Random Ramblings

I am cutting off our satellite today.  We have been with Directv since 2005.  We are going to Netflix and Hulu Plus and will save $50 a month.  We don't watch a lot of tv, so we feel this is a great choice for us.

My parents never had a satellite subscription. Rabbit ears on our TV were good until they stopped broadcasting in that format, and by that time high-speed internet had made it to the boonies, so we could watch TV shows online anyway.

When will all come home?

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

When will all come home?

  Huh?

Xid wrote:

ishmael81 wrote:

I don't believe in karma.

Karma is just a fancy name for "You reap what you sow."

Yeah, it really is a Biblical principle.

Staybrite wrote:

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

When will all come home?

  Huh?

Rocky & Bullwinkle reference

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

When will all come home?

  Huh?

Rocky & Bullwinkle reference

Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!

Again?

It's not cool when you have a bad cough. It really hurts.

Indeed, it must hurt. The upside of being sick, however, is that it makes one thank God for health.

Nothing up my sleeve . . . . PRESTO!!!
ROOOOAAAARRRR!!!
Wrong hat.

That's so true Gary.

A good 200 miles round trip in a day, not bad.

Driven wrote:

A good 200 miles round trip in a day, not bad.

Meh, call me when you do a 500 mile round trip in a day.

Haven't had to do that yet, but I'd be able, I think. That's about 12 hours of driving, eh?

Driven wrote:

Haven't had to do that yet, but I'd be able, I think. That's about 12 hours of driving, eh?

How slow do you drive!? Assuming an average speed of 65 mph and no stopping you should be able to drive 500 miles in under eight hours. If you are driving at Interstate speeds (assuming you folks in the GWN can drive that fast   ) you can do it in about six hours.

messiaen77 wrote:

Xid wrote:

ishmael81 wrote:

I don't believe in karma.

Karma is just a fancy name for "You reap what you sow."

Yeah, it really is a Biblical principle.

Except the whole reincarnation part of it...

BearDad wrote:

Driven wrote:

Haven't had to do that yet, but I'd be able, I think. That's about 12 hours of driving, eh?

How slow do you drive!? Assuming an average speed of 65 mph and no stopping you should be able to drive 500 miles in under eight hours. If you are driving at Interstate speeds (assuming you folks in the GWN can drive that fast   ) you can do it in about six hours.

Oops, I mathed wrong. You're right, it should be about six to eight hours. However, the official speed limit is 62 mph but I drive at around 72 mph or so. The main problem is traffic, which happens from time to time. The other problem is that when you run out of freeway and go down to regular roads, the speed limit is 56 mph and I drive 65, so that adds time; moreover, there are lots of slow drivers and there's nowhere to pass. So that adds time, lots of it.

I've done the 500+ miles in about 8 hours or so.  Depends on if we stop to eat somewhere along the way

Did the college thing and bought a McDouble tonight. This is out of character for me.

Snow day!  At least a snow morning.  Icy driving conditions.  You know the roads are bad in Montana when the schools close.

Nearly a foot of snow here in our portion of Western Washington.  I cannot remember the last time we got this much snow in one day.  Definitely not driving anywhere today.

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

I've done the 500+ miles in about 8 hours or so.  Depends on if we stop to eat somewhere along the way

"Depends" is a key word there too.  Fewer bathroom breaks.