Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Latestarter]

Listened to the voice of "reason" (Dang it Fred! ) as opposed to the enablers in this case... I'd love to have her, but too much going on right now and I can't dedicate the time and effort to her that she'd deserve and require. I don't need another "house" dog, and certainly not one that might be a wanderer...

Called the pwr co a few minutes ago. They hadn't been charging me for the exterior security light but now that they know it's here, I'm gonna be paying $10/mo going fwd. They reported it as a line down so said the truck would be here some time today.

 

[RollingAcres]

Listened to the voice of "reason" (Dang it Fred! ) as opposed to the enablers in this case... I'd love to have her, but too much going on right now and I can't dedicate the time and effort to her that she'd deserve and require. I don't need another "house" dog, and certainly not one that might be a wanderer...

Called the pwr co a few minutes ago. They hadn't been charging me for the exterior security light but now that they know it's here, I'm gonna be paying $10/mo going fwd. They reported it as a line down so said the truck would be here some time today.

That Fred, what a "party-pooper" he is. Spoiled the fun for us. lol
But LS, we totally understand your reasoning.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Oh.....I have certainly been called much....much worse...

So, don't think for a minute that it's never been heard before......

 

[RollingAcres]

Well I tried to keep the name-calling to rated PG or rated G and it would be very unladylike of me to call you worse.

 

[Latestarter]

The pwr company just left. Nicely done. Had the cable spliced and re-tightened and power restored to the light in under 1/2 hour. The steel center cable on the tension cable had rusted out where it broke. He cleaned up both ends before splicing. The shielded power cable was fine and he didn't have to do anything with it. Glad there was just past a full moon last night as I do have coyotes all around and not having the pen illuminated, coupled with the tree down right in the middle could have been a recipe for disaster.

 

[greybeard]

Called the pwr co a few minutes ago. They hadn't been charging me for the exterior security light but now that they know it's here, I'm gonna be paying $10/mo going fwd.

You've been there nearly 2 years now.... didn't notice on your bill there has been no charge for it?

 

[Wehner Homestead]

There’s not a separate charge for ours in Indiana.

 

[greybeard]

My electric provider (Entergy) owns the security light and the pole and they maintain it for as long as you pay the lease charge. Since the energy usage comes off mine 'upstream' of the meter, there is no kilowatt usage shown on the bill but there is the monthly lease (which is actually an annual lease ÷ 12) They don't charge for the replacement bulb or the service call.

 

[Latestarter]

You've been there nearly 2 years now.... didn't notice on your bill there has been no charge for it?

I never really gave it a thought... It comes directly off the transformer on the final pole before the meter. When I get the bill each month, I rarely look at it that closely and there are always other "fees & charges" on there so I just assumed that was part of it. No biggie really... Not going to complain that the electric company who started my service, turned everything on and owns my account didn't "remember" a utility/security light was here at this address... I doubt they continued billing the previous owner, who had the light installed. I swapped my service directly from his account as he had pwr on here previous to me closing. I'll pay for it now, and like I said, no big deal. The guy came and fixed it, no charge to me.

In other news, it's been raining here, sometimes pretty heavily, for the last hour or so. Nice big T-storm to the east and another to the west and I'm right between them. So they ebb and flow back and forth over me. Started just as I was collecting up the goat's feed buckets. Glad they got done eating before it started. Now, I hope it continues for a while longer, though the thunder seems to be moving off.

 

[Baymule]

Yay! You got rain! I hope you get a good rain out of it. Just went outside to play fetch with Beaux and run some of his energy off. Lightening put on a light show off in the distance. Don't look like we'll get any of it, but I'm glad that you got some rain.