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Wild temperature swing yesterday, up to the mid-20s, followed by nose dive overnight so today was grey and cold and windy. But I went out to dinner last night with bro and s-i-l at their favourite bistro and decided to try using my hiking poles rather than the walker. Which was as well, because restaurant no longer has its patio at the front where the sloping brickwork obviates the need to hoist walker up or down. Has moved to the back of the restaurant, with planters blocking it off from the alleyway beside it. Able-bodied people can walk between the planters, walkers cannot. But I went through the restaurant with steps up and steps down and more steps up and found that hiking poles do not cut it. Also was wearing what I thought were a more reasonable shoe than my boats but in the event, no. Should have worn the boats, probably should have used my Gandalf staff, most certainly must do my neglected balance exercises.
Also backyard patio is under an overhang, meaning noise bounces up and back, meaning I couldn't hear half of what was being said to me. My hearing is still good enough but not with ambient noise. Granted, the front patio wasn't sheltered from the weather and in a town that rains as much as this one that's a drawback. But if we ever do this again, I'll insist on Not On Friday. I reserved my cab in advance but the dispatcher called ten minutes before pickup and asked was it OK if he came ten minutes later? Friday traffic, and he came in twenty minutes. (For a 6:30 dinner reservation I'd normally schedule the cab for 6, knowing that Diamond comes early. But without my walker to sit on, I was afraid my back might act up while I was waiting, so made it 6:15.)
Then returning both bro and I called Diamond. Mine came first, and as we were tooling along, dispatcher called the driver and asked if he would pick up the bro-tachi after dropping me off. Singular dearth of cabs in TO on a Friday, go figure. Called bro to say my driver would come back for them, garrulous cabbie said 'Tell him to have the patience of Job', so I passed the message on. Cabbie also told me to use cod liver oil, applied externally, for aching joints. Um well, advice from grannies it sounds like.
So that was my social outing for the month. Next must get me down to Bakka Phoenix on Harbord to pick up the two Murderbot books I ordered because still cannot parse eformat. But also Kindle has taken to hiding my purchases from me, so couldn't find Rogue Protocol on my phone, until I looked on the tablet where I'd been reading it. Then phone kindle said Oh, you wanted *that*, well why didn't you say so? Wonder what else the app is hiding from me?
Also backyard patio is under an overhang, meaning noise bounces up and back, meaning I couldn't hear half of what was being said to me. My hearing is still good enough but not with ambient noise. Granted, the front patio wasn't sheltered from the weather and in a town that rains as much as this one that's a drawback. But if we ever do this again, I'll insist on Not On Friday. I reserved my cab in advance but the dispatcher called ten minutes before pickup and asked was it OK if he came ten minutes later? Friday traffic, and he came in twenty minutes. (For a 6:30 dinner reservation I'd normally schedule the cab for 6, knowing that Diamond comes early. But without my walker to sit on, I was afraid my back might act up while I was waiting, so made it 6:15.)
Then returning both bro and I called Diamond. Mine came first, and as we were tooling along, dispatcher called the driver and asked if he would pick up the bro-tachi after dropping me off. Singular dearth of cabs in TO on a Friday, go figure. Called bro to say my driver would come back for them, garrulous cabbie said 'Tell him to have the patience of Job', so I passed the message on. Cabbie also told me to use cod liver oil, applied externally, for aching joints. Um well, advice from grannies it sounds like.
So that was my social outing for the month. Next must get me down to Bakka Phoenix on Harbord to pick up the two Murderbot books I ordered because still cannot parse eformat. But also Kindle has taken to hiding my purchases from me, so couldn't find Rogue Protocol on my phone, until I looked on the tablet where I'd been reading it. Then phone kindle said Oh, you wanted *that*, well why didn't you say so? Wonder what else the app is hiding from me?