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

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And it is worse again from my iPhone

Thanks,
Elise

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher <[email protected]=
m> wrote:

> 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 <elise.scher01@gmail.=
com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi People,
>> My husband Robert is moving slowly but doing much better. He 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 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
>> my iPhone problem, I seem to get partial internet service. After all I a=
m
>> 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 step=
son 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 th=
e 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 cord=
s
>> 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 =
to 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 wee=
k.
>> But I am working 20 hours at the market this week. I am working 4:30 pm
>> to 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 clini=
c
>> 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 =
ago.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>> Elise Scher
>> Los Altos, California
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 11:16=E2=80=AFAM Les Faby <[email protected]> =
wrote:
>>
>>> Glad to hear he is out of the hospital.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 9:23=E2=80=AFAM Elise Scher <elise.scher01@gmail.=
com>
>>> 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 walke=
d
>>>> out. And he walked out much faster than I expected. But still slower t=
han 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 m=
ost
>>>> 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 i=
nto
>>>> the small bottle. One has to reattach it squeezed. So there is a vacuu=
m.
>>>> 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@gma=
il.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]=
m> 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 fe=
w
>>>>>> 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">And it is worse again from my iPhone=C2=A0</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise=
=C2=A0</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30=E2=80=AFAM El=
ise Scher &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">elise.scher01@gmai=
l.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma=
rgin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"au=
to">Now my connection is somewhat better.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Not sure w=
hy.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Didn=E2=80=99t do anything.</div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">Any guesses?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Respectf=
ully,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise Scher</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><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"mailto:[email protected]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=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><div dir=3D"auto">=
My husband Robert is moving slowly but doing much better. He 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 good that he can wo=
rk during his busy season.</div><div dir=3D"auto">To change the subject, yo=
u all are a very good bunch of people to ask my internet connectivity quest=
ion. Actually two questions.</div><div dir=3D"auto">How can I improve my in=
ternet connectivity on my year old iPhone in my bedroom? How can Robert aga=
in connect to the internet from his desktop computer on his desk in his off=
ice at the other end of the house?=C2=A0</div></div><div dir=3D"auto">You n=
eed more details. Our internet service provider is AT&amp;T. Regarding my i=
Phone problem, I seem to get partial internet service. After all I am typin=
g this message on my iPhone and hopefully Rick and the rest of you will eve=
ntually 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 li=
nks they time out. This doesn=E2=80=99t happen all the time. It happens int=
ermittently. It is happening now.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">I thought I =
might turn off and then right back on the router or whatever you call it un=
der the desk in Saul=E2=80=99s old studio. Saul is my stepson who grew up a=
nd moved out to go to college in Ohio.</div><div dir=3D"auto">This is after=
 we got the new router which Rick helped us with.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Ro=
bert 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.=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Also some local computer service company came=
 and set up a network for Robert=E2=80=99s office that I think piggybacks o=
ff our home setup.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">There is a half working ele=
ctrical system here. And it is old. And only maybe 1/2 the electrical outle=
ts work. So we have lots of extension cords here.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">To call in the computer service company is, I believe, expensive. Rober=
t and I don=E2=80=99t make a lot of money. Yes, Robert should charge more t=
o do taxes. But he does not.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"a=
uto">I appreciate anything you can do to help.</div><div dir=3D"auto">The s=
chool is closed this week. So I am not substitute teaching this week.</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">But I am working 20 hours at the market this week. I am w=
orking 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm today.</div><div dir=3D"auto">Tomorrow and the ne=
xt 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 tee=
th 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 o=
f his recent heart afib incident. About one month ago.</div><div dir=3D"aut=
o"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Thanks again!</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise S=
cher</div><div dir=3D"auto">Los Altos, California=C2=A0</div><div><div><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Fe=
b 16, 2026 at 11:16=E2=80=AFAM Les Faby &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lfaby2018@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #cc=
c solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Glad to hear he is out of the=
=C2=A0hospital.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_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:[email protected]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Robert is back home and snoring away.</=
div><div dir=3D"auto">I checked him out of El Camino Hospital in Mountain V=
iew last night.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">He rejected being wheeled out =
to the car in a wheel chair. So we walked out. And he walked out much faste=
r than I expected. But still slower than I walk. And usually he walks faste=
r than I do. Even though he only has 1/2 his toes from prior blue toes synd=
rome.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">So Robert didn=E2=80=99t get much sleep =
in the hospital. I hear that most people don=E2=80=99t get much sleep in th=
e hospital.</div><div dir=3D"auto">He says he read over his discharge paper=
s. I will read them too.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">Last night I helped h=
im to empty his small drainage bottle that is attached to a tube that goes =
into his abdomen. Red liquid drains out into the small bottle. One has to r=
eattach it squeezed. So there is a vacuum.=C2=A0 To draw out the fluid.</di=
v><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 di=
r=3D"auto">Thank you for being our friends,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Elise Sc=
her</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_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">elise.=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv dir=3D"auto">Sure.</div><div dir=3D"auto">But he is in surgery now to re=
move his gallbladder.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Th=
ank 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"gmail_quote" dir=3D"a=
uto"><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]" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex">Quoting Elise Scher (<a href=3D"mailto:elise.scher0=
[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[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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