WARNING: "bitching and moaning" ahead.
My back has been killing me. I finally decided to get a doctor here in the Asheville area rather than wait until we have a home and a permanent community - wherever that might be.
The urgent care, massage therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractor all failed to resolve the back problem. So I looked up which doctors take my health insurance and they listed 4.
I called all 4 but one is in
SC now, one is a
pediatrician, one an
oncologist, and one a
Hospice doctor. HOSPICE? I didn't think I was ready for that... but now I wonder.
I emailed the insurance company and told them every one of their Internists was NOT an internist at all. After back and forth several times, they finally said they have
no internists in NC who take their insurance!! Their solution? There is one in
Tennessee I can go to. . .
Then today I got a letter from my car insurance saying they notified Arizona that I did not renew my insurance and my car registrations will be suspended. The trouble is, I
did renew my insurance with the
same company, but for NC instead of AZ because we moved here. Too bad, so sad. They are required by law to tell AZ we canceled the AZ policy. *sigh*
After numerous phone calls, I finally found out I can get a form on line for AZ that promises I won't drive the cars in AZ. It is an insurance-exempt form that allows me to keep my car registered there until we get a permanent residence here. No big deal, except...
The Camry is due for renewal March 31. AZ DOT said I can renew the registration, so I tried. They wanted my current address. Oh oh. If I put NC, they then say my AZ Driver's license is invalid and I cannot renew registration without a valid Driver's License. If I put my old AZ address, they will send all the registration tags to that address with a
NO FORWARDING requirement on the envelope!
Sure, I can renew it! Yep. Uh-huh.
So I could register in NC, right? Well NC won't let you register a car until you have a Driver's License. You can't get a Driver's License without a permanent NC address. Plus, you have to pass the Driver's License tests. Good grief!
OK, we
could use the address where we are staying as our "permanent address" (poor Parkies!). Then we could get Driver's Licenses, register the cars, and then change everything when we finally find a place to live wherever.
By the time we get Driver's Licenses the Camry registration will be expired. Guess we drive Mrs. Friendly's MINI everywhere.
But wait, there's more.
I looked for a
Credit Union because I was with one for 25 years in AZ. There are several but none will let me join.
I checked the banks and there are fees for everything - including $5 a month to have a savings account that pays 1% interest! Oh, they waive the fees if you have $5,000 in the account. Good grief!
I haven't used a bank in so long, I think I am allergic to them.
So I called my AZ credit union where all my auto-deposits and debits still go (until we get a permanent address/location?). I asked them which CU here could I go to in order to deposit checks to my AZ account.
Answer: none. They don't do interbank cooperation. They told me to snail mail the checks to them and they would deposit them.
Mrs. Friendly asked me yesterday, "Why did we move here?" The answer is that we
thought we had done the research and this would be a good place to retire. But so far, it has been nothing but headaches (and back aches) with the major exception of the love and support of Janet and Bill. But Mrs. Friendly and I can't even agree where we want to live. Remember
Green Acres? Just change the words a little:
Green forests are the place for me.
Pure nature is the life for me.
Trees spreadin' out so far and wide
Keep your city, just give me that mountainside.
Near Asheville's where I'd rather stay.
Takin' classes at UNCA.
I just adore artsy parties, too.
Guy I love you but give me some things to do!
...The bass.
...The class.
...Fresh air.
...Art Fairs.
We're filled with strife.
Good bye, happy life.
North Carolina we are here.
So where do we go from here? Tennessee?
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