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CW, Loved that!

At 16, I flunked the driver portion twice. Third time was the charm! Great driving gloves!😁
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Cwillie, that was delightful.  She was so upbeat.  We can do anything, I guess.
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The funny thing is that half of me wanted her to succeed and the other half was thinking good grief, should she really be on the road? She is definitely a lesson in perseverance! And I loved the reactions of her husband and friends!
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Wow.
She walks better than I can!
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CW,

Great video!
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My mom's little brother (15 years her junior) and his wife are moving away from their home to live with my cousin and her family. Every detail I hear about this move is worse than the last, it looks like a HUGE mistake. My uncle and aunt already had their names in at a IL but cousin felt the wait was too long, OK I get that, but IMO this is not a good solution.
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In one of the houses behind me lives a girl who is overly loud and dramatic - since school let out for the summer her screams, shouts, tears are all incredibly loud and persist intermittently from early morning to well past dark.... until I realized it was just tween drama I almost thought there was some king of abuse going on. Now they've put in some kind of a swimming pool (there is a big hedge so I can't see exactly what). Sigh.
I never though I would ever say this, but couldn't this kid spend more time indoors?
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My friend got the job working as my care giver 5 years ago, being that she was my friend as well as my care giver I felt secure in making financial loans to her, now she's pushing me to move and get a different care giver, since she's graduating and getting her nurse degree, she was supposed to start repaying me after getting a new job, but there has been no discussion of this, if I bring it up, she gets in a foul mood, it's like I'm no longer a friend but just a client, I never kept track until recently and found she's been padding her time sheet for the whole time, I don't want to turn her in on the off chance that she will start to pay me back, it's into the thousands of dollars, I have to be moved before anything happens for fear of retaliation, because turning her in would ruin her chance to get a nursing license, my dilemma is I feel that I'm blackmailing her once I tell her to pay me back or else she's proven to no longer be my friend, I haven't pushed things yet because she's fostering first one then two and now three of her grandchildren, and trying to adopt them, not that it matters she's married to a woman who is 15 years younger than her who also works and should also be considered a benefactor of these loans I've made, I've paid for vehicles, veterinary bills, rent-to-own so that they kept a bed under them and to retrieve things that they had in the pawn shop before they lost them, one year it was almost $20 a week for gas and cigarettes, I'm truly at wits end, knowing I have to keep my mouth shut and wait till I'm moved, Anyone have any thoughts on this I could use some feedback
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Thomas - You will get a lot more views if you post a new question rather than tacking on to an established thread.
My question to you is - was she a friend before she became your caregiver or did your friendship develop after? In either case there has been a betrayal of trust and it appears that you have been taken advantage of, but if your "loans" were based solely on a relationship that she encouraged after becoming your caregiver her actions have been unethical and would be grounds for dismissal in any position she hopes to achieve as a nurse. I hope you had enough sense to keep a paper trail.
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Thomas, this woman relies on you keeping your mouth shut and being too afraid to report her. I wonder how many other people she's done this to?

Who else do you have any contact with?
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I often read comments on the forum where people mention their nursing home apartments or that their loved ones in NH refuse to go to the dining room for meals. I've never encountered a nursing home that isn't styled more like a hospital than an apartment complex, even the private rooms are hardly big enough for more than a bed, a couple of chairs and a few other bits of furniture. Room service is restricted to those who are ill, if you don't come to the dining room you don't eat.
I'm curious - are these luxury NH's common in the USA?
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CW, one of the facilities that was considered for mom was a continuum of care, owned by a religious organization. The nursing home area was brightly lit, and residents were in the community room, where meals are served, for those that are mobile. During non meal times residents gathered for tv, games and activities. It was quite nice, and Medicaid was accepted when funds were gone. The rooms were smallish, but really, how much space do they need?
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There's a Nursing home here in Mo. that alot of Mother's friend's were in and Mother and I sold things from the Art Museum from time to time there,so we heard and saw things that went on and saw inside the rooms. The rooms looked like little apartments and had a kitchen and living room area with a bedroom in the back.
The people staying there had a choice whether to go down to the dining room and if they chose not to,their food was delivered to their room.They also had a bus that the people could take to go shopping in or to an appointment,where they would be dropped off and then picked up and returned to their "home".
I remember they had a long waiting list to get in that place too cwillie.
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Same here Cwillie. None of the nursing homes around here have rooms that are like apartments. It’s more like a hospital setting. Residents are served their meals in their room, same as a hospital with the CNAs pushing large carts full of meal trays down the hall. There are dining rooms but they seem to be used for activities and socializing, not for eating meals. I think when families arrange to eat there, they eat in the dining room. The resident’s rooms don’t have kitchen, there’s really no where to put a microwave and a small fridge. Now an assisted living on the other hand, those are set up like apartments. There is a small kitchen or kitchenette. The resident doesn’t just live in a room, it’s an apartment type setting. The only transportation the nursing homes provide is medical transport to the doctor. There’s no bus to take people to the mall or anywhere else. The assisted living facilities do have small bus-type vehicles that transport people to various places.
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Neighbor parking situation took an interesting turn today. This is an observation not a complaint hehe. Sometime this morning, the next door neighbor parked directly in front of our house in hubby’s preferred spot! For context, their garage is next to our house and our front yards are not connected. They have been parking one of their 2 cars in front of our house just a couple feet from their driveway. There is enough room for 3 cars to park in front of our house. When I left to run errands this afternoon, I noted that their other car was in their driveway, along with another car and there were no cars in front of their house and there was no car where they usually park under the big tree in front of our house. When my husband got home from work, he parked behind them & had to partially block their driveway. First thing he said when he walked in the door was “what’s the neighbors deal”? I told him “I guess they don’t want you parking there anymore” hehe. It’s just kind of weird that they park in front of our house and not their own house. And today they are right in front of our house! I wonder....we have 4 cars for the 2 of us. The old neighbors across the street were annoyed by that. Maybe these guys are too? Maybe parking in front of our house and now in hubby’s spot is some sort of.....physiological warfare? I think it’s funny myself. It’s 8:40pm and their car is still in the same spot. I just noticed he parked super close to their bumper too. Wonder if he’s trying to give them a hint? I don’t know why I just find this whole thing funny!
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Worried, I don't know why you find the parking situation funny either - but I'm sure I wouldn't, and honestly, I beg you - TALK to them before things get out of hand. Disputes between neighbours can turn very very bad indeed, and parking-related territorial issues are prime fuel for it.

There is actually ample room for everybody's car if everybody is sensible about it, yes?
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worriedinCali, regarding the parking and the neighbor's.... be careful.... I don't want to see you on the TV show LIVE: PD which is on channel A&E.
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*correction, husband had to partially block OUR driveway last night, not the neighbors!

LOL FF! I don’t want to end up on live PD either! That would be so embarrassing!

CM, the parking issue isn’t that serious! It’s not going to escalate. Nobody is angry over it. My husband is a little annoyed because they took “his” spot but it’s fine, it’s a public street and he of all people knows that. He would never go over and say anything to do them or ask them to park elsewhere. He probably parked inches from their rear bumper because he had to leave enough room for me to park in the driveway when I got home from our son’s football practice. I’m the only one who ever gets bent out of shape overly neighor issues (loud music) and wants to call the cops!

The car is still in the same spot today. As I stood looking out the window waiting for my coffee to finish brewing, it occurred to me that the actual reason they are parking in front of our house is probably so that their visitors can park in front of their house & in their driveway! Our street is “permit-only” parking and since they are next to the park, I believe the front of their house is 2 hour parking just like in front of the park. The rest of the block is permit only parking. I just hope that when they move their car, they park under the tree ;)
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I just picked up my new glasses and reading glasses. I'm kinda wishing I got the anti reflective coating, but I am gun shy after having a horrible experience with it attracting every bit of dirt and smudge years ago... the optometrist wasn't reassuring that it has improved since then. I hate the adjustment period. The cost wasn't any fun either.
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cwilie, I have had those anti-glare coating on my glasses for decades. Guess I am so use to cleaning the lenses that it is just part of my daily life. If I am ever stopped by the police and they need fingerprints, I could just hand them my glasses :P
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Cwillie & FF I’m glad you guys brought this up! I’ve never sprung for anti-glare coating on my glasses and I don’t think I ever will. I didn’t know that it attracted dirt and smidges. I have a hard enough time keeping my glasses clean as it is! I’m overdue for a new pair-I had my anual exam booked and then my FIL died & we had to go out of state so I decided to get contacts and wait on the glasses for a few months because they always cost me hundreds of dollars. I had told myself this year I’m getting new glasses with the anti scratch coat and everything else they try to upsell,. I always decline everything they try to push on you-anti glare, some special coating to keep the lenses from scratching and something that makes the lens darken when you are outdoors because it all adds up! And the optician has never once mentioned that the anti glare coating attracts dust!
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Cali, check out Costco optical. Prices were really reasonable and we had our glasses in a few days, with really good warranties.

Think about how you handle and use your glasses, this will help you decide which options you want. Costco does use the latest technology for lenses and that is a scratch resistant polymer or something like that, no extra fee.

I miss my transition lenses, I was not thinking about how I wear and handle my glasses that day. Next time I will remember, I hope.
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$504 for my progressive glasses, this includes a frame that comes with magnetized clip on sunglasses which I figured was one way to get sunglasses without having to buy another pair. The single vision reading glasses were a bargain at under $150.
From what I read on line the newer anti reflective lenses don't have the problems with smears, dust and smudges that they used to, but I don't trust that applies to lenses that aren't made by crizal, essilor or other top of the line products. The ones I had were always so dirty or foggy it was worse than any reflections, that despite cleaning several times a day.
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Cwillie was that how much you paid after your insurance paid their part? That seems so high especially if you didn’t get the anti-glare coating. I did pick out a pair and get a quote last month-$330 if I had used my insurance benefit, and that was without any extras! Just lenses and frames. My insurance will pay $100 per year towards contacts or glasses, it’s one or the other. I used it to get contacts this year.

isthisreallyreal, great idea! We are Costco members. I can take my written prescription there & get glasses right? I don’t have to have an exam first? I only wear my glasses at night unless I run out of contacts. Which is why I’ve always declined the “extras”. This year I had told myself to splurge and get it all since I’ve been putting it off for years, so the rest of the family can get what they need. my vision has gotten worse since I last got new glasses so I’ve been wearing the wrong prescription. I figure maybe if I find a pair that actually looks good on me (most look ridiculous because of my face shape and small face) I would start wearing them during the day too.
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Worried, I once got dragged into a four-household dispute over where one woman wanted to leave her wheelie bin. It cost us £3K each. Our lawyer had a nervous breakdown. I'm scarred.

Oh, now, I suspect you don't have wheelie bins in the States... :( They're trash bins on wheels, issued by local councils for garbage collection. You must have something like them, surely? What happens in cities and suburbs?

Anyway. If Mrs Cor-tesy, as we named her, ever wants to leave her wheelie bin in your shared driveway for heaven's sake just let her. It's not worth it.
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Countrymouse. we have "wheely bins " here, but in my area they are for recycling. They are picked up for free every 2 weeks, Our trash is picked up weekly, and we privately pay for that.
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Duly noted CM. I think I would have a breakdown if I was hauled in to court to the tune of £3k!

We do have wheelie bins in the states. I call them trash cans or bins.i think I like “wheelie bins” better though! The trash company gives each house their own trash, recycling and yard waste bins. We put them on the street the night before trash day. We store ours in the backyard behind the gate because believe it or not, sometimes the bins go missing! The only disputes I’ve heard of are residents in over populated neighborshods leaving their bins on the street so no one can park in front of their house. Or people deliberately park in front of the bins, preventing the trash from being collected! Which creates a problem for the resident because the trash and recycling bins are small and most households fill them up in a week. You get charged extra if the lid on your bins doesn’t close & there’s trash piled up. So....miss a week of trash collection and you either pay a fine or you have to take the excess trash to the dump which isn’t free either :/
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Thank you CM for clearing up the wheelie bin. 😁

We have wheelie bins and like Worried we call them trash cans or bins, but we had to buy our own and pay a company to pick them up weekly and they have to stay on your.property. If you put them in the street you will get a ticket but that is just in my city. Bigger cities can have them in the street. They are for household garbage only, any lawn waste in the bin and the company will not pick it up and you will be sent a not so nice letter. I think the ticket is $50.00.
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Shell, are you out in the country or something? I thought everyone had trash pickup through their city/county! The trash company is contracted with the city & they provide the bins, it’s an automatic service, but do pay for it. They send a bill every 3 months. They give you a small brown bin for trash, large grey bin for recyclables and large green bin for yard waste. The small trash bin is to encourage you to recycle. Your bill is based on the size of your bins, you can request bigger bins but your bill will be higher. I don’t know why but I thought trash collection was a basic city service everywhere! Do you have to call every week & arrange for your trash to be picked up?
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CM now you have me curious. Did the woman with the wheelie bins want to keep them on someone else’s side of the shared driveway?

and who won the lawsuit?
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