Posted by Neredbojias on 07/21/07 23:54

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:41:29
GMT Jonathan N. Little scribed:

>>> No cable...too far out of civilization. Verizon barely manage to
>>> keep the phone lines working for voice, not DSL, no ISDN. Maybe
>>> carrier pigeon...
>>
>> Alas, such is the price of a rustic existence.
>>
>> When I was in Paro, the steep mountains made even satellite
>> impossible. Sure, we tried to convince NASA to orbit a
>> geo-stationary repeater above The Land of the Thunder Dragon, but
>> they said, "No way, Bhu Bhu."
>>
>> Well, at least you have all your ducks, gooses, and Ibizan hounds to
>> yak about. Generally speaking, though, I thank God I'm a country boy
>> no mo'.
>>
>
> I love the quiet and that I can't see my neighbors, but I'm out of
> milk so I have to go schlep out 35 miles to get some...that part's a
> drag.

Are your neighbors really that ugly?

Anyway, I know what you mean by the "schlep"ping part. When I was a kid I
used to schlep thru 7 miles or more of rain, snow, sleet, and hail on many
a school day! Made it a bite to ditch, especially since the school was
only a block away.

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Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.

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