You may be able to find a watchmaker/repair person working at an independent shop by appointment. I know that's true here anyway.

I signed up to go downtown tomorrow (today) to hand out water bottles in front of my workplace. It looks like driving is not going to be possible and public transit will probably be a 90 minute ride (south bound platforms are closed, so I'll have to ride to the north end before going south) plus a 2 mile walk on the downtown end. (My start and end points are around 9 miles apart.) I hope my ankle holds up after being holed up for 2+ months.

I hope your ankle does ok.

I got a little bright spot. I went to make a credit card payment and the minimum due was substantial less than I expected. I went ahead and paid the amount I was planning (the minimum plus a little extra).

I've done pretty good on budgeting and not over spending but I have fallen down the rabbit hole of buying lunch. My biggest issue is forgetting to put the icepacks in the freezer so I need to get a few more.

We can use the break room again if we social distance but some people don't. The food court is open for social distance eating but I try to avoid it. partly because it's very warm. The mall isn't as cool as it normally is but I think the number of stores that are closed is an issue. The ac isn't on in those so there isn't as much sir flow and all these hot spots that are driving up the over all temperature.

Snacking on carob chips?? But whyyyyy?

I don't know what to tell you, meara, I just picked up a taste for them. I was allergic to chocolate as a kid, but Mom never tried to tell me it was "just like chocolate," just that that was what I could have. Of course, I also enjoy drinking tonic water straight, so my tastes are kind of odd all around.

Gris, before my mother retired, parent-teacher conferences were one of her biggest headaches, and she always said she never had enough time to engage properly.

Oh wow, a friend just came over and hung out in my driveway for a couple of hours, and it was delightful!!

but Mom never tried to tell me it was "just like chocolate," just that that was what I could have.

If my parents hadn't tried to trick me by saying Tiger's Milk bars were a type of chocolate bar, I might have ended up liking caraob. Instead I was filled with betrayal.

Of course, I also enjoy drinking tonic water straight, so my tastes are kind of odd all around.

Wait, that's odd? I love the taste of tonic water.

Tiger's Milk bars

I actually love those. I feel so 1970s when I eat one. But my favorite protein bar is from Aldi.

A nice thing that happened: my office is getting ready to reopen for people who want to come in (but everyone still has carte blanche to work from home.) But there won't be personal desks anymore, so everyone is supposed to go in and clear away their goodies. One of my coworkers messaged me yesterday to let me know he was in the office, did I want him to box up my stuff and drop it by? And then he nerded out about games with Pete from the foot of our stairs.

We just had a thunderstorm roll through, and it dropped about 20 degrees.

Timelies all!

Still rather hot here. Supposed to be a little cooler tomorrow.(80 rather than 90)

I'm so glad you mentioned that. I was just thinking about going to the bike path for a ride, when I saw the post and decided to check the weather radar map. Man, there's a lot of yellow just a couple miles northwest of here.

Edited to add: Yup, now it's raining beagles.