One NEW Day At A TimDay 19 & 2
Day 40
Friday, October 3, 2014
Yesterday was a mixture of good and bad. The one “bad” thing turned out to bring about
a very good thing, but also may effect something else negatively.
Once DN got on her way to the library, I got ready and left
in plenty of time to catch my bus. But,
it turned out, the bus driver didn’t know where my street was; and no matter
how hard I tried, I simply was not able to recognize any landmarks. She said she “thought” it was at a certain
place .. and it wasn’t, and she didn’t even stop. I rode that dratted freezing cold bus it’s
entire route .. and then on the return trip, she stopped and said “oh, here’s
your street”. By the time I was sure I
was too late, but got off because I was so cold. I walked on down to the church .. I was “only”
an hour late. But they were very nice; a
lady got me a plate of food, and I sat with her and some others. I felt a little self conscious eating after
they were all done. They had a doctor as
a guest speaker. He was funny, and had a
lot of advice for seniors .. 99% of it about using natural or OTC medicines and
treatments. Of course, I can’t remember
most of what he said .. except about eating 10 blueberries a day to help
memory; and eat about 1 ½ ounces dark chocolate before going for a walk to
increase stamina.
After he was done, the ladies I was talking to got my
contact information; and I went on and paid annual dues (only $10) to join the
group. The ladies were horrified to hear
about the ridiculous bus ride, and as a result I now have a ride to and
from. I also confirmed my ride with DN
(the cook) on Sunday.
The afternoon was fairly quiet; and I didn’t really do
much. I did call the insurance company;
and it turns out the request is apparently not all that unusual. The lady I spoke with agreed with me that it’s
a way for the property owners to try to get out of paying for potential damages
even if they were not caused by renters.
However, it’s legal, and won’t cost any extra (the liability was already
on the policy); and if for any reason there should ever be a reason for a
claim, if I believed it was something that was landlord responsibility, I would
fight their making a claim against my insurance. Hopefully the office got the fax and they are
satisfied for now.
I received library books on tape in the mail. They sent 3 picked based on my “preferences”
(a questionnaire the social worker did).
One I have read; one is about training dogs. Hopefully the 3rd won’t be a dud!
LOL! But I still have to learn how to
work the machine.
It seems like a lot lately I’ve been woken up during the
night by loud noises outside. Last night
it was people talking and laughing extremely loudly … or maybe it just sounded
loud because it was 2:00 in the morning!!
They seemed to be walking (slowly) up the street, because the voices did
finally fade away. And I did get back to
sleep. But it’s time to get busy this
morning. I believe we’re going to take a
“bus adventure” … my first time to try changing busses in town. After yesterday, I’m not very enthusiastic;
but I have to learn in order to get to my doctor’s office eventually (no
appointment until December .. but once DN starts working there will be less
time for “learning” rides).
I need to go on and get dressed and get breakfast; we have
less than an hour until time to leave.
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