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My 13th was on the 12th! - I am spared! 3/13/2009 2:56:03 PM
It has taken me a full day to recover from yesterday...and now I will share it with you... :-) Most of you know I've been sick..and now are tired of hearing it..; however...I had so many things to do, so I dressed and ventured out. Had to have bloodwork done; usually have to be poked so many times since I have these squirelly veins...but God was good..."Alonzo" was the blood puller-outer...and he was kind and quick..and said..."there should be blood here...it's not coming...I prayed a second...then with my eyes closed he said..aah...it's slow, but it's coming...let's see...then....we may get enough...oh..maybe not... I'm still eyes closed..praying...and then he says...it'll do!" Wow.. so I hugged him, thanked him...and he was smiling ear to ear! Next, I drove to Bank of America...had to have papers notarized so I won't lose my pension check..do this every March...waited in line...then waited again... "Please have a seat"...I take out the form, my D/License, My bank ID, My bank c/cd, bank ATM cd, etc... "This won't do she says" ....I say...What else do you need? ...cheez.. Need a Tennessee State ID with your full name (Gipson-Williams) on it... so I say...all my cds say Gipson-Williams...but I dropped the Gipson this year from my D/Lic...not needed anymore... !!! Oh...none of your other ID will do she says... Oh? Then she says...do you havea passport? YES..it's in my purse..here.... Sorry! not good enuf! Wait...I have my hubbies death certificate...seee...it says...Linda Gipson...it's me...and so it went! She was having NO part of me! so...I was like getting so upset...I needed to mail this paperwork today!!! so.. she said...only a Tennessee State ID with all your names on it will do!!!! IMPOSSIBLE...bitch! YES...I was that upset... so... I did something ugly... She was hispanic...she could barely speak english...and she kept asking me for more ID's... and no matter what I produced...with my pix's on everything...except the Death Certificate...duh... she still insisted "you could be someone else!" She knew better... just gave me a hard time... the line was getting longer behind me... Most snowbirds from cold areas here for the warmth... getting antsy..tired of waiting...they knew I was being harrassed! So... I said..."Lady..you are being unreasonable..and I have more ID than you could ever hope to have...you can't even speak proper English...and you are hassling me!"....I couldn't believe that came out of my mouth...but I then said... "You are a bitch...and I hope your day is nice anyway!..." so... then people began to clap...clap loudly behind me!!!!! and there it was... the bank was not a happy camper with the customers...me and the Snowbirds... so... they all said...as I left... go to another bank...you won't have this trouble anywhere else!...So.. I got in my car...drove to Wells Fargo bank...(I have an acct there too, but B of A is my main bank)...so...I walked into Wells Fargo..the teller was so nice...he said, "sure, let me see if the notary is here"...I wait then he says..."she doesn't have her notary supplies...but...we have a main branch across the street...Plz let me call them to make sure they have one avail so you don't have to wait!".....Wow..what a difference in this bank!!! so...he finds out they have a notary, she has 2 people waiting before me...I say fine...then the man says..."Wait..ma'am.... our notary found her key!".... the notary comes out.. cks my papers, my TN ID, nothing else...and she says... "I'm sorry I kept you waiting?...Can I do anything else for you?....." She makes me a copy..and she faxes the info for me.... and says... I'm sorry I kept you waiting!".... oh..."and your hair looks so nice!"...... Wow... God is good.... So... I go to the post ofc... mail the orig's to the pension people...and that lady at the Pofc was very nice too...smiling, and said...they'll get this in time, don't worry!".... so... I was exhausted by now... I'm still quite shaky from this pneumonia thing.... so I get in my car... and one block before home...a car runs a red light right in front of me....is aiming at me head on!!! I look and know that it's going to hit me now...and in an instant...I swerve, go over the median...while traffic is piled behind me....everyone is honking...knows that I will be killed probably...and somehow...God got me out of the way with barely a second to spare...brakes are slamming behind me and on the sides of me....and this REd lite runner..keeps going...as if nothing ever happened!!!!! missing a stop sign to boot!!!! I don't know how I avoided this horrible collision from happening...but I did... and... I was trembling so hard and the tears were not coming...and I was thanking God every second as I got my car straight, and the other vehicles let me get back on course....and this one truck came along side of me....and honked and I thought "Oh no...what now?"....and he smiled and gave a big V sign with his fingers.... and I knew he was trying to let me know...it's ok lady.... so... I got home... my knees were wobbling and I was shaking... came into the house...and broke down! JOe said... what's wrong...I couldn't talk...I just cried!! then I told him... he hugged me and said... "it's ok..." you had a really rough morning.... That was an understatement.... anyway... I was feeling rotten for teling that bag at the B of A off...and the other part of me was so glad I told her off...I never do that... I hold in the uglies... but she just got me....and that made me mad at myself...to let someone else have power over me is just not good... so... I was just ticked at her .... and then... I almost had an accident because someone else ran a red lite... and then I realized that God was making sure I was ok... the angel at Wells Fargo made up for the rotten lady, and the nice lady at the Post ofc confirmed that nice people are everywhere...then...the people at the B of A who clapped were saying the same thing....and the driver of that truck who made it a point to give me a V sign...and smile... These were God's angels... at work... a little band of angels...when I needed them.... and then... Joe hugged me... didn't fuss or find fault with me... so... I had to lay down for awhile... even my blood work went ok...(I'll get the results Monday I think? and... I'm praying for only positive...good things! so... I've never been one to shy away from Friday the 13th... but Thursday the 12th....well...who knows??? hehe...
Today is good... and now I can talk about it... shared it with you... makes me feel better... you all make me feel better... and... you don't send me a bill/statement at the end of the visit! Cool... Take care and thanks for listening.... Have a wonderful 13th...and the whole weekend... Hugs and stuff... lindalaw
