This is getting tiresome. It has to be the quietest Independence Day since 1775. But we’re still staying the course. If we had any thoughts of loosening up, they were dispersed by Jul’s COVID scare.
The good news is we had another red letter day this week. Riderwood is allowing visits to residents in independent living. Danita and I went down to see Bud. Bud was in good spirits. Danita set up aids to visit Bud 2 hours a day 3 days a week. It was easy to see they have helped quite a bit. There was no spoiled food. The apartment was disorganized but clean. Pill compliance looked pretty good. We took Bud out for some blood work. Everything went smoothly. Friday Bud will have his first video doctor’s visit. Danita is bringing her computer. The Riderwood guest WiFi works very well. It should be interesting to see Bud’s reaction.
Our TV antenna has always been OK but marginal. This week, it went under the margin. I think it was a combination of very hot temperatures (mid-90s), very high humidity, and lots of rain this spring that brought lots of growth. The foliage and humidity are sucking up the signal. At lest that’s my story. I ordered a larger TV antenna. Let’s hope size matters.
We went to look at Anderson sliding doors this week. The doors were very nice, but the screen was not very good. The most important aspect of the deck doors to us is the screen, because that’s the only way to let fresh air in the house. So Anderson is scratched. Pella doesn’t have sliders in their showroom. (The receptionist actually tried to claim this was a COVID related issue.) This shouldn’t be that hard. If I could get away with it, I would put a wooden screen with a spring. You know the kind. You push the door open and walk through. The spring creaks as it stretches around the edge of the door. You release the door, and it bangs behind you. The best ones bounce a little and bang twice. The most important feature — a hook and eye to latch the door shut. Good times from the past.
That’s the news for this week. I hope everybody is doing well.