We  were pleased  SW Air gave  us  TSA Pre  check due  to Rapid  Rewards  frequency   for  our  44th anniv and  her  76th Bday to Reno Tahoe 24th-29th.  Went  thru priority line, her in  wheelchair  and  the  hassle  became endless! Totally nobody in  the other  2  check lines at  2 PM Sunday. I left  my  computer in my  carry  on  as allowed and  then  they  wanted  shoes  off and that’s   no no after age  75 and then gave her  a  thorough pat  down  as she has a titanium hip. Meantime  I’m held  back while  bunches  behind pass  past me.  Finally just used  the  magnetometer  door  and  I pick up my  carry  on  and tray of  pocket  stuff and  meet her  back in  her  wheelchair  and  pusher   takes  her off  to the  gate.  Later  we  unpack at  Harvey;s  Tahoe  about 5:30 and NO COMPUTER! OK did  I forget  to even pack it  after  knowing it  would not need  to be  taken  out  and checked so did  not  put in  check baggage as I sometime  do and  they ALWAYS open the bag with  the TSA   form note?  Monday we had  Chris our  housekeeper doing  Tom’s place  that  day  across  the  street  go and  check. Not  there.  OK D called  a  friend  who gave me  the  TSA phone   # and  we began a  90 min follow  easy “press 1,2 3 etc  and  got to SAT lost  and  found . Yep booked  in  and on  the  shelf I can pick up late  Sunday  eve  24  hr service  by  United  ticketing.   Had no  telephone  numbers  near at all as  I use  computer  for  contact.  What happened  was  they removed  the  laptop, not  necessary  at all ,  didn’t  tell me and I just  walked  off never looking  behind my  carry on and  pocket  contents . As close  to plain theft  as  you  can get but  they did  turn it  in and  I deduced  the  process. But lost  an  entire  week  out of touch.

We left Wed  for  Reno and  I called Paul   early  Thur as I did  have  that  number. He  was on  the  way back home and  had  called her mobile Wed   10:36 AM as  were    going  for  breakfast  and  no cell contacts possible  under  Harrah’s  basement  level  at American River  Café. We  checked  when he said   when he’d called.  He wanted  to come  to Peppermill  Wed  PM where I’d  said  we’d be  for  a celebration  drink on  a  successful transaction  with  the Reno investment  group. All contract  details are  completed and  he  will go back again only  to sign  with them and  release  the  details.   Still will not  say who but  seems  pretty  well known financing  bunch but NOT a known miner. Says he’s happy with  what  our  support let  him accomplish, I’ll be  VERY happy as making  Dorly very pleased again as  the  RICH BITCH  diamond necklace I’ll buy  her, as  will all

waited  it out  with us. And I see  Kansas  City is again nothing   but  bitch and  moan when all is  done finalized.

 In the  war  biz called the OLD ARMY GAME . You send  them out  to do nothing in  useless pursuit  and  rest  of you  get  things needing  to get  done finished  best  you  can while  they diddle.  8