The poor geese

 A long story of woe...especially when trying to save on gas usage!

But when I had almost finished with it, I found these poor little Canada Geese...drinking out of a puddle of water beside Hwy 70 in East Asheville, in a parking lot.

I drove by in the parking lot, trying to get their photo, but not to disturb them. There were cars whizzing by on the highway, not 10 feet from them.

My long story had to do with the bank across from the geese. It seems my debit/credit card had not arrived, following my bank's becoming Truist Bank sending these new cards out. So I called and tried to get them to correct the address. However they told me I had to go into the bank.

So I did that, and then went to use my current debit/credit card from my original bank. It was declined.

So I made my purchase in cash, then drove back to the bank. I would now be waiting 8-10 days for a new card, and until then wouldn't be able to charge a thing...nor use the current card at an ATM. So I wrote myself a check for a larger amount than I usually need for 2 weeks of purchases. I mentioned the reason I was getting this cash to the teller, who told me I could get a temporary card.

I said it would have been nice to have had that offered before, but I was ok taking cash.

I am seriously looking into doing business with another bank that still has a branch in my town, so I don't have to drive over 10 miles each way to use this new one. They closed the local branch in Black Mountain. It had been very convenient before. 

So between my gas usage and these poor geese, I had a blue Friday.

Today's quote:

One day I was speeding along at the typewriter, and my daughter -- who was a child at the time -- asked me, "Daddy, why are you writing so fast?" And I replied, "Because I want to see how the story turns out!" -Louis L'Amour, novelist (1908-1988)