Oh Woe is Me. I felt for a few days the car wasn't quite right, was going to call Terry, then turning into my drive this afternoon, it felt as though the engine was falling out. I rang Terry and he came straight out - I said to him after we took the car to his workshop and he was running me home, that he was more than a mechanic, he is a really good friend. I don't know what I'd do without him. Anyway, it needs some major repair but he should finish it tomorrow.
Driving me home we were talking about the fact that there have been quite a few home invasions lately in the area, including the old woman who was woken up by the bandits demanding money, and in spite of trying to give them everything she had, they still beat her up. I said I thought perhaps I need to get a gun, so Terry was telling me about the arsenal he keeps in his bedroom, on his nightstand and under the bed, and if he is away from home for a night he leaves the big pistol on the nightstand for his wife to use. He was also saying he was very happy about the Republicans taking the Senate last night because they won't interfere with his gun rights, and also from last night Oklahomans have got the right to openly carry them. They used to have to conceal them.
I asked if we would be charged with murder, or manslaughter, if we shot dead an intruder and Terry said that as long as they were on our property, and we were obviously defending ourselves we wouldn't be.
Anyway, I am giving it some thought, and don't worry, I am not going to waltz into Walmart tomorrow to pick one up. The local gun shop owner is a good friend at Emmanuel, I will chat to him when I am about and mobile again. He has a gun range behind the shop, and would show me how to use it.
Anyway, enough of me and guns. Yesterday was the Election, today is the 'Inquest'. Phrases like 'Tide is Turning' and 'Start of a New Day' are being bandied about. And probably because I watch the evil Fox News there are lots of beaming, smiling faces. I was telling Chaplain Bill that although the Election doesn't make any difference to me, one result I felt really glad about was the defeat of the wannabe Democrat Governor of Texas because she is in favour of - and would have brought in - legislation for late term abortions. So we had a little rejoicing at the unborn saved by her defeat.
Earlier in the day, before going to the hospital (my goodness I've been busy today) I made some orange jellies for the young people at Emmanuel this evening, and had actually just delivered them and was going home when the car crisis occurred. I took them in daylight because of the clocks going back, I am now a little unsure at driving after dark, but it is just two straight main roads to Emmanuel, I think I will probably be able to manage that in future.
No comments:
Post a Comment