Monday, August 19, 2013

Cooked, like a goose.

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Oh, aye, running late, as usual.  I had set it up so that I could be late and still be on time, sort of.  And as it turned out that was vital.  Still, if my friend hadn't called I would have been in trouble.  Usually he calls earlier, it must have slipped his mind as well.  In to the shop.  My friend was able to get in, I was scheduled and on time.  All good.  I forgot to take my camera, but set up an appointment for the end of September I think.  Will have to look.  Oh, she, apparently, told her fiance, and they looked it up on-line, and think it sounds quite fun.  Then she told me she will be marrying the 30th.  I had to chuckle.  And she thinks I am going on an interesting trip?  Hehehe.  A Caribbean cruise for a honeymoon...  Yeah.  Well, and I want to swap war stories.  :p 

After, I took him to DMV.  They said his I.D. had been printed and shipped at least a month ago.  Hmm.  They are not going to make him redo all the paperwork, they simply flagged it for a second run.  Sounds like funny business, like someone 'borrowed' that I.D., to me.  A lot of that is happening these days and this government supports fraud, theft, and abuse and is infecting states with it.  Then again, bureaucracies are what they are, unionized the more.  Then to lunch.  I bid him a good two weeks, he might have implicated something about keeping my scalp.  Hmm, I still want to try to talk to his sister on the phone.  I lost track later yesterday but will set a timer or something for this mid evening.

The young man who mows was here today.  His face beat red, he had just finished most of the lawn, but wasn't sure about the tent.  He looked as uncomfortable as I felt, so I suggested he just wait on the back yard.  A can of sprite and a bit of cooling down.  I showed him some of my new or different gear and the boots that arrived today.  Yes, they will do, zipper and all.  I showed him how to turn on the massage chair, if he is here for a bit since he liked the notion, I told him to drink a sprite if he wishes, and showed him how to have fun giving Sassy treats.  On the wood floor, she will chase, slide, and then tackle those bits.  You can waste a hole afternoon doing that, if she would balloon out if I did so I just toss a half dozen for her eating and playing pleasure.  Cat pan a few times a week, water a high priority, and food.  All set up.  Oh, and I will remind them to look for packages, if anything isn't here by then.  Some things just get delayed.

I did stop at the post office on my way home.  A bit more was in, and more here at the house.  Two more days for packages and I still don't have that vest.  Ah well, if there is still hope.  I ordered those boots... Thursday?  I ordered the MREs Wednesday?  What in the world is going on with getting a vest here in a month and a half?  Really?  Bleh.

I am still in good shape if I absolutely need to strip down, put on shorts, and a t-shirt.  I have the air on, and a glass of cool non-sugar drink going down.  I do need to cool off a bit.  It was long, it was hot, I haven't slept so was quite cross...  Hmm, yeah, my very bad but...  Yeah, cool down, chill, do what I can, but get some sleep in tonight.  I should be quite ready to do the rest of my list this evening though.  Definitely after the sun starts setting and I have had a chance to cool off.  Fuggetabout it right now.

Later.

3 comments:

  1. Well the good news is that if the temperatures hold to highs in the mid-80's, you won't miss the vest.

    I don't break mine out until I'm standing out in mid-day sun in temps over 100 degrees.

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  2. I checked my email right after posting. It looks like it will be here in time. Whether it is 80 or 100, I would still like the item. Further, I could have been using it this summer. We haven't had a day below 90, to my recall, in months. It's been absolutely brutal here.

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  3. What baffles me is why some companies are so danged slow. It isn't just the soak-vest, it is also a neckband that has packets you freeze then slip them into the band. Those were ordered weeks to a month ago, or more, too! Perhaps they are simply in high demand. But some of the other things I ordered of a similar nature arrived quickly.

    It amazes me, as well, what DID arrive, and in very short order. MRE's, boots, and a most of that last minute order including rechargeable batteries and chargers arrived quickly, zip, ding, here.

    Also, FedEx is not keeping tabs on tracking. Some items that are actually here aren't updated when I checked online. And some of the packages that aren't here, coming through them, were last updated the 16th! USPS does a better job for heavens' sake. I know, for sending something personally, I will never use FedEx. I think they are about to die as a company. Keep up or go away. Yes, it's tight. But not just Americans, but the world expects companies to be on top of tech if they offer it. Flaws are death, so is sloth.

    Oh... /grump

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