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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 11:02 am
Thanks Yankee. Now it's 20 minutes from landing of plane one to take off of plane two. I've checked all the flights out on United, all they have left is first class. So either he's gonna have a more comfy ride and get in at 10 instead of 4, or he's gonna be a grumpy man, not having his meds OR his CPAP machine so he won't be able to sleep. Maybe he'll start listening to me when this happens [one way drive, flight back - happens 6 or so times a year] to take his CPAP and meds with him.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Monday, September 17, 2007 - 8:24 pm
From the time of your posts I know this is way too late to help, but if he stressed his need for meds that he doesn't have they might be more likely to bump him to first. I hope it worked out.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 1:50 pm
I wonder if someone can help me with some info and I'm not sure if I should put this here or the Caregiver thread. My aunts house has the old wall heaters in it. I'm pretty sure these are the same units that were there when we were kids. I was informed today that the only way to turn hers on is to light the pilot light on them, each and every time they are turned off. I know this isn't right. We have the same type of heater, at the end of winter, we turn off the pilots, when it gets cool, we light the pilots and thats it from then on we just turn the knob and they come right on. Because the pilot lights aren't staying lit on hers, I know there's some kind of problem and that I need to call the gas company. At one point we had a problem with one of ours and called them and they came out and replaced a part, I think if I remember right we paid a small fee (maybe 20 bucks?) for something or other, maybe the part? However, considering the age of her wall heaters and the shape they are in, I'm worried that when I call the gas co out they will red tag her units and disconnect them. Jumping to another subject real quick, about 10 years ago she had the electric company out to do a survey thing of ways she could make her home more energy efficient. In the end they recommended she replace her doors and windows and enrolled her in some program or other that helps the elderly/fixed income people make those neccessary repairs with big discounts and the electric co taking on some of that cost themselves or something like that. So my question is, if the gas company does disconnect her heaters, do they have some program for the elderly/fixed income that will help pay for some part of the cost of new units?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 1:52 pm
Oh, I should add that her oxygen tank is kept in the room right across the hall (well two doors down) from her hall wall heater, so the idea of daily lighting the pilot light causes me great concern. If the gas company can't fix it, we will have to replace it somehow.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 1:58 pm
Good grief this thread had me cracking up. the trick to a good wax is not doing too much all in one shot. LOL I dont do it anymore though. Like someone said earlier, would ahve to move the boobs to see. Worse still is trying to do the 'set up' all while trying to see past the 'extra baggage' I got LOL and I'll spare you from the 'whiplash' story when i waxed the first time. Holy Moley, I seriously wondered if I did damage LOL
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 3:52 pm
Wargod, maybe you could inquire with the gas company if they have any programs to assist customers on fixed income replace old wall heaters with more efficient models without having to say who or where she is. It seems like there are lots of those type programs around and you just need to see if your gas company has one. If not they may be able to refer you to a Non-profit that does that type of repairs.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - 10:05 pm
Dipo, thank you! LOL, I was reading your post and decided to see if So Cal Gas Co was online and they are. They do have a couple programs that she would qualify for so i'm going to check into those. The funny thing is my bil is a heating/air guy, but they do central heat/air so he doesn't feel real qualified to do much with her wall unit. He said the same thing I was thinking though and thats if the pilot isn't staying lit and has to be relit everytime she wants to turn it on, something is definitely wrong with it and needs to be checked out soon.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 1:03 pm
Excellent!! Good luck.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 2:11 pm
Wargod, they cannot disconnect her heater. It's against the law for them to force her to go without heat. California is a schtikler for things like that.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 2:43 pm
I believe (at least from experience) they can disconnect the heater but not the gas itself. Right after Dakota was born, mom came here with the kids while Darren and I were working. She walked in the house and smelled gas so took the kids ot the neighbors house and called the gas co. At the time we had the stove top and oven that were seperate and the problem was the stove top. They disconnected that. Wasn't a big deal to us since we had been planning on buying a new stove/oven anyways. When we had the problem with the wall heater, they again shut the gas to the heater off. But only that one. The one in the living room was fine. We ended up sleeping in the living room for a night or two until they fixed the one in the hall cuz it was so cold in the back of the house. I'm not too worried about them disconnecting that one, at least not right now. She's still got the living room heater and could spend a couple nights there if she needs to and has the wood burning stove in the back room, plus it should warm up again before winter comes. My worry has just been...crap what if we have to replace the whole unit and it's not some simple little piece the gas co can take care of in a couple days??
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:48 pm
Stupid question here from a stupid midwesterner but how cold does it get in California?
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 5:54 pm
Depends on where you live in California, serate.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 8:35 pm
Serate, for a couple weeks last winter we were down below freezing and we're only about an hour and a half from Los Angeles. Most of the time we are not that cold, but do get pretty low at night in the winter. This morning when I took the kids to school it was 51. Now I know everyone who lives where they have real cold weather is laughing at me, lol, but September is a hot month here, usually in the upper 90's and even into triple digits. Mornings and nights are normally pretty warm. For us to have this type of weather in September is just bizarre (last year we were still wearing shorts around Halloween and that is normal.)
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 8:41 pm
I get about the same kind of weather that wargod gets...and I'm about four hours away from Los Angeles. Our winters aren't horrible...I mean you gotta wear a sweatshirt, but it doesn't get horrible.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 9:09 pm
LOL, well I do freeze if it's under 70 but I'm an oddball with that. I will say even with this unseasonably cooler weather though, it's still not cold enough for me to turn on a heater in my house, lol. My aunt though being elderly she does start using hers earlier and stops much later than we do.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 9:12 pm
See, war...we get cold enough to have to start fires...maybe not turn on the heater, but defintely start a fire... In fact, I don't even think we have ever used our heater LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 9:47 pm
Oh we have to use the heater in the hallway for the bedrooms. The wood burning stove is at the other end of the house. Once it gets cold, we do use the wood burning stove instead of the heater in the living room. I don't like to be cold, lol. I'm sitting here now in my flannel jammie bottoms, a sweat shirt, slippers and with my blanket! Still not time for some heat though.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 9:52 pm
Yeah I need to get myself some flannel bottoms. I can't wait until it gets cold enough for apple cider....mmmm....then it will be time for buying egg nog. ooo I can't wait...
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 10:20 pm
LOL, I actually bought coffee this morning! I never buy coffee when its warm and usually only when it's freezing cold or really nasty weather.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 10:27 pm
Hehe, I'll tell you another big problem we've had. Clothes! Once I saw the weather alert the other day I started going through the kids clothes trying to find cold weather stuff. Luckily I'd just bought Kota 3 pair of pants last week since she's a hard size to find and when I do I grab them. However, poor Caleb is stuck until this weekend with last years clothes and while he still fits weight wise, the poor kid has grown in inches. Pants, long sleeve tshirts, and sweatshirts are so short on his arms and legs! I thought I was the only one caught unprepared, lol. Called little adopted sis this morning and asked her to dress my nephew warm because I had to run errands after picking him up and she told me she was sorta embarrassed. He's only got a couple pairs of pants and shirts that fit and none of them match. Have to admit I hid a laugh when I saw him, lol. Then sis told me she had the same problem with my oldest niece that I had with Caleb, everything was way too short, and middle niece had completely outgrown everything and was wearing some hand-me-downs from her big sis that were huge on her. So ya'll know what I'll be doing this weekend. Got to get my babies some jeans and shirts that will fit!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 1:46 pm
Well I didn't get my waxing. Got some sort of stomach bug, been sick since last night and got sick at the hair salon this morning. I'll definately be rescheduling though.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 2:32 pm
You are one brave woman, Mocha! Feel better soon.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 4:25 pm
can you tell where an email came from...how do you do it? if I have their email addy...how can i tell what state it came from?
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Cndeariso
Member
06-28-2004
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 4:32 pm
i don't know, pamy. but, this looks promising: www.samspade.com
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 5:05 pm
ok great thanks!
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