Telephones
I enjoyed the wall phones where there were six to eight on our line. There was a certain ring assigned to us. Of course you could listen in to anyone of those on your line as the rings were heard by all. It was a bit clumsy but it worked. Not so in today’s world.
In December I needed to get a new phone as there was no longer support for the 3G phones. It’s been a pain to learn the aspects of it. One thing I have enjoyed is the ability to block numbers. The robo calls are so annoying. It is surprising how much detail some of those callers have in regard to my life. I don’t like it and I will continue blocking numbers until the cows come home. My address book is very complete and those self same names come up when a phone call or a text message comes in.
I still have answered some of the unknown calls as when appointments have been made for Dennis from various clinics, those callers have access to a lot of phone lines within their clinics.
We dropped our land line quite some time ago. I admit, the amount of calls we were getting was working on my mental state. The calls were able to strike nerves within me . . . not good. I felt violated.
Telephones . . . you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. Such is the challenge of the average adult.
We needed some groceries today. Dennis drove. I wouldn’t feel comfortable leaving the car running while I was inside shopping and Dennis was able to sit and watch people come and go. Our local grocery store has really jacked up the prices since we now only have one store in town. Our Family Dollar store does give them a run for their money in many aspects. We will soon have a second store of some type of dollar store moving in the huge Shopko location. That will be interesting.
Dennis’ appetite is not always spot on. It may take more pans and pots than is reasonable for the amount that he eats. He believes that once a day, he has a hot meal. I found out recently that a bowl of oatmeal did not qualify. I did look today at the options in the freezer section of Lean Cuisine options. Thinking that the serving size per box was reasonable. I read the label . . . nope not going that route. I will continue washing dishes including pots and pans and serve what I know has good nutrition and no additives. As long as Dennis contributes one of his great oven dishes once in awhile and helps with cleaning up the dishes . . . we are going to be just fine. I have no problem with leftovers. Dennis can dish up as much of the leftover dish as he desires with a damp paper towel going over the plate and the microwave works its magic.
The days are getting longer and we have had great sunshine . . . that trumps the cold. The wind not blowing makes the cold bearable. We did have a coating of snow. Dennis was right out there with the leaf blower and the drive is clear of snow and I did enjoy several laps on the drive. Hey! 90′ one way, it’s a good thing.