Our Location today is McGregor, Ontario,
Canada.
Last night we slept with the windows
wide open and no covers were needed. The temperature stayed around the 70 F (21
C) throughout the night. It was with a little reluctance that when we saw the
clock showing it was nearly 8:00 this morning that made us scramble out of bed.
Kathy had a home appointment this morning and we had things to get done in
preparation. While she did some minor straightening I changed the bed linens
before remaking the bed. Once the
trailer was straightened up inside we sat at the computers to check things out.
That was when we found out we couldn’t get online. After repeated tries we just
went about doing what we could.
After moving the truck over near the Park Clubhouse I stopped to check just how busy the Laundry Room was. It was packed and I was glad that I was waiting until
after lunch to come back. I was barely Home when the phone rang
announcing the Arrival of Mary from Healthy Heals. Having moved the truck
allowed Mary to park on our site making it easier to haul her equipment. Due to
Kathy’s diabetes and the health care coverage that we have from my former
employer Kathy’s medical foot care is done right in our Home. While Mary took care of Kathy, I finished reconnecting the
wires that I had rerouted when installing the Pinbox Cover to keep the birds
from making more nests.
Once Mary had left Kathy and I sat
outside for a short time watching as birds attempted to get into the back of
the pinboxes on our and our neighbour Bob’s trailer unsuccessfully. It was
probably the same birds that had just had nests there before their broods flew
the coop. It was comical in a way because the birds kept looking where the
openings had once been and would sit there squawking at it before finally
flying away.
After having lunch, we again unsuccessfully
tried going online on the computers. That was when I called our Internet provider.
Chris remembered the problems we’d had because of all the “Ts” in the line that
were taking away the signal strength, but said he’d get someone out later
today.
Kathy had bookkeeping to take care of
while I went to do the laundry. Just after 2:30 it started raining hard to the
point where Kathy got quite wet while closing the outer door. The rain continued
for close to an hour before it finally stopped. By the time I’d finished
folding the laundry the sun was starting to come out.
Once the laundry was all put away Kathy sautéed
a potato/onion/mushroom Stir Fry to
go with the hotdogs that I grilled on our Weber. After watching the 6 o’clock
News we again tried the internet with no luck. Not seeing anyone from Cable 1 show up I was about to run a new cable through the trailer
chassis but couldn’t when it was discovered the fish used to pull the wires had
broken inside its casing. Since it was getting near sunset we brought the
slides in partway where I fed the coaxial cable through the seal and across the
room to the modem. I used the connection from the rear of the modem at the post
where I connected the new and old coaxial cables to the post. We now have a temporary
Internet connection and the Cable 1 tech never did show up. I’ll
reroute the cable internally at a later date.
Tomorrow is a busy day and the weather
is supposed to be perfect. We’re keeping our fingers crossed. Thanks for following along and feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe
and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
You Might Be a Redneck If
There were Oreos on top of your wedding cake.
I think I read something today in your post that I never read before. You actually sat down and listen to the birds. What a novel idea for a retired full-time our fear to do. Hehe. Glad you took some time to stop and smell the roses.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog. Birds go back to where they are born. We had birds in our overhang and even though it has been closed for years, they still try to get in.
ReplyDeleteOreos on wedding cake? My Cajun redneck would prefer boudin.
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