Monday - mid morning
I have some sort of abdominal pain, more like discomfort, that is coming and going - but isn't going away. It's been going on for days now and I feel like it's time to see a doc and find out what's going on. I'm not one to rush to doctor's offices at the first sign of a sniffle, but this pain is in the area where the Appendix is located, if there is something going on with that, I want to know about it before something happens.
So, I'm sitting here drinking my coffee but in a minute I'm going to call the doctor and see if he has any availability. If not, I'll head over to urgent care and see if they can at least figure out what's going on.
The Dow Jones is around a 1,000 point nose dive and apparently is continuing on from last week. I was reading about the Sahms Rule, which is by so-called expert analyst statements is in effect now, meaning we are on the verge of a recession. People have been calling it for a while now. Harris is, of course, blaming Donald Trump for what's going on right now, in this economy...
Imagine being in power for near 4 years and still blaming a former president for the current state of affairs in the economy.
I was also reading a story where Americans with children are facing the choice between buying the necessary school supplies for their kids or paying bills and are opting to buy the school supplies. Or, put it on credit cards. The folks here go shopping every week in advance of the coming work week for groceries and supplies. Admittedly, we hadn't really stocked up since the vacation, but still, the total of $451 was a bit much. I pay half of it, we all eat dinners together really we are a family.
If there is a recession, I do wonder how it will affect the industry I am in in delivering glue to a large manufacturer who uses it to produce plywood. No clue. I think this company ships all over the world.
The jobs report is being slated as as bad as it was in 2021. Why is this important? Well, obviously it affects all of us to some degree, but it also is going to affect this Presidential race. It's going to be hard for a nominee to win a race where she is part and parcel of the leadership that is in governance while this market and economy are going south.
Anyway, I don't wish for a recession, no one should and I wonder how it might affect my business. I have some retired but mostly working class people. Everyone needs housing so that helps but I am not supplying the housing, just the place for the housing to exist. I'm not going to worry about it, won't be the first time and you do what you have to to make it through it. Basically, that means if my trucking job went south, it would be time to find another one, if one is available and do whatever kind of route necessary.
The property does not have a lot of debt tied to it per se, it's me the debt is connected to. Not sure that matters in a court if things go so bad I couldn't pay my credit card bills and such. Probably doesn't matter at all, being 100% ownership of the property. I'll just hope it never gets to the point. If it does, a lawyer will be necessary to wade through the legaleze and attempt to find some way through it without losing everything. I only say this because that recession that we went into in 2008 was pretty bad.
It's not helpful the fed didn't lower the interest rate.
Anyway, my plans for today will be put on hold for the doctor is more important. I don't even know if Urgent Care can do anything about such a condition, I'd prefer that over going to a hospital. Much cheaper. I envision having blood drawn and whatever else, getting prodded and basically a miserable time while they attempt to figure out what's going on. This urgent care has it's own labs and x ray abilities. There isn't much in this town beyond that and the hospital. The hospital shut down several years ago, then started back up as an emergency room only, the rest of it has been leased for doctor's offices. You really have to drive either to Shreveport or Longview (I'd go to Longview) for a "real hospital".
Oh, well I'm assuming my regular doctor will have no availability. He never does, they book him up the entire day and the only way to slip in is if there is a no show calls in and cancels.
My marine batteries are showing up today. The canopy is coming today or tomorrow, the trolling motor just shipped this morning, according to the report. I canceled the other motor since it was indefinitely "delayed" and ordered another one that was cheaper in price and has better reviews. The price tag goes up substantially when you need a longer shaft for the blade to reach into the water. The recommendation was 60 inches and higher thrust power. So, I got the 60 inch model of a particular brand and 86 thrust power. It's a heavy boat and some heavy people will be getting into it.
The lake and fishing sound good right about now.
Not shocking the people aren't even answering the phone at the doctor's office. And if they are so busy they can't even get to the phone, it is highly likely I will be going to urgent care and that's that.
And, it's the only thing on my mind right now because it is rather uncomfortable.
G'day.
