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Petty Cat Junction!
I just re-acquainted my Mom & Dad with the joys of mushroom, onion and extra cheese.
We’re in the middle of replacing a HOUSEFUL of electronics & tech. We only change out devices when we absolutely have to, and take care of our stuff, so we usually have stuff YEARS or DECADES longer than most. Last year, it was our iPhones and iPads.
This year?
2 flatscreen TVs, and a 10-unit cordless phone house phone system, and possibly a printer…and our WiFi & router.
Plus we reached a technological tipping point with our Mac Mini & 2 iMacs. As it turns out, they can’t run what we need them to anymore, and can’t be upgraded/updated. And so much time has passed that we’ll probably have to replace most/all of the peripherals, at least for the Mini.
All of the Mini’s ports have changed in the intervening years between the new one and the older one. No monitor, speaker, mouse, trackball, keyboard, hub or thumb drive we have can connect to it directly.
This year?
2 flatscreen TVs, and a 10-unit cordless phone house phone system, and possibly a printer…and our WiFi & router.
Plus we reached a technological tipping point with our Mac Mini & 2 iMacs. As it turns out, they can’t run what we need them to anymore, and can’t be upgraded/updated. And so much time has passed that we’ll probably have to replace most/all of the peripherals, at least for the Mini.
All of the Mini’s ports have changed in the intervening years between the new one and the older one. No monitor, speaker, mouse, trackball, keyboard, hub or thumb drive we have can connect to it directly.
RealAlHazred
Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
Yeah, we used to shop a lot at Target. That's not happening for a while...
payn
Glory to Marik
I had nothing to do with it. I just manage construction projects. It’s been some time since they disappointed me…
payn
Glory to Marik
How is the new home?
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
It's a wonderful house, very quiet with tons of room. It's a very old house, built in 1896 and modified in pieces over the decades... the floors don't match, there are doors in strange places, and lots of "what were they thinking?!" moments (porch light just stapled to the siding?! air filter glued to the intake?! bathroom vented to the upstairs closet?!) So there's lots of little things to do, of varying importance... it'll keep me busy. (Next project: replacing the water heater with a more efficient tankless one.)
It's nice to be out of the City Center, too... we are now in an older neighborhood with big mature trees and brick sidewalks and a really nice park. We're not quite in the suburbs, either... we're sort of in that middle space between the two. We're about 8 blocks from a main thoroughfare with coffee shops, a halal market, a dozen restaurants, a park, and a library.
So all in all: things are going pretty good. The whole process of buying a house was a colossal pain in the backside, and was far more difficult than it ever should have been, with more rules and fees than necessary, and FAR TOO EXPENSIVE, IT'S JUST A HOUSE FOR CHRISSAKES, but we are glad we did it.
payn
Glory to Marik
I get it, I had a very old home a few years ago myself. I also lived in the city proper. Im a little ways out now and it feels more like a neighborhood than a city, but not quite suburb yet. Sounds like fun, but yes, old homes will keep you busy!
Yeap, it gets pretty crazy but it feels so good when its over.
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