Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Pastor Dave]

One of my pastors when I was a teenager had been a comnercial airlines pilot. When he left our church, he went back to it for a while. I know the money had to be much better than ministry, but the calling came around to him again and he went back to the pulpit and is still there.

 

[greybeard]

One of my pastors when I was a teenager had been a comnercial airlines pilot. When he left our church, he went back to it for a while. I know the money had to be much better than ministry, but the calling came around to him again and he went back to the pulpit and is still there.

A real Sky Pilot.

 

[Latestarter]

Yup...we've had some rain. Right now the training has moved north of me. I have streams running across my property and down my driveway. And just as an aside, AT&T and DirecTV are a bunch of liars, frauds, and thieves. They make promises and then don't deliver on them. If you do biz with them, get it in writing and have a lawyer verify it. Don't accept anything they tell you verbally as the truth. vent complete.

 

[Bruce]

Remember Joe you DID say you needed rain. One must SPECIFY how much though

Sorry you are having trouble with AT&T and DirecTV. Is it related to cost of service after the first year or something?

 

[Latestarter]

Haven't checked the gauge but we def got some rain. Still have little showers passing over at the tail end of the front line. Heaviest stuff is now north and east up into Arkansas, and stretching east all the way to PA and NJ. I did drive to HEB today. Got some really good looking meat. Saved ~$70.00 on the shopping and the gas cost me maybe $30... so $40.00 net. Just finished my dinner, a big old bowl of pasta and home made sauce.

My goats were happy to see me but they are less than thrilled with the weather. I think food might have had something to do with the happiness. I've turned the heat back off in the house and fired up the wood furnace. Glad I was able to get another load of wood ready yesterday. Wasn't getting any done today, that's for sure. Temp is already dropping and it's ~40°f right now and expected to be down in the low 30s with highs tomorrow mid 40s. Looks like no sub freezing till Sunday and Monday nights. At least it's supposed to be dry.

OK, so I ventured out to see and I got 3.5" of rain. While out I noticed the wind has really picked up and I swear it felt like I was getting hit by snow flurries. The goats are (or were) all nestled in their hoop house. I threw down a bunch of new hay in there. Alright... that about does it for me today. time to go veg. Hope everyone is ready for the long weekend and Monday holiday. My son and his family should be leaving Vegas on the 26th so should be here early morning on the 27th.

 

[Pastor Dave]

We have had DirecTV and Dish Network, and they both liked to bump up prices every so many months without reason or warning. This was after the intro period. We got rid of them both and go with our local telephone co. They offer fiber optics, Wi-Fi, security services, and tv. It is pretty dependable in bad weather too. They didn't raise our fees until 2 yr contract was past. Then when I noticed it, I renegotiated with them. They are also a co-op with a board and meetings, so can voice complants if necessary.

 

[CntryBoy777]

It has been pretty soggy for the past several days here, too. We got 2.5" on Wed and 3.6" today....the cold front is to come thru around noon tomorrow and temps will start dropping then, but suppose to be dry...thank goodness. Hope your DS and family have safe travel and a great visit. That rain could be timely if ya are still planning on doing some fencing with his help while he is there. I could use putting up a few more stretches here, but until I know that we're staying I'm not doing anything else.....

 

[Latestarter]

So I only slept like 3 hours yesterday night. No naps as I drove to Carthage.Went to bed early as I was tired. Woke at 2am and added wood to the fire, then came online to check only to find my firefox would not load. It says it's running but I have no browser window. Ended up having to delete the program and reinstall an older version to be able to use it. So though I still have all my bookmarks, all the passwords that had been stored no longer exist So I have to find them and re-enter/save them each time I go to a bookmarked site. Guess I can't complain too much, at least I have a browser window again... I really dislike IE.

 

[Mini Horses]

I see you are having the DISH experience --- not fun!!! After months of problems & computer shop proving MY equipment was fine & upgraded, the DISH people conceded that the 10 yr old equipment was at fault. WOW, been telling you that! So yesterday I was "gifted" all new wiring, modem, satellite. WHAT a difference -- like a rebirth. Cuss 'em out & they will eventually hear.

Hope you have a great time with your kids visit next week.

 

[Bruce]

Sounds like you should get some months of reduced cost service @Mini Horses