Saturday, July 4, 2020

Happy Birthday America


Though fireworks are illegal in this area, some unknown someones have been celebrating the 4th since early June with fireworks that whistle, some that sound like gunshots and others that sound like exploding bombs.
Last year’s fireworks actually set off a fire that burned half the side of the mountain where the famous Castaway Hill Top restaurant was located. That restaurant is no longer there, nothing to do with the fire, and the facility was turned into another restaurant ─ Hilltop, which now appears to be going under because of the pandemic.
So desperate for business is Hilltop that flyers were recently posted to our doors offering us seniors FREE meals delivered to our doors. Not just free delivery, but free meals.
I didn’t believe it. Must have been a typo or some sort of trick, as I didn’t see how that would work to their advantage.
It looked like the seniors were going to be able to BBQ in the patio area today as management, in one of its previous notices, said that area was open. However, on Wednesday, a notice was posted which reversed the previous notice. LOL. Everything inside the office area is back to being closed and, even though the BBQ grill is outside, management is now saying “at this time, the Barbeque area is closed and may not be used at anytime”.
This is nitpicking but that “anytime” should have been “any time”.
Further nitpicking is how many typos can be made in such a small blurb.


Do the office computers not have spellcheck?
On Thursday, Apache happened to be walking by the Pain Cave, while I was working out, saw my car in the parking lot and stopped in to let me know the seniors will, nevertheless, be having a barbeque today.
“How ... when the BBQ area is off limit?” asked I.
“Out front”, replied he.
Good for the seniors ... I guess ─ to have come up with a workaround, but I won’t be there. I don’t want to needlessly be around a lot of people, which is why I can’t understand what these people who caused the recent virus upsurge were thinking that they just had to hang out in bars and have meals in restaurants. Why couldn’t they drink at home, cook their own meals or order in?
After all is said and done, if management somehow finds out about the out front barbeque, there’s going to be hell to pay. Not because there’s anything wrong with the seniors finding a way to do their own thing, but because Apache is involved and management has it out for him.
It's the ole "by any means necessary" plan of attack. Management will manufacture a reason why something was wrong with it, as they did with Apache's posting to MY residents' facebook page, put the lawyers on him again, threaten him with eviction.
Apache, in return, will point out valid reasons why management does not have the authority to do this that the other, say this that the other, laugh at them and keep on keeping on.
It's an entertaining dance they all do.
Speaking of reversals, Trainer and his partner kissed and made up. Well, not so much as kissed and made up as it was Partner purchased forgiveness by offering Trainer an offer Trainer couldn’t resist ─ a revised partnership agreement to Trainer’s financial advantage.
Though I’d have followed Trainer to wherever, I’m relieved because the current location is just so convenient.

14 comments:

  1. I'm with you, Shirley, why can't people eat and drink at home? Much safer for the time being, and maybe if everyone did that, we could get this virus under control and get our life back.

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    1. I guess it's just too difficult for some to do the right and reasonable thing.

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  2. Oh my! There are sure to be some "fireworks" at that Barbecue today! Good to stay away, you will hear the stories later... Stay safe, healthy and happy.
    Excellent news for Trainer and for you.

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  3. Ha ha, you brought back a happy memory of one of our dogs. Joey and husband Phil were out for a walk on the Fourth of July when one of those whistling fireworks shot up from the ground just in front of the dog. Boy, was he furious! He was a dignified dog who did not enjoy being startled like that. He growled and barked.

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    1. That made me laugh as I can visualize the dog's reaction. LOL.

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  4. the fireworks just finished here; 2 sets in 2 different townships. I hate fireworks.

    spouse and cats and I stayed indoors and cooked burgers on our george foreman grill; it's so hot here. our virus cases are starting to rise again because of the ignorants.

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    1. Fireworks are illegal here. That didn't stop people from nightly boom, bam, hiss for weeks and weeks. This will go on well after the 4th, until whoever is doing it runs out of fireworks.

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  5. Fireworks all night here.
    Now when are you moving out?

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  6. the whistling fireworks are called Picolo Pete's, and they were always my favorite of the ones you could buy. :)

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    1. The words "Picolo Pete" sound familiar. I've never been into handling anything other than the little sparklers and those worms ever since a kid in the neighborhood put a firecracker in a coke can and set it off while holding the can. You can imagine what happened next.

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  7. Indepandeance Day just cracked me up!

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