Byvshyj CCCP

[ Thursday, September 16, 2004 ]

 
Last night I bought gas at Meijers because I noticed the two stations on the nearby corner had jumped to $1.99 and Meijers was still at $1.76. I filled mine and my mom's car.

Today I drive by and see one of the two gas stations has closed (the Mobil). All the signage was stripped from the building and lot, leaving only dirty outlines of where the lettering once stood.

S [7:08 PM]

[ Friday, September 03, 2004 ]

 
Piggy, our dog, was eager to go on her first late night walk. I felt like a walk myself and also wanted to tire her out: she'd been sniveling at Mom for attention. We took a route two times as long as her usual but shorter than my exercise course . I was surprised by how few houses have their front porch lights on.

Houses with porch lights on: less than 10%
Houses with any external lighting: 15%

I'm up at this hour because I received midnights when we had our shift bid in July. I'll be on it at least through the end of the year.
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I signed up for a month's trial of Netflix. I've watched eight movies this past week. I like the e-mail notifications for the receipt and shipping of titles. I'm wondering where they are for the most recent film. Did they get routed into the Bulk mailbox?







S [2:47 AM]

[ Thursday, September 02, 2004 ]

 
A couple days ago Mom and Gram were in an accident at the traffic light near our subdivision. The worst injuries were a chipped tooth for Mom and possible cracked ribs for Gram. They both have bruising from the seat belts.

I visited Grandma today to check the effect of the prescription pain-killer and see that she's eating properly. She has some pain in the upper left ribs but otherwise seeks OK. She's dropped the analgesic, not wanting to be too reliant on it. I went out for soup and sandwiches from Tim Horton's, so I know she had a decent lunch. My cousins were playing Monopoly on the kitchen table. I brought them back cherry and apple danishes, lest they feel left out of our lunch.

[note: posting time adjusted 20 minutes so 'today' refers to Sept. 2nd]

S [11:57 AM]