Fail & Random Stress

Today, while working at a children's day camp, one of the kids who is allergic to peanuts went into anaphylactic shock. I ran and grabbed the boys eppe pen. I was holding it backwards so the injection went into my hand, causing me to pass out and both of us to be rushed to hospital. FML

From FMyLife

Someone posted a link to the FMyLife website to the dog forum I frequent recently, and I can honestly say I'm glad they did. With all the stress of the upcoming move and the car being in the shop, I can use a chuckle. Reading about other peoples' bad days makes me chuckle. Or cringe. Or just shake my head. Either way, it's a good distraction in these stressful days.

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Moving News ...

We are mailing the paperwork and deposit to our new landlord tomorrow, and are very much looking forward to getting the move over with and getting settled in our new home. This time, at least, we won't have to do any painting, since the house has wood-panel walls!

Household Goods is picking up our things down here on June 22nd, and we have a walk-through date with our current landlord on June 24th, at which point we will turn in the keys and head out.

We have a little more time to clean and pack than we did last time, and will only need to clean the house and prime the walls. Our pet deposit pays for cleaning the carpeting and floors, and the landlord is responsible for painting the house once it's primed. We're hoping to actually get back our security deposit this time around - it would make for a nice change.

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Car News ...

The car is still at the local repair shop where it's currently up on a lift and being taken apart to diagnose the problem. Both the mechanic and another person at the shop test-drove it and replicated the problem it has, both when driven normally and in 4 Wheel Drive. What the mechanic hasn't figured out yet is what is causing the problem and how it's related to it being repaired a week and a half ago.

I would (will?) be livid if the insurance company does not pay to get it fixed. It was running fine prior to the pot hole incident. It went into the shop and and the insurance paid for it to be fixed. It came out of the shop, and it wasn't running right. One might deduct that the current issue is either supplemental damage from the pot hole incident or that the issue is supplemental damage from the repair. At any rate, it should be something the insurance company should cover. Shouldn't it?

Hopefully, something will happen on this soon. In the meantime, we have the little KIA rental car until Monday afternoon, and are paying for it out of pocket.

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We have a big living history event at the Virginia Beach Airport this weekend, and that has been an additional source of frustration for me, especially coupled with the car issue.

This is the first year the Fighter Factory is having an Air Show, which will feature vintage aircraft, reenactors, a hangar dance, live music, and a big dinner. It is open to the public at (I believe) $25 a ticket, or somewhere thereabouts, with proceeds going to the museum. I suppose last year's Memorial Day event raised the necessary interest to turn this into a full-blown air show and living history display.

The problem with a first-time event anywhere is that it tends to hit hiccups in the planning stages. I've found it extremely difficult to get the event coordinator to email me back to answer questions, which (I'm assuming) has to do with the fact that he knows both myself and Trueman and happens to be the kinda person who plays favorites. I've had an equally difficult time getting a hold of the museum director, but at least I know that, with him, it's due to the fact that he's busy preparing for the event. We're still not 100% sure on what we'll be doing.

The original plan was to bring the working dog display. That has two issues - one, they're telling us they have no indoor room for us to set up the display; and two, it's supposed to rain, so being outdoors is not a good choice, as the display primarily consists of original vintage items. Not exactly compatible with rain.

And, of course, it also has the issue that we don't have the damned SUV to transport it in, and the chances that everything, including us and two dogs, will fit into the KIA are pretty slim, so we may be looking at either leaving the display, or part of the display, at home or making two trips, which, at an hour each way, may not exactly be feasible.

Urgh.

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I sold our big cat condo on Craig's List today since Murphy has never used it unless she was placed on it, and Finn has not used it since he was a kitten. One less thing to move, and the extra $100 is nice to have as well. The girl is coming to pick it up tomorrow.

The AK sold on GunBroker and will be shipped as soon as the cashier's check for its purchase price and shipping cost gets here, which should be toward the beginning of next week, most likely on Monday, since it is coming via UPS. It's going to a good new home in Texas.

I listed our spare Remington 870 Express Magnum barrel on GunBroker tonight, since we have no use for it, and maybe that will add another bit of money to the moving fund.

I've been in a selling mood lately. We have too much stuff, too little room, and don't use half the stuff we have. To be honest, simplifying and cutting down on the amount of stuff we own wouldn't be a bad thing, and if it adds some money to the moving fund, even better.