8 May 2015

While Tom & Tim were busy this morning finding another 44 gpm at the bottom of a second 80′ bore hole, I paid a visit to Champlain Valley Orthopedics to find out that what I thought ails me (old age) is, in fact, what ails me.  I suggested a 9mm treatment plan, but the physician’s assistant ordered a refill of my Vitamin I horse pills plus a cortisone shot in my hip.  Went to the Hannaford’s pharmacy to pick up the Ibuprofen, only to have Tricare (the military heath care insurance plan) reject payment.  After being passed to three different people in three different organizations, finally discovered that the Social Security Administration had informed the Department of Defense that all new Medicare recipients with January birthdates had a Medicare Part D (prescription drugs) supplemental insurance plan.  Very much not true!  By the end of the day, my DoD file had supposedly been corrected.  Our government at work!  Back at Fern Lake, Goodro’s delivery truck showed up just as Spafford’s was pulling out, creating a small traffic jam.  This delivery was all the rest of the materials for the Sauna deck.  Based on the cost, I’ll probably have to take a damage deposit before allowing anybody to actually walk on the deck.  Unfortunately, the twenty very floppy 20′ long Clubhouse Brookstone 5/4 x 6 PVC deck planks (better living through chemistry) had to be moved from the top of the wooden walkway down to the sauna site by hand.  Not the most fun hour I’ve ever spent.  On a positive note, with the outside  temperature in the mid-80’s (and 90° inside Delores), the house basement was a cool and inviting 66°.  Now if only the lake were the same temperature!