George Imirie's PINK PAGES
OUTLOOK FOR MY VOICE
Most of you know that one of the strokes that I have suffered paralyzed one of my
two vocal cords, which materially diminished my normal loud, resonating speaker's voice.
A surgeon who specialized in various throat surgery suggested a procedure that might
restore my voice to almost pre-stroke condition; and I had that surgery at the beginning
of April. It was NOT successful! In fact, now I have difficulty whispering, surely not
giving any speeches as before. After passing out typewritten copies of my 12 page talk
to the Illinois State Beekeepers on June 20th, I was so upset, I reverted to my General
George Patton's approach and DEMANDED surgery to restore my voice. The Chief Surgeon,
Division of Otolaryngology, of George Washington University Hospital has accepted the
job and will operate on my voice box on July 15th (I wanted it sooner, but early scheduling
is tough); and he guarantees that, although sore, I will be able to talk at EAS, 10 days
later. Further, I will be able to YELL at the audience (to gain their attention to see our
bees) at the Montgomery County Fair from August 13-21.
By the way, if you would like to read my Illinois talk about Upgrading from beeHAVER
to beeKEEPER, look at the Internet: https://www.beekeeper.org
At least I can still get around on my electric scooter to take the place of trying to
walk very well with a partially paralyzed leg, and MY BEES DON'T OBJECT to this "stranger"
"motoring up" beside their hive for me to work my colonies.
LAST CALL FOR DUES!
I HATE THIS! Our dues are $10/year from May through April. I have asked you to
add a extra few dollars to cover the costs of the PINK PAGES and the extra postage if you
feel that the Pink Pages are of value to you.
I am dumbfounded that some of you have not paid your dues! Maybe you paid me in
cash, and being human, I DO MAKE MISTAKES SOMETIMES, and have not recorded it. You
must remind me before your membership is dropped. According to my records, if I have
put a big RED INK circle on your mailing sticker, your dues have not been paid, and
continuing to mail you the Honey Pot + Pink Pages is UNFAIR to those people who have paid
on time. Hence, your name will be dropped from the records unless you send ME your dues
before our August issue or call me about a mistake in my records. If you have given up
beekeeping, we would like to know that too, so leave a message on my voice phone at
301 424-5709. Be kind - don't leave me confused!
George Imirie
Certified EAS Master Beekeeper
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