I’ve been hearing for a long time that the Postal Service is considering dropping Saturday deliveries as a way to trim their budget. I think that it is a very good idea. I don’t need to be receiving bills in the mail six days a week! Often we don’t go out anywhere on Saturday and it is a nuisance to have to make a special trip down to the mailbox to get the mail. On regular weekdays usually someone is driving past the mailbox in the afternoon and can just stop on their way in the driveway to pick up the mail.
I would encourage the Post Offices to stay open on Saturdays, however, to make it easier for people who work during the business week to be able to go to the Post Office on their day off to buy stamps, pick-up packages, etc. But home delivery, I won’t miss it on Saturdays for one minute!
One of the things that I enjoy a lot about where we live is the fact that we have three acres of land, and live across from a large farm. On our land, about half of it is woods. We don’t really notice our neighbors very much, the landscaping has been nicely done so that their houses are not immediately visible out of most of our windows. I like the fact that at night there is no light pollution, so we can look up at the sky and see the stars. For the most part, the only sounds we hear are the sounds of the livestock from the farm across the street, or the birds singing.
One of the things that has surprised me about living out here is how many of my neighbors say that they can’t get high speed Internet at their homes. I can remember when we lived in New England we were stuck with slow dial-up, but technology has advanced considerably and now it seems that people can get high speed wild blue Internet service just about anywhere in the country!
The next time I meet someone who says that they can’t get high speed Internet at their place, I’m going to ask them if they’ve tried satellite internet. It’s worth a try!
I was using my John Deere tractor to plow and scoop snow out of the driveway, and the oil line broke. Well, it is never a good time for a breakdown, but this is one of the worst times! So I took my tractor to the local John Deere dealer for repairs. There was a time that I would have been able to do the repairs myself (I have done it before) but ever since my accident I have not been able to do that kind of repair anymore.
Well, they really overcharged me drastically. They charged me for five hours work when I know it would have only taken me three, and they charged me for four quarts of oil, when I know it only takes three. Even the owner’s manual tells you that it only takes three! I told my wife about it and she told me that I should bring the error to their attention and ask them politely to correct their mistake. I’m afraid that if I complain that they will remember me as a bad customer and not take good care of me in the future. So I’m inclined to let it ride. My wife says that I should just approach them nicely and assume it was a typographical error and for them to please correct it. She says if I handle it right then they won’t be upset. I really don’t know what to do!
We are still trying to recoup from the weekends snow storm which left us with over 2 feet of snow and the skies have opened up once again and there is more snow coming down. We are supposed to get another 10 inches or so in the next 24 hours or so. Many businesses are being hit very hard and power is out everywhere.
My sister-in-law has been asking me what kinds of family-friendly shows there are around here. She’s been thinking about coming to visit us in a couple of months, and wants to bring her kids with her. She was particularly interested in trying to buy some Sesame Street Live Tickets or Disney on Ice Tickets. Personally I’d rather get some Kentucky Derby Tickets but I guess that wouldn’t make her very happy! Besides, the Derby isn’t local, and we don’t have the resources to travel that far right now. And it will be quite some time before I’m up to traveling that far anyway. Just my luck I’d travel there and then be in too much pain to leave the motel room!
So it is probably just as well that we look for local entertainment. I’m sure glad that finding places to see and go and do is so much easier than it used to be – just a few clicks of the mouse and you have fun at your fingertips!
