Since contacting Covid we have had more medical interactions than we had had in the previous three years combined.
One of the Costs of Covid
Why We Resist Change
Ever since we returned to the states I have been doing the grocery shopping. Given the thousands of items in the store it is hard enough trying to find everything on the shopping list without having to contend with the additional hordes of “Winter Texans” who are now down here for the warm winter weather. That is one of the reasons why I now shop shortly after the store opens at 6AM.
This is the reason for the title of today’s post, for the past 5 weeks they have been moving everything around in the store. Supposedly there are only two more weeks until they are done, thank goodness. I’m sure they have a good reason for doing this, but whatever it is, I’ll likely never know. When you are looking for Stevia sweetener and the entire baking aisle had disappeared it can be a problem, lol.
The Rocket and the Moon
SpaceX Starship full stack with the moon overhead. The first launch edges ever closer. In the chat the “survey says” WDR (wet dress rehearsal) and 33 engine static fire likely sometime this month. We may have drive over and see it sometime this month.
Why Do They Think It Is Okay?
Bought a new drill from Amazon, but when it arrived there was something odd about the box.
The front of the box had been subjected to the same “disfigurement.”
Before opening the box I checked the security tape placed over both flaps and they were intact indicating the box had never been opened. Also, all the contents were in perfect condition. The only thing I could figure out was that someone had bought a the same drill some time ago and thrown away the packaging. Then later there was a rebate offer that required that several areas of the box the drill had come in to sent in to receive the rebate. So someone just ordered the same drill from Amazon, cut out the sections of the box labels they needed, then returned the unopened box to Amazon, maybe saying they ordered the wrong item. In a small way it is a symptom of what has happened to America these past few years.
As for the drill, I absolutely love it as it is perfect for what I do as a handyman around the house at my age.
Backyard Improvements – I
Since we won’t be leaving our RV lot to begin our summer travels for a number of months we are making improvements to our backyard. With Covid fatigue being something we are both dealing with, it will be in little bits and pieces. Today we rearranged the concrete edging blocks around one of the water spigots.
The shape is centered on the pergola pillar, not on the water spigot. In hindsight I should have centered the spigot on the pillar when I installed it, oh well, such is life. The edging blocks are partially buried which should hold them in-place while the upside down terracotta flower pot covers a drip irrigation manifold. It doesn’t look very good right now but there are several more changes coming to this area.
