A Little of This… A Little of That

This morning I received a text from my son living in Albany, New York who at 1:00 AM had just returned from a business trip to Arizona and was surprised with 18 inches of snow in his driveway! So he first had to get into his garage and get his snow blower revved up, and then clear space to drive in safely to his garage! After a long day of traveling, then to come home to that, I’m sure was not a pleasant sight, but he didn’t complain, just took it in his stride. By the way, if you long for snow, you can find it easily somewhere else. Most of my friends are very content right here! This kid was eight months old when we moved here, so he had no idea of all the snow problems incurred up north when his company transferred him a couple of years ago. Luckily, he had his heat on slightly, so no water pipes were frozen. Yes, we forget to be thankful to be living in this little paradise of ours!

* There are new stores and restaurants opening up Restaurant Row and that shopping area, in East Naples, and people are lovin’ it!  One of the stores I discovered just last week was a Batteries Plus store, a hop, skip and a jump from Outback Steakhouse, and on the same side of the street. They have every battery you could want, and they can install it right there in your watch, your clock, your car or your FOB, among other things, plus a huge variety of light bulbs. I was very pleased with their service and knowledge! You might want to take a look!

* You know, I’ve been looking for a store I thought I saw in our Commercial section of East Naples, off Airport Road, across from the airport, and in the vicinity of Spanky’s (they have some great food there!). It was a store full of items to clean anything! Gosh, I wish I could find it. Remember those “things” called phone books? You could find anything in there and quickly! I don’t know the title to use in my phone, so I looked for “Cleaning Supplies” - simple enough. No such thing on my phone! There it told me about carpet cleaning, but no supplies! Oh how I miss telephone books. My kids say I’m old fashioned. Okay, maybe so, but I could find anything almost instantly with a phone book! Next week, I will drive over to that commercial section and drive up and down all the streets until I see a sign for cleaning products. But if I blink, I might miss the sign, so I’ll keep watching. I want a variety of cleaning products, and this could be a great experience to see what is out there! If I find it, I’ll let you know who it is and where they are.

* I continue to receive mail begging and pleading for money for animals, birds, sick children, elderly, veterans, and on and on! When will it stop!!!!? It’s making me angry now, and as you know, it takes a lot to anger me! What do they expect to gain, with huge multitudes of mail going to everyone on your street or in your club, or your neighborhood?? We are bone dry here! Enough is enough!