Happy Firday!
It was a chilly 34 degrees this morning.
My son got off at 6, and had it not been chilly, I would have dropped him off and gone straight to the park.
I skipped the park because of drama.
I need to talk with Lucy dad, but he won’t sit with us if Barky is there. We have some things to talk about that he says is too much for text and he doesn’t like to talk on the phone.
FCM those messages are scammers. I know a few who were unfortunately taken in by them. They will tell you they are in the military, (or a contractor in the oil industry) in a foreign country, but they are close to retirement/coming home. They will talk you up, tell you they are lonely (usually they are widowers and have a child in boarding school), how when they get home, they want to get married and raise a family.
Once they have you hooked, requests for money start coming in. Did you know the US military will not pay for them to come home? Nope, they have to pay their own way. Or they have to pay (bribe) the person who is holding their passport. Or their employer hasn’t paid them yet. Whatever the reason, they have already shown ‘proof’ that they are wealthy, just the money is tied up in some way, but they would surely pay you back when they get home.
I know a woman who talked with at least three of them, just to relieve the boredom during lockdown. It’s like they have a playbook, you know exactly what they are going to do. She had a lot of fun playing them as they were trying to play her. She liked to string them along once they asked for money, and of course there was always some reason she couldn’t send it that day. Or she sent it and had no idea why the transaction didn’t go through.
Sadly, there are women who fall for it.
I had a very hard time telling an older woman I know that it was a scam. I didn’t want to embarrass her or make her feel stupid, but she had already lost a considerable amount of money. She was recently widowed, lonely, and vulnerable. She really believed the man would marry her, buy her a nice house, and support her for the rest of her life.
Nelson is so cute. I think he’d probably like playing with my two pups.
I take lisinopril, I usually pay nothing for it.
My thyroid pills on the other hand…
I have to find a new PCP, since the current one doesn’t take Medicare.
That makes me grumpy.
Then again, everything makes me grumpy.
Yes, MetalMouse, my ‘sister’. I disowned her years ago.
Unfortunately, when my mother passes, we are probably going to have to talk at some point. My nieces say she wants to make up. I can be civil.
I have to call OAOASO. He owes me money. He’s in a rough spot right now as another roommate died and he lost that income. He always wants to rent big houses, and get roommates to split the cost. I’d rather live in a small place and not have to depend on other people.
I don’t know what he is going to do. The first roommate that died was his best friend since 1st grade, and this roommate was that friend’s father. Now he’s going to have to get people he doesn’t know well to move in, or find another place to live.
Of course, it’s not my problem.
Hooray for lowered blood pressure!
(disclaimer: on my own, I’ve lost tools and ordered new ones, only to have the old one turn up).