7th November 2023
I made my first visit to Menards since I got back, things were pretty lean in the garage. We were reduced to using dead squirrels to sand the furniture, and we were running short of those.
The old place hadn’t changed much except for the abundance of Christmas decorations.
The world always need more inflatable Santas and reindeers.
I wandered around collecting the items I needed working diligently from the list on my phone. I was on my own this time and not distracted by Kelli who always finds other things to buy, usually animal related, but not this time. Like a cruise missile I targeted on exactly what I needed, picking up a room filter for the central air system that wasn’t on my list, and also oil and screen wash that wasn’t noted, so I didn’t do a particularly good job myself.
But these were essential. As the truck is old I alway like to have a quart of oil ready, and as I had been away for a month I thought the vehicle needed a drink.
I keep forgetting to change the filter in the house, and I’m always shocked by the amount of dust trapped, I’m supposed to change it every three months, and it is noted in my phone but I alway forget.
After clearing the checkout and a hundred bucks lighter I was able to join the massive queue at the traffic lights. There is a lot of roadworks going on at the moment, meaning months of congestion and long waits.
Another Lifetime to go 