The Trainman

Yesterday, Sunday, August 13, 2006 was a great day. Got up at 6am to be at golf at Legends at 8:30. Had a lousy score, but had a lot of fun with our friends, Lynne & Wayne. After golf we went back to their house, had some cocktails. Then our friends, Phyllis & Ed came over. Barb's had made some stuffed peppers, way too many, a whiskey cake and a mincemeat pie. We all gobbled that down as usual. Then we were talking about going north. Phyllis & Ed said they were leaving tomorrow, August 15th. I was telling them that I was going to ship my computer north via FedEx. Ed said that he would be willing to carry it up in his van, that he had plenty of room. I said I would go home and pack it up. So, I ended up with three boxes and my computer carrier. It only takes Ed one day to drive the 12oo miles or so and he will be there Tuesday night. Now, I would call them very dear friends and we really appreciate their favor. I went to the doctors for my regular checkup this am and then we took the boxes over to Ed's. He is going to his son's house in Aldan, PA which will make it very easy for me to pick them up Sunday afternoon when we arrive at my sister and brother-in-laws Sunday morning, the 20th of August. Talk about luck, he is also going to bring them back to Florida for me at the end of September. Just had a terrific storm pass, first rain in a week or so. I am in the middle of a very bad time, had someone charge a lot of money on my Visa card. Didn't find it out until I got my statement from the bank. Of course, I closed the account and got our new cards today. Had to change all my passwords and pin numbers on every thing. Also notified the credit companys to put an alert on my name, etc. Hope it all works out. I am in the process of filing a Visa Dispute Form with my bank to get the money charged back. Had to call the three companys that the charges went through to get some info from them. Found a site on Microsoft that had a step by step guide on how to do everything necessary.
Well folks, it is time for me to go puff on my pipe. Can't wait for Sunday. Have a 5am pickup to go to the airport. See you all soon. Bye, Pop