It was an ordinary day. Sitting in my new office, sorting through all the files and desk drawers when I realized I must order new checks with my new address on them. If you haven't heard since you last read a story on my blog...well, my wife and I have moved to a new location. The retirement community where we have moved is known as Woodcrest Villa and is located to the west of my old home in Manheim Township on Harrington Drive. Woodcrest Villa is located near the Park City Shopping Center which is near plenty of medical buildings. We have downsized a bit, but still found we can have all our family get-togethers in our new villa, just as we did in our old house. The villa has two bedrooms, two baths, one laundry room, a living room, a dining area, a kitchen and a sun room. A surprising amount of space...so it is! It took some time to get everything organized and as of now we are still trying to get everything placed where it should be. Our biggest problem right now is the phone system. In order to make a phone call, you have to dial 9, than a 1 and then the phone number. A few minutes ago I decided to order new checks for our new address so I picked up my phone and dialed 9, than a 1, and then began punching in the number which also began with a 1. So by now you have surely seen what happened. Wasn't more than 60 seconds until a uniformed guard knocked on the front door, twisted the door knob, opened the door and entered the villa. His uniform with badge gave me a surprise, but I did dial 9-1-1! I learned something new today, so I did. Never dial 911 even if it is the only way to get the phone number that you want. My wife and I apologized and he was on his way, knowing that it will happen sometime in the near future in another villa since new villa owners are accustomed to dialing 911 for help! Now my wife and I have to figure out how to reach phone numbers that require us to dial 9 - 1 - and than the rest of the number, but without dialing a #1 as the third number. I just know I'm going to do it again, so I am. Well, I've had enough excitement for today, so I've decided to forget about ordering new checks and let that job go until another day. Perhaps I'll have my wife give it a try. She seems to remember not to dial 911 when she's not supposed to do so. How she manages to make long distant calls without dialing 911 I'm not sure, but she's going to have to spend some time showing me the proper way to keep the local security from pulling to a quick stop and racing to the front door to help us in the future. I will say this....the security around here is unbelievable! You need them...dial 911 and they are there immediately. I really do appreciate that feature in our new home. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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