SIGH. The roommate got stuck on the toilet, that is, once she'd sat down on it, her knee gave out and she was afraid that she'd pass out from pain if she tried pushing herself up with it, which would turn a bad situation into a worse one.

After an hour, I insisted on calling 911, and the nice firemen were able to get her up.

Oh man, that must have been scary for her and for you! Firefighters are good for that kind of thing IME, as long as you open the door for them so they don't attack it with axes.

Timelies all!

We went to a state park so Mr. S could run around, and hiked a trail to a waterfall. Nice day for it, but I am sooo tired now.

Yikes, Theo, that is no good. I'm glad you called 911.

My dentist has a flatscreen on the ceiling--in every treatment room!--Netflix, and he hands you the remote if you want it. I usually just watch the aquarium fish on the screensaver. Color! Movement! Pretty! No engagement necessary!

So scary, Theo. I hope she recovers okay. Time for a raised toilet seat for her?

I voted today. It feels so good to have gotten it out of the way. I brought my little RBG figurine with me, in my jacket pocket.

We applied for mail-in ballots, so we filled them out at home, masked up, and took them to our early voting site, where we turned them in (the town clerk's office at Town Hall).

There were people there, voting at the little voting carrels, but we got to bypass them and turn in our envelopes.

Because we turned in our mail-in ballots, we can still track them online. They haven't shown up as received yet, but I'm sure they do that processing later. I'll be keeping an eye on it. I actually know the woman to whom I submitted my ballot, if it comes down to it, and I have to raise Hell (I don't think I will).

So scary, Theo. I hope she recovers okay. Time for a raised toilet seat for her?

This is a good suggestion, Beverly.

I was wondering if stashing a walker or cane in/near the bathroom might help, Theo.

My dentist has a flatscreen on the ceiling--in every treatment room!--Netflix, and he hands you the remote if you want it.

I was literally wishing that this was a thing as I stared at the pattern of the fluorescent light cover and tried to analyze why one angle looked like dragon scales when the other was just diamonds and desperately sought patterns in the acoustical ceiling tiles. They did some big renovations the last year, I REALLY wish that something on the ceilings had been part of the redesign.

And a grab bar. Firefighters will come for just a lift assist but it can be stressful for the person needing the lift. Sometimes the tools make it so you don't need them.

Not that it makes a difference in the chair, but he also has a big flatscreen in the waiting room, and loops Buster Keaton movies. Relaxing, before you get to the chair.

We had the raised seat with handrails for my dad, and then Mom used it too. Very helpful for them--and us, not having to wrangle them to their feet.