On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:53:21 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:

> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over.
> [...] cats [...] how I don't know.

Well, don't blame the cats for it or anything stupid like that. Did the
inside critters have food & water?

I already looked at your responses re automatic personal alarms, and just
want to point out to you that many have a sensor for falling. Or you can
get a computer-in-a-box like Alexa, and just say "Alexa, Help!".


> [...] four days and nights
> [...] like a nightmare.

Did you have any profound thoughts while you were just laying there for
four days? Did you try to send telepathic messages to your cats, &c? I
would have gone just a little bonkers for sure.

Seriously, I can't speak for anyone else in the group. When I wrote the
poem, I had to pluralize the grammar to regulate it's rhyming & meter:


Dear Sheldon, we missed your pontifications,
Insults and slurs, and lame explanations.

Yet we are sheep for your stories of yore,
So please your ass keep well up off the floor.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:42:01 +0100, Janet wrote:

> "Someone" used to ask me to hold the phone to the
> dog's ear so he could talk to her.

I'm never really seen that work effectively.

If the dog knows the voice, sometimes it will go to the door looking for
someone. But this only a few times; the sound is not 'perfect' to their
superior hearing.

I don't mind doing it on the speakerphone in the car. At least that way I
don't look like an idiot.

On 4/29/2021 7:23 AM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:49:40 -0400, Heywood wrote:
>
>> When my wife travels, she calls home every night.
>
> Same here. She always starts by asking if the dog is okay.
>

When one of us travels we always let the other know we arrived safely or
let them know we are leaving. Perhaps I'm naive but I thought people
that cared about each other (and the dog) did things like that.

On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
> wrote:

>Sheldon wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> >Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't been posting
>> >and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>> >hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly bruised and
>> >banged up.
>> >
>> >Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice when
>> >Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years old. I
>> >spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She told me not to
>> >worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought about
>> >getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use it and he's
>> >not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and will tell him
>> >I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>> >
>> >Jill
>>
>> Thank you , Jill.
>>
>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>> like a nightmare.
>
>Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???

They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
bones, just cuts and bruises.
We were considering getting one of those Life Alert thingies but a
neighbor dissuaded us, could be an hour or longer before they arrive
and if you don't answer the phone they will break your door down.
When home alone it's far better to not do anything risky where you can
fall, and have a neighbor check on you... I see no problem in putting
off climbing ladders and showering for a day or two. It's also no
biggie to phone a neighbor to let them know you are okay. I doubt
anyone falls off a PC chair or off a sofa while watching TV.
I don't have a Smart Phone, just a Flip Phone, but I can't imagine
anyone taking any kind of cell phone into the shower... and if a bad
fall like I had you won't be able to phone anyone or press a button
until you come to... I've no idea how long I was lying in a pool of
blood. I had some bad cuts on my elbows and ankles and a bad cut on
my left ear... the doctor at the rehab figured I was out cold for a
half hour. A cell phone would have been worthless. Everyone at the
rehab agreed that it's best to let a neighbor know to check on you
when you will be home alone... the rehab staff said that it's very
common for falls to occur while someone is home alone, and in most
cases having a cell phone or button to press is of no value if you are
out cold.
The only reason I got a cell phone is in case of car problems, there
are no more pay phones. I never have a desire to chat while driving.
During the more than five years I have the flip phone I used it once,
I called my land line to accertain that it works. I never turn it on,
it's only for an emergency. No one has the number, I don't remember
the number. I wrote it on the phone case. All I do with the Flip
Phone it to charge it the first of each month.

On 4/29/2021 11:10 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> I was very lucky no broken bones, just cuts and bruises.
> I've no idea how long I was lying in a pool of blood.
> I had some bad cuts on my elbows and ankles and a bad cut on
> my left ear... the doctor at the rehab figured I was out cold for a
> half hour.
>
That's it?! And you laid there for four days?!

What a pussy!
--
Sheldon is an old broken down sissy

On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:14:34 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 6:06:10 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>>
>> > I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>> > the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>> > left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>> > and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>> > and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>> > off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>> > some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>> > like a nightmare.
>> >
>> Isn't there an alarm button that people can wear around their neck?
>> When you press it, some emergency service shows up. Especially used by
>> single elderly.
>>
>Yes, that's an excellent idea for Sheldon to get. Whether a person is single
>or married or living with friends or relatives that's an ideal item to have.

That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold. I had a phone
not six feet away but was unable to use it. The best one can do when
home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.

On 2021-04-29 7:55 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 4:06 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>
>> At my brother-in-law's memorial service, I talked about his accident
>> that left him paralyzed. He was riding a horse when he got thrown.
>> Back broken, and unable to move, he laid in the field for a day and
>> night and a day. I talked about how he must have seen the starry
>> night and contemplated his life and man's place in the universe. He
>> was later found and lived a life that was probably fuller than most
>> folk's. He was, like his brothers, restless roamers - even though
>> paralyzed. After the service, my niece said she was wondering what I
>> was talking about since his accident never happened like I described.
>> Ha ha, my wife gave me the wrong story. My niece figured out that I
>> was talking metaphysically and metaphorically. Ha ha, yeah, that's
>> the ticket.
>>
>
> A big oops.Â* The minister who did my uncles funeral has a major
> misspeak.Â* Uncle Bill had been in the amry during WWII and had fought
> his way across Sicily and Italy. I expected something to be said about
> him having been a veteran, but instead of saying that Bill was a veteran
> what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter.".

A friend's son died of a vicious cancer leaving a young widow with 2
small sons. At the funeral, the papist priest gave a hellfire and
damnation "eulogy". I regret not taking him to one side afterwards and
giving him a piece of my mind. Actually, he deserved a "mouthful of fives".

On 4/29/2021 11:23 AM, Graham wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 7:55 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-04-29 4:06 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>> At my brother-in-law's memorial service, I talked about his accident
>>> that left him paralyzed. He was riding a horse when he got thrown.
>>> Back broken, and unable to move, he laid in the field for a day and
>>> night and a day. I talked about how he must have seen the starry
>>> night and contemplated his life and man's place in the universe. He
>>> was later found and lived a life that was probably fuller than most
>>> folk's. He was, like his brothers, restless roamers - even though
>>> paralyzed. After the service, my niece said she was wondering what I
>>> was talking about since his accident never happened like I described.
>>> Ha ha, my wife gave me the wrong story. My niece figured out that I
>>> was talking metaphysically and metaphorically. Ha ha, yeah, that's
>>> the ticket.
>>>
>>
>> A big oops.Â* The minister who did my uncles funeral has a major
>> misspeak.Â* Uncle Bill had been in the amry during WWII and had fought
>> his way across Sicily and Italy. I expected something to be said about
>> him having been a veteran, but instead of saying that Bill was a
>> veteran what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter.".
>
> A friend's son died of a vicious cancer leaving a young widow with 2
> small sons. At the funeral, the papist priest gave a hellfire and
> damnation "eulogy". I regret not taking him to one side afterwards and
> giving him a piece of my mind. Actually, he deserved a "mouthful of fives".
>
You're French, that means you're too much of a pussy
to fight.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:35:02 -0700, Leo >
wrote:

>On 2021 Apr 28, , Sheldon Martin wrote
>(in >):
>
>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>> like a nightmare.
>
>I can´t imagine lying alone on the floor in pain for four days without food
>or water. Thankfully, you´re alive and back.

I wasn't in pain and didn't think about food or water, I was just
unable to stand up.

On 4/29/2021 11:29 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:35:02 -0700, Leo >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2021 Apr 28, , Sheldon Martin wrote
>> (in >):
>>
>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>> like a nightmare.
>>
>> I can´t imagine lying alone on the floor in pain for four days without food
>> or water. Thankfully, you´re alive and back.
>
> I wasn't in pain and didn't think about food or water, I was just
> unable to stand up.
>
You claim there was a phone six feet away, you couldn't
even crawl to the phone even though you weren't in any
pain, and had no broken bones?

You're lying about your story.

On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 11:10:20 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:

> We were considering getting one of those Life Alert thingies but a
> neighbor dissuaded us, could be an hour or longer before they arrive
> and if you don't answer the phone they will break your door down.
> When home alone it's far better to not do anything risky where you can
> fall, and have a neighbor check on you... I see no problem in putting
> off climbing ladders and showering for a day or two. It's also no
> biggie to phone a neighbor to let them know you are okay. I doubt
> anyone falls off a PC chair or off a sofa while watching TV.

My mother, who is 86, had a TIA last November and collapsed like
a bunch of cooked spaghetti while just standing at her front door.
She crawled back into her house and laid there for a couple of days,
too addled to call anybody.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
> wrote:
>
>>Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>>> >
>>> >Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't been posting
>>> >and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>>> >hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly bruised and
>>> >banged up.
>>> >
>>> >Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice when
>>> >Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years old. I
>>> >spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She told me not to
>>> >worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought about
>>> >getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use it and he's
>>> >not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and will tell him
>>> >I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>>> >
>>> >Jill
>>>
>>> Thank you , Jill.
>>>
>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>> like a nightmare.
>>
>>Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>>Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>
>They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
>bones, just cuts and bruises.
snip

Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from?
Janet US
>
>

On 4/29/2021 11:10 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:

the doctor at the rehab figured I was out cold for a
> half hour. A cell phone would have been worthless. Everyone at the
> rehab agreed that it's best to let a neighbor know to check on you
> when you will be home alone... the rehab staff said that it's very
> common for falls to occur while someone is home alone, and in most
> cases having a cell phone or button to press is of no value if you are
> out cold.
> The only reason I got a cell phone is in case of car problems, there
> are no more pay phones. I never have a desire to chat while driving.
> During the more than five years I have the flip phone I used it once,
> I called my land line to accertain that it works. I never turn it on,
> it's only for an emergency. No one has the number, I don't remember
> the number. I wrote it on the phone case. All I do with the Flip
> Phone it to charge it the first of each month.
>
>
>
No, a cell phone would have gotten you help days sooner. Once you awoke
you reach in your pocked, turn it on, get help. Your neighbor can be
another 24 hours to check on you.

The fall was not avoidable but laying there four days certainly was.
Numerous ways.

In article >, penmart01
@aol.com says...
> We were considering getting one of those Life Alert thingies but a
> neighbor dissuaded us, could be an hour or longer before they arrive
> and if you don't answer the phone they will break your door down.
>

Here, the alarm button alerts the service provider, who then phones a
designated local keyholder who lets themselves in to see what's up.
There's a reserve in case the first named person is out.

I'm the Lifeline keyholder for a frail but very independent neighbour
who is 89, lives alone. In 10 years she's pushed her necklace button
twice, in the night. Both times I've got the call right away and
reached her side just minutes later.

For your wife's peace of mind you should get one to wear when you're
working outside. The signal range extends outside the house.

Janet UK

On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 3:55:38 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 4:06 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>
> > At my brother-in-law's memorial service, I talked about his accident
> > that left him paralyzed. He was riding a horse when he got thrown.
> > Back broken, and unable to move, he laid in the field for a day and
> > night and a day. I talked about how he must have seen the starry
> > night and contemplated his life and man's place in the universe. He
> > was later found and lived a life that was probably fuller than most
> > folk's. He was, like his brothers, restless roamers - even though
> > paralyzed. After the service, my niece said she was wondering what I
> > was talking about since his accident never happened like I described.
> > Ha ha, my wife gave me the wrong story. My niece figured out that I
> > was talking metaphysically and metaphorically. Ha ha, yeah, that's
> > the ticket.
> >
> A big oops. The minister who did my uncles funeral has a major
> misspeak. Uncle Bill had been in the amry during WWII and had fought
> his way across Sicily and Italy. I expected something to be said about
> him having been a veteran, but instead of saying that Bill was a veteran
> what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter.".

That probably put a big dampener on the festivities.

On 2021-04-29 11:23 a.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 7:55 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-04-29 4:06 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>> A big oops.Â* The minister who did my uncles funeral has a major
>> misspeak.Â* Uncle Bill had been in the amry during WWII and had fought
>> his way across Sicily and Italy. I expected something to be said about
>> him having been a veteran, but instead of saying that Bill was a
>> veteran what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter.".
>
> A friend's son died of a vicious cancer leaving a young widow with 2
> small sons. At the funeral, the papist priest gave a hellfire and
> damnation "eulogy". I regret not taking him to one side afterwards and
> giving him a piece of my mind. Actually, he deserved a "mouthful of fives".

I was never a believer and having to attend funerals of two very good
friends at the age of 15 turned me right off religion and the bullshit
rituals. Young guys being killed in accidents should not be and excuse
for the fire and brimstone bullshit. I attend funerals only when there
is no way for me to get out of it.

On 2021-04-29 11:54 a.m., US Janet wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin
> >
Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>
>> They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no
>> broken bones, just cuts and bruises.
> snip
>
> Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from? Janet
> US
>>
>>

Remember the old commercial..... I've fallen and I can't get up?
Here is an updated satire.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGafFvnUC-I

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:54:58 -0600, US Janet >
wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
> wrote:
>>
>>>Sheldon wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't been posting
>>>> >and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>>>> >hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly bruised and
>>>> >banged up.
>>>> >
>>>> >Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice when
>>>> >Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years old. I
>>>> >spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She told me not to
>>>> >worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought about
>>>> >getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use it and he's
>>>> >not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and will tell him
>>>> >I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>>>> >
>>>> >Jill
>>>>
>>>> Thank you , Jill.
>>>>
>>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>>> like a nightmare.
>>>
>>>Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>>>Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>
>>They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
>>bones, just cuts and bruises.
>snip
>
>Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from?
>Janet US

Fell in the hallway by the bedrooms, plan was to put on fresh clothes
after a shower... no shower, no fresh clothes.

On 4/29/2021 1:15 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 11:54 a.m., US Janet wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>> >
> Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>>
>>> They doubt it will be needed, just rest.Â* I was very lucky no
>>> broken bones, just cuts and bruises.
>> snip
>>
>> Did you fall down the cellar steps?Â* Where did you fall from? Janet
>> US
>>>
>>>
>
> Remember the old commercial.....Â*Â* I've fallen and I can't get up?
> Here is an updated satire.
>
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGafFvnUC-I

Thanks, I just ordered mine.

On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:15:54 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 11:54 a.m., US Janet wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin
> > >
> Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
> >>
> >> They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no
> >> broken bones, just cuts and bruises.
> > snip
> >
> > Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from? Janet
> > US
> >>
> >>
> Remember the old commercial..... I've fallen and I can't get up?
> Here is an updated satire.
>
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGafFvnUC-I

Thanks to the modern cell phone, those Life Alert contraptions will go the way of digital pagers and SLR cameras.

Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
> > wrote:
>
> > Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you , Jill.
> >>
> >> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care
> of >> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She
> hadn't >> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on
> the floor >> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay
> there four days >> and nights until she came home and found me,
> called an ambulense and >> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen
> again, next time she leaves >> some neighbor will check on me. This
> was a horrendous experience, >> like a nightmare.
> >
> > Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
> > Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>
> They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
> bones, just cuts and bruises.

Just cuts and bruises but you couldn't move for 4 days?

<snip wall of text>

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Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:14:34 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 6:06:10 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > >
> >> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>
> >> > I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care
> of >> > the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter.
> She hadn't >> > left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I
> was on the floor >> > and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So
> I lay there four days >> > and nights until she came home and found
> me, called an ambulense and >> > off to a rehab I went. This won't
> happen again, next time she leaves >> > some neighbor will check on
> me. This was a horrendous experience, >> > like a nightmare.
> >> >
> >> Isn't there an alarm button that people can wear around their
> neck? >> When you press it, some emergency service shows up.
> Especially used by >> single elderly.
> >>
> > Yes, that's an excellent idea for Sheldon to get. Whether a person
> > is single or married or living with friends or relatives that's an
> > ideal item to have.
>
> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold. I had a phone
> not six feet away but was unable to use it.

"Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.

>The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.

You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
own stubbornness.

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Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:35:02 -0700, Leo >
> wrote:
>
> > On 2021 Apr 28, , Sheldon Martin wrote
> > (in >):
> >
> >> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
> >> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She
> hadn't >> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on
> the floor >> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay
> there four days >> and nights until she came home and found me,
> called an ambulense and >> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen
> again, next time she leaves >> some neighbor will check on me. This
> was a horrendous experience, >> like a nightmare.
> >
> > I can´t imagine lying alone on the floor in pain for four days
> > without food or water. Thankfully, you´re alive and back.
>
> I wasn't in pain and didn't think about food or water, I was just
> unable to stand up.

You were just lazy, admit it.

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On 4/29/2021 10:43 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:54:58 -0600, US Janet >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't been posting
>>>>>> and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>>>>>> hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly bruised and
>>>>>> banged up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice when
>>>>>> Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years old. I
>>>>>> spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She told me not to
>>>>>> worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought about
>>>>>> getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use it and he's
>>>>>> not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and will tell him
>>>>>> I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you , Jill.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>>>> like a nightmare.
>>>>
>>>> Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>>>> Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>>
>>> They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
>>> bones, just cuts and bruises.
>> snip
>>
>> Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from?
>> Janet US
>
> Fell in the hallway by the bedrooms, plan was to put on fresh clothes
> after a shower... no shower, no fresh clothes.
>


You need a pair of large, wired breasts in your hallway. If you don't
fondle them after a 15 minute period of time, they can send out an alert.

On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Sheldon Martin wrote:

>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold. I had a phone
>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>
> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>
>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.
>
> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
> own stubbornness.
>
When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being able
to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.

On 4/29/2021 12:50 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold. I had a phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
> When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being able
> to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
>


MacGyver the elder.

On 4/29/2021 3:50 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold.Â* I had a phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
> When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being able
> to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
>

Great idea! I have grab bars but nothing is infallible. I put mine on
the counter but could be a hard reach. Your idea is better.

On 4/29/2021 8:06 AM, Gary wrote:
> On 4/29/2021 3:35 AM, Leo wrote:
>> On 2021 Apr 28, , Sheldon Martin wrote
>> (in >):
>>
>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>> like a nightmare.
>>
>> I can´t imagine lying alone on the floor in pain for four days without
>> food
>> or water. Thankfully, you´re alive and back.
>
> That would be a very long 4 days. Not to mention laying in poo and pee
> from the 1st day or two. The house cats were pretty hungry too.
>
> Yes. Glad you're back and healing, Sheldon. Whew!* ;-o
>
>
>
>
>
>
Good thing she did not take off to Belize for a month, he'd just die
there since no one cares enough to ever call him.

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:50:26 +0100, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold. I had a phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
>When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
>floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being able
>to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.

I do the same, key is not having the phone up high out of reach.

On 2021-04-29 1:50 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold.Â* I had a phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
> When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being able
> to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
>
I think I'll have to do that. I fell this morning when I got out of the
shower and the bathmat slipped. Now my left leg is aching.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:54:58 -0600, US Janet >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't been posting
>>>>>> and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>>>>>> hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly bruised and
>>>>>> banged up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice when
>>>>>> Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years old. I
>>>>>> spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She told me not to
>>>>>> worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought about
>>>>>> getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use it and he's
>>>>>> not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and will tell him
>>>>>> I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you , Jill.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take care of
>>>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter. She hadn't
>>>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on the floor
>>>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there four days
>>>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an ambulense and
>>>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she leaves
>>>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous experience,
>>>>> like a nightmare.
>>>>
>>>> Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>>>> Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>>
>>> They doubt it will be needed, just rest. I was very lucky no broken
>>> bones, just cuts and bruises.
>> snip
>>
>> Did you fall down the cellar steps? Where did you fall from?
>> Janet US
>
> Fell in the hallway by the bedrooms, plan was to put on fresh clothes
> after a shower... no shower, no fresh clothes.
>

Popeye, glad yoose survived.

Now tell us about them nurses. I bet most had enormous bosoms and
smothered yoose with their giant tits.

How many of these nurse wimmens did yoose ****, Popeye? Don't be
bashful everybody already know how horny yoose is.

S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold.* I had a
>>> phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check
>>> on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
> When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being
> able to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
>

Master druce could simply use his nasal vacuum to draw the phone to
his lips.

Graham wrote:

> On 2021-04-29 1:50 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
> > On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >
> > > > That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold.Â* I had a
> > > > phone not six feet away but was unable to use it.
> > >
> > > "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A
> > > broken hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
> > >
> > > > The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check
> > > > on you.
> > >
> > > You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked
> > > on you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay,
> > > cursing your own stubbornness.
> > >
> > When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> > floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being
> > able to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
> >
> I think I'll have to do that. I fell this morning when I got out of
> the shower and the bathmat slipped. Now my left leg is aching.

Don't go to a chiropractor!

--
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On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 4:54:04 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>
> I fell this morning when I got out of the
> shower and the bathmat slipped. Now my left leg is aching.
>
It sounds like you need a new, non-skid bath mat!

S Viemeister wrote:
> On 29/04/2021 20:16, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>>> That button is worthless if you fall and are out cold.* I had a
>>> phone
>>> not six feet away but was unable to use it.
>>
>> "Cuts and bruises" wouldn't stop me from reaching a phone. A broken
>> hip, yes possibly if I'm also old and frail.
>>
>>> The best one can do when home alone is to have a neighbor check
>>> on you.
>>
>> You're conscious, unable to move much, the neighbour just checked on
>> you and they won't be back for 23 hours. There you lay, cursing your
>> own stubbornness.
>>
> When I shower (assuming I'm here on my own), I put my phone on the
> floor, on a towel. If I should fall, I have a good chance of being
> able to grab the towel and pull the phone toward me.
>

Yes, but who the hell would answer a call from Popeye? The
dispatcher at 911 might, the first time, but even that's iffy.

Giggity.

Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 4/29/2021 10:43 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:54:58 -0600, US Janet
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:10:11 -0400, Sheldon Martin
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:33:28 -0700 (PDT), GM
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sheldon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2021 jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just a quick note in case anyone else has noticed he hasn't
>>>>>>> been posting
>>>>>>> and starts spreading misinformation. He's not dead. He's in the
>>>>>>> hospital. He had a bad fall. Nothing broken, just badly
>>>>>>> bruised and
>>>>>>> banged up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Despite our many disagreements over the years, I *do* notice
>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>> Sheldon hasn't posted for a while. After all, he's 78 years
>>>>>>> old. I
>>>>>>> spoke with his wife, Kathleen, who is very gracious. She
>>>>>>> told me not to
>>>>>>> worry, he'll be back in a week or so. (She said she thought
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> getting him a tablet but then she'd have to teach him to use
>>>>>>> it and he's
>>>>>>> not good with technology.) She thanked me for calling and
>>>>>>> will tell him
>>>>>>> I was asking about him when she sees him tomorrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you , Jill.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just arrived home. I'm still sore all over. I was to take
>>>>>> care of
>>>>>> the cats while my wife was visiting her family for Easter.
>>>>>> She hadn't
>>>>>> left for 15 minutes when I fell, how I don't know. I was on
>>>>>> the floor
>>>>>> and couldn't get up, couldn't reach a phone. So I lay there
>>>>>> four days
>>>>>> and nights until she came home and found me, called an
>>>>>> ambulense and
>>>>>> off to a rehab I went. This won't happen again, next time she
>>>>>> leaves
>>>>>> some neighbor will check on me. This was a horrendous
>>>>>> experience,
>>>>>> like a nightmare.
>>>>>
>>>>> Glad you are back, wishing you a speedy recovery...
>>>>> Will you be receiving any additional physical therapy...???
>>>>
>>>> They doubt it will be needed, just rest.* I was very lucky no
>>>> broken
>>>> bones, just cuts and bruises.
>>> snip
>>>
>>> Did you fall down the cellar steps?* Where did you fall from?
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Fell in the hallway by the bedrooms, plan was to put on fresh
>> clothes
>> after a shower... no shower, no fresh clothes.
>>
>
>
> You need a pair of large, wired breasts in your hallway.* If you
> don't fondle them after a 15 minute period of time, they can send
> out an alert.

He has a live in mexican prostitute, but she gets fed up and leaves
occasionally.

I don't understand why the VA doesn't step in to take care of him.
Hell, he's a national war hero.

On 4/29/2021 1:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 11:23 a.m., Graham wrote:
>> On 2021-04-29 7:55 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2021-04-29 4:06 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> A big oops.Â* The minister who did my uncles funeral has a major
>>> misspeak.Â* Uncle Bill had been in the amry during WWII and had fought
>>> his way across Sicily and Italy. I expected something to be said
>>> about him having been a veteran, but instead of saying that Bill was
>>> a veteran what came out of his mouth was "Bill was a bed wetter.".
>>
>> A friend's son died of a vicious cancer leaving a young widow with 2
>> small sons. At the funeral, the papist priest gave a hellfire and
>> damnation "eulogy". I regret not taking him to one side afterwards and
>> giving him a piece of my mind. Actually, he deserved a "mouthful of
>> fives".
>
> I was never a believer and having to attend funerals of two very good
> friends at the age of 15 turned me right off religion and the bullshit
> rituals.Â* Young guys being killed in accidents should not be and excuse
> for the fire and brimstone bullshit. I attend funerals only when there
> is no way for me to get out of it.

I've attended three funerals in my life. One was when I was still in
high school. A good friend who was a year older and had just graduated
was killed a month after she graduated in a head-on collision. (The
other driver was drunk.) It wasn't a fire and brimstone sermon but it
was so damned depressing. Her younger sister, whom I knew slightly,
gave me a hug when I arrived and said, "It's a closed casket. Her
face..." What the heck does one say to that?!

I swore after that the only funerals I would attend would be those of my
parents. And that's true. I'll never attend a funeral again. I've
made that very clear to everyone who matters in my life. It's not
because I don't care, I simply don't *do* funerals.

Jill

On 4/29/2021 9:42 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:23:58 -0000 (UTC), Mike Duffy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:49:40 -0400, Heywood wrote:
>>>
>>>> When my wife travels, she calls home every night.
>>>
>>> Same here. She always starts by asking if the dog is okay.
>>
>> Thanks for a morning laugh
>
> "Someone" used to ask me to hold the phone to the dog's ear so he
> could talk to her.
>
> Dogs really like that, btw.
>
> Janet UK
>
Cats will just look at you like you're crazy.

Jill

On 2021-04-29 4:06 p.m., wrote:
> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 4:54:04 PM UTC-5, Graham wrote:
>>
>> I fell this morning when I got out of the
>> shower and the bathmat slipped. Now my left leg is aching.
>>
> It sounds like you need a new, non-skid bath mat!
>
Definitely!

On 4/29/2021 11:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 11:10:20 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>
>> We were considering getting one of those Life Alert thingies but a
>> neighbor dissuaded us, could be an hour or longer before they arrive
>> and if you don't answer the phone they will break your door down.

Sheldon, you'd rather lie there for four days than have them break your
door if you do't answer the phone or their knock at the door? That's odd.

>> When home alone it's far better to not do anything risky where you can
>> fall, and have a neighbor check on you...

Thing is, you didn't do that. You know to do it *now*.

> I see no problem in putting
>> off climbing ladders and showering for a day or two. It's also no
>> biggie to phone a neighbor to let them know you are okay. I doubt
>> anyone falls off a PC chair or off a sofa while watching TV.
>
Putting off climbing ladders is a given. As for the shower, that's what
sinks, soap and wash cloths are for. Since you admittedly don't know
how or why you fell, I'd say it's entirely possible for someone to fall
off a PC chair or a sofa or even fall out of bed watching TV and not
have any memory of it.

> My mother, who is 86, had a TIA last November and collapsed like
> a bunch of cooked spaghetti while just standing at her front door.
> She crawled back into her house and laid there for a couple of days,
> too addled to call anybody.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I'm sorry to hear that, Cindy. Is she okay now?

Jill