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--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Can you help please?]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008, 9:23 PM
> GARY,
> I advise contacting Department of Rehabilitation, as I
> once did some research for somebody, and D. R. seemed like
> the best option for a new van fairly quickly.
> I wonder though, if you could start a consulting business,
> and then maybe you can get a small business loan? Then
> Regional Center could hire you as an outside consultant, and
> pay your business which would have a separate social
> security number which means that your business income
> wouldn't affect your SSI check. I'm not an expert at
> this, call Berkeley C.I.L. if interested in this.
> Tamar
>
>
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> Tamar Mag Raine
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>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:50:40 PM
> Subject: [Fwd: Can you help please?]
>
> (Kat here - Gary's been trying to send this to the list
> - hopefully
> third time's a charm! - K)
>
> Gary Peterson wrote:
> >
> >
> > Some of you may have received this twice. If so, my
> apologies.
> >
> > Thanks-Gary
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > On Wednesday afternoon August 21 while at Access
> Options in
> > Watsinville, I was told there was a major problem
> with the floor
> > of my van. So much so that by my continuing to get
> on and off
> > the lift as much as I do on a daily basis, the floor
> will
> > eventually collapse under me while I am on the lift.
> Below is a
> > portion of an E-mail I received Thursday morning from
> Access
> > Options explaining the problem in more detail.
> >
> > Lift:
> > "Inspected under carriage of van and found floor
> stress fractured
> > where lift base bolted down. Due to lift leverage,
> fracture will
> > get exponentially worse. NEED TO STRIP INTERIOR TO
> ASSESS EXTENT
> > OF DAMAGE however, needs to be repaired
> immediately."
> >
> > Access Options is telling me while they don't
> think the floor
> > will buccal and throw me off my lift today or
> tomorrow, they have
> > strongly advised me to make a decision on this matter
> within two
> > weeks at the very latest. They've emphasized
> even two more
> > weeks with the floor in its current condition is
> really pushing
> > it. I spoke with my Farmers Insurance carrier
> late Thursday
> > evening. They said because the problem with the floor
> is do to
> > "normal ware and tare" verses a collision or
> other type of
> > accident they would not cover the repair. Access
> Options has
> > estimated the initial repair to the floor will cost
> around $750. That
> > will cover just the cost of dismantling the lift then
> > getting under the floor to see what else needs to be
> done. I
> > have enough money put away to cover around $600 for
> the cost of
> > repairing the floor.
> >
> > So as most of you know, I'm very dependent on my
> van for my
> > livelihood. My job with San Andreas Regional Center
> requires
> > that I travel in and out of four counties sometimes
> two or three
> > times a week. So without my van I'm not able to
> work. With all
> > the above being said, here's my dilemma:
> > As some of you know, I've begun the process of
> applying to Social
> > Security to obtain a Pass plan to get a new vehicle.
> So I have
> > no interest in putting any more money into my current
> vehicle if
> > I can help it. At this time I don't know if
> I'll be successful
> > in obtaining a Pass plan. However even with a Pass
> Plan it will
> > still take some time for me to save enough for a new
> vehicle. Access
> > Options has some used smaller vans I'm very
> interested in. They also
> > have rentals available.
> >
> > Given the severity of my situation, is it possible a
> Pass Plan
> > can be structured so won time funds could be made
> available for
> > purchase of a new or used vehicle? Is there any way
> Department
> > Of Vocational rehab could help me at this time?
> Blythe is there
> > any way San Andreas would be able to help me cover the
> cost of
> > repairs on my current van so I could continue
> working? Do you
> > think it might be worth forwarding this information to
> Santi
> > Rogers? Does anyone know how I might get assistants
> in obtaining
> > a rental van from Access Options on a temporary basis?
> >
> > Any help or advice any of you can give me on all of
> this will be
> > greatly appreciated!! Please feel free to forward
> this to any
> > persons or lists you think might be helpful.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Gary Peterson
> > Phone:
> > 831-768-2845
> > Email:
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
>
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> Hi Kat!
>
> This is Gary here from the list. I think you're one
> of our tech
> people here are you not? If not, would you mind
> forwarding this
> to the right person for me please?
>
> I've been trying to send the Email below to the c-p
> list, on-off
> since yesterday Friday. For whatever reason it's not
> getting
> there. I don't know why, because I sent a test
> message to the
> list and it got there just fine.
>
> So when you have time would you check this out for me and
> let me
> know what's going on? Or if you want, just go ahead
> and send
> this on to the list. This may or may not have anything to
> do
> with it, but I've cross posted this to several other
> Email addresses along with ours. So I don't know if
> that's part
> of the glitch or not.
>
> Thanks Kat!!-Gary
>
>
> Some of you may have received this twice. If so, my
> apologies.
>
> Thanks-Gary
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> On Wednesday afternoon August 21 while at Access Options in
> Watsinville, I was told there was a major problem with
> the floor
> of my van. So much so that by my continuing to get on and
> off
> the lift as much as I do on a daily basis, the floor will
> eventually collapse under me while I am on the lift.
> Below is a
> portion of an E-mail I received Thursday morning from
> Access
> Options explaining the problem in more detail.
>
> Lift:
> "Inspected under carriage of van and found floor
> stress fractured
> where lift base bolted down. Due to lift leverage, fracture
> will
> get exponentially worse. NEED TO STRIP INTERIOR TO ASSESS
> EXTENT
> OF DAMAGE however, needs to be repaired immediately."
>
> Access Options is telling me while they don't think the
> floor
> will buccal and throw me off my lift today or tomorrow,
> they have
> strongly advised me to make a decision on this matter
> within two
> weeks at the very latest. They've emphasized even
> two more
> weeks with the floor in its current condition is really
> pushing
> it. I spoke with my Farmers Insurance carrier late
> Thursday
> evening. They said because the problem with the floor is do
> to
> "normal ware and tare" verses a collision or
> other type of
> accident they would not cover the repair. Access Options
> has
> estimated the initial repair to the floor will cost around
> $750.
> That will cover just the cost of dismantling the lift then
> getting under the floor to see what else needs to be
> done. I
> have enough money put away to cover around $600 for the
> cost of
> repairing the floor.
>
> So as most of you know, I'm very dependent on my van
> for my
> livelihood. My job with San Andreas Regional Center
> requires
> that I travel in and out of four counties sometimes two or
> three
> times a week. So without my van I'm not able to
> work. With all
> the above being said, here's my dilemma:
> As some of you know, I've begun the process of applying
> to Social
> Security to obtain a Pass plan to get a new vehicle. So I
> have
> no interest in putting any more money into my current
> vehicle if
> I can help it. At this time I don't know if I'll
> be successful
> in obtaining a Pass plan. However even with a Pass Plan
> it will
> still take some time for me to save enough for a new
> vehicle.
> Access Options has some used smaller vans I'm very
> interested in.
> They also have rentals available.
>
> Given the severity of my situation, is it possible a Pass
> Plan
> can be structured so won time funds could be made available
> for
> purchase of a new or used vehicle? Is there any way
> Department
> Of Vocational rehab could help me at this time? Blythe
> is there
> any way San Andreas would be able to help me cover the cost
> of
> repairs on my current van so I could continue working? Do
> you
> think it might be worth forwarding this information to
> Santi
> Rogers? Does anyone know how I might get assistants in
> obtaining
> a rental van from Access Options on a temporary basis?
>
> Any help or advice any of you can give me on all of this
> will be
> greatly appreciated!! Please feel free to forward this to
> any
> persons or lists you think might be helpful.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Gary Peterson
> Phone:
> 831-768-2845
> Email:
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
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