Thank God the broom still works

Today was just super frustrating on a lot of levels. 

Ron cancelled our ride to work today, which meant we have no money to buy inventory.  His solution was to go into work, after having not stocked for days, go in ONLY to take the money out, leave, and go to the bank. 

Do you know how ultimately pissed they would have been had he done that?  He also made plans to do this without consulting me, which also made me angry. 

I said I was happy to go in, and stock, then take the money.  He said no. 

I blew up at him for being irresponsible.  "We'll take it out of savings" he replied. 

We don't have any savings.  

I said I could take it out of my personal emergency money - which I will not offer again - IF HE PAID ME BACK TOMORROW.  All day he has been making excuses why he can't pay me back tomorrow so apparently this is going the route of all the other unpaid crap. 

But I have a key to the vending machines and I will get my money.  Next time we can just run out of inventory and he can explain that.  Because, as of today, I am DONE bailing him out. 

If he wants to go in on a money grab and ignore the customers and the vending machines, so be it.  He is taking his job for granted and no one is EVER 100% secure.  They don't owe him anything, I think he feels entitlement because one of them put him in the wheelchair.  When I am calmer I will explain this to him.  They don't care about that and they don't owe him a damned thing.

So I left.  I saw some vultures on the way....literal vultures, stopped and took a picture for my stepmother.  And I got to the street to see my bus leaving on the other side of the street.  The driver MIGHT have waited if I had just run into traffic but one of us in a wheelchair is enough.  So I had to wait a half hour. 

Then the disabled guy gets on - there is always one, a different every time.  This one was flirting with me and asking me about Ron, and I really didn't want to think about Ron.  I had a very long ride to the store. 

One woman behind me pulled my hair as she sat down... not sure that was an accident.  I pulled it in front of me so she couldn't continue.  She didn't say sorry either. 

I get to Walmart, eventually, you don't want to know how long it took.  I was hungry. 

It was in my eating window so I got a couple of plain double cheeseburgers, add bbq.  They were very good.  I got some plain burgers for Cleo of course. 

I got my pills.  That went fine.  They were out of my tampons.  I had to get a store brand.  I am not on my cycle yet but due any day.  I had to have something.  I did my shopping, that was fine. 

Ron called and wanted chicken.  He really didn't get it.  I was still angry and he had totally forgotten.  It made me realize he just doesn't get it.  It's like fighting with a fence post.  The post doesn't understand my motivations or care to understand me.  I said fine. 

I really didn't want a 2 hour ride home on the bus.  I resolved to take a cab.  I got some ice cream, some chicken nuggets (we did need those) and some chicken nuggets with BBQ sauce on them already.  Ron is eating all things chicken nugget these days so I will feed him as much as he'll eat.  I found some eggnog and whipped cream to put on top (I thought that sounded so good), etc. 

I got some of the soup for cats, and some soda since I was taking a cab.  I forgot to get drink mix. 

I paid and called Arturo, and went to voicemail, only now understanding he had taken the day off.  I called Alex and went to voicemail.  I was starting to get nervous, it's Black Friday and I'm at a Walmart and GOOD LUCK getting a cab today.  Here.  And I had frozen foods and heavy soda. 

SHIT.
CRAP
F*CK

Something told me to call Alex again, I did.  He picked up and I asked if he was working today.  He said yes.  I asked if he would come and get me, he said yes.  He said it would be a while and asked if that was OK. 

I really didn't see another option so I said yes.  I would rather go with a known driver than call the cab company and get who knows? 

I had a long wait.  I was OK with that but I did call at the end and verify he was still coming.  He said yes.  He appeared shortly after. 

I was so worried he hadn't understood me and was across town at dinner somewhere. 

We loaded the bags and he took me home.  Ron was drunk, in the kitchen.  I got some of the new chicken nuggets into him.  I cleaned him up (the sauce coated nuggets are VERY messy) and then got him into bed. 

The floor was disgusting so I asked if he was going anywhere, he said no.  So I got out the vacuum and carpet cleaner.  The vac did not work, basically vomited a pile of junk onto my carpet. 

WELL SHIT. 

I got the broom (good old broom) and swept Ron's carpet in preparation for the carpet cleaner.  I prepped the carpet cleaner, more cats fled, and I plugged it and turned it on, moving it around...and it didn't work either. 

I was so angry I almost threw the whole carpet cleaner across the room.  I will just have to stand on that disgusting, filthy, carpet until Mr Hoarder PICKS UP ALL HIS CRAP so we can get a professional company to come out.  I took both units out to the curb, the vac and the carpet cleaner. 

Neither cost much but I needed them to work today and they didn't.  I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on new appliances so I can clean up urinal spills.  I would honestly rather strip his room, pull up the carpet,and get waterproof laminate for the same amount of money. 

I shouted at Ron a little bit about his nasty, pissy, room and the disgustingness of it all.  I was UNHAPPY with it. 

I really expected the carpet cleaner to work at the least, but it is very old (we got it before the accident in 2003).  The vac only cost about $40 and is bagless - I am with the poster who suggested a bag vac only.  My next one will be. 

But crappy equipment on top of everything else just did wonders for my mood.  I am NOT HAPPY right now.  I am feeling cheated by Ron and betrayed by my equipment, the bus company, etc. 

You can bet I did take my oregano oil (immunity) and a big spoon of powdered vitamin C in my instant tea just now. 

Thank God my broom still works.  And the cats are good so there's that.