Thursday

 I got things to the post office (all small things) and went to the Baguette for a study session. I simply have to face that without coffee shops, I'm not going to get any studying done. 

The place was jammed when I went in so I decided to try this chicken bowl thing for $10 at this Korean place. It was good, if you like sweet. The chicken and little rice stick things were swimming in what I can only describe as syrup. Someday someone's going to start serving hamburgers, chicken, etc., between two "Belgian" waffles smothered in maple syrup and topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with chocolate chips and they'll make a fortune. Anyway ... it was ... food. 

I found a *lot* of OTC medications and things at the EMT training place dumpster so I took a little while loading those up, and found a box of "Loramed" for Ken because his wife takes it. 

I'd just gotten back here and was doing Ebay stuff for a few minutes before I was going to brush my teeth, clean the place up while chewing xylitol gum, and do a bit of practice, when I heard Ken's truck pull up. He was early. I showed him the box of Loramed and he said, "Oh, and Suzy just bought some" and I asked what happened to the big of it he'd just gotten from me - had he lost it? He said, "Maybe". Maybe I should just put the stuff in a padded mailer and mail it to Suzy directly. At least it will get to her. 

So, no practice. And I only got any studying done because of the coffee shop. 

After Ken had gone, I got to work rounding up things to list. I took a big thing apart which got me a lot of neat parts to list, plus before starting on that I rounded up a lot of crap to put out for the scavengers, like tons of cheapo power strips that we'll never use. So far Ken's not said a peep about this or that being gone, and there's a chance he actually likes to see space cleared out. 

I didn't wake up until 12:30 but now I have things photo-ready for today/tomorrow. 

In other news, the nightmare continues. Social Security and Medicaid (probably Medicare also) are on the chopping block. I can pay for my own vaccinations but I'll have to make sure not to end up in the ER again. Also it makes me nervous about keeping my money in the bank, just when I'm getting close to my goal of having $10k in there. 

If the FDIC is ended, then there will be a tremendous bank run. People will also flock to things like precious metals so I'd expect gold and silver etc., to skyrocket. As well as guns, ammo, etc. Germany in the late 1920s to early 1930s was surely like this also. People who can, are working on ways to get out. They didn't know how bad it would get, but the smart ones felt it was high time to get out. 

This time around we know how bad it can get. 

I packed all the things, and got the big ones dropped off at FedEx OK but the two small ones, that I thought I'd put in one of the drive-through boxes at the post office, were no-go because the boxes were stuffed with mail, and the one with the large slot had what appeared to be a flattened box crammed in there, with letters people had stuffed in on top of that. I took the letters and put them into the narrow-slot box. But I had to take the two small ones with me and will mail them tomorrow. 

I did a study session at the Baguette, and since I'd left at 7 instead of 6, when I got there it was nice and calm and uncrowded. They're open until 10 it turns out, which is amazing. Sure a basic coffee is $4 but to me it's worth it. 

I got back here and checked the temple's calendar and it turns out the service is "at home" tomorrow so I can relax a bit. I still have to deposit my check at the bank but I can do a quick out and back and get back here and relax.