[conspire] CABAL (in-person + Jitsi Meet), Sat., Feb. 14, 2026

[Elise Scher]

Now my connection is somewhat better.
Not sure why.
Didn’t do anything.
Any guesses?

Respectfully,
Elise Scher

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:25 AM Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at 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 am
> 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’t 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’s old studio. Saul is my stepson 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’s desktop before I turn off and on the router.
> Also some local computer service company came and set up a network for
> Robert’s 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 cords
> here.
> To call in the computer service company is, I believe, expensive. Robert
> and I don’t 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 week.
> 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 clinic
> 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 AM Les Faby <lfaby2018 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Glad to hear he is out of the hospital.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 9:23 AM Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at 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 walked
>>> out. And he walked out much faster than I expected. But still slower than 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’t get much sleep in the hospital. I hear that most people
>>> don’t 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 into
>>> the small bottle. One has to reattach it squeezed. So there is a vacuum.
>>> 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 PM Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at gmail.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 PM Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Elise Scher (elise.scher01 at gmail.com):
>>>>>
>>>>> > 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 few
>>>>> 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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