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If this is any indication of how far I can travel in any time period...don't wait for me at the RTR, I'll be late... 
I set my original departure date for Nov. 15th.
Then found out that it was a Sunday and I needed to leave town on a weekday so I could mail back my receivers for my satellite TV system and drop off my rental modem for my internet. Okay, we'll move departure date to the 16th.
The whole mid November date had been set because Mom had a gerontologist appointment for the 13th and without me there, she says 'oh I'm fine' to the Drs' question of 'how are you'. I'm the one that has to bring up any problems.
Slow forward to Nov. 10th - Mom phones, says she's not feeling well and has cancelled her Dr's. appointment...Duh, you're supposed to be going to the doctor when you're not feeling well, not cancelling your appointment...sigh.
A day later she collapses and is sent by ambulance to the hospital because she is severely dehydrated and badly malnourished along with having a bladder infection and a host of other problems from self neglect. She's needed institutional care for at least 3 years now and has refused to go.
I finish packing and move out of the apartment, go stay at her place while I try to get our government run medical service to sort out a future plan for her because now she's clearly demonstrated an inability to look after herself, not only to the family but to the PTB and the medical profession.
As of last Monday I finally feel that my brother has a grip on things and I'm outta there.
I left at the crack of dawn yesterday and got as far as friends' place in MI. Planned on leaving this morning after a quick trip to Verizon to set up my phone for US service.
They don't open til 10 AM so friend and I have breakfast and mosey on over there. 3 #$%^ hours later and much wearier we're finally out of their store. I have phone service. By that time it was definitely too late to start driving as I wasn't going to be able to get out of the colder weather before dark. Sleeping in the van in a W/M parking lot in temps in to the low 30's ain't worth it to me. Here I have an electric hook up.
Tomorrows supposed to be in the 70's here and I can get all the way in to KY or maybe even TN if I hustle.
So we went out while a couple of them played disc golf and I walked 18 holes of it with them...had a great time! And then went for a great dinner!
Let's see, 10 days since I was supposed to be out of there, gone maybe 600 miles....sigh!
Yep, could be March before I see Arizona at this rate....
I set my original departure date for Nov. 15th.
Then found out that it was a Sunday and I needed to leave town on a weekday so I could mail back my receivers for my satellite TV system and drop off my rental modem for my internet. Okay, we'll move departure date to the 16th.
The whole mid November date had been set because Mom had a gerontologist appointment for the 13th and without me there, she says 'oh I'm fine' to the Drs' question of 'how are you'. I'm the one that has to bring up any problems.
Slow forward to Nov. 10th - Mom phones, says she's not feeling well and has cancelled her Dr's. appointment...Duh, you're supposed to be going to the doctor when you're not feeling well, not cancelling your appointment...sigh.
A day later she collapses and is sent by ambulance to the hospital because she is severely dehydrated and badly malnourished along with having a bladder infection and a host of other problems from self neglect. She's needed institutional care for at least 3 years now and has refused to go.
I finish packing and move out of the apartment, go stay at her place while I try to get our government run medical service to sort out a future plan for her because now she's clearly demonstrated an inability to look after herself, not only to the family but to the PTB and the medical profession.
As of last Monday I finally feel that my brother has a grip on things and I'm outta there.
I left at the crack of dawn yesterday and got as far as friends' place in MI. Planned on leaving this morning after a quick trip to Verizon to set up my phone for US service.
They don't open til 10 AM so friend and I have breakfast and mosey on over there. 3 #$%^ hours later and much wearier we're finally out of their store. I have phone service. By that time it was definitely too late to start driving as I wasn't going to be able to get out of the colder weather before dark. Sleeping in the van in a W/M parking lot in temps in to the low 30's ain't worth it to me. Here I have an electric hook up.
Tomorrows supposed to be in the 70's here and I can get all the way in to KY or maybe even TN if I hustle.
So we went out while a couple of them played disc golf and I walked 18 holes of it with them...had a great time! And then went for a great dinner!
Let's see, 10 days since I was supposed to be out of there, gone maybe 600 miles....sigh!
Yep, could be March before I see Arizona at this rate....
