Another day, another adventure

This morning the phone woke us to let us know that my compression stockings were in.  David says "Let's just go, and we can buy breakfast".  Off we go, spent over an hour getting all of my instructions about the stockings, then to the bakery, and finally to our side of town for breakfast. But by now it was 11:30, and Tim's stops serving at 12:00.  I had mentioned that we had never had breakfast at a fairly new Tim's, half way to Transcona on Regent, a little further from where we were than the ones in East Kildonan, where we usually go.  Now, if we are going toward home, we take the Disraeli Freeway, but if we are heading toward Kildonan Place, where we planned to go this morning to shop, we have to take the Louise Bridge and then East, along Nairn.  So along Higgins toward the Louise Bridge, but traffic is quite backed up, and cars ahead of us are turning around and heading back.  This is very unusual for a Tuesday morning.  We finally go close enough and realized that a large semi had tried to drive under the railway overpass just south of the bridge and didn't have enough clearance, and was now wedged under the overpass, in an area of the street with only one traffic lane.What to do, what to do?  While I mentally revised my planned breakfast menu to a lunch menu, we talked about which route would be fastest, back to Disraeli, and try to get through, or South on Waterfront to the Provencher Bridge and through St. Boniface.  We chose Provencher, not realizing how far North of that area we were.  Through St. Boniface with one eye on the clock, down Mission ( a tried and true short cut) to Panet, and then disaster,  There is a freight train stalled across the level crossing just north of Mission on Panet, and traffic is well backed up. Quickly, we turned South on Panet, aiming to get through to Lagimodiere through Warman Road, a 1/4 mile south.  So did everyone else that had been caught, including half of the lined up cars--who were all turning around and heading for the same intersection as we were.  Warman and Lagimodiere does not have traffic lights, and there is only a stop sign in front of us, not on Lagimodiere.  Finally, roaring up Lagimodiere, onto Regent, we make our way to the Tim's, which requires a left hand turn across traffic, and there are three vehicles ahead of us.  It's 11:55.  We get into the parking lot, I rush to the washroom, while David goes to the counter.  Yes, we made it with 2 minutes to spare, sat for a couple of minutes catching up to ourselves, and then thoroughly enjoyed our biscuits.

I have been wearing the stockings all day, even while having my nap.  They are quite fine.  My legs feel better, and for some reason, I seem to have more energy today.  Most of all, I was told that, if  I wear them everyday, there is no reason for me to sleep with my feet elevated on a pillow ( or on the 3 pillows the doctor recommended). For that I am grateful.