shock waves

It’s a day of shocks. And, when I have shocks good or bad I take walks. [and, I totally didn’t mean to make that rhyme]

 

Yesterday morning when I was getting ready to leave I noticed that the house was colder than usual. I didled with the thermostat a bit and I heard the fan kick on but no whoosh of the gas igniting. Hmm, this is not good. I went back in to the bedroom and told Joey that I was going up into the attic and not to be alarmed by the noise. I made sure the electric blanket was on in the bed and tucked her in and left. Once in the attic, I didled with the furnace but it looked fine to me. I was no HVAC specialist. So, on the way to work I called my guy and left him a message to come over and look.

 

Once I was at work I turned on both heaters in my little job trailer and started to make coffee when my phone rang. It was an entirely different man and number calling me back about my furnace. I was told I was speaking to my guy’s brother-in-law and that he had died of a massive heart attack last summer and that his family had asked him to have his cell phone to help his customers out. Poor man – I wonder how many times a day he has to relay this information to someone. Here I have lost both my plumber and HVAC guys in one summer – a month apart, even. That makes me very sad. That was my first shock of the day.

 

I was sitting in my trailer worrying about finances – when, really they are fine. But, I decided to look at my stocks. Big mistake. I nearly had heart failure after emailing my broker and asking how much I had left. That was another shock.

 

Then, an email came in from a friend that I hadn’t seen in awhile. It was nice hearing from her and we’re going to catch up soon. She also had a link in the email that was about a mutual acquaintance of ours. One I consider a friend and she considers [– well, not so much – mostly because of the link]. I clicked on it and it took me to this woman’s personal add for NAKED massage and I saw more of her that I ever wanted to see. I was like “Holy F*ck!” and I had recently ran in to her at the Prop 8 rally last Saturday. I would never look at this woman in the same light again. 

 

I decided I needed to get some air and went for a walk. As you know I am a site superintendent on a construction site for a proposed park. One of the elements of the park is a multiuse trail that runs around the perimeter of the park via the woods and a large meadow. It’s a very beautiful site.

(my site) 

 

As I walked I saw the leaves on the ground and smelled the crisp air. I could feel my pulse slow down a bit. I called friends – talked to some and left messages for others. I put things in perspective. I thought about how great it was to be able to do this everyday. How thankful I am for my new family and my health. Coming back around the 2 mile loop I stopped and spoke to the guy with the power company working on the line from the road to the proposed maintenance building. We chatted for a bit. Walking back to my trailer I thought it was nice to meet a new person today. That maybe I should strive to meet someone new everyday.

 

Once inside the trailer I got a text from a friend of mine I have been worried about recently. Her text said, “I think I’m pregnant”

 

I guess it’s time for another walk.