From: Jack <jackay_boy@...>
Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] Guess you can call me Grandpa now
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 12:06 PM

Merry Christmas and all the best to you in the New Year
We now have a new addition to our family. Born December 24th at 12:15
AM. We are now Grandparents to a bouncing baby girl. Was 9 lbs 6 ounces
and beautiful, just like her Mom.
This is a horrible time of the year for a baby to be brought into this
world, but we are so happy she is one of our family. She is healthy,
with a good set of lungs as she can sure make herself heard when she
wants something. Not at all like her quiet and soft spoken Grandpa.
We now have a wonderful Christmas present from our daughter, and we
could not be happier.
Wishing you and all of your families a very Merry Christmas.
I am sure we will chat before the New Years, but if I miss anyone I
wish you a very Happy New Year.
Grandpa Jack

From: hs brown <speybaybirds@...>
Subject: Re: [postpoliosyndrome] EARLY CHRISTMAS 2008 GREETINGS TO YOU
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 10:07 AM

Thank You Nancy, --- On Sun, 7/12/08, nancy petersen <nancypetersen582@...> wrote: From: nancy petersen <nancypetersen582@...> Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] EARLY CHRISTMAS 2008 GREETINGS TO YOU To: "peggy and kurt anderson" <kanderson14@...>, "karalyn app,e" <karalyn42120@...>, "Sandra Dee" <sandra_dee467@...>, "ernaerlandson" <ernao@...>, "Michelle Hodgman" <michelleh2112@...>, "jeannie huberty" <cjamm2002@...>, "luke111199" <luke111199@...>, "lisamorello" <mexmix4@...>, "Elizabeth petersen" <sportybeth@...>, "Rebekah Swanson" <bekahchambers@...>, "mary hazel swanson" <yayasplace2006@...>, swansonamyj@..., "charlie Swearingen" <shimarind_gods_servant@...> Date: Sunday, 7 December, 2008, 6:12 AM      Hi everyone,         This is my christmas card to you.       It is really the best card I could find to wish you all a blessed christmas and a renewed       New Year.       In Christ, the best gift of all       Nancy Petersen Nancy                                         With 3  weeks before Christmas, REMEMBER:  Jesus is Better than Santa Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year JESUS is an ever- present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies JESUS supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney uninvited JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart. You have to stand in line to see Santa JESUS is as close as the mention of His name. Santa lets you sit on his lap JESUS lets you rest in His arms. Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?" JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too . He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. JESUS has a heart full of love. JESUS offers health, help and hope. Santa says "You better not cry" JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you. Santa's little helpers make toys JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. Santa may make you chuckle but JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. While Santa puts gifts under your tree, JESUS became our gift and died on the tree. It's obvious there is really no comparison. We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about. We need to put Christ back in Christmas. Jesus is still the reason for the season. May the Lord Bless and Watch over you and your loved ones this Christmas 2008 And may He prosper and bless the work of your hands in the New Year. 2009

From: nancy petersen <nancypetersen582@...>
Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] EARLY CHRISTMAS 2008 GREETINGS TO YOU
To: "peggy and kurt anderson" <kanderson14@...>, "karalyn app,e" <karalyn42120@...>, "Sandra Dee" <sandra_dee467@...>, "ernaerlandson" <ernao@...>, "Michelle Hodgman" <michelleh2112@...>, "jeannie huberty" <cjamm2002@...>, "luke111199" <luke111199@...>, "lisamorello" <mexmix4@...>, "Elizabeth petersen" <sportybeth@...>, "Rebekah Swanson" <bekahchambers@...>, "mary hazel swanson" <yayasplace2006@...>, swansonamyj@..., "charlie Swearingen" <shimarind_gods_servant@...>
Date: Sunday, 7 December, 2008, 6:12 AM

Hi everyone,         This is my christmas card to you.       It is really the best card I could find to wish you all a blessed christmas and a renewed       New Year.       In Christ, the best gift of all       Nancy Petersen Nancy                                         With 3  weeks before Christmas, REMEMBER:  Jesus is Better than Santa Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year JESUS is an ever- present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies JESUS supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney uninvited JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart. You have to stand in line to see Santa JESUS is as close as the mention of His name. Santa lets you sit on his lap JESUS lets you rest in His arms. Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?" JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too . He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. JESUS has a heart full of love. JESUS offers health, help and hope. Santa says "You better not cry" JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you. Santa's little helpers make toys JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. Santa may make you chuckle but JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. While Santa puts gifts under your tree, JESUS became our gift and died on the tree. It's obvious there is really no comparison. We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about. We need to put Christ back in Christmas. Jesus is still the reason for the season. May the Lord Bless and Watch over you and your loved ones this Christmas 2008 And may He prosper and bless the work of your hands in the New Year. 2009



 

 

 

 

 

	                         With 3  weeks before Christmas, REMEMBER:  Jesus is Better than Santa Santa lives at the North Pole. JESUS is everywhere. Santa rides in a sleigh JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. Santa comes but once a year JESUS is an ever- present help. Santa fills your stockings with goodies JESUS supplies all your needs. Santa comes down your chimney uninvited JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart. You have to stand in line to see Santa JESUS is as close as the mention of His name. Santa lets you sit on his lap JESUS lets you rest in His arms. Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?" JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too . He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. JESUS has a heart full of love. JESUS offers health, help and hope. Santa says "You better not cry" JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you. Santa's little helpers make toys JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. Santa may make you chuckle but JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. While Santa puts gifts under your tree, JESUS became our gift and died on the tree. It's obvious there is really no comparison. We need to remember WHO Christmas is all about. We need to put Christ back in Christmas. Jesus is still the reason for the season. May the Lord Bless and Watch over you and your loved ones this Christmas 2008 And may He prosper and bless the work of your hands in the New Year. 2009

From: Jack <jackay_boy@...>
Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] We are throwing in the towel
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 7:03 PM

It's with much regret that I have to tell you we are throwing in the
towel on southern Ontario.
We have done nothing but throw money at this money pit of a house,
and everyday something new pops up that needs fixing or replacing. I
hate to admit it, but this is the biggest mistake we have ever made.
I cannot get a wheelchair as we have spent a huge amount of our
savings, and now I cannot afford to buy one.
I do not qualify for any help with obtaining a wheelchair, as all
government help is for people who make less than 19k a year.
I cannot get insurance for medical as I have what is called a pre-
existing condition. I can get Blue Cross for medications, but it has
a maximum $500.00 a year for prescriptions. All this for only $194.00
a month premium.
My wifes vehicle insurance went from $550 a year to $1700.00.
Well to top this all off, we had an inspection done on the new roof
we needed for the back of our house, and a power assisted vented
water tank, and we are now told our house needs all new electrical
wiring as this old 1952 wiring is not up to the Provincial code. I
almost cried when we had an estimate of $5000.00 to get this done.
I cannot afford to even buy my medications, and have not had anything
for almost 6 weeks now. Needless to say I am eating tylenol 4's like
they are candy.
When we first moved into our house here one of our new neighbours,
who really is a very neat lady, said if we were smart we would get a
generator for back up power as power outages of 2 or 3 days happen
quite often during the winter months here. Not because of snow, but
because of freezing rain because we are so close to the lake. So
there goes another $1300.00 down the drain for a generator that will
supply us with the minimum of power so we will survive a power outage.
I could go on and on about this nightmare, but I think you all get
the picture.
So, we have decided to sell this house as soon as possible right
after the new year, and move back to Alberta.
The 40 below days will be a breeze after going through what we have
here for the past 2 months.
The only positive thing I can say about our move, is that our
daughter Melissa has cancelled her plans to move here next year. She
has decided to finish her last year of university at the University
of Alberta. So we will be close to our daughter and new grandchild in
the spring.
I am not sure when I will be fit to talk with again, but please know
that I think of all of you often and miss you very much.
When I drag myself out of this horrible depression I am going
through, I hope there will will still be room for me in chat. Right
now I can hardly carry un a conversation with my wife without getting
close to tears. This has to be the biggest screw up I have ever made
and I still don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Hoping we can unload this house real quick in January, and it will
get better from there I hope.
Until then,be well and God Bless my friends.
Jack

From: Jack <jackay_boy@...>
Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] PONDER THIS
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 12:55 PM

AIN'T IT THE TRUTH!!?
Joe Smith started the day early having set his
alarm clock
(MADE IN JAPAN ) for6am.
While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA )
was perking, he shaved with his
electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG ).
He put on a
dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA ),
designer jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE )
and
tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA )
After cooking his breakfast in his new
electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA )
he sat down with his
calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO )
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his
watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN )
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA )
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY )
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia )
and continued his search
for a good paying job.
At the end
of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day
checking his
Computer
(Made In Malaysia ),
Joe decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL )
poured himself a glass of
wine
(MADE IN FRANCE )
and turned on his
TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA ),
and then wondered
why he can't find
a good paying job
in CANADA .
Y'all gotta Keep this one circulating, please.!
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From: Jane Grillot <chickasaw45826@...>
Subject: Re: [postpoliosyndrome] I want you to know why I haven't been on-line for quite awhile
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 12:45 PM

Jack So glad to hear from you!!!!   I was wondering how your move went.......and I am so sorry it is going so bad!!!!!   I haven't been in any chats I think for the past month or so .... so I haven't heard about you.   I can feel for you,  especially after seeing how nice the house was suppose to be and then you find out all these other things that went wrong....I also would have a lawyer after them.....they didn't sell you the house that they was leaving on that you thought you was getting.  I hope it all gets straighten out and you both can really enjoy you new lovely home.   My prayers are with you that everything goes better from here on out.  Everything in this neck of the woods is doing OK (now wait and all hell will break loose)  Jr. is on days ......which we never thought we would ever see...but they shut down the 2 nd. shift completely and move them on first.....which is so much nicer...but it sure makes a difference in our lives....not use to having him home in the evening...and I don't get on the computer hardly at all now.....he just don't care for me to be on the computer at night instead of being with him......you think he would be glad I was on the computer instead of yakking at him...   and this morning when I was looking out of our patio window I seen a young cat under our heating unit....and I thought to myself it's a wonder he's not out running around....(it' s a stray cat....which we have a few running around) then I got to checking and the poor thing froze to death last night....so tonight Jr. is going to have to get rid of him.... I felt so sorry for the cat.....I think it thought it would be warm under there and I am trying to keep our electric bill down...and I haven't turn the heat on yet!!!   But otherwise things are oK over here.   Next time I hope to hear better news from you that the two of you are really enjoying your new home!!! Take care Jane --- On Wed, 10/29/08, Jack <jackay_boy@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Jack <jackay_boy@yahoo. com> Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] I want you to know why I haven't been on-line for quite awhile To: postpoliosyndrome@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 8:50 PM Hello from sunny Ontario It has been quite awhile since I have been on-line, but this move has been a nightmare. We have had nothing but problems, and now I wish I was back in snowy Alberta. Lisa and I were so looking forward to moving into a beautiful home here, but it has been nothing but a money pit from day one. We were told that this house had a high efficiency furnace, but what we ended up with was a furnace from the late 80's. We needed to replace the furnace, which came to almost $4000.00. We now have a antique furnace sitting in our garage if anyone collects old furnaces. The house was sold to us with a garage that was supposed to have power in it. Well it cost me $1200.00 to run power with a breaker box to this nightmare of a garage. I don't believe anyone has been in this garage for at least 5 years. It is going to take months to get rid of all the junk thats crammed into every square inch of this so called garage. Need to have major renovation done before we will be able to put a vehicle in it, as it has a door the size of a very small storage shed. Already have an estimate from a contractor to make this garage useable, and am looking at about $5000.00 to get this fixed. Some mechanics dream....... ........ The back yard of this house had a huge Elm tree which needed to be removed as the roots were ruining all the sewer lines running to the city sewer system. Also had very large roots actually above ground making it impossible for me to walk on, and virtually impossible to run a lawn mower over. Got a real deal on this, as it only cost $1000.00 to have the tree removed and the stump ground out. Didn't realize that we needed 6 loads of dirt to level out the ground, and that we needed sod layed to keep all of this from blowing away, or washed away by all the rain we have had. That was only $800.00 for that, and I am told we got a good deal on that. This home, although it looks fairly new was actually a cottage used by people from the States during the summer. The house was actually built in 1955. Because it was only used during the summer, it has no insulation at all. Sooooo we are scheduled for Monday to have foam insulation blown into the crawl space, and 12 inches of insulation blown into the attic so we wont heat the whole city when the snow starts to fall. this is a big job and the cheapest I can get it done is $1800.00 plus tax. Again I am told what a great deal I am getting. The marble counters we were so anxious to see, were actually seconds, and had chips and cracks in most of the tiles. The chips and cracks were filled in with grout, and looked absolutely horrible. The idiot that tried to install this counter using OSB, or what you may know as chipboard. He did not realize that the tile actually draws all the moisture out of the chipboard, and causes the counter to sag and warp. He had the nerve to put braces used for flower boxes under the counter to try and prop them up. Well the gentleman that is going to build and replace this counter just left as he had to make a template for the new counter. This is not marble by any means, and we will have to live with a laminate counter that only looks like marble. What a deal I got on this. I didn't have any place to spend the $2500.00 anyway. The beautful jaccuzi tub we have is really nice, but our water tank is not large enough to allow us to use it. We need a new 80 gallon water tank in order to ba able to use it. I would hate to even tell you what thats going to us. Heres the biggest heart breaker of all. During the re-model of this house, they decided to convert the original garage into a family room. This family room has a flat roof which has no slope to it whatsoever. Unfortunately water has nowhere to run, and all the sheeting is rotted beyond repair. Its a huge job to replace this roof, and its going to put a $4000.00 hole in our bank account. I could go on and on about all the repairs that we need to do in order to make this house livable, but I think you get the message about whats happening in our crappy little corner of this world. We have a lawyer working on trying to get some of our money back, but the owners have moved to Mertle Beach (sp?) to buy a condominium, and are leaving on a cruise at the end of the month. By the way they drove to the states in their new class A motor home, which I am sure I helped pay for. I finally have my internet set up and have a new e-mail address. I am now jbabcock12@cogeco. ca 905-991-0434 404 Crescent Road Fort Erie, Ontario L2A 4P7 Not sure when I will be into chat, if there even is a chat, as I am litterally wearing myself out trying to make this house into something my wife doesn't hate. She is very upset over the fiasco we have going on here, and she cries enough for 4 people over it. I hope you all understand whats happening here, and why I have not been in chat for a couple of weeks, but by supper time I am so tired and sore that I really not fit company for anyone. Hopefully I will catch a break soon, and we will get back to a normal life, but its going to take awhile I think. I think of you all, and miss you all something awful. I send you all a big hug, and may God Bless you. Jack

From: Jane <chickasaw45826@...>
Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] electric matteress pads
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 1:24 AM

OK just wondering if any of you have a electric matteress pad??
We are in need of a new one!!!! Mine has seen it's day. Was just
wondering what kind you all have and how do you like your brand??
And if it heats up the whole body....it seems like all mine was doing
was heating up the bottom of my legs.

Jane

From: Jude <judec@...>
Subject: Re: [postpoliosyndrome] electric matteress pads
To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 31 October, 2008, 4:49 PM

We have one of those mattress pads and they are wonderful. I sleep so much better with it on very low.

 

Jude