YESTERDAY

It's late, or maybe I should say early. So I decided to get up and write what I wanted to say earlier.

We had an outing today. That means they bring the bus like affair called a van to take "all" of us somewhere. It looks like one of those vehicles that drives around airports. Seats 13 with room for two wheelchairs. Sometimes I don;t know why they continue to make these trips. Half the people who sign up don't come. 2-3 come who did not sign up (I did that today). There are 66 apartments in "The Home" and we are lucky to have 6-8 people make one of these trips. Well, I understand it had to potential to be expensive. We went to Sizzler for lunch and then shopping in the strip maul across the street ∏ Dollar Store, Grocery Outlet and Value Village. These are the kind of places out people like — cheap. I went because I had nothing that had to be done today.
We get on the "Whale" and I enter last so I can make an announcement. Most often I simply remind them that in the unlikely event of a water landiing their seats can be used as a floatation device. Sometimes I add that there are emergency exits at the front and the rear of the bus just incase you were not paying attention when you got on the bus. We're old. Can't always remember the where we were a minute ago.

This time I pulled out an old youth pastors speech. Please keep your hands to yourself. Do not hold hands, looking loving and longingly into the eyes of your seat partner as it makes the rest of us sick. This is a no noodling trip so watch of or I may have to come around and slap your hands. There are no couples on our entire campus, let alone the bus. I thought it was funny. Two of them also laughed. One laughs so I will not be laughing alone.

One had a coupon for a discount at Sizzler for a steak dinner. I think it was the $14.99 steak for $9.99. Sounds good, but the grand total was expensive. Drinks were extra and the salad bar was extra. So the total before tax was back to the $15 range. Plus they have more food than they can eat. I got the seniors steak for $7.99 which included a free drink and dinner salad. I ate it all and was stuffed. So who go the better deal. They did. They took a second meal home in a box (the extras). I ate everything so had to make supper tonight. Not thinking.

I find a replacement coffee pot at Value Village. I dropped mine and broke the handle. I only make coffee on Saturday and Sunday when they don't make it in the commons room. I's going to a church now that serves coffee on Sunday mornings so I really only have to make coffee on Saturdays. So why did I buy that pot. The tape was working on the other one.