Been sort of under the weather the past few days. Actually I have been moving very slowly for about three days. My right hip has been killing me. I guess I pulled a muscle or two. I was stiff and in quite a lot of pain. But thankfully I had some muscle relaxers and Tylenol. I even resorted to using the heating pad. That worked pretty well. Yesterday was the first day I could move fairly well. Today, I’m a little sore yet and will take my time and be careful, I don’t hurt myself.
Well it’s snowing. Yes, they even closed all the schools around the Mohawk Valley. Why when we were kids, they made us go to school, even walk to school in a foot of snow. These kids get the royal treatment. They can’t cross any major street or highway, they have to be bussed. Well I guess when we were kids, nobody really thought about safety as much as they do today. Not that I think it’s a bad idea, but if you have the right people as crossing guards and strictly enforce speed limits in and around school zones, the kids should be made to walk to and from school. Maybe they would get some more exercise. But their safety is more important.
I haven’t been sleeping to well lately. Must be I’m not used to all the snow traffic. You know plows, sanders and other snow removal vehicles. What is it with me, I always live near the village or town highway garage? Just my luck. They have someone on the road doing something twenty-four hours a day in the winter. Plus, I’m lucky enough to be just down the street from the fire department. When the fire whistle blows when I’m sleeping, I feel I lift off the bed about three feet. But usually, after the whistle goes off I can get back to sleep pretty easy.
Now for the real BITCH section…….
I got my gas bill yesterday. You know I’ve been really trying to save energy, but what the fuck do they want from us. My thermostat is set no higher then sixty at any time, and most of the time it’s below sixty. I wear sweaters and sweatshirts and sweatpants. My bill went up another hundred bucks. I have just enough money this month to pay everything except my phone bill, which I haven’t received yet. I hope the give me some of the HEAP money for next month. I’ll have to be cold the next few month’s. Oh well!!!