This is Jody, she's a
little spooky but I think well-intentioned I found her at Walmart or
should I say she found me.
This is been a perfectly
beautiful day. Finally the temperature is somewhere enjoyable. It's
Father's Day but that means a whole heck of a lot in the scheme of
things particularly in the time of Covid 19. But I had a really good
evening, surprise, couple 1:30 AM and wasn't sure. We'll get back to
sleep but I did! I woke up again at 430 and was not able to get back
to sleep but I also feeling rested so I kind of dozed until 6 o'clock
and got up. I don't know if it was the new bathroom floor or whatever
but I feel great every time I go in there. It's so nice to have
everything right there. So anyway, I actually produced a production
from leftover ingredients last night's dinner the steak dinner. I had
to half of the baked potato left with a couple pieces of steak one of
which I took out sliced up, sliced up the rest of the potato added
the rest of the onion couple of peppers from the Indian store across
the street and a few other odds and ends. I even made a cheese
omelette. This was a great breakfast too bad I didn't have anyone to
share with.
I had two shirts with
stripes, horizontal one was a white shirt with black horizontal
stripes and the other was just like it but red with black horizontal
stripes. Even though it makes you look like a mattress, a rolling
mattress, I love the white and black striped shirt. The Red striped
shirt disappeared and I can't find it anywhere in the apartment but
it's got a be here, somewhere. I suppose the shirt will show up some
day but not today and not lately. I've been on the Jag last couple of
days trying to find other striped shirts, T-shirts that make me look
like a mattress. I don't know why I just like the shirt and want
more. To that end I scoured a little bit on the Internet and even
found something which I've ordered in an and will see if I like it
enough to keep it. In a weird bit of thought process I thought just
possibly if I return to Walmart they might have some other shirts
similar. I knew it would be impossible to find the same make and
brand but I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm not been to Walmart in
some time and I thought I'd check out the meat section as well.
You know when you feel
something to just post to be everything works towards an end. I was
getting that feeling this morning when I made the decision to check
out Walmart I checked out the bus schedule and sure enough the 217
should be at my bus stop in four minutes. I dashed and oddly, I say
oddly because it was well past the four minutes by the time I got
across the street to the bus stop in front of the Tasty Phrase but I
was there in time and soon the bus pick me up. I roll into the market
and do a little shopping, as I always do, pulled over to the coffee
makers. I checked out the Keurig coffee machines. I doubt seriously I
would ever consider the coffee machine that makes coffee one cup at a
time. However, Jennifer , our apartment manager, treated me to a cup
of coffee Friday which was just incredibly good enough to make me
consider such a possibility. Next I checked the flatscreen TVs and as
I was looking at the 55 inch plus screens a woman started looking at
me a little strange. Mind you it was somewhat difficult to tell
because she was wearing a good-sized mask but she was definitely
trying to make eye contact while she was trying desperately to end
the phone call she was involved in. I tried not to notice but it was
difficult not to. I should adjust spun around right there and took
off as fast as my little corner go to and wheels could travel. I did
not and soon she should walked over to me and asked if she could
speak with me prefacing the conversation with “I know you're going
to think this is weird…” I did but I couldn't leave her hanging
so I responded as attentive as I could. She started telling me about
how much I needed a new wheelchair, a new electric wheelchair. She
told the story of her late father who had just passed away leaving a
$70,000 chair (I found out later that the chair may have cost that
much but not their family, the chair was a donation from someone
else). She really push the hard sell on me that I needed this chair.
She let me know how bad I looked in my chair also crunched up in
sideways kind of. She mentions this three or four times and that I
really needed this chair. On top of all this, the woman wanted to
give me the chair, she said this over and over again almost begging
me to take the chair. She kept telling me about all the fantastic
features the chair had and that the wheelchair was wider than mine so
therefore I would be much more comfortable. The woman almost seemed
desperate I was beginning to become uncomfortable. I did not want to
offend her. I did not want to have to go through the whole song and
dance told her how important it is to get the chair measured for you
so it's just right for you that many times one cannot just use a
chair that given them, as kind and helpful as that seems. She was not
going to give up I could tell this but I did start acting like I
needed to go. I gave her my cell phone number and she asked that I
text her. She told me if I knew anything, anything at all, please
contact her she would be there.
I was relieved when Jodi
left. I doubt that I will call her. I have no use for the power chair
she has but perhaps I can give her some direction on how to get rid
of it. I did got a picture of her for a left. I think it kind of
freaked her out but I figured I deserve something for my time…
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