Out early picking up the donuts for Kiwanis. Instead of a speaker we had the editor of the local Shawnee newspaper playing his guitar, with his daughter on the violin. It was lovely, but too short, as he had to rush off to a meeting.
After Communion at Emmanuel five of us went to lunch at a sandwich shop on Main Street, and hung out chatting for quite a while, and it was very nice. Afterwards I went home and had a nap. Since I woke up though I have been out of sorts with numerous irritations. From here on I am whingeing, so this is the point to stop reading if you don't want to know.
When I went water resistance walking at 7.30 the pool was full of children splashing about in the walkway, or lazy river. I wouldn't have minded so much walking around the children but there were jets of water spraying over it as well. I debated waiting until 8 o'clock, when I could insist on the water jets and fountains being turned off, but that would only have given me half an hour to walk, so I came home instead. It is probably better to go in the mornings, just leave my evening walk to Fridays when it is quiet.
In the morning I put some fuel in the car from the local filling station - my purchase came to $15.22, and looking at my online bank account this evening I saw $59.78 had been debited for the fuel AND a pre authorisation fee of $75.00. Spitting feathers, I jumped in the car clutching my receipt for $15.22. I tried to be civil. I kept reminding myself it was not the fault of the unfortunate person behind the counter this evening, but I got testy when she told me to go to the main headquarters on the other side of town in the morning, and sort it out. I told her I was going to my bank first thing in the morning to put a stop on these payments, and it was down to her to sort it out with the management.
While I have been doing this my concentration has been interrupted by the barking pit bulls in the garden behind me. I haven't heard lately from the dogs opposite, but I spoke too soon when I thought they had all been silenced, and as I am in the rear of my house the garden behind me is actually not as far away as it sounds. I rang the police and they had a problem hearing me over the barking, but the officer eventually managed to get the information he wanted. I was asked if they were dangerous..........I told him I come from a country where they are so dangerous it is illegal to own them, but I couldn't say if these were dangerous.
So I've not had a good day, but I know there are lots and lots of people having a far worse day than this, who would love this to be the worst day of their life. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
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