Friday Night/Saturday (January 30, 2010)

Last night we made plans for today errands wise. Rob asked me how I felt about the hot tub should we/he be using it since we didn't really get a clear cut yes/no from the specialist. I said I didn't know either, just read that it wasn't such a wise idea. So Rob said may as well shut it down then, but do you want to go in it one last time tonight? So that's what we did.

Put it on our to do list to make an appointment with the hot tub place to come out and winterize it.

Watched Criminal Minds last night they had a few episodes back to back. I was feeling a little loopy having taken 3 500mg of metformin a day since Thursday and the tummy cramps were really irksome. I went to bed around 11:30 and around 2:30AM woke up choking on an acid reflux episode. I was on my side thank goodness but my throat was just burning and I felt lousy. Got up and had a glass of water to get rid of the taste in my mouth. I hadn't had that for awhile. Went back to bed and got up around 9, only because I had to use the bathroom. I felt like I could have slept another 5 hours I was so tired.

Did the dishes up, had my shower dried my hair and we went to Wingham to pick up some computer stuff from Paul, hit the hot tub place only to find the guy we need to talk to wasn't there, and to just call sometime next week to book an appointment. Went back to Kincardine did the grocery shopping, and came back home. We're on a 3 week cycle with the propane company, every 3 weeks they are supposed to fill our tank up (it's only a 100lb tank we have and it is what heats our house). Rob went to check the status of the tank and it's near zero. Not good when it's -21ºC (-5ºF) Rob was on the phone with the guy on Thursday and he was to be out yesterday to fill it.

Rob jumped on the phone and phoned the office and had to leave a message. He phoned another office to see if he could get through that way and found out that the delivery was slated for yesterday, but his supervisor said to hold off until Monday because Rob apparently had to sign something. Well this was news to us. The guy said he'd call his supervisor and explain the situation. Rob said to tell her that if we run out of propane, we're switching companies there is no second chance to see if that would smarten her up. The guy did call the supervisor.... I *think* (forgot already - lovely drugs.....) he said he couldn't get a hold of her. He did some more calling around and found someone who will let us use their tank to tide us over until Monday when the delivery comes. We are currently still waiting for it to arrive. (He just got here now)

The fireplace is still going so we still have propane. The guy did say with a sudden drop in temperature it can affect the pressure in the tank, so may not be getting an accurate reading, which makes sense. Because Rob checked the tank and it was at 20% and then the outside temperature plummeted to severely and it was reading 5% or less. That's a HUGE drop and doesn't represent our usage.

Stir-fry for dinner and salad. Never did get that loaf of bread made but tomorrow I'll be making hamburger buns and we'll have burgers and fries.

Think I'll make a pot of tea and see what the rest of the evening brings.

Jenn