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

[Elise Scher]

And it is worse again from my iPhone

Thanks,
Elise

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM Elise Scher <elise.scher01 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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