20250211

20250211 - Up in the am and to the desk and realized the blood draw I thought was for tomorrow was actually this morning and I missed it... So, I jumped online to see if there were any other times available for today and there was at 2:30 which would work perfect with our eye exams today, and I scheduled it, or so I thought... I jumped on a call that the host never joined, so Lonie and I hung up. Got a couple of things done then rushed through my IT call so I could make it to my blood draw. As I was closing down window I noticed the Labcorp website said it timed out and to 'Please try scheduling your appointment again later.'... So I tried and the only things available was for tomorrow... So, I went anyway to see if they could work me in. I got in and they said we have a student with us today, would it be ok if she drew your blood? I said sure, and as son as the the needle touched my skin i yelled out 'OWE!', it scared them but I thought it was funny! Blood drawn and on to Home Depot to return the toilet fill valve I didn't need then I headed to the eye Dr. I was a bit early so thought I would get the car washed. I drove through the car was and noticed that my hood ornament was gone. As I exited the car wash I heard something dragging... then it stopped... then I saw some large objects in the road behind me. I turned around and got out to look and the hood ornament and the ENTIRE GRILL had been ripped from front of my car! It was 3:18 and I had to be at the eye Dr. at 3:20. So, I gathered up the pieces and headed to the eye Dr. Made it to the eye Dr. and had to start filling out forms for all 5 of us. It took forever. G showed up, I was still filling out forms. L showed up, I was still filling out forms... Finally done and I headed back for my exam. Vision really didn't change, BUT they found a spot on my retina they are worried about that looks like it may be detached, so I have to go to a specialist to get it checked it out... D showed up an got his eyes checked and got yelled at by the Dr's for wearing his 'Daily' contacts for multiple days. So, I talked them in to letting him try the 'Monthly' version. J never showed up... Done with the eye Dr. and I headed to back to the car wash to fill out an incident report. I told them they could probably find my hood ornament right after the first brush. A guy disappeared and came back shortly holding the hood ornament. I have gone through this car was dozens of times and nothing like this has ever happened. Done with the report and though, I wonder if Tuffy had to remove my grill for some of the repairs they did so stopped there on the way home and they said 'we didn't do any work that would require us to remove the hood ornament or grill... Home and L had dinner ready. I threw Hazel's ball once and headed in to get a big bourbon after the day I've had.