Thank you for the "ChipIn"

Thank you to folks who have donated online and off to help us out one more time.  As you can see from the CHIPIN widget, we are still very far from making it. The good news is we are a little closer.

We are also very grateful.

Thank you for helping us hang in a little longer.


Kevin

Thank you

Because of you, and you know who you are, we made it another month. Thank you does not begin to cover our gratitude and appreciation.
 
Only because of you we won't be out on the streets in the next few days.

Thank you

Please

Please, please "chipin" if you can.   We truly need your help and are begging. I don't know how to make it any plainer the real trouble we are in right now.

Barry's Book Sale

Barry has posted the below message elsewhere this morning. Since he has and things are very desperate I am reposting it here......

I've been adding (and will continue to add) to the lists of books I'm offering for sale at http://www.barryergangbooksforsale.yolasite.com/

Over the weekend I added quite a few in several categories, but especially in Poetry, which I'll be adding more to this afternoon. In case you've forgotten, I contribute 20% of the price of the books to Kevin Tipple's family's fund, so if you make a purchase for yourself, you're also helping out Kevin.

He and his family are down to crunch-time, folks. They're on the verge of being homeless. Try though they repeatedly have, they've been unable to get any assistance other than food stamps from the state of Texas. *Please* help them if you can either by buying some books from me or, preferably, by contributing directly to his fund, which you'll see on the left-hand side of his blog page:
http://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/

Thank you.

Best,
Barry

Desperate Times

Hope I can sleep tonight....leg and back is hurting really bad. Leg is very swollen and feels like it is on fire. I should have not gone to Scott's deal at Centennial Elementary (2012 graduating Seniors reunion party) as I can do so little now without suffering huge consequences. I really should have used the walker instead of my cane but it is so embarrassing to use the walker in public. 

Social Security Disability hearing is on June 19th. Hopefully we can raise the June rent so we still are here by then and my car is not repossessed by then so I can get to the hearing. 

I hate asking for help but, please, we truly need your help.

And We're Back!

I have had computer connectivity problems since Friday around noon that finally were fixed late yesterday evening around 8 by Verizon. Seems that the signal was not getting to this building most of the time and since we are the only Verizon customer with a landline (as well as the only Verizon customer on this side of the property) they were not getting any error reports. It is nice to be back and I hope it stays that way.

Now if maintenance would show up and fix the washing machine which failed last Wednesday morning it would be good. Apparently the apartment supplied ten year old washer is waiting for a circuit board. Apparently the circuit board tells the washer to turn the water on. I don't want to launch missiles. I just want to wash clothes, towels, etc.  Considering how much we had to do because a toilet broke and flooded the bathroom floor and then some, it would be nice to have the washer back.

I would be remiss if I didn't also publicly say thank you to the several people who have donated to our fund. Things are really bad money wise and we truly desperately need your help to survive here another month. Any donation at all is very gratefully appreciated. 


Kevin

ChipIn Widget Problems

Earlier today I was alerted by a friend to the fact that the ChipIn Widget was malfunctioning in a way neither she nor I had ever seen before. When one clicked out it, one got an alert saying the connection was not trusted and then all sorts of increasingly strident warning information after that. I checked and the same thing happened to me.

I deleted the old widget and removed it from the blog. I made a brand new one and tried again--only to have the exact same thing happen. Clearly something is very wrong at ChipIn.  So, I deleted the new widget and closed the current donation deal at ChipIn as neither one could be trusted to work properly.

As you can see over to the left, I have moved up the standard PAYPAL donation button that has worked day in and day out on the blog. I have tested it several times today and at this point everything still seems fine with it. So, if you would like to make a donation I believe you can safely do so.

As always, if you would prefer not to use PAYPAL---and many folks feel that way including me---by all means drop me an e-mail at kevinrtipple@verizon.net and I will gladly provide our home mailing address.

Thank you again on behalf of all of us for all of your continuing support. Hopefully the recent news on Sandi that the chemo has started working a little bit and the thyroid is not a new problem means there is hope regarding her cancer fight. 

I keep thinking that if we can hang in just a little bit longer things have to get better.

Kevin

Thank You

Because of your generosity again this past month our rent is paid. If it wasn't for you, we would be out of here as they do pull the eviction trigger very quick.


Thank you on behalf of all of us. 


Kevin