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Now that I have applied for the German passport, I need to put relevant documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, and German naturalization certificate) back in our safe deposit box, which is in Arlington Center.
I set out this morning a little after 10:00, got to the bank at 11:20, and discovered that they were having a problem with the vault, had called a repair person, but didn't know how long it would take, or even whether it would be that day. The bank clerk offered to call me when the safe deposit boxes were available again, so I gave her my cell phone number, and went next door to Kickstand Cafe, which has good outdoor seating and some food I like.
I had the roast beet and goat cheese salad that I usually get there, then looked at the temperature and bus schedules, and decided to go straight home because it was already hot (rather than making a side trip to Davis Square for the farmers market, or a smaller side trip for ice cream).
The bank called me while I was on the 77 bus in Cambridge, a few stops from the end of the line, so I thanked the person for calling and said I'd probably be in tomorrow. I made good transit connections, and was happy to get home to my air conditioned apartment, where I had some soup and a cup of tea.
The timing worked out for me to take the 86 to Harvard Square instead of the 66, so I discovered that there's now a stop at Commonwealth Avenue on the outbound 86 (to Reservoir) as well as the inbound bus I was waiting for. The 86 tends to be less walking if I'm changing buses at Harvard Square.) This means that whichever of the 66 or 86 is departing from Harvard Square first is the convenient choice, with basically the same amount of walking.
I set out this morning a little after 10:00, got to the bank at 11:20, and discovered that they were having a problem with the vault, had called a repair person, but didn't know how long it would take, or even whether it would be that day. The bank clerk offered to call me when the safe deposit boxes were available again, so I gave her my cell phone number, and went next door to Kickstand Cafe, which has good outdoor seating and some food I like.
I had the roast beet and goat cheese salad that I usually get there, then looked at the temperature and bus schedules, and decided to go straight home because it was already hot (rather than making a side trip to Davis Square for the farmers market, or a smaller side trip for ice cream).
The bank called me while I was on the 77 bus in Cambridge, a few stops from the end of the line, so I thanked the person for calling and said I'd probably be in tomorrow. I made good transit connections, and was happy to get home to my air conditioned apartment, where I had some soup and a cup of tea.
The timing worked out for me to take the 86 to Harvard Square instead of the 66, so I discovered that there's now a stop at Commonwealth Avenue on the outbound 86 (to Reservoir) as well as the inbound bus I was waiting for. The 86 tends to be less walking if I'm changing buses at Harvard Square.) This means that whichever of the 66 or 86 is departing from Harvard Square first is the convenient choice, with basically the same amount of walking.
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