It was gorgeous...sunny in the morning, overcast and foggy in the afternoon and a bit cool. They had a fire in the fireplace, much camaraderie and food, food, food!
After dinner, we played music for a couple of hours then headed home at dusk.
Before we left, I got a telephone call from the optical shop telling me my new glasses were ready. Great! They were here better than a week early.
Whoo hoo! Christmas early! I really need new glasses.
Today, I ate breakfast with some friends, then went to the optical shop.
Now, in the past, they haven't always been open in accordance with their posted hours.
Typical!
So, on the way, I tried to prepare myself for the shop being closed.
When I got there, of course, they were closed.
Damn! I thought I could weather the disappointment but I was pissed...and thwarted!
There was a little, tiny hand written note letting us know they would be back.
When??? I called the phone number and got a bunch of noise and that was it.
I told myself, settle down. They will be open latter.
I went to the gym and worked out. And, I got a call from them saying that they were now open.
I drove down and got my glasses and they work great!
This is the way of this land. Things do work out, just not the way I want them.
In the US, if I was going to run some errands, I would figure out how to run around town in an efficient manner, stopping here and there, ALWAYS expecting stores and offices to be open.
I would tolerate NO delays! And, most of the time, in the US, in works out PERFECTLY as EXPECTED.
You have to forget that here. Oh boy, this must be forgotten!
I does work out. Just not in the nice, neat order that I anticipate.
Later in the day, I went back into town today and had to kill 45 minutes. Now...here...that is nothing. Really no delay at all.
In the US, a 45 minute delay was a l-o-n-g t-i-m-e . . . . .
Oh, how life has changed.
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