Monthly Archives: July 2008

Days 3 and 4

Posted on July 18, 2008 by MAD

Wednesday morning started with rear brake job using the pads we had picked up in Sioux City, IA. Kyle Jr. attempted to change the rear pads on his dads RT.  It should be a 25 minute job but we couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Two days are in the books.

Posted on July 17, 2008 by MAD

I’m having trouble finding time to blog and check mail.  iPhone has been spotty as hell out here and wifi can be hard to come by. We started off at meeting Kyle at 9am on Monday morning.  A little later … Continue reading →

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And we’re packed and ready.

Posted on July 13, 2008 by MAD

We roll out tomorrow bright and early. Side cases packed with clothes and moto-stuff.  Top case with laptop, heated gear shoes, with a little room to spare.  Big blue bag has all the camping gear.  Tank bag has my camelback … Continue reading →

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The tale of the non-surge protector.

Posted on July 9, 2008 by MAD

So a colleague brought up the fact that if I had a good surge protector (and I believed that I did) that it probably has replacement insurance with it. He once had Belkin replace a TV because their surge protector … Continue reading →

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Customer Service Lessons for TimeWarner

Posted on July 9, 2008 by MAD

I’m pretty much ready to be done with TimeWarner/RoadRunner.  It’s not as much about the service, although my RoadRunner, which used to be outstanding has been pretty flakey over the last year.  I’m on my 3rd failed modem in that … Continue reading →

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Electrical Storm = Bad Juju

Posted on July 8, 2008 by MAD

Tonight around 11pm EST, lightning struck… Quite literally, just outside the house.   The TV, DVR, DVD, VCR, all went blank…  Surprisingly we still had electric, which rarely is the case out here in the sticks when we have a bad … Continue reading →

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