Things Happen

 

Tuesday was one of those days you can call things happen. Doing my errands including going to the bank and getting the statement of the credit card that doesn’t make sense I came home to find that the microwave is no longer working. I tested it and unplugged the microwave however still not working. Of course I need a microwave so got back into my trusted car and went to buy another one. Fortunately nothing happened during the trip that would be worthy to say things happen. The new microwave went off without a hitch.

After having lunch using the new microwave in another hour taking mom to her hair appointment; no problem there everything went fine got a coffee drink for her and I while having her hair done.

When I got back home I figured it is time to setup my new laptop I got on Monday. Oh boy this is the second thing that I found out things happen. I was not a happy camper and I let the retailer clerk know over the phone. He told me that office should be loaded and that I don’t need a product key. I told him it asked me for one. I gave him the model of the laptop and he returned with great news office doesn’t come with that computer. Other words I have pay more money out for office program. If it had just word on it I would be fine with it. Of course you have to buy the whole office suite.  I could pay ten bucks a month for it or one hundred and fifty dollars. The rep asked me why I didn’t ask about the word package. I presumed that it came with the laptop. I guess for the future don’t presume anything. He told me that I can return the laptop for total refund which I may do. Now I have to investigate the lowest price on a laptop that includes the office suite. If it had notepad I would be fine with it too however this version had a program that you can put down notes but is very limited. Again live and learn when things happen.

Update from the derailment on Monday only three died instead of seven that were originally reported. They are continually investigating to see what caused the train to go 80 miles an hour where the speed limit is 30. The Washington state department of transportation officials thinks that the engineer might have been distracted by an engineer in training. The answers will come forward when they are able to see and hear the recordings including a video that took place.

On Thursday my cousin Christy and her husband will be stopping by for lunch on their return trip back to British Columbia Canada. They have spent the last two months in their home away from home in Arizona. They usually go both in fall and then again in February however this time they plan a trip to Morocco and England instead. We will learn more about that trip plus plan the trip north in 2018 since we couldn’t make it in 2017 because of wild fires and illness. I expect going in May before the wild fires usually happen. Going depends on my elderly mother’s health as well.

Anyway I learned some lessons when things happen. Number one is don’t presume anything. Again have a happy holiday season and good cheer.