inspecting the damage to my van
Well, The fallout from my accident continues, Today Iwas contacted about my medical coverage, Wednesday I removed my stuff from my van, signed the tittle and handed over the key...along with a tidy sum for storage,towing and mileage...Yesterday I rode 4 different buses to get to motor vehicle to surrender the registration then to the tax collectors office to have it taken off the Grand List.. The damage would have cost more than the Green Machine was worth.

A Whopper of a bill
Mood:  irritated
I got a bill for the ambulance ride of maybe half a mile to the hospital. They gotta be shittin' me nearly $750 and they did not do a damn thing but transport me! No Meds, No EKG no IV just what they call BLS (basic life support) BULLSHIT! I did not even need any life suport!

The Next Day
Mood:  down
Today I am very sore and walking slow but at least I was not badly hurt yesterday, I got to get to my van and see how bad it is.

The Accident!
Mood:  on fire
Topic: General
Dusk was setteling in! and I had just dropped off my sister. I waited for the traffic light and when it turned green I started to move going straight and WHAM! Some moron turning left slammed in to my van and kept on going. I had a bump on my head, A skinned knee and a small cut on y left elbow and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The jerk that hit me kept on going and no one saw the plate, But he did leave his fromt bumper at the scene no luck here, there was no front license plate. I would love to catch this person so I can put my size 9 1/2 so far up there ass that they willl need surgery to have it removed

A Small Victory
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: General
Well after 5 weeks I finally was awarded my unemployment. Now I have to find work as I don't know if I will be able to return to driving due to my health

pure B.S. from the company
Mood:  irritated
Topic: General
It's amazing! what some companies pull! I had a problem and could not pass the medical for the CDL so I could not drive. My employer told me there was no other work available even as a non driver, Yet they did this for 2 other drivers but when I called them on it they claimed that was under the previous so called risk manager and division manager. Also they gave no seperation from work (no layoff, no leave of absence, and I was not terminated. Now I will have to fight for unemployment.

Not Again!
Mood:  sad
Topic: General
My Godmother passed. Iwatched her like my other aunt a year before slowly go downhill, she was in her 80's and stopped taking meds and dialasys, she had a cardiac event, and cancer twice. Now another funeral a year from the last one I attended is much too soon as I watch my family one by one go on to what ever comes after life. This is going to be extremely difficult.

Not a good day
Mood:  sad
Topic: General
Tomorrow I have a difficult thing to do!. Attend the funeral of a dear family member...This person was a beloved member of my family that was in their mid 70's and I watched this person slowly decline in the hospital from regular care following a medical problem to critical care to palative care then to hospice and the end of life. It is never easy to see a loved one pass away but this time it hurts a lot more than normal. Understanding that death is part of living and that death is not the end but the beginning of a better existance is little comfort. I think I am goning to need all the strength I can muster for the tomorrow.

California Here I Come!
Mood:  happy
Finally, The start of my vacation... got dropped off at Bradley Airport went thru the inquisition that is called security (it really was not that bad) and am waiting to get on my flight to McCarron airtport in Vegas then switch aircraft for the flight to Bob Hope/Burbank airport. Still a little unsure about flying.

Field Dav

Well it's field day again and this year I am running alone. I have tried clubs that say that all hams are welcome and then you find out its an old boys network where some hams are the ones that keep getting elected to the officer positions and the club follows that ham(s) domination of the club for example an obsession with winning the field day contest. but anyway I don't have much to offer for contacts this field day...just 2m SSB and simplex, no 6m 10m or 440. I had hoped to have my Ranger RCI 2950 repaired but the tech. told me "you can't cure rigor mortis"...HEY! That's my line! Any how I really don't give a damned!

Good luck in the contest to all and have a great time!