thing. I'm a bit anxious about the MRI itself. The bangy tube is not a calm or happy place & it's awfully crowded & noisy in there. This too shall pass, & it will be valuable to know where exactly I am as far as the existing damage in there. I'm off to begin my happy thoughts & perhaps take a few happy pills to get me through it.
Live long & prosper.
~m
my life as a florist, camper, crazy cat person, individual
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Nothing much of interest
Still trying to get insurance to cover the right rx to manage my bp. As always the office staff of West Jordan Medical are a frustrating disappointment. Met with a surgeon & scheduled my gall bladder surgery for the middle of November. Hopefully we're able to get me onto the popper drugs by then so my bp is less of a risk.
Last night while we were watching mythbusters I noticed someone moving around in our back yard. When we went to the door to investigate we found an officer & K9. Apparently some idiot ran from the cops nearby & they were searching to make sure they hadn't bedded down in our yard. There were lights and cop cars around for a couple hours, but we heard nothing more about it.
Last night while we were watching mythbusters I noticed someone moving around in our back yard. When we went to the door to investigate we found an officer & K9. Apparently some idiot ran from the cops nearby & they were searching to make sure they hadn't bedded down in our yard. There were lights and cop cars around for a couple hours, but we heard nothing more about it.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Temporary Disabled Employee Motorcycle Parking.
Them- "Now this is for your pontiac."
Me~"Yes, but let's make sure it's for the right one, because I have two."
-"Well this is for the employee one."
~"They're both employee."
-"The disabled one"
~"They're both disabled"
-"I better look at your registration again"
paperwork changes hands,
-"This says Mauren, we have this vehicle under Mari Brown"
~"yes when they set up my employee info they put me in under the name I go by. My license says Mauren"
-"I'm going to need to see your id"
I hand them back my license (they had it moments ago to photocopy with my disabled permit)
-"This has to be changed in the computer so that it matches the tag"
~"O...K.....?"
I'm handed back my ID & registration.
~"I also commute on my motorcycle & need to make sure I won't be ticketed for parking that in the disabled parking."
(I knew this one was gonna be a brain twister for them)
-"uh......" walks around cubicle to next desk...."are motorcycles allowed to park in disabled stalls?"
eventually supervisor walks out hands on hips "you're not going to be able to use this tag on a motorcycle."
after a long pause, & in a very calm voice ~"ok, well I need to be able to ride my bike to work, & by state law you're required to accommodate..."
supervisor "Don't rip my head off!"
I know they've found a way to honor Scott's permit though they don't like doing it, so I didn't give up, just waited for them the admit there were options.
-"We'll just have to link this to your car permit."
~mouth shut still waiting
supervisor walks behind counter to watch over shoulder of person doing my paperwork
-"now this is for the honda?"
~"yes, it's for the silverwing"
-"The honda?"
supervisor begins glaring
~"Ok, I know this is confusing, at my residence there are two college employee's both of whom are disabled, both of whom drive a pontiac car, and a honda bike."
-"I need to see your registration & id"
.....
and it was just as fabulous as that all the way through. I was eventually able to exit their office with the correct paperwork (I hope) & the supervisor reminding me that IF I ever drive Scott's car to work I will be ticketed unless I bring his registration into their office first so that it can be listed under MY disabled tag also.
I'm fairly certain that either Scott or I is going to wind up with some sort of ticket in the near future simply because of all the crisscrossing & information changing they were doing in the computer.
Seriously, this is your JOB, you get paid to do this (prolly get paid quite a bit too). It may suck, you prolly get to deal with some really pissy people who don't want to pay for their tickets. That's not me, I'm here patiently trying to insure that I don't get a ticket. DUH! Yes you have never handled this particular situation before, I'm willing to bring you whatever paperwork you need (within reason) to process this. State law requires you to come up with some way of processing it. I am not going to disappear because you're grumpy & I make your life inconvenient.
Me~"Yes, but let's make sure it's for the right one, because I have two."
-"Well this is for the employee one."
~"They're both employee."
-"The disabled one"
~"They're both disabled"
-"I better look at your registration again"
paperwork changes hands,
-"This says Mauren, we have this vehicle under Mari Brown"
~"yes when they set up my employee info they put me in under the name I go by. My license says Mauren"
-"I'm going to need to see your id"
I hand them back my license (they had it moments ago to photocopy with my disabled permit)
-"This has to be changed in the computer so that it matches the tag"
~"O...K.....?"
I'm handed back my ID & registration.
~"I also commute on my motorcycle & need to make sure I won't be ticketed for parking that in the disabled parking."
(I knew this one was gonna be a brain twister for them)
-"uh......" walks around cubicle to next desk...."are motorcycles allowed to park in disabled stalls?"
eventually supervisor walks out hands on hips "you're not going to be able to use this tag on a motorcycle."
after a long pause, & in a very calm voice ~"ok, well I need to be able to ride my bike to work, & by state law you're required to accommodate..."
supervisor "Don't rip my head off!"
I know they've found a way to honor Scott's permit though they don't like doing it, so I didn't give up, just waited for them the admit there were options.
-"We'll just have to link this to your car permit."
~mouth shut still waiting
supervisor walks behind counter to watch over shoulder of person doing my paperwork
-"now this is for the honda?"
~"yes, it's for the silverwing"
-"The honda?"
supervisor begins glaring
~"Ok, I know this is confusing, at my residence there are two college employee's both of whom are disabled, both of whom drive a pontiac car, and a honda bike."
-"I need to see your registration & id"
.....
and it was just as fabulous as that all the way through. I was eventually able to exit their office with the correct paperwork (I hope) & the supervisor reminding me that IF I ever drive Scott's car to work I will be ticketed unless I bring his registration into their office first so that it can be listed under MY disabled tag also.
I'm fairly certain that either Scott or I is going to wind up with some sort of ticket in the near future simply because of all the crisscrossing & information changing they were doing in the computer.
Seriously, this is your JOB, you get paid to do this (prolly get paid quite a bit too). It may suck, you prolly get to deal with some really pissy people who don't want to pay for their tickets. That's not me, I'm here patiently trying to insure that I don't get a ticket. DUH! Yes you have never handled this particular situation before, I'm willing to bring you whatever paperwork you need (within reason) to process this. State law requires you to come up with some way of processing it. I am not going to disappear because you're grumpy & I make your life inconvenient.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Happy Saturday
Today has been a great day. Scott & I wandered Ikea looking for inspiration. We had several good ideas while we were there, and once we're done paying off my hospital bill we'll begin renovations (we've come to the conclusion that this is the only "real" house we're ever going to own & we might as well make it more comfortable for the time we're here.
I'm having a grand struggle with our insurance to get them to cover the right meds to manage my blood pressure. My blood work keeps coming back with questionable who knows whats, and things are randomly confusing & frustrating in turns.
Hoping for an uneventful, at home, productive day tomorrow. Wish me luck.
~m
I'm having a grand struggle with our insurance to get them to cover the right meds to manage my blood pressure. My blood work keeps coming back with questionable who knows whats, and things are randomly confusing & frustrating in turns.
Hoping for an uneventful, at home, productive day tomorrow. Wish me luck.
~m
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