Doesn't look like the riding mower will be out of the repair shop early enough so I can mow the yard before the deluge of rain starts tomorrow. :-(

AT&T guy just left, found a short in the wires in the outside phone box. HOPEFULLY, everything is good to go for now!

Well, yesterday, drove to my ISPs office and switched out my modem. Got it home, same thing, internet dipping "in and out". Called them back. They said they would run some tests on my line from the office and call me back in an hour or so. During that time, the internet and DSL sync COMPLETELY died ( Read more... )

After getting the floor in the bathroom replaced the other day, I feel a little "taller" every time I go in there now. The workers said the house had settled, but the sewer pipe for the toilet didn't, and it was causing the floor under the toilet to bulge up, causing a slow leak around the rim. To solve the problem, they put 3/4" plywood on the ( Read more... )

After a hot, sweaty night, I called "Bell Heating and Air" this morning, informed them of the problem with the air unit. Luckily, they sent someone out about an hour after I called. As I suspected, from where the burning smell was originating, the motor for the fan in the inside part of the unit was going out. Less than an hour later, cool air was ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago, Andrew somehow bumped the screen of his laptop on something, rendering the display unusable. Luckily, when I bought the laptop, I bought a warranty that covers accidents. Brought it in to Best Buy this afternoon, he should have it back in 2-3 weeks. He's a bit mad at the moment however. He thought he'd be able to watch YouTube ( Read more... )

The guys from "Strange Wholesale Carpet & Vinyl" came out this morning. They have completed the kitchen, will come back in the morning to put linoleum in the bedroom. Kitchen is still in disarray however, because a lot of the stuff that was in the bedroom is temporarily being stored in there. Also, more stuff from the bedroom, they placed in the " ( Read more... )

"Mr. AT&T" (can't remember his real name) arrived about 10am this morning to fix the phone and internet connections. He first went to the phone box on the side of the house, hooked a meter up to various wires, and came to the conclusion that there was major power loss for the phone line, and the problem wasn't inside the house ( Read more... )

Because of all the foundation work going on in the rear of the house, I've been keeping Eastwood locked in the living room the past couple of days. He hasn't been a "happy camper" needless to say... wanting out of the room. He gets in those "howling-meowing" fits at times and paws at the door. Last night, I thought if I stayed in the room with him ( Read more... )