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BigOleDummy

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March 29, 2020

Moscow Mitch.....

I've always hoped that Moscow Mitch would be defeated soundly in the upcoming election but now.... well I just had a thought. Wouldn't it be sweet indeed if we flipped enough senate seats that the ole Dim Reaper would have to be the MINORITY leader? With a Democratic House..... a Democratic Senate....and a Democratic President? We could then watch him squirm and bluster with impotence while we used all HIS tactics against him? The howls we would hear lol.

Ahhhhhhh.... but you know what? As nice as it is to daydream I just want that traitorous scum removed from from our leadership. I don't care how, just be gone.

March 11, 2020

Wow. The V.A. just called me..... re. Coronavirus

I get all my healthcare through the V.A. despite all the negative things you hear about them and the "system" I have had nothing but respect and top notch care from them. They treat me like a King in fact.

I have an appointment in the morning, regular scheduled checkup, and have already confirmed via text so wasn't expecting anything else from them for awhile. Now, I don't answer my phone if I don't know the number but the call I received about 15 minutes ago was the same as one I got yesterday so I looked it up. It was from the V.A. hospital and they routed my call to the clinic I use. They gave me a preliminary coronavirus "screening" over the phone, just questions for now. Then they told me that I would be screened twice at a minimum at the clinic tomorrow. Once going in and once going out. They also informed me that all but one entrance/exit would be closed.

Now, I'm old and do have pre-existing conditions, Emphysema and stage 3 COPD, but this is unprecedented. Makes me wonder a little about if maybe there's more to this than is being let on. Have not been unduly worried about it tbh but now I must say that my level of concern has risen dramatically.

One more shout out to the dedicated women and men who give us veterans healthcare and are vastly underappreciated. It seems that unlike other parts of our government THEY at least are being proactive. I'm even more impressed now than before.

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