Guest guest Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I Know our thoughts are full for Lou and Pink Joyce today on the eve of their new journeys. God be with us all. It was -5 degrees last night and I stayed out well after my oxygen ran out. I needed to get more checks from the credit union, make them out to pay my bills, shop for food, fill the car with gas and drive to the 24 hour air port post office. My oxygen was gone by the time I was leaving the grocery store where I had sat in the coffee shop making out my checks. I drove to four gas stations looking for one that had more than one attendant so that I could try holding up my HC hanger with no success before I got out to fill it myself. By this time I was shivering. The car had to be off, I took my tank off and pulled on a cold heavy wool sweater. I was never warm after that. When I was finally home I gathered everything up to carry in at one time because I felt I just could not go back out in the cold with no oxygen. I threw open the storm door with no thought of even attempting to close it. I unlocked the front door and dumped everything in the entry way and ran for my oxygen (ran as in frantically trying to reach it). In all of my effort to get oxygen and get warm I forgot about going back to check the doors. Well folks I left them open, storm door wide open and front door cracked half an inch. It sure let in enough cold air but what if we had had more wind, what if a stranger... did the paper carrier pull it closed to the point it was... I am so used to doing what needs to be done until it is finished. I am OK! Just when I need to be most organized and efficient, here I am slow and overly optimistic. I will have to pay closer attention to getting things done. I like to make as few trips out as possible...oh and the mail carrier pulled the door off my box...now, fix mail box, find full service gas station, make sure car windows are not frozen so that they will roll down at drive up windows...what else to think about...oh and the food from the self serve deli had probably been sneezed on...just another happy day in the neighborhood... Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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