May Rants and Raves

Rant: It really hacks me off when the captain has the “Fasten Seat Belt” sign turned on and passengers get up anyway. It seems to happen on most flights I take. Sometimes the sign might be on to make the food/drink service easier for the flight attendants, but often it’s on because there’s a chance of turbulence. It’s uncommon, but people do get injured by turbulence. We’ve had flight attendants get legs broken. The pilots get info on turbulence from their dispatcher, air traffic control, forecasts, and other pilots. Sometimes they can change their route or altitude to avoid/decrease the turbulence (get a “better ride”), but other times the only good option is to seat everyone and go through it. Obey the sign and stay out of the hospital.

Rave: Target’s Archer Farms brand of decaf hazelnut creme coffee is OUTSTANDING. Normally I doctor up my coffee, but this stuff is so mild and smooth that I drink it black and love it. It also smells great.

Rant: I finally fired Blue Wireless yesterday! After two weeks of very little internet access, lots of promises, and little explanation, I got fed up and called the billing department. The billing rep was the first one to actually tell me what was wrong. A technician came out this morning and fixed the connection, but I’ve already given my 30 days’ notice. If they’d only told me sooner about the plan, I would have kept them longer. Oh well. I wrote them a nasty email explaining why I was leaving. It was fun.

Rave: Elvira still rocks! I got over 35 mpg on my second tank of gas!

Rave: Ebby offers a Find House by Map feature that, well, lets you search for houses on a map. You select the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, property type, and price, and it shows you all the matching homes at whatever zoom level you want. You can overlay schools, restaurants, day cares, and DART stations as well. Try it out!

Rave: Our house looks great! =) I just mowed the yard (FINALLY! It’s hard to mow when it rains everyday, but it’s great to have so much free water for the yard!), and we manage to keep it looking nice by spending lots of time away. We’re having an OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, June 3, from 2-5 PM if you’d like to stop by.