sounds like you will do fine with the portable unit for getting it on the
boat ect...

you are so right about the rain- humidity can be a real tricky thing- and
often heat will not really do anything for that- we are real humid here
because it is so darn wet all of the time, so can definately understand that
problem.....some of the crafts I tried when I got started did not go too
well because of the moisture always in our air....

dang those insurance companies and doctors can be a real pain to work
with.... here's to hoping he gets things done and fast.....and fingers for
sure crossed for you!!!!!!!!



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"Su/Cutworks" wrote in message
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Susie wrote:

is there a solution for you to heat your glass area?????

When we can afford it we'll insulate it, but I'd read that oxycons are very
touchy about humidity and it does rain a bit up here.

then it might be simpler to just get what torch system works well for his
needs.....

That's the issue, is an oxycon better or an oxygen tank. We are looking at
the two systems to decide. If we go with a tank we can't take it on the
boat but an oxycon would travel with us.

am glad you will be getting your 7 months payments back- is a good
thing.....

I'm over the moon as they've dragged it out as long as they could until I
wrote one of those 'If you keep bugging us with forms and not with action we
will consider it delaying tactics and harassment and file a complaint.' We
posted that on Monday and today we got a letter back with an apology and a
confirmation of the payout.

It's not a lot but it's going to help us get Mike's feet scanned, as we're
going to pay to go privately rather than wait another four months, and
that's not going to be cheap but we're in the situation now that he only has
five months of half-pay left and then they can just close his job, he won't
get any benefits nor will he be able to apply for retirement if necessary
because he'll be unemployed and the evaluation board for medical retirements
insists that all avenues be exhausted before they'll look at a case. So if
he has to wait 4 months for the scan, and then another few months for the
consultant to read it and then agree to see him we're facing unemployment,
no pay coming in at all, no resources and no help. It is just gut-wrenching
as he has been a teacher at the same place for almost 30 years and we're
facing complete financial meltdown and nothing is going to stop it if we
can't get him seen by someone in time. And the way he is going there isn't
much hope of recovery in the next few months either so going back to work
before the year cut-off isn't a great prospect although he'd be happy to get
back to work and not feel so helpless and useless which is how he feels now.
It's usually ok but it's been a bit grim lately and this insurance payout
will help him immeasurably simply to take the pressure off him emotionally.
Thank heavens for glass, I genuinely believe it's kept him alive. I try not
to whine but it's just getting frustrating again. An hour on the phone
today and no luck with the consultant. He categorized Mike as 'non-urgent'
without even seeing him so there's no advance up the waiting list ladder.
*sigh*

So, scan first, torch after but the torch is important too in a lot of ways
because it's what's kept him going all this time. Fingers crossed for us.

-Su

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