Happy couples

Many years ago I went to Chianti’s for Valentine’s day. It is a nice Italian restaurant that some might consider romantic. I was single at the time and was only looking for a meal. Afterwards I described the experience as “I went to Chiant’s and glared at all the happy couples.” The thing is that it keeps happening. Not every year, but quite often I am there irrespective of it being Valentine’s day. I went again today because I go on Tuesdays before my improv class. Crowded.
At least I got groped by a Mary on this day. Unfortunately it wasn’t a girlfriend. Mary Nowski was a doctor doing nerve induction testing on me. Worse, it wasn’t really a women, but Dr. Marynowski. An aged gentleman.
My only other concern for today is that I took my car in for a yearly checkup. They found a leak in a rear strut. It isn’t serious but it would take approximately $700 to repair. It’s under warranty for 60,000km/3 years. I’m way under for the kilometers but way past for the years, so it isn’t covered. I’ll save it for after my mortgage is paid off.
The weird thing is that after the repair, my key doesn’t always work in my lock. The car starts fine with the key, but in the door it just doesn’t turn. I believe that it is because they washed the car and it is finally cold here. So some water got into the lock and is jamming it up. If the car is in one of the heated garages that are at work or home, it seems fine. But after sitting outside for a few hours while I was at improv, it jammed up again. Luckily I could open the passenger door. I’m hoping a night in heat will evaporate enough of the water to stop this from happening.
My sister gave me a lock deicer that I’m going to start carrying around.