Topic: PART ONE - DONE (Read 2564 times)

singdaw · « **Reply #150 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:33:18 PM »

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singdaw · « **Reply #151 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:33:28 PM »

Good night, friends.

singdaw · « **Reply #152 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:33:34 PM »

And others.

bk · « **Reply #153 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:37:08 PM »

Well, at least the day ended well.

bk · « **Reply #154 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:38:01 PM »

Although the second payment has not arrived - if it's approved by eleven (the end of the 48 hours) who knows if the gal works on Saturday? So, could be Monday.

bk · « **Reply #155 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:40:24 PM »

But after all the crap, I finally took an Uber (you don't want to know the cost) to La Crescenta and the car place. There, we spent much time signing papers and such and then sitting in the vehicle so I could at least get the hang of everything. First off, we found KUSC on the radio. Sound system sounds grand. I'm still getting used to the way you put it in park and drive - that's going to take some time. I gave them two checks - one large, good immediately, and a smaller one that has to wait for the second payment, which they're fine with.

bk · « **Reply #156 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:41:40 PM »

We paired the phone with the car but neither of us could figure out how to verbally tell it who to call, and I know it has that feature. I know how to get to contacts and scroll, but you can't do that while driving, so I'll check YouTube, since they have videos on virtually everything.

bk · « **Reply #157 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:42:12 PM »

The traffic was awful going there, so as we got later and later in the afternoon, I knew what I was in for, traffic-wise.

Freddie · « **Reply #158 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:42:49 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 20, 2024, 07:37:08 PM

Well, at least the day ended well.

That's great that it all went well!

bk · « **Reply #159 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:43:05 PM »

So, I have a cursory knowledge of the important things and over the next few days, I'll push buttons and navigate around and learn the other stuff.

bk · « **Reply #160 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:44:10 PM »

I did find one tiny little ding on the bumper, but I don' know many bumpers that don't have that, since people routinely hit them when trying to park. For a ten-year-old car, it's in pretty great cosmetic condition.

bk · « **Reply #161 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:45:27 PM »

I did find a couple of thing on the interior - the thing that closes and opens for the cup holders won't close so I'll go to the Mercedes dealer a mile from here and see if they can fix it quickly.

bk · « **Reply #162 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:45:38 PM »

It's nice having a four-door again.

bk · « **Reply #163 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:45:50 PM »

This model's a bit bigger than what I had.

bk · « **Reply #164 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:46:43 PM »

They put the temporary plates on and the temporary registration, and I had my new insurance card with me for the car.

bk · « **Reply #165 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:48:27 PM »

So, at four-thirty I finally left. I drove to the onramp to the 218 freeway east, transitioned to the 2 freeway south, and transitioned to the 134 west where, to my surprise and shock, there was no traffic. And we moved right along all the way to the off-ramp to the mail place. Amazing and appreciated.

bk · « **Reply #166 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:51:17 PM »

I picked up my new DGA card and two packages, the most important of which contained a big ol' box of homemade brownies, some other brownie-like thing but with pecans, and a loaf - orange loaf is what it smells like. I'm afraid I'll have to take the day off from no sugar because there's no way I'm not trying the contents.

bk · « **Reply #167 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:51:59 PM »

I tried pairing the garage opener with the car and couldn't get it to work - simply because I was doing it wrong. I now have it down and hopefully it will work tomorrow.

bk · « **Reply #168 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:52:46 PM »

Then I finally ordered food from CPK - my chopped Eyetalian salad and a cup of their tomato bisque, which was very good.

bk · « **Reply #169 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:53:29 PM »

Then several telephonic conversations followed and now I think I'll sit on the couch like so much fish and see what I might feel like watching.

bk · « **Reply #170 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:54:38 PM »

I did see a French movie from France before bed last night, entitled Just the Two of Us, starring the wonderful Virginnie Efira from Revoir Paris. She's really amazing - plays twin sisters in this one.

bk · « **Reply #171 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:56:44 PM »

I'm trying to forgive myself for my earlier stupidity with the scam call. I wish there was some way that Medicare could just give me a new number, but then that would probably cause problems with United Health Care. What I think I WILL do is give them a list of the doctor names and places I've been and tell them anything outside of that they should check with me before paying.

bk · « **Reply #172 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:58:18 PM »

Or actually, paying any venue or person outside of the United States but especially California. Of course, they probably have fake things set up for this, but I can't imagine that Medicare would fall for that and I should think that everything goes through United Health Care anyway.

bk · « **Reply #173 on:** December 20, 2024, 07:58:39 PM »

Not going to worry about it.

Freddie · « **Reply #174 on:** December 20, 2024, 08:11:31 PM »

Quote from: bk on December 20, 2024, 07:56:44 PM

I'm trying to forgive myself for my earlier stupidity with the scam call. I wish there was some way that Medicare could just give me a new number, but then that would probably cause problems with United Health Care. What I think I WILL do is give them a list of the doctor names and places I've been and tell them anything outside of that they should check with me before paying.

Won't they send you a statement periodically of what they've paid out on your behalf?

When you get those statements, you can look them over then, I think.

John G. · « **Reply #175 on:** December 20, 2024, 09:29:54 PM »

Quote from: Freddie on December 20, 2024, 04:11:38 PM

Quote from: John G. on December 20, 2024, 02:42:02 PM
Quote from: Freddie on December 20, 2024, 02:38:29 PM
Is that similar to Steve and Eydie suddenly cracking each other up during performances

which William Goldman in his book about Broadway THE SEASON talked about happening often during GOLDEN RAINBOW and the audience reportedly ate it up?

There was nothing in the show to laugh at.

Did you get to see it, John?

My friend Carol worked on it. The backstage stories are scary. Let's just say audiences hated it.

John G. · « **Reply #176 on:** December 20, 2024, 09:33:54 PM »

I ushered for A Merry-Achi Christmas tonight. Not my thing. I left after two hours.

John G. · « **Reply #177 on:** December 20, 2024, 09:34:41 PM »

It was a sold-out house. But more than a few left at intermission.

John G. · « **Reply #178 on:** December 20, 2024, 09:35:16 PM »

Some with kids left because the show was 2.5 hours long.

John G. · « **Reply #179 on:** December 20, 2024, 09:36:23 PM »

Onward!

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