I did a ton of errands t today
In addition to people coming in 4 mornings a week, we have someone coming in for 4 hours on the second Tuesday of the month.
That was to give me a little relax time, where I could ride my bike, climb a mountain, or have a cameo in the latest movie being filmed in Rochelle.
So today I ventured to Rockford. I took Jackie's ankle sport boot in for repairs and waited 45 minutes.
I took the treadmill in for recycling and waited about 15 minutes. This place had stacks and stacks of tvs, microwaves, dehumidifiers, air conditioners....... and that is not even talking about the mountains of computer parts! I was truly stunned by how much was there. A vehicle in front of me had 3 humongous tv sets. These were not the ultra thin ones, but the huge behemoths that take 2 men and a fork lift to handle. And most of the stuff you drop off is free, except for microwaves, tvs, and anything with a refrigerant in it. Even then the prices were $20 at the most.
I stopped at the dealership where bought our van to ask what can be done about the update available message I get every time I start the car. Turns out, nothing. Seems to me a young lady was presented the same problem at the same dealership a few months ago and within 10 minutes had fixed the problem. I should have asked for her.
Next I stopped at a nursery to buy a butterfly bush. I had 3 in one space, but 2 did not come back this year. I opted to only plant 1 since I have gone through about 5 of them now, with only one surviving. And the leaves on the survivor look nothing like the leaves on the one I just planted. We'll see,
By this tine it was past 3. I still had a grocery store stop, but I wasn't buying a lot so that was a quick run in. 20 minutes later, I ran out.
And yes, I did get a coffee....although I may regret that at 2 am. tomorrow.
Jackie then asked me to bring home supper, a good move since I had nothing planned and it was late. I went to Portillo's.
So my day to do relaxing stuff never actually materialized, But in a sense, that was ok. I got some errands done without having to worry about Jackie being at home alone, and that in itself was a vacation.
But a weird thing may have happened. When I entered the recycling center, the nice lady asked me what I had and my zip code. After she wrote it down, she told me where I should go, then I THOUGHT she said, "Terry, go behind that truck."
But I don't hear too clearly with background noise. And I did not ask her to repeat because there was a line behind me and honestly, it did not hit me until I drove about 15 feet. I would have had to get out of the van and ask her what she said, which seemed a bit weird.
That's my story and I am sticking to it.
Peace and Love