25 th Feb:
Guess what ? We watch the Scottie's for most of the day. We did however call a timeout and when to the show, " A Dog's Purpose " with our friends. This movie was shot in Virden, Brandon and Minnidosa and demonstrates how a dog effects the life of a family in a most enjoyable way. It does display a little bit of a love story and doesn't take any intensive thinking to follow the plot.
After the show we convinced our friends to go to Mr. Gattis for supper since they had never been there. It is a Buffet style Pizza " Joint " that also serves Bake potato, Pasta, Salad Bar and several desserts.
Unfortunately , this happens to be Saturday night and every Hispanic family within 100 miles also chose Mr. Gattis as their choice of Venue for tonight. I believe that all young Hispanic couples have made a pact with the " Lord " to produce at least 5 "screaming" kids and to bring them to Mr. Gattis just to piss-off us Gringos.
Because this is a Buffet, lots of the food is wasted but I notice that 3 young guys in their early 20's each took two plates of pizza and pasta and they each left 1 plate that was never touch. I ask the young girl Busing the tables, how much food was wasted and she said , not counting the adults, she said the rest of the customers probably waste 1/2 of what they take which is dam sin. And price for Kids is 4. 99 and for Seniors.... 5.99. Cheers
26 Feb:
This morning we had breakfast with our friends Larry and Holly as this is the last Sunday for them as they leave next Sunday for home as they sold their home in Texas. They have been coming to Weslaco, TX for 23 years so it will be sad for them but due to their age they decided to sell now as they had a "willing " buyer.
The rest of the day was committed to watching both the Bronze medal and the Gold Medal curling game of the Scottie's. Any of the 4 finalist would be a good representative for Canada at the World's but I feel the Holman team is the best. However, we are in enemy territory in this Park as the majority are from Manitoba. Cheers
27 Feb:
This was a totally wasted day in our life. I did nothing all day and Carroll helped me.
After supper Carroll's friend talked her in to going to Bingo, which she detest but had nothing better to do. I also figure that Bingo is right there with watching the rinse cycle in the washing machine.
I , on the other hand, went to play cards " euchre " where at least you have to think a little. Although, there was a few times when some folks had a Senior moment but it helps to kill 2 hours and the Oilers where on a day off. Cheers
Stop trying to make everyone Happy ; You are not on Tequila.
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Saturday, 25 February 2017
Happenings 21 to 24 Feb... dated 25 Feb 17
21 Feb:
Actually, nothing got done today because we saturated ourselves with watching the Scottie's. We were away on Sun and Mon on the Casino Trip so we had to get caught up on the Ladies curling. Oh yes, there were at least two hockey games in the evening. Boy, I'm sure glad we brought a second TV. cheers
22 Feb:
Again the Scottie's took up most of the day but we took a " Timeout" in the afternoon and invited 3 friends over for a Happy Hour. Sam and Mary are from Winnipeg and own a home in this Park. Sam had a most interesting career as a Policeman in Winnipeg for 34 Years. He entered the Police Force as a 17 year old Cadet but he was mentored for three years before he could carry a weapon. I don't know if the training for the police is done this way anymore but it sounded like a great idea. Our other friend Dan , who lost his wife 3 years ago, was also a Policeman in Winnipeg. I guess the Cops stick together.
The temperature on our deck was about 95 F (33 C ) but there was a slight breeze but we made sure that we drank sufficient liquids so we did not suffer from dehydration. cheer
Praying will get you in touch with the Lord; Having an affair with someone's wife will get you there faster.
23 Feb: A new restaurant open across the street from our Park this year. Actually the old one burnt down last year and the cause of the fire has never been determined. My guess is a gallon of gas and a match was the probable cause.
Our friends , Larry and Holly had never eaten there and since they were busy pre-packing as they sold their home and have to be out by the 6 of March we invited them to meet us their for lunch. All Hamburg's are 1/2 a lb and the French Fries are real potatoes , not McCains, and you get to dress up your own burger from a salad bar. I never thought a Hamburger joint would be such an attraction. The wait time is usually 15 to 20 minutes so I drum up a conversation with the guy next to me and he was from London , ON. Naturally, we had enough in common to keep the conversation going until he got called for his table.
Tonight we went to another Music night with a quartet called the December 63. The music was Frankie Vallie and the Jersey Boys. They were good enough that Carroll purchased their CD for ten bucks. Cheers
24 Feb:
Today was a really really hot day as it reached 95F ( 33 C ) on our deck and our deck is covered. I found a tarp in the shed so I hung it up on the west side to protect us against the Sun as we had invited 5 people over for Happy Hour. The tarp did deflect some of the heat however. We had a slight breeze so that also helped to make it bearable. Again we made sure that everyone drank lots of healthy liquid sure as wine,beer and iced tea for Carroll.
One of the ladies is our friend ( Terry ) from Medicine Hat and she had her sister and partner ( Margret Ann and Tom ) visiting from Nova Scotia . Tom is an interesting person as he owns several Subway Franchise in NS and in the USA and he also said he had at least one Taco Franchise.
The other couple are from Dauphin, MT ( Bya and Roy ) and we have known them for several years as we met then here in TX about 6 years ago. The are moving to a condo in Brandon later is year.
As a snack , Carroll whipped up a feast of Tacos and " Subway Tom " said that Carroll's Taco mix tasted better than they severe at his Taco store and that he needed her recipe. She said I bought the Knorr mix from Wal-Mart.
The forecast for tomorrow is for a cold ( cool ) front to move in and the temp should be from 72 to 75 F. Thank you Mr. Weatherman. Cheers
If you have a Gun you can rob a Bank; If you have a Bank you can rob everyone.
Actually, nothing got done today because we saturated ourselves with watching the Scottie's. We were away on Sun and Mon on the Casino Trip so we had to get caught up on the Ladies curling. Oh yes, there were at least two hockey games in the evening. Boy, I'm sure glad we brought a second TV. cheers
22 Feb:
Again the Scottie's took up most of the day but we took a " Timeout" in the afternoon and invited 3 friends over for a Happy Hour. Sam and Mary are from Winnipeg and own a home in this Park. Sam had a most interesting career as a Policeman in Winnipeg for 34 Years. He entered the Police Force as a 17 year old Cadet but he was mentored for three years before he could carry a weapon. I don't know if the training for the police is done this way anymore but it sounded like a great idea. Our other friend Dan , who lost his wife 3 years ago, was also a Policeman in Winnipeg. I guess the Cops stick together.
The temperature on our deck was about 95 F (33 C ) but there was a slight breeze but we made sure that we drank sufficient liquids so we did not suffer from dehydration. cheer
Praying will get you in touch with the Lord; Having an affair with someone's wife will get you there faster.
23 Feb: A new restaurant open across the street from our Park this year. Actually the old one burnt down last year and the cause of the fire has never been determined. My guess is a gallon of gas and a match was the probable cause.
Our friends , Larry and Holly had never eaten there and since they were busy pre-packing as they sold their home and have to be out by the 6 of March we invited them to meet us their for lunch. All Hamburg's are 1/2 a lb and the French Fries are real potatoes , not McCains, and you get to dress up your own burger from a salad bar. I never thought a Hamburger joint would be such an attraction. The wait time is usually 15 to 20 minutes so I drum up a conversation with the guy next to me and he was from London , ON. Naturally, we had enough in common to keep the conversation going until he got called for his table.
Tonight we went to another Music night with a quartet called the December 63. The music was Frankie Vallie and the Jersey Boys. They were good enough that Carroll purchased their CD for ten bucks. Cheers
24 Feb:
Today was a really really hot day as it reached 95F ( 33 C ) on our deck and our deck is covered. I found a tarp in the shed so I hung it up on the west side to protect us against the Sun as we had invited 5 people over for Happy Hour. The tarp did deflect some of the heat however. We had a slight breeze so that also helped to make it bearable. Again we made sure that everyone drank lots of healthy liquid sure as wine,beer and iced tea for Carroll.
One of the ladies is our friend ( Terry ) from Medicine Hat and she had her sister and partner ( Margret Ann and Tom ) visiting from Nova Scotia . Tom is an interesting person as he owns several Subway Franchise in NS and in the USA and he also said he had at least one Taco Franchise.
The other couple are from Dauphin, MT ( Bya and Roy ) and we have known them for several years as we met then here in TX about 6 years ago. The are moving to a condo in Brandon later is year.
As a snack , Carroll whipped up a feast of Tacos and " Subway Tom " said that Carroll's Taco mix tasted better than they severe at his Taco store and that he needed her recipe. She said I bought the Knorr mix from Wal-Mart.
The forecast for tomorrow is for a cold ( cool ) front to move in and the temp should be from 72 to 75 F. Thank you Mr. Weatherman. Cheers
If you have a Gun you can rob a Bank; If you have a Bank you can rob everyone.
Thursday, 23 February 2017
The Casino at Egale Pass .. 19 and 20 Feb 17
Our friends Larry and Holly ask us if we were interested in going to a Casino and before he finished the question Carroll said yes. I said where is and what's the story because I never heard of a Casino in our area. As a point of interest, I have been told that the Great state of Texas has one Casino and we are going to visit it. However, to get there we will be taking a 6 hour Bus trip ( one way ) for a cost of 80.00 PP which includes our room in a 4.5 star hotel which is part of the Casino.
Then to entice new folks like us , they give you 45.00 to feed the Slots or as one guy says he calls them " Sluts " because you feed them money, you get screwed and you go home broke.
Back to the Bus trip: This is a 2 day, overnight trip and we departed at 7:30 AM. The bus ride takes us thru several small cities/ town until we reach Laredo ( I'm sure you have heard of Laredo) where we stopped at a truck stop for lunch. This was the biggest truck stop I have ever seen and believe me I have seen many truck stop in the past 18 years that we have been on the road. And there was a second truck stop across the freeway which was the same size. We stopped in Laredo in 1998 for fuel and I thought of it as a small border town probably with a Pop. of 20 or 30 thousand but man, what a surprise when we see it as it now has a bypass to get around the city. The Pop in 2013 was 230,000 so I would guess that it is well over 300, 000 today.
Once on the road the Guide ( a lady ) ask if we would like to watch a movie or play Bingo. The vote was for Bingo so she charged 5.00 for a card. About 40 people ( not us ) bought cards and I guessed that 40 people played which was 200.00 . The prizes that I seen where about 10.00 or less ( coffee Mugs ) and there was 10 games so I would guess that the guide pocket the other 100.00.
We arrived at the " Kickapoo " Casino which is on the Kickapoo Indian land ( that is a surprise ) at 2 PM but our rooms were not available until 4 PM so guess what we did for 2 hours using our own money. Incidentally I did not gamble one penny. I took a good book, my iPad and my iphone.
Then we had to get a Players Card which they loaded with 45.00 and that was appreciated. I will say that it was a great Hotel/ Casino with 3 restaurants with reasonable prices which is great because the town is 15 miles away and I don't think I would want to visit it. Eagle Pass is also an International Border crossing.
Carroll played with her money on Sunday and when she finished at 10 PM she had 55.00 which was basically House Money. On Monday she played with my Players Card and was up 50.00 and again this House Money which was OK with me since we did lose any money.
20 Feb: We left the Casino at noon and stopped at the same Truck Stop in Laredo, mostly to stretch our legs. The guide put on a comedy movie on the way home. The trip was OK but I can assure you that we made two bus trips to a Casino .... first and last. cheers
Then to entice new folks like us , they give you 45.00 to feed the Slots or as one guy says he calls them " Sluts " because you feed them money, you get screwed and you go home broke.
Back to the Bus trip: This is a 2 day, overnight trip and we departed at 7:30 AM. The bus ride takes us thru several small cities/ town until we reach Laredo ( I'm sure you have heard of Laredo) where we stopped at a truck stop for lunch. This was the biggest truck stop I have ever seen and believe me I have seen many truck stop in the past 18 years that we have been on the road. And there was a second truck stop across the freeway which was the same size. We stopped in Laredo in 1998 for fuel and I thought of it as a small border town probably with a Pop. of 20 or 30 thousand but man, what a surprise when we see it as it now has a bypass to get around the city. The Pop in 2013 was 230,000 so I would guess that it is well over 300, 000 today.
Once on the road the Guide ( a lady ) ask if we would like to watch a movie or play Bingo. The vote was for Bingo so she charged 5.00 for a card. About 40 people ( not us ) bought cards and I guessed that 40 people played which was 200.00 . The prizes that I seen where about 10.00 or less ( coffee Mugs ) and there was 10 games so I would guess that the guide pocket the other 100.00.
We arrived at the " Kickapoo " Casino which is on the Kickapoo Indian land ( that is a surprise ) at 2 PM but our rooms were not available until 4 PM so guess what we did for 2 hours using our own money. Incidentally I did not gamble one penny. I took a good book, my iPad and my iphone.
Then we had to get a Players Card which they loaded with 45.00 and that was appreciated. I will say that it was a great Hotel/ Casino with 3 restaurants with reasonable prices which is great because the town is 15 miles away and I don't think I would want to visit it. Eagle Pass is also an International Border crossing.
Carroll played with her money on Sunday and when she finished at 10 PM she had 55.00 which was basically House Money. On Monday she played with my Players Card and was up 50.00 and again this House Money which was OK with me since we did lose any money.
20 Feb: We left the Casino at noon and stopped at the same Truck Stop in Laredo, mostly to stretch our legs. The guide put on a comedy movie on the way home. The trip was OK but I can assure you that we made two bus trips to a Casino .... first and last. cheers
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
The Scotties start today ; 18 Feb 17
I got up around 6:30 and it was foggy (18 C ) as it has been a few mornings in Feb. But today it was really thick with sight distance of 500 feet. However, once the Sun rises it burns off quite fast and it was clear by 10 AM.
The Scottie's started today so were welded to the TV and will be for the week. Since we have "His and Hers TVs " I will be bouncing between the curling and the hockey games in the evening on my TV.
However, we took a break in the evening as went to see the show " Hidden Figures " with Larry and Holly and then a stop at the Olive Gardens for supper. If you have not seen this show you must put it on your "To Do List ". It is about 3 Black Ladies that worked for NASA and if the story is factual it is doubtful that John Glen would have safely been launched and return to earth. A real enjoyable movie. cheers
The Scottie's started today so were welded to the TV and will be for the week. Since we have "His and Hers TVs " I will be bouncing between the curling and the hockey games in the evening on my TV.
However, we took a break in the evening as went to see the show " Hidden Figures " with Larry and Holly and then a stop at the Olive Gardens for supper. If you have not seen this show you must put it on your "To Do List ". It is about 3 Black Ladies that worked for NASA and if the story is factual it is doubtful that John Glen would have safely been launched and return to earth. A real enjoyable movie. cheers
Mexico Run 17 Feb 17
17 Feb: Mexico Run
While visiting with Larry and Holly earlier this week , the ladies decided it was time for a Run to MX as they needed their nails done. After checking our schedules, Friday was the only day that we both had available. The plan was for the ladies to get their nails done and for Larry and I do get a hair cut and a shoe shine which we did. This will Larry and Holly's trip to MX as they sold there mobile home that they purchased 18 years ago. The new owners will take ownership on 5 March so L and H are going home to Brandon.
I always go to the Salon with Carroll so I have some idea when she will be done because I am not sitting in a Salon , watching the ladies file nails. So Carroll spoke to the "Boss " lady and she said that Carroll was "next". Mexican's have a different definition of words then we do and the word next just means after someone else so I challenged her on if next means next and she said I will do Carroll's nails right after I finish cutting this ladies hair. Great, I be back in an hour, but I did notice that several other Winter Texan ladies in the Salon giving me a "Indifferent" look as if I did something wrong.
I then went for a hair cut while Larry chased down his Shoeshine guy. I always ask the price of a hair cut so they can't change their mine and of course I ask for a trim which usually ends up somewhere between a "scalp job " and too short but I reminded the barber if it is too short I will not be back. Then I found Larry and I had his "guy " shine my shoe also.
We knew the ladies would be at least an hour so we visited a bar for a quiet place for a beer. However, they were warning up a band for a dance so we walked out. We then checked out 2 more bars before we settled on the Red Snapper. Beer was 1.00 if you drank Sol so we took up the challenge but after the 1 st swig I recalled why I never drink Sol.
We finally recued the girls and stayed at the Red Snapper for lunch. Then the girls did some unnecessary shopping before we headed home. cheers
While visiting with Larry and Holly earlier this week , the ladies decided it was time for a Run to MX as they needed their nails done. After checking our schedules, Friday was the only day that we both had available. The plan was for the ladies to get their nails done and for Larry and I do get a hair cut and a shoe shine which we did. This will Larry and Holly's trip to MX as they sold there mobile home that they purchased 18 years ago. The new owners will take ownership on 5 March so L and H are going home to Brandon.
I always go to the Salon with Carroll so I have some idea when she will be done because I am not sitting in a Salon , watching the ladies file nails. So Carroll spoke to the "Boss " lady and she said that Carroll was "next". Mexican's have a different definition of words then we do and the word next just means after someone else so I challenged her on if next means next and she said I will do Carroll's nails right after I finish cutting this ladies hair. Great, I be back in an hour, but I did notice that several other Winter Texan ladies in the Salon giving me a "Indifferent" look as if I did something wrong.
I then went for a hair cut while Larry chased down his Shoeshine guy. I always ask the price of a hair cut so they can't change their mine and of course I ask for a trim which usually ends up somewhere between a "scalp job " and too short but I reminded the barber if it is too short I will not be back. Then I found Larry and I had his "guy " shine my shoe also.
We knew the ladies would be at least an hour so we visited a bar for a quiet place for a beer. However, they were warning up a band for a dance so we walked out. We then checked out 2 more bars before we settled on the Red Snapper. Beer was 1.00 if you drank Sol so we took up the challenge but after the 1 st swig I recalled why I never drink Sol.
We finally recued the girls and stayed at the Red Snapper for lunch. Then the girls did some unnecessary shopping before we headed home. cheers
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Happenings 14, 15 and 16 Feb. dated 21 Feb 17
14 Feb: Happy Valentine Day: Today is overcast as a cold front moved in and our temp only reached 23 C. Since we did not have much on our plate we called our friends , Larry and Holly to go to the show "Lion". It is about a small boy, age about 7 to 10, in Indian who got on a train because he was lost and ended up, in Calcutta, which was 1600 KM from home. It is a great story and a must see. As pointed out in the movie, there are 80,000 lost children in Indian every year and if the live, a vast majority end up in the sex trade or as a slave.
We normally take in the afternoon movies and after the movie we normally go for supper. We chose Olive Garden but once we were there the wait time was 1 hour so we defaulted to Applebees. cheers
15 Feb: Happy Hour. About two weeks ago, we decided to track down a friend ( Bob Crow ) who we had met at Winter Ranch in 1999. He wasn't home but we left him our "calling card " and he dropped in for a visit a few days later. We mentioned that we had found 5 couples from Winter Ranch who we both knew and use to visit at Happy Hour back in 1999. So he said if we rounded them up he would host a Happy Hour so we could all meet and swap lies for old time sake.
So today was the day for the Party and we had a great time reminiscing about our past travels. One couple are north of 80 years old so they we glad to be invited and to see our faces again.
However, our day never end without some kind of Crisis. I thought I remembered taking our iPhone to the Happy Hour but as we were about to leave the party, the iPhone was nowhere to be seen. We search the area to see if I had dropped it somewhere around the patio or the car. I did receive small lecture from Carroll while we looked for the iPhone.
To put her mind at ease I just remembered that I left it at home. Although I knew it was not true it did somewhat dampen the lecture until we got home. Once we got home we search the house but still no phone. We called the iPhone number but there was no ring so we had to return to the place where the party was held. Now the lecture was restarted all the was back as I now remember that I did take it with me. By now it is dark so I went to the two areas where I got out of the car and searched with a flashlight in the dark but no luck. Then I returned to Bob's place and ask if he has seen it during the after party cleanup. Since he had not seen the iPhone we went to search the area and Carroll stayed in the car. We did not located the phone but Bob says let me call the number with my phone and if it is laying on the ground we should hear the ring. Shortly after Bob dialed our number Carroll could be heard holler; I found it; it was in the car.
Apparently I took the phone off my belt before I got out of the car at the party and it fell into the rear seat area and then rolled under the front seat. Yep!! it was all my fault. cheers
16 Feb: Temp at 7 AM was 11 C but by noon it was 25 C.
We did have much on our plate for today so Carroll called a couple who are from Medicine Hat and invited them over for a drink. We swapped stories for 2 hours and learned they had lived in Yorkton, SK until they retired and moved to Med Hat in 2016. That pretty much killed the day. cheers
The stock market is frustrating; I swear if I bought shares in a cemetery people would stop dying
We normally take in the afternoon movies and after the movie we normally go for supper. We chose Olive Garden but once we were there the wait time was 1 hour so we defaulted to Applebees. cheers
15 Feb: Happy Hour. About two weeks ago, we decided to track down a friend ( Bob Crow ) who we had met at Winter Ranch in 1999. He wasn't home but we left him our "calling card " and he dropped in for a visit a few days later. We mentioned that we had found 5 couples from Winter Ranch who we both knew and use to visit at Happy Hour back in 1999. So he said if we rounded them up he would host a Happy Hour so we could all meet and swap lies for old time sake.
So today was the day for the Party and we had a great time reminiscing about our past travels. One couple are north of 80 years old so they we glad to be invited and to see our faces again.
However, our day never end without some kind of Crisis. I thought I remembered taking our iPhone to the Happy Hour but as we were about to leave the party, the iPhone was nowhere to be seen. We search the area to see if I had dropped it somewhere around the patio or the car. I did receive small lecture from Carroll while we looked for the iPhone.
To put her mind at ease I just remembered that I left it at home. Although I knew it was not true it did somewhat dampen the lecture until we got home. Once we got home we search the house but still no phone. We called the iPhone number but there was no ring so we had to return to the place where the party was held. Now the lecture was restarted all the was back as I now remember that I did take it with me. By now it is dark so I went to the two areas where I got out of the car and searched with a flashlight in the dark but no luck. Then I returned to Bob's place and ask if he has seen it during the after party cleanup. Since he had not seen the iPhone we went to search the area and Carroll stayed in the car. We did not located the phone but Bob says let me call the number with my phone and if it is laying on the ground we should hear the ring. Shortly after Bob dialed our number Carroll could be heard holler; I found it; it was in the car.
Apparently I took the phone off my belt before I got out of the car at the party and it fell into the rear seat area and then rolled under the front seat. Yep!! it was all my fault. cheers
16 Feb: Temp at 7 AM was 11 C but by noon it was 25 C.
We did have much on our plate for today so Carroll called a couple who are from Medicine Hat and invited them over for a drink. We swapped stories for 2 hours and learned they had lived in Yorkton, SK until they retired and moved to Med Hat in 2016. That pretty much killed the day. cheers
The stock market is frustrating; I swear if I bought shares in a cemetery people would stop dying
Saturday, 18 February 2017
Microwave Story for 12 and 13 Feb; dated 18 Feb 17
12 Feb Sunday
First we had breakfast with our friends ( Larry and Holly ) and then we are returning the Microwave we purchased yesterday as it has a height of 12 inches and no amount of swearing could get it to fit in the shelve.
After going thru the " Customer Service " ( boy that is a well worn term ) and getting a refund, which incidentally will cost me money because the funds would go from Cdn to USD and after the return the money would go from USD to Cdn , we went back to the Microwave counter and found the exact Microwave we wanted on the "Display" shelf, which read 11.8 " in Height. Now I had to track down one of those "ready to serve you " associates that seem to hide as soon as you need them.
I don't believe these people actually want to work at Wal-Mart, they just want to get out of the house and let someone else look after their kids.
We actually found a lady that was walking around with that computerized Gun that usually tells them nothing. She pointed the Gun at the one on the display shelf and married it up with one in a box. We challenged her on the fact that we could not find the dimensions her Gun said it was the same "SKU" so we took it home. After we got it home and before I opened it Carroll found the dimensions and the height was 12 " so it is going back but not until tomorrow. We have more import things to down, although I can't think what they are.
13 Feb 17
We now have two problems today . First the microwave has to go back to Wal-Mart and we have not received a Power bill for Jan as it was suppose to arrive by mail around the 1st of Feb and I don't want a call from the "collections agency" so I have to solve this problem.
Since Carroll has an " Agua -size " class at 10:30 I decided to visit the of the Magic Valley Power company which is a few miles away. The first person you meet at this office is a clerk , who directs you to the payment counter as if I can't read the sign that says payment. I explained my dilemma to the payment clerk. She pulls up the bill up on the computer and says I could pay it by check or Visa but not by cash. However, she suggested I get the original copy which would be in their archives. I agreed but I then had to go to another clerk in another office. Luckily I was the only customer in the building so there was no waiting. This clerk listen to my story , took down my particulars and said she would go "upstairs " to retrieve the original bill. She returned with my statement and said I owed 80.00 but she only took cash or check not Visa. I'm sure there is a good reason for this but I just can't imagine what it would be. I paid by cash as I just wanted the problem solved.
The problem was that we gave them our street address and all mail has to have the park address and the park then puts the mail in our mail slot. So I ask her to correct the address; she can't do that as it must be done by calling their head office in San Antonio, which I did when I got home.
Does this sound like a "make work project". Trump said he was going to put America back to work. I don't think there are any openings.
Back to the Microwave. We returned the Microwave to Wal-Mart and then search for the right one ourselves, allowing the "associate"
to meander around store with her trusty Gun oblivious to the real world, Once we found the right Microwave, which I could not reach it as it was 2 feet above my head so rather bother any lady " associates " I found a young guy who retrieve it for us.
The Microwave is now installed and working. Problem solved as the owner said to buy one and send him the bill. Cheers
First we had breakfast with our friends ( Larry and Holly ) and then we are returning the Microwave we purchased yesterday as it has a height of 12 inches and no amount of swearing could get it to fit in the shelve.
After going thru the " Customer Service " ( boy that is a well worn term ) and getting a refund, which incidentally will cost me money because the funds would go from Cdn to USD and after the return the money would go from USD to Cdn , we went back to the Microwave counter and found the exact Microwave we wanted on the "Display" shelf, which read 11.8 " in Height. Now I had to track down one of those "ready to serve you " associates that seem to hide as soon as you need them.
I don't believe these people actually want to work at Wal-Mart, they just want to get out of the house and let someone else look after their kids.
We actually found a lady that was walking around with that computerized Gun that usually tells them nothing. She pointed the Gun at the one on the display shelf and married it up with one in a box. We challenged her on the fact that we could not find the dimensions her Gun said it was the same "SKU" so we took it home. After we got it home and before I opened it Carroll found the dimensions and the height was 12 " so it is going back but not until tomorrow. We have more import things to down, although I can't think what they are.
13 Feb 17
We now have two problems today . First the microwave has to go back to Wal-Mart and we have not received a Power bill for Jan as it was suppose to arrive by mail around the 1st of Feb and I don't want a call from the "collections agency" so I have to solve this problem.
Since Carroll has an " Agua -size " class at 10:30 I decided to visit the of the Magic Valley Power company which is a few miles away. The first person you meet at this office is a clerk , who directs you to the payment counter as if I can't read the sign that says payment. I explained my dilemma to the payment clerk. She pulls up the bill up on the computer and says I could pay it by check or Visa but not by cash. However, she suggested I get the original copy which would be in their archives. I agreed but I then had to go to another clerk in another office. Luckily I was the only customer in the building so there was no waiting. This clerk listen to my story , took down my particulars and said she would go "upstairs " to retrieve the original bill. She returned with my statement and said I owed 80.00 but she only took cash or check not Visa. I'm sure there is a good reason for this but I just can't imagine what it would be. I paid by cash as I just wanted the problem solved.
The problem was that we gave them our street address and all mail has to have the park address and the park then puts the mail in our mail slot. So I ask her to correct the address; she can't do that as it must be done by calling their head office in San Antonio, which I did when I got home.
Does this sound like a "make work project". Trump said he was going to put America back to work. I don't think there are any openings.
Back to the Microwave. We returned the Microwave to Wal-Mart and then search for the right one ourselves, allowing the "associate"
to meander around store with her trusty Gun oblivious to the real world, Once we found the right Microwave, which I could not reach it as it was 2 feet above my head so rather bother any lady " associates " I found a young guy who retrieve it for us.
The Microwave is now installed and working. Problem solved as the owner said to buy one and send him the bill. Cheers
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