Skip to main content

There's no going back now

I'm starting to feel a lot better about my decision.

Yesterday, I managed to retrieve my company telephone number for my own use. It wasn't easy [or cheap], Verizon customer service sucks, but it is done, and then this afternoon I sold the Camry.

I definitely got my moneys worth out of the Camry (248,000 no hassle miles), and even if I had given it away, I still would have been way ahead of the game, but I got $1,200 for it‚ and that's with a cracked windshield and a passenger side door that only opens from the inside. (Those were the only things wrong with it.)

And best of all, I don't have to worry about getting a parking ticket in front of the house anymore, because I forgot to move the car on street cleaning day.

Now the only obstacle left is getting Social Security disability approved, which is proving to be a little more daunting then I expected. There seems to be a few more documents to fill out then there were 2 years ago when Edie filled out her application.

[note]Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective), I have one of those diseases that "is expected to end in death", so it get's special treatment, and gets "fast tracked" through the system.[/note]

Oh well, working in the aerospace industry for over 30 years, I've come to expect changes I don't like, but I've always managed to endure.

Hopefully this time won't be any different.
Labels:

Comments

Becky said…
I don't know if I'm feeling better about it, but I'm glad that you are. I remember how mad you go when I got married and had to change my name in the QC Manual, but removing your's in the org charge was very hard for me.
12:59 PM
Mark VanKirk said…
So, that's it....you are done already? No cool down period?
4:09 AM
Marc said…
Yep, no cool down period. I'm done, and especially now since I sold the Camry. I'd have no way to get to work. Like I said there's no turning back
7:15 AM
Gerry said…
Loving life now!
12:25 PM
Mark VanKirk said…
Well come to our house this weekend for Gage's birthday.....I'll call Aunt Edie....
5:43 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The results are in

And I am iron deficient, big time. [Which would account for my low hemoglobin] Test Result Ref Range IRON 30 59-158 mcg/dL TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY 231 250-420 mcg/dL IRON SAT 13 20-50 % My Ferritin levels were good, but that could be because Ferritin is also an "acute phase reactant", that is sometimes increased with acute or chronic disease. Folate and B12 levels were also within the normal range. The only problem now is determining what is causing the iron deficiency, which in the case of men, is [very] rare. My oncologist has given me a Globin Fecal test to perform, and has scheduled me for a consultation with a colorectal surgeon to discuss performing a colonoscopy, which could be problematic because of my large spleen. In the mean time, I've decided to start taking an iron supplement, it's only the quantity that is causing me some consternation. I've been told by a very knowledgeable person that to overcome an iron deficiency, I need to be taking 300 mg o...
5 comments
Read more

Stop the stupidity!

Rural medical center (in Georgia) suspended from vaccination program after inoculating school district staff. Give me a break! Trying to get kids back to school, while protecting teachers, bus drivers and other staff, is exactly what school districts should be doing. If they have vaccines, give them out. We should be giving out vaccines to all who want them, whenever available. Trying to adhere to rigid guidelines will only result in fewer people getting vaccines, resulting in the discarding of precious vaccines, and less protection for everyone. Of course we should be giving first priority to healthcare workers, and any other essential public service employees, such as policeman, fireman, etc. first, but when they're not around to receive shots, or refuse shots, then give them to anyone willing to take them. What I would have objected to is the medical center trying to capitalize on the pandemic to make a profit, from giving vaccines to people far down the list of recipients, but ...
Post a Comment
Read more

When is enough, enough?

Today I learned, Lance Armstrong, the most drug tested athlete in the history of sport, is being accused of doping, again . This time by the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA), who claim they have collected blood samples from him in 2009 and 2010 that were “fully consistent with blood manipulation including EPO use and/or blood transfusions.” Really! What took them so long? The French have been trying to make allegations of drug doping stick for years, ever since he won his first Tour d'France, but to no avail. And now the USADA claims to have evidence to support that claim, and they've waited almost 3 years before releasing this evidence. Needless to say, I am skeptical. Then there's this from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Increasing the federal excise tax on cigarettes by 50 cents per pack eventually would increase Medicare and Social Security spending, slightly. Eventually? What is the CBO suggesting here? That we should encourage smoking, because if we don't, in...
11 comments
Read more