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BronyCon and the Coping with Disabilities Through Pony panel has come and gone. The summer is at its end. The time has come for my wife to return to work and my son to return to school.
Where does this leave me?
As it stands I'm at a number of crossroads. The biggest one knowing I need to find another job. Not just any job though. It has to be a job where my sight plays absolutely no part in performing the required duties. This job should also be worthy of the caliber of my education and experience. This latter part is what will be the most difficult as the limitation of having no sight doesn't typically align with one who has a well paying position.
It's true blind people can be very successful. Though I'm not expecting to find the right job anytime soon. This is not a result of my lack of searching but due to all the matters that are at play amidst me trying to move on as an individual who has no sight.
On top of the whole job thing is how things are with my current employer. True I haven't worked since May 31st but I'm collecting Short Term Disability and am eligible to do so until a maximum date which falls in mid November.
So long as I have the STD my family and I will all be fully insured. Once I lose the STD only my son and I will be insured and through Medicare. Medicare is not as widely accepted as the insurance I have now so this poses its own difficulties moving forward.
There's also the matter of fully accepting that I'm going totally blind in conjunction with having to deal with a whole slew of physical limitations.
The past week was spent with my wife's family at Ocean City. The family's all chipped in to help my wife, son, and I attend due to our financial situation. Though it didn't sit well with them when I told them I didn't feel safe going down to the beach. The reasons being threefold. One being how photosensitive my eye is the second being fear of getting sand in my eye in which is already dealing with enough trauma as it is and the third being how getting ocean water in my eye wouldn't do it any favors either.
The third factor listed is one that really bothers me since I love to swim. As a kid you couldn't get me out of the water for anything. Now I have to fear it in the event an impurity would cause an infection.
I can take showers but I do so with my eye totally closed when my face is towards the spout. It is very defensive washing so I don't accidentally irritate the eye.
Needless to say I may have given off a bad impression to some of the folks we were with who felt I was missing out on all the fun. I'll admit I didn't like missing out on beach time but it was either miss out and be safe or go out and ever be fearful of something bad happening that could put me prematurely back in the hospital.
Accepting this was rough and knowing it made others feel bad was worse. I was asked what we could do if another big family trip was done and I told them to not worry about me. Honestly my limitations don't really allow me a lot of room for any super fun trip worthy activities. I can't safely do amusement park rides, the sun hurts me, my eye dries out super fast when out in the wind, etc., etc., etc.
The other thing I'm working with is accepting my days as a gamer are soon at an end. Today I tried playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl with my son and had no idea where I was on the screen approximately 80% of the time. I know I should just play through but it was very depressing. Gaming was always something I could fall back on despite my poor vision and that is now being taken away from me along with all the other limitations I've previously mentioned.
As my last hurrah in gaming I'm going to try and finish Yoshi's New Island. After that I'm hanging it up. This will likely coincide with me selling my DS games just as I sold all my GameCube games and other items in which now serve more as a reminder of a past life that I'll never have back. A life that I must mourn so I can move onto the next.
The one thing I'm glad I will never lose is my ability to read and write. Screen reading technology is a great equalizer to allow me to at least continue the pursuit of my number one personal passion of creating children's books and tween fantasy. I'll also be able to read the journals and stories of others while delighting in descriptive versions of arts and other media done by my friends and family.
Another nice thing is that I am at least able to make .mp3 files of shows and game music to allow my mind's eye to remember the good times. Audio is a wonderful thing.
With any luck I'll be able to move on more sooner than later with regard to my career and writing. I can't allow depression to wear me down. I've got to push through. I've got to better accept those things I can no longer do without feeling sorrow over the loss. I need to focus on the good memories while making new and better ones.
If you read this I thank you for your time. This is my way of working things out when not with my therapist or bogging down friends or family with a lot of matters that are already well established. I also hope my vulnerability shows that it is perfectly okay to share your feelings for not sharing them in some sort of way is asking for trouble. The saying "Better out than in" is very true. It isn't always easy to share how one feels but it is a lot better when you are genuine for only then can you allow others into your heart to assist in the ongoing healing process in which life's wounds put upon us.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
BronyCon and the Coping with Disabilities Through Pony panel has come and gone. The summer is at its end. The time has come for my wife to return to work and my son to return to school.
Where does this leave me?
As it stands I'm at a number of crossroads. The biggest one knowing I need to find another job. Not just any job though. It has to be a job where my sight plays absolutely no part in performing the required duties. This job should also be worthy of the caliber of my education and experience. This latter part is what will be the most difficult as the limitation of having no sight doesn't typically align with one who has a well paying position.
It's true blind people can be very successful. Though I'm not expecting to find the right job anytime soon. This is not a result of my lack of searching but due to all the matters that are at play amidst me trying to move on as an individual who has no sight.
On top of the whole job thing is how things are with my current employer. True I haven't worked since May 31st but I'm collecting Short Term Disability and am eligible to do so until a maximum date which falls in mid November.
So long as I have the STD my family and I will all be fully insured. Once I lose the STD only my son and I will be insured and through Medicare. Medicare is not as widely accepted as the insurance I have now so this poses its own difficulties moving forward.
There's also the matter of fully accepting that I'm going totally blind in conjunction with having to deal with a whole slew of physical limitations.
The past week was spent with my wife's family at Ocean City. The family's all chipped in to help my wife, son, and I attend due to our financial situation. Though it didn't sit well with them when I told them I didn't feel safe going down to the beach. The reasons being threefold. One being how photosensitive my eye is the second being fear of getting sand in my eye in which is already dealing with enough trauma as it is and the third being how getting ocean water in my eye wouldn't do it any favors either.
The third factor listed is one that really bothers me since I love to swim. As a kid you couldn't get me out of the water for anything. Now I have to fear it in the event an impurity would cause an infection.
I can take showers but I do so with my eye totally closed when my face is towards the spout. It is very defensive washing so I don't accidentally irritate the eye.
Needless to say I may have given off a bad impression to some of the folks we were with who felt I was missing out on all the fun. I'll admit I didn't like missing out on beach time but it was either miss out and be safe or go out and ever be fearful of something bad happening that could put me prematurely back in the hospital.
Accepting this was rough and knowing it made others feel bad was worse. I was asked what we could do if another big family trip was done and I told them to not worry about me. Honestly my limitations don't really allow me a lot of room for any super fun trip worthy activities. I can't safely do amusement park rides, the sun hurts me, my eye dries out super fast when out in the wind, etc., etc., etc.
The other thing I'm working with is accepting my days as a gamer are soon at an end. Today I tried playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl with my son and had no idea where I was on the screen approximately 80% of the time. I know I should just play through but it was very depressing. Gaming was always something I could fall back on despite my poor vision and that is now being taken away from me along with all the other limitations I've previously mentioned.
As my last hurrah in gaming I'm going to try and finish Yoshi's New Island. After that I'm hanging it up. This will likely coincide with me selling my DS games just as I sold all my GameCube games and other items in which now serve more as a reminder of a past life that I'll never have back. A life that I must mourn so I can move onto the next.
The one thing I'm glad I will never lose is my ability to read and write. Screen reading technology is a great equalizer to allow me to at least continue the pursuit of my number one personal passion of creating children's books and tween fantasy. I'll also be able to read the journals and stories of others while delighting in descriptive versions of arts and other media done by my friends and family.
Another nice thing is that I am at least able to make .mp3 files of shows and game music to allow my mind's eye to remember the good times. Audio is a wonderful thing.
With any luck I'll be able to move on more sooner than later with regard to my career and writing. I can't allow depression to wear me down. I've got to push through. I've got to better accept those things I can no longer do without feeling sorrow over the loss. I need to focus on the good memories while making new and better ones.
If you read this I thank you for your time. This is my way of working things out when not with my therapist or bogging down friends or family with a lot of matters that are already well established. I also hope my vulnerability shows that it is perfectly okay to share your feelings for not sharing them in some sort of way is asking for trouble. The saying "Better out than in" is very true. It isn't always easy to share how one feels but it is a lot better when you are genuine for only then can you allow others into your heart to assist in the ongoing healing process in which life's wounds put upon us.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O'Ducky ;)
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No worries my friend. What I write is more my way of coping with my disability. It's one thing to hide from the truth and another to accept it and move on in a happier direction. Sure some things are lost but the good memories of said things will be there to help inspire new memories as the can't dos are forgotten in lieu of all the can dos. :)
Thanks so much for all of your help and support over this past year. You've really done a lot to help me in coping with my disability through your art. It's nice knowing I have two works of yours signed by folks from MLP: Friendship is Magic. There will come a day I won't be able to see them but the treasured memory of your kindness in making the images along with my ability to share my story with those behind such an inspirational show will forever live on. :)
Thanks so much for all of your help and support over this past year. You've really done a lot to help me in coping with my disability through your art. It's nice knowing I have two works of yours signed by folks from MLP: Friendship is Magic. There will come a day I won't be able to see them but the treasured memory of your kindness in making the images along with my ability to share my story with those behind such an inspirational show will forever live on. :)
One thing you can always enjoy regardless of your sight is audiobooks. I love books and often times hearing someone read you a book is far more enjoyable than reading it yourself because you don't lose your place and you don't need to rely on your eyes.
http://www.gutenberg.org/
This website has a large number of books in the public domain, many of which have audio versions which can be downloaded for free in mp3/ogg format. No third party websites, no membership, no account or client. Just download them, and listen to them on your computer or put them on a phone and listen to them that way.
Audiobooks are how I've experienced a lot of stories I have come to really love including Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Wind in the Willows, and Heart of Darkness.
http://www.gutenberg.org/
This website has a large number of books in the public domain, many of which have audio versions which can be downloaded for free in mp3/ogg format. No third party websites, no membership, no account or client. Just download them, and listen to them on your computer or put them on a phone and listen to them that way.
Audiobooks are how I've experienced a lot of stories I have come to really love including Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Wind in the Willows, and Heart of Darkness.
Now this is a wonderful resource. Thank you very much for sharing it with me. I may even share it with my sister who coincidentally is in the same ocular situation despite being three years younger than I.
Audio Books are definitely on my radar as time allows me to read them. I've actually read a few business books in Audio Book format. Most helpful.
My screen reading software also can make stories folks write here, or on other sites, into audio books by reading the text. This is why I don't fear going blind. I know I'll be okay with lots of great resources to keep my creativity alive while also keeping me in the game when it comes to the arts, stories, movies, etc.
I really appreciate your thoughtfulness in sharing this link. It makes me very happy. I'm going to soon be getting advanced training in how to use my screen reading software and sites like this will be at the top of my list to master with the software.
You're a wonderful friend. Thanks so much for being a part of a most productive year for me. You made my sister very happy and were intricate in the panel. Such good memories. :)
Audio Books are definitely on my radar as time allows me to read them. I've actually read a few business books in Audio Book format. Most helpful.
My screen reading software also can make stories folks write here, or on other sites, into audio books by reading the text. This is why I don't fear going blind. I know I'll be okay with lots of great resources to keep my creativity alive while also keeping me in the game when it comes to the arts, stories, movies, etc.
I really appreciate your thoughtfulness in sharing this link. It makes me very happy. I'm going to soon be getting advanced training in how to use my screen reading software and sites like this will be at the top of my list to master with the software.
You're a wonderful friend. Thanks so much for being a part of a most productive year for me. You made my sister very happy and were intricate in the panel. Such good memories. :)
No one should make you feel bad about your disability. It's not your fault that you have it. And it makes me angry to think that people would be offended because you can't do things, or that your disability makes you "uncomfortable". Screw that. They have no idea what it's like and really have no right to feel that way. I swear, some people make it seem like someone having a disability is more of a hindrance to them than it is to the person actually affected by it. People are so selfish.
As for video games, don't worry too much about the Brawl thing. Even when my own vision was better I had trouble seeing where I was on the screen. It's a common problem with the game and not your fault at all. And I'm sure there are still games you can play.
For example, Rhythm Heaven. it's a series but there's a Wii game and a DS game and tons of fun. I'd really recommend the DS one. It's a rhythm game that instead of focusing on visual cues, it focuses on audio cues. It's playable even if one was completely blind.
As for video games, don't worry too much about the Brawl thing. Even when my own vision was better I had trouble seeing where I was on the screen. It's a common problem with the game and not your fault at all. And I'm sure there are still games you can play.
For example, Rhythm Heaven. it's a series but there's a Wii game and a DS game and tons of fun. I'd really recommend the DS one. It's a rhythm game that instead of focusing on visual cues, it focuses on audio cues. It's playable even if one was completely blind.
What you mentioned in the first paragraph is why I'd go back to BronyCon next year to put on a sequel to the Coping with Disabilities Through Pony. Between Scootaloo and Derpy I know I could make a strong point on how one should not feel guilt for their disability nor be made to feel a burden as a result of special needs beyond his or her control.
Nobody on the trip made me feel like any sort of burden. I simply needed to let them know that I was okay with everything on a couple of occasions. They worried I was miserable but that wasn't the case. I'd have honestly been miserable if I went down to the beach instead of accepting my limitations. Pain is not something on my radar nor is discomfort or a return trip to the hospital.
Honestly going blind will be a blessing in how I plan to have my eyes removed upon it happening. This will eliminate a lot of the physical limitations I have. I'd be able to swim, be outside, ride amusement park rides, fly on a plane, etc. again without carrying around a diseased part of my body.
Rhythm Heaven sounds neat. I'll have to look into it.
daigonite has shared with me a few sites where I can find blind friendly titles. One is, I believe, audiogames.com. She is also making Pokemon accessible for the blind. She did a great presentation at BronyCon of it, too.
Thanks for always being here for me, Skye. It means a lot to have such a close friend to whom understands what it is like to fight the good fight despite things ever being taken away. You give me hope for a better tomorrow. Thank you.
Nobody on the trip made me feel like any sort of burden. I simply needed to let them know that I was okay with everything on a couple of occasions. They worried I was miserable but that wasn't the case. I'd have honestly been miserable if I went down to the beach instead of accepting my limitations. Pain is not something on my radar nor is discomfort or a return trip to the hospital.
Honestly going blind will be a blessing in how I plan to have my eyes removed upon it happening. This will eliminate a lot of the physical limitations I have. I'd be able to swim, be outside, ride amusement park rides, fly on a plane, etc. again without carrying around a diseased part of my body.
Rhythm Heaven sounds neat. I'll have to look into it.
daigonite has shared with me a few sites where I can find blind friendly titles. One is, I believe, audiogames.com. She is also making Pokemon accessible for the blind. She did a great presentation at BronyCon of it, too.Thanks for always being here for me, Skye. It means a lot to have such a close friend to whom understands what it is like to fight the good fight despite things ever being taken away. You give me hope for a better tomorrow. Thank you.
Thanks much. The time you took in reading and commenting means a lot to me.
I didn't know you also ailed from a visual condition. If this is something you shared with me prior I do apologize for not remembering.
Being a beast of burden is likely not a lot of fun. Though I'm sure you are in pretty good shape as a result of all that lifting. I need to honestly do something about my weight for being a desk pilot has really made me a pudgy ducky. *Blush* :)
I didn't know you also ailed from a visual condition. If this is something you shared with me prior I do apologize for not remembering.
Being a beast of burden is likely not a lot of fun. Though I'm sure you are in pretty good shape as a result of all that lifting. I need to honestly do something about my weight for being a desk pilot has really made me a pudgy ducky. *Blush* :)
your welcome *hugs* I dont think I mentioned it. I never have considered my eyes a burden but more of challenge. ofcourse I spent much of my life training my vision to see the way I do. an ofcourse randomly once a day my eyes dont focus from anywhere of 5 minutes to an hr. honestly I would like a desk job it has been tiring to have to lift objects weighing from 40lbs to 150lbs by myself on an average basis.
but my art makes me happy
but my art makes me happy
*Hugs* The time you took to read this journal says more than words ever could. I thank you kindly for your time in reading it.
I really hope my journaling helps others see how important it is to be true with their feelings. Sharing one's feelings is often seen as a sign of weakness. But it is truly weak to believe you can carry all life's burdens alone.
FA has long been a sort of diary of my life. Until it would become inaccessible to me I hope to continue using it as such. The greatest hope of all I do is to inspire and empower through showing how life's trials can be overcome through determination, acceptance, and friendship. :)
I really hope my journaling helps others see how important it is to be true with their feelings. Sharing one's feelings is often seen as a sign of weakness. But it is truly weak to believe you can carry all life's burdens alone.
FA has long been a sort of diary of my life. Until it would become inaccessible to me I hope to continue using it as such. The greatest hope of all I do is to inspire and empower through showing how life's trials can be overcome through determination, acceptance, and friendship. :)
I'm fearful that life is full of so many sorrows. There were times I've considered ending mine. The only thing that prevents it is that Suicide is a sin, as told by Dante's Inferno.
I tend to find solace in my works. Once while I was in sorrow, I was able to eliminate it through writing. I'm sorry you miss out on many things now. If you sell your gamecube games, will you post a link to them? I might be able to purchase some.
Take care Yosh.
I tend to find solace in my works. Once while I was in sorrow, I was able to eliminate it through writing. I'm sorry you miss out on many things now. If you sell your gamecube games, will you post a link to them? I might be able to purchase some.
Take care Yosh.
There are many good reasons to not end one's life. The biggest being how your life means a lot to so many other people in this world.
It's kind of like that movie, It's a Wonderful Life. When the main character gets to see what the world would've been like if he weren't in it. It's amazing how even the slightest things you may do in your own life can positively impact others. Even those you may never know or meet are influenced through you and what you do. :)
I've already sold all my GCN games. All that is left is my Wii games and DS games. They will be next with the exceptions of those my wife and son genuinely want to keep around.
Writing is most definitely a great way to keep up one's spirits. I felt better after I wrote this. This is why I am ever hopeful others see my journaling as a positive thing for not only myself but for themselves since it is so relieving to get out your feelings. Comments or none it is good to show you are human capable of talking out negatives to make positives. :)
It's kind of like that movie, It's a Wonderful Life. When the main character gets to see what the world would've been like if he weren't in it. It's amazing how even the slightest things you may do in your own life can positively impact others. Even those you may never know or meet are influenced through you and what you do. :)
I've already sold all my GCN games. All that is left is my Wii games and DS games. They will be next with the exceptions of those my wife and son genuinely want to keep around.
Writing is most definitely a great way to keep up one's spirits. I felt better after I wrote this. This is why I am ever hopeful others see my journaling as a positive thing for not only myself but for themselves since it is so relieving to get out your feelings. Comments or none it is good to show you are human capable of talking out negatives to make positives. :)
We actually do have bionic eyes. Though they are very weak with only the ability to allow one to see the difference between light and dark.
Technology does move positively forward in the world of medicine thanks to those of us who help doctors learn from disorders so they know how to pioneer better medicines, practices, and technologies to aid future generations.
Personally I take solace in knowing all the mistakes and successes in my battle against blindness will allow the next generation to not go through such ordeals. It's not fun being in my particular situation but I do know I am doing my part to keep many others from having to go through the same. :)
Technology does move positively forward in the world of medicine thanks to those of us who help doctors learn from disorders so they know how to pioneer better medicines, practices, and technologies to aid future generations.
Personally I take solace in knowing all the mistakes and successes in my battle against blindness will allow the next generation to not go through such ordeals. It's not fun being in my particular situation but I do know I am doing my part to keep many others from having to go through the same. :)
Journaling has been a wonderful gift I gained since having a therapist. It is alleviating to use my talent for writing to help me not only self soothe but also put my feelings out there for others to see how it is a good thing to show how you feel.
Behind all our cute avatars is a human being who is seeking acceptance, understanding, and a place to belong. My journaling, to me, is my show of how there is a genuine person behind that little dino duck.
I do hope you are doing well over there, Kaffre. It honestly has been too long since I asked. Have you had any fortune in finding employment?
Behind all our cute avatars is a human being who is seeking acceptance, understanding, and a place to belong. My journaling, to me, is my show of how there is a genuine person behind that little dino duck.
I do hope you are doing well over there, Kaffre. It honestly has been too long since I asked. Have you had any fortune in finding employment?
I'm glad at least that you were able to have a fun summer, at least with all the build up for Brony Con, and, I'm sure a trip to the beach was supposed to beIt's tough goin' back to all the reality after - not that you didn't have to deal with all this all the while either, but I'll be wishin' ya the best!
*Snugs* Thank you so kindly for your thoughts and for reading this journal, Nishi. It means a lot.
I'm glad I can get my feelings out via my talent for writing. Keeping emotions bottled up is no good. It also helps that FA has truly become a diary of my life for nearly six years. So much good has come amidst a sea of troubles and each journal and post I have done is proof to not only myself but others as to how life is still good despite what yuck comes up.
*Snugs* Thanks so much for being such a wonderful pal. I'm super thankful I met you. It's been an interesting adventure for both of us since we met nearly six years ago. Learning and growing alongside you has been most delightful. :)
I'm glad I can get my feelings out via my talent for writing. Keeping emotions bottled up is no good. It also helps that FA has truly become a diary of my life for nearly six years. So much good has come amidst a sea of troubles and each journal and post I have done is proof to not only myself but others as to how life is still good despite what yuck comes up.
*Snugs* Thanks so much for being such a wonderful pal. I'm super thankful I met you. It's been an interesting adventure for both of us since we met nearly six years ago. Learning and growing alongside you has been most delightful. :)
That's the double edged sword of creativity. It's fun to create but scary to share. Though you don't learn unless you share but you avoid being crushed by keeping to yourself.
My pal, Nishi, shared with me something very important that got me to see past my worries of how a work would be received. He told me to basically, "...Write for fun. If it's not liked at least you tried and you can always try again. Even one view is more than you'd ever get if you didn't share it..."
I've had a number of my works flop hard. I've even been cussed at by Bronies over on FiM Fiction. But I always took a step back and thought, "Well, at least I tried." I've learned a lot of what I'm good at through tons of trial and error. I'm certain you will, too, once you shake the jitters of sharing your talent with the world.
It's not easy. Though if it was everyone would be doing it. Remember you are showing your confidence in yourself through sharing your work. Take criticism or lack thereof as learning experiences and move on. Each work you share will progressively get better as you grow more confident in what you do through each tale you post. :)
My pal, Nishi, shared with me something very important that got me to see past my worries of how a work would be received. He told me to basically, "...Write for fun. If it's not liked at least you tried and you can always try again. Even one view is more than you'd ever get if you didn't share it..."
I've had a number of my works flop hard. I've even been cussed at by Bronies over on FiM Fiction. But I always took a step back and thought, "Well, at least I tried." I've learned a lot of what I'm good at through tons of trial and error. I'm certain you will, too, once you shake the jitters of sharing your talent with the world.
It's not easy. Though if it was everyone would be doing it. Remember you are showing your confidence in yourself through sharing your work. Take criticism or lack thereof as learning experiences and move on. Each work you share will progressively get better as you grow more confident in what you do through each tale you post. :)
I don't even know what to say. It's horrible that your condition is worsening.
I do know how you feel about the whole beach thing. I've missed a lot of the fun excursions on vacations myself. My family is a bunch of history buffs, and lets just say that a lot of historical buildings are not wheelchair friendly. Beaches and wheelchairs aren't much fun, either. But we just deal with it, eh? Don't let it get you down, and enjoy the other stuff that much more.
I do know how you feel about the whole beach thing. I've missed a lot of the fun excursions on vacations myself. My family is a bunch of history buffs, and lets just say that a lot of historical buildings are not wheelchair friendly. Beaches and wheelchairs aren't much fun, either. But we just deal with it, eh? Don't let it get you down, and enjoy the other stuff that much more.
You are so unbelievably right when you note how houses on the beach are not wheelchair friendly. The one we stayed in with the families was downright horrible if one were unable to use their legs. There were no ramps and countless stairs to climb that were frighteningly narrow. The closest thing to accessibility was going up onto the boardwalk but the sand itself would've been just awful as even I sank and tripped when I ventured out once in the night to find the shore.
Too often people do not try to really think outside of their own mindset. So many places would require so little work to be made wheelchair accessible. The beach houses could have elevators or at least accessibility to the lower level via a ramp. How hard is it really to install a sturdy plank capable of handling a wheelchair bound user?
<LoL!> I couldn't see any of the buttons on the Microwave when I was out so I just kept pushing on the panel until it started working. It worked eventually but was so annoying touching what appeared as nothing more than a black surface.
Too often people do not try to really think outside of their own mindset. So many places would require so little work to be made wheelchair accessible. The beach houses could have elevators or at least accessibility to the lower level via a ramp. How hard is it really to install a sturdy plank capable of handling a wheelchair bound user?
<LoL!> I couldn't see any of the buttons on the Microwave when I was out so I just kept pushing on the panel until it started working. It worked eventually but was so annoying touching what appeared as nothing more than a black surface.
Hey, at least you could reach the microwave. The last time my family rented a vacation house, it had one of those "over the range" jobs.
We'd have made quite the pair there.
"OK...move your finger down a bit...and to the right...just a little bit more...there we go. Now for the "three" key..."
We'd have made quite the pair there.
"OK...move your finger down a bit...and to the right...just a little bit more...there we go. Now for the "three" key..."
<LoL!> That would've been about it, too.
Ah, the trills in being disabled. *Shrugs*
I don't like the over the range microwaves either. I've been to lots of places that had them and they're all better traps for my head to hit off an accidentally left open door more than anything else.
Ah, the trills in being disabled. *Shrugs*
I don't like the over the range microwaves either. I've been to lots of places that had them and they're all better traps for my head to hit off an accidentally left open door more than anything else.
*Hugs* There's no harm in being a little shy / a wallflower. You're a great guy who I always enjoy hearing from.
Honestly you said a lot by reading through this and leaving a comment. The fact you took the time to see how I was doing says far more than any number of words could be spoken.
Thanks, Lighty. :)
Honestly you said a lot by reading through this and leaving a comment. The fact you took the time to see how I was doing says far more than any number of words could be spoken.
Thanks, Lighty. :)
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