I added the pool chemicals and circulated the water while I read the morning newspaper, and had my two cups of coffee.
I took my male dog to the vet. The vet said he had ear mites and I got medicine for the condition. I came home and gave my roommates instructions about the ear medicine, three drops in each ear for three days.
I talked to my child on the phone. They had to go to court for a hospital bill they owe. The judge ordered them to pay $20.00 a month. If the hospital gets paid, the Great Gas God won't be paid as much, and they are already in hock to Cilco. The judge said that unless it's paid every month, he will order garnishment of their only paycheck. I said not to worry about it, because they owe everybody anyway, and if the hospital bill hadn't landed them in court, another creditor world have. If the paycheck is garnished, they lose the job and go on ADC totally. They'll be no worse off than they are now. At least they won't have to spend already non-existent money on gas and oil for the car to be able to drive to work.
My taxi showed up at exactly 12:50PM, as I had previously arranged. I was off to Nashville, Tennessee. I had two lay-overs during the bus ride, and I got there at 3:30 AM. I felt totally exhausted and needed a good night's sleep. My first lay-over was in Peoria, Illinois, and the second one was in St. Louis at 8:45PM for forty-five minutes. Both the layover cities are just big, dirty cities, with lots of houses for sale or vacant, the same as my town. I bought a bottle of soda pop for seventy-five cents and a small carton of milk for forty cents. I had eighty-five cents left, plus taxi fare. I'm not particularly interested in Nashville, but looking forward to being able to just relax later.
