Feelings

Hardships passed. Relief registers. Tight muscles relax to nothing. Sleep embraces the body. Daytime nap or nightly repose, sleep is a tonic. From somnambulance to raring-to-go. On to the next challenge!

Minutes pass and a hiccup appears. A snag. Oh well, the raring-to-go was short lived this time. Let’s see, computer is on; normal websites are up and ready; blogger post support in place; SCORE assignments laid out and ready to go; email is ready to read and respond. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot.

The lights blink out; once, twice, then black for 3 minutes. Lights return. Check computer. Reboot. Check appliances; no blinking clock faces. All appears good to go.

After the reboot the computer functions well, even faster. No problems on that front; just a bit of nagging worry. What was the power interruption all about?

Time to visit the drug store. Drive-up is backed up. Once again someone is using the drive through as a doctor’s advice site, discusses fine points of diagnoses and recommended meds – both over the counter and prescription. At long last, the individual moves out of line without purchasing a single thing. The line inches forward. More delays. Finally, it is our turn. As usual, we pick up our continuing prescription. No problems, no questions, just express pay and leave. Now that’s what the drive through is for!

On to McDonalds for a quick breakfast to take home. Prices up again; confusion over pricing and specials; the drive though moves stolidly forward, inches at a time. Then pay. Then pick up. On toward home. On the way, construction crews along Route 59. Again. This time curb repairs; first the cuts, then the removals, followed by new concrete. Days of this. Then what? Well, resurfacing no doubt. Meanwhile retaining walls and underground utilities are updated. First one direction, then the next. When will this bottleneck be done? Never. You know that. Never. Yet the road will be better in the coming seasons until the next maintenance schedule.

Gas gauge down to quarter full; swing into pump lane; price is $5.60 a gallon. That means $56 for half a tank. At least the gauge looks better at ¾’s full.

Almost home. Green light ahead, still time to make the turn. No. the guy ahead refuses to move into the intersection to finish his turn on the amber. Means I’m marooned in the turn lane until the next light cycle. Why don’t people move forward? Be ready to turn. Keep the line moving? Why? I haven’t a clue.

Turn into building’s parking lot, around to the back entrance to the garage. Power door doesn’t respond to the first click of the remote. Nor the second click. Aha! The door moves up on the third try. Into the garage, quick removal of seatbelt, sunglasses and replace the face mask. Turn into our parking slot. Edge forward to the curb. Done! Now to exit the car, and clamber back to the elevator and home.

Almost there. Lock works fine. Door opens. AC working great. Home at last.

Still, the place is empty without Willow. No wiggly, drooly face to greet us. Over two years now, nearly three. Amazing the difference.

May 18, 2022

 

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