Ran errands all over town

It is such a pain to have to pick up our mail in one post office and then drive to the other one across town just to mail payments because they have a way of getting lost if I don't. The heat has been unrelenting even at 6:40 a.m. it is way too warm and muggy and I have to tend to the cats and the plants. Thursday time got away from me so I postponed my errands, deciding to go early Friday morning but not so early because HEB Drive-thru Pharmacy does not open until 8:00 a.m.

Even though there was only this car in front of me it took a good 8 minutes to make it to the window.  It would have been faster to have gone inside but I knew if I did, I would get distracted and I was on a mission.

The gas pumps are to the right of the pharmacy and show the price for unleaded gasoline to be $4.169 a gallon, and $4.989 for Diesel. I apologize because my camera does not like this pixeled HEB sign and it is hard to determine the price after I snap the picture.

Found a new place to buy ice now that Dollar Tree has upped their price for an 8-pound bag to $1.25. Golden Chick has a much better option for a 20 lbs bag for only $1.69 and is also available as of 8:00 a.m.

Went to my regular bank and being that it was early I beat the Friday crowd...it does not happen very often! Loaded up on quarters for the car wash and laundromat.

Stopped at another store where I had not seen a sign that it was going out of business until this week, I will write a separate blog about it in the coming days.

Have I mentioned how disappointed I am to have joined a local credit union?  It is the largest in town but that does not make it the best. The waiting times are long, they do not explain things correctly, and the customer service rep was doubling up as a receptionist today.  

They want you to sign up for their App and they push e-statements. I don't do apps I prefer a webpage and after I feel comfortable with it then we can talk about e-statements. I had no idea how much they had charged me for their checks...found out it was too much...I could have ordered them on my own from a private vendor like I do for my other bank. When I asked for a check register and a checkbook cover...she told me those were extra and would have to be ordered separately. My bank gives them to me FREE!

I was there for a good 30 minutes when I came out I took this picture showing that at 10:22 a.m. it was already 86 degrees.

Midnight (my car) had not had a bath in I don't know how long so I broke open my roll of quarters. There were lots of people washing their cars.

I lucked out as they had replaced their wands and it had plenty of pressure making it easier to wash the dirt off.

A clean Midnight...

Stripes now 7-Eleven is not far away so purchased some lunch plates that have now gone up to $6.49 each. I wanted a Chile Relleno but they had not started making them yet. I don't know if Jeelbare still reads this blog or not but I took this picture just for him.

Today Saturday, July 9th has been hot all over the State of Texas. 

Temperatures are not expected to come down anytime soon. Today's Aunty Acid is a repeat of one I posted last year but it is very fitting for this day!

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

A new type of doctor's appointment / Prescriptions / Back to Salads

I had canceled my doctor's appointment back in May and re-scheduled it for today. After much thought, I decided to cancel it first thing Monday so I would not be charged for not giving 24-hour notice. The scheduling clerk asked why I was canceling and I told her about the jerk with Coronavirus symptoms that I was standing in line behind a couple of weeks ago when I went to drop off some documents for my doctor and how it freaked me out.

She thought I might be interested in a telephone visit instead. I told her I had no idea how to do that on a cellphone. All I knew was how to Skype from my computer and I was not interested in that either. She said no...he will call you at home and you can talk on a regular phone. Loved the idea and decided to give it a try.

His nurse called me 30 minutes before to make sure I would be able to take his call and to confirm my medications. I really enjoyed this kind of doctor's visit from the safety of my house and wearing my pajamas. My telephone appointment lasted for 25 minutes.

I have a confession to make, I told the doctor a little white lie...he asked if I knew how much I weighed...I stated that I did not (OK, no shaming allowed).  Asked if I felt I had lost, gained, or remained the same weight wise...I was honest and said I felt I had gained weight.

I was hoping to get off one medication but instead came away with another prescription. I figured HEB would not fill it until tomorrow but got an e-mail a couple of hours later that this medication was ready. Since I had others that I had not picked up yet headed to HEB's pharmacy.

I can not believe that I have not had a salad in two or is it three weeks? Rectified that and bought spinach, garden salad blend, mini carrots, grape tomatoes, avocados, cantaloupe, and bananas.

Mini carrots and grape tomatoes...

This photo is for JudithK...if it will make you feel any better they are as hard as a rock and it will be a while until I can incorporate them into my salads.

Cantaloupes...

Have gotten a little tired of Nido Powdered milk on my breakfast cereal so bought a gallon of 1% Lowfat Milk. Since everything can not be healthy I also bought a slice of carrot cake!

I was surprised to see a well-stocked selection of both disposable as well as cloth face masks and an ample supply of hand sanitizer. So if you need some...head to your local HEB.

I apologize for the poor quality of the picture
as there were people waiting for me to
move on so they could buy these products.

What also surprised me was that you were allowed to buy up to 10 sanitizers.

We had a low of 77 and a high of 105 degrees. There is no probability of precipitation in the foreseeable future so if your city is getting rain you are very fortunate.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


Aunty Acid Saying of the Day