But I guess I was lucky I didn't go to the bank yesterday, because this morning I got an email from one of the stores near the bank and they were giving away a free package of salami to every customer today only, while the supply lasted. It was still available when I got there, so I got a free lunch. It was only a five ounce package, but would have cost about four times what I spent on bus fare, so a profitable trip.
It was a warm afternoon, and when I got home from the bank th thermometer in the apartment said it was 74 degrees inhere. It wasn't much warmer than that outside, which confirms my suspicion that this place is going to be very costly to keep cool in the summer, especially when the nights start staying warm an I can't cool the space down overnight. It's probably going to wipe out all the savings from the fairly low gas bills I've had during the cold weather.
The package I was expecting wasn't delivered until almost half past three, which was not long after I returned. I now have one more sport coat that actually fits, more or less, suitable for warm weather, plus four new shirts and two ties and a pair of hipster pants. Since I ordered the stuff online I didn't actually know that the pants were hipster pants until I tried them on. They are about as skinny as the stuff we wore in the 1970s, but at least the fabric is a lot nicer than we had then. They are 97% cotton and 3% spandex, and are surprisingly comfortable. I'm going to try to find more pants in that fabric, though hopefully with a somewhat more generous cut.
Of course none of my cats have turned up yet, though many trappers remain in the fire zone and they continue to report many cats still running loose. I suppose there is some chance that at least one or two of mine will eventually turn up, but it seems less likely every day. It's been over five months.
