Branch manager

We'd had an appointment for a week and a half with one tree person and he directly referred us to another person, who might be able to tackle a different aspect of the tree situation, or in the wake of yesterday's storms we'd probably be like those people trying to flag down a taxi in the pouring rain. The news about one of the pecan trees was not happy; after 75 years of providing shade and beauty, the benefits are less than the assessed risk. For comfort, I sought Mexican food; K. wanted Chinese. We compromised on Luby's, just a minute away. One of us particularly enjoyed a four-layer frosted coconut cake; the other thought that the grilled salmon was just great. I won't say which was which. The portion of fish was very generous, and two vegetables, plus bread, including delicious jalapeno corn bread, were bundled together at a very good price. Of course, they get you on the iced tea! It was quite a bit later than true lunchtime, but we saw a neighbor on the block buying a huge batch of takeout for home consumption.