As i mentioned in (e:LeeTee,232) the end of the era of me having to walk to get a morning paper is over. Sad thing is the beginning of the new era of me just going to the front porch to get the paper is off to a bit of a bumpy start. No paper at 9:15am. So i called. Was on hold for about 5 minutes. Was told a manager would deliver one.
And as i type this, (e:Uncutsaniflush) says the paper has arrived...
I hope i don't have to call the Buffalo News every morning!
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10/23/2006 09:51 #25686
Bumpy Beginning10/22/2006 15:57 #25685
Second Second PlaceI won second second place ("no third place awards here!") at Gay Bingo last night for wearing this..
... and got a bag full of candy and some other fun Halloween toys. Didn't win anything at bingo, though.
... and got a bag full of candy and some other fun Halloween toys. Didn't win anything at bingo, though.
vincent - 10/23/06 01:20
I can't win anything at Bingo. Once in a while I try my "luck" @ Uncle Sams's in Fort Erie....
I can't win anything at Bingo. Once in a while I try my "luck" @ Uncle Sams's in Fort Erie....
libertad - 10/22/06 22:15
that is too cute. I just wanna hug you!
that is too cute. I just wanna hug you!
10/21/2006 10:47 #25684
End Of An EraMy lovely husband, (e:Uncutsaniflush) likes reading the morning newspaper while he drinks his morning coffee.
Back before we were married, he came to visit me in Hamilton from Knoxville and i ordered the morning paper to come while he was there so he could have a paper in the morning.
It was delivered to his, then our, home in Knoxville in the mornings and i would sometimes grab a section take my own coffee and have a cig on the deck and read the funnies.
When we moved to Buffalo, we were bummed out to find that we could not have a morning paper delivered. An afternoon paper, maybe. Back then we were living in the Mayflower on Summer and Linwood, so we thought it might be apartment building related, since a key is needed to operate the elevator there.
Since i smoked, going to the corner of Summer and Main to get a paper every morning was an excuse to have a cigarette.
Back in May of 2005 when we bought this house, we enquired if we could receive a morning paper delivery. Nope. Still no daily morning delivery in our area. For the 'burbs, yes.
We could, however, get a weekly Sunday paper delivery. So, we signed up for that.
I quit smoking since the days when going out in all kinds of weather to get a paper was a thinly veiled excuse for a fag.
Most mornings, i get out there and walk to a store to get a paper. Sometimes, i tell (e:Uncutsaniflush) i just don't feel like doing it, but most often, it was me. Just my way of being sweet to a husband that deserves all kinds of sweetness.
Today was the last day i would go to fetch the morning paper. We hope. Morning deliveries start Monday (yes, we called them to order... i did it a couple of weeks ago!) and we already have Sundays all lined up.
I wonder if i will miss it? Nah... not for a couple of years, at least.
Back before we were married, he came to visit me in Hamilton from Knoxville and i ordered the morning paper to come while he was there so he could have a paper in the morning.
It was delivered to his, then our, home in Knoxville in the mornings and i would sometimes grab a section take my own coffee and have a cig on the deck and read the funnies.
When we moved to Buffalo, we were bummed out to find that we could not have a morning paper delivered. An afternoon paper, maybe. Back then we were living in the Mayflower on Summer and Linwood, so we thought it might be apartment building related, since a key is needed to operate the elevator there.
Since i smoked, going to the corner of Summer and Main to get a paper every morning was an excuse to have a cigarette.
Back in May of 2005 when we bought this house, we enquired if we could receive a morning paper delivery. Nope. Still no daily morning delivery in our area. For the 'burbs, yes.
We could, however, get a weekly Sunday paper delivery. So, we signed up for that.
I quit smoking since the days when going out in all kinds of weather to get a paper was a thinly veiled excuse for a fag.
Most mornings, i get out there and walk to a store to get a paper. Sometimes, i tell (e:Uncutsaniflush) i just don't feel like doing it, but most often, it was me. Just my way of being sweet to a husband that deserves all kinds of sweetness.
Today was the last day i would go to fetch the morning paper. We hope. Morning deliveries start Monday (yes, we called them to order... i did it a couple of weeks ago!) and we already have Sundays all lined up.
I wonder if i will miss it? Nah... not for a couple of years, at least.
10/19/2006 17:49 #25683
Trees and Squirrels and BooksTrees
Here's what the opposite side of our street looks like right now, after the neighbours cleaned out the tree branches from their yard... piles talller than i am!
Squirrels
I wonder how our wild friends fared during the storm. All those birds and squirrels without homes...
Books
Today, i decided to sort through the books in the attic that came with the house....
We found some interesting, old and dusty books.
This one had the oldest copyright
A lot had these dates for copyright
I think some of them were purchased many years later used... they still had the penciled price on the first page.
Others, on the other hand, were definately purchased shortly after they were published.
This book looked unassuming...
Until i saw it was signed by the author
This one facinated me... i love England.
They were very dusty...
.. but now we know what's in there and they are sorted out.
Here's what the opposite side of our street looks like right now, after the neighbours cleaned out the tree branches from their yard... piles talller than i am!
Squirrels
I wonder how our wild friends fared during the storm. All those birds and squirrels without homes...
Books
Today, i decided to sort through the books in the attic that came with the house....
We found some interesting, old and dusty books.
This one had the oldest copyright
A lot had these dates for copyright
I think some of them were purchased many years later used... they still had the penciled price on the first page.
Others, on the other hand, were definately purchased shortly after they were published.
This book looked unassuming...
Until i saw it was signed by the author
This one facinated me... i love England.
They were very dusty...
.. but now we know what's in there and they are sorted out.
10/14/2006 21:47 #25682
My Turn For Snow / Tree PicsThis morning, i got to try out my new wellies and attempt to get a newspaper. I tried a couple of closer places before i got to Wilson Farms on Grant and Forrest and was told they are only doing home deliveries. Huh? They can't make it to a store, but they can go from house to house? I don't think so.
But i digress....
I took the camera with me. And, from what i can see from the pics of other (e:peeps) like (e:Jenks,257) or (e:Paul,4679) or (e:Chicoschica,16) our 'hood didn't do too badly.
This is Forest and Dewitt
This is Bird near Grant
This is the tree at the post office at Grant near Bird that has a great tree me and Ava and Nolan used to play under... Thank goodness it is partly there still!!
As (e:Uncutsaniflush,260) mentioned, we have half assed power. But, he is brilliant and figured out how we can have heat. And with extention cords, we can run things like computers and microwaves...
Here is the reason we have half assed power...
... just after it snowed...
... from the porch mid cleanup...
... from the street this morning...
... and from the other side.
Here is the reason we worry about safety and loosing our power.
No one seems to care about the downed lines. I worry about their safety AND about us loosing the half assed power we have. I called the Mayor's Hotline thingie today. They told me to call 911 who told me to call someone else. We were, at best, put on a wait list...
But i digress....
I took the camera with me. And, from what i can see from the pics of other (e:peeps) like (e:Jenks,257) or (e:Paul,4679) or (e:Chicoschica,16) our 'hood didn't do too badly.
This is Forest and Dewitt
This is Bird near Grant
This is the tree at the post office at Grant near Bird that has a great tree me and Ava and Nolan used to play under... Thank goodness it is partly there still!!
As (e:Uncutsaniflush,260) mentioned, we have half assed power. But, he is brilliant and figured out how we can have heat. And with extention cords, we can run things like computers and microwaves...
Here is the reason we have half assed power...
... just after it snowed...
... from the porch mid cleanup...
... from the street this morning...
... and from the other side.
Here is the reason we worry about safety and loosing our power.
No one seems to care about the downed lines. I worry about their safety AND about us loosing the half assed power we have. I called the Mayor's Hotline thingie today. They told me to call 911 who told me to call someone else. We were, at best, put on a wait list...
Lucily for us, the paper arrived and was waiting for us this morning. Yay! :)
Sorry to hear about the issues you guys have had trying to get a paper delivery, (e:chico) !
Never having been a paperboy/girl, i guess i don't understand the job all that well. I feel for anyone having to go door to door to deliver or sell anything, though...
Ah yes, Buffalo News home delivery (sigh).
When we moved to B-lo I had already been reading the paper online and figured it'd be good to get the newspaper delivered every morning. I was happy then when the Buffalo News called me to solicit me for a subscription -- I was all over the promotion they offered and signed on...
But then no paper for like 10 days after they promised. I called, they promised again, and again nothing. This is now going on 3 weeks. Finally, it arrives! No, not the paper -- the bill. Hello, straw? Meet the camel's back. I called and canceled my subscription, having never received a single copy of the paper.
Two days later, the Buffalo News showed up in my driveway. :::WTF?:::
Like Paul I feel bad for "paper boys" but the truth is that a lot of routes are really "paper adults" -- and apparently not always responsible ones, even in good weather (in this case, late August).
I feel bad for paper boys. I mean I realize that people pay for a service at a certain time but having been a paper boy - I give them leeway - kind of how people that were waiters or waitresses deal better with food service problems.
Funny story: One time I remember it being so cold that I got into my paperbox and shivered with my handwarmers :::link::: . I love those thing. After about a half hour, the woman who's house I was in front of came out and opened the box. I was so embarassed. She asked if I needed help. I just got out and started delviering papers like nothing was out of the ordinary.