Getting Things Done ... Finally!!

The first order of the day was to pick up my Walmart order.  I really don't like shopping for groceries at Walmart.  Although their frozen items are good, their fruits and vegetables don't last more than a day or two.  I placed my order online and headed to pick it up at 7:00 am.

There was only one other car waiting.  YAY!!  When the gal came out of the building, I clocked her at 25 feet per minute.  I was hoping she made it before she passed out.  With her mask firmly in place, she couldn't really breathe.

Do they make you wear the mask?  Yes she said, all day long.  It's very hot and I can't breathe.  Out of curiosity, I asked if they had warned her of breathing in too much carbon dioxide coming out of her lungs.  Her answer was no.  Did they tell you to wash and disinfect it every night?  Her answer was no, but she did wipe a little hand sanitizer on the inside of her mask at night.  Okay then!!

Next problem, they did not have, nor did they offer bags.  If you wish, you can stay in your vehicle with the windows rolled up while they put everything in the back seat.  I got out, grabbed MY bags, put everything inside and closed the door.  

The dangers of shopping online are many.  Since I don't do this often at all, I just picked out what looked like the item I needed.  Take hotdogs for example.  The print is small on a computer screen.   I ended up with a package of 16.  Do you know how long it's going to take me to eat 16 hot dogs?  

Considering they aren't really good for you, they will probably last two months, but at about thirty cents each, they are a pretty cheap dinner!! 

The bag-o-salad I got had an expiration date of two days ago.  Guess I'll be returning THAT!

Lucky me, I spent the next three hours trying to straighten out my supplementary health insurance bill.  The cost goes up every year at this time.  It would be a simple transaction if they actually sent the coupon book to me, but every year FOR NINE YEARS, they have not done so.  I have to call and ask for a duplicate in order to know what the heck I'm supposed to pay.  It only makes it worse that I go to the doctor MAYBE once a year.

Next on the list, I'm pretty sure the last time I had the Jeep washed was June.  There are not any car washes close to me in Tucson.  Lucky for the locals here, the car wash actually opened a few days ago.  

No cash can be accepted and you have to swipe your own credit card.  Wasn't I surprised that my $8.00 car wash was now $16.00.  Talk about a rip off ... this is a drive through.  They didn't even wash the windshield like they normally do.  How nice of the car washes to take advantage of the people under these circumstances by doubling their price while doing half the work!!  

I was even less happy when I got home and the Jeep was still filthy dirty with not one bug having been washed off the windshield.  Lesson learned.  Although the inside was not that bad, I spent an hour with a can of spray cleaning the dust off.  I'll drag out my vacuum cleaner today.

In the meantime, my arm continued to swell up and itch like crazy.  Now the bite mark is about two inches around, red and very swollen.  Yes I tried Windex, but unlike my Big Fat Greek Wedding, it did not work.  At long last, thanks to Bill Richards advice, I took a benadryl.  It's better this morning, but I still feel like a huge chunk of flesh is going to fall off my arm, like a man-eating virus of some kind!!

Here is this morning's public service announcement.  Please remember NOT to wear your mask when driving.  There have been two accidents (nope, sorry for the misinformation, there was only ONE) here from people getting lightheaded and passing out while driving down the road.  Remember to wash and sanitize your mask EVERY day!  Wiping hand sanitizer on the inside does not count.