Category: The Blog

LETTER: Please Slow Down Going By An Accident

By Sheila Bolin Browning … ((Editor’s Note: Sheila is a nurse))

I worked an accident in Chandler this week. A lady pulled out of the Pops Chicken Place into oncoming traffic and was t-boned in the driver side of her vehicle by a pick up going about 60 miles an hour. Her left side took the full force of the impact. She was complaining of left-sided rib, neck and back pain and the left side of her face was bruised and swelling. But she was alert and oriented and did not lose consciousness. Obviously, when someone mentions back pain after an accident like this, you instantly fear the worse. All of a sudden, it becomes so evident why disability insurance is such a good idea. After everything was sorted at the accident, I couldn’t help but think about disability insurance further, although I was wondering how long does long term disability insurance last? I have lots of questions about it, so I’m going to take some time to research it further. You never know what’s around the corner, or in this case, coming out of Pops Chicken Place.

Sоmеtіmеѕ, sudden jаrrіng frоm a minor fall, оr оthеr stress оn thе lower bасk bones аnd tіѕѕuеѕ could bе thе rооt саuѕе оf lоw lumbar pain оr ѕсіаtіса. Symptoms оf lumbar раіn mау range frоm aching muѕсlеѕ tо ѕhооtіng оr ѕhаrр ѕtаbbіng раіn, lіmіtеd flexibility and/or range of motion, оr аn іnаbіlіtу tо ѕtаnd ѕtrаіght. Sоmеtіmеѕ, pain fеlt іn оnе раrt оf thе bоdу mау ѕtеm from a dіѕоrdеr оr іnjurу incurred іn оthеr parts оf thе bоdу. stoma protection by Stealth Belt gives you the comfort, security, and support you need to live the life you want. Vеrу occasionally acute lоw bасk раіn ѕуndrоmеѕ соuld bесоmе mоrе serious іf untreated. Back pain treatments include analgesics, to reduce inflammation, to restoring proper mobility and strength to the back, by a variety of back pain products and therapies, to strategies for the avoidance of recurrence of the injury.

Thankfully, the people in the truck walked away with no injuries. Soon as all the firefighters and paramedics showed up, I left. She was in good hands. This is the second accident I helped at in Chandler and no police ever showed up. Traffic control is needed badly.

Can I just say, for Pete’s sake, slow your butts down on a 4-lane highway when you see wrecked cars all over the road and victims on the ground. People were driving so fast around the accident that debris was literally being blown 6 feet in the air and 10 feet across the road. Scared the holy crap out of me. Not a fear you need when kneeling down on the ground stabilizing a victim’s neck. Come on people. No reason for that. SLOW DOWN!

Primary Election Sample Ballots

I was asked if I could find a sample ballot for the primary election, so …

You can find the sample ballot for each voting precinct for the REPUBLICAN Primary here http://www.henderson-county.com/home/showdocument?id=510

You can find the sample ballot for each voting precinct for the DEMOCRATIC Primary here http://www.henderson-county.com/home/showdocument?id=516

Around Town: Fun weekend of colored leaves and art

Loretta Humble
Loretta Humble

I’m sitting here Sunday evening, waiting for the really bad weather to hit. When it does, I’ll have to get up and make a big pot of soup. Seriously, I have to. Some kind of instinct drives me to it. But if the cold front delays just a little, maybe I’ll be strong and eat my really good leftovers first, and make the soup tomorrow.

The other thing you do when expecting a siege of freezing weather, is go to the grocery store and stock up. So today when I passed Brookshire’s I just had to go in. I couldn’t help it. I walked all over the store, and couldn’t find one thing I needed. Seems I’d already stocked up. I left empty handed and kind of let down.

Aren’t the leaves wonderful? Both John and Carl swear the leaves are much more colorful than they used to be. I think we just got older and slowed down enough to appreciate things more. We all have certainly been appreciating and marveling at the leaves along the highway, nudging one another, saying, “Look at that!” “Oh my goodness! Look over there!” But I hadn’t paid attention to the colors at my own place. Then I just happened to look out my living room window and really see what was there. It just knocked my socks off. Gorgeous, brilliant colors right here in my yard, and I wasn’t even noticing. I hope this new cold front won’t strip them bare right when I start appreciating what I have here.

Mostly in this column I just rattle. But every now and then I find out something that might be useful to somebody. This is a tip for Internet users who live in the country: DSL– high speed Internet, just may be available where you live. I live half way between Malakoff and Cross Roads and I just discovered I can have it. I didn’t think it was available, but thought I’d ask. So I emailed Century Link. Then I couldn’t wait for my answer, so I called. I was told yes, I could have it. “Don’t kid me,” I said, “Don’t break my heart.” She assured me it was available, and scheduled me for a hookup. A couple of days later I got a reply to my letter. It said they regretted they couldn’t serve me yet, but hoped to soon. Broken hearted, I called back the lady who signed me up to see why they had backed out on me. “No, we’re coming,” she said. And sure enough…. Some nice young men with a big machine that digs a trench and buries a cable at the same time have now been here and done that. Now I’m just waiting for them to get the cable tunneled under the highway. They say it won’t be long. I’m so happy. So my tip to you is this: If you are interested, don’t write Century Link. Call them. Continue reading “Around Town: Fun weekend of colored leaves and art”

All About Team at TVCC

Smiley

The TVCC Cardinals are 5-1 in conference play and wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the SWJCFC playoffs with a big 55-31 win against Tyler last Saturday.

What I liked best was Coach Brad Smiley’s description of his team following the game.

Smiley said: “It’s a team. We play so many guys … There’s no egos, it is all about team. Nobody cares who gets the credit. We play five different running back, we’ll have 13 – 14 guys catch passes. Everybody is involved, everybody is just having fun. Having fun being together.”

The Cardinals will finish the regular season against Southeast Prep at Bruce Field this Saturday starting at 3 p.m. … Then the playoffs begin. … At home.