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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Nothing happening, and that is a problem

When I went out in the truck on Thursday, I started combing my hair. I never put my hair caught in my comb in the car, I just stick my fingers out the cracked window and wiggle my fingers to let it fly in the wind or drop, depending on whether I am driving 20 mph or stopped at a light. Sometimes, guys wave at me when I waggle my fingers to loosen the hair so it will drop..

On Thursday, I did the same thing in the red Silverado during a very light sprinkle. When I came out of the business, I could see the whole side of the truck with my long hair stuck to it. Just now, I told exbf and he had a good laugh. It never stuck to my car.

He put two more days on the rental since here it is Thursday evening and I have not been contacted by the other insurance company and the business does not respond to my calling.

It is after 6 pm on Thursday and E has not come. She made plans this morning to come here, and yelled at me. Then, I left to do something which was why I left without combing my hair. I rushed back home, expecting her to be here when I arrived. Nope, nothing. After rushing home today, I wash my hands of depending on her. If she shows up, she can work. If she never calls again, then we can continue.

So, I called the guy who helped unload the car to truck. He is going to help me. I have not cut her loose, but I will not call her again, asking her when she is coming. And, I will not wait here when she says she is coming here! If she comes, she can call me and I will come home. I will not be going so far I cannot be home in fifteen minutes.

This accident happened on Monday night. The insurance company knew about this when I called the business at 8 am on Tuesday morning. I am annoyed. But, I was told that it takes insurance companies four or five days to contact the person who was affected by their insured. That is not the way I remember times I have dealt with in the past.

My insurance company has had an adjustor out the day after the incident. A limb fell on my car that I could still drive. He was here almost immediately--the next day. And, I could drive the car. I cannot drive my car.

What has been your experience with insurance adjustors' timeliness?

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Fancy is my favorite hen. She is one of the three youngest hens I adopted. Because she is so gentle and friendly, she may be the one I rescued when she was being pecked to death after she could no longer stand. She got to live in the house in a box. Sometimes, I let her sit in my lap while she was convalescing. Now, she comes to sit in the swing with me, cuddling up to my body like a cat or dog. She died in February 2012.

Fancy follows me begging, complaining, needing me to do for her. She talks to me in various voices. She allows me to pick her up and carry her. When she became an adult, her head was a darker red and her body was light brown. Around her neck were tips of black feathers. It appeared she had a necklace of jet around her neck. When I showed this characteristic to a friend, he said, "Oh, you have fancy chickens and plain chickens."

Chessie has a broken toe. I broke it! She had a habit of jumping really high and almost sticking. A raccoon ate her in October 2009.

Thelma is the blonde. She is also the largest hen and the alpha hen. I suspect the gigantic eggs are from her. She often squats and presents herself to me. She is top hen, but I suspect she knows she had better be deferent to top feeder of the flock--me.

Louise is the auburn-feathered hen. She looks like the true Rhode Island Reds in pictures. She is almost as large as Thelma. Some days I suspect she is trying to be top chicken. When I got Pepper, I found out Louise is the Alpha hen.

Pepper came here from the same home as the first four. We were discussing putting red pepper on their food, wondering if it really would increase egg production. Pepper is the only name we agreed on. She is terrorized each day by Louise. Even after the worst was over, she was and is still filled with terror and very wary.

Linda is owned by four hens. They allow her to fetch for them. She loves them dearly, so she allows them to boss her around. Linda comes out in the rain to perform chores for them and make sure they have food and water. She begs scraps from all sorts of places to make sure they have fresh fruits and vegetables.

Parsimony is not a vegetable

Parsimony is extreme care in spending money. Stick around and learn about my random thoughts on accomplishing goals economically--dumpster diving aka safari, gleaning, do-it-yourself, sewing tips, recipes, and whatever is happening in my life.

Okay so maybe "parsimony" is not your thing. How about thrift, frugality or just plain saving money? I try not to go the tightwad route as that seems to imply others will suffer from my habits.

Some of my not-spending habits have very much been a part of my lifelong habits. Other habits are newly acquired and are an extension of my lifelong not-spending habits.

I am very imaginative when it comes to substituting or making instead of buying. I will tell you about making a heater for the chickens' water. Not one dime was spent since I had everything I needed right in my basement.

Practicality must rear its head alongside parsimony. For example, I will use the dryer in bad weather or because of allergies in the spring. But, I will not wash clothes in a tub as long as I have a washing machine or can find one.

You may hear more about my four Rhode Island Red hens than you care to hear. They lay delicious brown eggs.

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Nothing happening, and that is a problem