Geezerville is a special place. As I was driving to town this morning I looked at the folks walking their dogs or riding their electric bicycles, going uphill no less or driving their golf carts....all going about their business on a sunshiny day. Folks were playing pickleball. Others were golfing, while the resident geese were honking their expert advice to the golfers. Once again, I thought how wonderful it is to live in this little community. It's a pretty great place. The community is active. Folks are kind and helpful and we get along with each other well. Does it get any better?
The answer is YES! Just ten minutes later, waiting for my appointment to start, I search my pocket for my car key and it's not there. It's not in my purse either! That's when I realize I did something silly--I left it in the ignition of the car and locked the door. My car is a perfectly wonderful 22 year old Jeep Liberty, named Libby. Libby is great for going around town, but she lacks a few modern conveniences and today I needed one of them. Libby uses an old-fashioned KEY to be started. She does not have a fancy fob that sits in my purse sending a signal that does everything from starting a vehicle to setting off an alarm. Libby has a key and a small fob for locking and unlocking the car and that's it. I did not have a way to get into Libby and I could not get home. What to do?
Normally, the other DrC is with me, and he has his key, but today he stayed home. How to get that key? It sounds easy...but there's a fly in the ointment. When I left he did not have his hearing aids on, so if I call him, he would not hear the phone. That's when I called one of my friends in the 'hood and asked her for help. She has a key to my house in case there are problems...and I had a problem. She lets herself in and finds the other DrC and tells him about the issue. He gives her his key and she takes it to my appointment. I use the key, get into Libby and sure enough, the key is in the ignition. How great is that!
So this will never happen again, I had a spare key made this afternoon. The new spare will open a locked door (but it will not start the car) which is just what I needed. The spare now resides in my wallet. I will have my own spare key from now on. This is good.
What is better? Having a friend in the 'hood who is willing to drop everything and help me out. That's the best. I know how lucky I am to live here. We help each other out! What a place! What a friend! Remember, we're all in this together.
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