MY EXPERIENCE AT THE TOWN CALL MEETING – Lloyd Doggett-today at the Veterans Admin.and heat stroke

personal experience today | august 6, 2009 | self

[bareford101]

BACKGROUND: I am a healthy white woman, 67 years old, 5’2” tall and weigh 115 pounds. Today, I attended another "town hall" meeting which Doggett set up.

MY EXPERIENCE AT THE TOWN CALL MEETING – Lloyd Doggett It was on the news this morning that Doggett would be having another Town Hall meeting today at the Veterans Affairs Center. Since my husband has used that Center (as a retired General with 90% disability), I had my ID military card and proceeded to go in. I was not carrying any type of bag or purse - only my sign. In the sign in area, the clerk behind the counter looked up my card, found me on the computer, and told the policeman that it was “o.k” for me to go in to the small auditorium. I had my poster with me. On one side was a blown up photo of my husband graduating from West Point and shaking the hand of John F. Kennedy.. it’s a great picture! On the other side, I had written: “NO MORE LIES!!!”

As I entered, at 1:30 p.m. there were about 4 police officers in the blue uniforms and a lot of other people walking around talking on their walkie-talkies and checking everyone before people were allowed in.

I proceded the small auditorium, (more like a small movie theatre with 2 aisles) and sat down on the back chair facing 3 men who were my generation and had on their Army caps, as did I. And we began to chat.

Within 5 minutes a police officer (blue uniform) came and got me and told me I had to leave with my sign because I was on FEDERAL property. I asked “where can I go?” His answer was “come on out with me and I’ll ask my supervisor”. So I did and a few minutes later (all the while people are coming in and I’m standing there in the lobby holding my sign), he came back and said “you will have to go outside”. I said “It’s 106 degrees outside”! I knew that because I had just seen it in my car which tells the temp. I couldn’t hear his reply so I leaned in a little and his response was: “back up, don’t get close to me”! Now, here I am trying to hear and do what I was asked and he is afraid of me! I backed up and asked him again where was the closest place I could stand and could I stay in the air conditioning”. His answer was “No, you have to go out on the sidewalk with your sign”. In front of the building there are several rows of cars and a wide cement area when you first come out of the building. Near one of the arches, I saw some shade and so I walked over there and stood with my sign. Within 5 minutes, another police officer came over to me and told me I had to go out on the street sidewalk. This is a very wide 4 lane street with an old sidewalk. There is absolutely no shade.

I told him I would obey and for the next hour and a half I walked up and down along the highway in front of the building with my sign. The temperature was at least 106 degrees – which is typical for Austin in August.. For the first hour there was no one else walking or in the sun. Just me and then 3-4 people came out with small signs for Obama and they just wanted to fight… I’m too old to fight, so I just kept on walking. I got a lot of thumbs up and horns… and one car stopped with 3 people in it that I declare I have seen on the street panhandling here in Austin, and they called me a delusional old woman”. Since I’ve been called worse, I just kept on walking.

At 3:15 p.m. when I arrived back at my home, I was still trembling and flushed from the heat and took my body temperature. Normally my temp. is 97.8. RIGHT NOW, it is the same degree that I was walking in for an hour and a half – 106 degrees Fahrenheit!!! That translates into a heat stroke. And my husband served our country, was terribly wounded and I couldn’t stand on federal property with my sign!

Give me Liberty or give me death.

[hope]

God Bless You! Pride just wells up in me when I hear of Americans like you and your hero husband!

[PROTESTBYPROXY]

Please next time post you are going to do this and I will walk with you. Bless you and your wondwrful husband.

[demsux]

Oh, boo hoo...are your feelings hurt?

It is a generalization, and by definition...it's correct

[506Lake]

Have we heard back on bareford101 status? Is she ok?

[thesearethetimes...]

Are you in her area? She has not posted since she posted the thread, and I really think someone needs to check on her. Is there anyone who can do a little behind the scenes?

Tatt

[Tahoe3002]

“Soon, we will be protesting under enemy fire.”

Good Friend, there is incoming fire and OUTGOING fire.
People, in and out of uniform, will have to choose sides.

I have chosen, have you?
(a generic “you”, please understand)

[bareford101]

to all:

First of all, I appreciate so much your kind words. Second, I called my doctor, he told me to run a tub full of luke warm water and get in it and stay.and try to get the body temperature down, and if it didn't come down, to call an ambulance. So, that's what I did for almost 2 hours. When I got out, I began getting hard chills, so I wrapped up and lay down flat. Except for cramps now in my lower legs and feet, I'm about back to normal (I hope). I took my temp. an hour ago, and it's down to normal..

Also, everything I have learned about this administration, I have learned from you all. I knew nothing before. But because of your sharing knowledge and news, I felt like I knew enough to be there and to answer at least a few questions if I were asked. Thank you for that. I am really blessed by you.

[Honor above all]

Wrong again, Professor. A generalization is an inference suggesting that a particular group, category or list is similar across the board. It is not, by definition, correct.

And, no, my feelings are not hurt. It would be rather shallow and weak to feel slighted by comments posted on an internet chat room. I was merely pointing out that your original comment was (and still is) a stupid generalization. I based my opinion on personal knowledge, not on an uninformed assumption.

And really, “Oh, boo hoo...are your feelings hurt?” Is that the most intelligent response you could muster?

[Kickass Conservative]

Glad you are doing better.

We need everyone we can to tell the truth about these Lying Socialist Traitors, so take good care of yourself.

And promise us you’ll stay out of the heat from now on.

[bareford101]

:D.

[Little Bill]

Rehydrate slowly.

[thesearethetimes...]

Bareford, I am so glad you called your doctor and checked back in with us. Be careful throughout the night tonight, because that heat is nothing to mess with.

Thank you for your efforts today, but next time, wear your “sign” on a T-shirt, and stay inside!

Tatt ;P

[mware]

bareford101, please make sure that you get fluids back into your system.

I'm not a doctor but you need to make sure your electrolytes are working on all their cylinders.

Give your doctor a call but I would think Gatorade or pediolite might do the trick.

BTW I think it was criminal of them not to have an ambulance in attendance at the event.

[bareford101]

Thank you. I have been drinking Gatorade... slowly but surely.

I keep forgetting, I guess, that I’ve gotten old somewhere along the way!

:D

[mware]

Good on ya.

Ya got guts little lady.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Our forefathers gave a LOT to protect and establish this Republic.

They have another think coming if they--the new tyrannical Redcoats--intend to take our Republic away from us so easily. They are going to get pushback and blowback every step of the way. Even now they are getting it and they don't like it one bit. Tough. We owe it to our Founding Fathers. We will take our country back. Community hall after community hall, street corner after street corner, water cooler after water cooler at work, and on the highways and byways of this Great America.

Boston 1770

[AmericanInTokyo]

Our forefathers gave a LOT to protect and establish this Republic.

They have another think coming if they--the new tyrannical Redcoats--intend to take our Republic away from us so easily. They are going to get pushback and blowback every step of the way. Even now they are getting it and they don't like it one bit. Tough. We owe it to our Founding Fathers. We will take our country back. Community hall after community hall, street corner after street corner, water cooler after water cooler at work, and on the highways and byways of this Great America.

Boston 1770

[Pastelsbywelz]

YOU ARE A GREAT AMERICAN and YOUR HUSBAND HAS SERVED BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS.
THANK YOU DEAR LADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hope]

Good girl! Now this could take a few days to get back to normal... so take it easy...And this about you I love!

"Live your life in such a way that every morning when your feet hit the floor... Satan shudders and says... Oh No.....SHE’s awake!

[Fudd Fan]

Boston 1770

Excellent example. This is indeed the equivalent of redcoats firing on the "mob."