The calendar said that the appointment with the man from Massey was 10am. When he wasn't here by 11, I began to get agitated. Around 11:45 he called, and when I wondered where he was, he reminded me the appointment was for 2:30. He was calling to say that the appointment he had that made mine go later had canceled, and he wondered if he could come on right then. Wow, what a shift for me. He came and we got right to the issue at hand, he gave me a very good diagnosis of the problem, acknowledging that they had some accountability for the way the yard looked. He did a careful study while I went back into the cool house --- it was another very hot day. When he came in, he proposed re-soding the whole front yard (within the driveway) -- my cost for that will be $500. We agreed. He also gave me some insight into Miguel -- the guy that has the route and sprays/fertilizes. I now understand what I had been thinking was just my difficulty in communicating. Anyway, they are going to start by spraying Roundup later this week, then get the sod in after about 10 to 14 days. Then we'll go through the special watering routine to get the new sod established, and within about a month be back to the usual routine. I am very pleased that what I was thinking was going to be a problem looks like it will turn out well.
Frank (the Massey guy) had not been gone very long when Steve C. (air conditioning) knocked on the back door. I had called him last Saturday and left a message, and when he did not return the call on Monday, I called him this morning, and he said it would be convenient to come out today. He checked both units, pronounced them in good working order -- and were just having trouble with the high temperatures we are having. He also said that the East unit (the one I called him about initially) was going to keep on running. What he didn't understand was the corrosion that is inside the machine. He thinks that unit may need to be replaced in another year. He suggested I start saving up my pennies.
By the time Steve and his worker left, it was mid-to-late afternoon, and I finally got some lunch. No big deal -- I had made three salads over the last couple of days, so it was just a matter of sitting down to eat. I surely did know that I had been outside with the workmen and how very draining the heat was. Before doing much of anything else, I just had a shower to get all the stink and sweat off from being outside.
Email brought a request from Mike M. for a meeting with George and me on either Thursday or Friday. I checked with George and sent a note back to Mike that we are both available Friday -- just need a time and place. I had asked that Jarrod come over Friday, so hopefully I'll get something back from Mike, or George and I can call Linda Smith while at lunch tomorrow to see what Mike's schedule looks like. I think I'll talk to George about doing a conference call if that will take less of Mike's time.
Well, the kids are all back together, Christian is still on deployment, but will be back in another week or so, and Lee and I discussed what we will do on Aug.14th -- Margaret's birthday. His suggestion -- we go somewhere and lift a glass to her. I think that would be very fitting. Just wish Marcia could be here to join us.
Another day with no word about my CPAP. Did not call the sleep center today. Maybe after lunch with George tomorrow, I'll see if they can find out what's up. I'm not sure how much longer the sheets and pillowcase are going to hold up to the nightly dosing of sweat they are getting.
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