This crazy weather / HEB

Yesterday the weatherman said it would be sunny, warm, and windy. This morning it was cool and cloudy the only part they got right was the "windy". I got an e-mail from HEB Pharmacy reminding me that I had not picked up my prescription and I only had three days or it would be returned to stock. I had planned on going tomorrow since today is a federal holiday and the post office was closed but I decided it would be best to go today.

I was surprised there were so many people picking up their mail. For those that do not have a P.O. Box while the post office is closed the lobby stays open 24 hours. By now it was around 2:30 p.m. and the HEB parking lot was packed...when are they going to build another store or the city allow a competitor to come to town?

They have yet to fix the pharmacy drive-thru but I needed to go inside anyway. I inquired about the free N95 masks the government was giving out but the clerk told me they had run out and she did not know when the next shipment would arrive.

Other than a canister of Nestle Hot Chocolate, my pre-packaged salads, bananas, and serranos I did not have a plan to purchase anything else. That is why I have no idea how I ended up spending $105.71... money does not go as far as it use to 😒

Glad they lifted the ban on avocados from Mexico and that the price has not gone up. 

I did not buy these but Jumbo avocados were selling for $2.50 each.

Pre-packaged salad has not gone up in price, it is still selling for $3.08 each.

When I saw the saltines I could not help but think of JudithK.  No saltine cracker shortage in Del Rio...

I had not seen Jalapeño Saltines before so I bought some to try them out...

Lucked out and found some Nestle hot chocolate...

Bought some Light Fruit Cocktail...

I was not able to find Strawberry Flakes cereal at Little HEB but they had plenty here...

Now that everything costs $1.25 at the Dollar Tree decided to buy hand sanitizer for only $1.00 here...

Bought a lot of canned goods, toilet paper, decaf coffee, two dark chocolate bars, chips, dip, and way too many cookies 😏

Gasoline was selling for $3.069 for unleaded gas and $3.549 for diesel...

At the corner Exxon it is was considerably more...

It was very warm as I drove home that I had to turn on the air conditioner. I would later learn that the temperature reached 96 degrees. The winds were terrible I had to hold on tight to the steering wheel. More of the same is expected tomorrow before another arctic freeze descends on us Wednesday.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Summer is here

Just as I wrote on my last blog about the nice cool temperatures in my corner of the world... summer decided to make itself be felt. We had a low of 57 and a high of 96 degrees.  We will be in the '90s into the foreseeable future.

I have just about had it with my uncle I do not know if it is a male sort of thing as I have heard from my friends that their male significant other go out every day to purchase silly stuff like cigarettes when they can purchase a whole carton. Some are even going fishing with their buddies.

There is a saying in Spanish..." Primero cae un mentiroso que un cojo"...making reference that a liar will trip first than a person with a limp. My uncle does not know how to lie, which is a good thing I suppose.

We talk to him daily sometimes he calls twice a day which started in late March. The man goes out every single day and then he lets the cat out of the bag by letting us know what he bought at the grocery store!  He is well aware that due to his age and high blood pressure (runs in our family) he is at a higher risk but chooses to go out anyway :-(

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


Aunty Acid Saying of the Day

Yard work is NOT fun...:-(

I was unable to go to sleep until after 4:00 a.m, so it isn't any wonder that I had to drag myself out of bed to do my morning chores and then force myself to pick up all the limbs that litter both the front and back yard after Friday's storm as tomorrow is trash day.

Last night it rained again and the backyard was once again a slippery muddy mess.  When I do yard work I wear jeans, a long-sleeved t-shirt, rubber boots, garden gloves, and my hat.  It reached 96 degrees today but I knew if I took a break I would NOT get back to it so stayed outside until 3:30 p.m. though I had not eaten.  I am so glad I got that over with!

I had no idea there were so many wasp nests everywhere as well as cobwebs. Though I was a sweaty mess I am glad I wore my usual attire or the mosquitoes would have made me more of an unwilling blood donor. At least they were limited to my face and neck.

I had every intention of driving to town to fill up my car but after I took a shower I was much too tired...will have to tackle that tomorrow or not.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.