united breaks guitars
Actually they aren’t the only airline that does. DH bought a case for one of his guitars that we can jump up and down on and not damage a guitar. But since you can no longer lock the case, it doesn’t help when it is thrown. Carry a small one thea fits in the overhead , you still only have a 50/50 chance of not gate-checking. So while I do not think this is the greatest song ever– at 25 dollars abeg, you should expect some care
seeing
As of yesterday my vision was back to normal. Yay!
Of course, now I can see how dirty the house is. sigh
the wonder drug?
Prednisone. It is supposed to be a wonder drug for asthma. I took it for the first time. Well things did improve, but 5 days into it , I lost my long distance vision. Prednisone messes with blood sugar, and that messed with my vision. My vision is starting to improve, but guess who is seeing more asthma.
5 houses up the road
Up the street from us there used to be an old BBQ pit. Not used for a long time , and really, it was in the wrong place in the yard. And then there is our front yard, longing for a lovely brick patio. This leads to today where DH, our neighbor P, and I destroyed the BBQ pit. Neatly. So we can reuse all the brick in our patio. I know I picked up 400 bricks today. At least twice.
5 houses away seems like next door, unless you are moving bricks.
internet/cable tv/phone
It is time again to think about the not quite rightness of the communication world. The local egroup has been sending out help — which company do you prefer / and the plaintive cry of why does this have to be so hard?
Comcast. DirectTv. At&t Uverse. DSL .
the first thing — they all want to bundle everything. Which in theory is good. Except I live in an area with unreliable cell phone service. So from a safety/communication thought — I prefer that all communications have some redundancy — and the easiest way is to split the carriers.
Second old customer/ new customer
New customers get good deals. Old customers do not. No one at my current co will do anything for my prices, unless I add a service. so I pay more
Impt of service. What the customer wants vs what is offered. I am staying with my current plan because I want the speed of internet that I get. Oddly, my co thinks tv might be very important to me. some how cable doesn’t under stand that I am a time shifter and I watch tv on my computer. Cable may go the way of all things if they don’t change the way they do things. There are somethings you can’t get on line — but commercail tv you can . and the 30 second ads every 15 min , way less annoying then an average commercial .Even as a TIVOer I can deal.
and then there are phone. My land line cost way more that it should. We’ve used skype for a bit now — and it seems pretty good — esp because the webcam is an option.
So I know what I need — a co that understands internet is first on my list — and then some extra reliability on phone( with some decent pricing) and then a flexible approach to tv.
But my neighbor might care more about tv than internet.
and someone else might have to deal with dollars first.
and a good co needs to learn to understand customer needs first . I think they can still come up with fair pricing structures, (if more chose 1 -3 options from column a 1 option from column b ,etc ). then we will have the more satisfaction. and maybe more target marketing opportunities.
When it gets hot:
Starting with the obvious: do what has to be done in the morning or evening– After noons are for not moving. close up the house by 10 — open it between 530 and 630.
Move the fans as needed. Ice foot baths and icey clothes from the freezer. don’t forget the ice cream.
Don’t be a martyr. Heat means spare the air days around here. Even a few hours in air conditioning can help you breathe. Malls, Libraries, and places like panera and Starbucks.
and there there are the all important Marriott points. One good night of sleep with air conditioning and a pool… could save a life.
Just for future refenece
