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A deluge of a day! Thundering storms and hurricane winds blowing through the houses! It's quieted now and the rains have stopped pounding. I got up this morning and took my medication (a bit late) and then climbed back into the bed. I finally got up and had a bite to eat, and then went back to bed. Awoke in the early afternoon, shaved and took a shower, and then went out for a bowl of soup and a slice of cornbread. On the way back, I stopped at TJ's and got caught in part of the deluge. I ran to the truck but got soaked. All during these ins and out, ups and downs, I'm still battling a cold and a scratchy throat. I've been sucking on Ricola throat lozenges and found my stash of Throat Comfort yogi herbal tea. All that has helped ease some of the discomfort.

Along the way, the sink faucet in the bathroom, the hot faucet, decided to quit working. There was always some trouble completely shutting off that valve. The valve's packing seems to have dissolved and I couldn't shut off the valve. I had to go under the sink and shut off the water there. Will have to call the landlord (but not over the two holidays) and get him here to make a fix. I'll phone him on Wednesday and see about getting him here on Thursday. That will also give me a few days to clean up the place, which I need to be doing anyway. Fun and games during the holidaze!