The preceding week for certain had its ups and downs. Monday the 7th I did not watch the big college football national championship game because Clemson vs. Alabama AGAIN was not appealing to me in the least. Instead I saw the film Escape Room, as I hadn't been to a theatre in about a month and it fit my schedule the best. Thankfully, despite some dopey moments that weren't really needed, the film was overall pretty enjoyable and I am glad it was not gruesome and unpleasant like a film franchise with a similar premise (Saw) was. I was surprised that Clemson easily beat Alabama in the game as no one expected that outcome.
Tuesday I did nothing but Wednesday was not a great day overall, although it was great being at the Mecum auto auction in Kissimmee and seeing a few thousand automobiles on display. I just wish the place that was hosting this would have been better at their jobs. The parking situation was a nightmare and it really shouldn't have been if they had even clue one how to do that right. That soured my mood, even if it was neat (as always) seeing the wide variety of different vehicles. I did not have the overpriced meals they had in their makeshift food court so instead I ate at a fast food place on the way back home, although “fast” was only a suggestion in this case. Thursday I did nothing at all but Friday featured something that is sadly a Florida trademark.
People outside the state may be shocked and/or appalled at this, but down here it is common for there to be incredible rudeness if you have the misfortune of needing someone to come over and fix something. Now, I haven't had a problem with the cable or Internet, thank goodness, and that was not the issue on this day. However, there have been way too many occasions where someone is scheduled to come over at a certain time and not only do they not do so, but there's zero phone calls to inform you they will be late or not showing up at all. It don't matter if you need to take an entire day off of work so they could come over... that's happened too often with a wide variety of professions, and this is what I had to deal with on Friday with an issue I won't delve into. It took a phone call to that company to find out they were “overbooked”; it was too much an inconvenience for them to get on the telephone and notify everyone involved of this? They can F off as someone else will allegedly come over today to fix the problem.
Anyhow, Friday night I did have free time so I went to Universal CityWalk; it was not my first choice but I ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe. That was fine as I had a tasty meal... along with a mixed drink as I needed one. It was called Purple Haze and included a few different hard liquors. It was even needed by me on the way home as there were too many nimrods I had to deal with on the highway on this night. It also has to be noted that on Thursday night, a family friend came down here via airplane from Illinois and they left today. This explains why Saturday's dinner was at the Macaroni Grill; I did not complain about this choice. The annoying family close by our table was not ideal but otherwise the experience was fine and so was my meal. Sunday I went to Zaxby's for lunch and for dinner everyone went to the local Cracker Barrel restaurant-there was another fine meal.
Not much is on the agenda for the upcoming week but when I return a week from today, with any luck things will be more positive.
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