Well, I'm outta here for the Labor Day weekend! In more ways than one.
First, we'll be camping at our churches property for the weekend, and that promises to be a great deal of fun. With shorter runs planned, I'll have more time and energy to spend with the kids. And camping is just plain fun.
Second, our phone system died, last night. Don't ask me how. One minute my wife was on the Internet. A short time later, all I could get was a busy signal on the phone. I figured she forgot to disconnect the modem. Little did I know that something had gone totally haywire. There is a dial tone at the network interface box, and dead air in the house.
Something is shorted, somewhere, and I use all "this is broken" opportunities to fix shoddy work done by previous owners. Two of the three phone outlets in the house look like they were installed by a monkey that lacked any semblance of real tools. So, tonight is home improvement night. An M-block, a bunch of phone cable, and a couple new junction boxes should fix the problem.
Until then, we are down to cell phones and no Internet connection. It's a good thing the "former sailor" part of my life was spent as an electrician.
Have a great weekend, and for those of you headed to Louisville, next week, have a great trip and a better race!
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