Plan A achieved.

It was not the Plan A I expected a week ago, but after breakfast I called Nissan, they reminded me that I had roadside assistance built into my lease, gave me the 800 number. I called and they arranged for a tow truck to be at my place by noon. He kind of snuck in - no call from the gate, my front doorbell rang as I was going out the back door to get my mask from the car.

The text from roadside assistance said I may need to make other arrangements to get myself there, but the truck driver gave me a lift.

At Nissan, they were out of rental cars so they gave me a voucher and called Enterprise to send a shuttle. Shuttle took about 20 minutes to arrive, another 10 minutes in line to check in, then half an hour for a car to be ready. It is a Nissan Kicks, which is a Leaf with a gas engine. Basic model, though. Not much acceleration -- the Leaf has spoiled me. No GPS so I used Google Maps on my phone to talk me home.

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Rewind to last night. Another hot one, got up several times to pee, returned to soaked pillow cases. Made one exodus to the kitchen for some iced soda water.

Up before 7:30, just in case Nissan called. No call - Message center FAIL.

No storm chasers on Twitch. PopsRockz was on a boat instead of on shore fishing. The guy he was fishing with caught a very large trout.

90 Day Fiancé snippets on Tivo

Spook stared at me till I put up the foot rest, then she jumped up on it to be brushed & petted.

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Home, lunch was something small and frozen.

Dinner salad and Manly Man BBQ meal. And two mint chip ice cream sandwiches.

Too late to got to Walmart to pick up the prescriptions, too hot also.

Streamed for half an hour, then BASFA Zoom meeting

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Delivered before the tow truck arrived:
Samsung phone
Case of 4 three-drawer storage units for the office
A crushed box from Amazon containing press-on hooks

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It took more than an hour to fill in the doctor's office check-in info online. I forgot to mention the skin cancer.
Watched even more 90 Day. Sexy liberated woman going to Jordan for a guy who wears the same Kaffiya pattern as Yasar Arafat. And she brings booze in her carry-on.
Pregnant girl and her nurse mom going to Ethiopia to have the baby. I have first hand info that Ethiopia uses midwives in homes, not doctors in hospitals.
The B90 special was a hoot. Yolanda finally internalized the fact that "The Williams" was fake.
Big Ed owns up to his flaws, Rose has become a vindictive bitch.
Avery is still stunning, Ash is still a lying cheating bastard.
No Lisa (yay!) but also no Usman (boo)
I love Darcy's wedding dress. Can't stand the rest of her.

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Plans for tomorrow:
As early as possible, Walmart for Rx and bananas and masks
Leave for doctor appointment by 11:30
The rest of the day/week depends on word from Nissan

Too busy for breakfast

Morning started with shower cat not wanting to let me use the facilities. She knows to leave when reach for the faucet.




Up around 9, Hgl meter didnt' work. Changed battery and that helped but still does not detect a test strip. Got a coupon for a free one but it needs a prescription.

Walmart, picked up insulin ($135) and Pradaxa ($500+).  Ouch. Bought a box of masks.
Groc - bananas, fruit, milk, chocolate, OJ, etc.

Home, already 100°+. Put stuff away. Walmart cashier, looks like a high school student, used a bag for practically every item. Made for awkward car unloading.

Tuned into a Zoom meeting on RPCVs applying for Vista-type positions. Boring, all I needed was the URL.

Not much happening online. No breakfast. Forgot I had bananas.

Called my Rx company, they said I had a $5k deductible. **

11:30 off to the doctor, broke out a new mask for the occasion. Temperature taken at the front door (97.8 despite it being 112 outside)

5 minutes in line to check in, about another 10 to be called in.

Nurse did all the new patient things. Doctor came in around noon - cool, appointment was for 12:30. I like him. Seems competent. He said first thing they want to do is some basic lab tests, so back out to reception with lab test paperwork, and signed in. Lab person came out right away, did the blood draw and sent me to the restroom to pee in a cup. Doc said they would send all my prescriptions over to Walmart.

Front desk person said that was it for me for today so, bye!

Home: this moment of Zen:


**Posted my drug prices on FB, one of my theater friends said there should have only been about $75 co-pay for the meds, and gave me the number of a medicare broker who set him up. I think it's someone i've been in a show with. Will call tomorrow.

Not much online tonight, I streamed for an hour and had a good chat with three people, one from the storm chaser group.

On Tivo - two episodes of TMZ, unfortunately PTI was pre-empted for a soccer match. Below Deck Med was mass confusion with the crew, but Roy Orbison's son and grandson were the guests and they were pretty fun. Roy Jr's wife is DDG. It rained a lot so no bikini views.

Andy Cohen had the two stewardesses on, I had not realized how sexy the 2nd one is, and chief stew is preggers and blimped out.

There's a 90--day left on the Tivo but it's probably a rerun.

Been very thirsty, drank most of the OJ, often mixed with soda water (poor man's mimosa).

Snacks for lunch. Finished the last of the Ethel M.

Dinner salad and Manly chicken meal.

Delivered with a loud bang on the back door: the media rack. turns out it was not assembled as pictured, but came in 87 pieces. This will take a while.

Delivered in a way too well sealed box was a jar of cat treats.

Ordered a plush tiger. Plush cat is wearing out, and too small.

Plans for tomorrow:
Try to drive to the nearby mesa, take pictures
Slight chance car will be fixed
Skype with J
Call the medicare broker
Stream