tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768970220528786152024-02-22T11:49:44.648-05:00Highway RunnerHighway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.comBlogger940125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-51351607728954204812018-12-05T21:21:00.002-05:002018-12-05T21:21:46.584-05:00A CELEBRATION OF LIFE - KENNETH REED EWBANK<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
In 2016, we sold our motorhome, HIGHWAY RUNNER, and moved into a home in Hawthorne at Leesburg, FL. I feel now that we have a second home. As I wrote earlier in the Blog, I plan to have a small Celebration of Life service for Ken here at Hawthorne. I decided to wait until our friends and neighbors here, and our RV and Pickleball friends have returned to Florida for the winter season. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">So the Celebration of Ken’s Life will be on Friday, December 14, Ken’s birthday, at the Gazebo in Hawthorne, beginning at 2:00 PM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken loved going to and hosting Happy Hours during the years we were traveling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In honor of Ken, there will be a Happy Hour following the brief service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ar cena"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">KENNETH REED EWBANK<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ar cena";"><span style="font-size: large;">A Celebration of Life<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "ar cena"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Friday, December 14, 2018 – 2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-35502675378891121142018-12-05T20:50:00.001-05:002018-12-05T20:50:15.472-05:00MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR KEN, OCTOBER 11, 2018I regret that it has been so long since I have added to our Blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot has happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took a two-month trip to North Carolina and
Richmond, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left Florida on October
3 and returned on Saturday, December 1.<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The primary purpose of my trip to Richmond was to have a
memorial service for Ken on our anniversary, October 11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I wrote earlier, Ken died in Leesburg, FL
on June 28, 2018.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just before his death,
we had prearranged cremations for each of us. You know, you hear the advertisements
all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, although it was
expensive, it certainly relieved me of a lot of responsibility in my time of
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Years and years ago Ken and I had purchased a niche for two
at the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Richmond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When Ken passed away, his family and I decided to have his ashes interred
at the place he had selected himself, rather than at a National Cemetery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew nothing about planning a memorial
service, but apparently Ken’s family had some experience and they were a great
help in planning the service as well as a very nice reception afterwards at a
local restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The family and I engaged the current pastor at the church
that Ken attended when he was a child to officiate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pastor Mark Roots did not know Ken, but Ken’s
brother still attends that church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pastor Roots did a remarkable job with smooth interaction with the other
participants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, he had printed a
program of the service which included coral readings by the attendees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought that was a very nice touch and made
everyone an active part of the service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Ken’s oldest son, Mike and his family, arranged to have a hand-out
prepared with a wonderful picture of Ken and a recount of his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was most impressive! Here is the picture. UUMMMM So handsome.</span></div>
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Thirty-nine years ago, when Ken and I were married, he was
the Grounds Manager at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken was friends with a young pastor there by
the name of Bill Arnold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He asked Bill
if he would perform the wedding ceremony for us in the little chapel at the
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took place on October 11, 1979, thirty-nine years ago.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">When thinking about having a memorial, I had the wild idea
to try to track Bill Arnold down, and possibly, he might be able to be a part
of the service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was able to get in
touch with Bill through the internet, but unfortunately, he was not able to be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, he did write a special prayer for
Ken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That prayer means a great deal to
me and was an important of the service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span> I print it here so
you might get an insight into the relationship between Ken and this young pastor.</div>
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of the American Flag by an Honor Guard in recognition of Ken’s service in the
Army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were two
representatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Near the end of the
service, one played a haunting rendition of TAPS while standing at the end of a
hallway in the mausoleum, silhouetted against an overcast sky. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was breathtaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then with great precision, they unfolded the
flag, refolded it and presented it to me, the Widow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt that Ken’s older son should be the one
to have the flag, so I asked that it be given to him instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To my surprise, after the service was over,
they brought another American Flag and gave it to me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I want to take this opportunity again to Thank You All so very
much for your kind comments on the Blog, and your cards, and telephone
calls after learning of Ken's death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You certainly were of great
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<br />Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-54899437705585094412018-07-28T21:02:00.000-04:002018-12-05T16:02:57.881-05:00PLANS FOR KENI want to thank everyone for your nice Comments on the Blog and your Cards and Expressions of Sympathy. I was overwhelmed. Thank you.<br />
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<b>October 11 at 11:00 AM in Richmond, VA</b><br />
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I want all of our family and friends to know that Ken's family and I have made plans to have a Memorial Service for Ken on October 11 (our Anniversary) at 11:00 AM. The service will be at the Greenwood Memorial Park in Richmond, VA. Richmond is where our roots are. Ken and I had bought a Niche for two in Greenwood way back in March of 1997. It was within a few miles of our home then. And, we were both surprised when we found out that my parents are buried just around the curve from his parents in the same cemetery.<br />
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We hope that you will join us, if you are in the area. We are planning a reception following the ceremony and would be most appreciative if you could let me or Mike know if you will be here. More details will follow.<br />
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Well, our roots are in Richmond, but our home is now in Florida. Many of our friends and neighbors here are "Snowbirds" and have flown north for the summer. I have decided to wait for them to return later in the year before doing anything. Therefore, I am planning a Celebration of Ken's Life on December 14 (his birthday) at 2:30 PM at Hawthorne at Leesburg, FL.<br />
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Ken always enjoyed the many Happy Hours that we hosted and went to during our RV days Therefore following the ceremony:<br />
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85, of Leesburg, Florida, formerly of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on June
28, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Faye, of almost 40 years; five children
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I am so very glad that my Blog posting a few days ago did reach many of you. I am so grateful for all the wonderful memories that poured in from our family and friends. Yes, Ken was quite a guy!!<br />
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I think I have decided to take a trip to Richmond in the Fall to have a small memorial service for Ken at the cemetery where we already have niches waiting for our ashes. And, on Ken's birthday, December 14th, I'd like to have a memorial service for him at our home here in Hawthorne at Leesburg. I think that's a good plan so I don't have to plan anything now. I do hope that some of you will be able to join us.Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-85299454969788416772018-06-30T00:01:00.001-04:002018-06-30T00:01:17.774-04:00POSTING VERY SAD NEWSI have not written in our Blog for quite awhile. Some of you may have forgotten all about Ken and Faye with an "e". It just seemed there was not enough time in the day to update the Highway Runner Blog. <br />
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But today I simply had to find the time to share some very sad news with you. Ken, my beloved husband of nearly 40 yeas, and a friend to many of you, died yesterday morning (June 28) a little before five o'clock.<br />
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Ken had suffered a terrible illness - several terrible illnesses -- since March 5th when he entered the hospital with the flu, pneumonia, a mild heart attack, the main
valve in heart was not working, aorta aneurysm, his kidney function was low, potassium high. Not to mention COPD and asthma which he lived
with all the time. Secondary to all of that, he had two sores on his left big toe that would not heal. Not diabetes but vascular disease. By the time of his death, Ken had been in four hospitals and three rehabilitation centers. He had aspiration pneumonia and CDIFF and both legs had been amputated above the knee. It seemed that every time he would make progress toward getting well, another setback would occur. Finally, on Thursday morning Ken's body could take no more. He is finally at peace now.<br />
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Ken was a fun-loving guy and his smile and sense of humor will be missed by all of us. We had many, many great years together and created lots of wonderful memories with friends and family. Thank you all for that.<br />
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WOW!!! Where has the time gone??!! So much has happened since last November. I'll just skip the part about my spinal surgery in November after having the right hip replacement in July and get to the good part!!<br />
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Seems we suddenly got too OLD and WEAK for the RV lifestyle. In the middle of March we decided we should sell the Highway Runner (motorhome). So Sad!!!<br />
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We advertised on line on several websites. <u>RV Trader</u> turned out to be the best for us. A nice young military man in Alabama contacted us and decided he and his family would really enjoy traveling in our RV. We struck a deal and will finalize the sale on Friday, May 27. His first big trip will be to Scottsdale, AZ!! "Can we hide in the basement and come with you??"<br />
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With this hurdle behind us, we spent last Thursday looking at homes at Hawthorne at Leesburg, Florida (where Carl and Dawn live). We found homes we liked, but one seemed almost too good to be true. Much larger home than we were looking for, but we made an offer and today the seller accepted our terms. Here's a look!!<br />
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Website. Copy and Paste: http://www.hawthorneatleesburg.com/homes-for-sale/147-jacaranda-dr-beautiful-home-great-curb-appeal/<br />
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Wish us luck that everything goes through without a hitch!! AND, you are ALL invited to come on down and see us!!!!!<br />
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<br />Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-53056080187799261312015-11-03T18:37:00.004-05:002015-11-03T19:38:26.992-05:00FAYE'S SPINAL SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2015!!Tue, Nov 03 - Back in October I posted an article that on October 09 I had seen Neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Alexander who showed me that I had a large Facet Cyst on my spine and would need to have it removed. He said they would schedule the surgery as quickly as possible, however, that turned out to be a whole month later. Finally, my Spinal Surgery is scheduled for Monday, November 09, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, VA. Dr. Alexander said the surgery would take about four hours. He would have to remove a part of my vertebrae to get to the Cyst; remove the Cyst; and rebuild the vertebrae. Following the surgery I will be in the hospital for five days and require about five additional days of rehab. He did not mention anything about Physical Therapy yet.<br />
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I have been popping pain pills for weeks, trying to alleviate some of the pain. When they don't work, I just lay down with my feet above my head for awhile. I had been struggling to walk with a cane but recently Carol, a Pickleball player here at TT Chesapeake Bay, loaned me her crutches. Wow have they made a difference in my mobility.<br />
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Things have gotten really busy recently. I have had pre-admission testing by the hospital; gotten pre-op clearance from my Cardiologist and my PCP. I have also been fitted for a back brace to wear after the surgery. It is quite a contraption!! Tomorrow I'm getting a steroid shot in my left shoulder that had been scheduled for replacement, I hope that will keep me from having too much pain in that shoulder at the time of spinal surgery.<br />
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Thanks to all of you for your concern and good wishes, Will keep you posted!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-42239779086853889952015-11-03T18:37:00.002-05:002018-06-29T21:24:09.536-04:00FAYE'S SON AND DAUGHTER COME TO VISIT!!Sep 3 & 4 - I was thrilled when my daughter Stasia and son Barry came up from North Carolina to stay a couple of days with us at TT Chesapeake Bay!! We had so much fun together even though I could not do very much having had hip replacement in July and am suffering with the newly diagnosed Spinal Cyst!! <br />
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The Kids making after-breakfast Mimosas! UUUMMM<br />
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We had fun with the golf cart. They insisted that I go to the pool to exercise after having had my right hip replaced. I must walk!!! After which we'd spend a little time at the hot tub!<br />
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Their time with us ended all too soon. Here we are telling Stasia good bye. Barry stayed for an extra day to help Ken and me with some projects around the RV.<br />
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Thank you Kids for your visit!! I love you!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-54604378740385034332015-11-03T18:35:00.004-05:002015-11-03T18:35:38.448-05:00A SUMMER OF PICKLEBALL AT TT CHESAPEAKE BAY - 2015Summer 2015 - Last year during the Annual Ken and Faye Ewbank Pickleball Tournament, Mike Roberts who heads the Pickleball program at TT Chesapeake Bay, dedicated the four new Pickleball courts in our name! We were so surprised. Mike presented us with this plaque and hung it in a prominent position at the courts!<br />
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And these two friends who stayed in the cabin across the road from our RV. Although we did not see them on the courts, we had to include a picture of Harry and Karen.<br />
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Good friend Julie not only plays Pickleball, she is a very popular Ranger at TT Chesapeake Bay this season!</div>
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The Application!<br />
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Of course the tournament was played on the Ken and Faye Ewbank Pickleball Courts!!<br />
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Group picture of the 2015 participants!<br />
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Some of the action on the courts!<br />
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Mike Roberts, Tournament Director, records the scores on the tournament Ladder.<br />
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Some of the spectators enjoying the competition. Lunch of hot dogs with trimmings was provided for the participants and spectators.<br />
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Medals awarded to winners of the various brackets: Championship, A, B, and C. Runners up in each bracket received a jar or pickles (shown on the table above)!<br />
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A Bracket. Winners Wayne and Mel. Wayne insisted that I be in the picture with them. He said this was payback for all the times I've taken his picture! HA HA (Could not find the picture of A Bracket runners up.)<br />
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Championship Winners and Runners Up.<br />
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And then, later in the afternoon there was a Singles Tournament. Sorry, did not get pictures for that competition.<br />
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It was a wonderful tournament! Congratulations to all of the winners as well as all of the participants.<br />
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<br />Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-44477823816537396962015-11-03T17:30:00.000-05:002015-11-03T18:36:57.417-05:00SAGA OF THE SHARP MICROWAVE/CONVECTION OVEN!<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">06/29 – 08/06/2015 - It's not all Pickleball!! At the end of June, our 15 year old Sharp Microwave/Convection Oven went out! We were in big trouble because we use it every day. We went to Kaeser's RV Service in Ashland that we have been using for service for years. They said they do not handle microwave ovens but when we got one, they would install if for us. They did contact Sharp and got the replacement part number R1875. Sharp indicated that the oven was carried by Home Depot, Lowes, Wal-Mart, etc, etc. We also called Lazy Days in Florida thinking we might get them to replace the oven when we got to Florida later in the year. They indicated they replaced our style oven with Sharp R1875-T for a cost of something over $700.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /></span>
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I was scared to death!! I had never ordered anything from Amazon, much less returned an item!! What to do?? Fortunately, one of the men at Kaeser's found a tag on the package indicating the item was shipped from O, J. Commerce in Philadelphia. And, there was a phone number! We called O. J. Commerce and told them of the damage. They were the nicest people to work with. Immediately offered to replace the item, and we did not have to bother to return the damaged product.<br />
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I called O. J. Commerce again and told them of the damage. Although they were very nice to work with, this time we decided to cancel the order and they refunded our payment!<br />
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To add to the confusion, since Mike had placed the original order for us, all Amazon.com email correspondence was addressed to him. In the meantime, Mike had to go to the hospital for surgery, so he was not even at home to receive their emails. And there were numerous emails!! We had to wait for Diane to get home from the hospital to pull up Mike's emails so we could know what was going on with Amazon.com!!<br />
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I decided to order the Sharp oven from Tiffin Motorhomes, but they only had the item in stainless steel. We did not want a stainless steel oven. So vetoed that idea!! What to do??!!<br />
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A few days later, Kaeser's RV let us know that the new microwave had arrived. This time, when the men opened the package, this is what they saw: The entire front glass window was crushed!<br />
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Again I called O. J. Commerce and talked with the same gentleman as before. Again, they would replace the item. A few days later Kaeser's RV called to say: "Your Microwave is here but it is a Humidifier intended for someone in Wisconsin!!!" The tracking number matched the number for our item; can't imagine what happened!!<br />
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O. J. Commerce said they would try to track down our item, but a few days later we received an email from O. J. Commerce saying they were refunding our payment of $528.49. August 3rd the refund was received.<br />
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Since O. J. Commerce had not requested the return of any of the items, we decided we could create a new Microwave with the three damaged Microwaves we had on hand. <br />
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Ken took the front ventilation panel from the M/W with the crushed glass window and put it on the M/W with the least amount of damage to the frame. <br />
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An almost-perfect Microwave/Convection Oven for FREE!<br />
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On August 6, Kaeser's RV Service was glad to install the M/W for us and get rid of this problem once and for all!!!<br />
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Thank you guys for working with us on the Saga of the Sharp Microwave/Convection Oven!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-46096605843377555732015-10-14T21:47:00.005-04:002015-10-14T21:47:26.477-04:00"PAT'S PICKLOSOPHY"Mon, Aug 31 - This is almost unbelievable!!! We were staying for our "week out" from TT Chesapeake Bay at the Elk's Lodge in Glen Allen, VA. There is only space for two RV's at this Elk's Lodge. We were taking up one of the sites -- only one space left. But, this morning, through our window, I saw Ken talking with a very familiar lady!! I think she is a Pickleball Player!! In fact, she is one of my most favorite players!!<br />
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It was Pat Carroll. We met her years ago (I think at TT LaConner) shortly after we began playing Pickleball. She sort of took me under her wing and helped me so much with my game. She was so much fun!!<br />
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I hoped that she could arrange her schedule so she could come with us to TT Chesapeake Bay and teach her brand of Pickleball, but she was scheduled to go to Myrtle Beach.<br />
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Salt Herring sizzling in the frying pan.<br />
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All ready to eat. Fried up nice and crispy. You eat them with your fingers -- bones and all!!<br />
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Diane is putting butter on the Fried Bread that you eat with the Salt Herring. UUMMMMM!!<br />
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Wish I had a picture of ME consuming this Wonderful Breakfast!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-48278322840191592272015-10-14T21:47:00.001-04:002015-10-14T21:47:06.000-04:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STACEY, AT RED LOBSTER!Wed, Aug 05 - Although Ken's daughter Stacey's birthday is on July 17, we could not find a time when we could all get together to celebrate until this evening. Mike and Diane treated Stacey to a birthday dinner and she wanted us to be there. Stacey (and Ken) wanted to go to Red Lobster!!<br />
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Stacey enjoying her salad. Sorry I did not get a picture of her with the Birthday Dessert!!!<br />
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Stacey and me enjoying the Red Lobster patio after dinner!<br />
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Happy Belated Birthday, Stacey!!<br />
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Lois had indeed brought everything. Dishes, glasses utensils, cups, and a glass hot tea pot with magic tea leaves that created a "tea flower blossom" in the center of the pot as she poured boiling water into it. All of that plus take-out dinners for each of us!<br />
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When we had finished our lunch, Lois passed out special dark chocolate treats. Then, she proceeded to gather up all the dishes and utensils, put everything in plastic bags, and then they were gone just like a magic Genie.<br />
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Thanks so much Lois and Gene for this very special treat. You cannot know how much we appreciated your thoughtfulness!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-5391900469143933372015-10-14T21:46:00.005-04:002015-10-14T21:46:42.988-04:00VISIT FROM MY BROTHER CHIP!Mon - Jul 13 - My brother Chip and his wife Biddie live in Williamsburg. Today they were on their way to Charlottesville to take in a concert. They would be traveling on I-295 right past the Elk's Lodge where we are staying during my recovery following Hip Replacement Surgery on July 08. Last night Chip called to say they would like to stop and visit with us as they passed by so close to us. Great!!<br />
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During their visit, Ken was showing Biddie our new Apple iPhone (Did I mention we now have a new iPhone??) They had great fun playing with their phones and taking pictures of each other, etc.<br />
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Thanks so much guys for stopping by! Really enjoyed seeing you!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-13339418024336459792015-10-14T21:46:00.003-04:002015-10-14T21:46:32.561-04:00FATHER'S DAY DINNER AT CHEN'S CHINESE RESTAURANT AND FAYE'S BIRTHDAY!!Tue, Jul 07 and Fri, Oct 02 - Mike and Diane always treat Ken to a Father's Day dinner when we are in the area. They had discovered a new Chinese Restaurant in the area that they really like -- Chen's Chinese Restaurant! That's where they took Ken and me tonight for Father's Day Dinner!<br />
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Everything at Chen's was really delicious! After Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Hot and Sour Soup. Mike, Ken and I all had the Hot and Spicy Seafood Entree "Treasures of the Sea" with lots of seafood and veggies!! Yummm!!<br />
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Chen's really gives P. F. Chang a good run for the money!! And - it is much more conveniently located!!<br />
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Fri, Oct 02 - It's my Birthday and it's pouring down rain as a result of Hurricane Joaquin!!! We are staying at TT Chesapeake Bay in Gloucester, but today we had to drive to Richmond early this morning to take care of some doctor things!!<br />
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Even though it is raining cats and dogs, Diane and Mike insisted on taking us out to lunch for my Birthday!! I immediately thought of Chen's as the perfect place to meet -- it was convenient and we all loved their Chinese cuisine!!<br />
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I didn't get any pictures this time but we made exactly the same selections as for Ken's Father's Day Dinner: Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Hot and Sour Soup, and delicious Treasures of the Sea!!! YUMMY!! Excellent!!!<br />
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Thank you so much Mike and Diane for treating us for Father's Day and on my Birthday!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-68956395948894300182015-10-14T21:46:00.001-04:002015-10-14T21:46:21.422-04:00HOW DID WE END UP WITH A NEW APPLE iPHONE???!!!!!Thur, Jul 02 - How did we end up with a new Apple iPhone???!!! Well, it all started today, July 2nd. I received a text message from Verizon that I had used 500 of my 550 anytime minutes under my contract. Our contract period would not end until July 8th. And I was going into the hospital on July 8th for Hip Replacement Surgery. I needed more minutes to get me through!!! What to do???<br />
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I called Verizon to see if I could purchase about 100 more minutes to get me through my surgery. No. Jeramy said we no longer make that offer. What we can offer is this wonderful "More Everything Plan - Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data"!! It only cost $$. OK. That sounds good, or it did until I found out the plan was for Unlimited Talk, Text, and only 500 MB of Data!! That's right! 500 <b>MB</b> of Data. What happens to my 5 GB of data I have so I can use my Palm Pixi as my Personal Hot Spot for my computer?? That comes out of the 500 MB. No way -- That's not enough!! You'll need to buy additional data. You can increase your data to 6 GB for only $$$. And you will have unlimited Talk and Text.<br />
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Then, unfortunately, Ken heard Jeramy refer to our Palm Pixi as a Smart Phone!! That did it. If we're paying for a Smart Phone, we should have a Smart Phone!! The Palm Pixi is great as a Hot Spot but it was a terrible telephone!! (Actually, we were NOT paying for a Smart Phone; we were only paying for a Palm Pixi!) But, Jeramy had the answer again! You can buy the Apple iPhone for $500 + under the Edge Program. With the Edge Program payments are spread out over 24 months, and with various monthly Verizon discounts, they will basically be buying the iPhone for you!! Sounds too good to be true!!<br />
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But, on July 02 we signed up for all the wonderful stuff!! Ken had a great but frustrating time trying to get to know his new iPhone! Sooo many Apps! So much stuff we will never ever use. But it was fun playing with it, for a while!!<br />
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Our contract period begins on the 9th and ends on the 8th. With a week and a half to go under our first month with the iPhone, we received a text message that we had used 75% of our 6 GB of data!! A few days later, we had used 90% of our data!! We went to the Verizon store complaining. How could we have used so much data?? I never used more that 3.5 GB when I was using the Palm Pixi as a Personal Hot Spot?? What choice did we have but to buy additional GB of data for the rest of the month and went back to the 6 GB thereafter!<br />
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The next month, the same thing -- You have used 75% of your data!!! Back to the Verizon Store to complain. This time Daniel said we should not use the iPhone as a Personal Hot Spot -- we needed the Verizon JetPack to use as MiFi for my computer and for the iPhone when WiFi was needed!<br />
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Of course that did not work! But the store manager did say: We have this new plan that was not available a few months ago. For the same price you are paying now you can get <b>12 GB</b> of Data!!! Two times as much Data for the same monthly charge!! And, hopefully, no more warning Text Messages!!!<br />
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So we took the new 12 GB plan -- Unlimited Talk, Unlimited Text, and 12 GB Data!!! We turned on many of the iPhone Apps and started using the computer again.<br />
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Now, the first month with 12 GB of Data, we used only <b>1.7 GB</b>!!! Who can explain???!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-56246242979259367092015-10-11T20:22:00.001-04:002015-10-11T20:49:42.707-04:00FAYE'S HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY!Wed, Jul 08 - Back in mid-June I posted an article in our Blog giving you a "heads up" that I was going to have total Right Hip Replacement Surgery.<br />
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Today was my BIG Day. Today I had Total Replacement Surgery - my Right Hip!!! My Surgeon was Dr. Dobzyniak of Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, Richmond, VA. Very good reputation!!<br />
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My check-in time was 11:00 AM at St. Mary's Hospital. We were at the check-in desk right on time. At about 11:15 AM the nursing staff came and got me and took me to pre-op for preparation for my surgery, scheduled for 1:00 PM. They would not let Ken go with me. They sent him upstairs to wait in the Surgery Waiting Room. Surgery was expected to last about two hours and I would be back in Recovery at about 3:00 PM.<br />
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A few minutes later, I was happy -- I was out of it!! I told them I did not want to know a thing!! But Ken had another story. In the Surgery Waiting Room he told the desk that would be going home to wait since it was only a few miles away. He left his phone number where he could be reached if necessary. Around 3:00 PM he drove back to the hospital to wait for me. The Waiting Room staff they gave him a buzzer so they could let him know when I went to my room.<br />
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A little while Ken got a buzz. When Ken reported to the desk, they said they had not buzzed him; they didn't know who had. Their Color Board showing the status of each patient indicated that I was still in surgery. They told Ken they didn't know where I was! I was supposed to be in Recovery. Upon further investigation they discovered that Dr. Dobzyniak had an emergency surgery and my surgery was postponed until 3:00 PM. So Ken still had another long wait; like starting all over. He decided to go to his son Mike and Diane's place to relax. Later they all went out to dinner and then back to the hospital to wait for me. They were sent up to my room but - where was Faye?? There was no Faye, not even a bed!! They waited and waited. Finally, I arrived in my room sometime after 7:00 PM. They learned that my blood pressure had dropped during surgery so I was kept in Recovery longer than expected.<br />
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I didn't even know any of this was going on!! Poor Ken had been waiting for eight hours for me!! I am so glad he had Mike and Diane waiting with him!<br />
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The next morning I awoke feeling great (for having just had surgery). As I looked up, an Angle stuck her smiling face inside my door!! My daughter Stasia had driven almost 200 miles from North Carolina to be with her mother after surgery!!! What a great surprise!! We spent a delightful day together. I think I must have been high as a kite because I was feeling no pain!!! And, how could I have failed to get a picture of Stasia while she was visiting me??<br />
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During that time the Therapists came in to work with me! (The only pictures I got!!)<br />
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My surgeon Dr. Dobzyniak came in the next morning and explained that my hip had been in really bad condition and I also had bone spurs that made it even worse. No wonder I was in such pain. But, the Hip surgery went great! Thanks Dr. D!!<br />
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I was released early Saturday morning, July 11. WITHOUT PAIN!!<br />
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BUT, the story does not end there!! The trauma is just beginning!!!<br />
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When I was first released from the hospital following my Hip Replacement Surgery, I felt Wonderful!! No pain!! I had no difficulty doing my physical therapy. I thought I was well! Everything was going great; but soon, that old pain started to come back. It seemed to get worse every day until the pain has become almost unbearable!! I finally convinced my hip doctor, Dr. Dobzyniak, that something had to be done to fix this problem that I had been suffering with for years. He said he could not fix it because he was not a back doctor, but he did order an MRI of my spine and referred me to a Neurosurgeon, Dr. Peter Alexander. I discovered that Dr. Alexander is a highly regarded Neurosurgeon in the Richmond, VA area.<br />
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Then he showed us a cross-section view. My Cyst looked like a large acorn laying sideways across my spinal column. No wonder I'm in excruciating pain!!<br />
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Dr. Alexander advised I would have to have extensive surgery to remove the Cyst. It has been growing there for almost a decade, he said. In addition, a section of my Vertebra would have to be removed to gain access to the Cyst. Then the Vertebra would have to be rebuilt. I will be in the hospital for about five days followed by four or five days of rehab (in a rehab facility if I qualify). WOW!!<br />
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Dr. Alexander assured me that the surgery should remove a lot of my pain and I will be able to walk again without a cane. I CAN'T WAIT!!! Dr. Alexander did say I may not get back on the Pickleball court anytime soon. I am just so glad that after all these years of pain, doctors' visits, X-Rays, MRIs, Steroid Shots, and Injections under Microscope, someone has finally identified the problem and it can be fixed!!<br />
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It looks like we will be staying in the Richmond/Gloucester area for another month or two! I will let you know my surgery date as soon as possible, and tell you of some of the other "exciting" events of this past summer!!<br />
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Incidentally, I cancelled my pending left shoulder replacement surgery until I can walk again without a cane! Again, I CAN'T WAIT!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-63256655209130073272015-06-17T17:31:00.000-04:002015-06-17T17:31:08.046-04:00THOMAS THE EQUESTRIAN!I wrote an article back in April about my grandson, Thomas, and his new Irish Sport Horse, Miles, from Ocala, FL. Well, here they are in action together!!!<br />
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You two look great together, Thomas!! A winning combination in the competitions!!!Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-26165416400449569432015-06-17T17:30:00.001-04:002015-06-17T17:30:49.636-04:00TEACHER GOES TO MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-81322079600224828462015-06-17T17:30:00.000-04:002015-06-17T17:30:36.155-04:00THOMAS GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jun 07 – My grandson Thomas (Barry’s son) is graduating from Broughton High
School tomorrow, Monday June 08. Before
that auspicious event, his family threw a get together for family and friends
at his home on Sunday afternoon!! There
was more food and drinks than you can imagine.
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daughter Stasia in the center. Her
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Receiving his Diploma!!<br />
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job, Thomas!! You have made us so
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Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-17101644815466496252015-06-17T17:29:00.002-04:002015-06-17T17:29:35.471-04:00RICH AND DEE WITH THEIR NEW HR NAVIGATOR!!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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Jun 11 – We arrived at TT Chesapeake Bay on Thursday, June 11. We discovered that Rich and Dee were here but
they were leaving on Friday morning.
Someone said they had a new motor home!!
What!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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new Holiday Rambler; how they happened to buy it; all the bells and whistles!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tony and Marilyn were also here at TT Chesapeake Bay and they happened to stop by!!!<br />
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Highway Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210804506169623634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76897022052878615.post-12470363330230283512015-06-17T17:29:00.001-04:002015-06-17T17:29:23.769-04:00PICKLEBALL AT TT CHESAPEAKE BAY<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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I are not able to play Pickleball at this time, but we were really excited to
hear Pickleball being played on the P/B courts!! We had to find out who was playing!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Susan,
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