Why Is It.........

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 17 degrees, high 27 degrees, partly cloudy, snow flurries

See how cold it was last night? tonight's low is forecast for even lower, at about 12 degrees. Brrrrr! At least we're in a warm house during this extended cold weather. In looking at the weather in the rest of the country, it looks as though it would be hard to find a warm spot, except maybe the Arizona desert.

Since the temperature only got up to 27 degrees today, there was not any melting of the snow. And, tomorrow is more of the same, so no melting until Friday at the earliest.

We had appointments this morning for our annual eye exams. Since I didn't know what the condition of the roads was, I drove the truck down to the nearest road. Surprise! The road, which is Alabama 127, had been plowed, and was in very good shape. I drove in toward town a couple of miles to make sure there were not any conditions that would stop us, and found that the county had also plowed their roads. It looks as though local government did a good job of responding to the bad road conditions.

Our appointments were scheduled for 1015 hours, and we arrived about 20 minutes early, primarily because we didn't know what the condition of the city of Athens roads would be. Not to worry, since they had also done a good job of clearing the streets. I know that these local governments don't have nearly the size of area to service as New York City, but maybe New York could learn something about service from the local folks. Or, maybe they could hire a few hard working people from here to help them out.

Our exams went well, with nothing unexpected found. I do know one thing: I get tired of hearing people like doctors and so forth saying that I'm doing well for my age. As opposed to what? Do other people who are becoming or are senior citizens feel like the doctors are being somewhat patronizing when they say things like that? Just the other day when I was seeing the cardiac specialist, the nurse said there was a reason for the symptoms I was describing. My ears perking up, she said I was getting old. Do I really need to hear that?

Speaking of doctors, my respiratory ailments from three weeks ago came back on me, and I went to see that doctor this afternoon. This time, he prescribed medicine that he said was more powerful than what I took the last time, and should knock my ailment out. My only question is why didn't he prescribe the stronger medicine to start with? Maybe I wouldn't be going through this again.

I think we need a road trip.

More later, be safe.

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Not all who wander are lost.