How R Ya? Handle. DSL. Pool

Hey there anybody and/or everybody, how ya dune? :-) I'm dune 'kay. I'm now on day #4 of not smoking cigarettes. Hasn't been too hard, actually quite a bit easier than I thought it would be. Got  some hard candy to suck on if I need to stave off a nicotine craving. I've sucked quite a few the last few days, mostly 'cause I like them though, less because of cravings.

About a week ago the toilet-handle that works the flusher in the commode tank broke. So we've just had the lid that normally sits on the tank, off and had been flushing by grabbing the straight part of the all-plastic handle that was still attached to the chain that connects to the plunger, that when lifted lifts said plunger and drains the bowl and tank water. But yesterday was pay-day, thank god! Today we went shopping and not only got food and other things, we most definitely got a new handle for the toilet. Who'd a thunk it would take aligning such a simple gadget 3 or 4 times before it worked correctly? LOL. But, since I put the lid back on, everyone that's had the opportunity to play with the handle has said it works great. And it should last a bit longer since the bar that connects to the chain is metal, or at least pseudo metal, so should last longer than the plastic one did.

But we were very sure to get some meat. *arg-arg-arg* Unfortunately we weren't able to buy enough meat so we could be total, meat-n-fat only carnivores, and bought filler-foods like spaghetti, flour, crackers, etc. Not how we really like to eat, but we'll survive. *grin* But our pantry looks pretty nice, as does the fridge and freezer. Til next month that is. It was getting kind of light in the food area, don't cha know. Buh-t'alls good now :-)

Well, in about 3 weeks we should have DSL. Couldn't come at a better time. For the last 2-3 weeks (maybe longer) we've been having frequent disconnects of our dial-up service, like sometimes every 2-3 minutes for 15-30-60 minutes straight :-( And that's only with a connection speed of 26.4, 28.8, 30+ Kbps, and things on web pages load extremely slow. Often we'll get disconnected in the middle of a page-load, sometimes right at the beginning. A real pain in the ass! Oddly, usually the slower the connection, the longer periods between disconnects. *sigh* I've updated the modem's drivers even, but that's made no difference. And now the other kid (12) has gotten into watching YouTube videos that take up to 7 hours to load, longer if you're having disconnect issues. And try to actually surf the Internet? Good luck, hope you brought a good book to read. Consequently, I get frustrated at the pace and haven't been on the 'puter nearly as much as I used to or would like to be. Which some wouldn't have a problem with, but my on-line friends are my second family, so I miss being on-line. Come on DSL!!

Oh yeah, and the pool has been shut down for the fall-winter. Which means the water level is now below the mouth of the filtering process, and the hose that goes from the sand-filter tank has been drained. Plus the filter-tank itself. If you still want to swim here, swim at your own risk if you're worried about germs. See ya next spring or sooner if you come to visit and swimming isn't your main agenda. *smile*

Anyway, that's what I've been up to. How 'bout you?

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