Diary 4th To 8th July 2019

photo taken by me - my 2019 diary
Preston, England
July 8, 2019 11:56am CST
A very quiet week, with my income at quite a low ebb. I wished my American friends a happy Independence Day as Trump claimed the Revolutionary War was won by capturing airport and dominating the air even though aircraft didn't exit until the early 20th century. Much of my time was dominated by library visits, job searching and shopping. I learned that one day next week when I am down for voluntary work it is actually paid work for the day as the visiting speaker I am assisting is paying a stipend for my services. Yay! My weekly bus ticket ran out on Sunday 7th July but as I'm not traveling again until Wednesday 10th I don't need to renew it until then. A parcel for one of my neighbours was left with me as she was out and still is two days on. I always feel nervous having charge of someone else's property. I'll be happy when I can hand it to her safely. Arthur Chappell
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
9 Jul 19
I am glad that your voluntary work will be paid, great! I do not like to keep parcels of my neighbors, an accident may happen. I cannot believe that Trump said something so stupid, even a kid knows that there were not airports at that time in history.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
9 Jul 19
@LadyDuck Trump blames a broken teleprompter but that is a really unconvincing excuse
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
9 Jul 19
@LadyDuck A conclusion many already reached but he keep getting worse
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
9 Jul 19
@arthurchappell Even if that was the case and he had to improvise, he proved to the world that he is an ignorant.
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egdcltd
@egdcltd (12060)
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10 Jul 19
I get a lot of post for one of my neighbours. Especially at Christmas. I actually got a parcel this week that I assumed was for them to start with, as that's normally who the courier is delivering to!
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 Jul 19
@egdcltd that has happened to me from time to time
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Greg
@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
12 Jul 19
Many people still, to this day, fail to appreciate the role the RAF played in the Revolutionary War---God, that was so embarrassing that it's funny.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
12 Jul 19
Love to see the film of Black Hawk Helicopters in action at Yorktown
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
13 Jul 19
@xander6464 And the Jedi reinforcements who came to the US aid on the Normandy beaches
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Greg
@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Jul 19
@arthurchappell That was even more impressive than the way they used aircraft carriers at Waterloo.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325696)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul 19
That's great that you're being paid for your help. It's surely about time you had a little monetary reward for all your services.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (156060)
• United States
8 Jul 19
Thanks for the update. I'm glad you're getting paid for your voluntary work.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
8 Jul 19
@LindaOHio @Gillygirl a one off payment for a specific assignment but it is going to be a very welcome payment
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Pfarelo
@Mulidi (1979)
• Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
8 Jul 19
That's rare to be paid for volunteering job or maybe your work pleased the boss
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