Truth or Consequences ( T or C ) (TorC) (Silver City, Socorro: buy, theatre)

[Sixx Foot Three]

Originally Posted by LiveWorkDream

I don't know. I mean I see "Help Wanted" signs in quite a few windows. And the hot springs where I am right now has trouble finding housekeepers.

What some locals have said is that employers have trouble finding workers because "nobody" here can pass a drug test. So if they can't pass a drug test, then they stay unemployed.

Granted, I haven't seen decent wages around here, so that may be part of it too.

Good to hear businesses are willing to hire LiveWorkDream....and that's a damn shame that many can't pass a drug test. Hmm...are there apartment complexes there (13 years in the industry) as id have no problem passing a drug test or FBI Criminal Background check and if i lived there and worked at an complex i probably would buy myself a Jetski as i'd be on the water there at the Butte and Caballo reservoirs on my days off

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[dracul]

As of this writing I can no longer keyboard properly as a result of the bites. Index finger only with my afflicted right hand. Two fingers partially paralyzed and at least a year of occupational therapy ahead!!!!! In the hospital for three days and only recently had my PIC line removed administering IV antibiotics to my heart directly!!!! Nearly lost my hand and forearm to this singular act of bad judgment!!!! If I had waited another 24 hours I might have risked DEATH via general organ infection! Even now my hand is still swollen and the extensor muscles/tendons/radial nerve are not functioning correctly. I cannot draw...which is my life...and I can hardly press these keys. This is not good. I've lost 15 pounds and am only now resuming some semblance of my former fitness regimen. Depression is tremendous. A cat bite...and the irony is I was trying to avoid anticipated costly vet bills and injury to my cat. Now I have thousands in Medical bills beyond my insurance coverage and a hand functionally very much in question. Go figure. Have to agree with the cynical dictum: "No good deed ever goes unpunished". Can't write anymore...hand is too stiff. Thanks for the advice and concern all.

[Vinegaroon]

I'm sorry to hear about the injury. That sucks. I will continue to use pistols on cats to avoid such a trauma.

[desert sun]

Where is the new Wal-Mart being built at? I drove through TorC a few weeks ago and didnt see nothing,I wasnt really looking for it either but I figured it would be just off the interstate.

[popcorn247]

Dracul, I've been wondering how you were! Sounds like it was a close call! Cat scratches/bites are nothing to ignore! Good to have you back.

[hoppybunn]

Wow I'm sorry about your hand Dracul, good thing that you went to the doctor when you did or the story could have turned out much worse . Wow I guess I learned something today, I never knew that cats could do so much damage!

[Devin Bent]

Yes, dracul, sorry to hear about your hand. I hope it continues to improve from now on.

[GregW]

Dracul - How is your other hand? Switching dominant hands can be difficult but that is why we have two of them. Good luck on your recovery.

[LiveWorkDream]

Originally Posted by desert sun

Where is the new Wal-Mart being built at? I drove through TorC a few weeks ago and didnt see nothing,I wasnt really looking for it either but I figured it would be just off the interstate.

It's NOT being built right now, the entire project is on hiatus and has been for quite some time. From what I was told by a local business owner, the WalMart in Socorro is tanking, so they are now re-thinking their presence in T or C.

[dracul]

Thanks for the concern all. You're a good group, I knew it when I landed here quite some time back! The hand is SLOWLY progressing. Middle finger droops because of heavy scar tissue (inhibiting tendon movement and nerve function) that has increased the girth of my wrist to over 9"! Conventional keyboarding, be it for a computer or to make music is impossible. Can't ride my bike unless I tape my middle finger to my index and/or ring fingers...only then can I reach my brake lever. My drawing is improving as my thumb and index fingers are recovering much faster. I work out my wrists, forearms and hands three times a day now and massage the injury site and the scar tissue vigorously. Looking into picking up an ultrasound therapeutic massager to assist with my TEMS unit. My hand is not progressing very rapidly but my forearms are bulging This gimp hand is driving me to distraction!!!!!

Greg...your advice about training my left arm/hand to assume the lead is something I've been experimenting with lately. It seems to be helping. My left shoulder has major damage from old lifting injuries and my left bicep has been surgically reattached (again, powerlifting related severe injury) but there is nothing wrong with my left hand. Odd to use all of my left hand digits keyboarding while only using the thumb and forefinger of my right mitt...but it sure beats not having the hand/arm at all!!!!!!

P.S. Concerning the motorcycling: it's really too dangerous to ride as my response time is protracted...have to consciously reach for the brake rather than it being nearly a reflex as before. I love to ride nearly as much as I love to draw but I don't need to pile up my ride and my bod at this juncture.