Bon

Try 888-491-1884

I believe that toll free number is specifically for the DuBois office.  All SSA offices have toll free numbers.

Does anyone know the phone # for the DuBois office that isn’t the 800#? Thank you in advance. 😌

They work a heart breaking job and still managed to be great people. I have no idea how they manage. They are special people.
When I broke my leg I was surrounded by these girls 24/7 for days. Not once, did I get the feeling that they did not want to be there doing their job. They came in all sizes, ages, and colors working tirelessly to provide all the had to give.
The day I got released from their care, I hobbled up to the 3rd floor nurses station and handed them a huge array of flowers. They were so thankful even though I thought it was not enough.
Never forget those that give without expecting.
 

Just a shout out to the Hahne nurses. They are great.
My wife (Mr. D"s daughter) has been diagnosed with cancer and this is her 4th week of Chemo. We will be going until Feb. and then radiation. 
The nurses are very good and caring. Kudos to them 
The patients are lucky to have them.
I get a kick out of everyone waiting for the soup cart. I will say it is good. I look forward to it also. While not as tasty as my wife's soup it is still good. 
There is a guy near us who is wanting that soup. Haha
Seriously though people are lucky to have these nurses caring for them. 
It will be a long process and emotionally draining for her and me but we will get through it. 
 

Where do I begin
Well all I can say is this … The kidney saga continues 🤦‍♀️
We’ve been quiet because we didn’t want to post without knowing the answers
We still don’t 
The kidney that Faith had the 2cm kidney stone removed from (the right kidney) is not better 
It is now dilated which means it’s swelled and has urine backed up in it…. Hydronephrosis…
We’ve had some tests done to see if it was another stone
It’s not
It may possibly be a complication from the surgery like a build up of scar tissue where the ureter meets the kidney….
To complicate things even more her bladder is also a complex case…here’s a mouthful for you….
A neurogenic trabeculated bladder with diverticuli 
Which means the bladder is not emptying completely, the walls are thickened and she has out pouchings all over her bladder from the excessive internal pressure 
We don’t know why
Possibly a mix of her Edward’s Syndrome (trisomy 18) and also her history of chronic utis and the septic infections
So we have been working with both Children’s in Pittsburgh Urology as well as continuing with Children’s in Philadelphia Nephrology to see what’s what and why and more tests
Faith is okay overall, we’ve had to add some extra things in her routine to manage her symptoms such as intermittent cathing, prevention of further UTIs and a very close eye on any UTIs that may be brewing
We have a couple of tests here in the next month at both hospitals and hopefully the combined findings from these tests can get us answers
We’ve had to be diligent and we have to continue to do so because these two issues can cause kidney damage and that’s a huge issue that we would very much want to avoid. 
We are praying for answers, we are praying for action, we are praying for healing
And also Faith is learning a teeny tiny bit of sign language…her favorite sign is “Love” she wanted to tell you all she loves you ❤️ (first pic)

In all my years at Lezzers doing estimates this is what was ranked at one of my highest bitches. When a customer would come in looking for a recommendation and i would refer a few contractors and the customer would then call them and the contractor would never call back. If you're referred and don't want the job that's ok however give the customer the  common courtesy to let them know. If you don't have the decency to do that then don't bother advertising for work when you get a little slow. Because you've done it to yourselves.

Counties With Most Tornadoes In Pennsylvania
            It’s been a busy year for tornadoes in the U.S. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as many as 1,155 twisters have touched down across the country since the start of the year, above the average for this time of year.
      A single day can drive up tornado counts. March 31, 2023, accounted for 163 tornadoes across the Midwest and South. Tornado activity usually peaks in the spring and early summer, and the pace of tornadoes usually slows around late summer. A smaller-scale second tornado season emerges in the fall, mostly in the Gulf Coast states.
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  Stacker used data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information to find the counties in Pennsylvania that have experienced the most tornadoes since 2000. While data is available going back to 1950, tornado tracking by the National Weather Service became more robust and accurate in the 1990s. Since counties can vary in size, they are ranked by the number of tornadoes per 100 square miles. Counties that experienced less than five tornadoes are not included.
      The counties that encounter the most tornadoes aren’t all in the infamous Tornado Alley. When adjusted for county area, the top 10 counties that experienced the most tornadoes since 2000 are from nine different states, all in the Southeast with the exception of Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
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  Research has shown that Tornado Alley is shifting due to warming temperatures fueled by climate change. In the future, the Southeast could become the region that receives the bulk of the country’s tornadoes. It’s a concerning trend as the South is more populated than the Great Plains and has a higher concentration of mobile homes than other parts of the country, making the storms potentially deadlier and costlier.
          As of August 2023, 75 people have died from tornadoes this year, and over 60% of those deaths occurred in mobile homes.
      The best way to stay protected during tornadoes is to have multiple ways of receiving storm updates including social media, radio, television, and sirens, and to immediately seek shelter in a basement or interior room without windows when a tornado watch escalates to a warning.
      Elk County is in the top 40
      #39. Somerset County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (0.47 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,986 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #38. Bedford County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (0.49 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,979 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #37. Potter County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 6 (0.55 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,959 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #36. Erie County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (0.63 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,935 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #35. Luzerne County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 6 (0.67 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,925 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #34. Venango County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (0.74 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,902 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #33. Berks County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (0.82 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,868 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 1
      #32. Susquehanna County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (0.85 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,850 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #31. Bradford County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 10 (0.87 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,843 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #30. Lycoming County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 11 (0.90 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,828 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #29. Franklin County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (0.91 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,822 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #28. Indiana County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 8 (0.97 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,795 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #27. Montgomery County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (1.04 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,762 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #26. Washington County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 9 (1.05 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,756 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #25. Jefferson County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (1.07 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,737 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #24. Northumberland County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (1.09 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,729 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #23. Allegheny County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 8 (1.10 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,725 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #22. Wayne County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 8 (1.10 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,717 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #21. Sullivan County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (1.11 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,709 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #20. Fulton County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (1.14 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,681 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #19. Elk County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 10 (1.21 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,641 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
          #18. York County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 11 (1.22 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,633 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #17. Warren County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 11 (1.24 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,599 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #16. Westmoreland County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 13 (1.27 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,575 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #15. Lackawanna County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 6 (1.31 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,550 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #14. Forest County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 6 (1.40 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,478 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #13. Crawford County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 15 (1.48 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,427 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #12. Lancaster County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 14 (1.48 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,426 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #11. Clarion County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 9 (1.50 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,416 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #10. Butler County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 12 (1.52 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,407 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #9. Union County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 5 (1.58 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,367 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #8. Beaver County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (1.61 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,345 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #7. Mercer County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 11 (1.64 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,323 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #6. Cumberland County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 9 (1.65 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,312 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #5. Dauphin County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 9 (1.71 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,266 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #4. Lehigh County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 6 (1.74 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,254 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #3. Juniata County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 7 (1.79 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,215 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0
      #2. Bucks County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 12 (1.99 per 100 square miles)
  – #1,070 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 1
      #1. Lebanon County
  – Tornadoes since 2000: 8 (2.21 per 100 square miles)
  – #922 nationally
  – Tornadoes this year, as of May 31: 0

As for my opinion, kids under the age of 18 should be required to wear helmets & take the MSC. 

the past election shows you cant just vote for individuals but I like the idea of no partys....you could arrest whoever, whenever, and no majority party could block it.....block any bank acc that comes from insider trading, term limits , limits on election funding, also same healthcare  as us. No pensions, they can get ssi, no paid for personal police protection, no personal jets on our dime....thats a start

Bon, you need to go back and look at all of my posts I have made since 2007 ? I have never supported the Republican party. I was just accused of doing so by the liberals that used to be here because their only weak azz responses to my position on things was to accuse me of being a Republican. 
Their thought process, just like today, only sees two ways of life because that's what they were taught by their family (and unions)and the liberal school system they attended.
The whole time I have been on godubois I have advocated the dismantling of the voted for two party dictatorship we live with.
If you want to save the country that, at one time, offered you freedom learn how to re-educate yourself with the facts you see every day and quit thinking that your vote for one of the two parties is gonna change what you see today.
You have spent your whole voting life using a stupid excuse of blaming THE OTHER PARTY, without using the brain that Mother Nature gave you. You refuse, and millions of others, to take the responsibility of just what you voted for.
I know you Bon, you see what I and millions of others see every day. Biden and his family has become filthy rich with your, only vote for a Democrat no matter what life lessons.

cruising and smiling....love it!!

basically they said that it’s a complication from the surgery she had in Philly so therefore it’s there problem so I wait till Monday to talk with CHOP (Philly)
 
that sounds like total bull s%^t to me....I know they are a childrens hospt but they dont have to act like a mad child

No offers on Peanut, except to babysit anytime, if needed. Many people finally got to meet her in person for the first time this past weekend. Faith Marie was on the screened in front porch with us most of Friday. Saturday & Sunday was really slow business days, but we still did good.
Brandi & Deryk did have several people ask if they wanted to sell Milo!! Sorry, but no, he will be their daughters service dog when he is around 3. He is just a puppy at 1 1/2 yrs old & wants to be friends with everyone & you to throw his toy for him to chase & repeat!!
Midgy made new friends with everyone. She had to bark every time someone stopped & wouldn’t leave the person alone till they bent down & pet her. She’s a happy wiener most often .   

Faith has to go back to Pittsburgh tomorrow for an appointment with the urology dept. Her right kidney has swollen up & the urethra is blocked. This is the kidney she had the stones removed from.  She has to be cathed in order for her to pee every 3 hrs. 
Other then that, she is a very happy kid…singing, blowing her bubbles, looking at her books & loving her new house!!
She could use a 🙏🏻 or two for tomorrow so they can hopefully figure out what is going on with her kidney. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

New Chicken Coop. Now I have to figure out where to put it. I had a guy offer me 8 birds already he wants to get rid of.
So I better figure it out soon and get that coop off that trailer.
It will take three men and a boy to unload it. It took that many to load it.
I am going to install an automatic door.  I still have to figure out their water/food situation and everything I will need for them. 
For the winter I am going to make a little run out of cattle panel for the warmer days they want to come out and set it in front of the automatic door.
I will get pics of the inside tomorrow. Nothing fancy really but figured what the heck. Gives people something to look at.
 
 

Hey, it happens to me all the time!  Too bad it wasn't this past Wednesday so it would all be behind her!

you know prayers are always going out to her.....

Just the absolute best for this kiddo!

Wouldn’t this ruin your day! This tree came down across route 120 west near keating under the guide rail and had enough momentum to drive right through a rail car! Now that’s impressive! (Not my photos or wording, copied from another site, but just had to show godubois. I’m surprised it didn’t derail the train!!)

Wouldn’t this ruin your day! This tree came down across route 120 west near keating under the guide rail and had enough momentum to drive right through a rail car! Now that’s impressive! (Not my photos or wording, copied from another site, but just had to show godubois. I’m surprised it didn’t derail the train!!)

I'll bet her Mom, Dad and Bon will outbid me in a heartbeat!