Re: CABAL (in-person + Jitsi Meet), Sat., Feb. 14, 2026

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Now my connection is somewhat better.
Not sure why.
Didn=E2=80=99t do anything.
Any guesses?

Respectfully,
Elise Scher

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:25=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher <[email protected]=
m> wrote:

> Hi People,
> My husband Robert is moving slowly but doing much better. He is able to d=
o
> taxes for his clients; which is wonderful! You see; this is his busy seas=
on
> as a tax preparer. He has a small practice. It is very good that he can
> work during his busy season.
> To change the subject, you all are a very good bunch of people to ask my
> internet connectivity question. Actually two questions.
> How can I improve my internet connectivity on my year old iPhone in my
> bedroom? How can Robert again connect to the internet from his desktop
> computer on his desk in his office at the other end of the house?
> You need more details. Our internet service provider is AT&T. Regarding m=
y
> iPhone problem, I seem to get partial internet service. After all I am
> typing this message on my iPhone and hopefully Rick and the rest of you
> will eventually get it. So Gmail works to an extent. But when I click on
> secondary links, they time out. YouTube works. But again when I click on
> secondary links they time out. This doesn=E2=80=99t happen all the time. =
It happens
> intermittently. It is happening now.
> I thought I might turn off and then right back on the router or whatever
> you call it under the desk in Saul=E2=80=99s old studio. Saul is my steps=
on who
> grew up and moved out to go to college in Ohio.
> This is after we got the new router which Rick helped us with.
> Robert asked me to go to his office area and see if I can access the
> internet from his employee=E2=80=99s desktop before I turn off and on the=
 router.
> Also some local computer service company came and set up a network for
> Robert=E2=80=99s office that I think piggybacks off our home setup.
> There is a half working electrical system here. And it is old. And only
> maybe 1/2 the electrical outlets work. So we have lots of extension cords
> here.
> To call in the computer service company is, I believe, expensive. Robert
> and I don=E2=80=99t make a lot of money. Yes, Robert should charge more t=
o do
> taxes. But he does not.
>
> I appreciate anything you can do to help.
> The school is closed this week. So I am not substitute teaching this week=
.
> But I am working 20 hours at the market this week. I am working 4:30 pm t=
o
> 8:30 pm today.
> Tomorrow and the next day, no market but dental cleaning.
> Tomorrow and the next day I will be at the Foothill College dental clinic
> getting my teeth cleaned. Partially cleaned. There will need me to come
> back 2 more times. But I think it is free. 9 am to noon. And Robert has
> doctor visits I need to drive him to because he is not supposed to drive
> for 6 months because of his recent heart afib incident. About one month a=
go.
>
> Thanks again!
> Elise Scher
> Los Altos, California
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 11:16=E2=80=AFAM Les Faby <[email protected]> w=
rote:
>
>> Glad to hear he is out of the hospital.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 9:23=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher <[email protected]=
om>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Robert is back home and snoring away.
>>> I checked him out of El Camino Hospital in Mountain View last night.
>>> He rejected being wheeled out to the car in a wheel chair. So we walked
>>> out. And he walked out much faster than I expected. But still slower th=
an I
>>> walk. And usually he walks faster than I do. Even though he only has 1/=
2
>>> his toes from prior blue toes syndrome.
>>> So Robert didn=E2=80=99t get much sleep in the hospital. I hear that mo=
st people
>>> don=E2=80=99t get much sleep in the hospital.
>>> He says he read over his discharge papers. I will read them too.
>>> Last night I helped him to empty his small drainage bottle that is
>>> attached to a tube that goes into his abdomen. Red liquid drains out in=
to
>>> the small bottle. One has to reattach it squeezed. So there is a vacuum=
.
>>> To draw out the fluid.
>>> Robert had his gallbladder removed a few days ago. The gallbladder was
>>> in very bad shape.
>>>
>>> Thank you for being our friends,
>>> Elise Scher
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 1:29=E2=80=AFPM Elise Scher <elise.scher01@gmai=
l.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sure.
>>>> But he is in surgery now to remove his gallbladder.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Elise Scher
>>>> Wife of Robert Scher
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM Rick Moen <[email protected]=
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Elise Scher ([email protected]):
>>>>>
>>>>> > Hi Rick,
>>>>> >     I may come briefly. My husband Robert is at El Camino Hospital.
>>>>> He will
>>>>> > have his gallbladder removed soon. He will be in the hospital a few
>>>>> days.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope Robert recovers quickly.  Would it be perhaps appropriate for =
me
>>>>> to visit him during his time at El Camino?
>>>>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Now my connection is somewhat better.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">Not sure why.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Didn=E2=80=99t do anything.</div><=
div dir=3D"auto">Any guesses?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
auto">Respectfully,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise Scher</div><div><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_=
attr">On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:25=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
iv><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir=3D"auto">Hi People,</div><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">My husband Robert is moving slowly but doing much better. H=
e is able to do taxes for his clients; which is wonderful! You see; this is=
 his busy season as a tax preparer. He has a small practice. It is very goo=
d that he can work during his busy season.</div><div dir=3D"auto">To change=
 the subject, you all are a very good bunch of people to ask my internet co=
nnectivity question. Actually two questions.</div><div dir=3D"auto">How can=
 I improve my internet connectivity on my year old iPhone in my bedroom? Ho=
w can Robert again connect to the internet from his desktop computer on his=
 desk in his office at the other end of the house?=C2=A0</div></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">You need more details. Our internet service provider is AT&amp;T=
. Regarding my iPhone problem, I seem to get partial internet service. Afte=
r all I am typing this message on my iPhone and hopefully Rick and the rest=
 of you will eventually get it. So Gmail works to an extent. But when I cli=
ck on secondary links, they time out. YouTube works. But again when I click=
 on secondary links they time out. This doesn=E2=80=99t happen all the time=
. It happens intermittently. It is happening now.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">I thought I might turn off and then right back on the router or whateve=
r you call it under the desk in Saul=E2=80=99s old studio. Saul is my steps=
on who grew up and moved out to go to college in Ohio.</div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">This is after we got the new router which Rick helped us with.</div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Robert asked me to go to his office area and see if I can acc=
ess the internet from his employee=E2=80=99s desktop before I turn off and =
on the router.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Also some local computer servic=
e company came and set up a network for Robert=E2=80=99s office that I thin=
k piggybacks off our home setup.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">There is a ha=
lf working electrical system here. And it is old. And only maybe 1/2 the el=
ectrical outlets work. So we have lots of extension cords here.=C2=A0</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">To call in the computer service company is, I believe, ex=
pensive. Robert and I don=E2=80=99t make a lot of money. Yes, Robert should=
 charge more to do taxes. But he does not.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">I appreciate anything you can do to help.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">The school is closed this week. So I am not substitute teaching t=
his week.</div><div dir=3D"auto">But I am working 20 hours at the market th=
is week. I am working 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm today.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Tomo=
rrow and the next day, no market but dental cleaning.</div><div dir=3D"auto=
">Tomorrow and the next day I will be at the Foothill College dental clinic=
 getting my teeth cleaned. Partially cleaned. There will need me to come ba=
ck 2 more times. But I think it is free. 9 am to noon. And Robert has docto=
r visits I need to drive him to because he is not supposed to drive for 6 m=
onths because of his recent heart afib incident. About one month ago.</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks again!</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Elise Scher</div><div dir=3D"auto">Los Altos, California=C2=A0</d=
iv><div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail=
_attr">On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 11:16=E2=80=AFAM Les Faby &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Glad to hear h=
e is out of the=C2=A0hospital.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"></div><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb =
16, 2026, 9:23=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:elise.scher01@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Robert is back home and s=
noring away.</div><div dir=3D"auto">I checked him out of El Camino Hospital=
 in Mountain View last night.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">He rejected bein=
g wheeled out to the car in a wheel chair. So we walked out. And he walked =
out much faster than I expected. But still slower than I walk. And usually =
he walks faster than I do. Even though he only has 1/2 his toes from prior =
blue toes syndrome.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">So Robert didn=E2=80=99t g=
et much sleep in the hospital. I hear that most people don=E2=80=99t get mu=
ch sleep in the hospital.</div><div dir=3D"auto">He says he read over his d=
ischarge papers. I will read them too.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Last ni=
ght I helped him to empty his small drainage bottle that is attached to a t=
ube that goes into his abdomen. Red liquid drains out into the small bottle=
. One has to reattach it squeezed. So there is a vacuum.=C2=A0 To draw out =
the fluid.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Robert had his gallbladder removed a few =
days ago. The gallbladder was in very bad shape.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thank you for being our friends,</div><div dir=3D"=
auto">Elise Scher</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 1:29=E2=80=AFPM Elise Scher &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"=
_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Sure.</div><div dir=3D"auto">But he is in s=
urgery now to remove his gallbladder.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div=
 dir=3D"auto">Thank you,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise Scher</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">Wife of Robert Scher</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 13=
, 2026 at 1:25=E2=80=AFPM Rick Moen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
om" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Quoting Elise Scher (<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">elise.sc=
[email protected]</a>):<br>
<br>
&gt; Hi Rick,<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I may come briefly. My husband Robert is at El Cami=
no Hospital. He will<br>
&gt; have his gallbladder removed soon. He will be in the hospital a few da=
ys.<br>
<br>
I hope Robert recovers quickly.=C2=A0 Would it be perhaps appropriate for m=
e<br>
to visit him during his time at El Camino?<br>
<br>
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