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10/04/2012 21:47 #56810

My Interesting Walk
So when I got home from work today I decided I wanted to go on a walk. I love fall nights and walking around on fallish weather nights though tonight was actually a little warmer than fall night I think. Anywhoser I started my walk down Elmwood and go to around HIghland and there was this truck from tvcitybuffalo.com trying to back out of a driveway. Traffic stopped to let it back out but accidentally (well I'm assuming accidentally) the truck hit the gas and smashed into the car parked across the street. I know how much it sucks to get hit by a car when you are not there as that happened to my car almost in the exact same spot about 5 years ago. I was about a block away but I saw a few people go over and the truck pulled over so I assumed they were going to leave a note and as I was much farther from where it happened I continued my walk but then I looked back and the truck drove and the people walked away but I never saw anyone leave a note. So I had to get some paper but by the time I got some paper to write a note and went back the car that got hit was gone. The car was a black SUVish maybe crossover type care and it's liscense plate was FRZ 3968 . If you know whose car this is contact me so I can give them the info on the truck that hit them.

As many of you know this is the second time I have seen a hit and run and last time it ended up being a very appreciative local mayor's car. I jsut know how much it would have sucked if there were no witnesses for when my car got hit when i wasn't there .I would have been totally screwed if it werent' for the good samaritans that got their info.

Any who so after that I continue on my walk towards downtown Spot. Oddly enough the walk towards downtown is way more active on a Thursday at like 7 than on the weekends. Or maybe that's not odd, I don't know. ANywho , as I am about to walk into spot a german or maybe swedish or something couple stops me and asks where all the movie theaters are. They said they saw this was the movie theater district but didn't see any movie theaters. I explained that it was the theater not the movie theater district but could at least direct them to the Market Arcade. Once again, I was thinking how desolate and scary downtown Buffalo must often seem for travelers visiting our city. I am often the only person around to give them any info on the desolate streets.

So I go into Spot and get my coffee and Mary Alice Demler from Channel 2 news was there. I always love alittle local celeb sighting so that was nice.

Then in my usual odd self I decided I should follow the couple to make sure they find the theater but I follow them at a safe distance for the few blocks because I didn't want them to think I was following them and extra creepy but had they turned around and seen my stalkingly following them from a distance that would probably be scarier than had I just said let me walk you there. So they made it there, but let me say, when it is dark out that part of Main Street is kinda creepy , even with the TGIF's that is open and the movie theater it is reallyd ark and kinda creepy.

Then I started my walk back and while walking down elmwood by Utica I saw one of my old customers from Eckerd who I hadn't seen since I left for Independent Health so it was nice to catch up with them and then finish my walk home. All in all a very eventful fall walking night.

And P.S. and unrelated I decided to watch Glee tonight which I almost hardly ever watch and it happens to be a terribly sad and depressing episode , what a not great time to tune in except you all know I really secretly or not so secretly because I write about it a lot love depressing tv shows and movie moments.
metalpeter - 10/10/12 17:12
Not sure about that break on fox's website it says new glee this thurs.. sorry
metalpeter - 10/06/12 12:01
Yeah you watched the Breakup episode... The music was amazing in this episode but yeah it was pretty sad..It was a bit rough at my place as well so... But now they are on break for think what is close to a month... I assume this also might be a way to write people off the show? But not sure cause why not just write them off at graduation or maybe we need to know how things are going...

Our downtown is kinda odd... You have the 2 kinds the one where people go work and leave it a ghost town.. And the kind where everyone goes there... we are kinda in the middle ... Think maybe if we had one more sports team in the arena that might help? Of course as much as I love the Galleria all the shops that left DT for the burbs doesn't help.....

10/04/2012 21:34 #56809

FRZ3968 license plate
If FRZ3968 is your license plate or you know whose car that is , it was a black crossover or maybe suvish type car let me know. I saw a truck hit it and then possible drive away on Elmwood near Lexington today. I didn't get the license plate from the truck but it was a business truck so I know where it was from. I had no paper to leave a note and when I came back your car was gone already.

10/02/2012 22:52 #56802

The New Normal
I keep wanting to love the tv show The New Normal which I dno't know why i want to love , it just seems like it would be something I like. But i just like it , I definitely don't' love it. It has some funny moments and like Ellen Barkin's character says some really funny things but it is almost too much. Like just is too ridiculously offensive, I love offensive people as much as the next person but something about it seems like too much. I do love the little girl on it though. The episode where she was the lady from Grey Gardens for like the whole episode was hilarious! She is really good but the rest, I don't know, I can take it or leave it.

09/08/2012 10:10 #56744

my bike
If I had a bike that looked like this I would probably ride it all time.

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mike - 09/21/13 10:27
I realize I know have a bike that looke ten million times cooler than this and I still do not ride it all the time so maybe I just will never ride all the time? But at least sometimes now , at least sometimes.
lilho - 09/10/12 02:46
me too except it's so hilly where i live i would run off the road and fall in a cactus covered wash... at least they might spot the sparkle in order to rescue me...

09/16/2012 18:54 #56768

TimeWarner Cable
So we had a deal for a year on Timewarner cable and internet where it was $90 a month total for the cable and internet. That ran out this month and the bill went up to $144 a month. That is way too much in my opinion and I looked it up and directtv is like 39.99 for the same cable package per month but that doesn't include internet. Plus timewarner currently has deals for like $90 for it all for new customers. So I called hoping they would give me a deal.

Well the first guy was like oh yeah I think I can really help you out. And his first offer was $180 but included a home phone. So that would be $90 extra for a home phone I don't need but somehow he was trying to convnice me I was saving $36. Then I tried to see if there were no home phone packages and he said the best he could do was like $135. So then I said I wanted to know how much it would be for just my internet and he was like we have a great deal that is like $80 but you get double the internet speed you had before. And i was like ok well as I said I just want the internet I have now ( he has already asked and i had already told himI have no interest in faster internet) So he finally told me it would be just $55 for just internet but had to transfer me to someone else to downgrade my service and get rid of cable.

So I talk to the downgrading specialist who says he has a great deal that the other guy must have missed that keeps my rates the same as tehy are now. So I said the same like the will still be $90. And he said no they would be $117 but you get all the saem stuff. So that is not the same rate? It made me feel so crazy. How can you say I have a dealt hat is the same rate that just isn't the same rate but is instead like over $20 more. It is just ridiculous! So I was like that is the best youc an do and mentioned direct tv and stuff and he said that was the best so I said I just want to cancel my cable.....and they told me it will shut off 9/19.

Well I really don't know if I can live without cable and now I am starting to freak out but I really didn't want these jerks to have my business. they are so scammy with their like different plans that all are random and shady ways of explaining them. Ugh, and i really have few option because there is no fios in the city. And there is the possibiltiy of direct tv but that is a satellite I think so my landlords would probably have to agree to allow that. I don't know, I am just so aggravated with the scamines of the virtual monopoly that is Time Warner...

...but if you know me I lvoe my tv and can't imagine like without it. What will I talk aboutr?>
lilho - 09/27/12 12:13
i think you need to ask for the satellite... i can't stand people like this either or companies rather. and i agree, you will be an empty soul without tv.
metalpeter - 09/17/12 16:08
Just to let you know here is what will Happen. But just my opinion you will get some deal from Direct TV... Or Maybe even Dish (no AMC so argh) and I think currently people who switch from cable when you give them you cancel notice you get the NFL Package for free... But industry wide all the deals are for new customers only... So Yes If one wants every year or what ever you can change companies... Here is the thing about bundling yes you can save some money by changing your carrier however.. That is what Ever cable/Dish company wants you to do (Direct TV i think has a deal with Verizon where there is no Viso or what ever)... This gives them more power to not give into what stations want. Granted things have been worked out but when we almost lost fox around here.. It is one thing to change to a new provider but when phone and internet are tied in you really can't... Also just to let you know I don't have direct TV (love their ads though) but they all kinds of different packages and some are even sold through different places...

On a Personal Note ... I think all this favoritism over new customers vs. keeping the ones they have sucks.. But I like my indemand stuff.. That being said Based on the ads my DVR isn't as good as theirs so... I also don't have to worry about green leafs on tall trees messing up the signal so.....
paul - 09/16/12 21:24
Ya they are so scammy. You definitely don't want any other brand of internet in the city like DSL or anything. Its terrible. They know they so they have us stuck. I can't figure out why verizon can't do fios in the city. It would allow for some competition that might reduce the price for consumers. I heard one story that its because they can't move into a city without covering the whole thing as some sort of fair internet law and their wouldn't be enough customer throughout the city. On the other hand I heard Time warner threated to move out of buffalo if the city let Verizon in. Who knows what the true story is but either way it sucks to have a total monopoly. I wish we had won the google fiber thing :::link:::
mrmike - 09/16/12 19:21
Keep em for internet, and get direct for tv, you can do both