Hey Betsey - sorry to hear about the flooding, never ever a fun thing. I hope things dry out soon!
Sounds like SS is hanging on to some loose ends there. However it also seems like you've made it clear that any further interaction will be of the strictly platonic/friend variety. Just recognize that some people will nod their heads while receiving that message but never actually absorb it into that space between their ears and think any interaction provides the opportunity to go back to what once was before. Hopefully he's not one of those.
So my date with Vicky on Tuesday was nice. She was about 30 minutes late due to DC traffic and felt bad - but I put her at ease about it and told her not to worry as in this area that can be more the norm than the exception. We had dinner and talked for about 2 hours. Still not much of a romantic vibe there an I really think that this will end up in the permanent friend zone. We shall see.
Barbara and Lauren are on hold until next week when I am back in town.
I'm muddling through today with my eyes on tomorrow as I will be heading to my happy place - Ann Arbor, Michigan! My daughters are soooo excited about the weekend (as am I!!)
