Changing of the Guard

We have a long retaining wall at the top of the hill in our back yard. It was an extension of the original small one that held up the ground by the edge of our original patio. One board in the wall had rotted out. My brother took me in his truck to Lowe's. I got a new piece of lumber to replace it.

Today I had a lunch meeting. So, I ate early. After the meeting, I ran a long running job at work. Then I went out. I dug up the dirt in front of the damaged board. It was tough as it was laced with gravel. And it was on top of a wire mesh. I got the new board in.

Then I had to take some breaks. I back filled the hole in front of the board with fresh gravel. Then I took the gravel I dug up and put it along a trench behind the fence. I picked up the plywood and lumber that held the gravel I dug up. Then I finally got rid of some of the trash from the project.

My boss was out of the office. But his boss, and some people on the new team were trying to get me to join a meeting. I had missed it by two hours. I told my boss' boss that I went to the lunch meeting. Then I was away from my laptop. Oh well.

Trying to Eat Fresh

I rushed up to Subway for lunch before a work meeting. Saw a lady in a red jumpsuit lounging around outside. She asked me for 50 cents. I said nuh uh. When inside, I confirmed with the worker that I could use my coupon. She said I could if it was not expired. I check the date. It said 9/11. That is a couple weeks from now.

After having my sub built, some other worker took over payment. She asked if I wanted chips or cookies. I said I wanted 2 cookies that are included in the deal. I handed her my coupon. She said the coupon expired on the 11th. She said she could still give me the discount.

I retorted that it is going to expire on September 11. This month is August. The coupon does not expire for almost another month. I don't need her to give me anything special. Just the coupon that is currently valid. WTF?