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Botch · February 20

I'm cursed.
Got caught up on some things for about 4 hours yesterday, then Wifi quit; for all devices. Futzed a bit, then recycled power to the new modem and router; Wifi came back for the rest of the evening. This morning, nothing. Recycling didn't help. Called the new provider but my phone wouldn't call out, even on cellular... ??? Wrote down their address, then started scraping the ice-covered snow on my truck (my Utah plate claims "Greatest Snow on Earth", but yesterday was our first snow of the season). Drove to the address (28th South 1577 West, right about where the railroad yards bisects Ogden) and it wasn't on the east side; tried using Maps on my iPhone but, yeah that wouldn't sync up either (appt with the Geek Squad tomorrow morning). Got to the west side of the tracks, drove around looking until I needed gas (~1 hr) and gave up.
Walked to the neighbors and used her phone to call the provider, after 20 minutes of assuring him "I already did that" he got a guy scheduled to be here in 30 minutes. He futzed for 90 minutes, went to lunch, then came back with another guy; they futzed for two hours. Then another guy shows up, from the first provider (that was awkward, for them maybe), and asks to get on the roof to reclaim their antenna, and yeah it snowed/iced yesterday (I thought Rise Broadband were closing?) The other two guys finally got Wifi back, and said the first guy from yesterday would be back to extend the fiber from the exterior box to the indoor modem (apparently the snow shorted out the external junction?) So, 3 days, 5 technician visits, TBD hours, to convert from dish service to fiber-optic??
At least that wasn't on my dime. 3 weeks ago my tankless water heater de-scaling turned into a 3-day, 3-worker-1-supervisor fuster-cluck that cost two months' pension (I did get a nice tall toilet).

My 2-yr heat pump system is also due inspection this month. I'm thinking about just staying in bed with the curtains drawn until spring; I'm cursed.

RRP · February 20

Do I look pissed? I totaled my 31 year old Corvette with only 17K actual miles on it! But the guy I hit and me are still alive and only have minor injuries and that's the GREAT news out of this morning's tangle.

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lousubcap · February 20

RRP said:

Do I look pissed? I totaled my 31 year old Corvette with only 17K actual miles on it! But the guy I hit and me are still alive and only have minor injuries and that's the GREAT news out of this morning's tangle.

@RRP - you are holding firm with an issue that would cause me to blow a gasket at a minimum. What a disaster.
Da-n. I cannot imagine dealing with that and then hopping on the forum. Glad all are well.
From Animal House, "My advice to you, start drinking heavily."
Stay healthy and safe out there.
Be well, my friend.

RRP · February 20

lousubcap said:

RRP said:

Do I look pissed? I totaled my 31 year old Corvette with only 17K actual miles on it! But the guy I hit and me are still alive and only have minor injuries and that's the GREAT news out of this morning's tangle.

@RRP - you are holding firm with an issue that would cause me to blow a gasket at a minimum. What a disaster.
Da-n. I cannot imagine dealing with that and then hopping on the forum. Glad all are well.
From Animal House, "My advice to you, start drinking heavily."
Stay healthy and safe out there.
Be well, my friend.

Well Cap - in these past 2 years I've had a LOT of SH*T thrown my way and I'm just not getting the hang of how to dodge it.

Botch · February 20

Ron, Yikes! Glad everyone's okay. (you certainly put my b*tch into perspective)

MaskedMarvel · February 20

Botch said:

I'm cursed.
Got caught up on some things for about 4 hours yesterday, then Wifi quit; for all devices. Futzed a bit, then recycled power to the new modem and router; Wifi came back for the rest of the evening. This morning, nothing. Recycling didn't help. Called the new provider but my phone wouldn't call out, even on cellular... ??? Wrote down their address, then started scraping the ice-covered snow on my truck (my Utah plate claims "Greatest Snow on Earth", but yesterday was our first snow of the season). Drove to the address (28th South 1577 West, right about where the railroad yards bisects Ogden) and it wasn't on the east side; tried using Maps on my iPhone but, yeah that wouldn't sync up either (appt with the Geek Squad tomorrow morning). Got to the west side of the tracks, drove around looking until I needed gas (~1 hr) and gave up.
Walked to the neighbors and used her phone to call the provider, after 20 minutes of assuring him "I already did that" he got a guy scheduled to be here in 30 minutes. He futzed for 90 minutes, went to lunch, then came back with another guy; they futzed for two hours. Then another guy shows up, from the first provider (that was awkward, for them maybe), and asks to get on the roof to reclaim their antenna, and yeah it snowed/iced yesterday (I thought Rise Broadband were closing?) The other two guys finally got Wifi back, and said the first guy from yesterday would be back to extend the fiber from the exterior box to the indoor modem (apparently the snow shorted out the external junction?) So, 3 days, 5 technician visits, TBD hours, to convert from dish service to fiber-optic??
At least that wasn't on my dime. 3 weeks ago my tankless water heater de-scaling turned into a 3-day, 3-worker-1-supervisor fuster-cluck that cost two months' pension (I did get a nice tall toilet).

My 2-yr heat pump system is also due inspection this month. I'm thinking about just staying in bed with the curtains drawn until spring; I'm cursed.

Im sorry for your troubles with all that - tech people around us are really really bad.

And - I’m sorry to cherry pick a single line from your report, but I just ordered another tank de-scaling valve/snake and was going to hit that this weekend. Maybe I’ll hold off!

alaskanassasin · February 20

Man that sucks @RRP I am glad you are ok.
Even the safety worker in you picture was bummed.

DoubleEgger · February 20

Sorry to hear that @RRP. I know you loved that car.

GrateEggspectations · February 20

Tragic, @rrp. Obvious she was your second love! My hats off to you for honing in on the ultimate perspective on the incident.

fishlessman · February 20

RRP said:

Do I look pissed? I totaled my 31 year old Corvette with only 17K actual miles on it! But the guy I hit and me are still alive and only have minor injuries and that's the GREAT news out of this morning's tangle.

ive seen that look in the mirror too many times now and im only 61. last time when a guy coming at me from the opposite lane off the back of another car taking out the whole side of the rover. time before taking a toboggan ride off road into a swamp on the roof of a hummer h2 sut after hitting some ice. only had both of those vehicles less than a week from purchase though. time before that was my first car, i launched it about 25 feet into space before hitting the ground at about 70 miles per hour landing it on its side. that one took me two years to build starting as a freshman in hs

dbCooper · February 20

@RRP - Tragic news about the Vette but, glad to read about only minor injuries on both sides. Cars are like women, best way to get over one is to get a new one. The contemporary mid-engine Vettes are sweet.

TheFishWhisperer · February 20

fishlessman said:

RRP said:

Do I look pissed? I totaled my 31 year old Corvette with only 17K actual miles on it! But the guy I hit and me are still alive and only have minor injuries and that's the GREAT news out of this morning's tangle.

ive seen that look in the mirror too many times now and im only 61. last time when a guy coming at me from the opposite lane off the back of another car taking out the whole side of the rover. time before taking a toboggan ride off road into a swamp on the roof of a hummer h2 sut after hitting some ice. only had both of those vehicles less than a week from purchase though. time before that was my first car, i launched it about 25 feet into space before hitting the ground at about 70 miles per hour landing it on its side. that one took me two years to build starting as a freshman in hs

I’ve gazed into the gilded rearview mirrors of life far too many times for a man of a mere sixty-one years! Picture it: a spectacular, catastrophic collision of fate! An oncoming motorist, ricocheting off the back of another vehicle, utterly obliterating the immaculate, bespoke flanks of my exquisite Range Rover!

And before that? A positively breathtaking, albeit terrifying, luxury toboggan ride! Careening off a treacherous patch of black ice and plunging headlong into a murky swamp, sliding upside down on the reinforced roof of a colossal, gas-guzzling Hummer H2 SUT! The absolute, unadulterated tragedy? Both of these magnificent mechanical beasts had graced my sprawling driveway for less than a single, glorious week!

But the absolute pièce de résistance of vehicular devastation takes us back to my youth! Launching my very first automobile a staggering twenty-five feet into the stratosphere! Plummeting back to terra firma at a breakneck seventy miles per hour, coming to rest in a glorious symphony of twisted metal! A bespoke masterpiece, lovingly crafted over two agonizing years by my own teenage hands!

From treacherous swamp landings to stratospheric auto-acrobatics... life in New England is always an adventure!

BeanHead · February 21

So glad you are okay Ron!

johnmitchell · February 21

@RRP. As everyone has said. Just glad you are ok. Take care now!!

Canugghead · February 21

Glad you're ok Ron. Curious who took that pic, rear dashcam or no look selfie?

SandyHookEgger · February 21

bubbajack said:

@SandyHookEgger , @JRWhitee , @northGAcock

Thanks for the mention @bubbajack. I wasn't a high volume poster, but did enjoy the forum. Attended a couple of Butt Blasts. Well, one and a half anyway.

Still alive and egging.
How about @YukonRon?

Canugghead · February 21

SandyHookEgger said:

bubbajack said:

@SandyHookEgger , @JRWhitee , @northGAcock

Thanks for the mention @bubbajack. I wasn't a high volume poster, but did enjoy the forum. Attended a couple of Butt Blasts. Well, one and a half anyway. Still alive and egging.
How about @YukonRon?

Good to see you.
https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1235691/pork-butts#latest

YukonRon · March 7

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

lousubcap · March 7

Glad you found your way back here. Don't let the ba$tards wear you down @YukonRon!

The Cen-Tex Smoker · March 7

zaphod said:

still wondering if @caliking is doing okay.

He’s doing just fine. We text almost every day.

MaskedMarvel · March 7

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

Get better my friend!

kl8ton · March 8

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

Even though I never met you, I thought of you tonight as I added a chunk of pecan to a beautiful bed of Rockwood lump. Chicken thigh meal prep night.

YukonRon · March 8

lousubcap said:

Glad you found your way back here. Don't let the ba$tards wear you down @YukonRon!

That is our plan, will be back. Thank you Frank.

YukonRon · March 8

MaskedMarvel said:

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

Get better my friend!

Thank you for the kind words, doing what I can with what I have left.

YukonRon · March 8

kl8ton said:

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

Even though I never met you, I thought of you tonight as I added a chunk of pecan to a beautiful bed of Rockwood lump. Chicken thigh meal prep night.

One of my most favorites. We have been using Boneless skinless chicken thighs for Kebobs, along with zucchini squash mushrooms and onions. Rockwood and pecan😊. Thank you for your kind words.

Canugghead · March 27

@zaphod?

fishlessman · March 27

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

welcome to the "i'm still here" club. i thought they call getting old the golden years

Gulfcoastguy · March 27

fishlessman said:

YukonRon said:

Still alive, been dealing with a host of health issues, but ok for now, it seems. Will know more later this month.

welcome to the "i'm still here" club. i thought they call getting old the golden years

Yes because they take all of your gold.

lkapigian · March 27

Wow , just saw this , I’m here and I know @caliking is doing well , love you all

RRP · March 27

a word of wise…when you get old…don’t look back…life might be gaining on you!

after my carotid artery problem in December, then I totaled my Corvette and then on March 1st I had an ambulance trip to a hospital with RSV compounded with pneumonia further compromised with an infectious disease in the bones in my foot resulting in an amputation of a toe. Then I was delivered to a skilled nursing facility with a tentative escape date of April 8th.

Trust me being an inmate for 39 days eating institutional food is NO friggen way to spend one’s golden years!

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