Monthly Archives: March 2022
Leprechauns. Who Knew? . . .
Jan and I headed out a little before 1pm, with our first stop at the Home Depot for a new wall toggle switch for our water heater. I wanted one that lights up when it’s on, but when I checked Amazon I didn’t see one I liked, at a price I liked. So I checked Home Depot and found one for $4.65. Website said it was on Aisle 8, Bin 10.
It actually was in Bin 8, right next door. But close enough.
Then it was on up to Twin Peaks for lunch. I told Jan that today being St. Patrick’s Day, I wouldn’t be surprised if the servers were all dressed as leprechauns.
What I didn’t realize is how skimpily dressed the leprechauns would be. Which is why there are no photos.
Sylvia, our regular waitress, wasn’t working today, so we had a new one, Victoria. Now if it had been Sylvia, I would have asked for a photo, but felt funny asking for one from someone we didn’t know at all.
This was another of those days when Jan says the place should be called ‘Twin Cheeks’.
But I did get photos of our food, especially since we both got something different this time.
After starting out with cup of their Tomato Basil, Jan got the Avocado Smash Burger and side of Sautéed Green Beans.
I got a bowl of the Green Chile Chicken, as well as a couple of sides, the Sautéed Broccoli and the Sautéed Green Beans.
The Green Beans are really good, with diced tomatoes, onions, corn, and bacon mixed in.
Just as we were finishing up, who should walk in and sit down at the table right next to us, Sylvia and another young lady.
I didn’t recognize her at first, since she was in civilian clothes, her hair was up in a ponytail, and she was wearing a visor cap.
It says something about the place when the servers come back on their day off.
Leaving TP, we drove over to get my haircut. Except there was a sign on the door saying they were closed for Spring Break and wouldn’t reopen until the 23rd. So it will have to wait until next week, I guess.
Getting home around 3:15, I got my new switch installed and checked out.
Looks good.
Thought For The Day:
Sometimes the 2nd Choice is the best.
Amazon was originally called ‘Cadabra’ (as in Abracadabra) but people kept calling it ‘Cadaver’. So Jeff Bezos changed it to Amazon.
Starbucks was originally called ‘Pequod’s’ after the whaling ship in ‘Moby Dick, or The Whale’ (which is the actual full name of the novel). But one of the founding partners thought it made it sound like they were selling ‘pee’. So they changed it to Starbucks, the trusty first mate on the Pequod.
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Not Our Rig . . .
Yesterday was nice and easy, starting with lunch at Denny’s for our favorite Ultimate Omelets. Then it was back over to the other side of the Interstate to the UPS Store to drop off an Amazon return. And by the time we got to HEB next door, I had email confirmation that my account had been credited for the return.
But at almost the same time that Amazon was doing good with the return, they were screwing up on a delivery of ours.
While we were eating at Denny’s, I got an email from them saying that they had made a delivery to our rig, and including a photo of the package.
The only problem is . . . that’s not our rig.
So I figured when we got back to the park we’d drive down the row until we found the 5th wheel with a blue table and pick up our package.
But when we got back to the rig, whoever had received our package, had delivered it to our rig.
Nice Neighbor.
After our UPS stop, we made quick in and out at the HEB right next door. And again the recent price increases hit home.
Starting with our Denny’s Ultimate Omelets, that last Tuesday were $12.99, this Tuesday were $16.50!
And at HEB, the Dole Garden Salad Mix that last week was $0.98, yesterday was $1.38. Yike’s! That’s an almost 40% increase.
And then this afternoon when I stopped at Costco on the way home, I found that since last week, regular gas had jumped 20 cents, from $3.49 to $3.69. And to think, on November 1st, 2020, I paid $1.42 at the same Costco.
Another 47 cents and the price will have tripled.
Jan wants to have lunch at Twin Peaks again tomorrow. Sounds great to me.
And now it seems like TP might be getting some competition. Looks like a place called Boomerjack’s is going to open up, almost right next door.
Previously only in the DFW area, this Webster location is their first outside that area.
Jan likes their menu so we’ll probably be checking it out someday.
Thought For The Day:
“Eventually you reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.“ — Will Rogers
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