More chainsawing and lopping!

 

 "Shocked" and "saddened" are the words Clarinda Regional Health Center's administrator is using in reaction to the loss of a major air ambulance service.
On Tuesday, Air Methods announced that after a thorough review and analysis of its operations, it will no longer maintain its LifeNet 2/3 Helicopter base at CRHC. Hospital CEO Chuck Nordyke described his reaction to the major development in KMAland emergency services in an interview with KMA News Wednesday morning.



In a news story from the Clarinda Herald Journal they stated that it takes about $3 million a year to maintain the helicopter, 24/7 crew and facilities including the residence for crew.  Not enough income.  They announced it Tuesday morning and immediately took the helicopter(s) and crew and left. Their pad is just across street and behind the hospital building.   I took photo at left tonight when riding my trike around the hospital grounds.



 Still working daily on the hedge across the back of our place.  Between that and cutting branches off the huge maple tree to the southwest of the house, I would spend less time naming my muscles and joints that don't hurt tonight.


 Yesterday Mediacom came and replaced the ancient modem/WIFI unit and he also replaced all connections where cables met.  With the new much more modern/powerful unit we have much better WIFI throughout the house than we have had for some time.  When he saw our unit and said "Oh, that is one of those old Cisco units"; he also found corrosion on several of the connections.







Several pictures of the Iris's that are blooming or about to bloom in the back yard.


























Can't remember what Phyllis said these are called (at left and below)











Spent much of this afternoon with the pole chainsaw cutting many dead branches from the maple tree.  Also took some of the branches that are extending to the west over the neighbor's property.  It is going to take the ladder to get most of this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These two pictures of the Iris were taken couple days ago and some of them were brighter.

This tomato plant, that we bought just last Thursday or Friday, is only some 8 or 12 inches tall, but has a blossom on it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.

As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a condom! When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist. "Miss Beatrice", he said, "I wonder if you would tell me about this?" pointing to the bowl. "Oh, yes" she replied, "isn't it wonderful?

I was walking through the park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground. The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease. Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter!" The pastor fainted.

 

More later, Lynn