Tommy Works For a New Car Dealer

 Yesterday's ordeal was over this morning, but I was shaky and felt like I had been punched in the stomach. So, I told Tommy I wanted to go buy a car. He said 'okay.' We almost did. 

First, I had a return to Lowe's. I bought two things on the same card, yet only one shows up in their system. Annoyed here.

Example: I remarked to Tommy that the mileage was awfully high. The salesman is in the back seat. He said mildly and easily-No it is not too bad. I put my hand on his arm and repeated it and poked his arm with my finger. Still, he was okay with everything. I was crushed. 

The guy did not like me. Or, was I too ugly for him to face. He stuck with Tommy. Even when Tommy was not near him and I tried to ask a question, he remained near the rear tire. He annoyed me. We went to a dealer. As we left without a car or hope, Tommy said he would not go to a used car lot, just a dealer. 

We almost bought a Lincoln! It stunk. The guy said it had not been detailed. The car had been detailed. 

So, we left to go to another lot. I wanted a little burger first. Tommy went to Arby's while I objected. As I ate the roast beef, low motility caused me to choke and throw up more. This was short-lasting because I quit eating after two bites. All I wanted to do was come home! We were in rush hour traffic, so it was time to come home.

I needed Tommy to latch my seat belt and I held bag under my chin with left hand and pulled the belt with right hand. He turned toward me, ignoring the car barreling around the corner right into his door area as he kept pulling around another corner. Both cars were trying to occupy the same space. I screamed "look" as he grabbed frantically for the seat belt, saying he saw it and could not reach it. He did not see the car. I said car! car! He finally stopped. It was at that point I determined I had had enough and wanted to just go home.  He had left his G7 monitor at home, so I had no idea how his blood sugar was affecting him. Tomorrow, we will go out again. Maybe we should just buy a car and not shop around. I don't know. He said we could get a new car. Two? He said we could. 

We still have lamb for him and chicken for me, plus two salads from the Greek Festival, I suppose the Salmon Croquettes will be pushed forward another day.

I may give up trying to get a deal and buy what we drive that is okay. 

Car looking is exhausting me. Do you find car-shopping to be draining? 

Car Safe Once Again

 When I awoke from a nap around 3 pm, I went to living room. Tommy was not in his chair, so I wandered to the kitchen. He had not gone to the bathroom and had missed me. Then, I went back to the living room and discovered his walker was here. So, I assumed he had gone to get the car from the shop. Thirty minutes later, he came in. 

He had the car fixed and left over $1500 there. The problem was indeed wheel bearing problem, plus some sort of control arms. I have no idea what those are. Neither does he. But, since the front seems more stable and they cost so much, they are probably important. The car does not rattle so much or grind on turns.

He also had the tires rotated, front end alignment, and oil change. At any rate, the car seems safe to drive now. 

Since I wanted to see how it sounded, seemed to be under control, We were going to drive around the neighborhood. But, we picked up a few groceries. 

I made meatloaf which Tommy put in oven. When we came home, I made meatloaf, enough for today, tomorrow, and small one for freezer. Dinner was delicious even though I forgot to put onion and Bell pepper in the meatloaf. We had meatloaf, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower. 

Since I had to cancel medical appointment today, I also was able to reschedule for this week. Yay!

The Greek Festival is this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, so we have that this week.

After dinner we watched Antiques Road Show, one of our favorite shows. I was surprised Tommy loved it, too. 

The day was cloudy and bright all day. No rain, no wind. I lived 60 miles from Asheville, NC. I am shocked at the continuing pictures of the devastation. 

The day has been tranquil in every way possible. It was wonderfully boring.

How are things with you?