Gloom, Despair – You Know the Rest

I actually don't even want to post this. It's embarrassing. But I'm surprisingly optimistic.

I was having a good day yesterday. Was busy making yummy oven roasted potatoes with a little olive oil, Italian seasonings and fresh thyme. I reached into the fridge to grab some cheddar brats when I noticed that the light was out. Hhmmmm. That's not good.

At first I thought that the fridge was out. I almost started to cry, but then just decided to suck it up and deal with it. I thought if this is going to make me cry – how am I going to deal with an ACTUAL grid down scenario?

I went out with a flashlight to check the plug in. I took my little fan out and plugged it in and sure enough, it was the electrical outlet that wasn't working. I was actually happy that it was the outlet and not the fridge. We've only had this fridge for a year and the effort on my part to get it replaced was more than I can handle right now.

I rummaged around my husband's tools and found the extension cord and tried to plug the fridge into one of the outside outlets. They are not working either. They must all be connected.

It was another reminder of something that I wasn't prepared for. Our cooler was stolen out from under our RV about a year ago and we never replaced it due to lack of space. I guess I will need to go out and buy a new one and my husband will need to call the RV repairman once again.

I AM pissed about the loss of food. The mayo alone is over five dollars. I just bought that half gallon of chocolate milk for my morning coffee. It's pretty much a total loss and probably $300 worth of groceries. I also thought that if things get really bad (and we know they are going to) luxuries such as chocolate milk in your coffee will be a thing of the past. Ultimately, if I had to go without coffee, I could. It would suck, mind you, but I could do it.

Thank God it is Friday. Take care out there (and make sure you have a back-up cooler!)

A Sign of Things to Come: Subway Style

I had to run into town for a few things and had a coupon for three foot-long Subway sandwiches for $17.99. We haven't eaten at a Subway for a long time so we thought it might be a yummy dinner.

There was a sign on the front door stating that the lobby was closed due to lack of staff. I drove around to the drive thru. There is not a person that takes your order so that you can give them any special instructions. I usually like to ask them to wrap each half separately. Instead there is a huge touch screen that looks like a giant phone where you can order. I wasn't able to just order 3 identical subs. I had to go through the entire process for each one. It literally took about 10 minutes.

I wasn't overly surprised they didn't have enough staff. The last time I was there, about 6 months ago, the frazzled girl behind the counter told me they were having staffing issues. She said that she had opened that morning and would be closing that night. Poor girl. She made excellent sandwiches too.

I'm wondering where all the high school students are that should be working at a place like that. Of course, if I was a young person, knowing what I know now, I would not work at any of these corporate fast food entities. There are other places in town, locally owned, where I would rather work.

I pulled up to the window and they told me it would be 46 dollars. I handed them my coupon. When all was said and done it ended up being twenty six something. (I did order bacon on our Italian BMT's). Wow.

The sandwiches were really, not that good. Subway assures us that they no longer add yoga mats to the bread but I'm not so sure. I told my husband that this may be the last time we eat at a Subway, considering. He agreed. It's just not worth it – even with a coupon.

In the grand scheme of things – this isn't really that dire. I hear that McDonald's is laying off a good portion of their corporate office staff. They have plans to go completely robotic. I don't eat at McDonald's anyway, since I REALLY don't trust them – I certainly won't be eating there when AI takes over.

Anyway, take care out there.

“Real” Men of Genius

I remember the “real men of genius” commercials when I was growing up. I always thought they were hilarious. For some reason I thought they were Saturday Night Live clips, but no, they were always advertisements for Bud Light. Which is why this clip is so appropriate:

The Secret Sun has an interesting take on the history of Anheuser Busch, the parent company that makes Bud Light:

Agenda Beer, or Knowles' First Law Confirmed, Part 29,821

I don't think they care if their sales tank because of this recent development. It's all about shoving their agendas down our throats. Ultimately, will they even allow the peasants to buy beer in their new social credit/central bank digital currency 15 minute cities? I doubt it. No beer for you. Bud Light is the worst beer there is – I'm surprised it lasted this long. Bye bye Bud.

Take care out there. 

P.S - I apologize for the formatting weirdness. I tried several times to fix it, but for some reason I can't.

Update: Babylon Bee has an excellent take on this topic:

Scientists At Budweiser Attempt To Discover How Many Beers It Would Take For Dylan Mulvaney To Pass As A Woman

Tuesday, April 4th

Anonymous Conservative reminds us that 55 years ago today, April 4^th, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated.

April 4^th is a Doomsday date. The Doomsday rule states that certain dates always fall on the same day of the week. In the case of April 4, it always falls on a Tuesday.

On April 4^th, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln toured the smoking ruins of what was once the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia. He would be assassinated 11 days later.

Today, President Donald J Trump, it has been rumored, will be arrested. Although all the mainline news sources are saying there are 34 indictments against him, President Trump tweeted that there were 33:

 

So what is the point I'm trying to make? I don't really know. It's been bugging me why this is happening today. I've been thinking, “why are they waiting till Tuesday? Why not do it on Monday, the first business day?” There has been a lot of pressure building up to this point. Something just feels off about the whole thing. I guess we shall see.

Take care out there.

Storms Coming

It was a beautiful morning yesterday at 9am. The sun was shining. It was the perfect temperature. Warm breeze. Completely blue skies with not a cloud in sight.

By 11:30am, the skies were filled with planes leaving crisscrossed white lines behind them. I was so pissed when I saw them. Later that evening it was incredibly hot and humid. Part of the warm front that will meet up later this week with the cold front, to produce perfect tornado weather. There have already been several tornados lately that have raised entire small towns to the ground. That's one way to devastate flyover country.

I was thankful, once again, to get paid on Friday. I paid my bills, rent, and pulled out cash. Bought groceries. I like to compare my local inflation numbers to the price of green onions. Seventy nine cents for a bundle. I've seen them as high as $1.47. Gas is holding steady at $3.04 per gallon.

Our RV is still good, no repairs needed. My husband's health is about the same. I trimmed his mustache yesterday since it has been getting into his mouth when he is eating. He needs a full on haircut, he is starting to look like Albert Einstein. Just haven't had the time.

My health is about the same as well. Been living on Ibuprophin and Aleve, but I've been able to get a lot of work done, which always makes me feel better.

Well, that's all for now. Take care out there.

 

Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie

It's an Oldie but a Goodie. This was the song that has been on my mind lately:

Cancelled