Text 38872, 66 rader
Skriven 2010-06-09 23:43:43 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 38786 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Re: car, etc  was: stuff 056
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-=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 08 Jun 10  14:41:58 <=-

 JK> I'll say (VBG).  We get in the car, and start it up. It goes.  It has
 JK> satellite radio (g).. we probably won't keep paying for that past the
 JK> 'intro'. It's just like cable tv IMO.. TONS of stations, crummy music
 JK> (lol) Just kidding.. found a decent blues station on it,  but you can
 JK> hear good blues and jazz on NPR public radio any time.  There are a
 JK> couple funny ones we haven't listened to.. the playboy channel.. now
 JK> what the heck is that??? Lol.. I'll be happy to just stick with AM/FM
 JK> thanks (g). 

I'm with you.  ;)  A friend of mine had the satellite radio, he liked to
listen to the Sinatra (I think, one of that era anyway) station...  :) 
NPR is enough for me.  :)

 > And she probably feels righteous about doing her part to "Conserve"...
 JK> Oh yeah, no doubt.
 > Too bad she doesn't read the fine print about it being dangerous for the
 > elderly and infants to have temps too low... or too hot, for that
 > matter.   :(

 JK> She's funny.  She is afraid of her daughters I've noticed (bg). I
 JK> think the thought of them treating her someday like she treats Mom is
 JK> just too much for her (vbg). I'd say she's feeling guilty plain and
 JK> simple... but THAT guilty to allow Mom to control the temps there (g). 

(I think you meant "NOT that guilty" there... [g])  But, yeah... reminds
me of a story I heard... where the little boy notices that his parents
are putting Grampa into a corner where his mess eating won't be quite so
bothersome, and then shames them by making some wooden trenchers which
he explains are for his parents when they get old like gramps...  They
brought grampa back to the table with the rest of the family... 

 > Depends on whether it's a copay (which could only be the $50.00) or a
 > co-insurance (which is a percentage, probably 20%, of the cost).

 JK> Not sure.  Think it's a co-pay on outpatient proceedures/testing.

Then it might not be too bad.
 
 >> vestibular nerve induced kind of panic attack when in 'small enclosed'
 >> spaces or dark places (that's pretty sickening to the guts when it
 >> hits).  Think I'll skip it for now (g)
 > Not fun at all.  Just for the record, though, they do have what are
 > called Open MRI machines now, that aren't nearly so small, enclosed or
 > dark.  Just a large doughnut shaped machine that you are passed into.
 > It worked pretty well for a friend of mine that is quite claustrophobic.
 > Still, no point in getting one before one needs to... :)

 JK> Yes, I know.  My neurolgists don't want an open MRI though.  It has to
 JK> fit certain conditions and be a closed one to get a good picture of
 JK> the brain lesions.  Such a thrill (grin). 

Ah.  Yeah, such a thrill...  ;/  Well, then... at least with just a
Brain MRI, not too much of you has to get into the machine...  When I
had my MRIs, not only was it the old style, it also was for checking
something abdominal, so I had to be all the way into the machine...  But
when it gets to a point that the scan is useful to know what's
happening, it's worth getting done and enduring...  And they can give
you a sedative beforehand, as long as you can tolerate them...  :)

ttyl       neb

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