In 1950
Read the whole thing. Courage comes in many forms, not the least of which is overcoming adversity the likes of which most people have never known.
Sometimes things work out like you want them to, or, at the very least, you find you’ve avoided a dicey situation or an outright catastrophe. Such was the case this morning when I awoke to find the propane gauge had reached the “Call Cortez Gas” level. And so I called. Only to hear the lovely Estella tell me that Albert just got his truck back yesterday after a week of downtime to have a new clutch installed. I think I posted about the trials and tribulations of finding an alternate supplier when Cortez is…uh…indisposed. The bottom line: it’s purt near impossible. But the state of my tank (full, diminishing to Call Cortez) just happened to coincide with Cortez’ downtime.
In which case: Thank You, Lord!
I’m still drinking coffee and making the rounds. And here it is: nearly 
retirement gig is stressful! {insert smiley face here}
Today’s Pic: Oh Hell…let’s do another Baby Pic. Coz…when all else fails, baby pictures don’t. Fail, that is. Bobby, aka SN3, in one of Micky Dee’s Play Palaces, somewhere in
March, 1998.
Aw, cute baby pic, as always.
ReplyDeleteWe have our propane filled by C&S (office is across from Wells Fargo on 1st St). We are on their route, so they come by about once a month and check it, most of the time not having to fill it up. Our house is actually on natural gas, but we have a pickup on propane (the feed truck), one of the front end loaders, and of course grill bottles so I can throw on a steak whenever needed.
That baby will never fail to have a cute pic. Just keep on posting them, and I'm going to have to start digging out baby pics of Cody and post them.
ReplyDeleteI have learned that McDonalds is the place to be when I have GBN1. Usually, there are lots of grandparents there trying to entertain and possibly wear their grand-children out with the playground at Micky D's. Bobby looks like he is enjoying himself.
ReplyDeleteJenny...C&S hates RVs and (apparently) can't be bothered to deliver small quantities (i.e., less than 10 gallons). They have outright lied to me on the phone, saying things like "we don't have the necessary adapter for RV tanks" (no adapter is needed!) or, like last time: "bring it into the yard." Conway is similar in their outlook. I hope Cortez never goes out of business...
ReplyDeleteLou and Becky: Thanks again for the compliments! And...I've noticed the same thing about grandparents and Micky Dee's.
re: C&S. I didn't realize they didn't do things like smaller tanks. Sorry 'bout that. We keep a 300 or so gallon tank of propane here and my husband fills up the smaller tanks (grill and camper) himself. Since we buy in mass quantities, I guess that's why we never had problems with them. We do an awful lot of business with them. It ain't cheap to fill up our 8,000 gallon diesel tank. LOL! But I don't foresee Cortez going out of business any time soon.
ReplyDeleteJennyE says: re: C&S. I didn't realize they didn't do things like smaller tanks. Sorry 'bout that.
ReplyDeleteNo problema! I just wish C&S (and Conway) weren't so... uh... obtuse about things. A second-source is always good to have.