12
Village Voice Newsletter • November 2013
• Problems with reflexes and range of motion. Can you react quickly enough if you need to brake suddenly or quickly look back? Have you confused the gas and brake pedals? Do you find yourself getting more flustered while driving, or quick to anger? Is it comfortable to look back over your shoulder, or does it take extra effort? • Problems with memory. Do you find yourself missing exits that used to be second nature, or find yourself getting lost frequently? While everyone has an occasional lapse, if there’s an increasing pattern, it’s time to get evaluated by a doctor.
Issues on the road
Trouble with the nuts and bolts of driving. Do you see yourself making sudden lane changes, drifting into other lanes, braking, or accelerating suddenly without reason? How about failing to use the turn signal, or keeping the signal on without changing lanes? Close calls and increased citations. Red flags include frequent “close calls” (i.e., almost crashing), dents and scrapes on the car or on fences, mailboxes, garage doors, and curbs. Increased traffic tickets or “warnings” by traffic or law enforcement officers are also red flags. ********
Personal Caregiver Former Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) who got fed up with nursing home treatment of patients and started own very reasonable and professional care services.
Reasonable Trustworthy Reliable
Providing all personal services including transportation. All credentials available. Great local references!
Call Helen
760.443.9128
Shopping Around By the Phantom Shopper
Blue Apron meals
Shannon Johnson says she hates to cook. She also hates shopping and meal planning. So she contacted a company called Blue Apron www.blueapron.com. She signed up for their program that delivers a big box at her front door containing a complete meal ready to be cooked at her convenience. Nothing is frozen because it’s kept fresh with several ice packs in the carton. All the ingredients are there such as butter, catsup, parmesan cheese, all in the right amount. Fresh greens, peppers, onions and anything else needed in the recipe are included. Typically, there is one meal of fish, one of chicken or turkey and the third for a meat like beef, lamb, or pork. Shannon orders two full meals a week for her and her husband and there seems to be enough for the third. She can also put in a delay in her deliveries when on vacation and customers can quit at any time. It’s a pretty good price for $9.99 per meal. Blue Apron started in the Northeast and only recently arrived in San Diego and Los Angeles. They claim to service over 100,000 homes. To find out more about this company, you can “Google” it. (The Village Voice editors and staff do not endorse this product or services. It was reported by Shannon who has no affiliation with Blue Apron.)