Today, I felt like the day had more than 24 hours. Not only did the night before allowed me just 4-5 hours of sleep. But I felt like I needed to go back to bed for most of the day.
- - - - - -
The day started by me waking up early, and trying to go back to sleep without luck. Given that I had a doctor's appointment at 10 am, I knew that it was going to be a long day for me. So, I got showered and dressed as Mario, and off to town to see the doctor. When I arrived, I found the place unusually empty, as if the doctor had come to the office for only a handful of patients.
Lately, the doctor has had quite a few student interns from various medical programs assist him in his office. Today, he had a new person, a young woman training to become a nurse practitioner. And she introduced a different routine for the day, asking me a lot of questions that she could answer from looking at the doctor's records. (She has to learn how to ask questions, as well as what questions to ask. So I am not complaining.) Then, the doctor came in, and asked his questions - and looked to put me on a new drug. AARGH! At least, I have renewed the supply of my old drugs, so the new prescription will have to wait.
Once done with the doctor, I returned home and prepared to remove the license plates from the old car, so that they could be placed on the new car. Only one problem - I couldn't unscrew the fasteners holding the plates to the car, and I was in luck - my co-op's superintendent had just pulled into a vacant spot, and he was able to remove the plates with a little bit of effort.
- - - - - -
My next stop for the day was the car dealership. Vicki came by around 1:30 pm, and off we went to complete the deal on the new car. When I arrived, the salesman made sure to take a lot of pictures of me in front of my new car, and then started the process of showing me around the dealership before depositing me with the sales manager who sold me a couple of add-ons. $1750 later, I was out the door, and the salesman showed me around the car, so that I could get the car home safely. By then, Vicki was leaving, so I had the salesman to himself. (Vicki noted that the fellow who sold her the car she was driving didn't take the time to make sure she knew the features on her car. It's no wonder that he's now working at a used car dealership....)
When done with the salesman, I drove home to rest for a while. And then, I got into a conversation with one of my neighbors. It could lasted quite a bit longer, save for the fact that I looked at my watch and saw that I had to open the co-op's zoom meeting in 20 minutes. So I rushed inside, and took care of co-op business for the next 2 hours.
- - - - - -
After the meeting ended, I was feeling exhausted. But I figured that I'd make a run to BJ's as an excuse to see how well the car's automatic lights worked. (There are a few things I have to be aware of with this setting, but I'll get used to it in time.) What really gets to me is that I have to learn a whole new way to deal with the car's infotainment system and with its driver safety systems. And this will also take some time. (I just have to remember to turn the collision avoidance system off before going into a car wash, as the brakes will mistakenly hold the car in place to protect the car and what's in front of it....)
I think it's going to take a while to learn the ins and outs about the car, and I'd better be careful while doing so.
