Well-Planned Retirement

Outside the Bristol Zoo , in England , there is a parking lot for 150
cars and 8 coaches, or buses.
It was manned by a very pleasant attendant carrying a ticket machine
charging cars £1 (about $1.40) and coaches £5 (about $7).
This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years.
Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.
"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City
Council and get them to send a new parking attendant..."
"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility."
"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed
by the City Council, wasn't he?"
"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.
Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had
been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at £400 (about $560) per
day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this
amounts to just over £3.6 million ($7 million)!
And no one even knows his name

Good-bye and Good Riddance!

This morning, as I have done every morning since they cut me off, I powered up the DSL modem just in case Verizon turned my DSL back on. I was logging into AOL through their dialer when out of the corner of my eye I saw a steady green light. Could it be? I plugged the ethernet cable back in, shut down the AOL dialer and went to my email and clicked send/receive. Lo and behold, I had DSL!! No more AOL snail speed. No more busy signals for people trying to call me (like yesterday when my son tried to call). Good-bye AOL and Good Riddance!
Is this a good day for you? Are you having fun online?

Barcodes

You'd be hard pressed these days I'm sure to find anyone that doesn't know what a bar code is. We see them everywhere we shop, from grocery stores to pharmacies. They are a vital part of a business these days.
What, exactly does a barcode scanner do? It helps a business to keep track of not only pricing of an item but also the inventory. It can enable a business, with the right software, to know that it is time to re-order a product. This is valuable since you cannot make money if you don't have the product to sell.
The amazing thing is that you do not need to be a large chain store or business to use one of these scanners. They are available for businesses large and small, perhaps yours. Imagine the man hours you can save by using a bar code system rather than the painstaking inventory count of items one by one. This alone can easily more than make up for the price you'd pay for the scanner. And, there is nothing bad about saving money, whether you are a business or a consumer.
POSmicro has the things you need to solve your inventory problems, and they have them at a decent price. So, whether you are in need of a barcode scanner, a cash drawer, or software for POS solutions, you owe it to yourself to check out their site and see what bargains they have for you and your business.
Give your employees something better to do with their time than take inventory. Give them the chance to be more productive to the real business at hand.

The Runaround Continues

I got an answer this morning from an email sent to Verizon tech support about the lack of internet DSl connection. it was a very nice email, the gentleman was sympathetic and all that, but that was just the only good part of the communications I had with them this morning.
Verizon's solution to my dilemma was to sign me up as a brand new DSL customer. While I do not care for this BS, I figure it may be the only way I shall ever get my DSL connection back so I took it. That's the good news, I will be a DSl customer again.
The bad news? They will not turn the DSL back on until June 24th, next Wednesday :( I have no idea why it will take so darned long, but, it will. So much for the world moving at a faster speed now that we all have computers. Hell, they can turn a telephone line on in a matter of hours, why can't they do the same with DSL??
In the meantime, I shall be stuck with the lovely services of AOL dial-up. Lucky me. At least I can get online to do the things I truly need to do, like work. Better than staring at a blank computer screen and daydreaming about the days I had internet access :)

Hotsy

If you have a big mess to clean up on a regular basis, you should really look into pressure washers. They can make a large clean up job quicker and use a lot less water than just a garden hose.
And, Hotsy pressure washers are not only a quality product, the company wants to ensure that you get the right washer for the job. They even offer a free copy of the guide, Nine Things You Must Know Before Buying A Pressure Washer. Reading this guide will show you just which washer is best for you, or even if you truly need a pressure washer. I like companies that try to help the buyer before you are paying out your money. No one likes to spend good money on something they cannot use or do not need.
And, once you have decided that you really do need a pressure washer, then you can find a Hotsy dealer that is near you or you have the option of having a Hotsy dealer contact you directly. Either way you go you are off in the right direction.
Already have a pressure washer? Hotsy also offers automatic parts washers, cleaning detergents and factory-direct pressure washer replacement parts and accessories. So, you can repair or refurbish the pressure washer you already have and save yourself some money. In these days of economic tough times, who can afford not to save whenever possible?
Hotsy products are available exclusively through their network of over 130 authorized dealers throughout North America. Hotsy dealers are high-pressure cleaning equipment experts—they're factory trained and authorized to not only sell Hotsy pressure washers, but provide on-site service as well.
So, get that dirty job cleaned up the easy way, the Hotsy way.

Isn't It Ironic?

Roughly a week after getting the folks at Netzero to cancel my account, which should have been canceled in January, I need it.
I have lost my DSL from Verizon because someone, somehow, put in a request saying that my phone line was moving to Los Angeles somewhere. What?? I just moved into this house in January and have an agreement with the landlord for one year. Why would I move? More importantly, why would I move to L.A.? Hell, I rarely ever even visit Los Angeles LOL
So, without my DSL I am forced to use this dial up service from the lovely folks at AOL. Yee Haw. It took me over four hours just to download three days worth of emails, most of which were simple spam. I see that AOL has not improved their speed through the years :(
I am thankful that I can at least get online though, as I have work to do. In the meantime, I sit and wait for the folks at Verizon to get their act together and give me back my DSL.
Joni Mitchell was right when she said you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone :(

A Week Of Injuries

Not talking sports here, but I wish I was. Looks like it's been a bad week around this house, with both myself and my wife hurting.
Somehow, and she has no clue as to what she did, Shelly has managed to hurt a muscle in her lower back/buttocks area. If she wasn't constantly saying "ow" I might laugh. But, I value my life a little too much to laugh at that.
As for me, my lower back has been hurting for a few days now. Not sympathy pains either. My back is not the best on a good day, but the past few have been driving me nuts. I reach a point where I actually have to leave the computer and go sit in my overstuffed chair in the living room. I hate leaving the computer LOL
I hope tomorrow is a better day for both of us :) I have a package arriving (I hope) in the morning and I want to be able to pick it up and carry it inside.