11/9/2022 Introduction
Early this morning, on 11/9/2022,
website analytics showed that this article had one view, in the last
24 hours. Who viewed it? I don't know. I re-read what I'd published,
on Sunday, 6/30/2019.
Today, I added this introduction. I also improved my grammar and style, in the body of
the article. I'd written this article in a hurry. The article is
on “life, such as it was” – from March to June of 2019 –
written in the context of eleven gas fill-ups.
Ten Fill-Ups, in the
Context of Life
On 3/28/2019, Thursday, as had been
known a while, the Weigel’s in our “great metropolis” closed –
to be destroyed and reborn as the new, improved, and larger Weigel’s
– that stands there now, on the same spot. I was driving home from
“the Hadean realm,” on an appropriately rainy day, to see the
signs.
Well, that meant that the Appalachian
Irishman had to get 100% gas – no 10% sugar for my new, ol' truck,
just as it was with my dearly departed old, ol' truck – at the
“Exxoff,” across the road, where their one 100% gas pump stands
alone, on a corner.
You have to go in, state 100% gas
fill-up, leave your credit card, fill up, return, pay, and then
leave. So, for the following ten times, within the context of
life, so noted, I “enjoyed” filling up at the Exxoff. All dates
are Saturday, unless otherwise noted. My “bionic” right foot
certainly did not like all the extra steps, on the asphalt and
concrete.
(1) 3/30/2019, first tank: after
my hike alone at Norris
Dam State Park, I filled up for the first time. My “bionic”
right foot is not bothered as much, on a hike in the woods – on
natural soil. Asphalt and concrete are what aggravate my foot so
harshly.
(2) 4/06/2019, second tank: Mrs.
Appalachian Irishman had out-patient, minor surgery, on Tuesday,
4/2/2019, to cut out a “lump of fat” (as I call it). The
next day, I took another day off work, to tend to Mrs.
Appalachian Irishman, who was doing very well. Also, I got an old
tooth patch (from 2/24/2012, lower, left, front) – which had
popped off – re-patched. Afterward the dentist, I hiked
My Mountain (House Mountain) #158! On 4/6/2019, I got a
haircut, went to the Tractor Supply, and got gas.
(3) 4/13/2019, third tank: see
my 4/13/2019 post “4-13-2019:
PAPAW FERRELL'S BIRTHDAY in 1880 & RUGER REPLACED”
for other details. Mrs. Appalachian Irishman was with me. Yep, I got
gas also.
(4) 4/21/19 fourth tank, on
Resurrection Sunday: my 4/21/2019 article, “Good
Friday – Passover 4-19-2019,”
details our 4/20/2019 visit with my family.
In the afternoon, on 4/21/2019, after
visiting with the in-laws, I got gas alone.
A very friendly female employee, about
my age, worked the gas purchase. She tried to “up sell” me a corn
dog. I declined, politely. I’d told the in-laws, before leaving,
that I needed to “hunt me a corn dog,” but I did eat a bite,
before I left their house.
Then, the overly friendly female – on
Resurrection Sunday, of all days – tried to “up sell” herself
to me! She stated, with a smile and blink, “I can give you
whatever you want!” That’s the first pass that any woman has
given me, since I acquired bionic body parts, in 2016! That was just
funny! Mrs. Appalachian Irishman, however, was not amused, when I
told her!
4/27/2019, note: I got
100% gas in west Morristown, after Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I
had a fine time with three good friends and the father of one good
friend. By the way, that’s the day that I got a CD stuck in the CD
player of my new, ol' truck. Anyone know how to get it out? I’ll
pay money for actual help! Yes, it’s still stuck!
(5) 5/05/2019, Sunday, fifth tank:
it was a rainy day and two days after the birthday anniversary of one
of my good friends. I “love” to fill up the tank in the rain.
(6) 5/11/2019, sixth tank: I had
conversed by phone with the man, whose son mows the yard at the
homeplace. They're in business together. That was a fine
conversation!
(7) 5/18/2019, seventh tank: two
days before the fill-up, Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I celebrated,
in the context of routine work days, our thirty-third wedding
anniversary at home. Aside from getting gas, on 5/18/2019, we also
shop vacuumed the basement and tried to patch a leaking pipe.
(8) 5/25/2019, eighth tank: Mrs.
Appalachian Irishman was with me, for the fill-up, in hunt of the
prior-stated female flirter! The flirter wasn't there. Before the
fill-up, we'd seen a good neighbor and friend, in the ICU. We could
only see him at a distance.
(9) 6/01/2019, ninth tank: this
was the first day of summer! (I don’t care what anyone else says!)
Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I had a fine visit with our good
neighbor and friend and his wife. He was still hospitalized but in a
regular room. Several days later, however, he was able to return
home, fully recovered!
Then, we got gas, and Mrs. Appalachian
Irishman hunted for the flirter! The flirter was there, but Mrs.
Appalachian Irishman didn’t spot her. I saw her. I kept my mouth
shut! It was just funny!
I still haven’t told Mrs. Appalachian
Irishman. I don’t want her to go to jail, for assaulting the
flirter! (If she has read this article, she hasn't yet posted a
comment!)
Afterward, we went to the IGA. I walked
from the IGA to the nearby Dollar General, to get a new beard
trimmer. My “bionic” right foot and knee took the pounding but
“talked” to me.
(10) 6/09/19 tenth tank: see my
6/9/2019 article – “LIFE
CHANGES – HUNT DOWN THE SOB!” – for more details. Today was
the eleventh and final “Exxoff” 100% gas fill-up! Mrs.
Appalachian Irishman was with me, after we had visited at her folks.
The day was cooler, so she stayed in the truck. My flirter was there
again! You should have come in the store with me, dear!
Conclusion
My “6/15/2019
GAS UPDATE!” article glorifies my first purchase of 100% gas at
the new and improved Weigel's! On 6/29/2019, I filled up at the new
store for the third time.
By the way, my flirter doesn’t work
at the new Weigel’s!
Here's another point of humor. My desk
calendar states that tomorrow (7/1/2019) is “Canada Day.” What
the heck it that, and why is it on my “At-A-Glance” calendar?
Also, as a future reference – since
only God knows the future, and he keeps the details secret – from
7/4/2019 to 7/7/2019, I have a four-day “retirement” plan. Let’s
see what happens!