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Carl, your signature is bugging the heck out of me. I think I have it all translated except for one word.
Es Ist Verboten Mit Gefangenen In Einselhaft Zu Sprechen..
It is forbbiden with prisoners in ............... to speak....
I am having trouble with einselhaft, is that a place or person or what??
The word Einselhaft means "isolation", Todd.
QuoteOriginally posted by SXViper@Sep 24 2005, 09:12 AM
Actually I think Ringo probably is doing alright. The storm turned more north. Atleast that's what I am seeing from all the coverage.[snapback]21612[/snapback]
You're right, Viper. Rita came ashore at 0230 this morning, just about on the Texas-Louisiana border. She had weakened to a Category 3 storm by that time but Cat 3 is still a pretty strong storm.
My oldest son lives in East Texas in Jacksonville, which is more or less in Rita's path but the one I was really worried about is a cousin who lives almost directly in her path and only a hundred miles or so inland. However, I called her this morning and she said she and her husband had moved further inland to Carthage, Texas and so far, were okay. The only thing that worried me was that they were in a motor home, which I'm sure is vulnerable to high winds. I told her I'd call her tomorrow morning to check on 'em.
QuoteDisplay MoreOriginally posted by smokey@Jun 29 2005, 08:31 AM
to jay and stumpy
to you and yours i wish you a safe and long time together and quick recoveries for your better haves. grab each day that you have and cherish them as you will wish you had later. the two wonderful women in your lives make you as one give my best wishes to them both and look after them otherwise i will come over there and whomp your backsides for you both dont forget i may be built for comfort not for speed but i have endurence :lol:
cheers smokey
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Thanks very much for the encouraging words, Smokey. Believe me, I know she's my better half and I wil definitely take care of her.
Thanks for the kind thoughts, guys. And I want you to know, Jay, that I'll say a little prayer for your wife's swift recovery.
I don't know about you but when my wife hurts, I hurt. She's the light of my life and I don't know what I'd do without her. She's had that aortic aneurysm for about two years but we couldn't get the local surgeon to do anything about it so we went out of town. She's had several health problems that arose just over the past two years but the aneurysm was by far the most serious as it is a life-threatening condition. Thank God we no longer have that to worry about.
QuoteOriginally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Jun 27 2005, 11:22 AM
For a four-day stay (with no surgical event involved), the hospital charged over $4,000 - ouch! That is some indication of how much medical costs have risen.
You think that's bad, Jay - about 10 days ago my wife had a graft implanted for an aneurysm, which involved the surgeon making two little cuts in her groin area, threading the stent up through her femoral arteries and releasing it. The procedure itself took about 2.5 hours. She spent a total of 34 hours in the hospital, most of which was in ICU after the implantation.
They billed Medicare and TRICARE (a supplement based on my military service) $88,615.30. Of course, the government won't pay them nearly that much but it just goes to show how outrageous medical costs have become.
