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n3rf

I don't care if they use mustard gas, cyanide, arsenic or zyclon-D.

If it rids me of those *@#*$ cockroaches, I'll be quite happy.

Hell, I wanna be known as "the wolf who committed genocide on roaches"

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:04 am n3rf

I don't care if they use mustard gas, cyanide, arsenic or zyclon-D.

If it rids me of those *@#*$ cockroaches, I'll be quite happy.

Hell, I wanna be known as "the wolf who committed genocide on roaches"

Good for you! I feel the same way about those critters.

Mac--

It sounds like Adult Protective Services figures that home is the best place for your mom, so I would guess that everything should go smoothly. However, don't assume the conservatorship is a done deal until the court actually approves it. Familiarize yourself as much as possible with the documentation before it is filed, so you know what questions might be asked, and how to answer them.

This might be a delicate question, but does your mother know you're trying to get the conservatorship, and is she cooperative in that respect? I wouldn't think she could do much to keep you from getting it under the circumstances, but it might be a good idea to give her some indication of what is coming, so the change in status doesn't fall into her lap unexpectedly, and she doesn't get resentful. (Take it from someone who has done quite a bit of financial planning, and has seen what happens when you spring a financial surprise on somebody who doesn't think he or she is going to be helped by it.)

If you can get your mother to sign a power of attorney, however limited, it might be a good idea to have her do it. Any time you deal with the legal system, it's desirable to have as many fallbacks as you can reasonably set up, because a lot of things can fall through at the last minute or earlier. Incidentally, if you have a bank account with Wells Fargo, and you need something notarized, most of their bank branches have a notary on the staff of the branch, and, if you have an account there, they will do the notarization free of charge. I would think a lot of other banks will do the same thing, since a substantial number of the transactions they are involved with require notarization.

Good luck with the roaches. Somebody told me once that the roach population of Manhattan Island exceeds the human population of the world. You're in the forefront of the fight to save our species, Mac!

Beau Geste (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:43 am Mac--

It sounds like Adult Protective Services figures that home is the best place for your mom, so I would guess that everything should go smoothly. However, don't assume the conservatorship is a done deal until the court actually approves it. Familiarize yourself as much as possible with the documentation before it is filed, so you know what questions might be asked, and how to answer them.

This might be a delicate question, but does your mother know you're trying to get the conservatorship, and is she cooperative in that respect? I wouldn't think she could do much to keep you from getting it under the circumstances, but it might be a good idea to give her some indication of what is coming, so the change in status doesn't fall into her lap unexpectedly, and she doesn't get resentful. (Take it from someone who has done quite a bit of financial planning, and has seen what happens when you spring a financial surprise on somebody who doesn't think he or she is going to be helped by it.)

If you can get your mother to sign a power of attorney, however limited, it might be a good idea to have her do it. Any time you deal with the legal system, it's desirable to have as many fallbacks as you can reasonably set up, because a lot of things can fall through at the last minute or earlier. Incidentally, if you have a bank account with Wells Fargo, and you need something notarized, most of their bank branches have a notary on the staff of the branch, and, if you have an account there, they will do the notarization free of charge. I would think a lot of other banks will do the same thing, since a substantial number of the transactions they are involved with require notarization.

Good luck with the roaches. Somebody told me once that the roach population of Manhattan Island exceeds the human population of the world. You're in the forefront of the fight to save our species, Mac!

In general, it is good for family to be with family when they want to be together. When we havel little money, fear can drive us mad.

My former wife would not let me kill roaches. I could spray but not hurt any bug that happened into the open. I find roaches dirty. I just don't like them. However, some of their close relatives don't bother me much. You can train roaches to do tricks.

I find low humidity helps control bugs.

I just arrived home, opened the windows and turned on the AC...There are dead roaches everywhere. The exterminators said not to clean till tomorrow night to give the solution time to work.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:04 am I just arrived home, opened the windows and turned on the AC...There are dead roaches everywhere. The exterminators said not to clean till tomorrow night to give the solution time to work.

Fantastic. Great news.

I am glad for You also - just curious - what is the Chemical they use - and how soon will they finish the follow-up ?? N3RF

*sings* Ding dong the bugs are dead! The yucky bugs, yucky bugs Ding dong the yucky bugs are dead!!!

Hooray!

WEll...my house is clean and about 99% of the bugs were decimated. I've seen a few bugs and have squashed upon first sight. I still have a mouse but have traps set out to get the lil rodent.

Mom comes home at 10:00am tomorrow

Roach guys will be back March 15 to collect the rest of their money, to check for bugs and respray if necessary.

Good job! --FLO--

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:31 am WEll...my house is clean and about 99% of the bugs were decimated. I've seen a few bugs and have squashed upon first sight. I still have a mouse but have traps set out to get the lil rodent.

Mom comes home at 10:00am tomorrow

Roach guys will be back March 15 to collect the rest of their money, to check for bugs and respray if necessary.

As my hero Montgomery Burns says, "Excellent!" Great work.

Blaise

http://www.humorsphere.com/simpsons/mr-burns-quotes.htm

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:11 pm Blaise

http://www.humorsphere.com/simpsons/mr-burns-quotes.htm

Smile, thank you! Excellent.

Mom is home. So my exciting, fun-filled vacartion comes to an end

I think the only question left is was there a big bug on the top of the guys truck/van when he showed up to kill those little pets?

River

Glad your mom is home

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:37 am Mom is home. So my exciting, fun-filled vacartion comes to an end

May you BOTH live long and prosper...

I came back home after dropping off the Conservatorship forms and found mom in a tizzy. Oh joy, the old days are back too. She "knows" I filed for Conservatorship and was enraged about it.

I was accused of trying to steal her house, steal all her savings, taking away her liberty and mom said I was the one who put her into the nursing home and said I was the one who wouldn't let her come home. Sheesh.

I didn't argue back as it wouldn't have accomplished anything. I just remained calm and tried to gently answer her questions.

Horses have it better than people. When a horse is in misery, they shoot it. Damn lucky horses.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:48 am I came back home after dropping off the Conservatorship forms and found mom in a tizzy. Oh joy, the old days are back too. She "knows" I filed for Conservatorship and was enraged about it.

I was accused of trying to steal her house, steal all her savings, taking away her liberty and mom said I was the one who put her into the nursing home and said I was the one who wouldn't let her come home. Sheesh.

I didn't argue back as it wouldn't have accomplished anything. I just remained calm and tried to gently answer her questions.

Horses have it better than people. When a horse is in misery, they shoot it. Damn lucky horses.

And you killed her roaches.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:48 am I came back home after dropping off the Conservatorship forms and found mom in a tizzy. Oh joy, the old days are back too. She "knows" I filed for Conservatorship and was enraged about it.

I was accused of trying to steal her house, steal all her savings, taking away her liberty and mom said I was the one who put her into the nursing home and said I was the one who wouldn't let her come home. Sheesh.

I didn't argue back as it wouldn't have accomplished anything. I just remained calm and tried to gently answer her questions.

Horses have it better than people. When a horse is in misery, they shoot it. Damn lucky horses.

Take heart. You did what was right and what had to be done.

If you are lucky maybe she will forget about it tomorrow...

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:48 am I was accused of trying to steal her house, steal all her savings, taking away her liberty and mom said I was the one who put her into the nursing home and said I was the one who wouldn't let her come home. Sheesh.

What would happen if you tried to suggest that it was the only way to stop the Government taking everything?

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:48 am I came back home after dropping off the Conservatorship forms and found mom in a tizzy. Oh joy, the old days are back too. She "knows" I filed for Conservatorship and was enraged about it.

I was accused of trying to steal her house, steal all her savings, taking away her liberty and mom said I was the one who put her into the nursing home and said I was the one who wouldn't let her come home. Sheesh.

I didn't argue back as it wouldn't have accomplished anything. I just remained calm and tried to gently answer her questions.

Horses have it better than people. When a horse is in misery, they shoot it. Damn lucky horses.

I too have an aging mother with Alzheimer's. Today she is institutionalized, but when she lived by herself, she was always accusing everyone of "stealing" her stuff. It is a common Alzheimer's delusion.

Be prepared for other delusions too. My mother is on anti-psychotic drugs to keep her reasonably sane and collected. They can also get very abusive both verbally and phsically if not medicated properly. You have my sympathies.

My biological grandmother suffers from dementia, and my friend's grandmother is on the memory unit of her nursing home. Both of those crazy old bats think people are stealing their stuff. My friend's G-mom insists that the woman in the room next door keeps taking her pictures down and stealing random things... The woman in the next room is bedridden with an oxygen tank. She can hardly move her fingers let alone find the energy to hop out of bed, run over to the next room remove the picture from the wall, pull out the screw, spackle the hole and paint it, then run her happy ass back to her bed and hide the picture... If I ever become like this, will someone just please shoot me? Good luck, Wolfie!!!

If my mother were still alive she would be 97, I feel for you my friend, its hard to go through this, I know, I lost my mom 35 years ago. You keep asking yourself have I done everything I can and the answer is you have most likely done more.

River

I am certain that my sister flies down overnight from Idaho to move my stuff around the room to confuse me. Really, she probably has nothing else to do. :-\

Congratulate me. I was hired for a new job this week and no, this one doesn't pay anything either..heh heh.

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