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

Busy week / VVRMC / It happened again

It has been a busy week and though I tried to take care of a lot of things on my To-Do List somehow I do not feel like I accomplished much. Time seems to go by so quickly and before I know it the day is gone...perhaps because by 6:00 p.m. it is already dark?

In Del Rio, some doctors do perform lab work in their office but not always nor X-rays so you are referred to the local hospital ours being Val Verde Regional Medical Center...VVRMC for short. We only have one hospital here the other two closest to us are 60 miles south of us in Eagle Pass or 60 miles east in Uvalde, Texas.

It is because of this that I have always recommended you pre-register a day before your appointment. You can pre-register a loved one as well without them being physically present. I did that on Tuesday and am glad I did because it took 1 hour and 38 minutes for them to call me. The waiting room was packed and this time it was older patients. Hospital rules require you to wear a mask and while everyone was wearing one, two years into this pandemic has still not taught some people how to wear one properly.

There was a lady in front of me coughing away with a cheap disposable mask that needed to have been replaced a long time ago and her nose was not covered all the way...sorry end of rant! 😠

After I left VVRMC I decided to go by Dollar Tree and buy some more butter popcorn what would be my surprise but to find that not only did they run out of popcorn but that as of Monday, December 6th the new official price is $1.25.  I am so glad I stocked up last Friday!

However, there was a small section in the canned food aisle that was still a dollar or lower...

Finally, after over a month I made it to the car wash.  The one by my side of town is always full and the water pressure leaves a lot to be desired so I went to the one next to the drive-thru car wash almost across the street from the Toyota dealership.

Last night it happened again...we lost power at 8:58 p.m. thankfully at the tail end of the Rachel Maddow Show that I once again started to watch after my news hiatus since August. I went outside but none of the neighbors seemed to be home...perhaps Christmas shopping?  Everything was dark but as I looked to the south I could see the lights from Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila Mexico...how is it that they never have power outages but we a first-world country do?

I was so tired I fell asleep during the interval so when the lights finally came back on at 10:45 p.m. I kept on sleeping.

After the hospital visit this afternoon I decided to stop at Whataburger and treat myself to a Hatch Green Chile and Bacon burger.  I arrived at the right time as there were few people there.

 

My experience with our Whataburger is that it is hit or miss much like the one by my house in Houston. I was disappointed with my burger but since I had not eaten all day tried to make the best of it.

Temperatures are still in the 80's during the day but a cold front is heading our way this weekend.  Gasoline prices continue to decline. The price at HEB this afternoon was $2.579 per gallon for regular unleaded.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Val Verde County Property Taxes / High of 87 degrees / Rowdy-drunk neighbor is back

Went early this morning to the Val Verde County Courthouse to pay our property taxes. There was no line or anyone taking your temperature at the entrance like there was back in July when I was last there to buy my license plate tags. One less item crossed off my To-Do List.

The Courthouse is caddy-corner to HEB #1 better known as Little HEB. I was surprised that there weren't that many vehicles there but I do not currently need anything so headed off to the Post Office to pick up our mail.

No lines there either I suppose people will not be mailing their Christmas presents until December. Decided to head home but as I passed the car wash I pulled in to finish washing my car that I only got half washed after the incident with Paquito.

The rowdy/drunk neighbor left Friday morning I thought to go spend time with his family who lives out of town. Monday he came back with his wife and three kids. The dogs on this street like peace and quiet they started barking like crazy because his eldest kid was going up and down the street first in his bike then in his skates. Right now he has the music full blast in his truck as he bar-b-qs in his step-father's grill.  Oh, joy...this is going to be a long week!!!

We had a warm day as temperatures reached 87 degrees today. We expect cooler temperatures this weekend.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

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Car Wash / Post Office / San Felipe Lions Park / Little HEB

We have been experiencing strong wind gusts and the car has been caked with dirt for a while. Therefore my first stop was at the car wash. I then headed to the post office to pick up our mail.

Here I scold my uncle daily when he calls because he can't or won't stay home but on the flip side he always encourages me to LEAVE my house...hmmm, note to self...take him out of my will!

I had heard that Del Rio had once again opened up their parks but not the access to San Felipe Creek. I wish I could tell you the reason why but our local newspaper will only allow me to read the first couple of sentences without having to pay to read the entire article.

Glad to report that the locals were heeding the restrictions.

There was not a single person swimming in San Felipe Creek.

I was going to head home but since Little HEB is not too far away and we had already finished the ice cream I bought at Walmart last week...decided to go purchase another one...though Little HEB does not carry my favorite brand.

I needed some more pre-packaged salads but this store only carries the small ones which I had to settle for as I had NO plans to go to the main HEB much less to Walmart which is way in the north part of town.

Picked up some freshly-cut fruits as well.

I do not think I have to mention the other item I came in for as the selection on my last trip to Walmart was very disappointing.

There were plenty of dairy products and once again the price of eggs had gone down and were well stocked.

The bargain of the day was Hill Country Fare's Chunky Savory Beef Pot Roast for $1.18 a can.

They had good prices on store-brand cereals.

Plenty of toilet paper to choose from...

We had a low of 73 and a high of 99 degrees today.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


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