Junko, calico kitten

Few years ago, I started to keep half a tank of fuel. It was increase in gas prices that got me to start doing that. I know to fill up my car when there is a upcoming bitter cold stretch.

I consistently get down to about 1/8 tank. I fill up so rarely that I never think about it. My usual trips are within 10 miles, so it takes forever to go through gas. Back when I commuted long distances, I would fill up religiously at 1/4 tank.

Right now I don't have a car but I'm planning on buying one around Labor Day. I'm thinking either a Volvo or a Suburu.

I mainly use my car to and from work and some errands. Ten minute ride one way to work.

The only upside to my last job was the commute ten feet from my front door to the side door to where I worked.

I try to combine what errands I can in one trip.

I'm with you on that.

I did that when I commuted. I work from home now, so I lump errands together depending on where I need to go. Today, I need to go far away for errands. Such a haul! Lol

today is errand day. I get together with a friend and we ride a circuit.

I have second day of errands today. There isn't enough time in the days anymore.

I'm finished till next Friday.

Local zoo will have a recycle drop off this coming Saturday and there is just enough unused, partially working electronics laying around to make it worth going to. It's matter of collecting all of it before then. I want to figure out where else I can go after that to take advantage of my time out.

I love those programs.

I recycle unwanted electronics instead of throwing it away.

I would love to but I can't seem to find anywhere close by here in Dallas.

If there's a Betty Buy close to you, they have a program for phones and I think laptops. The one thing to be absolutely certain of is that you wipe all your data from whatever you're recycling. I would trust an electronics place like Best Buy, but at the community programs, they probably don't have someone dedicated to making sure you didn't leave your personal stuff on it. I am paranoid since my credit card got compromised. Thank goodness that was all and my bank was good about fixing things.

I never thought of Best Buy, I will check them out.

Also, here, the women's shelter takes phones for donation. They can be used without a plan for people who need to make emergency calls. Again, the "wipe your data" thing applies.

those are so old and the batteries are shot so that's not a worry. I understand about the credit card. I lost one several years ago. I was lucky, it didn't turn into a hot mess.

I was able able to unload used batteries along with the electronics this morning.

That's great.

Yes! Recycling batteries is good.

I've been meaning to ask you. Who or what is Betty Buy, I tried a google search with no luck

It's a typo. "Best Buy"

That's what I thought but wasn't sure