Re: USPS Food Drive 5/10/2025

On 2025-05-03, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

On 5/3/2025 11:18 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2025-05-03, Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

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Crossing a four lane road to get to the mailbox would be problematic.

 
Eh.  I was younger and spryer back then.
 

Seems like it would also depend on the level of traffic. :)

Well, they don't expand a two-land road to four lanes unless
there's a fair amount of traffic.

They reworked it sometime in the last 28 years; it's now
one lane of traffic in each direction, a dedicated left-turn
lane, a bike lane in each direction, and some sort of narrow
lane with diagonal white lines. (Which usually means "don't
drive in this lane".  Perhaps it's to keep jackwagons from
zooming up the right and crashing into people in the
right-turn lane at the next intersection.)

Speaking of crashing, on Wednesday I enjoyed a hit-and-run
rear-ending on the freeway.  We were all slowing down because
of some earlier accident and the guy behind me didn't get the
memo.  I got him good, though.  He left his front bumper cover
and part of the grille under the back of my car.  Pity we don't
have front license plates here.  He pulled over (not close enough
for me to read his license plate), but when I didn't get right
out of my car he drove off.  If we had a proper surveillance state,
we could find him on a nearby camera.

I've had the car less than three weeks.  *sigh*  This Wednesday
I have an appointment at the body shop just to get the estimate.
It'll be more time while they round up the major parts they'll
need: perhaps an entire new hatch door, bumper parts, exhaust, etc.
I don't know if they'll fix the trailer hitch that my husband
just busted his ass to install.

I'm fine.  It just felt like a strong guy pushed me in the small
of my back, since I had the lumbar support cranked up to 11.

Ob food:  Since the hatch won't open, I'm putting my groceries
on the back seat.  Not very convenient, but adequate.  (I suppose
if I want to get potting soil for my many patio plants, I'll rent
the truck at Home Depot.)

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Cindy Hamilton