My local cable company is messing with me. I just agreed to a new “package” at a lower cost that delivers more TV and faster internet. Just 30 days into my agreement I am being told that for any TV in the house that doesn’t have a digital receiver, I need to add a digital device to account for any stations that transmit only in digital. You know, things like “Oprah”. We have TV’s in the bedroom and kitchen that would be affected. The question is “will there be an extra charge for the digital devices”? The last time I checked, they cost $1 per month per device.
The cable company still doesn’t carry NBC because they can’t reach an agreement. Shouldn’t I get a rebate?
Grasshopper No.3 bought a new glasstron speed boat last spring. The boat body needed some work to improve the integrity of the structure (the boat was rotting). No.3 found an excellent craftsman in Green Bay that offered to rebuild fiberglass parts of the boat for a nominal cost. The boat went into the “rebuild mode” in May. It is now September and the boat is still in the shop. Normally I wouldn’t care because boats are part of my “past life”. But… Grasshopper No.3 promised me that the two of us would take the rebuilt boat, journey down to Crystal Lake where we had the cottage and we would take a nostalgic trip around the lake. I guess I’ll have to take a rain check until next year.
I have completed taking nutritional classes through AMC hospital. I did not learn the magic formula for eating healthy for the rest of my life. I don’t think dinner tonight qualifies for “healthy”. We are having Johnsonville brats on Sheboygan Johnson Bakery buns, German potato salad with real bacon grease added for flavor topped with Dutch Apple Pie and Breyers vanilla ice cream. After dinner you can come visit me in the hospital again.
Your Mom has worked really hard to make nutritious chili, vegetable soup and special casseroles. I’ve lost 10 pounds from the weight I had going into the hospital. Your Mom gets the credit.
Love,
Dad