[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh, Four Hours Ago

[Bob Rathke]

Yes, depressing in those casinos populated by Seniors.

Bob 829/09


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phillip Clark Campbell" <pcc_sr at yahoo.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 10:21 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh, Four Hours Ago


> From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:47:57 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh, Four Hours Ago
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> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Bob Rathke<bobrathke at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> It always amazes me how many people in wheelchairs and on oxygen are in
>> casinos pumping money into slot machines. I've seen people on walkers
>> positioned between two slot machines play both machines at the same time.
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> It's something you can do if you're sedentary, which in many but not
> all of those cases,the people are.
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> It's that, TV, bingo...
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> How depressing Mr.Brashear.
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> * Know of but never played bingo;
> * rarely watch TV;
> * don't visit casinos.
> How about the internet?  That's sedentary.
> Library as well.
> Ride the T.
> Visit friends at home.
> Volunteer - some such work hardly involves movement.
> Wheelchair bound could work on a food line where only
>          movement is in the arms.
> Surely there's much better than TV, bingo, casinos.
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> Phil
> Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'
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