Page 12 - Boca ViewPointe - March '21

Page 12, Viewpointe March 2021

Boca Pointe Advisor V

a) We suggest you tell your kids that since you have
c) We do not see a problem here since everything
NOT YOUR TYPICAL usually evens out in the end. not experienced any broken bones or internal bleeding
ADVICE COLUMN d) As struggling AA members, as well as AAA from prior falls, you appreciate their concern, but it is not
members, as well as AARP members, let them know you necessary at this time.
By Alan Arnold are back on the wagon, or off the wagon. Or better yet, b) Tell them you have a supply of O negative blood in
under the wagon. the fridge and are well stocked to handle numerous falls
Welcome back to our Advice Column. Based on so much 4. When my mom visits, which is way too often, she and some potential bleed outs. Not to worry.
positive feedback, we seem to have provided a long overdue watches the craziest TV shows, and it drives me nuts. c) Tell them your neighbor has a key and always checks
service to our community. She binges on Sex Sent Me to the Emergency Room, Dr. on you. You are not sure if it is Ricardo Montalbam or
We are extremely pleased to know that so far, our Pimple Popper and Say Yes to the Dress. How can I get Fernando Llamas, but he is always available to help.
guidance and suggestions to some common concerns have her to stop watching these shows? d) Tell them the device will not fit over the neck brace
proven to be very helpful. a) We suggest you have her watch reruns of Ozzie you are wearing from the last fall. Once the swelling goes
So, we continue to share the below which we trust many and Harriet, My Three Sons, or Father Knows Best. All down you will reconsider.
will find beneficial. classics from her youth which might help remind her of 6. I always fight with my husband over the tag on our
1. Please help me with this problem. I hope you have a TV shows back in the day where all the actors weighed mattress. He insists it cannot be removed as it is against
foodie on your staff. I am a Jewish woman married to an less than 400 pounds. Watching these women squeeze into the law. I tell him removal is fine. Who is right?
Italian man. Our marriage is solid but my in laws refuse to those wedding dresses is enough to make anyone sick. a) This issue has surfaced many times as a serious
come for dinner because they cannot stand my cooking. Are And the size of those pimples – oh my god!!! marital area of concern. Illegal removal of the mattress
there any recipes you can suggest that might work next time b) Buy her a parachute and have her wear it when tag has resulted in some people being imprisoned. Suggest
both families are together. watching Say Yes to the Dress. This can help her relate you check with the mattress manufacturer for legal advice.
a) Gefilte fish with white clam sauce – this might not to how large these brides are. Many of these dresses (and b) Make sure the tag is a mattress tag and not a fortune
sound tasty, but we can assure you everyone will love it. Just brides) are as large as some one-bedroom apartments. She from a Chinese fortune cookie. We have heard that this
make sure the clams are of good quality or they might taste most likely will change channels. has occurred quite often especially with mattresses coming
a bit rubbery. c) Hire a male stripper but make sure he wears a mask from China.
b) Matzah ball soup with calamari – offers a nice and social distances. The staff thinks this will get her away c) Enroll in a mattress support group where you can
combination of old-world Jewish cooking with octopi from these ridiculous shows. exchange input with others experiencing TRS – Tag
chunks. If they start to gag immediately offer them a swig d) Move and do not give her your new address. Removal Syndrome.
of Sambuca to wash it down quickly. 5. My kids want me to buy one of those devices you d) Find out if your husband still has name tags sewn into
c) Noodle pudding parmigiana – This one should put them wear so if I fall at home I can signal for help. I live alone his underwear from sleep-away camp. We think you will
in your good graces. It came from the Culinary Institute in and even though I have had about a dozen falls in the past find he does, and this will explain his tag removal concerns.
Hyde Park New York where one of our staff attended classes year, I do not think it is necessary. How can I tell them to
some years ago. just leave me alone. Boca Pointe Advisor V on page 13
d) Latkes with marsala sauce topped with prosciutto –
might make everyone a little gassy but we are certain all will
want seconds.
2. I am 83 years old and the other day I got one of these Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule
scam calls offering me a program to pay off my college debt.
Do not these morons have anything better to do but call (All meetings held via Zoom.)
people with idiotic offers. The fact is I paid off my college
loan 58 years ago. How should I handle calls of this nature
which I get all the time. All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom. The following is our regular schedule of monthly meetings, however,
a) Answer the phone by saying “what?” and tell them you sometimes meetings are cancelled or schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If you would like to attend, please call
are hard of hearing. Keep on asking them to repeat what they the BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the Zoom link be emailed to you.
are saying over and over, and louder and louder. They will
eventually just hang up and put you on their Do Not Call List. Access Control & Safety Committee 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
b) Answer the phone by saying – Police – Detective
Johnson here. How can we help you. They will hang up after Architectural Control Site Committee 1st Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
the word police.
c) Answer in any foreign language and just say Como? Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Como? Como?
d) Tell them you never went to college but have a Time Budget & Finance Committee The Friday before the third Tuesday of
Share you would like to sell. each month at 9:15 a.m.
3. My husband and I go out to dinner on a regular basis
with another couple. We always alternate picking up the
check. The problem is when we pay, they order magnums
of Remi Martin cognac. When they pay, they order a bottle
of Ripple Wine which we split 4 ways. Do you think we are Norbert Graber, R. Ph.
being taking advantage of? and Lynn Graber, R. Ph.
a) If it is a vintage year of Ripple, then it might be very
expensive. Check under the twist off cap for age. If over 3
months consider it vintage.
b) Tell them you are both recovering alcoholics and
suggest from now on you just order sparkling water

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