My mom called me to track the package she sent to her accountant, five days ago, because she’s inept with modern technology, even though she has it. She had no clue how to track her package, but she could read me the # over the phone. So, I did it for her, while she was […]
Archive for March, 2019
USPS Sucks
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2019 | 1 Comment »
Just in the Nick of Time
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
We finally got our barn roof repaired yesterday. From estimate, to back and forth paperwork, paying 2/3 upfront for materials, etc., it took almost three months to get the crew over here to do the job. We got one day’s notice. Granted, the weather needed to be cooperative, but we visited the company’s office a […]
Tomahawk Chop
Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
The main reason we chose the tree service company we did was that the company we had used in the past is closed until the end of March, and the company that came yesterday came in with the best bid. It was a flat fee for a whole day’s work for a crew of four, […]
Tree Downing
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
We needed a few mostly dead trees taken down, that are at least four stories tall. It’s not a big deal to take out smaller ones, or snags that aren’t close to the house. The “Okay, that’s it, dammit!” moment came a few weeks ago when a wind storm dropped a huge branch right where […]
Wonky Night Light
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, we drove down to Harbor Freight to pick up a few things we saw in its sale catalog. While there, I found a five pack of power strips for $10, that included a bonus night light. I needed the power strips for the oldest part of the house, in which none […]
Ride TV
Posted in Uncategorized on March 5, 2019 | 3 Comments »
Verizon has carried Ride channel for several months that I’ve noticed while channel surfing, but only since March 1, has it appeared without a message “You are not currently subscribed to Ride …” Cool. All I can think is that it’s been downgraded to a tier to which I do subscribe. Now, I get to […]
Hotel Reservations Suck
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
I had no problems making reservations in Champaign, and Cambridge, but Rochester was quite a challenge, even with member rewards. The website kept insisting I only wanted one adult, despite repeated attempts to change it to two. It made no difference to the room rate, but I’d rather not show up with a reservation for […]
Live Concerts and eBay
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment »
Around here, we have so many good musicians playing in small local venues. We got to see Marshall Crenshaw and The Bottle Rockets a couple of nights ago, for the fourth time at that particular venue. It’s a 19th century movie house and stage that seats less than 300 people. We also have tix to […]