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   PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Win32 master/dfe589e30 Apr 20 2022 MSC 1929   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 master/dfe589e30 Apr 20 2022 MSC 1929   
   BBSID: TBOLT   
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   Dan,   
      
    DS>   I can burn water.  Yet, I haven't used the stove here...let   
    DS> alone turned on any of the TV sets, in the last 4 years...   
      
    DC> Why not........?   
      
    I've had no desire to watch TV...and am usually busy with ham radio   
   traffic nets in the evening.   
      
    DC> I continue to be confused by your statements on this...  Do you realize   
    DC> that food does not have to be "packaged"?  By that I mean things in   
    DC> cans, cardboard, plastic.  ALL packaged food is VERY high in sodium.   
      
     Well, I'm now being removed from home health care, because I'm not   
   "homebound" (stuck at home without transportation). But, while I could   
   get groceries and medications delivered if I sold the car, I would have   
   no way to get to doctors appointments, etc. All my friends work and have   
   family during the week, and after what happened to me with Uber, I'm   
   afraid to try Lyft.   
      
     I checked the price of low sodium foods, and I can't afford them. The    
   government took away my SSI nearly 16 years ago, because they said that   
   between my wife and I, that $1500 a month was too much money...don't get    
   me started on that. I get less than that now, and apparently they feel    
   that's still too much money...it's not worth getting food stamps or other    
   assistance. They'd rather give benefits to illegal aliens for their votes,   
   instead of folks who truly need it.   
      
     I can NOT stand in one spot for more than 15 seconds without my legs   
   shaking, and my risking falling. I can NOT see the progress of things   
   cooking on the stove if I'm seated, and surely can't stir things if I   
   am seated. I am a fall risk, and if I go down, I won't be able to call   
   for help...and will just die on the floor.   
      
     Frankly, I'm tempted to just sell the car, disconnect the internet, the    
   BBS, and cellphone...and cut myself off from the outside world.    
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Being born is bad for your health; it leads to death.   
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