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Friday, October 22, 2004
Hi,
As a point of introduction: Last summer while I was visiting some people in Brooklyn, I had the opportunity to talk, well actually to listen to, people a bit older than me. Their tirades had to do, primarily, with getting older and the "lives" the were living. They definitely weren't a happy bunch.
They spoke about friends who had died, personal ailments, doctors and hospitals, personal finances and how they are barely making it, nursing homes and options, Social Security - Medicare - Medicaid, children not calling and caring, changes in the neighborhood, safety, etc. Not only were they not happy but they were also scared. The best thing I could do, and did, was to listen and to be understanding.
Their Brooklyn Memories, of the 40s through 60s were sadly overcome by their current situations.
Their lot isn't my lot right now but it could be... someday.
Move to the present: My daughter, born in Brooklyn but not fully raised there, has inherited a somewhat warped view of life that is not at all malicious but which seeks out the unique, interesting, and somewhat strange. I see this as a reflection of her father and a trait that she is working to overcome. Anyway, she continues to forward me "interesting" e-mails and site locations that she thinks I may be interested in. Most of these I scan but DO NOT FORWARD to anyone. Anyway, part two, her latest item I have pasted here, edited, and present for your enjoyment:
There's No Nursing Home In My Future
When I get older and feeble-ish, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Lines ship. Let me explain:
The average cost for a nursing home is about $200 per day. From what I've read in some newspapers they can be nasty places.
1. I have checked on reservations at Princess Lines and I can get a long term discount as well as a senior discount that puts the cost of a day on a cruise at about $135 per day. This would save me $65 a day, verses the nursing home, that I could "play" with.
2. Gratuities on the ship come to about $10 a day and for this you get very attentive care, smiles, and your room straightened out each time you leave your cabin. Along with all this you get a chance to learn and practice a foreign language.
3. The cruise affords the opportunity for as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to any of the multiple restaurant on board, Or, you can have room service allowing you to have breakfast in bed every day of the week. Added to that is the continually opportunity to snack and grab another "small" desert. I do note, with a bit of a frown, the most drinks are at an additional charge.
4. Princess cruise ships often have as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, spas, internet connections, free washers and dryers, and nightly movies and live stage shows. There is always the opportunity to participate in games or to watch much younger people frolicing poolside in very skimpy swim attire. For some people, so inclined, there is also casino gambling. The ships are definitely not the 69th Street Ferry to/from Staten Island.
5. Even the "necessities" are taken care of... free toothpaste, soap, shampoo, conditioner. All the creature comforts can be had. Even the prices on board are very reasonable particularly when compared to a Hospital Gift Shoppe.
6. The best part is that they treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you and cater to your every whim. At these prices you can be VERY whimsical.
7. Another benefit is that you get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days who haven't heard you "growing up in Brooklyn stories". If you find someone upsetting or distasteful you have another 2,000 people you can move on to and entertain.
8. The line and staff take care of everything from the TV being broken, a light bulb burnt out, a mattress needing a change, etc. What's great is they say "No Problem, we'll fix it." and then they apologize for the inconvenience. Everything is kept neat, clean and fully functional.
9. Clean sheets and towels come every day, and you don't even have to ask for them. They're all taken care of and with a smile not by an insolent, underpaid, pushy, possibly parolee orderly who's looking to get back at you for some unknown slight years earlier by someone other than yourself.
10. There are doctors and medical facilities on board. If it is really bad they arrange transport to a major hospital. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare and fagettabotit. If you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.
Now hold on for the best! You can do all this and see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, Mexico, Alaska, the Caribbean, Asia, or name where you want to go. If Princess doesn't go there they can probably arrange the trip through an affiliate.
If, horror of all horrors, you die on board, 2,000+ people are there for the memorial, whether religious or secular, and there is a rousing, final cheer for you when they slide your body overboard AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE
I know that this has little to do directly with Nostalgia, Memories and Thoughts of Brooklyn but in a special way there is some relevance.
(I note that I have not fully verified the foregoing but I'm sure you get the idea.)
On a more serious vein... VOTE and VOTE WISELY!
TTFN,
Ken2@BrooklynMemories.com
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