Whew! What a whirl, what a confusion, what a never-ending ongoing PITA!!!!!
Here we are: Sunday night.
The unholy hip pain is slightly milder. If this keeps on for a day or two, I could be persuaded (uhm…maybe) that it’s going to heal up.
My son having purloined my car puts me over several barrels…no doubt to his rich satisfaction. However…as I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, because of the way the neighborhood and its business district are laid out, the truth is that you don’t really need a car to reach all the services and products to keep you going. As a matter of fact, the exercise is no doubt good for you.
Hip pain or no pain, this afternoon I’ve walked to…hmmm…
* a record & media store
* a computer store
* a pet store
* a Sprouts
* an Albertson’s
…and on & on… Easy walking, entertaining stores, nice staff to chat with.
A-N-D…that’s going in only one direction: southerly!
If I chose to stroll north, I’d find a nice little wine shop, a huge Fry’s supermarket, a Walmart, a Big Five Sporting Goods, a Dollar Tree, and a raft of fast-food and kitsch stores.
Truth to tell, the Hood is surrounded by commerce, which makes it very practical, indeed, to live here without a car. But if I really wanted one, there’s a car rental place right up on the corner.
I’m thinking I may not bother to replace the Dog Chariot — especially given that we have an Uber driver living right across the street, and half a dozen more of them dwelling here in the ‘Hood. They can take me to doctors, dentists, veterinarians, & the like.
Why own a rolling hole in the ground into which to pour money if you don’t really need one?