More Busy-ness

Can you dicifer what this sign is trying to communicate. Think about it for a minute.
A typical fish shop in China Town. No Snow crab here!
Typical street size in china town. What a fun place to drive a moving van in.

We enjoyed a somewhat quiet weekend back in Monticello. We played b-ball with the Elders, a member and non-member. Went to visit Mama Burgos and her family in Livingston Manor. Enjoyed a little Canasta and a lovely meal. Thanks, Mama, we love you all.

Monday morning back down to the city. Didn't make it to staff meeting so we did conference call as we were driving the hour and a half to Scarsdale. Our schedule was all planned out and filled full. We spent the rest of the day in CT visiting the rest of the missionary apartments there and then a couple of them in the Scarsdale area. One apartment needed a plumber to fix a leaky toilet and shower valve. A few phone calls and the job is done. The AP's apartment, water leak from pipes in the wall or in the floor. When we got there we found the floor all pulled up and many of the walls stripped bare of sheet rock. Will have to find another apartment to replace that one. Luckily they are close to the mission home and will stay there until we find them another place. That evening, spent with President Searle going over the issues we found and making decisions on what to do.

Tuesday we were down in the Bronx, typical Bronx apartments, except for the Sherman Ave Pad. Doug had a "firm" phone call with the landlord, and a plumber showed to fix the drain problems in Kitchen and Bathroom. In another apartment we found a light fixture in the shower with the light globe gone, just the light bulb there. Wasn't even a water tight light fixture. Owner says, "60 years ago when it was installed, the electrician never said there was a code problem." 60 years ago, hum.
We'll be back next week to fix the hole in the wall from a rowdy rumble.

Late in the afternoon we headed down to Manhattan for a short Doctor appointment to pick up prescription then thought we would go to the Temple. Doug dropped me off so I could go to the 2nd floor distribution center to purchase garments for a Branch member while he found a parking spot. We enjoyed a quick bite in the European cafe next door to the temple and then enjoyed the opportunity to attend the Temple. After time in the Temple, we walked the 3 blocks to where Doug parked the car by Central Park to find a ticket folded and tucked in the driver's side rear view mirror. Number 15 had Doug over the top. Yes it was by a fire hydrant, the same distance away that everyone else always parks. Doug stepped it off and he thought he was far enough away. Not so, $115.oo, sent Doug over the edge and he tore it up firmly commenting how he was not going to pay another darn (*&+$@#*) ticket.

Because now it is after 8:00 pm and we are in the city and need to be back in the city in the morning, we spent the night at the Stuyvesant Town apartment on 14th street. This is the apartment we moved the elders out of last week. The mission has the apartment until the end of the month. We took our blow up mattress and spent the night there.

Wednesday, we installed a blind and light fixture in the apartment on 6th street, delivered a study table and measured windows for the Sisters China Town apartment we just found, and had to hook up with Sister Dante to deliver her Debit card to her. They subwayed all the way down to China town to do their grocery shopping. Imagine toting all your groceries thru China town and then on the subway to head back up town to your apartment. We strolled thru China Town trying to find a place to buy light bulbs and decided to have a quick bite to eat in Little Italy. Then up to the Bronx to visit Elizabeth Roman. Her health has turned for the worse, we had to wear a mask when visiting with her. Then back to the Mission office to take care of some paper work there and then back to Monticello.