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Subject: [Homestead] fuzzy caterpillars on the line(venting frustration)
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:43:36 -0400
Un freaking real.
I have no dial tone on my phone and went out to check the box, which is
on my deck. To get to the box, I had to brush by a large palm tree. As
I got busy, I realized that my hand and wrist were stinging, much like
the other day, but not as severe. I suddenly remembered reading on the
garden page that saddlebacks like palms, so I looked at the underside of
the palm leaf and wouldn't you know that there was a baby saddleback
under there. He's about 3/8" long, but he got me twice. What's funny
is that it is the same arm, forearm, dermatome as the previous sting
from last weekend, which was still itching as of last night. This
doesn't seem as bad, but it is just my luck to be hit twice in one week
by some elusive little nasty bugger. All stings are within 10 inches of
each other.
We lose phone and electricity on a regular basis. It is one of the
drawbacks of living in the boonies, I guess. But my stepfather worked
for Bellsouth when I was a kid, and I know that they usually fixed
problems within 24-48 hours, max. Now, they say it should be fixed by
Monday evening. In a digital world, where I have already done half the
work for them by testing the line and ruling out that it is a problem in
the house, you would think that they could have it fixed within a day or
two, but no, it almost always takes 4 or 5 days. In the past, I would
have lost internet, too, but I am thankful for Hughesnet, which is
allowing me to bitch to the world. I actually reported the problem via
email.
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EarthNSky Farm 34.498N 85.076W
SISU! (Finnish--There is no single word in English that encompasses
all that sisu means, but it combines the following ideas: guts, pep,
determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do,
nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit. It's like "Just Do It!" & "Go for It!")
[Homestead] fuzzy caterpillars on the line(venting frustration),
EarthNSky, 08/25/2010