Simple Linda never knew of people to beware. She’s cried and sobbed and turned away, but still the tale is there. Poor Riot didn’t go to school. Momparental – her head was where?
I’m not a happy grannie.
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Something really nice happened yesterday but some background first. I’ve had my share of the blues in dealing with Walgreens’ pharmacies and had another incident when I was trying to leave town for the family reunion. I had ordered a scrip online from the Walgreens in the big “P” – my Dr. had to be faxed for a refill. As those things go, it took 2 or 3 days, and I had asked for an insurance vacation refill on that one too. I left for Vegas towing my home behind me to pick up Miss Kayanna the following day. In Vegas I got an email that my scrip was ready in “P” and I went to the Walgreens on Boulder Highway to pick it up the night before I hit the road. Not to worry, it was a major pain in the ass. And I ended up in an argument with the wench behind the counter, no vacation refill, my last refill had just been done, I would have to pay cash for this one, my insurance wouldn’t cover any of it…blah, blah, blah. I paid for it and left, after asking her why other pharmacists could figure it out but she couldn’t. I had already explained to her that I wasn’t going to pick up the one in “P” and this should replace it.
Yesterday I explained the above to the pharmacist at Walgreens “P” and he apologized for someone else’s error and causing me grief. He said he could have my refill ready in 15 minutes if I wanted to wait, I accepted, and told him thanks for everything. I picked up a few things, name was called, and got the same guy to check me out. He gave me my co-pay free on both scrips because of the heat I got from the other Walgreens. WOWIE-KA-DOWIE! I was very pleasantly surprised…more like shocked.
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No poker yesterday.
I just got in a game today – a tournament of course, el-small-stakes. Doncha love it when someone keeps typing the long line of zzzzzzzzz in the chat? Like that’s going to change jack? They should play in a game with some of the dealers I’ve worked with. One dealer at the Mirage got out 6 hands in a half hour at the $4-8 Omaha 8 or Better game – when he was on a siz. It was pathetic. The online poker games play like the speed of light in comparison.
If any of you are big sport’s buffs, Absolute Poker has satellites running for the Sports Legend Challenge in the Bahamas.
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Marie called the other night. She believes they will make it back from the deadlands of Iowa around Halloween. Shit! That’s a long ways off still. Gary’s been doing well in the Heartland Poker Tour and they both play tournaments around the area…what is really available in the deadlands? I miss Marie!!!!
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I picked up a ‘universal’ never-go-flat wheel barrow tire on a trip into town this week. The instructions say it takes 5 minutes to change. Who the hell are they kidding? It’s up and moving though and there’s still plenty of #2 gravel to haul around, plus property clean-up soon as the weather cools off a bit more. And I need to start thinking on how hard I’m going to work at washing down the coach so I can get the skirting back up…umnhhhh…do I have to?
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I may be heading into Vegas to see what kind of chaos I can stir up this week. Right now I have to see what I can do around here to keep from flipping out.