Chaos In Action
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Notice the very Texan-y prize package. Sorry about the glare. That's a ruler with the catchphrase: Don't mess with Texas. (The slogan, by the way, was part of a campaign to keep people from littering.)
We were green before it was cool. :wink:
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Monday was utter chaos. I live in the boonies and at no time did that become more evident than when I tried to get a car rental place to pick me up. The first one was out of cars. The second wouldn't even answer their phone.
In the meantime, a friend called to see how I was and I told her I was waiting for another car rental place to return my call. This angel took the entire day off from work, then drove an hour to reach me before driving another 160 miles to rescue Greg.
I've said this before, but I have the BEST friends in the world. I can't express how special that makes me feel.
Anyway, Greg is finally back at his house and I am at mine. It turned out his battery shorted out the electrical system. He said: We're hemorrhaging money faster than we can cauterize the wounds. --heh, no truer words.
No matter how bad our troubles have been, I have two friends who have had it worse, what with health issues, so I am counting my blessings.
June, thank you for coming. You can leave now.
What do you do when all heck breaks loose? Do you call your friends and family, or hunker down and ride out the storm?
I like to ride things out myself, but it's nice to know who you can count on when the manure hits the fan.
Notice the very Texan-y prize package. Sorry about the glare. That's a ruler with the catchphrase: Don't mess with Texas. (The slogan, by the way, was part of a campaign to keep people from littering.)
We were green before it was cool. :wink:
***
Monday was utter chaos. I live in the boonies and at no time did that become more evident than when I tried to get a car rental place to pick me up. The first one was out of cars. The second wouldn't even answer their phone.
In the meantime, a friend called to see how I was and I told her I was waiting for another car rental place to return my call. This angel took the entire day off from work, then drove an hour to reach me before driving another 160 miles to rescue Greg.
I've said this before, but I have the BEST friends in the world. I can't express how special that makes me feel.
Anyway, Greg is finally back at his house and I am at mine. It turned out his battery shorted out the electrical system. He said: We're hemorrhaging money faster than we can cauterize the wounds. --heh, no truer words.
No matter how bad our troubles have been, I have two friends who have had it worse, what with health issues, so I am counting my blessings.
June, thank you for coming. You can leave now.
What do you do when all heck breaks loose? Do you call your friends and family, or hunker down and ride out the storm?
I like to ride things out myself, but it's nice to know who you can count on when the manure hits the fan.
Comments
I don't have too many friends that I can count on who live locally and the one sister I can count on lives in another state.
Sometimes just getting a "hug" from my virtual friends makes everything feel better.
Dru, you can say that again. It's just knowing someone is there that helps so much.
I really hope now things start to turn around for you for the better, good has to be right around the corner!!
jackie b central texas
It depends on my situation who I call, but I have a select group of friends and family that I KNOW would help me in a pinch, too. :)
Events are cyclical. It'll get better.
Thanks for stopping in!
Ref: Oh, that was SO nice of your friend!
Wasn't it, though? Like you, I have a handful of friends I know I can call anytime, anywhere.
(In this case, she called me. The woman must be psychic.)
But like Dru said above, even having cyber friends to lift your spirits is hugely comforting.
Ref all hell breaking loose - if it's personal I withdraw, keep quiet. If it's physical eg any kind of DIY disaster - I aint too proud to beg : )
And Dru is right. Hugs from virtual friends are great
I think that's my modus operandi too.
When we had that major hurricane a few years back, we just rolled up our sleeves and everyone (including strangers) helped each other.
July has to be better. I must insist. LOL.
When things go nuts, I go running. Literally. I'm one of those freakazoid runners. Not marathon-like, but I do like to run in the desert. It's a sickness.
Ref: running
That's a healthy alternative. I know several people who clean when all hell breaks loose. (I'm not one of them.)
I plot while I'm hunkered down. I start planning my options on what to do next in case things go even more wrong--which in this case, they did.
I'm seeing a trend. We must think more clearly when we're doing something that doesn't require a lot of thought.
I can't walk or run anymore, but I will rake leaves or weed.
Ref: hey, that's considered close out here!
Isn't that the truth, though? You can't just run to the corner store. Everything's spread out in Texas.
That's one thing that took me by surprise when I moved down here. I actually had to get a driver's license. :)
My friends know if they don't hear from me, something bad is happening, because I've retreated to my cave.
You're right, though, about other folks having it worse. Sometimes it helps put things into perspective.
Ref: My friends know if they don't hear from me, something bad is happening, because I've retreated to my cave.
LOL. My friends know that if they don't hear from me, I'm probably in a ditch somewhere, or lion dinner. :)
Now I live in a suburb in College Station that's still pretty out of the way. There's no cable running out here and absolutely no one delivers.
No cable surrounding College Station? Wow! That is surprising.
Ref: cows
LOL! I never thought of that. Now I can say I have lions and llamas for neighbors.
You'll probably live longer than me. LOL. I'm a worrier.