Friday, October 12, 1984

I was told by my boss that Ruth has a cold and is now taking medicine for it. I wonder if Ruth's niece, who's a nurse, stopped by to look in on Ruth, but I didn't ask.

Today was payday at Alma's, $95.00.

I got a notice in the mail from the ADC office stating that this month, I'll receive $65.00 worth of food stamps, and from now on, I'll get $76.00 worth. I need to try to apply for a medical card of some kind at the ADC office, if I'm eligible for anything. The pain and numbness in my arms and hands wakes me many times during the night, plus all my other aches and pains now. I got two notices from the unemployment office stating that I should come into the office next Tuesday or Thursday. I hope they don't forget me or lose my files again.

I had a roll of plastic, that I was going to put on the outside of the windows, but took it back to the store and traded it for another indoor, clear plastic, storm window kit, and a pair of needle-nose pliers. Now I can redo the half of my big picture window that I screwed up. My roommate, Steve, stole my two pairs of needle-nose pliers when he moved. I bought two small, Plexiglas storm window inserts, that fit in my small glass storm windows, at a cost of $12.00. My middle bedroom Plexiglas, storm window will cost $40.00, but it wasn't ready yet.

When I got home I tried to put the storm window on the east side of the house, but broke it to smithereens too. I put a clear plastic, storm window on the kitchen window. I applied the leftover clear plastic to the window in the back door. I changed the bead hardware and put on the new clear plastic, storm window on the other half of my picture window.

Believe it or not, I was impressed by Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro in the political debate between her and Vice President George Bush, but Presidential Candidate Mondale can't win with her on the ticket.