A day without a car

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We got all dressed up and had no place to go--at least no way to get there. We had a light breakfast and went outside to pull some weeds. I wanted to be close to the phone, fully expecting a call saying the car was finished. We had lunch and then I vacuumed the window sills and worked on the computer for a while. I listened to Rush and his commentaries on the tragedy in New Orleans. Some of the liberals are worried about calls for more drilling in the Gulf. Where do they think we are going to get oil? The Saudis are not just going to drop everything and give us all we want. Part of the reason the prices were high prior to the hurricane is that the entire world, especially China, are using more oil than ever before. If we don’t supply our own, the price will bring us to our knees as a society. Many places have no gasoline to sell and little chance of more being supplied. The refineries and drilling platforms are still in tact, but not operating. Had we been allowed to drill more in the Gulf and in Anwar years ago, we would have enough. If environmentalists would have allowed the construction of more refineries, we would likely have enough. As it is, the poor people of New Orleans and the Gulf coast will have a hard time getting supplies because of the lack of fuel to get them there. Some people have the audacity to speculate that President Bush is not trying to supply New Orleans because of the dominance of black people. What nonsense! The coast down there is full of people of all races that are absolutely destitute. The telephone call came regarding the car but told me the part shipped yesterday at 10 AM arrived at around 2 PM today, and the car would not be ready until tomorrow. I called the pastor who was willing to come after us so we could still go to dinner and the JV football game to see his son play. We went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Canton with John and Barry and Jackie Cono.ver He is a lay minister serving a church near Franklin. We had a good time with them but back to the dinner. I ordered Almond chicken and when it came it was the ugliest meal I have ever seen. I thought sure it featured sushi. As I ate it I was disappointed that the almonds were whole and stale. Evelyn insisted I take it back so I did and ordered fried rice which was much better. We went on to the game and home team won. When we left, I offered to take the service for Barry if the pastor he had in place for the 25 of September. He will let me know.