I noticed yesterday I was able to walk further without pain. We parked the car kind of far from the parade route and I made it all the way there when the pain kicked in. Same thing on the way back. I cleaned up the garage a little bit and noticed that the pain wasn't quite where it should be, which was good. It did kick in later though.
They're like the gardening gods over there and I am jealous.
We are on a short vacation in Lincoln City Oregon.. Getting here was not uneventful, I got into a rumble with Budget Car Rental over their new policies so we wound up renting a car for the trip from Enterprise instead. I have been a Budget customer for years, I have used their trucks for every move I have done myself, so I was dismayed to discover they now require a credit check at the very moment you rent your vehicle. Knowing my run in with the IRS back in feb placed a blotch on my report I tried to find out in advance if it was going to stop me from renting a car, and they refused to do the credit check prior to opening the rental contract. I didn't want to find out on the day we were to leave that I could not rent a car so I went shopping, and found a better rate, a lower debit card hold amount, a free pickup and I got straight answers through Enterprise Car Rentals.
Our space ship for the trip:
We had dinner out last night at a very nice Mexican restaurant, we gathered sea shells, and driftwood this morning, hit the Outlet Mall this afternoon, and will do some tourist shopping at the beach shops tomorrow. We plan to go see Wall-E tomorrow night at a vintage theater here. So far the fog is staying off shore, so we should be able to see the city fireworks display from out the living room windows in the condo we rented. It is great to get away from Portland!
I went without percs today and its back to the same state as before the shots. Good to get all that out of the way. I'm beginning to believe after nuking the nerve that maybe this isnt about the disk and the nerve after all. I'm hoping its all about messed up muscles screwing up the nerves in my leg. And if its not that, I'm headed down to lay my left leg across the railroad track.
I can't wait for these steroids to wash out of my system. They're not working and they're turning me into the worlds most irritable prick. I'm without a single iota of patience. Maybe I'll drink lots of water today.
I know its silly but I found out they do have medical marijuana here in Washington. I think I'll save it for the "why the hell not" moment before surgery.
This guy spent ten minutes in line trying to figure out what sandwich to get. Then when they asked me for my drink order before he decided, he gave me a dirty look. Then the guy sat where I was going to sit. Eff you, bucko. In another time I'd have thrown you through the window and whipped your sandwich at your empty head.
