Last night I took my usual pills and went to bed at 10pm. I fell asleep pretty quickly and got up once during the night. I think it rained all night. I woke up at 5am, made a trip to the bathroom, did my Kegel exercises then catnapped until getting up at 7:30.
Teresa asked me why the mixer suddenly doesn’t work and
pointed to a small light on the power outlet. I tried the toaster and it didn’t
work either. I pressed the button on the GFI and everything was working again
and I explained how these are common in kitchens and bathrooms for our protection.
I had just gotten out of the shower when Teresa informed me
she couldn’t open her closet door. (Background: every bedroom and closet door
has a simple lock (no deadbolt) with keys in it.) It didn’t open and the
“cylinder” appeared to be pulled out a bit. Nothing either of us could do could
open it. I suggested she call the portero and ask for a locksmith. She called
and a security guard I’ve never seen before soon arrived and he tried with no
better luck. Again, I suggested we get a professional locksmith. Time is a
little tight as she has a 1:20pm doctor’s appointment and the medical records
she needs are in the locked closet. I told her to stop fiddling with it as she
could make things worse as she already broken off two small pieces of metal
from somewhere.
A professional locksmith from Damm Llaves (301 458 1209) soon arrived
and in the end used large vice grips to pull the handle off.
For a total of 250mil ($60) he put on a new handle with lock. Tragedy averted! I
was impressed by how quickly it all went. Of course, Teresa had to remind me of
the time in the old apt when I got locked in my own bathroom. 😊
We left the apt at 12:15 and took a Didi to Clinica Medellin
on Calle 7 where we had a delicious but simple lunch at Boulevard Café.
Lentil soup, salad (I chose cole slaw), chicken in a mustard
sauce with cilantro rice and a fresh glass of sopacon juice, all for $5 each.
We went next door to Clinica Medellin where Teresa got a
mammography for about $25. From there we took a taxi to El Tesoro mall.
Teresa did some shopping while I tried to find the Samsonite
store. At one point she was in a jewelry store and Google Maps or whatever I
was using told me the store was 40’ away but I couldn’t see it. Teresa was very
interested in a tiny pair of emerald and diamond earrings for at least $500 and
I told her she could have them as her Christmas present. (Hopefully they will
be on sale.)
In another store she was looking at a black coverup and I
asked why she needed another one since she just bought a white one. When
Jeannie was here with Jacob they came with backpacks and carry-ons and Teresa
and I talked about just taking carry-ons for our week in Punta Cana. I tried to
remind her about how little space she will have in a carry-on. We had Greek
yogurt ice cream with some fixings in Percimon. As we passed through the
last section of the mall before leaving I spotted the Casa de Samsonite
store. (It is 40’ from where I was before, it was just on another level.) Inside,
I showed Teresa the inside of a carry-on and she finally realized it was too
small. I guess we’ll be going with a medium suitcase to share or one for each
of us. They had lots of American Tourister and Samsonite brand suitcases,
most for over a million pesos each. I told Teresa I would order one from the US
just to get her out of the store then I told her I could order one from
Colombia’s Samsonite website.
We had about a 20-minute wait before returning to the apt by
taxi for 16mil.
Funny pix of the day
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