Acquired Wisdom

  From  all the knowledge I've amassed over these many years, I offer this advice:  If  you are taking a multiple choice test, and you have absolutely no idea as to what the correct answer could possibly be, and the  answer choices are A, B, C, D, choose B or C.  

Do the math

 3+3 =6+8=14+3=17+2=19

All in a day's---fill in the blank:

 Today on my way into Troy, an approaching car flashed its headlights. I figured maybe it had hit a bump, but sure enough, a  short distance down the road, a cop car was lying in wait. I didn't know drivers warned other that way any more. And at the Frear Park entrance, 2 more police cars were parked side by side, perhaps just chatting, but it's been a while since I've noticed any at all. 

  The critical mass at Hoosick and 15th Street was not evident today enroute to my destination, but some accomplished driver screwed things up on my homeward route. As previously noted, impatient drivers do not want to wait on 15th when they have the green light where it crosses Hoosick. Usually when I'm crossing Hoosick to the hospital. Today, when I was heading home, I had the green light out of the city, with no problem. But the yahoo wanting to turn right onto Hoosick had crossed over into the left unobstructed lane, and attempted to get onto Hoosick by going around the cars obediently waiting. So now his vehicle is stuck half in both lanes, and his car in no man's land. He shoulda waited.

And I notice the management at SnS Plaza finally paved over the most controversial potholes in the parking lot, Same time as school parking lot, probably same company.

Customer Care---Bah!

 Received this letter last week from Main Street America Insurance, of which I've been  a customer for 20 years ( after the Lohnes brothers retired.).  The present agency is The Murray Brothers, referred by Dorothy.   

The letter encourages working "proactively" with local agent to explore options. It is true that my policy will be honored until it expires in November, but when I called my present agency, about possible options, I was informed that they will review my policy in October, so nothing until then.

If I were the sensitive sort, I would feel rather insulted. But of course business is business, and I can always  take mine elsewhere.    So there!