Busy day. Right after breakfast, Roy took the generator back to the place where he bought it. That thing has never worked right. They should give him a new one, but they'll probably just patch it up again and say it's repaired, and we'll go on having the same problems.
I put my bike together, pumped up the tires, and rode to the post office. Hooray, my mail was there! Then I went to the grocery store for chicken, and stopped at a drugstore to leave my film for developing. When I got back to the boat, I spent a couple of hours going through the two-month accumulation of mail. Radio Shack still hasn't got my account straightened out. They sent me a copy of what was supposed to be the unpaid amount, but it was the wrong amount and had been credited back in March. I phoned them at their 800 number, but of course the person I needed to talk with was on vacation. Gave the info to another person, who said if I didn't hear from Ms Couch by September 1st to call back. This thing has been dragging on for months. I'd like to get it out of my hair.
Roy secured the boat and put on the sail covers. Then he treated me to a delicious buffet lunch at the Chinese restaurant.
After lunch, I went back to the post office to mail a letter and to a bank with an ATM. The ATM was being serviced, so I had to hang around ten or fifteen minutes before it was available.
When I got back to the boat, I bagged up a ton of dirty clothes and hauled them to the laundromat in the blue wagon. By the time I got back from the laundry, it was seven o'clock. Kathy had written that Linda wanted me to phone her, so I did. Was happy to hear she has a good new job. This one's full-time, with benefits. She'll have a paid vacation for the first time in seven years. The company will even reimburse her for college tuition. She'll be working as an administrative assistant, with good opportunity to advance.
While I was talking with Linda, a big fishing boat crashed into the bridge. Roy said it made a terrific crash, and the whole bridge shook. There didn't seem to be much damage, however. The boat continued on its way, and the bridge closed okay.
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