I am waiting to hear from the Secretary of State's office as to whether they think I can drive again. Meanwhile, I am getting around on the bus and the train and on shoe leather express. Lately, though, it's been too hot to go anywhere.

I am struggling along with only one AC unit. I need a bracket for the other unit, but it won't arrive from Amazon till the end of the week. So I stay in the living room area. It's tolerable. 

Murphy has attacked; I had to call a plumber to fix my toilet, which wasn't flushing adequately. While he was here, I had him clean out my bathtub drain. He said it wasn't too bad. It's just that the pipes are old and small, and likely rust has made them even smaller. Can't really do anything about that -- that's an issue for the building. Plumbers are expensive -- $524!

I've spent most of my grocery budget. I can probably make do, but I am down to one egg and two sticks of butter -- two things I don't like to run out of. My neighbor owes me a stick of butter, but I know I'll never see it. She's good at borrowing, not so much at returning.

One piece of good news -- I think. I called my auto insurer because the semi-annual payment was looming again. I didn't really want to pay it in case it turns out I can't drive anymore. He advised that I temporarily suspend coverage -- all except comprehensive, in case a tree falls on the car. That drastically reduces the payment; however, nobody can drive it. That will be a concern when street sweeping comes around -- which I think will be next week! I don't really mind getting a parking ticket, all things considered, but sometimes they tow cars, and that would be a big problem. The agent said I can temporarily reinstate coverage and then suspend it again -- not sure what that would cost; I didn't ask. And I still can't be the one to drive it, because if I got caught, I would never get my license back.

What a mess this has turned out to be.