Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

So exciting! Can't wait to see this!

Congrats latestarter!

Cant for updates on the move and how the new place is once you are there!

Remember that he won't have Internet so our updates may be few and far between.

It may be too late for you to see this. Sorry I haven't been chiming in. We have been busy with doctor appointments, for both of us and in the midst of it all, chicks & ducklings, that I ordered, before the medical madness started, arrived yesterday. Then, this morning another Dr. Appt.

I have been checking in and sending up prayers for strength and guidance. It sounds like they have been answered so far. I will continue to pray for renewed strength to get you to Texas and get you settled in.

You will have to give us a call once you get here, so we can give you a hand with unloading. We have a dolly we can bring along. We might even pick up some hamburgers, at Whataburger, in Mt. Pleasant.

Hang in there, my friend, the end is in sight. I've made several cross country moves, and they were never what I would call fun. But, the looking forward to the fresh, new future is always fun & exciting.

DH and I are looking forward to having you living close by. We are going to have fun watching each other's farms flourish and grow.

Travel safe and let us know when you get here.

Prayers for a safe journey friend. You will be surprised how fast everything moves.

greybeard said:

Almost everyone is on AT&T's towers--even as big as Verizon is here they use AT&T's infrastructure and lease space on their tower.

I think I have stated elsewhere, that one option for a poor signal is a signal booster. Especially true if you have a metal roof. Some internet providers will offer a booster free or at a discount if cell signal in your area is weak--otherwise, you can get one from companies like Wilson. Not cheap, but they work.

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I looked at your link. I think even if we had money to burn we would still be SOL. The Verizon tower is over the hill and I guess the signal doesn't bend much. No one can get enough signal here for a call. Sometimes a text will make it. But we have DSL on the phone line, the only other option would be satellite so we are doing OK

Latestarter said:

AT&T like just about everybody else I talked to is at capacity. I can get AT&T directv, just not internet service. Just tried centurylink and they can't help because it's an AT&T service area. The cell towers there are at cap (for everyone but the owners of the towers, evidently verizon). There is no FO cable at the street, and I can't find DSL service through a local phone provider. The local phone provider said they are at cap. As I said, my lowest monthly usage over the past 3 months was OVER 100 Gig. I can do dish, but they have 5gig speed max, 12 gig data/month max data of 40gig but 28 gig of that 40 is between 2am and 8am.

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Consider asking the "at cap" people how many customers they could get if they increased capacity. A guy from the telephone company came out when our DSL died (turns out our port was marked as unused and we were disconnected to put someone else on) lives just over the hill. A few years back he convinced management to let them put in a DSL installation in this area. Got the OK because they had all the spare parts they needed. When they put it up for the telephone customers to buy, they sold out in a week. Talk about pent up demand! They kept adding capacity and just recently upgraded to 15G. I know that isn't Fiber Optic but it is a lot better than the 3G we had and WAY better than the dial-up we all remember

greybeard said:

Just curious....how does one use 100+ gb of data per month?

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Greeting all the new people on BYH!! Earning all those badges doesn't come without significant time spent on this site

Latestarter said:

I'm still debating on whether to use the refer discussed above, or just put that one out in the shed and get a new one. Probably use it till it dies... I have other things that I need to spend money on... Like a tractor with a bucket and bush hog as well as other implements...

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How old is that refrigerator? I ask because the old ones are significantly less efficient than new ones. We are STILL working on getting our old house cleared out so I can finish stuff and rent it. Maybe I should get a deal like you have, done in 3 days come hell or high water! Most all the big stuff is moved now though. Anyway, there is a 19 cu ft refer there that was purchased in 1990. STILL works great, only had to clean the fan on the motor once and replace the door gaskets. The ONLY things using electricity at that house are a light on a timer for evening (so it KINDA looks like someone lives there), the clock on the range, the furnace when the water heater calls and the refer. Last month usage was 123 kWh or 4+ kWh/day. You can guess what is using most of that given we go over every other day or so and work for a couple of hours. A similarly sized new model would run about 500 kWh/YEAR. Check to see if TX has any EnergyStar appliance rebates before you decide to plug in the old refer or get a new one.

I forgot to add: If the seller won't give you a short term lease, you and Mel can probably bunk at @Baymule or @Devonviolet 's house until you close.

Yup, we both have spare rooms!

Been in Houston most of the week doing the Aquaponics side of things. I know you are out of pocket for the next few days, but I hope your move went well @Latestarter!!

So I guess the big question is when will you change your "location" on the forum from CO to TX??

Is he a Texan yet? Is he here? Anybody heard from him?

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Is he a Texan yet? Is he here? Anybody heard from him?

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I would guess he is no longer on Mountain time but on Central time. I hope he has a place to unpack once he gets there!!