Got a lot done already . . .

The stuff the flood water pushed into and over the fences at one of the dog parks.

Yesterday we scooted to South Park; we were the only ones there. It's eery being alone in a park where people are usually taking their morning constitutionals, walking their dogs, mowing, exercising with their friends in one of the covered areas or flying model planes. Even the birds and animals were scarce. The park must have had about four feet of water rush through it and although the river water  is now gone the devastation to the homes, schools and businesses around the park is enormous. I believe many people who lived in trailer parks may have to totally scrap their homes.

On a better note P&D's Pop and I went to St. Francisville for breakfast this morning. It is a 45 mile ride but Birdman Café and Books is superior. Grampa had an omelet made with everything fresh  you can imagine - I watched the chef as he prepared the fillings and cooked it to perfection! I had a sweet potato Belgian waffle with butter and cane syrup that was perfect - just the right amount of crisp. I spoke with the chef and told him it was the perfect waffle; he was beaming! Wish they were not so far away. After we got home I spent the morning finishing up what I tried to accomplish yesterday. There are three items we ordered from Amazon on August 11, the day the rains started and brought the flooding to our town and the surrounding areas, which have never arrived. I was finally able to contact UPS on line about one item and between UPS and the Amazon seller we were able to close out the original order, get a refund and reorder the battery for Grampa's phone. But . . . the two items scheduled to get here through the US Postal Service were very difficult to track down online either through the post office or Amazon. I filled out the paperwork on line for both entities but it always came back not quite right! So I fished around long enough to get a phone number to call for the USPS and I waited 22 minutes for their call back but the lady got me squared away. They have no idea where the packages are but it seems they were delivered to the Denham Springs Post Office on the 12th of August which would mean they were in the post office when it flooded. The lady gave me the inquiry number to give to Amazon to show that we had done due diligence! Then I miraculously found a number for Amazon and they called me back immediately! The young oriental man on the other end of the line was more than patient and gracious as he solved my problem. We now have replacements for the items that were most likely flooded in the post office. When he asked if there was anything else he could do to help me I said it would be nice if I could easily find the telephone number to call Amazon if I ever need their help again! He gave me a number that I can call whenever I need help! Yay, things are looking up!

I worked myself to the bone yesterday cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, scrubbing bathrooms, washing bedding, clothes and trimming the lawn. Today I shall relax.
Grampa just came in as I was finishing up and I mentioned I could use an alcoholic beverage to help with the relax part of the previous sentence.  He said I had to wait until Thursday when Walk Ons has its grand reopening.  Yay.  I shall do that.

Quote:  We may outrun by violent swiftness that which we run at, and lose by overrunning.   __Shakespeare