Day 11 / Record breaking temperatures

Once again we have gone from a couple days of spring right into summer. We had a low of 70 and a high of 98 degrees breaking the record of 95 degrees set in 1935.  We are expecting a cold front this weekend that will bring the temperatures down to 83 degrees.

Today is Day 11 of my self-isolation. I am in good spirits and really nothing has changed in my life.  I would like to say I have more time on my hands but I do not. One thing I have noticed is a decrease in telemarketers as well as calls from flippers...that is always a good thing!

A couple of years ago I bought a box of 100 Nitrile disposable gloves - light duty 3 mil thickness and yesterday I found the half-used box still in good shape to add to my "prep stash".

I had a chance to try a pair out this morning as I once again had to go pick up trash along the street side of the fence line as Wednesday's are trash day and I failed to do so last week. What really irritates me is that the litterers are adults, not kids...grrrrrrrrrrr!

I hope everyone is doing well whether you are in self-isolation or government-mandated stay at home orders. Stay positive this too shall pass!

Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


Aunty Acid Saying of the Day

Pollito / Propane delivery

I got up early this morning as I had a lot of things to do today. It was a little foggy and very humid. Being trash day I grabbed my five-gallon bucket and went to pick-up trash along the outer fence line. Wouldn't you know it a white pick-up stopped and it was no other than Pollito with his wino sidekick in tow.

Would you believe he had the gall to ask "when are you going to get me to clean your lot?"  I had to bite my tongue to keep from hurling insults at him.  I calmly said, "I have been waiting for you to finish the job you started back in July!".  He actually LAUGHED like it was a joke and then said he had been really busy.  He noted that he had sent his sidekick but that his lawnmower was left unrepairable after he mowed my yard. I told him that both the north and south lots require a TRACTOR, not a lawnmower.  I added that I need the southern lot cleared but in one day at the most two when he has a chance.  I am not going to hold my breath on him showing up.

You might ask yourself...Why don't you hire someone else to do the job?  Because it is difficult to find someone to clear lots that have a tractor and the only one that I was able to get an estimate from charged a little more than double what Pollito does.

I am glad I picked up the trash as it then started drizzling and being the Queen of Procrastination I would have put it off for another day.

Last February I ran into my old propane guy as he was driving by the house in a propane truck from an outfit in Eagle Pass, Texas a town 60 miles south of Del Rio.  He gave me his card and I called him but it turns out he is no longer employed there so I called our local provider.

The propane truck was manned by a young lady in her 20's.  I am glad they gave a woman the opportunity to work in what is mostly a male-dominated industry.  I purchased 100 gallons of propane at a cost of $2.35 per gallon for a total of $235.24.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


Aunty Acid Saying of the Day

Sirens / Yard Work / Cobwebs - UPDATED

Was outside by 7:00 a.m. picking up trash along the outside fence line with Paquito following me around like he was a dog.  Cars were whizzing by as they were headed to work and hard as I tried putting him back in the safety of the yard he kept coming back out.

We had 60 mph winds in June that knocked down a lot of limbs that I had put aside hoping that Pollito would take them away but since he has not been back decided to take them to the curve and let the trash take them.  I was hauling them out when Pollito passed by and waved at me...how did he expect me to wave back with tree limbs on both hands?  That man has no shame!  What I did give him was a dirty look.

Got one of my old 30-pound dog food bags and filled it up with more debris ended filling up two more bags. While I was doing that I could hear sirens heading into the neighborhood but that is nothing unusual.  The vehicle with the sirens turned on the street before ours so I never found out if it was an ambulance, police or a fire truck.

Even more vehicles with sirens blaring headed into the neighborhood.  I happened to look up and saw a black cloud not far away.  A while later as I was dragging more stuff to the curb two ladies who were on their morning walk said to me "whatever you do DO NOT burn your weeds".

They stopped to talk to me and said a lady that had recently moved to a house down the road was doing yard work and decided to burn the weeds...it got out of control and burnt the house down.

We had some old magazines dating back to the '70s that were yellow and dusty and did not make good recycling material that also went to the trash heap.

I finally got sick and tired of all the cobwebs in the garage and the back shed and got rid of them as well.  I drank a bottled iced coffee that cooled me off and energized me. Did laundry and cleaned the kitchen. It was so hot today we had a low of 78 a high of 103 with a heat index of 107 degrees.

It is no wonder that my back and my arms are aching at this hour.  I have not been able to find my aspirins and I do not want to take a Paracetamol.  I just may turn in early this evening or not.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Seventeen years in the making

The temperatures this past week have been in the 100's and if you take into account the heat index, it has been ridiculously hot.  As if I did not feel lethargic enough, this heat is making me drag even more so.  This is heat in Texas and short of hopping on a plane to Argentina, there is nothing I can do about it.

I did force myself to go to the laundromat even though I did not get it all done. Seems people had the same thing in mind as I did...washing their winter blankets, bedspreads and comforters. There were not that many people there but the few who were, were using most of the washers and dryers.

Mother's nice neighbor across the street once again mowed the tall grass on the street side of her fence.  There was a lot of trash that got shredded and I felt bad not picking it up after all his hard work.  Yesterday I got up early (for me) and picked up all the trash and grass clipping before the heat became unbearable.

I saw his wife outside and even though her mother and mine are friends, I have never had a conversation with this lady.  There is always a first time and we actually had a nice conversation that was seventeen years in the making.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.