Onward

The service representative called around 11:30 yesterday and said my car was ready. She sent the courtesy van for me. At last my car is back to normal. This problem started in early August and added to the misery of the evacuation. Now the car has new tires and new struts and springs in the front end. I think I deserve a little carefree operation for a while.

I woke up in the middle of the night and thought of a place where I might have put a brand new transceiver for my X10 home automation control system. This morning I looked and found it. That was a big help. Now I can control my ceiling fans with the remote controls. I ordered a new mini timer controller from Buy.com. Buy.com has fallen down in the satisfaction reviews, but I decided to risk placing an order with them. When I get the mini timer, the first floor lights will be controlled automatically again.

I got the current issue of Time magazine that was sent as a test. I also got one more of the back issues. I am still missing one issue. I decided it was safe to resume my subscription and called customer service. It will be four weeks ago tonight that Rita roared in and turned life in Beaumont, TX, into such a mess.

Yesterday I checked Pricegrabber.com for the best prices on the Garmin GPS unit that I want. A new low price popped up from one of their storefront merchants. The merchant had received good reviews, but I am skeptical because I cannot find an address or phone number independent of Pricegrabber. I am mentally too worn out from the hurricane to get involved in a new hassle. I will just wait and watch the price fluctuations for a few weeks.

I received a note from the tour group lady again. Now she is canceling the trip to the Nutcracker Christmas Market in Houston in November. She refunded my money. She said she is still hopeful that the trips to Galveston and Natchitoches, LA, in December will go as planned.