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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 13, 2011


related before, Malzy and I had changed our phone service from FairPoint to MetroCast because of the decline at FairPoint. But faced with these interrup- tions to our phone service, I have not adapted well to the notion of having no phone line available for a medical or fire emergency. After weighing our limited phone options and alter- natives, Malzy and I de- cided to get a TracFone for our emergency use only.


their time to send me their prayers and good wishes. For a few days around Christmas, we could have used a special superin- tendent just to keep our cordless phone batteries charged! I next see Dr. Furey right here in Wolfe- boro (in the afternoon, no less) on the 13th


ary at Huggins Hospital. I hope you’ll join me here in the Weirs Times for the next time we go Rambling Through History!


of Janu-


I guess this is about as basic as a cellphone gets. It’s a sad commentary on the “progress” of technology that here at our house we now feel the need for an alternative to MetroCast Telephone to help insure our safety in an emergency.


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That reminds me of when I was a little tyke, my fa- ther used to say that I was a “model child.” After a brief pause, he used to ex- plain that that meant that I was a “small imitation of the real thing.” (Dad thought that his “model child” routine was very funny!)


go home the next morning on December 24th


& 29th


I was released to . I’ve


been writing my account of all of this on December 28th


! It’s taken


me a few days to pick up steam, but my mind is clearer and my balance


is better. I am looking forward to regaining the strength and stamina in my legs following surgery on them. For the first time in years I have some optimism regarding my future. A lot of medical professionals have helped make all my improvement possible, but it certainly is my surgeon who may put me on the fast track to- wards a new life. Patients are treated like royalty at the Catholic Medical Center. I also owe my optimism


to my old friend Malzy and to Betty Jane. They


have helped make every- thing that is good happen for me. (No other family member has stepped for- ward to be of any help.) Except of course for Diab- lo. Diablo is my steadfast friend and I’m told he was quite despondent on the night of the 23rd


. Betty


Jane and Malzy did their best to console him, but he really wasn’t himself until he could sleep with me on Christmas Eve! Good old Diablo. Recently, again on a Friday night, our Internet Connection and phone ser- vice dropped dead. As I’ve


Busy at her computer, here is my daughter Betty Jane who has come and made our exciting lives possible. She’s being very good to Malzy, Diablo and me.


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The cost of the phone and its connection works out to $10.00 per month, a reasonable sum for a ser- vice that’s independent of our unreliable landline. Incoming and outgoing calls are very limited at that price, but, as we plan to use it, the $10.00 fee will be our total expense. My thanks to all my well wishers who have taken


Note: The author, Mal


Fuller, hopes to recover his health sufficiently to once again be available to provide the electrical resto- ration of your vintage tube- type radio. Mal’s phone number is (603) 569-1946. Mal’s E-mail address is: radiodoc@localnet.com.


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