Sorry folks, no writing challenge
today. I got a phone call from a friend. Her air conditioning went and the
repairmen were coming today to fix it, but her work wouldn’t let her take the
time off from work to meet them. They were supposed to be there between twelve
and two and they were going to call half an hour before they were going to get
there. OK, no big deal right? I did most of my running around early this
morning so I could be back in town by eleven-thirty, but I left the grocery
shopping until after they were done.
Wanna take a guess when the
service guys showed up? Four-ten. Please keep in mind it was just shy of a
hundred degrees today and the house had NO AC. No, I wasn’t sitting there all
day, I went over at three-thirty, but still, they didn’t show up until the
hottest part of the day. Seriously?
Part of the running around I did
today was a trip to the bank. When my mother was working, every paycheck, she
purchased savings bonds for my kids for their college fund. I took some of the
bonds to be cashed in because the two of kids could use some extra money for
books when they start college in the fall. Did you know savings do not mature
for eighteen years? I swear it used to be ten years. OK all you math whizzes
out there, what interest rate would it be to make fifty dollars on a fifty
dollar investment if it took you eighteen years to make that fifty bucks? Less
than half a percent right? I’m thinking savings bonds are not the greatest
investment.
Anyway. I’m pooped from sitting
in the heat for so long and my son is coming over for dinner. We haven’t seen
him since his birthday. Still getting used to this whole kids old enough to
move out thing. OK, I have to go make dinner. You’ll get a new writing
challenge tomorrow. Have a great evening!
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