Charmion, I would think having written and certified communications with the pension people would be of value if you have to press them harder through legal channels.

Mike, I hope your recuperation is just the restoration of energy, not a painful one. It takes a long time to get over major surgery. I think that much anesthesia (very deep, for bone surgery, and because I refused the spinal block) and antibiotics and such take a while to clear the system.

Dorothy, good luck with the pottery sales and the drive tomorrow. Our low overnight is supposed to be 55^o. I'm driving, but only 24 miles a day, two round-trips to feed a friend's cats. One of them is ill and has a complex prescription routine. I'm afraid these are end-times for a sweet kitty, but I'll keep him comfortable while she makes a short trip to visit elderly parents. She spends a lot of time isolating so they can have these visit.

I have a dish to make in the next couple of days as a holiday gift, but one ingredient, sliced pimentos, is sometimes difficult to find (not just to find a store that sells them, but to find where they shelve them in the store. Near the olives seems a no-brainer, but they don't always.) I've ordered a copious supply on Amazon and now I don't have to go into a couple of grocery stores and prowl the aisles. I will try one trip late tonight and see if I can get in when it's sparsely occupied to find larger more commonplace ingredients.

It's about time to start a new thread - or I can change the title on this and let it run. It used to be we started new threads because it took so long for devices to download the whole thread. Using the small d helps, and (knock wood) the connection seems to be pretty good these days. Are there preferences? Same one with a new name, or a brand new thread?