My parents were out for the weekend, and we went to Saratoga Springs, Lake George, the Great Sacandaga, Gloversville, Cohoes, Waterford, and Rensslaer, and a few other place in between. Not to mention around Albany.
Most importantly, my dad helped me unload the rest of our stuff from the POD, because the apartment management wants it gone ASAP.
New pics up on Flickr.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A Tale of Two Law Firms
I blogged about Lisa's job with the crazy lawyer in Albany, that got us here in the first place, and how she got a job at another firm. Here's were the tale takes a bizarre twist.
When she was interviewing with the first lawyer (Let's call him Lawyer X), he mentioned that he had interviewed someone who was referred to him by an acquaintance. During Lisa's interview, he called the lawyer who had referred the woman, and said he was hiring Lisa.
Forward to the end of The Week From Hell. She found another job online, and applied. Three interviews later, she gets a job at the firm, but not the one she originally applied for. The woman who is training her is leaving after working at the company for a few months because she doesn't feel it's a good fit for her. She asks Lisa "Did you work for Lawyer X?" Lisa, of course was shocked. The woman is the one who she beat out for that job! She had decided to go work there when Lawyer X called her after Lisa quit. She guessed it was Lisa because she knew Lawyer X had hired a woman from CO who left after a week. Lisa's new boss, Lawyer Y, is the one who referred the woman to Lawyer X!
There's no connection between either firm, other than some people at each know each other, and there was no connection between the jobs or Lisa and the other woman.
Total coincidence, all the way around. Weird enough for ya?
When she was interviewing with the first lawyer (Let's call him Lawyer X), he mentioned that he had interviewed someone who was referred to him by an acquaintance. During Lisa's interview, he called the lawyer who had referred the woman, and said he was hiring Lisa.
Forward to the end of The Week From Hell. She found another job online, and applied. Three interviews later, she gets a job at the firm, but not the one she originally applied for. The woman who is training her is leaving after working at the company for a few months because she doesn't feel it's a good fit for her. She asks Lisa "Did you work for Lawyer X?" Lisa, of course was shocked. The woman is the one who she beat out for that job! She had decided to go work there when Lawyer X called her after Lisa quit. She guessed it was Lisa because she knew Lawyer X had hired a woman from CO who left after a week. Lisa's new boss, Lawyer Y, is the one who referred the woman to Lawyer X!
There's no connection between either firm, other than some people at each know each other, and there was no connection between the jobs or Lisa and the other woman.
Total coincidence, all the way around. Weird enough for ya?
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
Although there are street signs on almost every intersection here (unlike Worcester, where there usually weren't) they are lacking address numbers, and they're almost aways off to the side. You never see them up over the street, and certainly never lit up so yo can see them at night. I am amazed they don't put the address range numbers on them. I've really grown to like the GPS.
Where we are staying, you can't get out of the neighborhood without going through some construction zones. They've gone traffic circle crazy out here like they did in Denver a while back. The problem here is they're slow. They have a habit of putting in real marble curbstones along sidewalks out here, and that takes longer than pouring concrete. It does look nice, though.
We got our NY driver's licenses yesterday. Lisa's a New Yorker again after many years. I'm just dazed and confused! She's disappointed because NY added spaces to the license numbers, so they're like XXX XXX XXX. They used to be sequential, and took up two lines! My friend Steve, from Anchorage, had his license number memorized, and used to love rattling it off when asked. People were stunned a) by it's length, and b) that he knew it! He still had it because he was in the AF and service members aren't required to get licenses in the states where they're stationed.
Where we are staying, you can't get out of the neighborhood without going through some construction zones. They've gone traffic circle crazy out here like they did in Denver a while back. The problem here is they're slow. They have a habit of putting in real marble curbstones along sidewalks out here, and that takes longer than pouring concrete. It does look nice, though.
We got our NY driver's licenses yesterday. Lisa's a New Yorker again after many years. I'm just dazed and confused! She's disappointed because NY added spaces to the license numbers, so they're like XXX XXX XXX. They used to be sequential, and took up two lines! My friend Steve, from Anchorage, had his license number memorized, and used to love rattling it off when asked. People were stunned a) by it's length, and b) that he knew it! He still had it because he was in the AF and service members aren't required to get licenses in the states where they're stationed.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Offices and Jobs
Lisa's first job, the one that got us here, was a bust, but she got a new one today. The law firm she worked at was a one-man show, and the one man was insane. And his other paralegal was bi-polar (my diagnosis). For example, when the bank's number was busy, she screamed "You're a big f****g bank and your telling me you only have one f*****g line? I'm going to keep f*****g calling back until you f*****g answer!" Or something like that. After slamming the receiver down and then repeatedly slamming the phone down on the desk. She was sweet as pie when she talked to us at other times. Add in an intern that rarely showed up and a spoiled princess daughter that sort of worked there for the remainder of the staff. And they all badmouthed the boss behind his back (even the daughter!).
The attorney, too, was fond of yelling, and the F-bomb, even when clients were in the office. He liked to tell stories about threatening people with his guns. He goes around armed at all times.
He's also a slumlord and spent much of what little time he was in the office on the phone cussing out his renters or his maintenance people, the latter for having the gall to charge him for fixing things. We almost made the mistake of renting one of his hovels. He was the very definition of a cheapskate. Lisa got chewed out for accidentally "printing" 14 blank sheets of paper. The office was a total pig-sty and probably violated numerous fire and building codes.
Her new job is in a nice, professional office. She was a good fit, as they are all veterans or current reservists. One of the partners survived one of the WTC towers, then went to Iraq in the Army (Airborne).
I found an EDS office that just happens to be 2 blocks from where Lisa's going to work. Actually, I found it last week, she just got her job today, after her 3rd interview. It was just a coincidence that they're close together (or is it? :) That'll be nice because we only have 1 car at the moment. My office is a tiny little place with 11 people working there, split between the Albany VA and Western Union accounts. And now me.
The attorney, too, was fond of yelling, and the F-bomb, even when clients were in the office. He liked to tell stories about threatening people with his guns. He goes around armed at all times.
He's also a slumlord and spent much of what little time he was in the office on the phone cussing out his renters or his maintenance people, the latter for having the gall to charge him for fixing things. We almost made the mistake of renting one of his hovels. He was the very definition of a cheapskate. Lisa got chewed out for accidentally "printing" 14 blank sheets of paper. The office was a total pig-sty and probably violated numerous fire and building codes.
Her new job is in a nice, professional office. She was a good fit, as they are all veterans or current reservists. One of the partners survived one of the WTC towers, then went to Iraq in the Army (Airborne).
I found an EDS office that just happens to be 2 blocks from where Lisa's going to work. Actually, I found it last week, she just got her job today, after her 3rd interview. It was just a coincidence that they're close together (or is it? :) That'll be nice because we only have 1 car at the moment. My office is a tiny little place with 11 people working there, split between the Albany VA and Western Union accounts. And now me.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Saratoga Springs / Lake George
Took another day trip today. Here's the pictures to prove it! ;-)
Unlike the subjects of my post about the sad old mill towns, these two towns, and Glens Falls in between, are booming from tourism.
We took a 1-hr lake cruise. It's hard to see, but this picture shows plants growing out of a rotten spot near the bottom of the boat! It was the same cruise line that lost a ship (capsized) in 2005. That boat tipped over, so now they station a heavy, talkative guy on the stairs to the upper deck to ensure it's not over capacity. Well, at least they did on our boat, the Horicon.
Which shore?
Funny thing - out West when we talk about jobs going overseas it's often sort of an academic discussion. Out here, it's much more visible. You see so many once vibrant, beautiful former mill/industrial town that is now kind of quiet, dirty and sad. Many have changed just in Lisa's lifetime, since she was a kid here in the 70s and 80s.
It makes you think about those politicians and business leaders who tout building brand new billion dollar factories in China to make cheap crap for Walmart and poisonous toys, food and pet food for us to eagerly consume. I'd gladly pay 2 or 3 times as much for consumer goods if they'd slap some tariffs on imports, stop selling our entire country to overseas interests, and pay some of our debts for a change.
Any of them who can look at what they've done to this country and then smuggly tell us those people just need to retrain for service jobs (servicing who?) should be stoned! :-0
Official Disclaimer: lest this become a political blog, I must point out that I despise the Democrat, Republican, and even the Libertarian parties. Leaves me in a lurch, don't it? ;-)
It makes you think about those politicians and business leaders who tout building brand new billion dollar factories in China to make cheap crap for Walmart and poisonous toys, food and pet food for us to eagerly consume. I'd gladly pay 2 or 3 times as much for consumer goods if they'd slap some tariffs on imports, stop selling our entire country to overseas interests, and pay some of our debts for a change.
Any of them who can look at what they've done to this country and then smuggly tell us those people just need to retrain for service jobs (servicing who?) should be stoned! :-0
Official Disclaimer: lest this become a political blog, I must point out that I despise the Democrat, Republican, and even the Libertarian parties. Leaves me in a lurch, don't it? ;-)
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Pictures
New pics over on Flicker from the move. Mostly Albert sleeping his way across the country in various hotels.
Also, we took a trip to one of the neighboring cities in the Tri-City area of Albany/Troy/Schenectady, and found a house Lisa lived in during grade school. We got a few pics in their Central Park before my camera filled up because I'd left my SD Card at home in my PC. DOH!
Also, we took a trip to one of the neighboring cities in the Tri-City area of Albany/Troy/Schenectady, and found a house Lisa lived in during grade school. We got a few pics in their Central Park before my camera filled up because I'd left my SD Card at home in my PC. DOH!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Global warming and Dish Network
There's no correlation between the items in the title of this post, except I hate one and miss the other. It's October, and I have the AC on at 8 PM in Upstate NY! To be fair, we're on the upper floor of an apartment, and the folks below may have their heat on. And it's mostly the humidity that's getting to me. It was 75F today, and it rained, so the humidity was quite high.
As for Dish, I so miss my Dish DVR. The Time Warner version stinks to high heaven. Dish really hit a home run with the design of their remotes and menu system. The layout of the TW DVR is cumbersome at best, and there's no option to choose from other recorders as with Dish. Ah, well.
Fall sure is pretty here! :-}
As for Dish, I so miss my Dish DVR. The Time Warner version stinks to high heaven. Dish really hit a home run with the design of their remotes and menu system. The layout of the TW DVR is cumbersome at best, and there's no option to choose from other recorders as with Dish. Ah, well.
Fall sure is pretty here! :-}
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Covenants, associations, and rules, oh my!
There is a forum for the Fremont Lofts, where we almost moved in Worcester. We are becoming quite glad we escaped the clutches of a condo association. I've never seen such a group of whiners trying to control every aspect of everyone's lives. The funny thing is, this is from a bunch of the most liberal people on the planet. Here's a sample from a long complaint about the only kid in the entire complex having neighborhood kids over to play:
"Nicely ask the neighborHOOD kids to play in the grave yard and not our parking lot. I would do this myself, but living on the first floor, I would like to attract as little negative attention from the neighborHOOD as possible."
Yes, they did suggest the kids play in the cemetery next door to the complex! BTW, nobody forced them to move into a marginal neighborhood in the first place. Things like this are what protect me from accidentally becoming a yuppy!
I guess we will go back to quiet suburban life, a house with no attached neighbors, and no homeowners associations!
"Nicely ask the neighborHOOD kids to play in the grave yard and not our parking lot. I would do this myself, but living on the first floor, I would like to attract as little negative attention from the neighborHOOD as possible."
Yes, they did suggest the kids play in the cemetery next door to the complex! BTW, nobody forced them to move into a marginal neighborhood in the first place. Things like this are what protect me from accidentally becoming a yuppy!
I guess we will go back to quiet suburban life, a house with no attached neighbors, and no homeowners associations!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
DMV, double parking, and baseball
I hear Denver's in an uproar about some kind of baseball game or something? :-0
My folks are coming out here, so if they end up playing Boston, I have to lock my parents up so they aren't seen or heard rooting for the Rockies. This may be NY, but we're far enough away from the city that it's acceptable to root for the Sox if the Yankee's aren't involved! Actually, even if it's Cleveland, that's going to be the local favorite.
Driving here is much more sane than in Worcester, MA, but it is an old city, so they do have some winding, narrow streets. Which isn't so bad if someone's not double parked. It's really fun when it's a big truck. I have seen two people sit blocking traffic while talking to someone standing in the street. The 2nd time it was as I was leaving the DMV, and I'd just had to lay on the horn to keep someone from backing into me in the parking lot. I gave the road hog a blast of the horn, too. Out here, that just means, "move on" or "pay attention" not, let's have a 9mm shoot-out, like out West.
Unverified trivia: Oldest Cities in US
As for the DMV: when I exchanged my CO license for a CA license, I filled out a form, surrendered my old ID, paid a fee, and was done. Same for CA to AK. For the NY DMV I had to provide my old license, my birth certificate, my SS Card, and my passport. Now, there are other forms of ID accepted - they have point values. Lisa didn't have her passport, so she used our wedding license and her credit card, as they were 1 pointers. The passport was a 4.
Now, you could say this is OK because of heightened security nowadays. That would be fine if while I was at the DMV, the NY State House wasn't debating the governor's plan to give licenses to illegal immigrants. WTF?! He claims it'll make us more secure. I wouldn't mind at all if, when they came in, they were deported! Do they have to show a non-proof of address and identity? Give me a f*****g break. I made sure to register to vote so I can vote against the governor for this issue alone! ;-)
My folks are coming out here, so if they end up playing Boston, I have to lock my parents up so they aren't seen or heard rooting for the Rockies. This may be NY, but we're far enough away from the city that it's acceptable to root for the Sox if the Yankee's aren't involved! Actually, even if it's Cleveland, that's going to be the local favorite.
Driving here is much more sane than in Worcester, MA, but it is an old city, so they do have some winding, narrow streets. Which isn't so bad if someone's not double parked. It's really fun when it's a big truck. I have seen two people sit blocking traffic while talking to someone standing in the street. The 2nd time it was as I was leaving the DMV, and I'd just had to lay on the horn to keep someone from backing into me in the parking lot. I gave the road hog a blast of the horn, too. Out here, that just means, "move on" or "pay attention" not, let's have a 9mm shoot-out, like out West.
Unverified trivia: Oldest Cities in US
As for the DMV: when I exchanged my CO license for a CA license, I filled out a form, surrendered my old ID, paid a fee, and was done. Same for CA to AK. For the NY DMV I had to provide my old license, my birth certificate, my SS Card, and my passport. Now, there are other forms of ID accepted - they have point values. Lisa didn't have her passport, so she used our wedding license and her credit card, as they were 1 pointers. The passport was a 4.
Now, you could say this is OK because of heightened security nowadays. That would be fine if while I was at the DMV, the NY State House wasn't debating the governor's plan to give licenses to illegal immigrants. WTF?! He claims it'll make us more secure. I wouldn't mind at all if, when they came in, they were deported! Do they have to show a non-proof of address and identity? Give me a f*****g break. I made sure to register to vote so I can vote against the governor for this issue alone! ;-)
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Relaxification
The POD was deliverd today, so we've been unpacking. It gets more tedious each time! I think we'll stay here for a year. I'm definately getting movers next time.
We're going to take a break and see Steven Wright at The Egg tonight. The Egg is part of Albany's vaunted Empire State Plaza. It's been compared to the location of the famous Neremberg Rally, but it does make an impression! Here's some good pics of the plaza.
If you've never seen Steven Wright, well.... the first time I saw him on an hour long HBO show, I thought "there's no way he can go on like this the whole time." He can. Reminds me of Jack Handy (remember SNL's Deep Thoughts...?). Here's on of his memorable lines: "I'm a peripheral psychic. I can see into the future, but only way off to the side!" He guested on Seinfeld once as another of Kramer's goofy friends, and used that line. Not sure if it was in context. He's kind of like a living non sequeter.
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Later that same night: Steven Wright was hilarious! Five minutes into the show my stomach hurt from laughing so hard. The Egg has two theaters in it. The one we where in was very nice. It's also nice that it's only a 10 minute drive to get there. Same for the airport. Albany is kind of like Fort Collins (CO) but with more to do close by.
We're going to take a break and see Steven Wright at The Egg tonight. The Egg is part of Albany's vaunted Empire State Plaza. It's been compared to the location of the famous Neremberg Rally, but it does make an impression! Here's some good pics of the plaza.
If you've never seen Steven Wright, well.... the first time I saw him on an hour long HBO show, I thought "there's no way he can go on like this the whole time." He can. Reminds me of Jack Handy (remember SNL's Deep Thoughts...?). Here's on of his memorable lines: "I'm a peripheral psychic. I can see into the future, but only way off to the side!" He guested on Seinfeld once as another of Kramer's goofy friends, and used that line. Not sure if it was in context. He's kind of like a living non sequeter.
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Later that same night: Steven Wright was hilarious! Five minutes into the show my stomach hurt from laughing so hard. The Egg has two theaters in it. The one we where in was very nice. It's also nice that it's only a 10 minute drive to get there. Same for the airport. Albany is kind of like Fort Collins (CO) but with more to do close by.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Officeless
More importantly, net-connectionless. I have been working from the very nice Bethlehem Public Library. I won't have my own internet service until next Friday, 10/19. We aren't too bad off - we have a portable DVD player and a USB TV tuner for the computer. Basic cable is on, so we have plenty of channels. Well, more than over the air, anyway.
I'm almost recovered from the months of working on the house in CO. Now I need to get a hobby! Good thing I have this blog to keep me out of trouble.
I'm almost recovered from the months of working on the house in CO. Now I need to get a hobby! Good thing I have this blog to keep me out of trouble.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Of rain, traffic, and humidity
We had some really bizarre October weather - high 80s! But, it acted like Fall the other night, and today. It rained. Real, driving, pouring rain. It was nice and cloudy today. I love clouds, and Fall. It's my favorite season.
Albany driving is about 10% as crazy as Worcester. There is a grid system here to some extent. There are some goofy intersections, but there are about 95% more street signs. They usually mark both cross streets at an intersection. For those unfamiliar with the wide-open West, 99.9% is the avereage for interesections that have signs for all streets, and usually up where you can see them, not off to the side under a tree! And in town, they're about 3 feet long and.... lit up at night! No kidding. Imagine that. :-) I know it's all part of the test - if you can't drive here, get out! ;-)
That said, people double park anywhere they feel like downtown. And they tailgate on winding, wooded, rain-soaked, under-construction roads.
I forgot to mention one of the most important things about Albany - there are nice malls here! A big one, and a smaller one. I think Troy and Schenectady have them, too!
Albany driving is about 10% as crazy as Worcester. There is a grid system here to some extent. There are some goofy intersections, but there are about 95% more street signs. They usually mark both cross streets at an intersection. For those unfamiliar with the wide-open West, 99.9% is the avereage for interesections that have signs for all streets, and usually up where you can see them, not off to the side under a tree! And in town, they're about 3 feet long and.... lit up at night! No kidding. Imagine that. :-) I know it's all part of the test - if you can't drive here, get out! ;-)
That said, people double park anywhere they feel like downtown. And they tailgate on winding, wooded, rain-soaked, under-construction roads.
I forgot to mention one of the most important things about Albany - there are nice malls here! A big one, and a smaller one. I think Troy and Schenectady have them, too!
Sunday, October 7, 2007
The Trek
I made the journey down to "Worster," er.... Worcester. OK, that was mean. Worcester's OK if you like an adventure every time you get behind the wheel. It just didn't work out as well as Albany for us.
I drove down last night, watched a DVD on the portable player, slept. Overslept. Overslept some more, then got up and made several trips down the elevator to the car with stuff.
All in all the drive down and back was uneventful. The trees did seem to have doubled in "fallness" since last week, though. It's really starting to look like a real Eastern Autumn!
I drove down last night, watched a DVD on the portable player, slept. Overslept. Overslept some more, then got up and made several trips down the elevator to the car with stuff.
All in all the drive down and back was uneventful. The trees did seem to have doubled in "fallness" since last week, though. It's really starting to look like a real Eastern Autumn!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Slingerlands
We found a place to rent in Slingerlands - a hamlet in the township of Bethlehem - a suburb of Albany. There are a lot of Dutch names around here, like Rensselaer, Slingerlands, Watervliet, Voorhoosville, Defreetsville....
Tomorrow I get to make the journey down to MA to get our few things that we left down there. Planning at it's best, I tell ya.
We obviously answered this question for ourselves, but see my poll about where to live at the top of the blog page.
Some Bethlehem/Slingerlands/Albany Info:
Albany
Bethlehem
Slingerlands
Tomorrow I get to make the journey down to MA to get our few things that we left down there. Planning at it's best, I tell ya.
We obviously answered this question for ourselves, but see my poll about where to live at the top of the blog page.
Some Bethlehem/Slingerlands/Albany Info:
Albany
Bethlehem
Slingerlands
Friday, October 5, 2007
Albany wins
Lisa got the job. It's a small law firm, and the lawyer is a nut. I mean that in a good way. He is in a band, has a small plane, and talks a mile-a-minute. He's in real-estate law, and has investment properties, and has a place we can rent, with no lease, until we can buy a place of our own.
Now I have to have the POD shipped up from Worcester!
Now I have to have the POD shipped up from Worcester!
Morning in Albany
Last night, it took a couple of minutes to find Albert in a tiny hotel room. We knew he couldn't have gotten out but we thought he'd teleported back up to his home planet or something.
He had gotten behind the bed, then under the platform and down to the foot of the bed. I knew he had to be under there or in the dresser - there was no place else to hide!
He was sleepy and crabby when we dragged him out.
He had gotten behind the bed, then under the platform and down to the foot of the bed. I knew he had to be under there or in the dresser - there was no place else to hide!
He was sleepy and crabby when we dragged him out.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Stand by for news
Sorry, my legions of fans, for the lack of posting! :-0
You may think wer're nuts, and we may be, but we may not be staying put in the loft. I'll detail the saga later, but since we're renting here until our house in CO gets sold or rented out, it's no big deal.
Lisa has a chance at a job in Albany. That's only a couple cities west of here (and about 2 hrs) . Kind of like moving from CO Springs to Fort Collins. It won't make any differenct for those who are eagerly looking forward to visiting - still lots to do, and Boston and NYC are a train ride away!
It was always a toss-up which we liked better, but it's really hard to choose when you don't have a job or anything forcing the decisions. Actually, we'd have definately chosen the really nice stone cottage that we looked at in Delmar (an Albany suburb) if we could have had our house sold.
Anyway, we're heading up there today for her interview tomorrow. I'll let her deal with the realtor here if we end up relocating. It'll only be the second time he almost got a commission out of us!
I'll have to change my description on this blog a little bit, though. ;-)
I used to think I could handle the vagabond life, but I find it very tiring. I must be getting old or something....
Just watching the news in Albany - they have a Fall Foliage Color Map as part of the weather report.
You may think wer're nuts, and we may be, but we may not be staying put in the loft. I'll detail the saga later, but since we're renting here until our house in CO gets sold or rented out, it's no big deal.
Lisa has a chance at a job in Albany. That's only a couple cities west of here (and about 2 hrs) . Kind of like moving from CO Springs to Fort Collins. It won't make any differenct for those who are eagerly looking forward to visiting - still lots to do, and Boston and NYC are a train ride away!
It was always a toss-up which we liked better, but it's really hard to choose when you don't have a job or anything forcing the decisions. Actually, we'd have definately chosen the really nice stone cottage that we looked at in Delmar (an Albany suburb) if we could have had our house sold.
Anyway, we're heading up there today for her interview tomorrow. I'll let her deal with the realtor here if we end up relocating. It'll only be the second time he almost got a commission out of us!
I'll have to change my description on this blog a little bit, though. ;-)
I used to think I could handle the vagabond life, but I find it very tiring. I must be getting old or something....
Just watching the news in Albany - they have a Fall Foliage Color Map as part of the weather report.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Making do
I'm sitting cross legged on the floor with my notebook propped up on a box in front of me. We have a really nice air mattress, so sleeping is ok. The POD arrives tomorrow with our stuff. Then the real work begins again! I was exhausted just unloading what we brought in the car, plus some groceries.
We don't have internet, phone or cable tv until Friday. I'm borrowing a neighbors WiFi signal right now. I did some work this morning from the library on their wireless.
I really miss Dish Network. We had numerous receivers to choose from. Here we get what we get and they don't even have a dual-tuner DVR! I could go with their simple receiver and get a TiVo, but for now we're getting two DVRs so we can both record way more shows than we can watch. ;-)
Still have to get the Gas and Electric set up in our name. And register the car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (that's RMV, not DMV!).
Last night we were saved embarrassment by a woman just in front of us at the grocery store. When asked if she was looking for something and she asked for a cart, the woman exclaimed "You mean a carriage? They're outside along the building!" as if shocked that some rube would call it a cart, and expect it to be found inside the store! Imagine that! When in Rome....
I need to get some pics of the place before it's filled with boxes and packing material. I also have to upload the 30 or so pictures of Albert's adventures getting here. :-)
We don't have internet, phone or cable tv until Friday. I'm borrowing a neighbors WiFi signal right now. I did some work this morning from the library on their wireless.
I really miss Dish Network. We had numerous receivers to choose from. Here we get what we get and they don't even have a dual-tuner DVR! I could go with their simple receiver and get a TiVo, but for now we're getting two DVRs so we can both record way more shows than we can watch. ;-)
Still have to get the Gas and Electric set up in our name. And register the car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles (that's RMV, not DMV!).
Last night we were saved embarrassment by a woman just in front of us at the grocery store. When asked if she was looking for something and she asked for a cart, the woman exclaimed "You mean a carriage? They're outside along the building!" as if shocked that some rube would call it a cart, and expect it to be found inside the store! Imagine that! When in Rome....
I need to get some pics of the place before it's filled with boxes and packing material. I also have to upload the 30 or so pictures of Albert's adventures getting here. :-)
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