07-20-21 Too Hot for an Hour Ride in the Wrong Direction
I worked hard to get an important file done and then accepted an urgent job to go to Sparwood and Elkford. I came home and changed, tried to see how to hook up my new speedo cable, did not manage to, geared up and headed out…. It was ridiculously hot. I had stopped to pick up a unicorn purse that I won a bid for to give to Emmy. On the road I got but the heat was getting to me and I get very confused at a certain intersection at the best of times. Seems like I did this time as well. I started thinking about the fire in the distance that we could see from town, and where my friend lives, if she would be affected… and then I realized I had just passed Canal Flats… suddenly it kicked into my brain that I was heading to where we take the coal to on the trains and I wanted to be going to where we got it from, where we loaded the trains. Yes, I had gone an hour in the wrong direction by then and I was unsure how much gas I had used as I am used to using my odometer as my gas gauge. I had last filled up in Erickson the other night and now had to get back to a station. By the time I pulled up to the pumps I figure by the map app that I went about 250 Km. That is more than I have ever gone on a tank. I chose my usual $20 max and for the first time ever the pump stopped and it wasn’t full at almost 14 Litres. I thank the Fuel Gods for getting me there, I may have been a skeleton on the side of the road, had I run out. I did get to pause long enough to take a picture of the fire. At the Ft Steele Gas station I had a delicious ice cream cone and sat in the shade for a bit before deciding that I was not carrying on to complete my mission. Tomorrow is another day.
THE OFFENDER 
After I got home and watered everything, I discovered an ant infestation in the house. They had a trail from the kitchen to the furnace vent under the living-room window. I made sure my cat stayed outside and put out AntBGone. Wow it sure does work fast!! Argh I spoke too soon, it seemed like they were disappearing… I will have to see what the morning brings.
I used my erroneous Hello Fresh meal by adding couscous and cucumbers in place of the missing mushrooms and the beans which were not great. It turned out pretty delicious.
My friend Julie posted a site that showed the wildfire threatening Osoyoos and Oliver. I followed Hwy 3 and the wrong turn I took earlier to find the Bill Nye Mountain fire above Wasa. It really is something.
Once again I am grateful for my Air Conditioning, even if my Hydro bill has been much higher… wait, why? It is natural gas, or maybe it is a lot electric as well… I don’t know, it’s still cheap comfort.
I heard from the sleep clinic today. He had told me it would take 6-8 weeks for results but it only took two. I have severe sleep apnea with oxygen somethingerother issues. They had an opening for me to come back next week but I chose August 3rd so I can get all I need to get done first with out being too tired. I have to bring my mask and hose to be hooked up so they can find the correct pressure to help. My breathing is a little laboured tonight but I suspect it is due to riding through the smoke and heat. At one point I had to pull over as the smoke made my eye water which made my mascara run and burn. Tomorrow I won’t wear any. I’d best get some sleep, it’s going to be a long day.
triumphgal 