Travel
Thanks to Phil for looking up the Sacramento hotel tax for me. I figured how much the tax would be and added it to the rent, and then compared it to my rent at the mobile home park plus TV plus wireless internet; the hotel would be $50-100 more per month, plus I wouldn't have a real kitchen nor would I have a regular living room area. I have only seen the photos they show on the website so maybe there is a sofa, coffee table, etc., but it looks like bedroom, bath, kitchenette and a round dinette table and chairs. I could deal with the smaller space but not with the lack of a kitchen.
As much as I find fault with the 55+ mobile home park, I think I prefer having my own home as opposed to a room or studio apartment in a senior living center. Some of the folks here are very pleasant, while some are downright rude and aggressive. I wouldn't want to be any closer to them than I am right now. It's almost too much when two of them start screaming at one another in the street, usually over a dog belonging to one or the other. Lord preserve me from ever getting to be like that!
I had a problem for about a week where my newly recorded tv programs didn't show up. I tried troubleshooting it at the website of AT&T but finally decided to try to let one of their techs solve it via chat. It took quite a while but we finally got it to work and now I can record and view programs. My lack of interest in technology was sure in evidence - the tech would ask me a question about the box, the model # of the DVR, etc., and it took me a while to figure it out. First of all I had trouble reading the fine print on the box and DVR, and had to use a flashlight. She told me to unplug the DVR power cord from the box and to my dismay I saw three cords coming from it. Of course the first two I tried were not the correct one. Once I figured that out the rest went fairly easily. I think it's a damn shame that it's so difficult to get help on something you pay for every month. It would be nice if they didn't expect you to fix problems yourself.
Thanks to Nancy1340 for the suggestion that I try to get a repairman for the roof by asking at Home Depot or Lowe's for a recommendation. I thought I would go to H.D. this morning but ended up nixing the idea. I will do it after I get back from the wedding this weekend. I started to make a list of things I've been wanting to pick up at H.D. and decided I don't want to spend money this early in the month, and the way to avoid that is to stay out of the stores as much as possible.
I have a nice stack of books to donate and might do that tomorrow. Geocaching, do you still want the Barb Thacker RVing series?
I got plenty of sleep last night but I am so drowsy this afternoon. I even attempted to take a nap in my bedroom (as opposed to the couch or recliner) but just couldn't go to sleep.
- Just Checking In
Life has been fairly quiet since I've been back, but I thought I'd just pop in and say "Hi". I finally got back to my chiropractic treatment today, and already I feel so much better. He told me that I actually had done pretty...
- Post Thanksgiving
"Early" wasn't the word for when I went to sleep last night. I was in bed and probably out like a light by 7:30 pm! I slept in until 8 or so this morning, so I should be well rested. I briefly thought of going to Costco early but that...
- Too Hot To Move
At 6pm today it is still 99F. The day seemed to warm up earlier than usual and I have felt drained of energy, so I've really done nothing today. I checked weather.com for the NY area that I'll be in, and it looks like I'll arrive...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- Waiting
The AT&T installer was scheduled to be here between 11 and 1:00, and it's now 1pm. I just got a call from him saying he'd be here in about 20 minutes. But I didn't have anything else to do today, did I. So now he has been here...
Travel
Thanks to Phil for looking up the Sacramento hotel tax for me. I figured how much the tax would be and added it to the rent, and then compared it to my rent at the mobile home park plus TV plus wireless internet; the hotel would be $50-100 more per month, plus I wouldn't have a real kitchen nor would I have a regular living room area. I have only seen the photos they show on the website so maybe there is a sofa, coffee table, etc., but it looks like bedroom, bath, kitchenette and a round dinette table and chairs. I could deal with the smaller space but not with the lack of a kitchen.
As much as I find fault with the 55+ mobile home park, I think I prefer having my own home as opposed to a room or studio apartment in a senior living center. Some of the folks here are very pleasant, while some are downright rude and aggressive. I wouldn't want to be any closer to them than I am right now. It's almost too much when two of them start screaming at one another in the street, usually over a dog belonging to one or the other. Lord preserve me from ever getting to be like that!
I had a problem for about a week where my newly recorded tv programs didn't show up. I tried troubleshooting it at the website of AT&T but finally decided to try to let one of their techs solve it via chat. It took quite a while but we finally got it to work and now I can record and view programs. My lack of interest in technology was sure in evidence - the tech would ask me a question about the box, the model # of the DVR, etc., and it took me a while to figure it out. First of all I had trouble reading the fine print on the box and DVR, and had to use a flashlight. She told me to unplug the DVR power cord from the box and to my dismay I saw three cords coming from it. Of course the first two I tried were not the correct one. Once I figured that out the rest went fairly easily. I think it's a damn shame that it's so difficult to get help on something you pay for every month. It would be nice if they didn't expect you to fix problems yourself.
Thanks to Nancy1340 for the suggestion that I try to get a repairman for the roof by asking at Home Depot or Lowe's for a recommendation. I thought I would go to H.D. this morning but ended up nixing the idea. I will do it after I get back from the wedding this weekend. I started to make a list of things I've been wanting to pick up at H.D. and decided I don't want to spend money this early in the month, and the way to avoid that is to stay out of the stores as much as possible.
I have a nice stack of books to donate and might do that tomorrow. Geocaching, do you still want the Barb Thacker RVing series?
I got plenty of sleep last night but I am so drowsy this afternoon. I even attempted to take a nap in my bedroom (as opposed to the couch or recliner) but just couldn't go to sleep.
- Just Checking In
Life has been fairly quiet since I've been back, but I thought I'd just pop in and say "Hi". I finally got back to my chiropractic treatment today, and already I feel so much better. He told me that I actually had done pretty...
- Post Thanksgiving
"Early" wasn't the word for when I went to sleep last night. I was in bed and probably out like a light by 7:30 pm! I slept in until 8 or so this morning, so I should be well rested. I briefly thought of going to Costco early but that...
- Too Hot To Move
At 6pm today it is still 99F. The day seemed to warm up earlier than usual and I have felt drained of energy, so I've really done nothing today. I checked weather.com for the NY area that I'll be in, and it looks like I'll arrive...
- Getting Rid Of Stuff.
After reading Billy Bob's efforts to organize his great stash of books and the resulting discussion about whether or not to give some away or keep all of them, I decided to take a look at what I have - not nearly as many books as a lot of folks have,...
- Waiting
The AT&T installer was scheduled to be here between 11 and 1:00, and it's now 1pm. I just got a call from him saying he'd be here in about 20 minutes. But I didn't have anything else to do today, did I. So now he has been here...