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Skriven 2012-11-17 23:34:20 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: power loss 543
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-=> Quoting MICHAEL LOO to NANCY BACKUS on 11 Nov 12  21:06:00 <=-

 ML>> map on line, there were relatively few of them. Perhaps Pepco
 ML>> is doing something right, finally.
 NB>> Perhaps the outages for the year have all happened, and the fixes
 NB>> were a bit more than just temporary...  :)   

 ML> That would be great, but given the performance of this
 ML> power company, which has taken its cue apparently from
 ML> the general attitude of the more prominent citizens here,
 ML> I doubt it.

I didn't say anything as to whether any of it was intentional... ;)  And
we only have a month and a half left to the year, so one can hope... [G]
 
 ML> I can't really be annoyed, so I guess I have to be amused.
 ML> Further, there are no longer surprises. His upbringing
 ML> probably encouraged this behavior - everything's symbolic
 ML> and/or pro forma. It's like he learned in childhood not to
 ML> help himself to every piece of food, so he takes only 75 or
 ML> 80% and leaves a few politeness pieces behind. He is perhaps
 ML> the least empathic person I have ever met, and I have met
 ML> some doozies. I don't have the energy to correct him any more.

I totally understand...  No point in using energy one doesn't really
have to try to change something that isn't going to... I have a few
people I have to deal with in a similar dynamic... some of whom are
also family... 
 
 NB>> That is indeed good.  I hadn't worried too terribly about power
 NB>> failure here for ourselves, but if MJ had had one, it would have been
 NB>> more of a problem, with her oxygen usage... we were prepared for it,
 NB>> but still... We were thankful to also have no power failure...  :)

 ML> Is there an emergency generator around, especially one that
 ML> doesn't have spark danger and so is safe for use near oxygen
 ML> tanks?
 
Not at the moment.  I'm not sure that even if we had such that the aides
would be allowed to touch it, which would be necessary to get it going
and back off when the power returned... 

 NB>> Balancing commitments is always fun... ;)  Sounds like it'll work
 NB>> out well, though.  :)

 ML> Hope so. This way I get to the famous party that I've written
 ML> about plus make Rosemary happy (not the right word?) plus it's
 ML> a vote of confidence for Billy that says yes, I expect you to
 ML> be around at Christmastime.

Gratified/glad/pleased you are there...?  And yes, I hear you on the
vote of confidence for Billy...

 ML>> I suppose, but it's not just that - she does throw perfectly good
 ML>> stuff out when I am not expected to come gobble it down.
 NB>> Keep working on the training, maybe eventually if she remembers that
 NB>> you'll be back there within 6 months, she'll toss it in the freezer
 NB>> for you... and not toss things you've put there for laters...  ;)

 ML> We hope. But it's not that big of a fridge.

True, and given her propensity to overbuy...  Guess you'll have to talk
her into buying an extra freezer for your leftovers...  ;)

ttyl       neb

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