\nThursday: While searching for a parking space in the Union Gap \tCOSTCO a man saw this paint job and caught up to me. He was a paint fixer and so we talked. While I shopped he fixed. He had all the necessary stuff in his truck \u2013 except [we learned] his credit card (manual) imprinter. Without a checkbook we were flummoxed.
\nUsing a phone search we located a branch of my bank 4 miles away, and so away we went. I explained the problem to the clerk, signed a withdrawal slip, took the cash, handed it to Mr. Fix-it, and was headed home.
\nOf course the question remains: Was this cheaper than going to an EBRG paint shop or the Ford Dealer? He said so! This will remain one of life’s mysteries. The truck looks like new.
\nThat morning I stopped by the CWU Parking office to check about an odd email they had sent. That came because Nancy’s free retirement sticker information needed to be updated. That was easily solved. That info was deleted. The one I have now is via the Foundation and begins in September of a year.
\nAlan came and plowed the snow out into the pasture. That was Wednesday morning. A total of about a foot of snow had fallen during the previous five days. It was sagging and wasn’t a problem but the issue was a cold period that would freeze the wet snow into an 8 inch ice cover. We can drive over that but it’s not fun. His drive way (220 yards) is twice as long as mine. He did his and then came and cleaned places where he knows I drive and need to get to \u2013 the firewood, for instance. His news was about another neighbor that had a heart attack while working in a shed. He was saved by the good timing of someone looking for him \u2013 CPR \u2013 and a rush to the EBRG ER and then Yakima Heart Center. We are 25 minutes, or more, away from an EMT rescue so personal transportation saves time \u2013 if possible.
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\nWeather into January is stable \u2013 near freezing with a little rain and or snow, with fog. <\/p>\n