My baby girl is a STALWART old woman!

[southernlady]

I’d rather deal with Spectrum than Xfinity!

 

[aaa]

Got most of Fios working for my mother. Still having issues getting the old landline transferred.

 

[navygrrl]

My daughter's fiance (they are living with us to save up for something - but that's another story) had Spectrum internet installed upstairs because he works from home and needs a dedicated and dependable internet. We have 1G fiber internet that's only gone out when a transformer blew and we lost power for 12 hours. <shrug>

 

[Spiky Bugger]

well, yes.


meanwhile, is everybody OK?

Everyone is getting better except MrSue. Maybe because we are in a smaller place, so I SEE more…more likely because there are so many new things to learn…but I see him struggling…forgetting stuff that just happened or not quite figuring out the new coffeemaker. I step in when I see him start to get frustrated. But he gets unnecessarily angry when he is accusing ME of getting stuff wrong and all the while, he’s the one who is confused.

I’m still keeping him.

 

[JackieOnLine]

more likely because there are so many new things to learn…but I see him struggling…

yes VERY likely, change is hard even without the challenges he is having.

are you two socializing with anyone you've met there even in a mild way? do they have any activities you are interested in?

I’m still keeping him

of course you are!

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Re: are you two socializing with anyone you've met there even in a mild way? do they have any activities you are interested in?

We went to a community meeting. He wants to run for VP. (He’ll need to record what is said.)

I scared the crap out of another inmate. I’ll make up names for her protection:

Me: Hello, again. You’re the other new kid on the floor, right? And you told me your name is Joyce?
Joyce: Yes, it is.
Me: I saw your name on the Laundry Room list. Your last name is Knight?
Joyce: Yes it is.
Me: Is your middle name Ann?
Joyce: It is!
Me: So are you Joyce Ann Jane Knight?
Joyce: Who are you? The Jane is my Confirmation name. I haven’t used it in decades! How did you know?
Me: Same way I know that in 1963 you worked at 737 S Flower St in Downtown LA…it’s a parking lot now…I worked there, too. And I know that on November 22, 1963, we were in the same room, the basement of that building where the only television was located, listening to Walter Cronkite tell us President Kennedy had been killed.

I would NEVER have recognized her face…I don’t even remember what she looked like sixty years ago. But the mind is an IMMENSE trivia parking lot. And there her name was, parked in my 1960’s memory parking lot.

Someone else told me she hates it here. But she hates it because she doesn’t want to need assisted living, but she does need it and is not happy about that.

We haven’t had much socialising time. And poor MrSue…that was NEVER part of his skill set. I don’t think he has ever had one phone call from a “buddy” from work or while in the army. He gets along with almost everyone, but keeps his distance. If there is a male in our home [one of the Admins from here/our physical therapist/the Spectrum dude/MiniSue’s BF] he barely lets them leave because he just has one more thing to say. Poor guy. One reason he loved his job was because he seldom had to interact with anyone. Just birds. He talked to a lot of birds. BUT…there aren’t very many men here and most are in bad shape, hospice patients and mostly stay in their rooms. The activities are for people functioning at lower levels and I don’t know how to play BINGO that slowly! LOL

 

[JackieOnLine]

Small world that you met someone you knew from so long ago, no wonder she was scared.

I figured the place was more women than men, and that the activites weren't for you. I can't see the appeal of bingo, myself.

what job did your husband have where he got to/only had to talk to birds instead of people?

speaking of birds, I shared this on fb because I just love it

Birds found using anti-bird spikes to make nests.

it's so ironic!

 

[Susan in Tennessee]

Ye

Everyone is getting better except MrSue. Maybe because we are in a smaller place, so I SEE more…more likely because there are so many new things to learn…but I see him struggling…forgetting stuff that just happened or not quite figuring out the new coffeemaker. I step in when I see him start to get frustrated. But he gets unnecessarily angry when he is accusing ME of getting stuff wrong and all the while, he’s the one who is confused.

I’m still keeping him.

yes, same with me, it’s what we do. We try to shoulder as much of it as we can. It’s heart wrenching to see your guy who has always been your rock to become not so sturdy and need us to smooth the path for them!

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Small world that you met someone you knew from so long ago, no wonder she was scared.

I figured the place was more women than men, and that the activites weren't for you. I can't see the appeal of bingo, myself.

what job did your husband have where he got to/only had to talk to birds instead of people?

speaking of birds, I shared this on fb because I just love it

Birds found using anti-bird spikes to make nests.

it's so ironic!

Well, here he is doing it.

 

[JackieOnLine]

what a wonderful photo!!!

same with me, it’s what we do. We try to shoulder as much of it as we can. It’s heart wrenching to see your guy who has always been your rock to become not so sturdy and need us to smooth the path for them!

I wish I had more but all I got is group hug emoji.