Today was a no dash day. I guess I could have dashed if I really wanted to, but guess what? I really didn’t want to. I am really over dashing at this point. But that’s ok. Instead, what did I do?
CC wanted EC to come to his neck of the woods to look at potential living places. The craziness, of course, continues. EC and JC are still waffling about what they want their next step to be. I really wish they would just pick one idea and stick to it. Me, I would like to be near family when my faculties are declining. They seem to want to be near friends and community. I don’t think they realize that as they age, people will continue to die and their community will continue to shrink. Perhaps rapidly. This is all neither here nor there. Literally.
So, I offered to take EC to the airport in Rochester today so she could fly out to visit CC and see some possible living options near him. Luckily, the flight was at a reasonable time, so I didn’t have to get up insanely early. The drive up started in snowy conditions which tapered off as we got closer to Rochester. By the time we headed back, we had partly sunny skies. Woo hoo. At the airport, since I had borrowed one of their handicapped placards, we parked just about as close as one could possibly park to the entrance to the airport. The place was deserted.
At the ticket counter, we learned that EC’s flight was delayed. And that there were a dearth of flight options to her ultimate destination in case connections were missed. Which seemed likely in this day and age. I had planned to stay with EC until she boarded her flight. But, in light of this new situation, I sought guidance from CC. We eventually agreed that we would punt and postpone the trip until another time, despite all that CC had done to get ready for EC’s visit. One reason for putting it off, was that it was going to be insanely cold up there. And there was the possibility of missed connections with no one in place to actually aid EC if that happened. In other words, we drove up to Rochester for no reason. Yay.
But I had a reason to be up there. Before I share that though, I want to say that for some reason the parking ticket machine did not accept any of my credit cards – either being swiped or inserted. I ended up using cash, which isn’t a big deal, just a little frustrating. I also learned that we could also use machines at the parking lot exits and that I hadn’t had to stand in the bitterly cold weather and try to get the machine to take my money. Yay learning.
My reason for wanting to go to Rochester was to go to the Tesla place and see about getting my horn replaced. It is showing the same problem that my previous Tesla had: if the weather was below 34°F it stopped working. And that has proven to be frustrating. And potentially dangerous. It seems like a common issue, and I am minorly miffed that Tesla isn’t replacing it for free. Though the repair or replacement isn’t too terribly costly. Less than I used to spend years ago on any work that was done on my VW Passat. I made an appointment for a week from Friday. This will entail some driving since I am also taking SM to the Syracuse airport that morning. Then I will drive from Syracuse to Rochester for the appointment. Having lunch in Rochester is my current thought. Barring terrible, inclement weather.
Back in Geneva, we met up with JC at Grounded, their favorite lunch place it seems, for a bite and a chat. Then they headed off to run their errands and I came home.
At home I did nothing. Well, not nothing, but virtually nothing. Sigh. Then again, I did have a good political thought and I think I might actually follow up on that tomorrow.
Augustus for President: Here’s the thought. Quick aside. My mom used to say “Hold it, it’s in a strange place.” I used to just nod and smile. I didn’t realize that it was an insult until I was almost 40 years old. And I think she used to preface it by saying that it was something that her mom used to say to her. In any case, I have lots of thoughts. All the time. Creative ones, even.
Anyway, here’s the thought: I can probably use alma maters (I have four) and local schools to do some events. Fact finding and such. Maybe reach out to the faculty. I guess I need to draft a script or at least come up with a pitch. Maybe I will start really local and talk to the people at HWS. FLCC too maybe. Anyway, I think that would be a decent place to start. I can do some events in January and early February before I hit the road. Though I could start planting the seeds now. I would think that some political science professors, at least, would be interested in having a candidate for president come and chat with their class.
Still Life 