(#5860) Long day already

      So this morning at about 12:20 am I woke up and realized that I could put my two non working used appliances out on the curb for an early morning pickup by the city. So up I got and out to the curb went the stove and refrigerator that were at their end. it didn't take too long but it did get me woke up enough that going back to sleep was no easy chore. I finally fell asleep and woke up again in about two hours. I decided that getting up again was the best option as it was already after 5 am. the pickup was scheduled from 6 am on. So still thinking about the two appliances being picked up I decided to have another item ready in case I could include it.
     The deal with the city to pick up appliances is that the limit is two. Yet I knew there would be a human being coming to pick up the appliances so I got a used wall air conditioner ready close by in case I caught the pick up man in action. Which at about 7:30 I did. He was a pleasant young man who told me after seeing the rather small air conditioner that he would be fine with taking it as well. I had it ready to go already on the hand cart ready to take to the liftgate on the back of his work truck. I kind of feel like I stretched the rules of the city program but it really was a small unit and was otherwise in need of being transported away.
     What this all means to me is that I prepared myself out of ahead of time to be ready to let the air conditioner go if there was a chance it would be added and taken. That's what it ended up being and I feel kind of proud of myself for doing the work in case it came to fruition. I try to be like that in every aspect of my life. Anticipating what could be just in case it is. This quote and explanation by the late Robert Kennedy came to mind as I was typing this: "Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not." An explanation is this: This quote encourages people to think beyond the present and strive for positive change by imagining possibilities that may not currently exist.-Google AI quote.