Too cool...
Remember how I'm always saying that if I make it to the bank on time on Friday, it makes a biiiig difference?
Well, I knew it made a difference between the money being available "sometime Saturday" and frickin' Tuesday. But, check this shit...I just now decided to check to see if, by ANY chance, it was already there... and it is.
I am so happy....
I just paid the DirecTv bill and it said it'd be back on within an hour, which is totally cool, because, anymore, I have a hard time sleeping without the TV on. Matter of fact, that's what woke me up... yesterday? Yeah, yesterday morning. I woke up one time to go pee and there was Hoss Cartwright. (On the TV, not in my bathroom...)
Then, the next time I woke up, it was because it was too quiet.
I looked at the TV and just said, "Aw, poop people. Ya couldn'ta gave me another 24 hours, huh? Whatever..." I mean, I knew it was due.
Matter of fact, I got the stupid bill outta the mailbox yesterday afternoon.
(Nothing like interrupting the service before the bill arrives, hey DirecTv?)
*lol*
I was hopin', however, that the timing would cooperate and I'd get the money before they got pissy, but.... didn't happen. But but, it's all good.
It's paid and it'll be back on before I go lay down. Now, for the car insurance, cell phone bill, landline bill, groceries, etc., etc., etc.
Oh, yeah.. and heating oil.
*rolls eyes* It never ends.
(Ask Sam Kinison. Remember that riff of his about the dead guy in the mortuary getting boned up the poop chute? "IT NEVER ENDS!!!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!" God, I love Sam... *lmao*) Aaaanyway.... About 92 and half seconds after my last post, Cogburn decided it was time to start crowing. Loudly. Here. In the living room. Gawd. He went outside and I gave him some bread to give him something else to do with his mouth. I get back in here and Foghorn decides to live up to his name.
*sigh*
Out he went, too.
Got his bread and he was happy. Then, Donnie got all lippy, so she got some, too. And, now, Gonzo, my most dain bramaged cat is sitting in my lap, biting the hell outta me because I had the NERVE to rearrange him because my leg was falling asleep the way I had it and he was sleepin' on it.
(Hence, the name "Gonzo"...) QUIT BITIN' ME, YOU FUCKNOZZLE! Goddamned cat... And... I have yet another
It never used to do that and, at first, I thought it was kinda cool that it'd shut off as opposed to "burst into flames", but now, I'm starting to get sick of it.
Laundry itself takes long enough without this stupid thing having nervous breakdowns every other load, ya know? I've even been trying to be nice and giving it time between loads to cool off, catch it's breath, or what-the-hell-EVER it needs, but... it did it again after I did that and now, it's pissin' me off. So, any suggestions or ideas?
(And, yes, the lint trap is cleaned after every load. When ya know you could find anything from a long, blue, plastic breeding glove to a friggin' CORNCOB in there, it kinda keeps ya vigilant about it. Know what I'm sayin'?) Speaking of which (the dryer, not a corncob), it's time to go try to dry another load.
Pray for me.
Or the dryer.
One of us is probably gonna need it. Peace
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As one who has MORE than my share of dryer problems over the years, I recommend checking the dryer vent and hose (if you have one) We (due to poor design) had to run a LONG dryer hose (more than 15 feet) out thru the garage, and out a side wall. Well, over time that hose gets filled with lint (and even water from the moisture building up over time) And sure enough whenever MY dryer would shut off (and the clothes werent drying) we'd go check that hose and it would be clogged with lint and water....
Solution: Go buy a new dryer hose (they are cheap)
If you dont have a long dryer hose, then go check the vent, as that could very well be clogged with lint)
I finally did away with the hose (well we have shortened it to about two feet) and the dryer just vents straight into the garage (as opposed to running this long hose along the back of the inside of garage and OUT the side) Its kind of nice because in the winter it sort of heats the garage a bit!
Anyway, go check BEYOND the lint trap (vents and hoses)
Solution: Go buy a new dryer hose (they are cheap)
If you dont have a long dryer hose, then go check the vent, as that could very well be clogged with lint)
I finally did away with the hose (well we have shortened it to about two feet) and the dryer just vents straight into the garage (as opposed to running this long hose along the back of the inside of garage and OUT the side) Its kind of nice because in the winter it sort of heats the garage a bit!
Anyway, go check BEYOND the lint trap (vents and hoses)
Posted by: Ruth at October 21, 2006 06:25 AM (Z+Upq)
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Thank you. I will do that.
I did, just a bit ago, check inside the door.
I can get my hand up there and there are little vent holes that get clogged, but there wasn't enough crap in there that that's what it was.
And, believe it or not, I know exactly whatcha mean about using the dryer as a kind of heater.
In this old house, there's no heat upstairs, so what I did last winter, and fully intend to do again this winter, is take the hose off the dryer and dry a load of clothes just before and during my showers so the bathroom isn't an icebox when I step outta the tub.
God knows, there's enough damned laundry around here (to heat the entire got-damned house that way)... *grin*
*going upstairs now to disconnect hose*
I did, just a bit ago, check inside the door.
I can get my hand up there and there are little vent holes that get clogged, but there wasn't enough crap in there that that's what it was.
And, believe it or not, I know exactly whatcha mean about using the dryer as a kind of heater.
In this old house, there's no heat upstairs, so what I did last winter, and fully intend to do again this winter, is take the hose off the dryer and dry a load of clothes just before and during my showers so the bathroom isn't an icebox when I step outta the tub.
God knows, there's enough damned laundry around here (to heat the entire got-damned house that way)... *grin*
*going upstairs now to disconnect hose*
Posted by: Stevie at October 21, 2006 06:55 AM (jJEgl)
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Ditto on the vent tube...usually if it's clogged or has too many bends or both, the motor will eventually overheat and shut itself off...a lot like a hair dryer if you block the outlet...of course, if after checking out the vent tube , you still have problems...you can always try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhKKJ4UQ3_A (probably works pretty good on dryers too);>)
Posted by: vizsladog3 at October 21, 2006 10:12 AM (4qWsH)
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