Journal, Day 1303
Friday, 13 October 2023
(Day 92 of #SAGAFTRAstrike — AMPTP has suspended negotiations.)
#Ukrainewar: Day 598
#HamasIsraelwar: Day 6
SAG-AFTRA canceled all pickets that were scheduled in Los Angeles and New York today, citing “potential safety concerns that are unrelated to the strike.” No more details were given, but the cancellation is believed to be related to a call from the Islamist group Hamas for worldwide pro-Palestine demonstrations today amid the ongoing conflict with Israel.
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That’s all I’m going to say about that because there is SO much misinformation running rampant online about it that I don’t want to say anything that could be misconstrued or twisted to mean something unintended.
My husband is suffering from some kind of respiratory infection and it’s been a week. He has tested negative for COVID multiple times, but he’s still coughing up crud and says he feels like his body is fighting something. He has been working from home all week in between trying to rest. If he hasn’t shown a significant improvement by tomorrow, we’ll be headed to urgent care.
The birds are delighted that he’s been on the sofa during the day. Charlie has been most vocal in his appreciation; so much so that we had to partially cover his cage today to quiet him down enough for my husband to hold a Zoom training session. He almost made it through the whole thing without coughing. Almost. At least they can see he’s not faking.
Tomorrow I plan on hitting the grocery store for my brother, and I seriously need a haircut. That might have to wait, however, because I need to run some laundry and take it to the laundromat to dry.
We got word from LADWP today that our electric bill was more than 300% overcharged because of the “estimated” meter readings. We got a $690 credit! That was more than my entire August bill! I’m glad I made a stink, but I’m still very suspicious and I wonder how many people just curse and pay it anyway, and the DWP walks away without having to make amends.
Question EVERYTHING.
