November 7th, 2006 at 10:37 am
I’ve had quite the day! Earlier today we had a cable company technician here for three, yes three hours! We had to call the company the other night because we noticed that some of the shows were were taping or just plain watching were getting digital interference. Sometimes it was so bad that the picture totally pixilated and you couldn’t tell what the actors were saying. It was terrible.
Ever since we moved here we’ve had problems with the signal. Apparently the cabling or equipment in our area is very old and that results in the houses in the area getting poor cable and even internet signals. They’ve known about the problem for several years now. This is not the first time we’ve had a tech here for two, three or even four hours trying to fix the problem or at least manipulate the equipment enough to get a slightly better signal. This is starting to make my stomach Churn, I’m so frustrated.
I swear earlier today we were thinking about switching to satellite TV instead. I figure that’s got it’s own particular set of problems though so I’ll wait a while and see how the work that was done today works out.
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November 4th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
Are you a Do It your Self type of person? We are. We’ve been busy renovating our home since the very first day we moved in, I guess you’d call it a remodeling job. We got a lot done in the first year, but we’ve slowed down over the last two or three years. The last project that we finished together was the installation of a sunroof on our enclosed front porch. We did that so that a little bit more light might come into our living room since the front of our house where the living room is faces North.
It’s really saved us a lot of money by doing things ourselves. Of course we haven’t always known exactly what to do. I think our friends who are contractors and construction workers are sick of hearing from us because we’re always asking them- how do we do this, how do we do that? Or else we are researching techniques on the internet.
If you are like us – a DIY type person you might be interested in visiting this great site that I just found. It has a ton of information on home repairs. I only wish that we’d discovered this site a few years ago. It would have really helped us out.
I know it’s going to help us with the projects that we started a while back and haven’t finished yet, and also for the projects that we hope to start in the next few years such as redoing our kitchen and our basement too. Those will be big jobs.
This site is full of helpful tips for the DIY type of person whether you be a renter as we once were, or a home owner. There’s even tips for automobile owners there too. There are several categories to choose from such as carpentry, cleaning, decks, painting and flooring just to name a few.
Oh yes I also wanted to tell you that while I was visiting the Handy Household Hints site I discovered that they are having a $50,000 Extreme Home Makeover Contest. Naturally I entered. I’m a DIY renovator but I’m not stupid. If your home could use a makeover you might be interested in entering too.
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November 3rd, 2006 at 12:00 pm
Are you moving soon or know someone who is? Well I found a site that will make your move so much easier. Thank me know- I know you will. I’m not moving any time soon but I’ve had a lot of friends move to the US recently or just move around the country and I know how much of a hassle that can be.
I have a few moving horror stories and I’ve heard many of them from my friends and relatives too. Wouldn’t it be nice if the whole process of moving were made easier? Well I’ve found a site on the Internet called Self Storage Directory – Moving.bz where you can Find Storage Nationwide and I’m pretty sure that it will make the job of moving a lot easier.
Just log on to Moving.bz where you can easily search for storage by city, state, or zip code. From there you will find some companies – moving, storage, rentals etc and you can get more information and quotes from them. You’ll be able to receive up to four local quotes. You can also find other services that are related to the whole experience of moving such as packing supplies, Real Estate services, truck rental, hourly moving labor, and moving companies.
I’m definitely recommending this site to my friends when they tell me they are moving.
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