The Hits Just Keep On Coming

Dearest Friends,

We hope this finds you and your families well. We are well, both cats and humans. Mom and Uncle are doing the "social distancing" and avoiding areas like grocery stores whenever possible. Mom has used Uber Eats and Door Dash a couple of times. One night mom put in an order for Chinese food and didn't think it would ever arrive. The order was placed at 6:15pm and was expected to arrive between 7:30pm-8:00pm. Dinner did not arrive until 10:30pm!

Mom had some excitement that she said she could have done without! She was in an automobile accident on Friday, April 10. Mom left the house early because she said she was wanting Krispy Kreme donuts. It's not far from our house, so her plan was to get 3 donuts and a milk, then sit in the parking lot and eat them. From there she was going into work. She had 1.5 hours to make up due to an appointment she had earlier in that week.

Mom drove to the main exit of the shopping center so she could go out with a traffic light. The light was red. When the light turned green she waited a couple of seconds to make sure the car across from her wasn't going to turn left. As mom started to cross the intersection, some jacka** ran the red light and hit the left front fender and the edge of the driver's side door. The side window airbag deployed, and mom was jerked to the right. Thank goodness she had her seat belt on! The man that hit her got out and said his car system automatically called the police. He also called for EMS because mom said her neck hurt.

While waiting for the police to show up, three different people came to mom and said they saw him run the red light. Two of them stayed to talk with the police when they arrived. EMS took mom to the hospital to have her checked out. Although the x-rays didn't show anything broken, mom was still hurting a little bit. She had to call Uber for a ride home.

Her car (KIA Sportage) was towed to the police impound lot. It took forever to find it because a couple of numbers in VIN were transposed. Mom finally saw the vehicle on Tuesday. She wanted to get her personal belongings out of it. The left front tire is bent, leaving the tire at an angle. There is a strong possibility that the axle may be broken. Of course, the left front fender is damaged and the hinge on the driver's side door is sprung so the door won't close all the way. Since the SUV is a 2008 model with 145,000 miles on it, she's pretty sure it will be totaled. Right now she still has a rental car while it's all being sorted out. It would cost more to repair the KIA than the blue book value. At least that's what mom said.

Mom said the only luck she's had lately is bad luck. But she is okay and the KIA can be replaced.

Stay safe friends. Pictures of mom's KIA are below.

Purrs,
Angel Clarissa and Co.

Checking In - Covid19

Hello friends! We are checking in to let you know we are well. Mom says these are scary times and we agree. She is glad most of her coworkers are working from home. She was going to do that too, but our house arrangement won't allow her to do that. Her job would furnish the two monitors, CPU, and the box that allows her to make calls. The CPU would have to be hooked up to the modem. Simply enough, except the modem in her brother's bedroom. There isn't enough room for her workstation in that room. Her office workstation is so far away from the next person she doesn't worry about picking up the virus there. No one else uses her desk or computer.

We are glad to have mom home with us. She said she misses going to the mall, not to shop, but to get Chinese food from the food court! Mom has been doing a little cooking at home, and a lot of going through drive-thru fast food places and eating in the car.

Our state's governor is on t.v. everyday at 5:00pm. Mom doesn't always watch him, but when she does she gets the number of new cases, the number of deaths, and the counties where these things have happened. He also reiterates the need to stay home, washing your hands, and social distancing. We can't believe how stupid (or selfish) some people can be. Some people think the rules don't pertain to them. She heard today that a gym owner was opening the back door to the facility for members to come in and work out. The gym was not to be open period!

Anymeow, we hope you and your humans are well and stay well. If your people are the purring type, ask them to purr for an end to this pandemic.

Love and purrs,

Angel Clarissa & Family