Amalgamated Houses wants another multi-million dollar loan

November 15,2016 The management and board of directors once again want to take out a multimillion dollar mortgage and increase carrying charges to pay for it.

July 22, 2013 The 30 million dollar loan, 20 million of which will be used to repair balconies, windows, the Gale Place garage.  The other ten million will be used to pay off debt.  Previous debt was at a higher interest rate than this loan.  The lender is the National Cooperative Bank.

Rain pouring from G line balcony

Closer View

Waiting for a special event at the senior center

Buses for special events don't arrive on time and then there still is a wait for stragglers.

When Medicare can Dis-Advantage you

If you have an individual policy with a health insurance company when you become medicare eligible you can be added to a Medicare Advantage program that may not suit your needs.  You have sixty days to opt out, but in the deluge of insurance mail you receive you may miss the notification.
Medicare Disadvantage

Update, air conditioning and other issues at the Van Cortlandt Village Senior Center

July 15, 2016 At last air conditioning on in the morning.  I participated in Doriana Castro's aerobics class.
During June 2016 the issues regarding lack of air conditioning continued.
Today July 16, 2015 when I walked into the dining room I saw this

This is the first time I have observed the senior center tolerating this behavior.  It was one table, the other tables did not have reserved seating.

July 14, 2015 this week the air conditioning was on in the morning.  Last week it was turned on near lunchtime.  This should never have been an issue.

This film was on July 2, 2015
Fan in dining hall  This is the room where exercise classes take place as well as lunch.  It is now a month and the air conditioning still hasn't been fixed.  Filmed this morning around 10 a.m.

Summer Storm July 14 2016

Avoiding white coat syndrome

Ambulatory measure of BP recommended

We are being poisoned by the parks department.

Vulnerable Plaque hypothesis in CVD may be going away

A powerful article by Larry Husten The Vulnerable Plaque 'Hype-othesis'

An explanation of the no enclosure balcony rule

In 2015 the building code will make it hard to have enclosures

Here are articles from the September 2015 Habitat Magazine about balcony enclosures.
When must enclosures come down
Floor Area Ratio
Types of balcony enclosures and when do they have to be altered

Battery dies, the patient is at risk

Short Battery Life of Cardiac Devices 
The theme of this article is that it's not in the best financial interest of battery manufacturers to make a longer lasting battery.  Every time one has to be replaced, you the patient, are at risk of harm.  Remember, the consent form you sign when you enter the hospital is a carte blanche for your medical team to do whatever they want when you are in surgery.

New Year, first winter snowstorm

Van Cortlandt Park January 26, 2016