it must have been on verizon's side after all...

[acroyear]

...'cause magically this morning, the phones started working.

So out of 5 problems in 3 days, 2 are fixed (computer and phone).  3 to go (my future car, cyd's car fixes, cyd's job).

Car may be handled by a loaner from the inlaws, though that leaves us with a couple of bureaucratic visits to the DMV and maybe Loudoun taxation...and a long drive up (in cyd's car) to get it.

it doesn't have a cd and the tape deck may be hosed enough to not work with those cassette adapters so i gotta remember to get a transmitter.  in the long term i may have to look at getting my own ipod-type-thingy.

anybody know where i can get a low-end ipod on the cheap?  not a "nano" - those things are a waste of money (4 gig for 150 or 20 gig for 200, you tell me what's the bargain...).

not sure what to do 'bout the satelite tv, as it doesn't seem to be a problem at all when I'm home...I'm wondering if we're getting oddball interference from the nearby road construction project.

faireraven 's a tv watcher, or more a "tv just hanging in the background" person.  I can't stand daytime tv, so I'd be on the marathon dvd viewings in a second if I actually had the time off...

...well, I'd better stop blogging and get back to work before I suddenly DO have that time off... :)

Comments

[gargoylez]

iPods don't really vary in price, unless you want to buy a used one from eBay. And yes, the price per gigabyte makes the nano seem useless, but it depends on what you want to do with it, because the nano is flash memory as opposed to a hard drive. The regular iPods are not made to be taken jogging, etc., whereas you can do whatever you want with a nano. While T and I were at the Apple store a few months ago, you would not believe how many morons strolled in complaining indignantly that their iPod no longer worked, and when asked what they did with it, they'd say things like, "well, I go running, skiing, blah blah blah, I dropped it a couple of times...". I commented that I was just waiting for someone to come in and say, "well, I ran it over with my car, but...WHY DOESN'T IT WORK?!?!?!" It's a hard drive, people. Would you take your PC jogging?

Personally, I am considering getting a nano for my train rides. I put my iPod through a lot of bumping and jostling daily, and I'd like to be able to sprint for the 5:40 train without fear that I'll make it...with a no-longer-functional iPod in my pocket.

That said, it sounds like you want to use it primarily for car rides, in which case a regular iPod would be fine. If you order from the online Apple store, you don't need proof in order to use an educational discount...it just depends on how you feel morally about that sort of fibbing.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

ah...i thought nanos used those micro-drives.

and watch it -- an apple employee is on my friends list! :D

[gargoylez]

In that case, get him to buy the iPod for you. ;-P

[faireraven.livejournal.com]

Actually, said friend got MY ipod replaced already when it went bonkers within a month or two of me owning it.

Most of the time they ask for a receipt. :)

[theshaggyfreak.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine has had his Ipod replaced like 3 times in the past year or two. While the Ipod does have the best interface, I love my Creative Labs mp3 player.