Hello again everyone. Yay! Tech arrived and fixed Internet modem and also spent time to talk to us. Answered questions. Nice guy. Did you know [rural reality here...] the electric meter they stick on the back of your house can appear when you bring up your Internet networks? [IF I’m using the correct terms?] I can always see ours and often see the neighbor up-mountain from me. Occasionally I see other sorta-near neighbors’ and recognize the network names. But all of these others are very low on the strength-of-connection bars. Barely receive any signal…cuz of distance between us out here in rural boonies.
However there is ALWAYS another network with a mysterious name [Hidden Network] that has full signal. So we asked the tech. He kept listing other devices that might be sending WiFi signal ….wireless printers [both currently unplugged] …cell phones [off, no cell tower here] …bunch of electronic stuff we hadn’t even HEARD OF …LOL. Finally DH comes up with the electric meter out back….cuz it sends a signal as far as the road so the utilities trucks don’t come up your driveway to ‘read your meter’ anymore. They catch it wireless as they drive by. THAT’S what that is! I so hate mysteries. I love answers! Don’t even READ mysteries…and I read a lot!
Anyway that was the big event and assume we now have steady Internet access. In prep for him coming, I did Clutter Clearing in a few more square feet of space in this tiny abode. 🙂 Also hauled a bunch of boxes waiting to be sorted….out of his sight. {embarrassed} But I did sort and empty two of them after he left. [ok..it was the easiest ones!] My time is WELL SPENT if I can declutter this place. I find all sorts of “lost” or “completely forgotten” items. I also filled up a whole stove pellet bag with trash during my clearing. Most of it was from the dog toys box: old ripped-up Tshirts [she likes the RIIIIIP sound], rolled up magazines from getting junk mail…taped and she plays with “her mail” sticks for a while. There was at least 10 old rolls in there.
We received some specialized Mitten/gloves for DH’s poor hands. Raynauds is very painful even with the air-activated heater packs. These are better insulated and have a pocket within the whole mitten for those heaters. Hoping he has less pain.
Loving Life….The AUDACITY! Whooooooeeee! I’d be pulling some EX-relative by his hair until he coughed up the originals or replacements. Banned for life too! Hmph! But…we’ve had that happen with EX-family on DH’s side. My guitar, for one. But unlike yours, not too much $$ value or sentimental value, fortunately. You have my sympathy….cuz alleged family can be tricky business. [lol ….the D in “DC” did NOT stand for ‘dear’ in this case, huh?]
OldGoat….your talk of perogies has my mouth watering. I hope you post your recipes in the January Make from Scratch challenge. 🙂 Lot of variation for the fillings, right?
MollyM…your observation about being in stores more for fresh, healthy food also exposes one to temptation…that’s true! Hmmm. And I chuckled about your unsorted hall closet. I’ve been doing some of the easy areas….or vital areas. But I’ve got boxes and boxes that need to stop moving from place to place and be COMPLETELY sorted! {sigh} Good luck with yours.
AmyDixon….hmm, price-checking from your phone is SO much more subtle than a spiral notebook! 😉 I’ve had frowns with that but… eh!
Lele…welcome to our daily prep group and thanks for the taco seasoning recipe!
Chicken Mama…welcome also. Oil lamp: did you use kerosene or lamp oil which is a liquid paraffin product and easier on the nose? Maybe light a scented candle as well as the oil lamp to offset the smell?
RufusJ….power outage during our subzero weather was my greatest fear. Glad you were warmer and had options! Our real weakness is not having a non-electric means of heat…except sitting in running vehicles outside. Once I had 6 baby chicks down in garage with a heat lamp…and the power went out. I always keep a few interesting smooth rocks sitting on our pellet stove. I brought those yellow babies into the living room in an old Styrofoam cooler. Wrapped the hot rocks in cloth and tucked in with the chicks. They were kinda freaked – esp. with my big head peering at them frequently – LOL. But they did fine til they got the power back on. I was getting concerned by the 3rd hours….thinking we’d all move to the cab of the truck…when power came back. Yes, it was a spring snow storm bringing down branches on power lines.
OldMtWoman….tired…need bed. G’nite all.