Update on becoming eligible to
bid on government contracts: After spending too much time trying to register on
the Dun’s website, we gave up and called them today. It turns out that
establishing P.O. boxes as we wander around prevented the computer from
recognizing us. We have a permanent address that we forward our mail from and
use as our resident address. That didn’t work either, so I used the last
address I had when I lived in a real house. Anyway, we now have a Dun’s number
and now must get registered with the government. That’s the Central Contract
Registration or CCR site which is now the Sam’s site. Once we are registered as
a contractor we can then bid on jobs. Hopefully some of you find this
informative as I will update as we go through the process.
Update on my never ending battle
with my basement heat pumps: I ripped the front heat pump out of the nose of
the motor home because the fan had failed. I now know how Andy felt when he
removed his generator. We had a parade of folks that came through today that
thought we would never get it back together; much less installed. The unit has
to literally be shoe horned in and out of the space. Once it is out the fan is
removed by gutting everything between the evaporator and condenser-wow what a
challenge. It is back in place and working now. I like basement air; but don’t
think the effort and expense to maintain it is worth it.
Update on internet in the
boonies: We are stepping into the 21st century and acquiring Wild
Blue satellite internet. We were content with the Virgin air card (actually a
Mi Fi) that included 5 MB’s per 30 day period. Unfortunately Virgin has a
limited presence in the oil patch. We then submitted to the monopoly that is
AT&T (at least where we work) and acquired phones and an air card from them.
The problem is that AT&T’s pay as you go plan only allows you 1 MB of data!
We have debated about getting satellite internet, especially since it requires
a contract, but finally relented when they had a cyber Monday special and
offered free installation and setup.
I wanted to address the
disagreement some folks have over blog content. Apparently some folks take
umbrage over the content of some blogs, saying their content is superfluous and
inane. My feelings are that a blog should be a place where you are allowed to
express yourself, whatever the content may be. Some of it may disturb you, but
the freedom to do that should be sacrosanct. Not all of us are talented writers
and some of us apparently think that describing our daily routine is a subject
of interest. Whatever your motives, I say write away. For those of you that are
not pleased with what you read, just remember-dismissing it from your screen
only requires a click on your part. Sometimes I believe the blogs I read are
the author’s way of reaching out, sort of a vicarious way of keeping in touch
and staying busy. So be it-write away my fellow bloggers!
I agree that a blog should be a place where you are allowed to express yourself, whatever the content may be. Amen. I have read sites where people seem to mostly recant their daily routine and I always think that may be interesting to their family and close friends, but not to me. Some of my posts find interested readers and some do not. Oh well. It makes me feel like I'm still part of that big world out there even though I'm tethered to this gate, out in the middle of nowhere. Penny
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