Last night I went to bed at 10pm, fell asleep quickly, was awakened at midnight by someone across the street repeatedly yelling “yahoo”, got up again at 4am, finally waking/getting up at 7am.
During breakfast Teresa got a call then informed me that the
water will be shut off at 8am but didn’t know when it will be turned on again.
I packed my gym bag so I could shower in the gym but I
couldn’t remember the combination to my padlock. I did a quick search on my
computer but it wasn’t easily found so I took one of our small TSA locks. I
left the apt at 8:45 and in the garage I could see them working on our
plumbing.
I completed my workout in Smartfit without incident
only problem being after my shower I could only find one clean sock so I had to
put on one shoe sockless.
I had my usual latte in Ganso y Castor for an hour
before returning to the apt. I asked our portero if we had water and he said by
noon, so we’ll see.
I found the missing sock, had it been any color other than
white it would have been easy to spot.
I was still being charged for Illinois tolls for my rental
car so I called Illinois Pay by Plate and got my rental car and credit card numbers
removed from my account. (I would have to send a letter to receive a refund for
the $4.10 in mis-paid tolls so I’ll eat that.)
It seems I forgot to pay our Claro bills so I’ll have to
take care of that soon.
It’s 1:15 and we’re waiting for the water to come back on so
Teresa can finish making lunch. We ended up having a simple lunch.
I left the apt at 2pm and walked to the mall. I stopped in
Exito’s tech area looking for a MS Bluetooth mouse. I found a HP Bluetooth
mouse for 124,900 that was on sale for 69,962 pesos ($14.50) that I paid for
with my Capital One debit card. I went up to the banking area and of course my
Capital One debit card didn’t work. I switched to my USAA debit card and
withdrew 2,000,000 pesos but when I tried to make another withdrawal it was
denied. I tried it again at a Davivienda ATM but got the same result.
I went in Claro and paid our June & July
cellphone bills for 390,000 pesos.
I bought a muffin in Starbucks and took it to Urbania
where I ate it with a latte.
I left at 4pm, bought a few things in Exito before
returning to our apt.
I paired my new mouse with my new computer so that’s one
step closer to my goal.
I logged in to my USAA account and increased my debit card
daily limit for ATM withdrawals to $1200 so now I should be able to make two in
the same day.
Teresa got a massage from Kelly between 5pm and 6pm.
I used Samsung Smart Switch to move most of Teresa’s data
from the old phone to her new one. One thing I can’t figure out is when I call
her, it rings on the old phone but not the new one. The old phone has no sim
card but still shows her phone number (as does the new one with a sim card) but
won’t allow me to delete it.
Running water finally came back on at 5:45pm.
FUNNY
Terry, I read more on the effects of Benadryl; .Q: My allergist says that Benadryl isn’t safe. What’s the issue, and what should I use instead?
ReplyDeleteWhen your nose is running and the achoos won’t quit, you might reach for Benadryl.
This drug — whose generic name is diphenhydramine — provides almost immediate allergy relief. And with Benadryl around since the 1940s, it’s become the “Kleenex” of antihistamines, said Dr. Anna Wolfson, an allergist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
But experts believe it’s time to say goodbye because of how older antihistamines like Benadryl cross the blood-brain barrier, causing grogginess and increasing the risk of falls, car accidents and potentially even dementia.
If you’re on a deserted island and Benadryl is the only allergy drug available, you should take it, Dr. Wolfson said. But in almost every other case, there are safer, better options.
I did not know about potential dementia risks
ReplyDeleteJack W