Monthly Archives: March 2020
How Low Can It Go . . .
Our ad card started hitting the mailboxes this week, so things have picked up at work. Plus we’re getting swamped by customers ordering disinfectants, sanitizers, gloves, and of course, face masks. But we actually sold out of those last week.
On the way home from work this afternoon I stopped off at Costco, no, not for toilet paper, but gas. And found it for $1.75 per gallon. Very nice for me, but not really for the oil industry.
And I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes even lower.
As usual I have a couple of repairs scheduled for the weekend. First up is to check out what’s wrong with the AC/Heater fan in the truck. I lost High Speed a while back, but since it was winter I put off fixing it. But now it’s getting warmer, and it’s died completely a couple of days ago, so it’s time to get it fixed.
I’ll probably just go ahead and replace the fan motor and the speed resistor while I in there.
But before I do all that, I’ll check the fuse and power coming to the fan.
My other project is the bedroom sliding door. I think it’s come off the rail a bit, making it harder to move back and forth.
Brandi and Lowell have some friends in town visiting from Colorado, so it was time to break in their pool for 2020. And since the temps are in the 80’s this week, it was the perfect time for it.
Looks like fun.
Tomorrow Jan and I planned to thumb our noses at the WuFlu by having lunch at Yummy Yummy’s, our local favorite Chinese restaurant. And then we’ll probably self-isolate ourselves later for a nice nap.
Thought For The Day:
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory mentioned, which states that this has already happened. – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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Don’t I Feel Special!
I headed out about 10 this morning to retrieve my wife. She had been Landon sitting up in Katy since Sunday because Landon was out of school on Spring Break. But now it looks like that retrieval is only temporary.
I met Jan, Brandi, and Landon at the Cheddars near Brandi’s work for a nice lunch. Jan had her usual Key West Chicken and Shrimp, while I got my usual Vegetable Plate that included a bowl of their Chicken Tortilla Soup.
I mentioned a few weeks back that while we were up in Athens last month, I found out that one of the girls I dated there back in 1967 had died last March. So I had trying to track down her younger sister Anne to pass on my condolences. So I had to do a deep dive into the Net trying to get in touch with her.
And after going through eight phone numbers, I left her a voicemail, telling her I was a voice from the past, but not giving my name.
Well, during dinner she called me back. But for some reason the call(s) wouldn’t connect. So she texted me, wanting to know who was calling. So I sent her this.
Let’s see. I dated your sister Jane back in 1967 and even took you out once when Jane was grounded. I think that might have been your first date. Plus you, Jane, and your mother used to wrestle me and try to pin me down. Remember?
She texted back, “Can’t remember back that far.”
So I told her my name.
Still nothing.
Well, Don’t I Feel Special.
So I sent her these two.
NOW she remembered. Thank goodness.
Once my identify was established, we had a nice chat about old times.
It was really good to hear from her.
After we got home this afternoon, we got a call from Brandi saying that Landon’s Spring Break had been extended for another week. So I’m only getting to keep Jan until next Monday. Then I’ll have to give her back.
According to https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ there were 415 new cases of WuFlu today with 1 new death.
I told Jan this afternoon that I have a unopened tube of Lysol Disinfectant Wipes down in the Water Bay. I figure if we wait about a month we should be able to trade it for a new truck.
Thought For The Day:
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