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Strength: Bringing a degree of certainty to an uncertain world Interests: Travel (road, rail, air); Photography; Top 40 songs even after all these years
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Re: Where to even begin with helping aging parents

Do your parents have a written trust, or have they told you specifically whether they prefer to stay in their home vs. going to an assisted living facility?  I would follow their desires as much as you can (my parents have it in writing that they wan...
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"Consumer Ratings" of Senior Transportation Companies?

My elderly mother is looking at services that provide transportation for seniors to appointments.  How does one "vet" these services to make sure they have good ratings (reliable, dependable, etc.)?  I've found plenty of good reviews on Google, but I...
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Re: WHAT HAS HELPED YOUR TINNITUS?

I have been able to ignore it much of the time.  On nights when it is 'louder', I have used a fan to generate some quiet white noise, and that helps enough to enable me to sleep.
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Re: Landline Phone Service Options

We have Frontier copper-wire, but they are not signing up any new customers, and we are looking at switching to fiber/VOIP.  The Frontier (formerly Verizon/GTE) copper wire network is slowly deteriorating in our area and has become less reliable.
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Re: So What Is Wrong With People Sharing Their Vaccination Status With Those Around Them?

My employer encourages everyone to get vaccinated against Covid, however, the vaccination is not mandated.  Employees may voluntarily share their vaccination status (that is, which manufacturer, and what date or dates did one get the vaccine) in a pr...
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Re: Where to even begin with helping aging parents

Do your parents have a written trust, or have they told you specifically whether they prefer to stay in their home vs. going to an assisted living facility?  I would follow their desires as much as you can (my parents have it in writing that they wan...
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"Consumer Ratings" of Senior Transportation Companies?

My elderly mother is looking at services that provide transportation for seniors to appointments.  How does one "vet" these services to make sure they have good ratings (reliable, dependable, etc.)?  I've found plenty of good reviews on Google, but I...
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Re: WHAT HAS HELPED YOUR TINNITUS?

I have been able to ignore it much of the time.  On nights when it is 'louder', I have used a fan to generate some quiet white noise, and that helps enough to enable me to sleep.
Mike7SoCal 01-27-2022 08:47 PM
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Re: Landline Phone Service Options

We have Frontier copper-wire, but they are not signing up any new customers, and we are looking at switching to fiber/VOIP.  The Frontier (formerly Verizon/GTE) copper wire network is slowly deteriorating in our area and has become less reliable.
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Re: So What Is Wrong With People Sharing Their Vaccination Status With Those Around Them?

My employer encourages everyone to get vaccinated against Covid, however, the vaccination is not mandated.  Employees may voluntarily share their vaccination status (that is, which manufacturer, and what date or dates did one get the vaccine) in a pr...
Mike7SoCal 08-21-2021 08:34 PM
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Re: Where to even begin with helping aging parents

Do your parents have a written trust, or have they told you specifically whether they prefer to stay in their home vs. going to an assisted living facility?  I would follow their desires as much as you can (my parents have it in writing that they wan...
Mike7SoCal 02-11-2022 09:01 AM
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"Consumer Ratings" of Senior Transportation Companies?

My elderly mother is looking at services that provide transportation for seniors to appointments.  How does one "vet" these services to make sure they have good ratings (reliable, dependable, etc.)?  I've found plenty of good reviews on Google, but I...
Mike7SoCal 02-11-2022 08:55 AM
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Re: WHAT HAS HELPED YOUR TINNITUS?

I have been able to ignore it much of the time.  On nights when it is 'louder', I have used a fan to generate some quiet white noise, and that helps enough to enable me to sleep.
Mike7SoCal 01-27-2022 08:47 PM
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Re: Landline Phone Service Options

We have Frontier copper-wire, but they are not signing up any new customers, and we are looking at switching to fiber/VOIP.  The Frontier (formerly Verizon/GTE) copper wire network is slowly deteriorating in our area and has become less reliable.
Mike7SoCal 01-27-2022 08:23 PM
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Re: So What Is Wrong With People Sharing Their Vaccination Status With Those Around Them?

My employer encourages everyone to get vaccinated against Covid, however, the vaccination is not mandated.  Employees may voluntarily share their vaccination status (that is, which manufacturer, and what date or dates did one get the vaccine) in a pr...
Mike7SoCal 08-21-2021 08:34 PM
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