Topic: ANOTHER NON-STOP DAY (Read 5791 times)

bk · « **on:** June 03, 2021, 12:02:17 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were non-stop, and now it is time for you to post until the non-stop cows come home.

bk · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2021, 12:03:21 AM »

And the word of the day is: MIDAS!

George · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2021, 12:37:44 AM »

Quote from: bk on June 03, 2021, 12:03:21 AM

And the word of the day is: MIDAS!

Hal Linden did a great version of that (wanna-be-a-hit) tune, "The Midas Touch."

George · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2021, 12:49:32 AM »

Topic of the Day:

Tony Curtis:
Goodbye Charlie
The Great Race
Operation Petticoat
Some Like It Hot

Janet Leigh:
Bye Bye Birdie
The Manchurian Candidate
My Sister Eileen
Psycho

George · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2021, 12:49:45 AM »

Have a good day, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2021, 03:53:36 AM »

Good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2021, 03:55:24 AM »

DR vixmom, your story sounds quite similar to my back issues. I think you may have a crushed disc(s) in your back pressing on your spinal cord. Please look into that ASAP.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2021, 03:56:13 AM »

Yesterday was too much of a day from hell, and I have now experienced thge good and the bad of Access-A-Ride.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:01:06 AM »

The good: my pickup time was 1:30, and I received notification by text around 1:25 that the driver would be there in seven minutes or so. The text described the car and gave me the driver's phone number. Several minutes later the driver called me and said he would be there in three minutes. He showaed up in front of my building where I was waiting, loaded my walker into the trunk, and I arrived - because 5th Avenue traffic is impossible - a little before 2:30 for my 3:00 appointment.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:07:25 AM »

The bad: there was no crowd, so they saw me almost as soon as I arrived. My interview was over by 3:00, and the interviewer suggested I call Access-A-Ride to see if I coul;d be picked up earlier. I did, and they told me there were no earlier times, but if I wanted to take a taxi home, they would reimburse me. I had a book, so I opted to wait.

BAD NO. 1: AAR suggests you book the ride for travel 90 minutes before and after your appointment.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:14:45 AM »

So, around 4:15 I moved from the waiting room where I was reading to the lobby. At 4:45 the driver - who clearly spoke English as a third or fourth language - said something to me, and since I assumed it was "I'll be there in three minutes," I went outside to wait on the sidewalk. Around 5:00 I got a text from AAR saying he would be there in 17 minutes, so that made my ride about 47 minutes later than my scheduled pickup time. round 5:05, I called AAR to ask what the hell was going on. They close shop at 5:00 and I could get no help.

At 5:25, I decided fuckit, walked to the corner of Sixth Avenue and flagged down a taxi. The ride cost me $32.00, and I got home around 6:15. The cats were not amused and I was fit to be tied.

And around 5:35, the driver phones to tell me he had arrived, 65 minutes later than scheduled.

And that's BAD NO. 2.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:17:35 AM »

I think if I had got a taxi at 3:00, and not during rush hour. the ride would have cost me less.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:19:24 AM »

I'm still pondering how to handle tomorrow's bone scan.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:25:12 AM »

TOD
Tony Curtis:
Some Like It Hot
Spartacus
The Boston Strangler
The Sweet Smell of Success

Janet Leigh:
Bye Bye Birdie
The Manchurian Candidate
Psycho
Scaramouche

John G. · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:57:00 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:57:27 AM »

Lots of appointments today. Dentist first. Vet later.

John G. · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2021, 04:59:41 AM »

I agree with Elmore’s list but will add The Great Race for Curtis and My Sister Eileen for Leigh.

singdaw · « **Reply #17 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:27:27 AM »

Good morning, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #18 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:28:21 AM »

Sorry about your experience, DR elmore3003. Getting around Manhattan is no picnic. For anyone. But especially for those with mobility issues.

singdaw · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:40:09 AM »

Last night, I attended the online premiere of a new cantata by my friend, composer Jonathan Comisar. It is a setting of George Washington's letter "to the Hebrew congregation of Newport, Rhode Island" from 1790. It is called No Bigotry, No Sanction. It was performed by a crack choir and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. I found it profoundly beautiful and moving. It starts in Hebrew (subtitled), but quickly turns to English, and in all encompasses about 15 languages.

If you have any interest in sampling it, it starts at about 12:25 at this link. The full performance runs about 25 minutes.
https://vimeo.com/491876238/3b787cadd2

ChasSmith · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:50:19 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:53:54 AM »

Many errands to run today, in the rain. Heavy boxes of litter to cart, in the rain. Parking lots to negotiate, in the rain. These are a few of my favorite things.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2021, 05:59:52 AM »

DR Elmore, what a nightmare.

So apparently there's a learning curve, in return for the low price, in making their system work for you.

Here's hoping your getting reimbursed for that taxi won't be an ordeal. Great honk.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:01:50 AM »

Quote from: John G. on June 03, 2021, 04:59:41 AM

I agree with Elmore’s list but will add The Great Race for Curtis and My Sister Eileen for Leigh.

And I'll agree with both of these. Thank you, boys, for doing my work for me today.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:16:10 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on June 03, 2021, 05:53:54 AM

Many errands to run today, in the rain. Heavy boxes of litter to cart, in the rain. Parking lots to negotiate, in the rain. These are a few of my favorite things.

I think that tomorrow morning I will taxi to East 66th Street. Simce I do not know how l;ong I will be there (four hours or so), it's difficult to schedule my return and I do not relish sitting there for several hours waiting for pickup. Once I've got the radiation treatment times set up, I'll know more about scheduling.

singdaw · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:35:07 AM »

Have you ever tried to eat a clock?

It's very time-consuming.

singdaw · « **Reply #26 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:38:20 AM »

bk, tell us the one again about the Randy Vicar and the pulled pork dinner.

John G. · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:43:45 AM »

Waiting at the dentist. And waiting.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2021, 06:45:58 AM »

DR JohnG, I've been meaning to ask if you've heard anything more about how Patricia Sinnott is doing?

Matthew · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2021, 07:33:35 AM »

Good Morning - 8th Grade Baccalaureate Mass this morning, and this evening actually going to the movies.

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