We got back to our regular routine today, after a week and a half of mixing our routines with family events. It was nice having a change of pace and eating out more, or at better places. We tried to make sure Toby got adequate attention. He accompanied us to several outside restaurants, and he always did better than I feared he would. The experience was really good for him and boosted our confidence. (John was always confident that Toby would be fine.)
He did not do so well with having family in the house. He got overly excited and that made me anxious that someone could get hurt accidentally. Even on the leash, it was hard to control him.
Our pet trainer would probably say that we didn’t have a treat that was high powered enough to distract him. We’re going to continue working on this.
The golf cart really helped with transportation of humans and dog.
We rode our bikes to the causeway to walk this morning. There was a light breeze, but it was hot. The high temperature today was 88 degrees. It felt like summer.
After lunch, John and I rode downtown on our bikes. On the way back, he dropped me off at the outdoor gym at Weaver Park, and he rode his bike to Honeymoon Island.
John got this shot of a manatee.
There was good cloud cover today, and that made the heat bearable.
We got a notice that our home insurance company was canceling our policy, along with thousands of others. Many companies in Florida are dropping customers to lessen their liabilities. (Our agent had 45 customers dropped today.) The state limits increases, and companies claim they can’t survive without dropping customers. To make things worse, unethical roofers have been helping homeowners to file a claim to get a new roof. As a result, some insurance companies are not renewing policies or creating new ones without customers replacing their roofs first, whether they need it or not. It’s a huge issue in the state. We have five weeks to get new inspections, fix anything that needs fixing (new roof?), and get a new company to cover us.
Interestingly, I had planned to call my agent today to get a flood insurance policy. It’s not required for us since we own our house and it’s in a no-flood zone (x). However, we’ve learned from our neighbors that most of them have it anyway. It’s relatively inexpensive because of the low risk, but would help in the event of a hurricane. FEMA offers the policy. We heard that there’s a chance that all homeowners may soon be required to purchase flood insurance to keep from depleting the funds during emergencies. If that happens, currently insured folks may have some advantages.
That’s coastal life in Florida.
Miles walked: 12.9
Miles biked: 12.02
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