So Far So Good

Waking up Thursday morning, fully expecting to find power shut off, I was pleasantly surprised to find everything around here was still a go.

Same thing this Friday morning.

Us seniors have so far been lucky, but we’re still not out of the woods.

With fires raging all around us, it’s unnerving to say the least.

We’re taking it a day at a time as the latest message from the utility company is that it “continues to explore options for a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in your area. No power has been shut off at this time. We are identifying circuits in that area that might be affected by dangerous high winds in high fire risk areas”.

I don’t know how they “identify circuits that might be affected by dangerous high winds”, but the college must fit the bill because their power was cut, causing the college to close down for the second time.

Stopping  into the Community Room after yesterday’s workout, I found Apache wearing his “Make America Great” hat.

That guy just LOVES controversy.

However, everyone is wise to this tactic of trying to get a rise out of someone and ignored the hat.

That is everyone except me.

Though Apache would have liked otherwise, our relationship is that of an annoying little brother/older sister (he's ten years younger). Consequently, I can say things to him that would rise to the level of a loud argument with someone else saying it, so I went with “You wearing that damn hat again? What are you gonna do with it when they impeach him?”

“He’ll be finishing up another four-year term before that happens”, Apache countered.

God forbit, but 45 is slippery, will do anything to escape consequences of his actions, with the support of his self-involved party and unillumined base, so it could happen.

Oh well.

But next time I see Apache wearing that hat, I’m going to write “suck” on duct tape and stick it over the words “great again” changing his hat to “Make America Suck”.

Apache would love what came in this morning’s mail ..... an opportunity to choose one of three styles and own your very own Impeachment Defense Badge.

Crafty girl that I am, I might type Apache’s name into one of these and turn it into a gift.

Topic in the Community Room turned to cancellation of the cupcake decorating event, and us seniors decided to fund the event ourselves.

We don’t need no stinking Corporate or Activity Director.

Baker said she’s got a couple boxes of cake mix in her unit, will make the cupcakes, and we took up a collection and gave her $20 to purchase icings and other decorating supplies.

So, Cupcake Decorating next Tuesday is a go but, I’m going to take a leaf out of Apache’s book of life and stir up some anarchy.

When Activity Director hosts an event, we are required to sign in, as proof Corporate has met its obligation to provide social services to us seniors, something for which they get a tax break.

It's technically Activity Director's event, so she will be present but, inasmuch as she is not funding it, I’m going to encourage the seniors not to sign in.

No ill towards Activity Director, but Corporate should not be getting credit/meeting its quota on this one.

It’s only fair.