Two More Links in The Pony's Chain of Misfortunate Occurrences

I was happy to see a text from The Pony on Friday afternoon, revealing that he had been released a half hour early from work to get his glasses fixed. As you might recall from the earlier picture, those frames were obviously not fixable. But the lenses were okay, and could be put into new frames without needing an appointment for an eye exam to get new glasses. I was driving at the time, and could not devote my attention to a photo of the frames The Pony planned to get.

Oh, and on our morning phone call, I discovered how those glasses broke. The Pony was tired after working late through this ice and snow. He laid the glasses on the back of the couch while relaxing to watch TV. Fell asleep. The glasses slipped off the couch. The Pony found them WITH A FOOT as he was on the way to the bathroom after waking up in the wee morning hours.

Anyhoo... once I was home, I got another text.

 

"Stopped at the buffet. It was awful! Going back to see if my glasses are put together now."

And another:

"Ugh. Different pair I'll end up with. The optometrist had concerns about the bridge distance so suggested a different pair."

Okay. That was disappointing. But still, The Pony now has working glasses with his current lenses. Better than a pair several years older. And he did get to eat at the Chinese buffet. It might not have been delicious but how bad can Chinese food really be? I'd eat bad Chinese buffet food over something out of my FRIG II any day!

It LOOKED good enough to eat! I see crab rangoon, sweet and sour chicken, and peanut butter chicken. Foods I have eaten at that buffet in the past, and enjoyed. I asked The Pony how it was awful.

"First of all, a lot of the containers were empty. The sweet and sour was okay... but the peanut butter chicken was all dried out, like it had been sitting there for a long time. The crab rangoon, too. They just tasted old."

"Well, you were there between times. At 3:50, they wouldn't have put out the food yet for the supper crowd."

In the next picture, I could see what The Pony meant. That peanut butter chicken DOES look all dried out. The Pony THINKS the other food by it was General Tso's chicken. It also looks like it has endured several hours of waiting for The Pony's teeth.

Anyhoo... I'm guessing that The Pony did not enjoy a full feast. Later that night, he ordered Domino's pizza. They're having a half price sale, you know, if you order online by the 19th.