Dupont:

While waiting for car to be serviced, I walked up the street to a major drug store and bought MATCHES! Took 3 people to accomplish it: one I asked, one (customer)to translate and one to wave his arm -"Over here!" I bought 3 boxes! One and a spare for here and one as a spare for Beaver. I HAVE MATCHES!!!!

Spent about 1.5 hour this am looking for R's glasses, without which he cannot drive. Had them to get home last night but, in spite of our best efforts...!!! He used a pair of old ones, missing an arm. This is a prize-winning event - after 13 years of trying to get him to put them in the same safe place... "trying"...! ................