RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
- Messages
- 8,753
- Location
- Butte County & Orcutt, California
- Tractor
- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning! 37F @ 4:00AM. Rain showers early will evolve into a more steady rain for the afternoon. High 44F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.
Almost an inch and a half of rain yesterday, and plenty of wind. Saw a few more large branches down last night when I went up the hill to get the mail, more firewood for the pile. Less wind today, and less rain, too, but temps still rather chilly. Making a fair dent in the firewood pile the past week or so.
The weather channel folks sure seem to be going nuts over what they're calling a nor'easter. Major flooding, lots of rain/snow, the whole shootin' match. Hope it's another case of exaggeration, and the more mild forecasters prevail.
Riptides most recent post to TBN was February 6th, where he said he was leaving on a road trip. Anybody heard from him since?
Finley's got more artistic talent in her little finger that most of us have in our whole bodies, Kyle. I hope you're keeping her work for when she becomes famous someday.:thumbsup:
RS has also gone AWOL. Anybody heard from him?:confused2:
Was reviewing charge card statements yesterday when I noticed that the HughesNet bill was $125 higher last month. When I called them to find out why, I was told it was a service charge to cover the tech visit in December. That was due to poor performance of the Internet connection, and the tech didn't find anything wrong with the equipment. I told the agent at the time that would be the case, that the problem was with their oversold network, and before I paid for a technician visit, I'd switch providers. He agreed to waive the service fee, yet there it was in the charge card statement. I told this to the non-English as a primary language tech person yesterday, who offered a ten dollar discount for a few months for my trouble. I told him to just cancel the service, as I'm not accustomed to being lied to. I was bounced to the "cancellation department" where the gal at first said she couldn't do anything. After I reiterated my desire to cancel, she asked a supervisor to reverse the charge and said it would be applied against future billings. I asked that it instead be issued as a refund, and after another lengthy delay, she was able to do that, too. My local satellite installer told me last month that newer services will soon be available, and to hang on another month to see how well they pan out, so I think it's time for another chat with him to see if it's time to switch again.:muttering:
Also got a good start on income taxes (which is why I was looking at charge card statements). Today I'll take another cut at it, tracking down all those little deductions to help limit Uncle Sam's reach into my pocket.
Also made a little more progress with the electrical install on the old bike, trying to get the new alternator/ignition control integrated with the ancient wiring harness. Hopefully finish that today, and get mufflers and the rest of fuel system back on. The wires on the new system are way too long, and the connectors are bulky and difficult to tuck neatly up under the fuel tank, but before I go cutting things up I want to make sure it's going to work. So there will be wires hanging out all over for the first start up, and then a big trim job after the motor makes music.
TGIF Gang!:drink:
Almost an inch and a half of rain yesterday, and plenty of wind. Saw a few more large branches down last night when I went up the hill to get the mail, more firewood for the pile. Less wind today, and less rain, too, but temps still rather chilly. Making a fair dent in the firewood pile the past week or so.
The weather channel folks sure seem to be going nuts over what they're calling a nor'easter. Major flooding, lots of rain/snow, the whole shootin' match. Hope it's another case of exaggeration, and the more mild forecasters prevail.
Riptides most recent post to TBN was February 6th, where he said he was leaving on a road trip. Anybody heard from him since?
Finley's got more artistic talent in her little finger that most of us have in our whole bodies, Kyle. I hope you're keeping her work for when she becomes famous someday.:thumbsup:
RS has also gone AWOL. Anybody heard from him?:confused2:
Was reviewing charge card statements yesterday when I noticed that the HughesNet bill was $125 higher last month. When I called them to find out why, I was told it was a service charge to cover the tech visit in December. That was due to poor performance of the Internet connection, and the tech didn't find anything wrong with the equipment. I told the agent at the time that would be the case, that the problem was with their oversold network, and before I paid for a technician visit, I'd switch providers. He agreed to waive the service fee, yet there it was in the charge card statement. I told this to the non-English as a primary language tech person yesterday, who offered a ten dollar discount for a few months for my trouble. I told him to just cancel the service, as I'm not accustomed to being lied to. I was bounced to the "cancellation department" where the gal at first said she couldn't do anything. After I reiterated my desire to cancel, she asked a supervisor to reverse the charge and said it would be applied against future billings. I asked that it instead be issued as a refund, and after another lengthy delay, she was able to do that, too. My local satellite installer told me last month that newer services will soon be available, and to hang on another month to see how well they pan out, so I think it's time for another chat with him to see if it's time to switch again.:muttering:
Also got a good start on income taxes (which is why I was looking at charge card statements). Today I'll take another cut at it, tracking down all those little deductions to help limit Uncle Sam's reach into my pocket.
Also made a little more progress with the electrical install on the old bike, trying to get the new alternator/ignition control integrated with the ancient wiring harness. Hopefully finish that today, and get mufflers and the rest of fuel system back on. The wires on the new system are way too long, and the connectors are bulky and difficult to tuck neatly up under the fuel tank, but before I go cutting things up I want to make sure it's going to work. So there will be wires hanging out all over for the first start up, and then a big trim job after the motor makes music.
TGIF Gang!:drink:
