Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Some shopping...and time with a friend. Personal post

I began the day with picking up a friend in Ft. Walton who needed a ride out to Santa Rosa Beach to pick up her car. That was fine with me, because I had an appointment in Destin at 10 anyway.
She wanted to see the progress of the house, since she hadn't seen it in a couple of weeks. We make the tour...see the pine flooring, the brick walls in the kitchen, and the lighting fixtures and fans that have been installed. As I said in an earlier post, The pecky cypress walls in the den, and the floors both came from a sawmill in Bruce, FL, just north of here about 45 minutes or so. The were made from trees that were over 100 years old and came from the local Choctawhatchee River. Craig found them doing research and I am so proud of him/them!!
After the tour, I dropped her off, and headed back to Ft. Walton. I didn't get far down the road when she called and said her clutch had gone out. So I turned around and picked her up. The tow truck was coming from Panama City and would be an hour to arrive. We decided to go to lunch at P.F. Chang's, about 1/2 mile down the road to give the driver time.
While there, my friend received a phone call from the tow company saying the tow truck had broken down, and now another one was coming...about another hour and a half. By now I was laughing!!!
I mean, who has that luck??? Or lack thereof??





We go back to her car after lunch, hid the key with the car, and head back to Fort Walton.
The tow truck got there about 4:30 and picked up her car, to drop it off at a mechanic in Destin.
My friend was very appreciative that I had put aside my work day to help her, and I was glad that I could!
My point is, if you have a friend in need and can help them, it will always make you feel good to do so.
Then Craig and I ended our day with a trip to Lowe's--our home away from home, now that we are finishing up our house--to buy our hot water heaters!!

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