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Hi there.

I fortunately have a job, and support myself while being disabled without taking benefits from anyone and only the physical help I absolutely need. I mostly just tough through it. It's difficult and painful for me to walk but I do it with a walker or sometimes a cane when I'm feeling better. I can sit just fine mostly as long as I don't mess up the nerves involved. Permanent nerve damage from injuries is fun. Basically the doctors can't seem to do anything about it. I refuse to take opioids because those things are addictive and had bad side effects for me. I was offered a neurectomy but that would leave me without feeling in a good portion of my leg(s). So, I would not be able to feel it if I got hurt there..... This would be bad if I got a cut or infection I could not feel and shaving your legs is hard enough as it is without worrying if you cut yourself without feeling it. So, no thanks.

My work is letting people keep working from home if they are within 30 miles, but I am a little further out than that. Like 40 or so miles away. My immediate supervisor thinks this is BS but there's nothing they can do. It's a stupid rule and the managers are not budging. She says if I can get a doctor's note that might work though, because then it would justify why they would let me do it and not everyone else. That's kind of crummy of them, but ... Basically I am being told I need a doctor's note for a reasonable accommodation. Weird how before this I was always just being the good girl and not making a fuss for anything but now they do this so they can justify not letting everyone work from home too. I don't want to be disabled and I want to work (what else am I going to do with myself?) but it would be just a million times easier if I didn't have to walk around and could just sit in my chair at home and work instead of trekking in all the time. It's just so stupidly weird that literally half my office is working from home but the one girl who uses a walker can't because she lives 10 miles too far away. Honestly I think everyone is sort of looking at this and silently calling BS in their heads but they dare not say anything.

My issue is that my doctors just don't seem to want to do anything anymore from my perspective or declare me just disabled or whatever with a note so people will shut up and let me work. It's been 7 years going on 8 years and I have been good about all this. I've tried fixes and they just don't work. Physical therapy, injections (they won't tell me what kind but a "nerve block" under fluroscopy (like an X-ray movie) does not seem to help and that swelled up), and everything basically just does not help overall.

I do not know what to say to get a doctor to just give me a stupid doctor's note to let my boss let me work from home like I did during COVID. I don't want to get government benefits or anything. I just want to be able to do my job without a bunch of pain. I just feel like instead of helping me, I go to doctors and end up paying hundreds of dollars of copays to be told there is something wrong with me some type of (chronic neuropathy and nerve damage in a bunch of nerves they name off) but they do not suggest other treatments anymore. I wonder why I go. It's expensive and I can't afford it for what feels like no result.

TL:DR: If I lived 10 miles closer to work, I could work at home like everyone else. I don't live 10 miles closer to work so I need a doctor's note to work at home like everyone else, who isn't disabled. How do I get my doctor to write me a note so I can show it to my boss and the managers will let me keep working from home? Don't want opioids. Don't want handouts. Just want to keep working ... from home like half my office does already.

Basically, my printer is printing a PDF document, but not the blue ink signature part....?

I have an important form I need to submit ASAP. I emailed it to my former employers, and got them to sign it. Looks like HR printed it out and signed it with a blue ink pen, then scanned it and emailed it back to me.

Part of me can't believe I have to actually snail mail this thing, and I can't just am not allowed to upload it as a PDF. This means I have to print out a hard copy and mail it.

Issue: My printer is working fine on all the pages except the one my old HR manager signed. It prints the document fine except it omits the marks he made with a pen (signature, etc). I thought I might be out of blue ink, but the first page of the form has a blue hyperlink in it and that printed just fine.

I have printed it out in grayscale but parts of it are faint. I just want this thing to print out like it is on the screen, with his signature on it. I don't care if it's blue like the inkpen he used, black would be doable if possible.

Any help would be very appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Sometimes I hate being looked at like I'm stupid with building things because I'm a girl. It's annoying, but I also sort of am not the most handy person ever. I get it, but I'm not dumb.

Giant windstorm just happened. Old large shed now has issues ("grandfathered in" building that probably couldn't be built today, but it stores things.):
Dimensions: 28 feet by 11 feet.

1.) The roof was put on 6 years ago, but now has a bowling ball sized hole on one of the side roof areas. Otherwise the roof "looks" good, but leaks I don't know why.
2.) Most of it has a concrete pad under it. A groundhog found the part that doesn't and dug in. Mr groundhog wouldn't be so bad if he didn't invite the vermin in.
3.) Some of the wood is dry rotted and whoever made this thing used some low quality wood.

Had a contractor come out, initially for a small, cheap repair. He ended up suggesting demolishing it for $3000 and then later buying something else.
That's problematic for cost, permitting, and practically getting crap back there to the physical location. Also, while he did find some issues like the roof and dry rot, come on....
All told he said it would be like at least $9000-$10000 to remove the whole thing and put up new stuff.... For a large shed.... I live in the Midwest,and that is a significant portion of the house's value for a large shed.... He also tried to tell me that the house's value would improve without the shed, because the problems would be gone....

My neighbor overheard this, told me this guy was snow-jobing me and called a friend of his, who came out in 15 minutes to look at it. This guy suggested temporarily patching the roof and another hole until spring, and then redoing the roof in the spring/summer. He said it would take 3 to 4 hours to do in the winter and he would bill me the cost of materials. He did not give me an exact $cost, but did warn me that wood is very expensive right now and that I would just have to pay what home Depot charged for it, plus labor. He also said rebuilding the damn thing from nothing would be a permit nightmare so replacing was the thing to do. Overall, he said, "it all depends on what you want to spend, but the siding alone would hold that damn thing together even if  all the wood rotted for 4 or 5 years. Repair it, clean it, and paint it." He will get on it a week or two into January, and said there is no way a contractor is going to do anything last 10 days of December, ever.

I gather neighbor's friend is going to be way cheaper than $8000-$9000 (that I don't have). It might be a couple thousand, but the other guy wanted to charge me $3000 to have nothing back there.
I'm thinking this guy can replace the shed roof and hopefully some of the wood in the walls. if it is rotted out and just make it water tight to last. I have no issue paying this guy for decent work that actually lasts and if the wood costs more then it costs more. He said like $40 for a 4 x 8 sheet of treated lumber. He also just recommended pouring some concrete over the dirt floor area to deter the groundhog and also because a concrete shed floor is better than a dirt floor, and it would cost whatever bags of quickcrete was selling for plus labor.

Just in time for Christmas, the large shed I never used has a lovely set of issues. Yay! Anyhow, I don't know. Part of me thinks that people actually like storage (they pay for storage), and I could actually fix it up and use it.


So, thoughts? Should I A.) demolish it and loose 308 sq ft of storage (with electric) and hope I can find something later, B.) temporarily patch it and repair it later?

So I'm awful at car stuff, clearly. Anyhow. All four of my tires slowly leak. I put a lot of air in about once every 3 to 4 weeks (10-15 pounds). This has been going on a very long time.
I've had the valve stems replaced. Still.... I can find no obvious damage (nail or whatever), and it wouldn't effect all four tires....

I don't care anymore. If I have to buy new tires I will, but I want to make sure that's the issue. I also do not want to look like a total moron in front of whoever I take this to (shop, etc).
I am a total moron. I just don't want to look like one, and I want to be less of a moron.

Has anyone else had this issue? I'm thinking (and remember I suck at cars) it could logically be the tires (or some part of it), or the wheels (rims?).

Thoughts?

Having difficulty finding an answer to this one. I know there are some medical people here. I'm trying to better myself and my career. Please.

The issue seems to go around PHI (Protected Health Information) including pictures of residents in longer term facilities. I know the obvious part about it applies to "covered entities and business associates" (Hospitals, nursing homes, and businesses they hire to do stuff like medical coding). I guess that's not as good an answer as they want from me on this.

1.) What about visitors? (To like a nursing home or inpatient rehab facility).
2.) Does a nursing home or an Inpatient Rehab Facility have a responsibility to keep visitors from taking pictures?
3.) Would a nursing home or inpatient rehab facility that took its residents on a field trip have a responsibility to keep the public from taking pictures if they took their residents on field trips?

Trying to find answers on these isn't working for me. All I seem to get is "covered entities and business associates." Am I missing something? I'm really confused. Does anyone here work in a long term medical or rehab place that deals with this HIPAA stuff?

The "Visitors" and "Field Trip" thing throws me off a lot.... Thank you for any help you might give, because I don't get this.

P.S. I'm looking at possibly getting a healthcare field related job. This is a question they're asking about a privacy rule for medical stuff. I'm drawing a blank.

I work during the week, but need a second job. Probably nothing fancy or nice.

How do I get someone to hire me when I'm "overqualified?" I just want like a store clerk or something job. This isn't a main thing for me. You'd think whoever is looking for part time weekend help would want somebody who has a good record of attendance etc, but I can also see them wondering why on earth I would want to work a part time weekend gig....

Any ideas, please?

I was lucky enough to get an interview with a trucking company for a back office position dealing with payroll and taxes and things like that. I've done some payroll before on ADP, but they use a completely different system. I thought ADP was the standard, but I guess not in trucking. They use:

TMW

The hiring guy seemed to really like me for the position and said he'd call me/very seriously consider me/talk to the owner about setting up a follow up interview.

I am worried about the differences in software packages, because I want to be able to get that under my belt fast if at all possible. Has anyone ever used this system or know of any type of tutorials online for it (preferably free)?

I am just dealing with some anxiety and yeah.... I would appreciate it a whole lot if anyone could consider helping me a bit here with learning this. Thank you.

One of my brothers is going to be paying a visit to our family home.

He's been gone out of state for 6 years. Total radio silence from him. There are several reasons I don't trust this jerk.

He is incredibly controlling, disruptive and rude. The last time he was here was a disaster. I can already hear him spouting off about how things need to be different (they can't be; it's the economy).

Dad can't find a job, because there are none, so instead he sells used cars on the side that he buys and fixes up. Mom, who has numerous mental problems I feel bad for her about, complains about this constantly. There's nothing to be done. Nobody is going to hire my almost 70 year old dad, even if there were jobs. No, it's not a steady paycheck, but it's what he can get. We're not destitute and she should be grateful for it, because a lot of people are.

I also can't find a decent job. I help dad with marketing cars, around the house etc and I don't even ask them for money while my own ship sinks. I live with mom and dad while helping them as much as I can and looking for work. Again, it's the economy....

I'm sure my brother will not be satisfied with any of this and will complain like crazy while he is here. He's going to come in here, stir things up, and then leave again for several years. He won't have to deal with the consequences of his stirring shit up, but me and my parents certainly will. Sure man, come right on in, tell us all how to live ' cause you're brilliant and we're all dumb as hell, then leave again.... [sigh]

It's no accident that he plans to come on Mother's Day, so he can capitalize on my mom missing her kid. This is the first we've heard of him in several years, nothing on Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Father's Day, nothing.... Not a phone call, not an email, nothing. Prior to that, he was a menace.

I'm planning to avoid him as much as possible, but it's a small house. He's going to wormtongue my mom and stir up all her mental problems and berate my dad for not having a job. He's going to bitch at both of them about why and how I suck; I'm sure. I'm sure he'll try it with me, but I'll tell him to screw off and make it clear I'm recording everything he says so he can spend some time in an out of state jail if he goes too far again. I'm planning on avoiding him, but it's mother's day, so most of my friends will be occupied with that, so....

How do I get through this?