Waiting on the mail

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Okay, so sometimes my mailman comes early on Fridays, but only sometimes.
So, I'm sittin' here drinkin' iced coffee, vaping away on a delicious Red Cow & my dog barks. Is it the mailman? I can't see the mailbox from the house. It's a couple hundred yards away and I live in the woods and it could just be deer moving that the dog hears. Then again, I better walk down and see. Nope, no package yet. But it's a nice sunny day and after a cool night the temp. has come up to a very pleasant 72 degrees and I enjoy being out. I'd run over to the post office in town but experience tells me that my stuff is in the truck already. So that would be a waste of time and gas. The ice coffee is very good with french vanilla creamer. I grind the beans and brew it very strong. I like my coffee like my vape. The dog wants out. Does he need to relieve himself or does he sense something out there? He's very attuned and his senses are far better than mine. If anyone would hear the mail truck, it would be Nelson the super beagle! Those ears are huge! I have a big cart refill planned for today, but can't get started until my new package arrives. There's a new USB PT in there and I don't have one yet. That will be nice. There should be pomegranate juice too! Haven't tried that yet. Okay. I should take Nelson for a walk. While we're out, we'll check and see if the mail is here. Nelson needs his exercise after all. It's good for me as well. I'll get another pot of joe brewing while we're gone. I'll take the garbage out too. It has to be rolled down to the road right next to the mailbox. I wonder if I could rig up a few mirrors in series that would allow me to see the mailbox from here? That's a thought. Might require cutting a couple trees down. Where is that darn leash? This battery is getting low. I better switch. The vaping just isn't as good on a weak battery. Can't wait for that PT! Perfect vape every time!?! What else is in that order. I should go on the website just to see. Oooh! Lots of goodies should be here soon! My 1st shorty and my 1st XL. Oh, I ordered more juice than i remembered! Several new flavors and extras of my favs! He usually comes by between 3 & 4. Did I mention that sometimes the mailman comes early on Friday?

Okay, so the dog got his walk. he's happy. He even did his business pretty much on command so there is that. The garbage is out and that's more of a chore in the winter cause that bin on wheels doesn't like to move through the snow. Yes it's been plowed but it doesn't seem to help that much. I’m not at full speed because of a stupid hernia that will be operated on in April, which is one of the reasons I started vaping. Doc said a coughing fit might blow the staples out and ruin the surgery and I sure as hell don’t want to go under the knife twice! No, the mail wasn’t there yet, but I did get the echoland shopper in that little side mailbox they put up, I should advertise my old boat and get rid of it. I got a new fishing boat last spring and it’s awesome! Crestliner 1700 Fishhawk with the whole fishing package. Can’t wait to vape while I’m fishing. Can’t tell you how many bites I’ve missed cause I was lighting up! Okay now even the cats are at the front window. Something must be up. Could it be? Crap! Just a squirrel out in the yard. At least it’s not a skunk. Had a run in with one of those last fall. Was letting Nelson out and the skunk was right on the front porched! Sprayed Nelson, me and right into the house! God was that horrible! Haven’t seen it since. Don’t want to! Okay it’s 2:40 and getting closer to mail time. I was just down there 15 mn. Ago. Should probably wait a little longer. Maybe I should install one of those motion censor cameras with a closed cicuit feed right to my t.v. Then I could see the mailbox. But every time a car went by would it pop on? Maybe ifI installed IN the mailbox! Then it would only work when the mailbox door was opened. Now there’s an idea! Now the old walnut is functioning! Alright, I better go check again. Sometimes the mailman comes early on Friday.


Deliver Me from this!
Okay, so I’m Driving up to the closest coffee shop because I’m out of my favorite creamer and I just can’t have my coffee with out french vanilla. I love the stuff. I know you’d think a guy that lives in the woods and can bring down a bull moose with a pocket knife would take his coffee black, but I’m also a man of culture. So, I wander into Lakes Latte’ ready to order when I look into the seating area and spot--guess who? The mailman! Sitting leisurely sipping on a beverage, doing the crossword puzzle! Okay, so what’s a 9 letter word for “get off your ... & deliver my ecig order”? I know from previous experience that he’s not allowed to get the mail off the truck early, so I bite my tongue and take my java out to the Jeep. The mail truck is only about 30 yards away & I know exactly what the package looks like. I could be in & out in like 30 seconds! No, dude, you haven’t done any petty criminal activity in like 30 yrs.. Self restraint is the name of the game. Anyway, I just got an order on Friday. It’s not like I’m short on juice or anything. But I really want to try that sour green apple liquid. Maybe I could just look in the truck & see if the package is there. No harm in that, right? Get a grip on yourself, it’s only a few hours til delivery. You can wait. Besides, there’s errands to run and chores to do. I pull out my PV and take a few drags on some blackberry/cream cheese mix. I love this stuff! I’m above this kind of obsessive behavior. At least the medication is supposed to help me be above it. Back to the Jeep and crank up some Eels “Novacaine for the Soul” Now this rocks! I put a serious sound system in the Jeep because I spend so much time on the road for work. I’ve got the ipod on shuffle and I’m headed for the hardware store and the next tune is The Replacements “Can’t Hardly Wait” and I think that someone has a sense of humor! I laugh to myself and a woman walking by with her little boy looks at me funny and hurries past. I imagine her saying, “Now Timmy, don’t grow up to be like that strange man in the Jeep.”. It’s not my fault! Vaping has brought me to this point. Only the mailman can deliver me! Sometimes he delivers early on Thursdays.

Alright, I’m back from my trip into town. I enjoyed the double shot latte but I stopped to get my french vanilla creamer & have a pot of the good stuff brewing. Vaping on orange cream from VV & perusing my purchases. I’ve had an on going battle with Dupa, my white long haired cat. She has found a way, no matter what I’ve tried to prevent it, to spill the freaking water dish every day for the past few months. Yes, I bought the supposed spill proof bowls. I put the bowls on a tray so she couldn’t slide them around. I put rubber things under the tray, so it wouldn’t slide. She still spills the water! She has a brain the size of a walnut and she outsmarts me repeatedly. Not this time! I purchased some long screws & some little doohickeys that will fit over the bottom edge of the bowls. I’m actually clamping the bowls to the floor! That’s how far this has gone! Oh, you think maybe I’ve gone over the edge? Well you try stepping in cold water with soggy cat food in it everyday for a few months and we’ll see how you handle it! I will not be defeated. I am the top of the food chain! I’m master & commander of my domain! Well, that is unless my GF comes over. But still! Okay so the battle of the water bowl is over and victory is mine! So what. I still haven’t received my order. Friday I got my order by 2:30. Normal delivery is between 3 & 4. There was no mail delivery yesterday, so today is probably a heavy day for Mr. crossword & coffee. Speaking of coffee, my pot is done. Mmmmm… coffee! Nectar of the gods! Juice of the sacred bean. Okay, whatever… I get a little carried away now & then. But I am enjoying it. Nelson the super beagle hasn’t even raised an eyebrow toward the window since I returned, which is a good sign that the mail is not here yet. But then again, sometimes I think he’s ......ed. (sorry if that’s not pc, but these are desperate times!) He still runs to the door every time that the doorbell rings in those stupid Jimmy Johns commercials! It doesn’t sound anything like my doorbell! So here I sit, held hostage by V4L & the US Postal Service. I am not a religious man but desperate times call for desperate measures! Lord, have mercy on this poor soul & deliver me from this!

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