Our Location today is Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.
Both Kathy and I took a regular
strength Tylenol before going to bed last night since we both had a few aches
and pains. That definitely helped us both fall asleep shortly after our heads
hit the pillows. By 2:00 this morning I was laying wide awake staring at the
ceiling until I finally got out of bed at 3:30. Still feeling the same body
aches as before I tried another Tylenol and returned to bed where I tossed
around for another hour before going to sit at my computer. I played a game
that normally tires me out for nearly an hour before returning to bed again. Luckily
I didn’t toss around as much and looked at the clock for the last time at 5:55.
When I again looked at the clock the sun was seeping into the bedroom and the
clock read 8:12. I got things ready to make breakfast then started my morning
computer reading. At 9:11 Kathy emerged from the bedroom. At breakfast she said
she slept soundly all night which helped to make up for the lack of sleep from
the last couple of days.
After finishing our reading at
the computers we once again started making phone calls for a less expensive
alternative to our single cost bundle we had through the Bell network. Today we were much
luckier than yesterday and even though we’ll have multiple bills in the coming
months we’ll start seeing real savings within the first month. Sometime during
the day on Saturday we’ll once again be reconnected to Cable that both Kathy
and I had previously used for nearly thirty years.
While I finished making the
arrangements for that Kathy busied herself making a wonderful Tuna and Fruit
salad for our lunch. Not only was it delicious but was more than filling enough
to tide us over until we’d have our supper.
After cleaning our dishes we were
on our way to run a few errands. The first was the Local Union Office where with Kathy’s
help I dropped off a box of old computer hardware for the Computers for Kids program. This
is a non-profit organization run by volunteers from the local that take old
computers fix them up and set them up in community centers for kids that can’t
afford personal computers to use. Many of the larger companies in the area that
replace their computers donate to this program because it keeps them out of the
landfills. What computers or electronics (radios and televisions) that can’t be
made usable are disassemble and recycled. The monies earned from the recycling
helps to cover operating costs of the program. All in all it is a win win for
everybody including the environment.
Since the Humidex was still in
the upper 80s today we drove to the Devonshire Mall for some indoor walking
exercise. We managed to walk the entire mall twice and checked out a few new
stores that had just opened their doors. At 4:30 we went to the food court
where we used a coupon at KFC and each had a three piece chicken dinner with
fries, Cole slaw and a drink for $12.99. The meal was tasty and filling we didn’t
have dishes to wash and we got to people watch while we had our meal.
Normally every Wednesday evening
we head out to Amherstburg to visit with our son Kevin and daughter-in-law Melissa.
However Melissa had to work overtime yesterday because she is the only person
from her group at work not on vacation and things were starting to pile up.
Because our plans are flexible we waited until tonight to go visit. As usual we
always have plenty to talk about and always enjoy our visits.
With our area going into a cool down
for the next couple of days as soon as we got home the AC went off and the
windows got opened. Tomorrow I’ll be making more phone calls in order to lower our
monthly phone bills and save us more money for our travels. Thanks for
following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
You
Might Be a Redneck If
You
think the stock market has a fence around it.
We like saving money too as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth the effort, when you can reduce your bills.
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