Boy, my leg was giving me a run for my money today. Lying in bed was good; the walking revealed the problems. Yoga was tough today. Scott had to haul me up off the ground after the class. I couldn't even straighten myself once I had my legs under me. Then I applied the trigger point gun, and all was good. This was scary today. I had the pain symptoms; one doctor told me that would be a sure sign surgery would be the only option. If that's the case, how does the pain go away when I apply massage? I keep asking how much of my leg problem is caused by my spinal curvature, which I am correcting, and how much is caused by a pulled or torn thigh muscle? Neither of these problems can be addressed by a total hip replacement.
This morning, I called the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) to report the scam someone tried on me about a month ago. In the process of gathering information, I checked the company. The website is still up. I wonder if the company's head knows that some of his techs are using their customers to make a little extra money? When the scammers asked for my passwords, I told them that I used my deceased husband's tablet. I told them I didn't know his passwords because he didn't think to pass them on to me on his deathbed. Did this information set me up me as an easy mark? I can't imagine this is a standard procedure; it's a good way of losing clients.
I did some research on Google meet. It's become necessary to work with D. on the material he uses in school that is only accessible through that DOE site, only accessible through google meet. I figured out how to get on it, how to get D. on it with me, and how to access Jamboards's whiteboard. I haven't figured out to access other windows on the share-screen.
I went out to Home Depot and Costco. Scott thought that the problem I was having with my car charger maybe because of the extension cord I'm using. Apparently, you can buy strong(?) thicker(?) cords. I had no idea what I was looking at in the electric aisle. I called Scott. He was in the HD parking lot at that moment. He said he would be in in a minute. I kept looking at the information on the boxes. I saw numbers 18, 16, 14, 12, 10. Ah, those indicated the gauge. The lower the number, the higher the gauge. I found a 25 ft. 12 gauge wire.
I called Scott to tell him I'd solved it. He said, wait. I did. He came in, bent down to the bottom shelf, and pulled out a 50 foot 10 gauge wire for a mere $119. He said the heavier products are always on the lower shelves. I had glanced down there. I saw one box with a 12-gauge wire, but I didn't notice the two other boxes, one fifty-foot and a hundred-foot, both ten gauge. Since I only needed a twenty-five-foot wire, the fifty-foot would be a waste of money. Since it was the only one left, Scott recommended I grab it but hang on to the receipt to return it if he could find a twenty-five-foot one at Lowe's. He did, only it cost $103. I think I'll check at Ace Hardware. They have everything.
There was a package for me when I got home. It was a part for my stovetop, which was ordered well over a month ago. Sears decided the appliance was irreparable and offered me money for a new one because the part never arrived. That was a sad day. This is the stovetop Mike loved and cooked on. It's a six-burner stovetop. They're hard to come by. Sears only carries five-burner stovetops. If I wanted to have a six-burner one, I would have to order it from Home Depot and pay for the whole thing myself. I put off ordering it.
The last serviceman had done a sloppy job putting the appliance back together again. One of the dials sticks. Since he ordered another part, I assume he thought someone would come to take apart the stovetop again and put it back together correctly. I asked Sears to have it repaired so I could sell it. It's an expensive item. I don't want to just trash it. Habitat wouldn't even accept it since it's not in A1 condition. I remember the bad old days when Habitat would take half a can of paint. I believe the policy change is due to Mike. He didn't do well with junk and thought they should become more upscale. The Sears serviceman is coming tomorrow. This part arrived just in time.
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