Since we are outside of the city, we have to pay for a library card. We
have done that from time to time but it has become so expensive that we just felt it wasn’t that great a deal. The non-resident card is now $65 for 6 months. If we’re traveling much of that time, it just makes no sense to pay that for a library card.We recently got our property tax statements in the mail. Along with the house, we own a vacant lot in the city of Veneta, about 15 miles from Eugene. I looked at the tax statement and noticed a line item for the Veneta library! Hmmmm, library tax should equal free library card, right? Russ called and sure enough we qualify for a free library card.
We got our cards on Friday. Now driving 15 miles to go to the library might seem a bit extreme but what I REALLY wanted was access to eBooks. Library books in the Kindle format recently became available and I have been anxious to try out this service. This is invaluable when we are on the road.
I got home and downloaded my first eBook from the Veneta library. It worked so easy – no hassle at all. I am SOOO excited! Of course, most of the books have a wait time but so what. I’ll get on the list and read them as they become available. The eBook data base, Library2Go, is the same as for the larger Eugene library so I haven’t lost anything by going with the smaller library.I love to read (when I have a chance!) and I have been disappointed in the cost of Kindle books from Amazon. So tonight, I’m a happy camper…I just wish I was out camping somewhere other than the driveway!!
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Russ has had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went
to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed Russ to hear 100%. He went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is perfect.. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.'Russ replied, 'Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!'
