Chamblee54

This has been a lively week in the real world. It started last Sunday, when I decided to clean the laptop. I turned off the power, sprayed some cleaner on it … bad move … and wiped it down with a rag. Then, I sprayed some cleaner on the keyboard … worse move … and worked between the keys with a toothbrush. Then, instead of leaving it open overnight, I closed it.
The next morning, I was typing something, and I noticed that it was all caps. When I tried to change it to regular letters, it went blank. I booted it, and could not type in the password. This is not a good situation. As soon as the computer place opened, I went over there.
Delta computers is a building on Tilly Mill Road, next door to Home Depot. It has the same two men who are always there … probably Indian, although I have never discussed it. They provide fabulous, quick service every time.
I go in the shop. Zefir plugs a keyboard in, and tells me the keyboard is shorted out. Basically, I need a new laptop. The next day, I get a new machine, with much more RAM and Windows 11. After two days of brain damage, the device is running well.
All this time, the sore spot on my foot was getting worse. A few weeks ago, I stepped on something in the back yard. A splinter/thorn became part of my anatomy. A tweezer procedure left enough of the foreign object to cause problems. Finally, the swelling and tenderness became impossible to ignore. It was time to see someone. It was going to get worse otherwise.
Piedmont Urgent Care in Chamblee Plaza, where the Walgreens was sixty years ago. The granite wall in back is still there, where the site was blasted out of the Stone Mountain spillover. The only problem with the waiting room is the direct sunlight, but I don’t have to stay there very long. They seem to be happy with my Medicare.
The PA cleans it out, which was not terribly pleasant. The nurse bandages me up, and gives me a script for antibiotics. There are instructions for care, and a trip to the modern Walgreens … on the other side of Peachtree Industrial … for drugs and supplies. The rest of the day was spent staying out of the rain. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress.
UPDATE: The original title of this episode was Tussit Chronicles 072024. When I was posting the link on facebook, I clicked in the add photo spot. When I pasted the link in the place, FB put it up without the picture. I quickly realized my mistake, and deleted the entry. When I returned, I posted the link in the proper manner. Before I could see the post, FB sent word that my post violated a rule, and was deleted. I appealed the deletion. When I closed that window, the second entry was still up, with the picture intact. Nonetheless, I decided to err on the side of caution. The post was deleted, and reposted under the title Don’t Try This At Home.