First Bus/Weather Failure

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For two and a half years, the on-call bus service has served my needs wonderfully well. Today it failed. I was dressed and waiting to be picked up at 7:30 for my 9:10 appointment. At 7:47 the phone rang, and I was told the drivers would not drive on icy roads. I asked the woman if she knew of any other way I could get to my appointment. She was apologetic, but the answer was no. I had driven to town easily yesterday. She thought melting snow had refrozen, causing the problem this morning.

There was no time to take a photo of my wild, deer-in-the-headlights face. Joyce told me yesterday that she was going to take her car to the repair shop. I already knew Shawn was in Asheville for an early appointment. I texted Cindy, thought for a moment and texted D. D was going to her volunteer job, and we all know volunteers are impossible to replace. Before I could get properly desperate, Cindy offered to take me AND stay there to take me home! Her own appointment in Sylva was not until afternoon. I’m sure you can understand how very grateful I was.

Cindy found a good place to park at the doctor’s office and walked in with me. My jaw dropped as I saw a bus pull away from the entrance as we walked toward it. What??? Why did they just drop off someone when they wouldn’t pick me up? I’m wondering if the drivers saw the line-up before setting out and canceled any they felt could be dangerous.

From that point, the day veered off in a wonderful direction. Cindy is so much fun to be with. We laughed all the way there, in the waiting room, and all the way home. My eyes have settled enough that I can get glasses now. Hooray! From a distance, Karen shared her experience of wearing both hearing aids and glasses at the same time. Neighbor Shawn offered to go with me to pick out frames on Friday. What fun! I’ve never had instant playback while struggling to make a decision that could rest on my face for years to come. Friends, family, neighbors, and bloggers make a fantastic cheering squad. Oh! I have been blessed in so many ways!

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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  7. That’s a shame this happened to you. You are lucky there are always others looking out for your interests and with good will toward you. As you know, I could never expect my neighbors to do anything like yours do.

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