Thursday Outline

I have been busy and got my days and memories mixed up.

Thursday is nearly forgotten now. I will just include a few missed thoughts and not post this far. Sorry!

I had to wait for the repairman to arrive. He was early and took apart The Machine. I had time to shower and finish the blog as I woke with pain in my legs as the sun rose. Morning was gloriously sunny but not too hot.

The repairman spoke poor English and used a translator app. I did not mind. He had no parts, unlike the promise I had from LG. The Machine had self-diagnosed, but that was ignored. He would need to return with the parts, and then was surprised that I could not make that work until after the 20th. He took a note for July 23rd return (my sister’s birthday and the day after my MRI, the check now that I am a year out of brain tumor surgery).

I had hoped to do my laundry today, as it is a single part (I have now seen it). Nope. I learned that the main processor board operates at 5V, which means it utilizes a familiar microcontroller. I could hack and program my laundry! But I prefer it to work as designed. With the repairman gone and The Machine not fully reassembled, I collect my clothing, sheets, towels, and other laundry supplies, as well as any other necessary items, and head to the laundry mat at 185th and TV Highway.

It is another odyssey of folks like me, exiled from using their own machines, those paid to do laundry, and people washing rags and other small bits of cloth in huge piles. I use two smaller machines, but I could have used the cheap ($3.75) small ones; I realized that after I got started.

I am working on church paperwork and getting lunch at a Chinese-style place, and I have a less-than-average Happy Family for $20. I ate in Air VW the Gray. The facility is getting its cement entrance removed, and 1/2 of it is now new material. This is loud. It is not a hot day, and the place is not uncomfortable.

I get the sheets and towels and load them into their own dryer. Shirts, pants, and underwear are put in one machine and then another dryer. Next, the dry cleaning stuff was loaded into the cargo area and returned to the house. I unload.

My memory of Thursday fades here. I believe I watched the first episode of the new season of The Sandman. I may have nodded off, too. I continued to work on church paperwork and my travel plans. I discovered that my AWS account still works. Excellent!

I also spoke to Deborah often on Thursday. I am missing her after being with her in Orange County for two weeks.

Dinner was at BJ’s Brewhouse. Eric, my usual waiter, brought me my favorite red ale, and I had the flatbread for dinner.

Sorry, I have mostly forgotten Thursday. Thanks for reading!