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Land of Mute Ability
Don Quixote adventure: application for Medicare Insurance and Social Security. Wednesday: most helpful lady at Knox County Health Department, on Dameron Avenue, told me, Birth Certificate records for earlier years have been moved to Nashville. You will need your Birth Certificate when you apply for social security. They insisted that I show my birth certificate when I applied for social security. Very helpful and friendly people gave directions to the Social Security office located at Walker Springs Road, Kingston Pike. I arrived 3:41 P.M. at the Social Security office. The office closed 3:30 P.M. Two gentlemen with identification badges, were talking outside. One gentleman helped me with telephone number and request for appointment. Thursday: the lady at social security office was very experienced. Birth certificate was not necessary except for unusual circumstances. The lady was helpful and sent me to get a copy of DD‑214, Honorable Discharge certificate. She gave directions to Veterans Administration office: Cedar Bluff Road exit of Interstate Highway. Librarian at Cedar Bluff library branch told me: V.A. office has moved, a couple of years ago, South of West Town Mall. Receptionist in V.A. Outpatient Clinic told me: " Fill out this form, and mail to this address. They will mail the certificate to you in three or four weeks." The next day (Friday 09 Dec.), another lady in social security office examined letters from Veterans Administration, which I found. This lady sent me to the V.A. office on Ray Mears Drive near West Town Mall. They can provide a Copy of the DD‑214 certificate. I returned to the V.A. Outpatient Clinic on Ray Mears Drive, asked for the copy of DD‑214, and was told, again, "Fill out this form, and mail it, . . . We are not able to provide a copy." I went to Veterans Retirement Home in Karns community. I asked: "How do I get a copy of DD‑214 ?" The receptionist wrote the address, telephone number, and gave the paper to me. I asked for directions, and location of the office (written on the paper). Go to Farragut, and the V.A. office is located on the road which intersects Kingston Pike. Monday, I drove to Farragut, west on Kingston Pike, and did not find V.A. Office on Concord Road. I asked for help in the Bank on that corner. I found the paper: "601 S. Concord St." The very helpful people in the Bank printed a Map for me. Riverside Drive was renamed Neyland Drive, and intersects Kingston Pike near the bridge of Alcoa Highway. Concord Street is the street name, North of Kingston Pike intersection, near Tyson Junior High School. The "Counselor" in that V.A. office wrote down my name, verified Driver's License Identification, and said (Friday, 16 Dec.), he would call me, when the Copy of DD‑214 arrived. "I do this about once a week." He called Monday, and left message. Tuesday, The "Counselor" handed the envelope to me with the papers. Wednesday, 9:00 A.M., Social Security office, the lady who sent me to Veterans Administration office to get a Copy of DD‑214, watched me open the sealed envelope. "This is a Copy. We can't accept a Copy of this certificate." I explained: "You sent me to get a Copy of DD‑214 from the V.A. office on Ray Mears Drive." She took the Copy(s) and went down the hall to discuss. "We can make an exception for this application." Saturday, 24 December, I went to Wal‑Mart Pharmacy Dept. on Clinton Hwy. I asked the young man to help me sign up for Wal‑Mart— Humana Prescription Drug Plan. He told me: " Go to Walker Springs Wal‑Mart store." I asked: will the Humana counselor be available in Walker Springs store on Saturday? " The Humana counselor will help you in Walker Springs store today," he replied. I went to Walker Springs store. I learned: the Humana Counselor was there until approximately two weeks ago. Wal‑Mart has become *afflicted* by the Epimenides syndrome which vitiated veracity of social security clerks. Epimenides was from the Greek Island of Crete. " I am a Cretan." " All Cretans are Liars." Managing By Influence, Kenneth and Linda Schatz explain the gap between Authority to command behavior, and Influence— to encourage the best performance. Helen Keller was aware of incentives for achievement, and presented her example to encourage everyone. The "Counselor" has experience to demonstrate the best performance, search for improvements, and encourage workers to communicate with people— who request, or provide confirmation documents. The first Social security worker was not aware of re‑located V.A. office. The second Social security worker gave instructions Not consistent with services available from V.A. Clinic. Karns Veterans Home receptionist was helpful. Veterans Administration office was ten miles from location directions she provided. Each person was helpful and courteous. Several people were not aware of the Locations of government offices, or confirmation documents provided by workers in those offices. Escape Winter to a Warm Topical Asylum? M.B.'s ISLE

Land of Mute Ability

Don Quixote adventure: application for Medicare Insurance and Social Security.   Wednesday: most helpful lady at Knox County Health Department, on Dameron Avenue, told me, Birth Certificate records for earlier years have been moved to  Nashville. You will need your Birth Certificate when you  apply for social security. They  insisted that I  show my birth certificate when I  applied for social security.   Very helpful and  friendly people gave directions to  the Social Security office located at Walker Springs Road, Kingston Pike. I  arrived 3:41 P.M. at  the Social Security office. The  office closed 3:30 P.M. Two  gentlemen with identification badges, were  talking outside. One  gentleman helped  me with telephone  number and  request for  appointment.
Thursday: the  lady at social security office was very  experienced. Birth  certificate was  not necessary except  for unusual circumstances. The  lady was  helpful and sent  me to  get a  copy of DD‑214, Honorable Discharge certificate. She  gave directions to Veterans Administration office: Cedar Bluff Road exit of Interstate Highway.
Librarian at Cedar Bluff library branch told me: V.A. office has  moved, a couple of  years ago, South of West Town Mall.
Receptionist in V.A. Outpatient Clinic told me: " Fill  out this  form, and  mail to this  address. They  will mail the  certificate to  you in  three or  four  weeks."
The next day (Friday 09 Dec.), another  lady in social security office examined letters from Veterans Administration, which I  found. This  lady sent  me to  the V.A. office on Ray Mears Drive near West Town Mall. They  can provide a  Copy of the DD‑214 certificate. I  returned to  the V.A. Outpatient Clinic on Ray Mears Drive, asked  for the  copy of   DD‑214, and was  told, again, "Fill  out this  form, and mail  it, . . . We  are  not able to  provide a  copy."
I  went to Veterans Retirement Home in Karns community. I  asked: "How  do I  get a  copy of  DD‑214 ?"
The receptionist wrote the  address, telephone number, and  gave the  paper to  me. I  asked for  directions, and  location of the  office (written  on the paper).
Go to  Farragut, and  the V.A. office is  located on the  road which intersects Kingston Pike. Monday, I  drove to  Farragut, west on Kingston Pike, and did  not find V.A. Office on Concord Road. I  asked for  help in the  Bank on that  corner. I  found the paper: "601 S. Concord St." The very  helpful people in  the Bank printed a  Map for  me.   Riverside Drive was  renamed Neyland Drive, and intersects Kingston Pike near the  bridge of Alcoa Highway. Concord Street is  the street  name, North of Kingston Pike intersection, near Tyson Junior High School.
The "Counselor" in  that V.A. office wrote down my name, verified Driver's License Identification, and  said (Friday, 16 Dec.), he would call me, when the Copy of  DD‑214 arrived.   "I  do  this about once a  week." He  called Monday, and left  message. Tuesday, The  "Counselor" handed the  envelope to  me with the  papers. Wednesday, 9:00 A.M., Social Security office, the  lady who sent  me to Veterans Administration office to  get a  Copy of  DD‑214, watched  me open the sealed envelope.   "This  is a  Copy. We  can't accept a  Copy of this  certificate."   I  explained: "You  sent  me to  get a  Copy of  DD‑214 from the V.A. office on Ray Mears Drive." She  took the  Copy(s) and  went down the  hall to  discuss. "We  can make an  exception for  this application."
Saturday, 24 December, I  went to Wal‑Mart Pharmacy Dept. on Clinton Hwy. I  asked the young man to help  me sign  up for Wal‑Mart— Humana Prescription Drug Plan. He  told  me: " Go  to Walker Springs Wal‑Mart store."   I  asked: will  the Humana counselor be  available in Walker Springs store on  Saturday? " The Humana counselor will help you in Walker Springs store today," he  replied.   I  went to Walker Springs store. I  learned: the Humana Counselor was  there until approximately two  weeks  ago. Wal‑Mart has  become afflicted by  the Epimenides syndrome which vitiated veracity of social security clerks.
Epimenides was  from the Greek Island of  Crete.
" I  am a  Cretan."
" All  Cretans are  Liars."
Managing By  Influence, Kenneth and Linda Schatz explain the  gap between Authority to  command behavior, and Influence— to  encourage the best performance. Helen Keller was aware of incentives for achievement, and presented her  example to encourage everyone.   The  "Counselor" has  experience to  demonstrate the best  performance, search  for improvements, and encourage workers to  communicate with people— who  request, or provide confirmation documents.   The  first Social security worker was  not aware of re‑located V.A.  office. The  second Social security worker gave instructions Not  consistent with services available  from V.A.  Clinic. Karns  Veterans Home receptionist was  helpful. Veterans Administration office was ten miles from  location directions she  provided.
Each person was  helpful and  courteous.   Several  people were not  aware of  the Locations of government offices, or confirmation documents provided by workers in  those offices.

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Topical Asylum? M.B.'s ISLE