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Fun Family Time

Guest post written by Vince Walton

College football season is coming to an end, and I must say that I am a little disappointed about that fact. My son and I have really enjoyed watching a good amount of the games together. We both went to the University of North Carolina together and we’ve kept up with every UNC game this season. We’ve had a chance to go to a few of the games together, and we’ve gotten together at the house to watch all of the broadcasted games. It’s nice having that bond with my son. We are both very proud of our alma mater and it’s safe to say that we are both lifelong Tar Heel fans.

While watching the last couple games together, I’ve noticed that I need a new pair of hearing aids. I’ve been looking at new Hearing Aid technology online, and I believe it’s finally time for an upgrade. I need to be making sure I catch all the calls when watching the games on TV. I’m glad my son and I have these games to share together. It’s great to have been a part of the same university!

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Blizzard

Looking at the news there is an enormous snowstorm hitting the Northeast!  I guess this might impact my thoughts of traveling to a sunnier location.  I am thinking that I better check the airport cancellation schedules.  I am really not in any hurry to leave but I do hate having to change my plans.

Being flexible is key in order to get through life without going loco. However, with that said I am not the most flexible person in the world.  I am a creature of habit and like routine.  Mother Nature apparently has other plans for me and therefore I must roll with them.  Better yet, just deal with them!

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New solutions

I have always been a strong believer in eyeglasses.  There was only one time that I tried contact lenses and that was many years ago.  Many years ago contact lenses were not nearly as well made as they are currently.

Because contact lens technology has advanced the sterile saline solutions that are used to clean them have as well.  This is really good news!  Contact lenses are very delicate and having a high quality solution to clean them is is vital.  Many years ago when I tried contact lenses the technology was still in the beginning stages.  Many times I would have trouble with my eyes burning and feeling “gritty.”  This was naturally very uncomfortable and changed my mind about continuing the use of them.

If in the near future I should decide to get contact lenses again I will be sure to look at 1800Contacts.com.  Also if I choose to outfit myself with some new contacts I will be sure to check out the salinesolutionsite.com.

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Flowering ideas

Spring cannot come soon enough!  One of my favorite times of year is the spring time.  During this time I always visit at least one flower show.  While I am there I usually see multiple kinds of window box planters.  Multiple businesses are always on hand at these shows to assist the visitors with window box ideas. 

Usually when I attend these flower shows I bring at least one friend with me and we make a day of the trip.  None of my friends are as garden savvy as I am but I can most times convince them to have at least one pot of flowers on their porch for the season.  Maybe this year I will be able to convince them to have a couple of window boxes.

Window boxes can contain numerous kinds of plants.  They can be window flower boxes or garden window boxes.  I have made several window flower boxes but I have yet to make a vegetable window box.  I think this year I just may try planting a few vegetables in a window box.

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Unsatisfactory service

Customer service is very important to me.  Good customer service even more so.  However, on a recent trip to a local Italian restaurant my guests and I received less than desirable service.

The restaurant knew it was a large party coming to eat dinner.  When we arrived we had two waitresses but as soon as they saw the number of people they had the restaurant decided we only needed one waitress.  A big mistake!   She was horrible.  Three- quarters of our orders were all wrong; providing meat in the dishes that asked for no meat and no meat where meat was ordered.  We had to ask for refills on all our drinks instead of the waitress noticing and refilling it automatically.  We also had to wait a half an hour for our bills.  The waitress had to re due our slips three times before they were right.  I was baffled by the whole experience and had spread the word about boycotting this establishment.  This comes after the owner even failed to mail me the restaurants apology as promised over the telephone.

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New truck

This spring I will be in the market for a new truck, I have about driven the wheels off of all the vehicles we have now. I want a new Ford pickup but that does not work real well in our delivery business and I will wind up with a SUV that is more useful than a pickup is. I really like the Chevy Tahoe that we have and it has been a great truck for us. We have made a lot of trips in it and it has always worked well for us in our delivery business. I hate looking for a new vehicle that is time I could spend on something else.

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A Peek at New Ideas

There are a couple dozen web sites and blogs that I hop around and read. This is more enjoyable to me than reading a newspaper, which is usually about doom and gloom. The blogs that I read are uplifting and inspiring although often in a technical way. But I enjoy reading the thought processes and new ideas that the writers present or discuss.

For example, the blog about Flash Streamworks might sound too technical to enjoy reading on a casual basis. But take a look at their entry about a puppy cam. Now that’s inspiring to me. Imagine including this type of video link in a Craigslist ad for the puppies you want to sell. Or if you are a puppy breeder or even a shelter, including a live puppy can on your website would surely attract new homes for the puppies.

These are the kinds of ideas that get me excited about computers and technology!

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Gas is $2.29 like omg!

Today I paid $2.29 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. I have seen in other parts of the country gas is under $2.00 a gallon and I hope it hits that mark here soon. I have paid enough for gasoline this summer for a lifetime.

I have never wanted a small fuel efficient vehicle but I think it may be time to reconsider that idea. I have been looking for a while and it seems the small vehicles would not do as well in our business and that is the only thing holding me back from getting a small car. If the price of gasoline goes back up it may be a necessity for us.

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Those Rich Folks Owe Us Now

So the wimps in the House went ahead and passed the bail out legislation as presented by the Senate earlier this week, and the most inept President in history signed it today.

Those overpaid greedy professional gamblers on Wall Street now have a whole lot more money to play with, thanks to us taxpayers. And after all this, the DOW Jones STILL dropped 157 points. Unbelievable.

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Gas Shortage Continues

It’s been three weeks since Hurricane Ike hit southern Texas and the southeast continues to have gas shortages. About a third of all the gast stations in this area do not have any gas at all, for an entire day at a time. Some stations do have gas but only for about 3-4 hours and then they run out.

Thanks goodness for the site Gas Buddy – I use it every day and have been able to find station that do have gas. I hope we are almost over this shortage. I need normal back in my day!