Re: progress maybe

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
 > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:56:48 -0800
 >
 > another one could come that evening if 
 > I paid their emergency rate.  That turned out to mean they charged $300, 
 > fixed it, but recommended not using it because of possible carbon 
 > monoxide poisoning,

I thought all of 'em had "possible carbon monoxide poisoning"?

 > and instead they want me to buy a new one, $5K if I 
 > buy it this week, goes up to $7K next week.

That's actually a relatively reasonable price.  For us, we'd also have to
have the asbestos removed, which would cost a small fortune and be a pain
in the neck.

 > Finally the doctor allowed me an ice chip, 
 > which sounds from the name like it should be planar, but it's actually a 
 > quarter-size ice cube.  It's not obvious why an ice cube is okay, but an 
 > ice cube's worth of water isn't, since it turns into water in my mouth!
 > 
 > After surgery I still couldn't have water, but I could have all the ice 
 > chips I wanted; they'd bring me a paper cup full of them.  This makes 
 > even less sense to me than one ice chip.

Isn't the thing about ice chips is that you don't have to swallow?  I
don't know.  And, I don't know why swallowing is so bad.