It's Friday: Grrrr!

Lupines on Grand Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington, were blooming abundantly last Friday.

The "nice" me got up early, worked on the computer, went for a two-mile walk, took a shower, and left for the doctor's office.

The "nice" me found out that I need to lose weight, yes, quite a bit of weight that has "found" me over the past several months. I also needed two shots (another pneumonia prevention and one to protect against that nasty virus related to chickenpox that older folks sometimes get). Drat!

The "nice" me went to the post office (not a fan of the post office because usually there are so many people - in line!) and mailed Spiderman, Thomas the Tank, and other underwear and goodies to the younger grandson to encourage potty training.

Still it was the "nice" me who had chili at Wendy's and went to my therapeutic massage (I love massages) to help my poor muscles recover.

The really "nice" me filled up on gas for $3.29!!! I am not kidding! I can't believe that gas is $3.29, and I think that I got a bargain...

I even stopped and had my toenails polished, because with all of the blisters on my feet, the adhesive bandages pulled off the polish on one toe. My favorite golf shoes are sandals, so messy polish will not do.

Ah, ha. Now to the "not-so-nice" me.... My doctor sent me to Tom Thumb to obtain the shot for the virus whose name I can't remember (Shingles!). There it is. Give me long enough, and most of the time the word will come.

I went into the pharmacy at Tom Thumb and gave the young male clerk my prescription for the vaccine. He started asking the pharmacist about it, and the pharmacist asked if I am on Medi-care or Medicade. I started seeing little firecrackers in my vision. My eyes (brain) were reacting to something.

Medi-care... Isn't that for people over 65? I just turned 60. I said out loud, "Well, I must really be looking older than I feel." I was NOT amused, as most ladies would not have been. I mean, let's face it, I already have found out that I need to lose a considerable amount of weight, I have blisters on my feet, and now this dude thinks that I'm 65+!!!

I will have to say that I didn't react at this point (that comes later). I did pay out $254.00 for the vaccine, since the pharmacist did not seem to want to call the 800 number listed on the card. Good grief, BC just had this injection this year, and I know that he didn't pay $254.00 for it, or I would have heard about it.

So I hung around and the pharamacist came out to give me the injection. He says that he'll have to give it in my "other" arm, and I say, "No." I explain that I've had breast cancer and can't get injections in my "other" arm. Then he proceeds to tell me about possible reactions, aches, etc.

I left more than a bit miffed, but decided to take advantage of my stop to purchase some low fat, low calorie (Smart Ones) meals for work for next week. Ah, they were "on sale" at 3 for $8.00. Only when the clerk rang them up, they were $3.79 each because I didn't have a Tom Thumb card.

I was so not believing all of this that the "nice" me left. She brought in her evil twin (okay, I'm exaggerating).

I spoke to someone (actually two someones) at the "desk" and requested my money back. I explained that I had just spent $254.00 on that vaccine and now they were trying to charge me more than the posted price for three frozen meals. The young man offered to sign me up for a TT card. "But I don't 'want' a TT card," I tell him.

The conversation went on in a civil manner with me getting a full refund and explaining that their customer service is extremely poor, and that I will never enter their store again.

When I arrived home, the garage door wouldn't open. I was talking to BC on the telephone and asked jokingly if he'd paid the electric bill since our car insurance was cancelled due to a glitch in the system and our water bill was 4 times what it usually is. Remember, Sandy, when it rains, it pours.

The power returned shortly after I arrived inside the house. A nice man from the water company delivered a graph outlining our water usage. As of yet, the neither the President of the United States or anyone from TT have called to apologize for my miserable afternoon at "that" store.

School starts Monday. Children will be there. Television cameras will be there, so I've been informed. Life will go on.

I'm looking forward to Monday.

Blessings on your weekend,

Sandy