This is another very personal rant about the United States Postal Service. On September 14 2011 I received a notice about a parcel that needed to be picked up at the Bend DCU. This is problematical for me as I have no transportation other than BAT (Bend Area Transit) buses, and none of them go… Continue reading USPS: There’s Reasons for Their Problems
Survival Tips and Tricks Part II
This post is about surviving indoors, say in a power outage or flood situation. Things to have on hand just in case: (don’t expect to be able to buy these if the threat is widespread, stores tend to run out fast if a hurricane or other natural disaster is forecast) Flashlights, with extra batteries. Battery… Continue reading Survival Tips and Tricks Part II
Survival Tips And Tricks, Part I
What can I do so that I am not that person who is standing in the grocery store looking at the picked over shelves and wondering how I’m going to keep the family warm if the power goes out in a blizzard? That was a line from a blog I subscribe to (http://www.frugalupstate.com/) The East… Continue reading Survival Tips And Tricks, Part I
I Think I Will Stick With Papa Johns
I am addicted to pizza. Now that I have no transportation I generally order online from Papa John’s (partially because they have great pizza and partially because I get an emailed discount code almost every day). And because I order so often, all of the Papa John delivery drivers know where I live. Today however… Continue reading I Think I Will Stick With Papa Johns
Traffic Blues
So today was one very busy day. I worked for 2 hours and then spent the rest of the day running around. In my case, ‘running around’ involves several short walks and numerous buses. Pedestrians seem to be lower than pond scum here, even though Bend prides itself on its ‘green’ attitudes. I have come… Continue reading Traffic Blues
Adventures in Roommate Land
Well, it appears that my new roommate (lets call him Andrew–not his real name) is passive-aggressive and a liar. Can I pick em or what? And this man had excellent references! Adventures in Lawn Care Clear back in July when he came to look at the house, it was mentioned that the *park manager* wanted… Continue reading Adventures in Roommate Land
Which one is it?
Admin, your site opens very very slow Nice weblog right here! Also your website a lot up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link in your host? I wish my site loaded up as fast as yours lol So you are both spammers BUT either it opens fast or… Continue reading Which one is it?
My Bed is a NO FLY ZONE……but
I just simply cannot convince the resident cats of 2 salient facts 1) It is MY bed, not theirs. I read on Facebook that wherever a cat chooses to sleep belongs to the cat, not to the staff. 2) Now if I could convince the little darlings (13 pounds and 20 pounds respectively) of number… Continue reading My Bed is a NO FLY ZONE……but
Thank You Ever So Much (NOT!!)
Thank you ever so much for making my yard sale a complete and total financial disaster. I guess you just had to schedule your move into your house (across the street from me) on the very same day that there was a very well-publicized park-wide yard sale. I will grant you that the yard sale… Continue reading Thank You Ever So Much (NOT!!)
Let Go….and Let God
or Buddha or Yahweh or Jehovah or whoever you believe in! I have been stressing like crazy over money, no transportation, underemployment, etc. Last night I plain hit the wall after receiving an email from Dish Network that my contract with them had been ended due to non-payment. At first my reaction was “I don’t… Continue reading Let Go….and Let God