10/31/2021

 

Weekly Update 10/31/2021

Happy Trick and Treat night! I didn’t get any beggars, so that means more for me. I had the small packs of cookies that I have on hand all the time anyway, so it’s not really any added candy to my already horrible food intake. I think I wish I lived in Ohio, where the preferred candy to hand out is Peanut Butter Cups. Skittles in Georgia just aren’t good enough – I need something with chocolate!  Adrian dressed up as a strawberry, and he was the cutest Trick and Treater I've seen since Sarah and Emily were little.  I wish I could put a photo here.  You will have to use your imagination. 

I started volunteering at City Hall again this week. I was glad to be back. The new project that the archivist wants me to work on is to go through old copies of magazines, look for articles about Savannah, and make copies of them. It will take me a long, long time, because I tend to read anything I think is interesting, whether it’s about Savannah or not. In one article in Georgia Trends Magazine from November 2006 there was an interesting story about preparing for a global epidemic. The authors were adamant that it was not a question of IF this would occur, but a questions of WHEN. They posed examples of how to be ready in offices and factories, in school and day care centers, and in hospital and medical buildings. I guess no one heeded this, or the few who did were powerless to convince the public that this was important. Maybe like the people who are trying to get developed countries to believe that global warming is a legitimate threat.

When I went out Wednesday, I didn’t get locked out my apartment, but I couldn’t lock the door. Apparently, after a resident has been living here a year, the fob that is the locking mechanism (I don’t have a key) is deactivated. I had to get that fixed before I went to DH on Wednesday, and that made me a little late.

Another reason I have been arriving late to some things is the truck traffic. I’m sure everyone has heard about the backlog issues faced by all the ports in the US, and Savannah is not immune. I travel along Route 21 or 25 almost every time I drive into the city. Those routes go past the port. The truck traffic has increased as the port workers are desperately trying to get the goods onto trucks and out of the port so that more containers can unload. The Port of Savannah is huge. I’ve added a photo that I got from the internet, trying to show how vast it is, and also a photo I took from my car as I was stopped a traffic light. The containers are piled higher than I’ve ever seen.

I did more tours at DH on Saturday because they were short staffed. They contacted me on Friday to see if I was available. I only had the college games (good wins for both SU and UGA) so I really couldn’t say I had big plans. I don’t mind, because it’s interesting to meet the tourists, and I truly enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for the Davenport family, and general history of Savannah, with people. The only downside was, since I didn’t expect to be called in, I’d already worn every Halloween shirt I own already during the week. I tried to be a little festive with pumpkin leggings and a big black shirt, but I think that was a little casual for a tour guide.

Sunday afternoon found me back at World of Beers to watch the early games. It took a while for the Bills to find their feet, but they were able to handle the Dolphins. And I made new friends. An older couple – isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black? - came in wearing Bills shirts. Before I left, I asked if they were from Buffalo. They have been in the Savannah area for about three years, but came from Lockport. Linda and Bob are new best friends.