avp60685
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 16, 2024 14:01:50 GMT -5
Trying to lower my blood pressure these days which is a challenge. My father-in-law had another health crisis with low blood pressure but is doing better now.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 18, 2024 16:11:43 GMT -5
Another mystery to solve when shows didn't record. I did a test recording and the red light came on but nothing was there. So what's wrong with the antenna? Wait. I've unplugged it so many times to move the oldest TiVo, I didn't put it back securely enough and when I unplugged the Internet, that was enough.
I did lose a recording and I don't know why. It SAID the show recorded but it was something else. It was a rerun but with a look behind the scenes. But I deleted the original before watching it and it's gone. with so few shows in the deleted folder, I went ahead and deleted every episode of "Walker: Independence". I never really wanted to see it.
My TV section for next week came in the mail.
My tooth isn't bothering me if I try not to chew on it but I believe it actually got worse and I wonder if the dentist will even bother to fill it.
My left foot isn't bothering me like it was and my left ear stops up in the morning but clears up.
I paid my phone bill and set up automatic payment.
My computer turned itself off when updating, I assume.
Also see the Food Thread.
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avp60685
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 19, 2024 22:38:52 GMT -5
I tried to deposit a check today but my ATM card got stuck in the ATM and eventually it got released but now I have to deposit my check over the weekend.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 22, 2024 14:27:57 GMT -5
Shows didn't record last night. I have calculated when there will be a rerun of last night's "Jeopardy", which I should have thought about the last two times I missed it. I would have recorded the show with an antenna but there was basketball, and I can't pick up the other station with the antenna.
Computer was off when I got home. This time the cord was securely plugged in to the back. What this meant was it was unplugged on the other end. The good news is I was able to move the cord so it wouldn't come unplugged from the back of the computer. There are things to fix according to the scan but only what will cost extra.
Roy recorded fine both times but I lost the obituary of the original Roy. I saw the newscast listed on Wednesday, but I never have time when I see it listed! I also lost a "Penn & Teller". Probably more than that.
After a man took photos of the house for the insurance company, I got a call from my agent saying they don't want to insure the house, but she's finding another company. The one she's hoping to get to insure my house won't pay for liability but people don't come on my property that often, and rarely go inside the house.
Also see the Gas Price and Food threads.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 22, 2024 14:28:22 GMT -5
I tried to deposit a check today but my ATM card got stuck in the ATM and eventually it got released but now I have to deposit my check over the weekend. I don't even know how to use an ATM. I go to a teller for everything.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 25, 2024 15:48:37 GMT -5
I didn't lose the obituary of the original Roy. I wasn't looking in the right place. I still don't know why the TiVo was at 100 but is now at 98.
No more computer problems.
I can't access one web site and this time it's not because there's something wrong with the site. I've been told my posts are nonsense but that's no reason.
Also see the Food Thread.
I thought I had something to post on the Gas Price thread but I can't remember now. Might have been a photo of another gas station I go to but now that I think of it, it wasn't.
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avp60685
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Post by avp60685 on Mar 27, 2024 16:14:18 GMT -5
I tried to deposit a check today but my ATM card got stuck in the ATM and eventually it got released but now I have to deposit my check over the weekend. I don't even know how to use an ATM. I go to a teller for everything. I had no idea. Wow! We have a neighbor with a really loud screaming baby that we hear every so often so we have to close our door to avoid hearing it plus it interferes with my husband's work so most days we have to close our door to avoid the noise.
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Post by KyleEl on Mar 28, 2024 13:06:04 GMT -5
No computer problems except I just lost the Internet as I often do for just long enough to be annoying. Don't know what the scan results are.
Both Roys recorded fine.
And the web site I couldn't get into WAS in fact having a problem. But everyone was apparently getting a message that they were suspended.
I got a quote from another home insurance company but it sure is high. And she says there will be another policy for liability.
I haven't checked my mail yet to see if the TV section arrived.
I went ahead and made an appointment with an oral surgeon but the tooth doesn't bother me since I got in the habit of not chewing on that side ... well, not much, anyway. I get a filling in two more weeks and I could have had it done by now if I had taken the first appointment.
My left foot doesn't even need a band-aid.
My trash got picked up today. Last week it was in the container so tightly it didn't come out, but I know I heard the truck. So I had to loosen what I had and then add even more so I had twice as much.
Also see the Food Thread and the Gas Price thread.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 1, 2024 14:35:48 GMT -5
Just in case my cousin and I don't get together in time I tried to pay my power bill over the phone. It was a nightmare. The automated system kept getting confused and hanging up on me because it didn't have anyone to send me to. Then I took four tries to actually pay my bill. The first time it asked if I want to pay $1. No, I don't. Do I want to pay $10? And by the way, getting back to that point was no simple process. Then it asked me twice if since the maximum amount is $1000, do I want to pay that? NO! I finally settle on the sample amount, $153.27. The voice explains you enter 153, press star, and then 27. Do I want to pay $123? I'll take it. These amounts may not have been exact but you get the idea. I called this morning to complain, hoping they'll figure out what's wrong and fix it. At least make the automated system easier to use. I explained to the person that I pay at an office that doesn't require me to use cash and then pay them for the privilege of paying, but it's not nearby and I don't want to go there if I'm not going there for a specific reason.
My watch stopped twice, both times at 7:30. I also couldn't turn it past 7:30 when I accidentally turned it back, because the normal say to turn it forward actually turns it back. I don't know how I finally solved both problems.
I copied some newspaper articles at the college I graduated from but then I couldn't find them when I needed them. Downloading is the way to do it, though the site normally lets me use Google Drive. Something's wrong on that part of the site. And so the articles show up in a different place from articles or photos I copied onto Google Drive directly. I contacted the college library hoping someone there knows how Google Drive works. I was given the right advice. And then I tried to find where I had reviewed Google Drive and told about all my bad experiences, so I could add more. I couldn't find that review or any of them. This morning I was sent a link by the web site and it worked. I have no idea what happened last night or how to reproduce it.
TV section did not arrive but maybe it happens this week. If it doesn't I'll have something to say.
I bit the inside of my mouth but no problem right now.
My Internet keeps going out today. Just for a few seconds, but it's always annoying. I'm trying to listen to a radio station. And even if it was in my area, it's not a radio station in that sense. My call to the power company kept me from hearing part of a kids' special for Easter but it might be possible to hear all the recordings listed during the time I was on the phone. The person on the other end had a hard enough time hearing me.
I saw evidence of a mouse but it might be old. Or it might not be a mouse. There are other possible explanations.
I saw two TV episodes I missed for whatever reason when they were repeated.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 1, 2024 16:24:04 GMT -5
And I tried to change my oil. When I did, I was told unfortunately, I have to pay for premium because that's the only way to get the oil my newer car needs. I told them I had the amount of money I was going to pay. No more than that. The man talked to his manager and once again said "Unfortunately" or something like that. I'm not going back. In either car. Still waiting to get my oil changed. Maybe I'll wait until someone has to get in the car and drive it to inspect it. So far I haven't found another place to do it.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 5, 2024 15:27:59 GMT -5
Oil changes half price! Now why couldn't I have waited with both cars? I don't know if half price would have been available where I went last week. I was in the wrong car yesterday. I haven't heard back from the company.
TV section arrived. Both Roys recorded but it was windy so numerous glitches. Between the two recordings of Wednesday's, I got almost all of it.
Watch has done fine but the electric shaver that works so well won't work at all. I hope to remember to go to the store where I bought it and maybe I can get another one AND it will work. If nothing else, the other one can be used for parts.
Internet went out just once today and I don't recall that it has gone out any other time, except I lost an email to myself. If anything goes wrong, I should always go back to the draft folder and get it from there. Never do whatever I did that caused me to lose it! I don't know what I lost.
Forgot to do a scan but I keep getting messages I use too much memory, and McAfee will only fix the problem if I pay.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 8, 2024 15:48:43 GMT -5
My driver's side window won't roll up so I'm going to try to get it fixed tomorrow. Wait, no, I can't try because it's going to rain. I have to get it done. I always opened my door instead but I feel like people think I'm weird. well, I'm not. Now I have a good reason for not rolling it down any more.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 11, 2024 15:11:45 GMT -5
Well, I forgot the Food Thread. Not this time.
No problem getting my window rolled up. I didn't have to leave the car or pay.
Tomorrow I will try to get another electric shaver. They're just $10.
There was a scan but I don't know the results.
Both Roys recorded fine with a few glitches but nothing that caused me to lose anything.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 15, 2024 17:24:52 GMT -5
Mouse ran behind the stove. Haven't seen once since, or evidence.
My heat came on but my house was cold, even though it got up in the 80s. I didn't feel the heat inside the house. A man and a woman came today, and the man said something was clogged. I don't know how much I'll have to pay, but I got everything cleaned up too.
Electric shaver was a different kind, and it doesn't do as well as the one that is broken. I'm still hoping for the best. Also, no one would let me use the restroom in that shopping center. One sign said there had been vandals. Actually, the third place I went said yes and I saw shoes on sale that I might get so I'll have a second pair for wet weather.
Also see the Food Thread. I was already there.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 19, 2024 16:06:50 GMT -5
I haven't checked to see if my trash was picked up but I heard the truck. The problem is twice in the past five weeks I've opened the container to find the trash still in it. I had to make sure the bags were not in the container so tightly they wouldn't fall out.
I have been miserable this week with allergy, if I was dealing with allergy.
No evidence of a mouse but I heard something making noise in my bedroom. It could have been outside or in the basement.
Both Roys recorded but in the case of Wednesday there was glitch early that wasn't there later, but the later recording had more problems.
There was a scan that reported numerous issues but I didn't look at what those were at the time. I couldn't find anything when I got back on the computer, but chances are it's something I have to pay extra for. I'm a little reluctant to deal with "registry issues". Lack of memory might be easily solved but I hate to lose the ability to go to various web sites by typing one letter.
Also see the Gas Price and Food threads.
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avp60685
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 20, 2024 14:01:51 GMT -5
I did my laundry yesterday and for some reason the dryer did NOT dry my blankets, they were still as damp as if they had been pulled out of the washer so I am having to dry them this morning/afternoon before going to my in-laws this afternoon.
Also I got some bad sunburn on my arms and back which makes it challenging to sleep at night.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 22, 2024 16:46:41 GMT -5
I've been even more miserable with allergies but see the Weather thread.
Trash was picked up and TV section came.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 26, 2024 17:29:11 GMT -5
First Roy did fine but I had to rely on the TiVo where the antenna doesn't do quite as well for the other one, and I'm now forgetting to watch live, which is apparently live once again because when I tried it told me I was seeing the newscast that was on right then. And there was a lot of interference and I didn't see much, even with the benefit of seeing it recorded two different times. As for why it didn't record on the other machine, the adapter fell, and the weight caused the wire to pop out.
New electric shaver is not working very well. I tried so hard and still look like I need to shave. I'm going to try another store in the chain where I got the one that worked well and then didn't work. The store with the one that did work didn't have anyone who could tell me where to get one.
No mouse or evidence.
I couldn't remember if I set up automatic payment for my phone bill. I found the sheet that had the phone number and it was the confirmation that I did.
The wrong comics section came Sunday. I was afraid they changed it again. But it had the name of another paper. eEdition confirmed things were fine.
I forgot to mention my tooth was filled and no mention of taking it out so I cancelled the appointment with the oral surgeon. Just as well since my cold or allergy was bad just a few days earlier, and I've been coughing too.
I forgot to mention I went to the oil change place in the newer car. Or maybe I did on the Gas Price thread. Did not see the sign in time.
Scan seems to have worked but it happened so fast, and solving the other problems costs money.
Didn't check the trash container. I heard the trucks and the top was open on the recycling container.
I know there's more but even reading my past posts doesn't help.
Also see the Food Thread and the Gas Price Thread.
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 28, 2024 20:27:12 GMT -5
For some reason some of our neighbors' children are screaming at almost all hours of the day and night and their parents aren't supervising them like they should.
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Post by KyleEl on Apr 29, 2024 16:54:41 GMT -5
I remember now what I forgot. A bird got into my newspaper and I had to clean where I got it from before the next paper was put in it.
The right comics came Sunday.
I thought I needed to watch Roy live but I couldn't.
Trash was picked up.
Computer was unplugged. I tried really hard to make sure it was securely plugged in and that seems to have worked.
Clock radio won't come on when I want it to. What I believe happened is I didn't turn it off right. It hasn't beeped but I turned up the volume hoping I'd at least hear it making noise even if I can't get it to pick up a station. The old clock radio, I may have said, is just a clock. If I can't solve the problem I'll have to get a new one.
Also see the Food and Gas Price threads.
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Post by KyleEl on May 3, 2024 16:57:45 GMT -5
Another incident with a bird.
Trash was picked up and I got my TV section.
Roy had a lot of interference but when I went online I found the story. The Wednesday recording worked, at least in the morning.
Clock radio beeped at least once but it hasn't worked. I'll have to give up because I may need to wake up at the right time.
I got my check from Texas. And it wasn't the big one. I called and they had to delay that one until I sent my form saying not to take tax out. That was new. I thought it was related just to taking the money out. Which is meaningless.
I'm having a lot of trouble getting a clean shave. I have to recharge even before I get results. And then I find more I still didn't do right after recharging.
Same results with the scan.
No mouse or new evidence. I might have found old evidence.
Also see the Food and Gas Price threads.
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Post by KyleEl on May 6, 2024 15:25:43 GMT -5
Clock radios are both blinking. Don't know what that means. As long as the time is right there's not a problem. With the older one I can't even read the time.
The eEditions of the papers owned by the company that owns mine aren't being preserved on NewsBank in the same way. I got a response saying they're working on it. I don't guess there's a reason I need them but I just want to make sure it's done. To be clear I'm not referring to what look like print editions on Saturday but what isn't in the print edition six days a week and what isn't in what looks like the print edition on Saturday. And on that subject, they said "tap to read" for the front page and that didn't work so I went through every page and never saw the rest of it. Going to the web site apparently got me everything. Last week that was done for the NFL Draft and it was all there, but this past Saturday it was for the police officers who were killed in the line of duty.
Bird didn't do anything new but I didn't get it clean, as I saw when actually looking at the papers. I had to try again.
Also see the Food Thread. I thought there was something for the Gas Price thread but now I'm not sure.
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Post by KyleEl on May 10, 2024 12:22:02 GMT -5
I did not get a new clock radio yet. There was a long line at the store and the second cashier was leaving, so another employee kept telling me no, this was her last customer. I can't stand in a long line, so I have gone to the store's web site and we'll see how that turns out. Another store in the same chain is closer to where I live and maybe they'll have clock radios. I just hope the one I'm getting will turn off and stay off when I turn it off, unlike the one in the kitchen.
I went to pay my credit card bill but for some reason I didn't owe anything. Then I had to activate the card. Edit: Wait, I haven't explained. I saved money by getting a credit card at the store I had a gift card for. Last time I went to that store I thought I had gotten the bill but when I got there, they said to know how much I needed to pay, I needed the actual card. Oh, that's what I got, not the bill. So I went back. I got what I thought was a bill, but apparently not. I'll have to open it to be sure. I got another credit card too. Or a debit card. I haven't opened it but maybe it's time for the replacement.
The store might have electric shavers too, but I'm not optimistic about the kind I want. I asked when I went to the web site.
I got another response about the eEditions. A library has had a complaint but so far there's nothing they can do. I'm just concerned about preservation.
No mouse and I don't think there was new evidence but something is making noise like it's trying to get in the house, but that's different from being in the house.
Both Roys recorded fine.
Same results with the scan and the computer came unplugged, twice. Both times before I got back on.
Trash and recycling ... oh, wait, I haven't checked on the trash. The lid was closed.
Edit again: One of the "Jeopardy" episodes I missed has recorded, based on the date it said the episode aired. Now I also know when to set the TiVo to record another one. I was worried because of the chance of severe weather, but I think that was already over.
Also see the Food Thread and the Gas Price Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on May 13, 2024 15:49:25 GMT -5
I have to activate a new credit card. Furthermore, it has a new number. I don't think I have to let anyone know about this one, but I guess I'll find out. I had to go through this with the other one when there was an unauthorized purchase made and I was told the old one had to be cancelled for me not to be responsible. And the gas station probably wouldn't have cancelled the charge themselves because I spent a lot of time on the phone with them and the person couldn't figure out from the video what happened.
Trash did get picked up.
TV section came.
Evidence of the mouse but it could be old. See the Food Thread.
I watched the old "Jeopardy" episodes and figured out when to record the next one I missed.
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Post by KyleEl on May 17, 2024 12:26:58 GMT -5
I saw what must surely have been a mouse bounce out of my trash. Nothing else since then.
Trash got picked up.
Both Roys recorded fine.
Same results with the scan. Computer must have updated because I had to sign in and lost my private window.
Bird got into my newspaper again.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on May 20, 2024 15:39:15 GMT -5
No recent evidence of a mouse but I sure saw where it was once.
Lotion bottle fell, got stepped on, and lost its pump.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on May 24, 2024 16:18:42 GMT -5
The air conditioning in my newer car isn't working that well. I may have to find out what's wrong. It's not that the fan isn't blowing. When it was really hot, the fan really came on. Maybe it just needs Freon.
Both Roys did fine.
Same results with the scan and it's getting frustrating to edit long emails. And that's how I print out text of newspaper articles. Putting articles in chronological order will now have to be done at libraries, if I can't make this go away. I end up breaking up emails that I use to keep important information. That won't work for the printouts since that will make the printouts very time-consuming to produce.
I discovered how to read some newspaper articles that once appeared in TV sections, including all the ones that were missing when I lost free access to some papers' TV sections.
I have one clock radio that requires a college degree to set the time and alarm. The new one I finally bought, after walking out of the store because of the long line and no one willing to help me when I can't stand for a long period, and reporting the incident to someone at another store in the same chain where I bought the clock radio, requires the intelligence of Sheldon Cooper to do anything. The same buttons are used to set the clock and the alarm and change the volume and frequency. All I have succeeded in doing is unplugging the radio and taking out the batteries at the approximate time I want to get up when I go to the mountains or the beach. I now hear a beep each morning. No radio stations can be picked up where I have it. No AM stations could be picked up where I first tried to do everything.
Also see the Food Thread--and yes, the latest update about the mouse is there.
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Post by KyleEl on May 27, 2024 15:42:55 GMT -5
I was late for church. Now I know that the time my clock radio--just a clock now--is an hour off from what I thought it was.
I did see the mouse after I happened to go in the kitchen at just the right time, and I heard a noise. Everything has been moved.
I got the TV section.
Credit card was activated but it's very frustrating when the automated system keeps telling me it can't understand. Did I not already tell it to let be push buttons? And when I redeemed my Thank You points, I got the wrong number, which asked me ... no, demanded ... that I say how old I am and then wouldn't shut up with its sales pitch. Same frustration when it was the right number.
Cough drops are open.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on May 31, 2024 15:24:30 GMT -5
I forgot to mention. Before I made that phone call my phone was unplugged.
Mouse was making a lot of noise in my bedroom. There's no good solution because poison could make it die in there. I just have to hope it'll go somewhere else. There's no food in there. I found evidence in the kitchen but it might have been old.
Both Roys did fine with minimal glitches. Wednesday afternoon was a problem so I'm glad I had the morning broadcast.
Same results with the scan.
I didn't check to see if the trash was picked up but I heard the truck.
Also see the Food Thread.
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Post by KyleEl on Jun 4, 2024 17:26:52 GMT -5
My Internet went out today, but not for long. This was the first time unplugging the modem became necessary. It wasn't like the days when it went out for a few seconds many times, though. And I never saw the symbol at the bottom of the screen.
Very noisy mouse but never for long.
Haven't checked Monday's Roy. I forgot.
I used my new credit card for the first time. I had waited to activate it and I did not misinterpret when it said wait until May 20. It actually said don't do it before May 20.
Trash was picked up.
Also see the Food Thread.
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