My laptop has returned, for the third time from the HP repair facility, and everything but the wireless seems to be working. This is a vast improvement over the last time I received it, when it wouldn't even turn on, seconds after being removed from the FedEx box. I'm tied to a land line until the wireless problem is resolved, but at least I have my own machine.
The timing was honestly pretty good, as I've been a bit burned out, post-Election and post-Koufax, and quite overwhelmed with our upcoming exodus from Maine/trip to wonderful somewhere or another. I've contracted to have the house go on market a week from Monday and inspected half a dozen trailer options, from pop-ups to Airstreams to "hybrids". I think we're settling on the latter. With Eric's new job, we have to arrange two-way satellite connectivity (internet, phone, etc.) so while the rest of us are watching baby whales romp off the coast of Baja Sur, he can slave away over a hot laptop.
Anyway, I hope to be back at the helm sometime soon, though probably not until after the house shows, as I have a ton of cleaning, packing and painting to do in the next 9 days.
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Posted by MB Williams at April 2, 2005 01:20 PM | TrackBackWelcome back MB. What is a "hybrid?" I hope the house showing goes well. We are still a few weeks, at least, away from being able to show ours. We have an incredible amount of cleaning, painting, packing, repairing etc to do. I assume you do too. Good luck.
A hybrid is a travel trailer with pop-out beds. It's for those of us who have spouses who want to bring much of the "stuff" accumulated over 8 years in a nine-room house on the road, but still want a place to sleep ;-).
Actually, I think I've found one model which provides the aforementioned spouse with their very own "garage".
Of course, that same spouse is still salivating over an Airstream we can't begin to think of towing with anything less than a tank, so I'm hoping the garage will suffice.
Did you find a house in NC yet?
Posted by: MB at April 2, 2005 04:03 PMFor a long while, we did not find any houses we liked. Now we have found three that we like but can't choose between them. C'est la vie.
Posted by: dwight Meredith at April 2, 2005 04:55 PMHey! Who put tags on all my stuff?
Posted by: Eric at April 3, 2005 10:13 AMI know what you mean. I was temporarily in hell to get DSL.
Posted by: Steve Plonk at April 3, 2005 11:50 AM