Not much to report

Not much has happen this week.

Saturday night had a guy whose keys dropped into the river on a canoe ride, he is out in the middle of nowhere, and can't get into his car. He is worried if he leaves his car, it will be vandalized. Give him the roadside assistance number. He calls back stating they are not answering the line for half hour and he needs help. He gives me his number to call back if I can get ahold of roadside and send him a locksmith. Wait 8 minutes and call him back. Apologize for the line not answering even mentioning I hung up when I got tired of holding the phone. He did too. Explain all I can do is send a new car via tow truck, take the other car to a car dealership to make a new key which won't be open at 10:30 PM, and charge him for the towing and new key. Wow, he says. Explain charges would go on his bill he pays when he returns to Omaha. I can't exactly send a Des Moines locksmith to the middle of nowhere in the pitch dark, highways only have street lights at intersections. He says he called the renting city and they said new keys would be $250 and asked if that right. Yes, the remotes are expensive. He asks if he can call AAA for help. Sure he can give them a try and see what they can do for him. If nothing, call me right back cause I am leaving in half hour. Now he mad I can't offer assistance for him 24 hours. I apologize that I have nobody to send to his rescue. Now he is mad roadside won't answer their line. I give the consumer affairs to complain and agree a half hour wait to get no answer is ridiculous.

Sunday/Monday we had a storm and flight delays. The last flight is set to arrive at 1 AM. I comment to my outside guy, Betcha glad not to have my job. He chuckled. Then a few minutes after 1, it is announced the flight is cancelled and sent back to Minneapolis. Email morning person that customer will come in the morning. Had a guy that insisted he must have a GPS to drive a car. I wonder what they people who MUST HAVE remotes and GPS did before these things were invented. I remember keys and maps. Email morning person that this guy will be calling for a GPS. The funny part was when I got home and started working on my story, I was up all night and saw the sunrise at 6 and went to bed at 7. I got up about 1 PM. At least the cats had the whole night on the balcony.

Monday Frodo caught a bird and I tried to save it, but when he flew away it landed back on the ground. I think it was an adolescent chickadee or wren. Birds in the trees squawked and the baby squealed back. He wouldn't let me touch him and hopped away. I checked to see if a leg or wing was injured from Frodo's teeth. Then Precious had to pounce the flapping bird. I gave up trying to save the bird. Soon bird was jumping at Frodo, pecking his beak at his face and swiping his claws at his chest. Frod jumped back a little. Frodo eventually got too tired to chase it and laid right next to it panting like crazy. Bird was still. I wish I had my camera. When recovered, Frodo pawed at bird to have it not move. He got interested in other things flying around and time came to go back in.

Today ran into a neighbor walking his friendly dog. Dog ignored the cats and went straight for me. He knows where the attention is. Then suddenly had to spray Precious with the water bottle. Explain picking him up a dozen times doesn't work and some people don't like them on their porch, especially if they have plants or dogs looking out the glass door. Later the stray cat I wondered if still alive came out and stirred the dog on the ground floor. Wandering around Precious sprinted up a tree to chase some birds. It got very windy and soon Frodo wants inside. Precious was more reluctant but when Frodo yowled, he ran up the stairs. Animals. Post later.