The More The Merrier
07/04/19 17:30
It's good to get my bike back from the shop. It was gone longer than I expected and I didn't care at all for using my back-up bike. I'm at a loss to remember what I liked about that bike when I first purchased it but there you have it. Everything on the bike works fine but the fit is awkward at best. Not to worry though. I'm back in the saddle with the bike that I like the best. So much so, in fact, that I would consider buying the same kind of bike when the day comes where I have to replace it.
On top of it all, I never paid a dime for this bike. It was one of many gifts available for award winners at my place of employ back in the day. And you know what? She doesn't owe me a dime after all these years. Not a bloody dime.
Evan and Nancy have been enjoying the March Madness basketball stuff as of late. I can hear them hooting and hollering all through the house. Nancy suggested that I come join them since Evan will be moving out soon and opportunities to spend time with my son will be fewer and far between.
You couldn't pay me to sit in front of a television set to watch that stuff so I passed with a "no thanks." It was enough for me to know that the two of them were having fun. Besides, if that is how they wish to pass the time on a sunny Spring afternoon then who am I to rain on their parade.
That is not to say that my choice of activities to pass the time was any better or more noteworthy. I was watching a movie on Netflix that I thought was going to be good but it turned out to be pretty lousy. After all was said and done all I could think of was what a colossal waste of time it was to have watched the movie for the better part of two hours. You can never get that time back!
Every time I thought it was going to get more interesting, it just became more predictable. It never occurred to me to just turn the damn thing off but I would have been so much better off in the long run. I surely wouldn't be sitting here today lamenting the time I spent watching the show.
And no, I am not going to mention the name of the movie. What's good for the goose is not always good for the gander. Someone else might like it and that's fine. Some people like chocolate and some people like vanilla and that's fine too.
When I was working with Evan and the fella from Xfinity over at his place last week, the technician gave me a few tips in order to get more bang for my buck from Xfinity. Apparently, I've been stumbling along with 60 MBPS download speeds and not knowing any different. If it works, I usually don't pay much attention to things. And it's been working fine.
What did get my attention, however, was the fact that I wasn't getting enough value for the money I'm paying each month. In other words, I was getting robbed. Nobody likes to get their pockets picked and when you discover that your wallet is gone it's time to get involved. You mean to tell me that I can get high definition for the price I'm currently paying for standard definition?
What do you mean I can get twice the number of channels? Can you repeat what you just told me about internet download speeds going from 60 MBPS to 250 MBPS? And all of this for a little less than what I'm currently paying?
I wish we had had this discussion years ago. Right? Did I mention that I will also be getting free DVR services and Unlimited Calling? We'll see if any of this makes much of a difference when it comes to how much of any of it we actually consume. We're not big TV watchers although some of the Netflix and Amazon Prime stuff is interesting. We shouldn't see any difference there since that worked fine with my current internet download speeds at 60 MBPS.
More channels would be nice to have now that we're getting into the 2020 presidential election season. Seeing the dems lose in high definition is going to be priceless. And who doesn't like watching Melanie in high definition? What the hey? I might even start watching baseball (like watching paint dry.)
The tech guy wanted to make sure that I made my pitch for getting more value from my provider by utilizing the chat feature on my browser. So, that is what I did. The Xfinity person and I went back and forth countless times and in countless ways looking to eke out every last discount available to me as an end user. I don't think he or she (it was a unisex name) gave up much in the process but I ended up getting more for my money so I'm pleased I took the tech's advice.
There was a time when 60 MBPS was the standard but those days have come and gone. If I get a snappier browser out of all of this then that will be a good thing too. Who doesn't like a snappy browser? I debated telling Evan that I had renegotiated my download speeds from 60 MBPS to 250 MBPS since he signed up for the 100 MBPS plan. His place is smaller and we planned his getting what he needs so he should be happy with that. Maybe I shouldn't have told him after all.
I suppose I ought to give a little thought now to getting a 4K TV or monitor. Where does this all end? At what point will I not be able to distinguish between faster download speeds and more pixels on this that and the other screens in my household? The good news is that I have the option of reverting to slower this or slower that at the end of 24 months. If there is a better deal to be had where I get even faster speeds for less or the same money then maybe I can sign up for that service.
Speaking of non sequiturs, I couldn't remember what store I had bought the egg rolls in so Evan went without egg rolls today. I can see in my minds eye reaching down into the section of the refrigerator in the store and pulling them out and thinking that they might be pretty good in a pinch. Little did I know Evan was such an egg roll hound. If I had known that I would have bought two containers. I don't think I had even had one of them now that I think of it. I prefer mine with mustard sauce and I might have liked to have one but I wasn't quick enough on the draw and then the opportunity was gone. Poof!
On top of it all, I never paid a dime for this bike. It was one of many gifts available for award winners at my place of employ back in the day. And you know what? She doesn't owe me a dime after all these years. Not a bloody dime.
Evan and Nancy have been enjoying the March Madness basketball stuff as of late. I can hear them hooting and hollering all through the house. Nancy suggested that I come join them since Evan will be moving out soon and opportunities to spend time with my son will be fewer and far between.
You couldn't pay me to sit in front of a television set to watch that stuff so I passed with a "no thanks." It was enough for me to know that the two of them were having fun. Besides, if that is how they wish to pass the time on a sunny Spring afternoon then who am I to rain on their parade.
That is not to say that my choice of activities to pass the time was any better or more noteworthy. I was watching a movie on Netflix that I thought was going to be good but it turned out to be pretty lousy. After all was said and done all I could think of was what a colossal waste of time it was to have watched the movie for the better part of two hours. You can never get that time back!
Every time I thought it was going to get more interesting, it just became more predictable. It never occurred to me to just turn the damn thing off but I would have been so much better off in the long run. I surely wouldn't be sitting here today lamenting the time I spent watching the show.
And no, I am not going to mention the name of the movie. What's good for the goose is not always good for the gander. Someone else might like it and that's fine. Some people like chocolate and some people like vanilla and that's fine too.
When I was working with Evan and the fella from Xfinity over at his place last week, the technician gave me a few tips in order to get more bang for my buck from Xfinity. Apparently, I've been stumbling along with 60 MBPS download speeds and not knowing any different. If it works, I usually don't pay much attention to things. And it's been working fine.
What did get my attention, however, was the fact that I wasn't getting enough value for the money I'm paying each month. In other words, I was getting robbed. Nobody likes to get their pockets picked and when you discover that your wallet is gone it's time to get involved. You mean to tell me that I can get high definition for the price I'm currently paying for standard definition?
What do you mean I can get twice the number of channels? Can you repeat what you just told me about internet download speeds going from 60 MBPS to 250 MBPS? And all of this for a little less than what I'm currently paying?
I wish we had had this discussion years ago. Right? Did I mention that I will also be getting free DVR services and Unlimited Calling? We'll see if any of this makes much of a difference when it comes to how much of any of it we actually consume. We're not big TV watchers although some of the Netflix and Amazon Prime stuff is interesting. We shouldn't see any difference there since that worked fine with my current internet download speeds at 60 MBPS.
More channels would be nice to have now that we're getting into the 2020 presidential election season. Seeing the dems lose in high definition is going to be priceless. And who doesn't like watching Melanie in high definition? What the hey? I might even start watching baseball (like watching paint dry.)
The tech guy wanted to make sure that I made my pitch for getting more value from my provider by utilizing the chat feature on my browser. So, that is what I did. The Xfinity person and I went back and forth countless times and in countless ways looking to eke out every last discount available to me as an end user. I don't think he or she (it was a unisex name) gave up much in the process but I ended up getting more for my money so I'm pleased I took the tech's advice.
There was a time when 60 MBPS was the standard but those days have come and gone. If I get a snappier browser out of all of this then that will be a good thing too. Who doesn't like a snappy browser? I debated telling Evan that I had renegotiated my download speeds from 60 MBPS to 250 MBPS since he signed up for the 100 MBPS plan. His place is smaller and we planned his getting what he needs so he should be happy with that. Maybe I shouldn't have told him after all.
I suppose I ought to give a little thought now to getting a 4K TV or monitor. Where does this all end? At what point will I not be able to distinguish between faster download speeds and more pixels on this that and the other screens in my household? The good news is that I have the option of reverting to slower this or slower that at the end of 24 months. If there is a better deal to be had where I get even faster speeds for less or the same money then maybe I can sign up for that service.
Speaking of non sequiturs, I couldn't remember what store I had bought the egg rolls in so Evan went without egg rolls today. I can see in my minds eye reaching down into the section of the refrigerator in the store and pulling them out and thinking that they might be pretty good in a pinch. Little did I know Evan was such an egg roll hound. If I had known that I would have bought two containers. I don't think I had even had one of them now that I think of it. I prefer mine with mustard sauce and I might have liked to have one but I wasn't quick enough on the draw and then the opportunity was gone. Poof!