Random Thought Thread

[AugieTN]

My electric in Tennessee goes through some real dense forest areas and a high wind and a broken tree branch can bring the power down. The electric company does have tracers on their power lines so they know exactly where a break in the line is. The longest power outage was 3 hours, but they are normally not longer than 2 hour.

The electric company is also planning on running fiber for the internet, which is odd for an electrical company doing that. I found it hard to believe my address was listed as getting fiber internet late 2024 or early 2025.

 

[The_Chief]

I have to wonder if that's real fiber optic internet or internet over powerline... which is a really old technology.

I'm very surprised that we never lost power during or after the blizzard. TVA had urgently requested that customers minimize power use by turning their thermostats down 2 degrees and not running large appliances until after the peak demand period was over. I set our thermostat down and waited to dry a load of laundry I'd started until after 10 AM. I know not everyone would comply and help, but enough of us did our part to prevent rolling blackouts. Kudos, TVA!

 

[AugieTN]

I have to wonder if that's real fiber optic internet or internet over powerline... which is a really old technology.

I'm very surprised that we never lost power during or after the blizzard. TVA had urgently requested that customers minimize power use by turning their thermostats down 2 degrees and not running large appliances until after the peak demand period was over. I set our thermostat down and waited to dry a load of laundry I'd started until after 10 AM. I know not everyone would comply and help, but enough of us did our part to prevent rolling blackouts. Kudos, TVA!

Good question. It sounds like it will be real fiber. I would think it would be fiber to a distribution point and then copper to each unit.

I dealt with fiber a couple of times. Multimode and Single mode. You have to have extremely good eye site to deal with the latest single mode 50 micron fiber. It like dealing with a hair strand.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Why do other people's houses in this area is not protected by trees, after the harvest? I would just simply plan a few trees for that reason alone, to block all wind and rain too, even taking down the really tall trees too.

 

[Milo Williamson]

Could the real Slim Shady please stand up?

 

[olbriar]

Wednesday the 20th I received a text from my carrier saying that my phone bill was overdue. Checking my records I find that their check was mailed the 12th. I ran to my local store and paid the bill again. Where is my original payment? I do realize that most everyone pays their bills with an auto draft of some sort. My wife pays the bills and insists on old school paper billing and payments. The postal service is getting more difficult to trust as time passes.

 

[AugieTN]

Wednesday the 20th I received a text from my carrier saying that my phone bill was overdue. Checking my records I find that their check was mailed the 12th. I ran to my local store and paid the bill again. Where is my original payment? I do realize that most everyone pays their bills with an auto draft of some sort. My wife pays the bills and insists on old school paper billing and payments. The postal service is getting more difficult to trust as time passes.

I had the same problem with Home Depot and wrote about it here, so I don't use my Home Depot credit card anymore. It's either the mail service or the processing service they use to process checks getting behind.

We're doing everything right, but getting blamed for everything going wrong. It sucks!

U.S. Post Office

 

[Milo Williamson]

Today marks the eleventh year my brother-in-law came inside this family, they are going out tonight..


In other news, why does my windows ten wants me to install the digital lisence of windows home?

 

[treb1797]

Anybody know why my bar thingy where I normally can post GIF's and Emojis isn't working?

 

[Unforgiven]

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[treb1797]

 

[treb1797]

Woman says her home was vandalized with pepperoni slices

The homeowner believes she has surveillance video of the alleged pepperoni bandits in action.

www.actionnews5.com

WT...

 

[The_Chief]

How come all the really funny criminals are up north? Heck, I would have had to give them a pizza my mind...

 

[Milo Williamson]

I think I had my moto edge for five years, just before getting my hearing aids, funny though, it always ask for cookies and milk hahaha.

 

[Milo Williamson]

90% of what I type is so unclear.
Sorry Early bird. Sorry you have to struggle like this.

 

[olbriar]

Though they need spring maintenance, I fired up my mowers today. I ran the Toro Grandstand across the leaves in my back yard. They all fell late and after I was laid up. Not that I'm healed now lol but healthy enough to ride a mower without having another heart attack. Man it felt fantastic to be doing something I love.

 

[AugieTN]

Found something else my wife bought. Never in a million years would I believe Jimmy Dean came out with a plant based breakfast sandwich, and he did

 

[Milo Williamson]

Egagd! Mom Discovered I had two more DVD totes.. Of my own.. Hmmm.. I might bring them up to see what treasure I have..

 

[Milo Williamson]

I downloaded windows enterprise, I have a full 89 days left for my license to expire...hmmm....

 

[rootabaga]

I was a little distracted today…was there some big sporting event going on? Lots of cars in front of some houses and lots of yelling…

 

[The_Chief]

I don't know, I heard something about a sporting event and somebody named Taylor Swift... whoever he is...

 

[AugieTN]

They were advertising the new updated Wizard of Oz movie called Wicked during the Super Bowl and the movie doesn't come out until Thanksgiving in the States

 

[Milo Williamson]

Promos should be hated!
I cannot think that far in advance..

Going out for pizza instead, had a nice Italian luncheon on Sun with my mother and my sister,
today is my birthday.
I feel like blah and hyper at this time as I write this, going out for pizza tonight.

 

[The_Chief]

Well, happy birthday and many happy returns!

 

[Milo Williamson]

Well, happy birthday and many happy returns!

Thank you! I got a new set of washable markers, and a new spiral journal with a special pen.
Tonight going out for pizza and beer with my friends and family.