Ain't it grand

First pedi in 4 and 1/2 months.

At a private salon with no one else in the room but me and Meghan. And she did a great job.

I am still not ready to go out for much. No restaurants, just not ready. Maybe shopping soon, maybe not.

I received an email from the Dewbury in Charleston that they are opening back up. I have been debating on trying Charleston or going back to Savannah for our fall trip, if we have one. Can't plan on seeing the girl as really nothing can be planned now and not seeing her hurts too much.

Big Daddy is in second round of the cleansing and disinfecting contact implants to prepare for the cataract surgery. That surgery starts in mid July.

Lockdown update

Hyacinths after the snow and freezing temps.

Yes it has been cold here, snowing and blowing. Today in the mid 40's and then in the 50's more or less for the next week.

Big Daddy had the big conference call and his company and job are in great shape, for now. Should be re-opening soon as the car companies are talking and working that way. They can't run without car parts. And Big Daddy makes car parts.

Our landscaping dude is having fits as he can't do shit. And even if he did there is no disposing of the flora crap. I am just glad he and we do not own a boat. And I am wondering what the hell the parks are gonna do about the boat slip fees. No one is gonna pay for putting there boat in a place they can't use. Of course, first you gotta get your boat out of storage. No one around here keeps their boat at home, it is pretty much prohibited to store that kinda stuff on private property unless it is in a structure. And you gotta have a decent size boat on these waters.

New rules, so we can tell the days apart we have coffee trays in bed on the weekend. And video cocktails with my mom on Friday and Saturday--then Sunday brunch. Gotta get it together as it is getting warm enough to think about going outside. again.

Surprise!!! There is nothing new.

Trying to blend in the grey with a toner. Hmmm.

Not so sure this home hair care method is going to be a big success. Nope, does not make me happy.

We have a new weekend routine, coffee in bed. I bought us a great tray, Big Daddy makes the coffee and hauls it upstairs on the snazzy tray, we turn on the crap news programs--make no mistake, they are all crap--and the cat joins in. So this morning mom calls me at 8 AM. I am still waking up and no coffee. Yes, in the past I used to get up at 4 to 4:30, today is new times. Her dog is itching and she can't sleep, her sister-in-law of the dead brother is losing her mind and she has not had her coffee. She has been up since 4. WTF, why did she not make coffee. She has one of those Keurig things, it is not hard.

We all agree that we do not quite believe the news or anyone working for the news, reporting the news or appearing on the news. Something about all this is just sketchy. Contrary to the NYT I do not know anyone who has died from Covid-19. I do not know anyone who is sick. I do not know anyone who knows anyone who is either of the above. What's up with that? And that includes people in 8 states and 5 countries. I don't get it. There is definitely some reason that some die and some do not and they gotta find out what that little factor is. Why are they dropping dead like crazy in NYC and Prince Charles is virtually unscathed, and the Prince is in the bad zone.

Is this some Chinese cluster or what.

And why is anyone surprised by 3M being dickwads, they have always been dickwads. Back in the day they were they worst to work with. Extra big egos and asshats to wear them.

We went to The Hill last night for takeout, they are still having 2 for one. We got a lovely bottle of Girard Chardonney for 25.00, their special burgers and fries with tomato soup for 38 bucks. Included tip. BYW this is a very nice white table cloth restaurant and BD told them to add the tip to the tab as it is 1 easier 2 cleaner 3 stops the non tipping assholes from skating. This week the tip was added. 

I must add we are very blessed. Plus the above mentioned this has not touched us, BD is working from home and receiving full pay and benes, son is the same and mom is good. Brother that lives in mom's house is at least rent free and his kids are all okay. Same for rest of the family. We are blessed.

Michigan on Lockdown

Ah yes, the making of the horseradish.

Well good ole Gretch, the gov, shut the state down today. Because people are not taking this seriously. She knows this because she saw pics of kids on beaches in Florida. No wait, it gets better. And these kids that don't take this seriously are getting sick more here--maybe Michigan maybe not she wasn't clear--because of the vaping. Yep, vaping and beaches is why Michigan needs to go on lockdown. I think it really may be because she really wants to be Joe's running mate.

We are gonna try a Walgreens order for mom but I have little hope there. I tried yesterday for a few things and they are just not available. No such stuff in the stores. Does not matter what Gretch, Trump and everybody says it is just not available.

Mom says to tell Gretch they did shut the beaches and the kids won't go home. That is a tough one. Have the National Guard haul them out, not a good look on the TV.

It snowed today, just enough to call it snow. Then back up to 57 on Wednesday.

At 5:30 Trump will be on TV with his report and everyone will be watching Dr. Fauci for his reactions. He is the big news, him and his reactions. Great TV. 

Whats a little/lotta dirt

Present from Punkin Head. I love fountain pens.

Well the UAW is not happy about the state of dirt in the assembly plants. To say the least, neither was I.

Cleanliness was not their forte. There were times I hated to touch things. Once I did touch something and my hand came away completely black. No one cleaned what they did not have to and then not really thoroughly.

Once I was sitting in the cafeteria and I asked someone who washed the windows, they answer was a question back at me: Inside or Outside? The filthy inside windows were washed by the plant local, the outside was contracted to window washers. Same with the grass and trash, inside the fence or out. I remember the one hallway to downstairs by body shop, it smelled sour and disgusting because they never changed the water in the mop bucket nor did they clean the mop. I had housekeeping volunteering to--at this time contracted out-- show me pictures of how the workers left the restrooms, unbelievable and shocking even to me.

Once there was a major effort to clean up and maintain the office area and they had folks adopt areas. I went to the ladies and on the back of the door was a note taped up that said "if you sprinkle when you tinkle be a sweetie and wipe the seatie. I could not get past the start, this was in a professional environment.

So the fact that there was always a shortage of soap, hot water and working water should not be a surprise. In some plants people brought in soap from the dollar stores. And left notes begging people not to steal it.  It was reported yesterday some people walked off the job due to the water soap situation. After an intense negotiation management agreed to clean up the plants.

Really? It takes Covid-19 to get soap.

Making plans for the future, am I alone

Darn I don't think my video works so this instead. She speaks in real life.

That is my Halloween witch. She is hilarious and scares the cat and dog. When the dog barks it sets her off.  It is the only thing they agree on, besides 3 o'clock is cookie time.

When the dog goes out to pee the cat hides and waits and then chases Lily in, Lily knows this and runs in like she is in the derby. The cat also hisses and swats. The cat is declawed and can do no harm, Lily does not know this. Fun times. (Cat is a rescue and came this way)

I bought my aeroplane ticket to go get my mom. Not going until mid April but the prices are fantastic and no fee to change dates. Gotta do it. And I have to go get her, I cannot leave her there alone. I am the only one who will do this and not beg for money at the same time. I am just hoping and praying she does not get sick before I need to bring her back.

BTW, flying into Orlando this time. With Disney shut down and no kids the tickets are the cheapest to get to Florida right now. No need to fly into Jacksonville since Susie died, Ft. Myers prices are up and Palm Beach has lots of Covid-19 cases. Also lots of old people to spread these germs around.

Last year she was there until July 4 and she was sick. The heat was miserable, the doctors not great and appointments with specialists months in the future. She needs to see her oncologist and internist up here in early May. We want all this cancer to stay away. She also needs another mammogram and a follow-up with the breast surgeon. And I hope I can get her to the special bra place. The mastectomy has been very hard on her and the healing very slow.

Very soon mom and I will need to place her first Internet order at Publix for curb pick up. Fun times I can hardly wait to tell you about this.

My mom is scared of Covid-19

Upstairs refrigerator, works most of the time.

One day I will have to tell you about the renovation from hell in detail. I am not ready to relive that nightmare yet.

My mom is not sleeping well because of the virus. She worries. She is 86 so she has reason to worry when they say the old folks are the most vulnerable.

Today is the ladies lunch club monthly lunch. The ladies are mostly old. This lunch is at ChiCanes my favorite restaurant in her town. And it is at the nice hotel where all the golfers stay. This week all the race fans will be staying there.

And mom is afraid to go. And so is her friend. And I have to agree with her given the facts. Lots of transient people from all over in the hotel, bar, and restaurant. Last year when we had her health debacle--cancer and the bumps--I learned about the Florida medical community. And it was not pretty.

You do not want to get sick in Florida. There are no doctors and the very few they have cannot get jobs anywhere else. The PA's run the health system. Specialist are few and nowhere near where she lives. And how will I get her home if she is sick, her oncologist does not want her to fl;y healthy and no one wants a sick person on the plane. What a damn mess.

So I told her to stay home. And if everyone's hope that warm weather may have a positive effect on this thing she is in the best place, sunny Florida.

Crazy Ass Shit

Granddaughter loves to swim.

So after yesterday's rant I thought I should get back here and if nothing else vent.

So whats new?

 Well moving backward, my uncle died-massive heart attack-he fell in the pool-was on a ventilator and then he died He had a stroke a few weeks ago so this has been a huge cluster. I called all his kids as they don't get along with the second wife, the one he had the affair with on their mom. Who knew they would feel this way.

My mom had a nail in her tire. She is in Florida 1000 miles away. It took hours on the phone to get this replaced and fixed. 4 calls to her to get the specs on the car and tire. This is the car she has no title to because my brother fucked her over. Then she went in and it was not a nail, it was a nothing. At least they did not charge her, yea Tire King.

Her best friend is moving away because she is old, her other friend has a hole in his bladder, and all the other ones died. Except the ones who moved away and all their kids are dying. It seems everyone has cancer.

My best friend died, she also had cancer. First breast cancer, then it went to her bones and then her brain. It was not fun.

My mom had breast cancer and leukemia. Then she had a mastectomy and when on a pill to get rid of the estrogen and her bumps went away. Oh yea, she had this skin rash/bump situation from hell. These bumps were the size of walnuts and really awful. She had every test out there and they were painful and negative but the biophys all said leukemia. The bumps started going away. Now she has no bumps. Her oncologist says Bethesda should see this shit, Bethesda says she has leukemia. What she had was rare and I cannot tell you name and we think it is gone. Scary stuff.

And the renovation is still the stuff from hell, the devil just keeps on giving. Couple months ago we found ceiling leaking downstairs from the tub upstairs. Yep, don't even need to talk about the little shit.

Oh yes, the virus. Covid-19. I just want everyone to realize one thing. Most people in China do not wash their hands. They do not have running water. They live in one room apartments with poor or shared toilets/showers or they visit a communal bath/shower. This is the well off people. The factory workers live in dormitories and share facilities. These people were never raised to wash their hands or anything else on a regular basis. Only rich people and expats have running water as a rule.  And I do not want to offend anyone but when I have been to Europe, they have running water. They do not seem to have soap and do not seem prone to use it on a regular basis. See Italy. The only people I know that routinely wash, scrub, shower and obsess about clean, clean, clean is in the US and Canada. Do not fret, just wash your damn hands.