Made It

Jan 8, 2011
We had a mild adventure on our trip beginning.

Got to the airport on time. Too bad the plane didn't get there on time.
They said Our plane, would be late.
We were waiting for our plane when I noticed fire trucks, police cars and ambulances
lining a runway near us.

So, I went to the counter clerk and mentioned it to her. Oh no, there is no problem. Police cars are always driving past. No mam, maybe you should look outside.
Sure, when i have time.

As i told Karolyn what was happening, others heard me and suddenly we were all
watching the action.

Soon a PIA?? airplane drove by with all the emergency vehicles following it.
the plane had a star over a crescent moon on the tail.

Oh well, our plane was only 45 minutes late taking off. But somehow got to Atlanta with 40 minutes for us to run from our gate B2 to E2. These two gates are both at the end of their terminals.

We made it in time, plenty of time. Enough time to buy 2 Grilled Chicken Classic sandwichs. They rushed us on the plane and said as soon as all were on board we would take off.

30 minutes later they apologized for the delay as a couple instrument light bulbs were out. So out came the sandwiches and we gulped them down.

We arrived after 10 pm and it was too late to call for friends to pick us up so we took a cab... owned by Haitian Chery....he took us to our door and charged $30.....with a $5 tip...$35.

Now we're home and its spotless. And the toilets work. One for her and one for me.
The sad part of the trip, its cold here....66 degrees.....brrrr....
After getting up this morning to 11 degrees....I guess I can handle the cold here.

Sorry, I didn't make it to Panera this morning. But you probably suspected what I was doing.
Well, talk to you later..... have a happy sunday.

P.S.: sat next to the girls rowing team from Notre Dame who couldn't practice in South Bend but will somewhere around Sarasota.

I Can't Believe It....

Have you priced ink for the computer printers.

I had a Canon Pixma 210...came with a motherboard a few years ago.

Well, the ink ran out and I went to Best Buy to get some more.

The price: 28.00 for the color
22.00 for the black ink

Wow, i thought that was insane and remember seeing a commercial for a printer for $59 but didn't know where.

So i went across the street to Walmart.

A Hewlert Packer??? HP for $48.00
I could buy a printer a new printer for the price of ink alone. Sold!

Took it home and plugged it in. It worked great.. Noisy and it didn't make multiple files.

Meaning: When I put 4 photos on the scanner...it thinks and saves them as one

So i would have to crop the scanned version 4 times to get the photos separated.

I called HP and they said their scanners don't do that.

I then checked Walmart by internet and they had a Canon Pixma 250 for $32.00. I called Canon and they said Sure the 250 is new and has all the improvements and does the Multiple Files.

OK, back into the box and back to Walmart.

I returned it.

There was the Canon. And it was $35 including taxes, and had the ink.

Ink for the old printer/scanner: $50
A brand new printer/scanner: $32

Saving $18....priceless

So be prepared to see more of my old photos.

Da Nose

Someone asked me why i had a bandaid on my nose in my last photos.

I had a spot that looked like a target....a couple circles. Occasionally, it would bleed, but finding a dr for an appointment is nearly impossible for within a reasonable time.

I was recommended to dr Koseny and when I met him knew i liked him.

He told me the spot was Basil cancer and would need an appointment to take it off.

But first he looked at my many brown spots and said do you want me to take those off, and I said if the price is right...and he did.

A few weeks ago the dr took half of my nose off....
stitched it and 10 days later
took the stitches out, it didn't heal together , it opened up like another nostril.

so gave me diabetic ointment to put on to have it grow together $640 for a tube...on the house...from his stock.

its not working.
so he promised me it would work and if not would take me around the corner from his office to the plastic surgeon.

The dr was a good sport and got my camera out of my jacket and let me take pictures.

So here is a Photo of dr koseny who has a home in Palmer Ranch and his nurse yolo....yolanta...stitching me up. I won't show the bloody ones.


He just got back from Parmer ranch where he did a lot of fishing.

I thought I could shake him down...for the surgery that didn't work.

I demanded some big stuff......some of the fish...one piece of a fish.

But Oh no, he's one of those nice guy fishermen, that catch and release the fish.

So, all I got for the trip to the Dr was this bandaid,met a nice dr and some great photos.

Detective Friend Gerald Swinkle

Everyday I usually check the fop death notices.
The web page went down and for weeks/months I could not check for any friends that I might have known.

Today I found the FOP new death notices web page.

Checked for any I might have missed.

Every month or two I would get a friendly call from Jerry Swinkle.
Area 5 and Area 4 guy.

When I was a cadet he took a liking to me, and up until he retired. I drove him and other detectives to turn in their stars.

While in the car driving to hdqtrs, we all laughed and laughed.
Then while going up the elevator, silence. Not one peep. We walked in and they handed in their paperwork,,,but when it came to the star. Each one needed help to drop it on the table.

Jerry, was not comfortable letting go of his star.
It was silence in the car. And they all looked like they were leaving part of their souls.

Just a heck of a nice guy. While in fla, I called him and we talked in Oct.

I haven't hear from him since and felt bad I didn't call him.
I almost called him today....but got busy at the drs office.

Well, he passed Nov 14.....another friend and super nice guy gone.
He would just tell all the stories about everyone....who they were,where they came from and who they knew. And he liked everyone he met,,,never a bad word.

Ok, there were a couple supervisors,no one had a good word for. Jerry would just skip over them.

We would talk and talk for an hour. Some old stuff, some new, but always interesting.

A funny guy with a great laugh.

I knew him for 40 yrs.....

may he RIP

Boat Ride with the Boyles

Our friend Jim Boyle brought his cousin and boat to Englewood fla.

They called us and invited us to join them for a boat ride up to Venice via the intercoastal and canal around the venice airport.

Their friend Tom joined Jim, Johnny, Karolyn and me.

We took about a 2 hour trip to Venice and out to Sea where we parked for awhile for rest and refreshments.

We returned just past Venice and stopped at the Marker 4 restaurant.

Hope you enjoy the photos

Projects

Well, we're only staying one more week before returning to Chicago.

Its time to catch up with all the little projects we noticed needed to be done.

We had a nice tablelamp that I suspected the llight socket was malfunctioning maybe.

I hesitated to try to fix it. But suddently got the urge. Couldn't find my electric tester.
So went to Ace and Joe advised me to buy a replacement socket. He showed me how to
squeeze in the right spot to open it up.

Then went to Harbor freight to buy a multi meter tester.

Went home and 1--2--3 it was fixed before i could get my camera out.

While i did that k painted the med cabinets....perfect...

then the toilet started dripping water into the bowl. The photo explained how i cleaned it and solved the leaking problem....no cost.

then we went to the sunset and later saw the crescent moon.

not bad for a lazy day

Oh I used my neighbors hose to clean her a/c condensor and then did another before
i broke the hose.....too much work and now another repair....sorry no photos on that

The Chills

Saturday Morning

Went to the beach for my morning walk. Oh, the sun shining and blue sky made it wonderful

I felt so moved by the pretty water, I thought a swim would be great.

So I took off my winter Jacket with hood, my hooded sweatshirt, long sleeve shirt and long heavy slacks.

I took a deep breath or gasp, then screamed, Sh-- its cold and I'm freezing.
51 degrees.

Got dressed like a lover when a husband comes home....

Yes, quickly.

Bundled I returned home to see that electric meter spining like a fan and just a little warm air flushing out the vents.

Oh, Paradise!
for Florida Power and Light.

Ah, Soon I'll return outside for those free hot dogs at the club.
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Saturday afternoon....


In Chicago its in the 20's I'm glad my daughter turned on the heat in our house.
she set it at 62

Its a little warmer now but we didn't walk to THE CLUB.
Thats a dive 2 blocks away called The Crescent Club.

Its the place we get the free hot dogs.

Last week we met a couple from last year....john and gloria.
John eats at least 5 or 6 hot dogs. Well gloria and john didn't show up today but her sister did.

Vicky and John, two nice folks from Indiana.

We met them last week. they spend winters in Venice which is just 20 minutes away.

He was a BA for the plumbers in Ind.
He used to shoot golf in the 70's but developed anger problemson the course, and now, he is not happy with his golf/attitude.

I gave him some relaxation tips and we will play together when we return in Jan.

They lost a 28 yr old son last year to Lukemia.
So Vicky would tear when she talked about it.

Anyway, now we're back home enjoying the furnace heat.
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Included is a photo of two weeks ago, with some neighbors with us.