September 29.2009 (5:30)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An Amber Alert has been issued after a woman stabbed a new mother and kidnapped her newborn baby in Antioch.
The suspect reportedly knocked on the door of 30-year-old Maria Gurrolla at 3816 East Ridge Drive Tuesday around 2:40 p.m. Gurrolle told police the suspect claimed to be with INS and wanted to see her immigration papers.
After Gurrolla allowed the suspect inside, she was stabbed several times in the neck, head, thigh and breast. The suspect fled the home with 4-day-old Yair Anthony Carillo.
Yair is a hispanic male with brown hair and black eyes.
Gurrolla was transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect was described as a heavyset white woman in her mid 30s, 5'4" tall with blonde hair in a pony tail. She wore a black blouse and blue jeans.
Officials said the woman was driving a black four-door car resembling a police vehicle.
Anyone with information should call police at 615-862-8600 or 1-800-TBI-FIND (1-800-824-3464).
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Metro Water flushes raw sewage into Percy Priest home
by Andy - September 23rd, 2009 - 2:24 pm Messed Up Results, Public Work
Whose fault is it? That’s a question being asked by a Nashville couple whose basement flooded with raw sewage.
It all begins Saturday September 12th.
That’s the day the commode in the Percy Priest Lake residence of Arnold and Tina Bailey begins bubbling over with raw sewage.
The Bailey’s show me pictures of a basement mud room that is blackened by the disgusting mess.
On the day Messed Up arrives, Mrs. Bailey is packing her trunk with suit cases. The woman tells me she has respiratory problems and the on going environmental disaster is forcing her to stay with relatives in Kentucky.
Her husband, Arnold stays behind to manage the hideous mess.
The retired military pilot says dealing with metro has been messed up, so much so, he wrote this letter to Mayor Karl Dean.
My name is Arnold Bailey. I live Clearlake Dr west. On Saturday public works was cleaning sewer lines next to my house at the sewage pumping station and back flushed raw sewer water into my home. They started cleanup late Saturday night, ran blowers and drying equipment, and tore out walls and contaminated items and were going to remove contaminated tiles and clean the air ducts. This afternoon they pulled out the workers and said they were still investigating who was at fault for this problem. This was and is a very serious health problem. They told me to contact my insurance company for repairs. It was a metro pump truck that was blowing the lines at their pumping station. My wife has acute asthma and could not be in the house so we slept in our Motor home. The motor home went for maintenance today so she left to stay with relatives until work is complete. I am staying in the house but am not comfortable with it. Metro caused this problem and they need to take care of it. This pumping station has been a problem for the 25 years that I have lived here with spills, overflows, smells, noise and chemical sanitation blocks hanging next to my pool and patio. I am requesting your help in solving this problem as I have run into a solid wall and they are treating me poorly and seem to think that it is my problem not theirs.
When he gets nowhere with the city, Arnold Bailey calls That’s Messed Up.
I call his Councilwoman, Vivian Wilhoite who tells me she has all ready been investigating the matter. She tells me that Metro should be more responsive to her constituent’s needs.
“They are trying to tell me that this is an act of God. Don’t ever tell me that it is an act of God for him to put poop in a man’s house.”
Wilhoite tells me she tells water department officials to handle this matter now, because she doesn’t want to see it show up on her council desk later, with much heftier price tag.
“This better not end up on my desk. Approve his claim. Take care of this now. It’s only right. I’m not so sure Metro isn’t at fault. That goes along with running Metro Water. If Mr. Arnold was in his yard and did something to the line, that is one thing. But in this situation, he was in his house, and poop comes back up the line.”
The councilwoman indicates that Metro Water was pulling out its crews and limiting the city’s financial responsibility in the matter. She says she told them to reevaluate.
“I asked they open this back up. This makes no sense. It makes no sense. Look back at this and provide me a reason why he should not be compensated. I better not see this a year from now when it could have been resolved on the front end.”
I talk with Sonia Harvat who represents the Metro Water Department.
Harvat says the Bailey’s troubles begin when a sewage pipe is blocked in the neighborhood.
Harvat says the pipe is blocked with house hold materials including grease, which neighbors have been dumping down their drains over time.
According to Harvat, Metro crews pumped the line clean, and when they did, there was a sudden surge that forces its way through the pipe, that pressure rushed to the lowest point, which just happened to be the commode in Arnold Bailey’s home.
“Metro Water Services is paying for the initial clean up,” Harvat says. “Our priority is health and safety. Our system was not malfunctioning, our system was not broken. It was nothing inside our sewer system causing the back up it was grease! Metro will look to see if there was negligence on the part of metro water services. Did we break something that caused the over flow, but there was no negligence and that is what claims will look at it to see who pays for it.”
Bailey says the city did initially hire a company to clean up the filth. But after a few days, the city pulls the plug and the cleaning stops. Thanks to Messed Up and Councilwoman Wilhoite, the city has reconsidered its position.
An attorney for Metro Legal tells Messed Up, the city will pay for the clean up as long as it is deemed reasonable.
A water department official tells Messed Up “We don’t want to build the Taj Majal, but we will pay for the mess.”
Arnold and Tina Bailey say that’s the least the city can do for what they have been through.
Check out this link that educates citizens on the do’s and don’ts of flushing things into the system.
Whose fault is it? That’s a question being asked by a Nashville couple whose basement flooded with raw sewage.
It all begins Saturday September 12th.
That’s the day the commode in the Percy Priest Lake residence of Arnold and Tina Bailey begins bubbling over with raw sewage.
The Bailey’s show me pictures of a basement mud room that is blackened by the disgusting mess.
On the day Messed Up arrives, Mrs. Bailey is packing her trunk with suit cases. The woman tells me she has respiratory problems and the on going environmental disaster is forcing her to stay with relatives in Kentucky.
Her husband, Arnold stays behind to manage the hideous mess.
The retired military pilot says dealing with metro has been messed up, so much so, he wrote this letter to Mayor Karl Dean.
My name is Arnold Bailey. I live Clearlake Dr west. On Saturday public works was cleaning sewer lines next to my house at the sewage pumping station and back flushed raw sewer water into my home. They started cleanup late Saturday night, ran blowers and drying equipment, and tore out walls and contaminated items and were going to remove contaminated tiles and clean the air ducts. This afternoon they pulled out the workers and said they were still investigating who was at fault for this problem. This was and is a very serious health problem. They told me to contact my insurance company for repairs. It was a metro pump truck that was blowing the lines at their pumping station. My wife has acute asthma and could not be in the house so we slept in our Motor home. The motor home went for maintenance today so she left to stay with relatives until work is complete. I am staying in the house but am not comfortable with it. Metro caused this problem and they need to take care of it. This pumping station has been a problem for the 25 years that I have lived here with spills, overflows, smells, noise and chemical sanitation blocks hanging next to my pool and patio. I am requesting your help in solving this problem as I have run into a solid wall and they are treating me poorly and seem to think that it is my problem not theirs.
When he gets nowhere with the city, Arnold Bailey calls That’s Messed Up.
I call his Councilwoman, Vivian Wilhoite who tells me she has all ready been investigating the matter. She tells me that Metro should be more responsive to her constituent’s needs.
“They are trying to tell me that this is an act of God. Don’t ever tell me that it is an act of God for him to put poop in a man’s house.”
Wilhoite tells me she tells water department officials to handle this matter now, because she doesn’t want to see it show up on her council desk later, with much heftier price tag.
“This better not end up on my desk. Approve his claim. Take care of this now. It’s only right. I’m not so sure Metro isn’t at fault. That goes along with running Metro Water. If Mr. Arnold was in his yard and did something to the line, that is one thing. But in this situation, he was in his house, and poop comes back up the line.”
The councilwoman indicates that Metro Water was pulling out its crews and limiting the city’s financial responsibility in the matter. She says she told them to reevaluate.
“I asked they open this back up. This makes no sense. It makes no sense. Look back at this and provide me a reason why he should not be compensated. I better not see this a year from now when it could have been resolved on the front end.”
I talk with Sonia Harvat who represents the Metro Water Department.
Harvat says the Bailey’s troubles begin when a sewage pipe is blocked in the neighborhood.
Harvat says the pipe is blocked with house hold materials including grease, which neighbors have been dumping down their drains over time.
According to Harvat, Metro crews pumped the line clean, and when they did, there was a sudden surge that forces its way through the pipe, that pressure rushed to the lowest point, which just happened to be the commode in Arnold Bailey’s home.
“Metro Water Services is paying for the initial clean up,” Harvat says. “Our priority is health and safety. Our system was not malfunctioning, our system was not broken. It was nothing inside our sewer system causing the back up it was grease! Metro will look to see if there was negligence on the part of metro water services. Did we break something that caused the over flow, but there was no negligence and that is what claims will look at it to see who pays for it.”
Bailey says the city did initially hire a company to clean up the filth. But after a few days, the city pulls the plug and the cleaning stops. Thanks to Messed Up and Councilwoman Wilhoite, the city has reconsidered its position.
An attorney for Metro Legal tells Messed Up, the city will pay for the clean up as long as it is deemed reasonable.
A water department official tells Messed Up “We don’t want to build the Taj Majal, but we will pay for the mess.”
Arnold and Tina Bailey say that’s the least the city can do for what they have been through.
Check out this link that educates citizens on the do’s and don’ts of flushing things into the system.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Bill extending unemployment benefits could help 35,500 Tennesseans
By Bonna Johnson • THE TENNESSEAN • September 23, 2009
Laid off more than a year ago, Sharon Loveall estimates that she has sent out 500 resumes with no luck. The former legal secretary even tried to get a job delivering pizzas.
With no job prospects in sight, her final unemployment check was scheduled to come in the mail in November. But as tens of thousands of Americans like Loveall were poised to run out of such aid, the House approved an additional 13-week extension of unemployment benefits in states with high jobless rates, including Tennessee.
The measure passed 331-83 on Tuesday evening, with similar legislation pending in the Senate. Though the extension would come when the economy is showing some signs of recovery, advocates say jobless rates continue to climb in many areas and the labor market has been slow to rebound.
"There is no scenario where the job market will come back quickly enough and workers will be able to find jobs," said Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project.
The proposed extension would help an estimated 1.3 million people nationwide who live in states with unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent and whose benefits will run out between now and the end of the year.
Tennessee had an unemployment rate of 10.8 percent in August.
With an extension some people could qualify for as much as 92 weeks of unemployment pay overall.
"I'm grateful I may get another 13 weeks, but I'm also horrified," Loveall said. "I hate this. You feel absolutely ashamed."
An estimated 35,500 in Tennessee would be eligible for the extension, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. There are about 150,000 Tennesseans receiving unemployment benefits in total.
Loveall, a 57-year-old Hendersonville resident, was laid off by a Nashville law firm in May 2008 and depends on her weekly $275 unemployment check and her elderly father to pay her mortgage and other bills. Despite 17 years of experience, she has had no job offers despite a number of interviews.
"My savings are gone. I have no health insurance," she said. "Relying on my 85-year-old dad is horribly embarrassing."
Benefit bridges a gap
"It's safe to say we are seeing thousands of Tennesseans exhausting unemployment benefits each month," Tennessee Labor Commissioner James Neeley said.
"Many of these claimants have been on unemployment for more than a year. This extension really is important to bridge the gap for those who are actively seeking work."
Since July 2008, Congress twice has voted to extend unemployment benefits, and Tennessee lawmakers approved a third extension as part of the federal stimulus package earlier this year for a total of 79 weeks of benefits.
Still, that hasn't been enough time for many people to find work.
Some 5 million Americans have been out of work for six months or more, representing about one third of the nearly 15 million people in the country who are unemployed. That's a proportion that has never been reached in any post-war recession, according to the National Employment Law Project.
It's unlikely the extension would be a disincentive for people to find jobs, Stettner said. Rather, jobs are scarce, with more than six jobless workers for every job opening in the U.S., he said.
The extension would go to jobless workers in 27 states and in Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. It would not add to the deficit, its sponsors say, because it would extend for a year a federal unemployment tax of $14 per employee per year that employers have been paying for more than 30 years.
Laid off more than a year ago, Sharon Loveall estimates that she has sent out 500 resumes with no luck. The former legal secretary even tried to get a job delivering pizzas.
With no job prospects in sight, her final unemployment check was scheduled to come in the mail in November. But as tens of thousands of Americans like Loveall were poised to run out of such aid, the House approved an additional 13-week extension of unemployment benefits in states with high jobless rates, including Tennessee.
The measure passed 331-83 on Tuesday evening, with similar legislation pending in the Senate. Though the extension would come when the economy is showing some signs of recovery, advocates say jobless rates continue to climb in many areas and the labor market has been slow to rebound.
"There is no scenario where the job market will come back quickly enough and workers will be able to find jobs," said Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project.
The proposed extension would help an estimated 1.3 million people nationwide who live in states with unemployment rates of at least 8.5 percent and whose benefits will run out between now and the end of the year.
Tennessee had an unemployment rate of 10.8 percent in August.
With an extension some people could qualify for as much as 92 weeks of unemployment pay overall.
"I'm grateful I may get another 13 weeks, but I'm also horrified," Loveall said. "I hate this. You feel absolutely ashamed."
An estimated 35,500 in Tennessee would be eligible for the extension, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. There are about 150,000 Tennesseans receiving unemployment benefits in total.
Loveall, a 57-year-old Hendersonville resident, was laid off by a Nashville law firm in May 2008 and depends on her weekly $275 unemployment check and her elderly father to pay her mortgage and other bills. Despite 17 years of experience, she has had no job offers despite a number of interviews.
"My savings are gone. I have no health insurance," she said. "Relying on my 85-year-old dad is horribly embarrassing."
Benefit bridges a gap
"It's safe to say we are seeing thousands of Tennesseans exhausting unemployment benefits each month," Tennessee Labor Commissioner James Neeley said.
"Many of these claimants have been on unemployment for more than a year. This extension really is important to bridge the gap for those who are actively seeking work."
Since July 2008, Congress twice has voted to extend unemployment benefits, and Tennessee lawmakers approved a third extension as part of the federal stimulus package earlier this year for a total of 79 weeks of benefits.
Still, that hasn't been enough time for many people to find work.
Some 5 million Americans have been out of work for six months or more, representing about one third of the nearly 15 million people in the country who are unemployed. That's a proportion that has never been reached in any post-war recession, according to the National Employment Law Project.
It's unlikely the extension would be a disincentive for people to find jobs, Stettner said. Rather, jobs are scarce, with more than six jobless workers for every job opening in the U.S., he said.
The extension would go to jobless workers in 27 states and in Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. It would not add to the deficit, its sponsors say, because it would extend for a year a federal unemployment tax of $14 per employee per year that employers have been paying for more than 30 years.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
VERY IMPORTANT-Board Meeting September 17, 2009
President, Bob Wolfgang opened the meeting at 6:30 pm with Gary Gentry, Gary Petersen, Fran Oroson and Jim Curley in attendance.
Minutes of the August meeting and the Special Meeting held September 11, 2009 approved,
Financials were reviewed. We had a number of unusually high expenses in August: repair work done of units 120 and 123; erosion behind unit 132 and the down payment for work on unit 110. Fran Oroson made a motion that the financials be approved, Gary Gentry seconded the motion and the financials were approved.
An additional board member still has not been elected. Several people have decided not to accept a nomination. Fran said she would check with two more homeowners to see if they have an interest in filling the position left vacant by Mindy Schwartz’s resignation.
The repair work on Unit 110 has been delayed due to the weather and additional demands from the homeowner. Vintage Construction said they could complete the repair as soon as it stops raining. Due to the additional problems found once the repair work was started a change order was issued and an additional $1,800 will be required. It appears the original contractors dumped a load of concrete in front of the unit, which may have in part caused the brick to break away from the unit and crack. Because the contractor is no longer in Tennessee, we cannot seek restitution for the expense of repairing this wall. A civil engineer will be meeting with the unit owner on Friday (September 18th) to assure everyone there is no danger in moving back into the unit. (??????)
The trees that were cut down by Unit 100 were justified. The trees were growing too close to the air conditioning unit posing a real threat to damaging the air conditioning system. The trees were planted without advanced permission by the HOA Board and in accordance with the CCRs were removed. Once the trees were planted in a common area they became property of the HOA. The owners had requested a monetary reimbursement for the lost of these trees. Because they caused the above threat and were not approved to begin with, no monetary reimbursement will be paid. (They were not planted by unit 100, they came from a plant that dropped some blossoms..I am still trying to get in touch with mother nature to see if she asked for approval. It should not have been cut down with out permission)
Unit 100 also reported a water leak in the unit. J&K will be checking the repair work as soon as they can set up a time to meet with the homeowner. (J&K was here as scheduled, he knew what he had to do but, was told not to do anything until he talked to Curley. He called Curley's office and he was told that Curley was on vacation. I cancelled a meeting for him to come over and he drove a long way for nothing. Neither of us were very happy)
Unit 171 continues to be a major problem for the community. Jim Curley Properties has turned the issues over to the attorney and is investigating every avenue available trying to find the owners (this is a rental property). The police were called to the unit again on Monday night, September 14th. The garage door is damaged beyond repair and will need to be replaced. Because we have not been able to reach the owner, the HOA will have the door replaced and will charge the expenses to the owner. A lien has been placed against the homeowner. It has been reported that this unit has caused a number of potential sales to fall through. The HOA is doing everything it can to have the renters removed from the unit and the homeowner made accountable for the damages. (Unit 303 is the unit to thank. They are the one's that called Crime Stoppers and the police anytime anything went on. I would meet her up there in the afternoons and watch the condo)
The no trespassing signs are ordered and we are just waiting for them to be delivered. As soon as they arrive, Jim Curley Properties will have them installed along Long Hunter Court.
Parking continues to be a problem and the Board is getting more and more complaints. So it was decided that in accordance with the CCRs we will start towing cars illegally parked in the visitor areas and on the street. A notice will be posted on the mail boxes, then a ticket will be put on vehicles parked illegally and then they will be towed at the owner’s expense.
With the exception of units 116,118 and 136 power washing will be held off until 2010. The abnormally high expenses the Association has been faced with in August and September has made it necessary to wait for this work to be completed on all units.
Gutters and downspouts will be cleaned in November at a cost of $22 per unit.
It was reported that several driveways have cracks; however, are not at a point where we need to have them patched. However, Unit ____ has a major break in the driveway and that will need to be taken care of immediately.
Gary Petersen reported the President of Fairway Point (Bob Preston) approached him to see if they could use the Green’s visitor spaces at the top of hill. It was unanimous that they could not use our visitor spaces, as we need this area for our own visitors. Gary will let Bob know how the Board voted on this request.
The 2010 Annual Meeting has been scheduled for January 21, 2010.(All Must attend) The Library will be reserved for this meeting. Jim Curley Properties will prepare an annual budget for the Board’s review. Once the Board approves the budget a copy will the sent to all homeowners for review and comment. The budget will be voted on at the annual meeting by all homeowners. Gary Petersen made the motion that the association fees not be increased for 2010 due to the economic times, Gary Gentry seconded this motion and it was passed. (As far as I know Fran, Gary and Curley's contract is up as December 2009 - so there will be many openings. Everyone needs to attend this meeting!)
Please try and attend this meeting, I had put in a request to get someone out here so we would all know what we are and not covered for. This way you, you will be able to make sure that you have the correct amount of homeowners insurance. Please grab your neighbors and attend. I was told that the meetings were not held
because no one attended....
Gary Petersen made the motion that the meeting adjourn, Gary Gentry seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. The October meeting will be October 15, 2009, 6:30 PM at the Deer Field Club House. The Association’s insurance representative will be available for discussion of any questions the homeowners may have.
Respectfully submitted by Fran Oroson
Minutes of the August meeting and the Special Meeting held September 11, 2009 approved,
Financials were reviewed. We had a number of unusually high expenses in August: repair work done of units 120 and 123; erosion behind unit 132 and the down payment for work on unit 110. Fran Oroson made a motion that the financials be approved, Gary Gentry seconded the motion and the financials were approved.
An additional board member still has not been elected. Several people have decided not to accept a nomination. Fran said she would check with two more homeowners to see if they have an interest in filling the position left vacant by Mindy Schwartz’s resignation.
The repair work on Unit 110 has been delayed due to the weather and additional demands from the homeowner. Vintage Construction said they could complete the repair as soon as it stops raining. Due to the additional problems found once the repair work was started a change order was issued and an additional $1,800 will be required. It appears the original contractors dumped a load of concrete in front of the unit, which may have in part caused the brick to break away from the unit and crack. Because the contractor is no longer in Tennessee, we cannot seek restitution for the expense of repairing this wall. A civil engineer will be meeting with the unit owner on Friday (September 18th) to assure everyone there is no danger in moving back into the unit. (??????)
The trees that were cut down by Unit 100 were justified. The trees were growing too close to the air conditioning unit posing a real threat to damaging the air conditioning system. The trees were planted without advanced permission by the HOA Board and in accordance with the CCRs were removed. Once the trees were planted in a common area they became property of the HOA. The owners had requested a monetary reimbursement for the lost of these trees. Because they caused the above threat and were not approved to begin with, no monetary reimbursement will be paid. (They were not planted by unit 100, they came from a plant that dropped some blossoms..I am still trying to get in touch with mother nature to see if she asked for approval. It should not have been cut down with out permission)
Unit 100 also reported a water leak in the unit. J&K will be checking the repair work as soon as they can set up a time to meet with the homeowner. (J&K was here as scheduled, he knew what he had to do but, was told not to do anything until he talked to Curley. He called Curley's office and he was told that Curley was on vacation. I cancelled a meeting for him to come over and he drove a long way for nothing. Neither of us were very happy)
Unit 171 continues to be a major problem for the community. Jim Curley Properties has turned the issues over to the attorney and is investigating every avenue available trying to find the owners (this is a rental property). The police were called to the unit again on Monday night, September 14th. The garage door is damaged beyond repair and will need to be replaced. Because we have not been able to reach the owner, the HOA will have the door replaced and will charge the expenses to the owner. A lien has been placed against the homeowner. It has been reported that this unit has caused a number of potential sales to fall through. The HOA is doing everything it can to have the renters removed from the unit and the homeowner made accountable for the damages. (Unit 303 is the unit to thank. They are the one's that called Crime Stoppers and the police anytime anything went on. I would meet her up there in the afternoons and watch the condo)
The no trespassing signs are ordered and we are just waiting for them to be delivered. As soon as they arrive, Jim Curley Properties will have them installed along Long Hunter Court.
Parking continues to be a problem and the Board is getting more and more complaints. So it was decided that in accordance with the CCRs we will start towing cars illegally parked in the visitor areas and on the street. A notice will be posted on the mail boxes, then a ticket will be put on vehicles parked illegally and then they will be towed at the owner’s expense.
With the exception of units 116,118 and 136 power washing will be held off until 2010. The abnormally high expenses the Association has been faced with in August and September has made it necessary to wait for this work to be completed on all units.
Gutters and downspouts will be cleaned in November at a cost of $22 per unit.
It was reported that several driveways have cracks; however, are not at a point where we need to have them patched. However, Unit ____ has a major break in the driveway and that will need to be taken care of immediately.
Gary Petersen reported the President of Fairway Point (Bob Preston) approached him to see if they could use the Green’s visitor spaces at the top of hill. It was unanimous that they could not use our visitor spaces, as we need this area for our own visitors. Gary will let Bob know how the Board voted on this request.
The 2010 Annual Meeting has been scheduled for January 21, 2010.(All Must attend) The Library will be reserved for this meeting. Jim Curley Properties will prepare an annual budget for the Board’s review. Once the Board approves the budget a copy will the sent to all homeowners for review and comment. The budget will be voted on at the annual meeting by all homeowners. Gary Petersen made the motion that the association fees not be increased for 2010 due to the economic times, Gary Gentry seconded this motion and it was passed. (As far as I know Fran, Gary and Curley's contract is up as December 2009 - so there will be many openings. Everyone needs to attend this meeting!)
Please try and attend this meeting, I had put in a request to get someone out here so we would all know what we are and not covered for. This way you, you will be able to make sure that you have the correct amount of homeowners insurance. Please grab your neighbors and attend. I was told that the meetings were not held
because no one attended....
Gary Petersen made the motion that the meeting adjourn, Gary Gentry seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned. The October meeting will be October 15, 2009, 6:30 PM at the Deer Field Club House. The Association’s insurance representative will be available for discussion of any questions the homeowners may have.
Respectfully submitted by Fran Oroson
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Senior healthcare program at Summit Medical in Hermitage
By Andy Humbles The Tennessean • September 17, 2009
“Put It in Writing: Healthcare Decision Making,’’ is the title of the next Summit Partners in Prime seminar targeted toward senior adults, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage.
The program is free, but reservations are required and space is limited. The program will be in classrooms D and E on the ground floor of the hospital.
Members of the Senior Partners in Prime program are entitled to special discounts in the hospital’s Pinnacle Café and Grill and Summit’s gift shop, opportunities to participate in health screenings, monthly seminars, receive a Summit Partners in
Prime binder for healthcare information, discounted flu shots and more.
Membership is free. Call 342-1919.
“Put It in Writing: Healthcare Decision Making,’’ is the title of the next Summit Partners in Prime seminar targeted toward senior adults, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage.
The program is free, but reservations are required and space is limited. The program will be in classrooms D and E on the ground floor of the hospital.
Members of the Senior Partners in Prime program are entitled to special discounts in the hospital’s Pinnacle Café and Grill and Summit’s gift shop, opportunities to participate in health screenings, monthly seminars, receive a Summit Partners in
Prime binder for healthcare information, discounted flu shots and more.
Membership is free. Call 342-1919.
Used Book Fair scheduled at McKendree Village
By Andy Humbles The Tennessean • September 18, 2009
A Used Book Fair for the public is scheduled at 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at McKendree Village, 4343 Lebanon Pike in Hermitage.
Novels, mysteries, biographies, history and other categories of used books will be sold.
Price ranges are 25 cents for paperbacks, $1 for soft cover books and $1.50 for hardback cover books.
Proceeds benefit the library at McKendree Village, a continuing care community for senior adults.
A Used Book Fair for the public is scheduled at 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at McKendree Village, 4343 Lebanon Pike in Hermitage.
Novels, mysteries, biographies, history and other categories of used books will be sold.
Price ranges are 25 cents for paperbacks, $1 for soft cover books and $1.50 for hardback cover books.
Proceeds benefit the library at McKendree Village, a continuing care community for senior adults.
Free admission offered Sept. 26 at The Hermitage
By Andy Humbles The Tennessean • September 18, 2009
Free admission will be offered at The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine.
People can download a Museum Day Admission Card that must be presented.
Each card provides access for two people. One admission card permitted per household.
To download the Museum Day Admission Day Card and obtain information on other participating museums in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
The Hermitage is at 4580 Rachel's Lane off Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage.
For information about The Hermitage call 889-2941 or visit www.thehermitage.com.
Free admission will be offered at The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson, on Saturday, Sept. 26, as part of the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine.
People can download a Museum Day Admission Card that must be presented.
Each card provides access for two people. One admission card permitted per household.
To download the Museum Day Admission Day Card and obtain information on other participating museums in the Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
The Hermitage is at 4580 Rachel's Lane off Old Hickory Boulevard in Hermitage.
For information about The Hermitage call 889-2941 or visit www.thehermitage.com.
Friday, September 18, 2009
WEEKEND TRAFFIC ALERT: Roadwork to close I-440
WKRN Channel 2 News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The westbound lanes of Interstate 440, from Interstate 65 to Interstate 40, west of town, will again be closed this weekend as a major concrete rehabilitation project continues.
The roadway will close at 8 p.m. Friday, September 18 and reopen no later than 6 a.m. Monday, September 21.
Crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation will saw out and remove damaged sections of concrete and pour new concrete, which must harden completely before the road can reopen to traffic.
TDOT Spokesperson BJ Doughty said the construction will continue, despite the rainy weather.
"The contractor wants to work rain or shine," Doughty said. "They have got some means to cover up if it starts raining, but we've got a lot of work that we're trying to get done on 440 in a short amount of time so they're going to go for it."
The opening will be one day earlier than previous I-440 weekend construction to help with traffic flow for Sunday's Titans game at LP Field.
"We don't like doing things like this when we know we have heavy volumes of traffic at a particular time," Doughty said.
The project, which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes repairs to deteriorating concrete along I-440 and this weekend's closure is one of several planned.
"The concrete surface along most of I-440 is experiencing significant deterioration and is in need of extensive repairs," said TDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges. "By closing sections of the road on weekends over the next few months, we can complete these repairs in a relatively short amount of time and provide a smooth riding surface for this heavily traveled roadway."
Read more at TennesseeAnytime.org.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The westbound lanes of Interstate 440, from Interstate 65 to Interstate 40, west of town, will again be closed this weekend as a major concrete rehabilitation project continues.
The roadway will close at 8 p.m. Friday, September 18 and reopen no later than 6 a.m. Monday, September 21.
Crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation will saw out and remove damaged sections of concrete and pour new concrete, which must harden completely before the road can reopen to traffic.
TDOT Spokesperson BJ Doughty said the construction will continue, despite the rainy weather.
"The contractor wants to work rain or shine," Doughty said. "They have got some means to cover up if it starts raining, but we've got a lot of work that we're trying to get done on 440 in a short amount of time so they're going to go for it."
The opening will be one day earlier than previous I-440 weekend construction to help with traffic flow for Sunday's Titans game at LP Field.
"We don't like doing things like this when we know we have heavy volumes of traffic at a particular time," Doughty said.
The project, which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, includes repairs to deteriorating concrete along I-440 and this weekend's closure is one of several planned.
"The concrete surface along most of I-440 is experiencing significant deterioration and is in need of extensive repairs," said TDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges. "By closing sections of the road on weekends over the next few months, we can complete these repairs in a relatively short amount of time and provide a smooth riding surface for this heavily traveled roadway."
Read more at TennesseeAnytime.org.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Man shot inside home sues his gated community
By Kate Howard • THE TENNESSEAN • September 14, 2009
A resident in a gated community in Nashville who was shot in his home has sued his homeowners association and property management.
The Four Maples condominium complex in the Donelson area has a gate that requires residents to swipe a pass or remotely unlock it for visitors. But Marquette Weaver said in a lawsuit filed in Davidson County Circuit Court that the gate meant to keep non-residents out was not working in June and had been broken for a month prior. That’s when people broke into his home at 2 a.m. and shot him several times, Weaver said, and he’s seeking $750,000 in damages, saying the home invaders couldn’t have gotten near his Coursey Drive home.
Weaver’s attorney, James Harris, said Weaver’s health is now good, and he has no comment beyond the complaint. Betty Flinkow, property manager with the Westwood Management Corporation that manages the condo complex, said she hadn’t seen the lawsuit and has no comment.
According to Metro police, no arrests have been made in Weaver's shooting.
A resident in a gated community in Nashville who was shot in his home has sued his homeowners association and property management.
The Four Maples condominium complex in the Donelson area has a gate that requires residents to swipe a pass or remotely unlock it for visitors. But Marquette Weaver said in a lawsuit filed in Davidson County Circuit Court that the gate meant to keep non-residents out was not working in June and had been broken for a month prior. That’s when people broke into his home at 2 a.m. and shot him several times, Weaver said, and he’s seeking $750,000 in damages, saying the home invaders couldn’t have gotten near his Coursey Drive home.
Weaver’s attorney, James Harris, said Weaver’s health is now good, and he has no comment beyond the complaint. Betty Flinkow, property manager with the Westwood Management Corporation that manages the condo complex, said she hadn’t seen the lawsuit and has no comment.
According to Metro police, no arrests have been made in Weaver's shooting.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
By Andy Humbles The Tennessean • September 11, 2009
Summit Medical Center in Hermitage will hold its annual fall craft fair at 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the patient lobby.
Admission is free.
Handmade crafts, Phil Ponder prints, baskets, jewelry and pottery will be among the items for sale by vendors.
Call 316-4902 for information.
Summit Medical Center in Hermitage will hold its annual fall craft fair at 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the patient lobby.
Admission is free.
Handmade crafts, Phil Ponder prints, baskets, jewelry and pottery will be among the items for sale by vendors.
Call 316-4902 for information.
Nashville woman mourns twin sister killed in 9/11 attacks
This story hit me hard because I am from NY and was up in Connecticut visiting during that
day 0f 9/11/01. I never will forget that day as long as I live. Just as like I will always consider myself a New Yorker.
Thanks,
Mindy
By Nicole Young • THE TENNESSEAN • September 12, 2009
September 11, 2001, began like any other day for Margaret Mauro.
It started with a phone call, a conversation with her twin sister, Dorothy, in New York.
"She couldn't cook, and she was trying to make dinner for our dad," Margaret said. "I was giving her hints on how to prepare a fish dish."
Margaret, an Antioch resident, moved to Nashville from New York 20 years ago. Although Dorothy remained in the Big Apple, their relationship was a close one. The sisters spoke on the phone every morning before work.
That day, in addition to cooking tips, they talked about their recent trips. Margaret had just been to Seattle, Dorothy to New Orleans. They had celebrated their 55th birthday on Aug. 30.
Margaret was at work at Educational Networks of America in the Gulch. Dorothy was at work at Marsh & McLennan, an insurance company with offices in the World Trade Center.
"I hadn't been at work very long," Margaret remembered. "And a co-worker came to my desk and told me I needed to call my sister.
"He said a plane had just hit the north tower. And it didn't hit me right away. I remember asking what north tower. I didn't know what he was talking about."
Margaret tried to call Dorothy. The line was busy.
The co-worker returned and told her to come watch — a live feed had been set up in another room.
"As soon as I walked in, I saw the second building get hit," Margaret said. "And I said, 'I'm out of here.' "
On the way home, Margaret stopped in the parking lot of a strip mall. On the radio, she heard that the south tower had collapsed.
Dorothy was on the 97th floor of the north tower. Within half an hour, it collapsed.
"And I just knew," Margaret said. "If she had gotten out, she would have called me.
"I knew in my heart if I didn't hear from her, she didn't make it."
Since that day eight years ago, Margaret has struggled to live with the loss of her sister. Each year on the anniversary of the attacks, she releases balloons in Dorothy's memory, one for each year that has passed.
"I attach notes to her on them and let them go," Margaret said.
A time to remember
It wasn't until three years ago that Margaret felt that she could be around other survivors of those lost on Sept. 11.
Friday evening, she planned to attend a memorial service at The Temple with her nephew, Matthew Kirsener, 40, a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell who recently returned after serving in Iraq and Kuwait.
Kirsener's mother, Margaret's older sister, died when he was 3 years old. Since Dorothy's death, the two have become close.
In New York, one of her friends — also a survivor of Sept. 11 — will place yellow roses at ground zero for Dorothy.
"I just don't want people to forget what this country has been through," Margaret said. "It's not just because of my loss, but it's because we were so unified after September 11.
day 0f 9/11/01. I never will forget that day as long as I live. Just as like I will always consider myself a New Yorker.
Thanks,
Mindy
By Nicole Young • THE TENNESSEAN • September 12, 2009
September 11, 2001, began like any other day for Margaret Mauro.
It started with a phone call, a conversation with her twin sister, Dorothy, in New York.
"She couldn't cook, and she was trying to make dinner for our dad," Margaret said. "I was giving her hints on how to prepare a fish dish."
Margaret, an Antioch resident, moved to Nashville from New York 20 years ago. Although Dorothy remained in the Big Apple, their relationship was a close one. The sisters spoke on the phone every morning before work.
That day, in addition to cooking tips, they talked about their recent trips. Margaret had just been to Seattle, Dorothy to New Orleans. They had celebrated their 55th birthday on Aug. 30.
Margaret was at work at Educational Networks of America in the Gulch. Dorothy was at work at Marsh & McLennan, an insurance company with offices in the World Trade Center.
"I hadn't been at work very long," Margaret remembered. "And a co-worker came to my desk and told me I needed to call my sister.
"He said a plane had just hit the north tower. And it didn't hit me right away. I remember asking what north tower. I didn't know what he was talking about."
Margaret tried to call Dorothy. The line was busy.
The co-worker returned and told her to come watch — a live feed had been set up in another room.
"As soon as I walked in, I saw the second building get hit," Margaret said. "And I said, 'I'm out of here.' "
On the way home, Margaret stopped in the parking lot of a strip mall. On the radio, she heard that the south tower had collapsed.
Dorothy was on the 97th floor of the north tower. Within half an hour, it collapsed.
"And I just knew," Margaret said. "If she had gotten out, she would have called me.
"I knew in my heart if I didn't hear from her, she didn't make it."
Since that day eight years ago, Margaret has struggled to live with the loss of her sister. Each year on the anniversary of the attacks, she releases balloons in Dorothy's memory, one for each year that has passed.
"I attach notes to her on them and let them go," Margaret said.
A time to remember
It wasn't until three years ago that Margaret felt that she could be around other survivors of those lost on Sept. 11.
Friday evening, she planned to attend a memorial service at The Temple with her nephew, Matthew Kirsener, 40, a soldier stationed at Fort Campbell who recently returned after serving in Iraq and Kuwait.
Kirsener's mother, Margaret's older sister, died when he was 3 years old. Since Dorothy's death, the two have become close.
In New York, one of her friends — also a survivor of Sept. 11 — will place yellow roses at ground zero for Dorothy.
"I just don't want people to forget what this country has been through," Margaret said. "It's not just because of my loss, but it's because we were so unified after September 11.
"It's not like that anymore.
"I want people to remember."
"I want people to remember."
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Seasonal flu shots available by end of September
Vaccines available by end of month
September 12, 2009
Flu shots will be available from the Metro Health Department almost a month early, starting Sept. 21.
But these shots will not protect someone from the H1N1 or swine flu virus.
The Metro Public Health Department typically begins offering seasonal flu shots the last week in October. This year, the department said Thursday, it plans to begin offering seasonal flu shots about one month early.
The department is expecting to have vaccine for the H1N1 flu strain as early as October.
National recommendations for who should get seasonal flu shots include those who are 65 and older and those who have a chronic disease.
A fast-track clinic for seasonal flu shots will be set up Sept. 21-25 at the Lentz Public Health Center, 311 23rd Ave. N. Beginning Sept. 28, flu shots will be available at Lentz, at the Woodbine clinic, 224 Oriel Ave., and at the East clinic, 1015 E. Trinity Lane.
Shots will be $20, and the Health Department will accept Medicare Plan B and TennCare.
Seasonal flu shots also are being offered in Nashville at doctor's offices, walk-in clinics, pharmacies, groceries and other locations. There is no shortage or delay in receiving this year's seasonal flu vaccine.
The Health Department will offer H1N1 shots free when the vaccine is available.
The Health Department has a recorded community information telephone line, 615-340-7775, with the latest information about seasonal and H1N1 flu.
— TENNESSEAN STAFF REPORTS
September 12, 2009
Flu shots will be available from the Metro Health Department almost a month early, starting Sept. 21.
But these shots will not protect someone from the H1N1 or swine flu virus.
The Metro Public Health Department typically begins offering seasonal flu shots the last week in October. This year, the department said Thursday, it plans to begin offering seasonal flu shots about one month early.
The department is expecting to have vaccine for the H1N1 flu strain as early as October.
National recommendations for who should get seasonal flu shots include those who are 65 and older and those who have a chronic disease.
A fast-track clinic for seasonal flu shots will be set up Sept. 21-25 at the Lentz Public Health Center, 311 23rd Ave. N. Beginning Sept. 28, flu shots will be available at Lentz, at the Woodbine clinic, 224 Oriel Ave., and at the East clinic, 1015 E. Trinity Lane.
Shots will be $20, and the Health Department will accept Medicare Plan B and TennCare.
Seasonal flu shots also are being offered in Nashville at doctor's offices, walk-in clinics, pharmacies, groceries and other locations. There is no shortage or delay in receiving this year's seasonal flu vaccine.
The Health Department will offer H1N1 shots free when the vaccine is available.
The Health Department has a recorded community information telephone line, 615-340-7775, with the latest information about seasonal and H1N1 flu.
— TENNESSEAN STAFF REPORTS
Gather Round and get ready for the real things going on at "THE GREENS"
Think we should have a contest on the letter we all just received. How many typos did you find?
The worst of all, is our President that just recently passed away they could not even spell his name right....Please either subscribe to the blog, so that you will receive updates automatically directly to your email address or keep checking back for many updates to come, since you are the homeowners and deserve to know what really is going on.
This is a major factor why I resigned from the HOA (really pushed out) and since I have resigned and still keep in contact with many homeowners to help them get their issues resolved, I had two very special trees sawed down this week and no one knows who did it.....
HMMM...Stay tuned...
Thursday, September 10, 2009
HOA Mnutes for August 20, 2009
The August 20, 2009, Meeting of the Nashboro Greens HOA at 6:30 pm at the Deerfield Club House, with Bob Wolfgang presiding.
Present: Fran Oroson; Gary Peterson; Mindy Schwartz; Bob Wolfgang and Jim Curley, Property Manager (Gary Gentry joined the meeting by invitation after he was elected to the Board).
Bob Wolfgang became the HOA president by order of succession from the position of vice president due to the passing of Gerry Kovoluchuk, who had been the president.
A call was made for nominations to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the death of Gerry Kovoluchuk. Fran Oroson nominated Gary Gentry. Mindy Schwartz nominated Randy Ledbetter. After discussion a vote was taken. Gary Gentry was elected by a vote of 2 to 1. The president abstained from the vote.
Fran nominated Gary Peterson for the office of Vice President. There were no other nominations. Gary Peterson was elected vice president by acclimation.
Motion was made and seconded to approve Financials prepared by property manager, Jim Curley. Financials were discussed and approved.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the last meeting. The minutes were approved.
A motion was made to approve the renovation of the deck on Unit 123 at the owner’s expense. Motion was seconded and approved by a 3 to 2 vote.
Status of ongoing projects was discussed.
· Unit 116 the crack in the driveway and the power washing of the exterior wall that was impacted by overflowing eave troughs.
· Discussion was held regarding the repair or reconstruction of the wall on Unit 110. Attention was brought to the excessive damage to the interior. Although there was already previous approval to repair the outside wall, it was determined that the interior work had not been accessed and that needed to be done. It was agreed that Jim Curley, property manager, Bob Wolfgang, HOA President, and a representative of Vintage Construction, the construction contractor, make an inspection of the interior prior to starting the work to determined status. Jim Curley was to set up an appointment with the Unit owner.
· Mid-Tennessee Erosion and Sediment Control completed the ground work behind unit 132. What the Board has been referring to as a “sink hole” turns out not to be a sink hole, but was caused by erosion.
· Discussion about the repaired leaks in the garage of 112. According to Jim the association did those repairs.
· Discussion about the rights of homeowners who were in the process of bankruptcy determined that the HOA has no control, that is between the homeowner and the lending institution.
· The No Trespassing signs are ordered and we are awaiting delivery and installation according to Jim Curley.
· The Board revisited the replacement of exterior lights on the units. Because many homeowners have already replaced their lights, at their own expense, it was determined the individual homeowners should decide if and with what they replace their exterior lights.
Mindy suggested that we have a meet and greet for the entire Homeowner’s Association. There was discussion about the amount of participation being poor at the annual picnic (which was not scheduled for last year or this year) and the Annual Meeting in January, so the general consensus was that this would not be well attended. No action taken at this time.
The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by
Bob Wolfgang
President
Present: Fran Oroson; Gary Peterson; Mindy Schwartz; Bob Wolfgang and Jim Curley, Property Manager (Gary Gentry joined the meeting by invitation after he was elected to the Board).
Bob Wolfgang became the HOA president by order of succession from the position of vice president due to the passing of Gerry Kovoluchuk, who had been the president.
A call was made for nominations to fill the vacancy on the Board created by the death of Gerry Kovoluchuk. Fran Oroson nominated Gary Gentry. Mindy Schwartz nominated Randy Ledbetter. After discussion a vote was taken. Gary Gentry was elected by a vote of 2 to 1. The president abstained from the vote.
Fran nominated Gary Peterson for the office of Vice President. There were no other nominations. Gary Peterson was elected vice president by acclimation.
Motion was made and seconded to approve Financials prepared by property manager, Jim Curley. Financials were discussed and approved.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the last meeting. The minutes were approved.
A motion was made to approve the renovation of the deck on Unit 123 at the owner’s expense. Motion was seconded and approved by a 3 to 2 vote.
Status of ongoing projects was discussed.
· Unit 116 the crack in the driveway and the power washing of the exterior wall that was impacted by overflowing eave troughs.
· Discussion was held regarding the repair or reconstruction of the wall on Unit 110. Attention was brought to the excessive damage to the interior. Although there was already previous approval to repair the outside wall, it was determined that the interior work had not been accessed and that needed to be done. It was agreed that Jim Curley, property manager, Bob Wolfgang, HOA President, and a representative of Vintage Construction, the construction contractor, make an inspection of the interior prior to starting the work to determined status. Jim Curley was to set up an appointment with the Unit owner.
· Mid-Tennessee Erosion and Sediment Control completed the ground work behind unit 132. What the Board has been referring to as a “sink hole” turns out not to be a sink hole, but was caused by erosion.
· Discussion about the repaired leaks in the garage of 112. According to Jim the association did those repairs.
· Discussion about the rights of homeowners who were in the process of bankruptcy determined that the HOA has no control, that is between the homeowner and the lending institution.
· The No Trespassing signs are ordered and we are awaiting delivery and installation according to Jim Curley.
· The Board revisited the replacement of exterior lights on the units. Because many homeowners have already replaced their lights, at their own expense, it was determined the individual homeowners should decide if and with what they replace their exterior lights.
Mindy suggested that we have a meet and greet for the entire Homeowner’s Association. There was discussion about the amount of participation being poor at the annual picnic (which was not scheduled for last year or this year) and the Annual Meeting in January, so the general consensus was that this would not be well attended. No action taken at this time.
The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by
Bob Wolfgang
President
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sorry no Posting of August HOA Minutes Posted Yet
I will keep checking the website....
Hope you all had a great Holiday Weekend!
Hope you all had a great Holiday Weekend!
Unprecedented surge in flu may hit hospitals
By Dawn Kopecki • BLOOMBERG NEWS • September 7, 2009
The U.S. is bracing for as many as 1.8 million hospital admissions for flu as students return to school and cases surge to unprecedented levels, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden said.
"We generally expect that flu will go up after it starts, but this is really something we haven't seen before," Frieden said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union program. "It's very unusual to see it start to increase this rapidly in August and September."
President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reported that as much as half of the U.S. population could become infected with swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, leading to as many as 90,000 deaths.
Middle Tennessee hospitals began preparing in the spring for large numbers of H1N1 infections, stocking up on medical supplies, instituting visitor policies to stop the spread and working out worst-case-scenario staffing schedules.
Comment By Mindy
I had to go to the emergency room at Summit on Saturday night and they had admitted at least 6 people with the flu just while I sat their. They offer masks when you walk in. Everything in the waiting room was not cleaned while I was there. What happened to the days of Lysol? What makes it worse ( I have been to Summit Hospital a few different times in the last 6 months to check or admit friends) and the Dr's and Nurses do not wash their hands when they come into your room and again when they leave the room as the are supposed to.
I had to get stitches this time and the EMT put on gloves and I said thank you. He said I always use gloves. Then the nurse came in to clean out my wound and give me my checkout paper. She grabbed my hand (which was an open cut) and I said no gloves or no washing your hands, she looked at me like huh? I said well, I have an open cut and I have no idea who you have just been with..
The U.S. is bracing for as many as 1.8 million hospital admissions for flu as students return to school and cases surge to unprecedented levels, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden said.
"We generally expect that flu will go up after it starts, but this is really something we haven't seen before," Frieden said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union program. "It's very unusual to see it start to increase this rapidly in August and September."
President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reported that as much as half of the U.S. population could become infected with swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus, leading to as many as 90,000 deaths.
Middle Tennessee hospitals began preparing in the spring for large numbers of H1N1 infections, stocking up on medical supplies, instituting visitor policies to stop the spread and working out worst-case-scenario staffing schedules.
Comment By Mindy
I had to go to the emergency room at Summit on Saturday night and they had admitted at least 6 people with the flu just while I sat their. They offer masks when you walk in. Everything in the waiting room was not cleaned while I was there. What happened to the days of Lysol? What makes it worse ( I have been to Summit Hospital a few different times in the last 6 months to check or admit friends) and the Dr's and Nurses do not wash their hands when they come into your room and again when they leave the room as the are supposed to.
I had to get stitches this time and the EMT put on gloves and I said thank you. He said I always use gloves. Then the nurse came in to clean out my wound and give me my checkout paper. She grabbed my hand (which was an open cut) and I said no gloves or no washing your hands, she looked at me like huh? I said well, I have an open cut and I have no idea who you have just been with..
I am not trying to scare people, I just want everyone to be careful and stay healthy!
Ok, yes as a child my mother would lysol eveything!!
Hope you are all having a great Holiday Weekend!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Health Department offers advice about flu - Important Info
Tennessean
September 2, 2009
Symptoms of H1N1 influenza also known as swine flu have been similar to seasonal flu, according to Brian Todd of the Metro Health Department.
The flu may include fever, muscle aches, and either cough, sore throat or runny nose.
Headache, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea also may occur. Most people who are ill will recover on their own and do not require specific testing or treatment.
Todd says parents are urged to use the same judgment about seeking medical care that they would during a typical flu season - do not seek medical care if your child is not sick or if symptoms are mild.
If your child has a fever and respiratory symptoms, including cough, sore throat, runny nose or nasal congestion, please contact the child’s doctor for guidance before going to a clinic or emergency room.
Please seek emergency assistance if your child experiences any of the following:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve, but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
Young children and pregnant women are priority groups to receive H1N1 vaccine because they are at increased risk of serious complications from flu. “Even though the risks are relatively small, extra caution is important for those at higher risk,” said Dr. Paul.
Health Department officials remind all adults and children to take the following precautions:
* Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
* Cover coughs and sneezes with the crook of your elbow or a tissue.
* Wash hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.
* If water and soap are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
* Try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
* Get the seasonal flu shot, which is now becoming available locally.
* Children and adults who are sick should stay home if they have symptoms of fever (over 100 degrees F) and cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, vomiting or diarrhea. Ill persons should not return to school or work until 24 hours after they are free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines.
*Get the H1N1 flu shot when it becomes available—currently projected for Mid October.
September 2, 2009
Symptoms of H1N1 influenza also known as swine flu have been similar to seasonal flu, according to Brian Todd of the Metro Health Department.
The flu may include fever, muscle aches, and either cough, sore throat or runny nose.
Headache, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea also may occur. Most people who are ill will recover on their own and do not require specific testing or treatment.
Todd says parents are urged to use the same judgment about seeking medical care that they would during a typical flu season - do not seek medical care if your child is not sick or if symptoms are mild.
If your child has a fever and respiratory symptoms, including cough, sore throat, runny nose or nasal congestion, please contact the child’s doctor for guidance before going to a clinic or emergency room.
Please seek emergency assistance if your child experiences any of the following:
* Fast breathing or trouble breathing
* Bluish skin color
* Not drinking enough fluids
* Not waking up or not interacting
* Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
* Flu-like symptoms improve, but then return with fever and worse cough
* Fever with a rash
Young children and pregnant women are priority groups to receive H1N1 vaccine because they are at increased risk of serious complications from flu. “Even though the risks are relatively small, extra caution is important for those at higher risk,” said Dr. Paul.
Health Department officials remind all adults and children to take the following precautions:
* Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
* Cover coughs and sneezes with the crook of your elbow or a tissue.
* Wash hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing.
* If water and soap are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
* Try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.
* Get the seasonal flu shot, which is now becoming available locally.
* Children and adults who are sick should stay home if they have symptoms of fever (over 100 degrees F) and cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, vomiting or diarrhea. Ill persons should not return to school or work until 24 hours after they are free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines.
*Get the H1N1 flu shot when it becomes available—currently projected for Mid October.
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