Saving log - $3 tip box
Spending log - $1.25 coffee + $10 lunch, snack + $10 grocery
Not much going on, had a nice quiet day.
Watched the I-5 traffic on my way to work. Still heavy, even though we've passed $4 and are gaining on $5. These days, if you can possibly save money by taking the bus, no matter how out of the way, well, why wouldn't you? And now there's the report that if you want to tool around town in a scooter you need an addendum on your license. You need more than that these days, there are still plenty of SUVs tooling around with you on the road. Frankly, I think traffic will get even nuttier before it gets better. All the sane drivers say, "holy crap, who cares who I have to sit next to? I'm saving $500!". That thins the herd a bit, but it leaves the insane drivers, the recalcitrant ones, the ones that didn't get the memo. I see a bit of a difference in parking lots, but out on the roads there is still a lot of denial out there.
Sister gave me an update. The toilet, water heater, and water softener are in at the farmette, but she and her partner stayed in Milwaukee, battling the rains and the flood. Apparently they got 4 inches, had to make sure that the gutters were clean so they could do their job, and their basement was leaking. It could be worse.
The farmette land is low, I wonder if the place got touched by the floods. Darn glad no one's farming most of it - they'd be behind. Knee high by the fourth of July is a milestone and that's only three weeks away.
just watching the show
June 10th, 2008 at 03:10 am
June 10th, 2008 at 03:21 am 1213068100
My boss is talking about somehow subsidising gas expenses for employees--hopefully, he will come up with a plan that can help at least some.
June 10th, 2008 at 05:26 am 1213075617
I wonder if there's a way to buy a tank of gas at the gas station for a fixed price, then have you all fill up there and use punch cards. I'm just throwing (wacky or no) ideas out here.