Thursday, January 05, 2017

OK Lute, What's going on!?

Sold my not quite a 2 year old Microsoft Nokia 635 Windows Phone.  Got a 640 for FREE from my Son-In-Law Andy as he has moved up to a Google Pixel android phone.  We are very happy tho as these 640's are a better phone than the 635 was IMHO.

Gout has gotten better over the last few days.  Dr. called after I emailed Kaiser about it and told me to double up on the Allopropol.  Good solution. Worked.

Found an un-named neighbor lolling about my OPEN WiFi connection yesterday so after all these many years of being OPEN (No password) I have slammed the door in their face (with some reluctance).  So I'm romping around dropping the old connection and reconnecting using the new password.

Bought one of the new 2nd generation Echo Dots from Amazon.  Bloody brilliant it is. "Alexa" What's the weather in Des Moines, Iowa? "Snowing and 21 degrees" she says.  Play some Edith Piaf.  Soon Edith is blowing out the speakers in her lovely French!  So cool!

Outside, PG&E (our power company) has dug a fair sized trench in the street in front of our rental next door.  They are changing the pipe that delivers gas to the house...a 6 inch line is the main feed and it's going into a 3/4 inch line that has been in place since hell knows when.  All the lines are covered with a tar-like substance that a worker bee is chipping off with a mallet making loud hollow banging sounds with each swing.  I was informed by PG&E about 2 weeks ago that this project was underway...and it certainly is.  Three trucks are parked adjacent to the opening blocking access to the street completely. Photos coming.

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