Showing posts with label Halal Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halal Food. Show all posts

Saturday, October 24, 2026

A scam phone call and other minor annoyances

 


I decided to take care of little things today.  The most important thing on this list was doing a load of laundry.  RQS prefers to have clean sheets to sleep on when she comes up here, and I only had today and tomorrow to take care of this task.  So, in spite of my legs not wanting to go up and down the stairs to use the washers and dryers, I decided that there was no time like the present to take care of this task.

While in between loads, I received a couple of back to back phone calls, the first on my cell phone (which dropped without a message), and the second on my land line (with a scam message meant to lure me into giving up my personal ID.)  This message claimed that someone had opened up a duplicate under my name and bought some electronic device that would be charged to me if I didn't react.  (Sounds fishy even describing it, doesn't it?)  Luckily, I'm aware of many of these scams, and I know not to trust calls coming in on my land line.

Although I stayed in the apartment most of the day, there were things I needed to do on the outside. I wanted to see if Lane Bryant and Kohl's had clothes I was interested in based on information from their websites.  Unfortunately, neither store had what I was looking for, and as a result, didn't spend money I was ready to spend.  Next, was dinner.  This was easy for me to deal with - a Chicken/Lamb combination at a local Halal joint.  Yum!  Yet, I noticed something strange that indicates both inflationary pressures and supply chain problems - several meat dishes have some beef mixed into the primary meat mix.  Although I don't mind this, I'll bet that some people would rather pay more for Lamb without Beef.

Once done with dinner, it was time to go to Lidl for food shopping.  $50 later, I was out the door and on the way home.  On the whole, this was a good day, but one that had me moving again.


Saturday, April 4, 2026

I ended up doing nothing until dinner

 

I didn't have much to do today, so I stayed inside until dinner time.  And then, it was time to get off my rump and do something....

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Although I went to sleep late last night, I finally had a full night's sleep with the exception of a few bio-breaks during the night.  (I wonder if this is a result of the new meds I'm taking.)  So, the 10 am alarm woke me up, and I had my bagel for breakfast.  (The other one will be eaten tomorrow.)  And then, I started watching YouTube videos.

Although I had plans to do laundry today, I decided NOT to do it.  Instead, I relaxed until the end of the afternoon, and then started to get dressed as Marian. This was not a day I wanted to spend much money for dinner, so I drove to a Halal food joint in Yonkers and got a combo platter.  Boy, was this platter filling!  But then, my stomach seems to be getting smaller.  So, I could have easily split the platter in half and brought the other half home as leftovers.

Next, it was off to Lidl to buy some food.  By the time I left, I had a full bag and was only out $24.  Not bad for an unplanned food run.  What is weird about the store is that if one uses the self checkout machines, one is supposed to let a gate scan your receipt before letting you go out of the store.  Luckily, someone else opened the gate, and I went through under her scan.

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Sometime tomorrow morning, I have to pack some clothes for my upcoming cruise and bring it to RQS's place.  (I'll have more to bring to her place in a couple of weeks.)  So, I'll have one big suitcase to bring with Mario's clothes, and a smaller suitcase to being for this weekend in Marian mode. 

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