Umm, a lightning strike and a bolt of lightning - about got me flying out of bed this morning.  The power flickered and then - the lights dimmed, the appliances quit working including my window ac unit and that was my introduction to today : )

I got the generator going, I wanted coffee and that was the only way I was going to get it, run an extension cord to my Keurig machine and be done with it. After that, I got the refrigerator plugged in, the power was still out and the refrigerator was being opened and closed. 

My intent today? To go to the property, take the dogs with me and go for a hike.  See if the surveyors were going to show up, yes but hiking as well. Well that didn't happen, the rain went on almost the entire day and now I'm done.  

My going away run for my weekend off?  A trip - again - to Oklahoma.  Dispatcher apologized - and the run doesn't load until 2:30.  Meaning other people got a better run and she didn't want me to see that.  Yeah, sorry, I know what's going on. 

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Tuesday, late morning.  I never went back over there yesterday, seemed like it would be a waste of time even tho it's not that far away.

I did go over earlier this morning.  What I saw was a bit disconcerting.  A tractor-trailer rig, the entire thing this time replete with 53' long van trailer parked in the driveway - that clearly does not belong to them.  Further, the driver went up on the grass, tearing it up and leaving nothing but muddy ruts in it's wake.  That type of thing will end if I ever get my name on that land title. They have plenty of room on the other side of their house to build a driveway for that truck.  I do mean ample room, the truck could turn around in the rear.  They'd have to build a driveway of course, but that isn't my problem. I"m not going to do anything about that truck until this deal is over and done with. 

What I have also subsequently found out is that the ATT line in the ground does not supply internet, but it does supply cable tv.  Weird.  Fortunately, I saw the communications lines on the telephone poles - there are 2 power lines and 1 thick communication line and there is a local internet provider that basically has the market on internet.  That doesn't bother me, we already have it here in the house, I just wanted to be sure I had the accessibility.  If you have ever checked out satellite internet, you know it doesn't get good reviews.

I think Mr Tesla is allegedly building a network of satellites that will eventually cover the world and offer internet access anywhere.  That's when you say okay, I can offer wifi, but if it's so important to these people, why not just buy it themselves?  As it stands I can hook my computer up to the mobile hotspot anywhere.  

Whatever the case, these surveyors may yet still show up today, who knows, there is no rain, the weather is muggy but tolerable.  Which in their line of work, shouldn't really matter how hot it is out there, to make any money they have to undoubtedly brave all kinds of weather.

Walking out into the kitchen this morning - after being extremely rudely awakened by noisy kids, it was rather warm.  Did you turn the AC off? Nope, it hasn't worked since the brownout yesterday.  The power company came and fixed that yesterday afternoon, something with one of the transformers.  I had checked the circuit breakers tho, it was all good.  

So, I figured it was the capacitor. Those are very far more often the culprits over anything else.  So Taylor found a place locally that sells them. But, I had a wild hair, went outside, checked the unit, then checked the AC circuit breaker. It was flipped off.  Ouch. Back on again, the AC compressor came on and it hasn't gone off since?

Hopefully that was all it was, situation due to the power outage and now fixed ...... there isn't a lot of money around this house to be fixing AC systems if you have to call out a pro to fix it...my room, however, is nice and cool regardless for the window unit keeps it nice in here.  

Okay, well, late load today, definitely not getting home "tonight", it would be around 6 am tomorrow morning to make it a one day trip, no thanks.

The problem? They have permanently shut down and closed off access to the parking lot I used to use, noticed that 2 days ago.  That was disconcerting, for there is nothing else around to park at.  2 truck stops down the main highway are always filled up at night, not even worth trying.  Truckstops in Tulsa, I'll have to try for I have no desire to have to drive til 3 am to find a guaranteed truck parking space, that would be at the casino near the state line. I would literally have to drive until around 3 am tonight to get there. 

Anyways, this property deal is still dragging along, it is what it is.

G'day.