It’s been a quiet week in Columbia. We didn’t join any protests, or eat in at any restaurants, but we have been zooming more. Circle, grandkids, doors. Our neighborhood men’s club is going to try a zoom tomorrow morning. It’s bring your own bagel and make your own coffee, which works for me. But sometimes I also steal a piece of doughnut. How am I going to get 1/4 of a doughnut?
Our neighborhood had a meeting largely dedicated to whether and how we will open the pool. Columbia runs several outdoor pools, all of which will be closed this year. Their issue is funding. Our issue is avoiding liability. Do residents have to sign a waiver to get in the pool? Does somebody have to be at the gate admitting people? On and on the discussion goes. I attended to make sure they didn’t try to have an electronic signup that guarantees the resident has signed a waiver. Our database isn’t that good. People move out, others move in, the swim passes are on the counter. End result, we have residents swimming who aren’t in the book. The board decided to buy colored wrist bands. I think that’s a sensible decision.
The really big excitement was my new cell phone. I cracked the glass on my old phone. The phone still works, but probably not for long. I picked out a “7.1” phone that costs about $200. A few months ago, it was $150 more. Now the “7.2” phone is out and the “7.1” phone is obsolete. That makes it a good deal for me. I happened to check the delivery. Amazon said I would be the next stop. Then there were 8 stops in front of me instead of 1. Then the phone disappeared. I had to wait two days to make sure the phone didn’t re-appear. Then request a refund. Then order the phone again. Again I happened to check after the truck was in our neighborhood. I delayed my bike ride to make sure it appeared. That also let me charge the battery while I was riding. The phone is in and it works fine. In spite of all the new features and software, it’s pretty much the same as my old phone. But without the cracked screen.
Everything else is quiet this week. I hope this finds everybody doing well.