So I did what I had to do this morning, (grocery shopping at Walmart at 5.30am) and been back home and inside ever since. I did stop at the post office to get my mail. It's been 2 weeks since I got my mail they crammed it in there...
Not only do we have heat -- If you click on the photo you will see the other headline I have marked, about the Wildfire in Washington NC. SO we have heat and the smoke from the fire, I think Tom left me in hell....... You can't breathe anyhow cause the humidity is higher than the temperature, and then you smell smoke. On my way to work yesterday it was so Foggy (or so I thought) that i had to turn on headlights. Then found out it was the smoke. Seems they can't get this under control. We aren't expecting rain anytime soon either.
Fire covering 30,000 acres not controlled
At least the boat has central A/C. Which is running wide opened but still lacks in cooling it totally off. So when Tom gets home we're gonna have to put in a little window A/C also to cool it off better. He will be fine, his room is nice and cool.. Where I work is not as cool.... I can sit and stay cool, since heat rises, its hotter at the ceiling. At least this is one time I am glad that I am vertically-challenged.
He's still in Charlotte with the dog. It's not much cooler there. It's 97 there - so him and shell are staying inside today. In fact not many people are outside today.
Even Boodles got a cooler haircut for the summer.
Gas prices for the marine fuel has gone up again. It's now 4.099 a gallon. I will be updating Lambs Marina Website soon with that new price. Car fuel is now 3.999 a gallon. Lucky for me it takes me only 1/8 a tank to go to work and back all week. So I still have gas for next week. But with gas prices this high, this boat isn't going far from the marina.
Tom is done with his work in Charlotte, he's now working on the Explorer getting it ready to come home so I don't have to go back and get him. He should be either here or in PA at the end of the week.
Golden Rule for Software - If it's not broke, don't upgrade it.
See this example!
He's been dealing with our bank all week. They had a software upgrade to improve service. It's been a nightmare for us. Every time we used the ATM card over the weekend, it charged an extra $25 on top of the price - says for NSF charge.... We had plenty in there and still charged us.
So our statement looks like This -
Item charged and the amount
$25 NSF charge for the above line.
We had a NSF charge with a positive balance. We never once went in the negative. The bank couldn't see the NSF charge on their side, so we had to print it off online and take it into them. Our bank says it's not their fault, says the places we used our cards at charged it to us, but they had our money, that makes no sense. So right now no one knows why OR who is charging us NSF fees. But damn they added up quickly. Hopefully Monday they will have it back in our bank.
Tom was in a "meeting" with them for 2.5 hours and they still don't know what's happening. He was with the cashier, the Bank Manager, the IT department, and Other officials at the bank trying to sort this out. So far they haven't corrected it either. They did release some of our money back. But we never use cash, we always use our cards, so he will get back in touch with them again on Monday to get it straightened out.
My job is going so-so.. well it's a job lets put it that way. The job is non - stop. People are lined up at the window to pay their bills starting at 7:50 am and we don't open till 8. The hotter it gets outside the more unpleasant these customers are. They not only drive up to the window, they will bicycle, and walk, last week one came up on roller skates.
I am eligible for my insurance next week. YAY!!!!
I figured we would have great insurance after all it's working for a city department. WRONG........ My insurance is free... To add Tom for medical only is ONLY $566 per month... and over $800 to add Tom and shell per month... that doesn't include dental or vision. So I will be the only one getting insurance there. I couldn't believe it when I saw how much it was for insurance. They actually thought I would consider paying that much to put the family on the plan. NOPE... Tom hasn't spent $566 in medical bills in 10 years let alone 1 month. He says that his knee is feeling better, (shell must not be telling him to get a job)...... That will change when he gets back home..... I will discuss him working daily with him again.
Ok Its too hot to stay in here and work, it's almost 5pm when it really gets hot inside no matter where you are down here. I'm going to the store and volunteer to stock their cooler..I at least know it's cool in there.
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