Do you often get what you want?
@GardenGerty (157545)
United States
January 15, 2018 8:05pm CST
Today government offices and schools and banks were closed due to the Martin Luther King birthday commemoration.
I have done a lot of necessary things around the house that I often put off. I loved it! I had no reason or inclination to go anywhere. It is too cold. I took trash out is all.
As the day drew to a close I found myself wishing that we would have a "snow day" tomorrow. I was not expecting it. There is not any more precipitation in the forecast, just cold. I wanted to putter around some more.
Right before dinner I got a phone call. No school tomorrow. Start two hours late on Wednesday!! It is hard to believe, I got what I wanted.
Many districts around the area are doing exactly the same. It is because of the severe cold and wind chills. That will be fine by me.
My image is a bridge we can see from a highway. I have wanted to see it closer and get a picture for a long time. Sunday when we went for a drive we accidentally found our self here and I had my camera. I got what I wanted.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Jan 18
I do get what I want sometimes. I got what I wanted on Saturday and I told the higher ups I would not stop till I got what I wanted.
Its getting cold here again with snow, yuck!
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
I was glad you were heard. . . and I hope it keeps you safe. Too many punks think they are immune from consequences.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
16 Jan 18
I would say yes, most of the time. But I'm a pretty realistic person so I know I can't get everything that I want. Glad you got what you wanted! 
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
I try to be realistic. I just knew I did not want to go out and commute to work today. My wants were simple.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
29 Jan 18
I love that bridge! Friday night the door to the pantry one of the hinges came off the door (screws pulled out.) Our guy friend came over on Saturday and worked on it. Then, today he finished it up and mopped the main part of the house. I was pretty good Saturday, but today I was suffering. I got up, got dressed and lay back down for a few hours. Got up for a bit and went back to bed again. I've hooked up the wife and have taken my pills. We've treated the kitten, who is sick, again, and now I need to take my liquid meds and go back to bed, again.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
29 Jan 18
We have some pretty cool bridges around here. It sounds as if you are having some really rough times. This school year will be the last I work. I need to be able to lay down from time to time.
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@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
29 Jan 18
@GardenGerty I can understand, I have been known to spend most of the day in bed, not something I really enjoy doing... Yesterday I promised our guy friend that I would call him at 4 a.m. to make sure he got up so he could get to work early today. Right after I called him, Gabby took a swing at another cat, jumped and sank a nail in right under my left eye. Not sure I'm up on my tetanus shot.
@marguicha (215366)
• Chile
16 Jan 18
There are some things that are easy to get. Others are impossible.
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@marguicha (215366)
• Chile
16 Jan 18
@GardenGerty Inthis right moment my feet hurt a lot. I´d like a magic wand and have the pain go away
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
@marguicha Is there a cause or treatment for your feet pain?
Then maybe I should wish for some rain! No rain in the immediate forecast . . . let's see what tomorrow brings me 
.@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
Wouldn't it be great if it worked that way all the time.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
@much2say I should wish more often.
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@Hannihar (129431)
• Israel
18 Jan 18
It is always nice to have a day off. I saw something maybe on facebook. A guy was interviewing people about Martin Luther King Jr. and he was trying to get them to think and told them that he was a President and other things and he should be on Mt. Rushmore. Finally at the end somebody got it. It was amusing.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
19 Jan 18
We seem to be getting worse at current events and at history.
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
I will have to go back and walk it when the weather is nice. We have some other images of old bridges as well.
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
16 Jan 18
Over here it's gloomy but still no rain. I have so far recovering from unexpected fever. At least you got yourselves a holiday over there.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
A lot of people have a variety of the flu. It is something that comes on quickly with a fever. Are you safe from the volcano?
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Jan 18
thats great... enjoy your extra time off ... it doesn't happen often enough ...lol .. I like the bridge in the photo...
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
21 Jan 18
I work harder in those times off, but feel very good about it.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
That is wonderful. Even when it is unexpected.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
17 Jan 18
The extra day off was pure luck. The bridge was actually an accident. Other times I do have to work very hard.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Jan 18
Oh wow. Ours schools would never close from being too cold. Sadly.
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
Many of our students are rural and buses might have issues that would leave them exposed. Also lots of kids are dropped off early and left late and would be subject to weather hazards.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
16 Jan 18
@GardenGerty kids are here too. States or schools thrmselves are just different i guess
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@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
16 Jan 18
Looking at the weather map a lot of the US is in this very cold band of weather.
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