MOYNA'S MUMBLINGS (4)
VALENTINE'S DAY will be celebrated this Saturday. I don't know if it's just me or if it's just being older or that we just had Christmas a month & a half ago, but I just don't get all wrapped up in celebrating the day like I did when younger. I like to remember the day in some small way - like getting some flowers or whatever & giving Fred some small something - like a book or food item, but that's about it. A nice dinner from somewhere seems to make Fred & I happy nowadays! We still give Freddy his large Reese's peanut butter hearts....it just wouldn't be Valentine's Day if he didn't receive those! Sometimes we also "hide" some money in the hearts, but not always. We certainly don't go 'all out' with Freddy as we did when he was a small tyke. This year we will all be together for a nice dinner from Flemings Steakhouse.
Life has been a little crazy the past few weeks at the Hudson Hacienda. My parents have decided to get rid of Comcast and go back to AT&T. Comcast has been a nightmare since they started. They were signed-up for a 'bundle' package - the TV, phone with unlimited long distance, and wireless internet - all for $99.00/month. THEY HAVE NEVER paid that price!! It has been the biggest rip-off I have EVER seen! They would go into the Comcast office each month and complain, and would walk out feeling "good" they had gotten the bill DOWN to $120 or $130-something.... I believe that each month Comcast pulled a price out of a hat as to what they would charge. Last month, my parents received a bill for $172 and change. That was it. We began to look - mainly with AT&T - for a package deal. Then the nightmare began.....
My parents do not have a credit card. They grew up during the (great) depression and just believe in paying cash for whatever. If they don't have the cash for what they want, they don't need it. I have been trying since the 70's to get them to get a credit card, but NOOOOOOO, they didn't need one. So, in trying to get them AT&T service, they have NO credit, so service has been refused to them. Fred & I decided we would get the service using our credit card. We had installation dates set-up & then my brother Marty calls to tell us about this guy from AT&T calling offering a package deal using their new fiber optics. Sooooo, here we go again. It took a few days, but I believe we have everything worked out/set-up. THEN...., my mother calls last night saying another guy from AT&T called offering some other package deal. When she told me this, I just about screamed. Luckily, this guy couldn't do any better on the installation date, so she decided to stay with what we already had.....WHEW!! It has been something to get to this point, but we are ALL hoping my mother will be happy - ESPECIALLY my father since he is the one who has to deal with her on a daily basis. I know this MUMBLING doesn't really make it sound too terribly bad, but you would have to know my mother to know the toll the past few weeks has taken on me. My doctors tell me to watch the stress in my life because it affects my blood pressure; it's going to take a couple of weeks to get back to normal. Installation for their package deal will be March 20th; we shall see if we - my father & myself - survive my mother until that day. Then, of course, we will have to 'wait & see' if she will like the fiber optics........one can only pray & pray.
The weather here has been beautiful this past week - in the high 60's and low 70's. Rain is moving in tonight, but the temp. will remain warm. I've just been thrilled we haven't had to use our heater as much! Our gas bill went down $20 this past month from the warmer weather - from $284 in December to $264 in January; every little bit helps.
I have been in a mood this week to get away for a 3-day weekend (I think it's the stress from dealing with my mother!). When I get like this, I always have to ask, "Is it worth it?" We have to board the cats - and then deal with them when we get back. Webster - the dark one - talks at the top of his voice for hours until he gets 'horse.' They check out every corner of the place like they've never been here before. Since they are older now, being boarded is extremely stressful on them. I worry about how Doo-Rail handles the stress....with his diabetes, his 'red spot' on his tummy, and now a mass under his red spot. Along with his doctors, we are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the mass..... So, because of two cats, we have to really think long & hard about getting away - even for a few days. I'm afraid that the next time we go to California (hopefully in the summer), the cats will go over the cliff, never to return.
That's about it for this MUMBLING.
Life has been a little crazy the past few weeks at the Hudson Hacienda. My parents have decided to get rid of Comcast and go back to AT&T. Comcast has been a nightmare since they started. They were signed-up for a 'bundle' package - the TV, phone with unlimited long distance, and wireless internet - all for $99.00/month. THEY HAVE NEVER paid that price!! It has been the biggest rip-off I have EVER seen! They would go into the Comcast office each month and complain, and would walk out feeling "good" they had gotten the bill DOWN to $120 or $130-something.... I believe that each month Comcast pulled a price out of a hat as to what they would charge. Last month, my parents received a bill for $172 and change. That was it. We began to look - mainly with AT&T - for a package deal. Then the nightmare began.....
My parents do not have a credit card. They grew up during the (great) depression and just believe in paying cash for whatever. If they don't have the cash for what they want, they don't need it. I have been trying since the 70's to get them to get a credit card, but NOOOOOOO, they didn't need one. So, in trying to get them AT&T service, they have NO credit, so service has been refused to them. Fred & I decided we would get the service using our credit card. We had installation dates set-up & then my brother Marty calls to tell us about this guy from AT&T calling offering a package deal using their new fiber optics. Sooooo, here we go again. It took a few days, but I believe we have everything worked out/set-up. THEN...., my mother calls last night saying another guy from AT&T called offering some other package deal. When she told me this, I just about screamed. Luckily, this guy couldn't do any better on the installation date, so she decided to stay with what we already had.....WHEW!! It has been something to get to this point, but we are ALL hoping my mother will be happy - ESPECIALLY my father since he is the one who has to deal with her on a daily basis. I know this MUMBLING doesn't really make it sound too terribly bad, but you would have to know my mother to know the toll the past few weeks has taken on me. My doctors tell me to watch the stress in my life because it affects my blood pressure; it's going to take a couple of weeks to get back to normal. Installation for their package deal will be March 20th; we shall see if we - my father & myself - survive my mother until that day. Then, of course, we will have to 'wait & see' if she will like the fiber optics........one can only pray & pray.
The weather here has been beautiful this past week - in the high 60's and low 70's. Rain is moving in tonight, but the temp. will remain warm. I've just been thrilled we haven't had to use our heater as much! Our gas bill went down $20 this past month from the warmer weather - from $284 in December to $264 in January; every little bit helps.
I have been in a mood this week to get away for a 3-day weekend (I think it's the stress from dealing with my mother!). When I get like this, I always have to ask, "Is it worth it?" We have to board the cats - and then deal with them when we get back. Webster - the dark one - talks at the top of his voice for hours until he gets 'horse.' They check out every corner of the place like they've never been here before. Since they are older now, being boarded is extremely stressful on them. I worry about how Doo-Rail handles the stress....with his diabetes, his 'red spot' on his tummy, and now a mass under his red spot. Along with his doctors, we are trying to figure out the best way to deal with the mass..... So, because of two cats, we have to really think long & hard about getting away - even for a few days. I'm afraid that the next time we go to California (hopefully in the summer), the cats will go over the cliff, never to return.
That's about it for this MUMBLING.
posted by Fred Hudson at 8:26 AM
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