Observation

A House Fire (almost)

This could have been much worse. The pictures above show what happened inside my electrical service meter box on the side of my house on Friday (1/16/09). My 200 amp service panel is just on the other side of the wall, about two foot of 2/0 wire between here and the breakers. Gloria told me while I was at work that the power in the house was acting “funny” and that the house was getting...

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CAR-toons #2

Old Lewisville, TX Volkswagen did it again, and again, and again. Go read Car-toons to see where this all started. I have had my GTI VW serviced twice with the same shameful display as was experienced at the purchase. They brag on their web page how they are diamond pin award winners for customer satisfaction. One of only four awards in the US. The reason they earned the award is because every employee at Lewisville VW will beg...

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Canadian Visitors

It is the day after Christmas but I noticed yeaterday (Christmas) we had three visitors on the lake. These fine feathered folks (Canada Geese) don’t live here as we have a quartet of tame (sort-of) African geese that usually rule to roost. The resident geese must not be paying attention or perhaps welcome these travelers. In any case, I will take it as a sign of good fortune that we had these visitors show up at Christmas and...

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The Gravatars Are Here!

Yes, there are gravatars lurking here in Ramblin’ Dan. Just two so far and I have one of them. The gravatar is the little face or icon that appears with replies to posts in blogs. They are not saved here in Ramblin’ Dan but rather out in the gravatar web site. The gravatar is linked to your email address and will leave your “impression” at any gravatar friendly blog you post a reply. A gravatar is a universal type...

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