Oy vey!
What a day.
2021 has
barely started; and already I am done with it.
I should
have known the day following the hurricane wind off the river that hurled the
wreath off the front door, would be just as tempestuous.
Christmas Wreath that was blown off the front door last night.
January 3rd. MOD Solitaire Game – Layout & play as a regular game: 1 ct. – face up; 2 ct. – 1 face down, 1 up; 3 ct. – 2 face down, 1 up; 4 ct. – 3 face down, 1 up; 5 ct. – 4 face down, 1 up; 6 ct. – 5 face down, 1 up; 7 ct. – 6 face down, 1 up; 8 ct. – 7 face down, 1 up.
When my eyes
greeted the early morning this morning, I had thought to go hiking around noon;
there was an open window of clear weather (no rain) between 12’noon – 4 PM.
But I collected the mail first.
I should have gone hiking first.
Amongst
the bills was the AT/T bill – I needed to run into town and get that squared
away before doing anything else. The other bills can be paid tomorrow; but AT/T
needs to be paid pronto.
Into town I went to pay it at the town
Office.
AT/T has implemented a new routine.
The
routine is ridiculous … and unnecessary: it’s political game playing.
Apple Inc., is a demonrat company.
Demonrats
are playing god with people’s lives: Apple, Inc., is playing the demonrat covid
game.
AT/T ridiculousness.
Nothing
about the tyrannical mandates makes any sense.
NO sense at all.
And every
week … there is some new ridiculous nonsense we are all expected to dance to:
just “because”.
WHY is it
{necessary} to make people wait half an hour between every half an hour to be admitted
through the door?
Pure bullshit.
It’s really stupid.
The
people following these nonsensical “rules” can’t even tell you why
the rules are in place – or why they are adhering to them … while obeying to
them.
The Grim Reaper will collect; mask or no mask.
It’s not even about the mask anymore.
It’s just dictatorial governor bullshit.
No rhyme … no reason.
Mandates are just illegal day wasters.
The employees
at the downtown Office never know what the hell they are doing.
Ever.
They just
aimlessly mill around, looking stupid, and acting like programmed robots.
Most of
you reading my Blog, will remember the year-long hassle I had with AT/T in 2019:
months after notifying the downtown Office of Bob’s passing, and subsequently
having his Name removed from the phone contract, and my Name replacing his as
sole owner of the phone. Despite that, they kept double-billing me, and giving
me a ration of shit everytime I went in there to get the issue cleared up. FOR
A SOLID YEAR! They kept blowing me off, and did all they could to continue
collecting payment from a dead man – double billing. It continued until I
threatened to sic a Lawyer on them … and had the Financial Person from our
Bank contact the AT/T mucky muck, pinning her to the wall with notifications of
my payments: on time, full amount due on MY BILL/Bob’s account having
been closed out before the end of December 2018.
And now, this new line of wrangling
bullshit.
Under the
guise of the demonrat covid-19 golden goose.
If you
can’t get into the Office to pay your bill on time … you get hit with a hefty ‘late
fee’. If the Office can drag the half hours waits out all day long – Apple makes
money hand-over-fist.
AT/T jerks people around.
Tyrannical
demonrat senators, governors, and mayors – with grand scheme aspirations … you have
egotistical misfits with a Capital M.
After 45
minutes of sitting in my car, I finally walked through the Office door and
leveled a stare at one employee … and the bill got paid.
Pulling
out of the cursed parking lot, I decided to head the car’s nose towards Kalama,
and grab some chinese food – I know that isn’t politically correct, but I know
the business and the people: they are chinese, who are 100% American. Bob and I
have been eating at the Lucky Dragon for decades. I have been hungering for chinese
food for weeks … and now I can finally get out of the house, and out of town
for a short 45 minute ‘round trip drive.
The employees
there know me; they don’t treat me like a leper when I walk through their door.
I needed comforting after all that stress.
Getting back home had to be rerouted.
I had
planned to nip in at Joanne’s Craft Store and grab some yarn for a new project,
but crossing the bridge, I noticed a snafu unfolding in the lane I needed.
Someone
in Kelso was having a worse day than I was.
A strobing warning ...
I took another
route home … and nipped in at Hart C’s Thai Food to grab some Thai meals.
I usually pickup Thai food once a month … but missed out on that when I was laid up with sciatica
and arthritis.
Bob and I
have known the Vietnamese family for decades; we all became friends when they
bought Hart C’s: we spent hours talking when we frequented the restaurant, and we
watched other’s familes grow up. The family became legal citizens, and are
100% American. They get my money every month (1) because I love them (2) the
food is yummy (3) they welcome me like family, when I walk through the door. They
know me.
When I
finally got home, I portioned out the meals into individual servings and got
them tucked into the freezer … keeping out a portion for my evening Supper –
and a few for the rest of the week.
Portioned out and frozen.
I cooked rice at home, for the Thai Curry Beef with Green Beans.
THAI food upfront - LUCKY DRAGON food in back; in the ‘fridge for this week’s Suppers. The bulk of meals were frozen.
Each
purchased meal broke down into 3 or 4/1-serving containers: I’m good with “comfort
foods” for a while 😉
I also
relaxed with a solitaire game before bed …
January 4th. MOD Solitaire Game – Layout & play as a regular game: 1 ct. – face up; 2 ct. – 1 face down, 1 up; 3 ct. – 2 face down, 1 up; 4 ct. – 3 face down, 1 up; 5 ct. – 4 face down, 1 up; 6 ct. – 5 face down, 1 up; 7 ct. – 6 face down, 1 up; 8 ct. – 7 face down, 1 up.
The
layout designs I’m creating is fun, and an interesting twist on the original
layout 😊
