Ok, let's start off with yesterday. My trip to town was to buy a replacement thermostat for the back a/c in "da house". Right????
The second part of yesterdays trip to town was to "research" and possibly purchase a cheap antenna for my internet connection. Right???
Me an' Joseph load up in his pick 'em up and head for Corpus Christi. First stop, the antenna sell'n place. Where I purchase the exact antenna I had fount on the internet. A Wilson "Shorty" Trucker antenna. It's a through the roof installation type antenna, which will need some modifications. So I don't have to drill a big hole in the roof of "da house ya know. Very simple modification. So now, I have me a brand spank'n new Wilson antenna that will give me an extra bar or two.
Nephew Joseph says...."Lookie up there Uncle Bill, hang'n on the wall, a broadband signal booster". So's I take a look see. Hmmmmm....????
From there we stop off at the Verizon store right down the street a piece. There I purchased a brand spank'n new 4G/3G broadband air card. The nice guy tell me it 10 times faster than my old 3G card. I look at him kind of funny like with a big grin an' says "Right"!!!! I know all bout this 10 times faster scam.
One more stop, Home Depot to purchase a thermostat, before we head back to "da house" an' hook up all this excit'n new stuff. Oh crap, they don't got the kind I'm look'n for, a Hunter model #4229b. So's I pick up a Honeywell. Will it work? Hell, I don't know, but we'll see later on in the day. Maybe.
You may notice, these four items ($550 worth) are sit'n on the couch ready for installation. Damn, $550 dollar for a freak'n thermostat. "See, I tole ya, Billy Bob, ya spend way too much money".
"Yee Haaa we gonna have a hunnert mile a hour internet an' that back A/C is gonna work".
But wait, I ain't done with yesterday yet. We are on I-37 headed north. Over there on the right I spot a Jeep. A 5 miles turn around we sit'n in front the little used car dealership. They closed. Look'n through the fence......"Yeee Haw", it's a white 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. Just what I been look'n for for the last year an' a half. I were all excitis.
So, when I get back to "da house", I start put'n stuff together. String out wires across the liv'n room floor, hook up the antenna to the booster....stand it up close to a winder...."plug it in Billy Bob". Ok......what the hell, my old air card don't work no more. Put in the new one. It don't work neither. "Read the installation directions Billy Bob". Oh!!!....now it work. Holy jump'n jimminies, I go'n a hunnert mile a hour internet connection. But I don't like the manager program worth a poop. But anyhows!!! I do some surf'n, run a couple You Tube videos......yup, I'm gonna like this.
So....."what ya gonna do now Billy Bob"? Well, I got a Jeep I gotta go look at. After while of course. Don't ever rush into anything what gonna cost a arm an' a leg.
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Just got back 15 minutes ago from look'n at that white Jeep. What a piece of crap it was. Pull out the oil dip stick....is that water? Remove radiator cap....is that radiator leak repair stuff in there? The copper look'n kind. Few dings here an' there....paint bout wore slap out. No battery. But it is "white".
Then I had to make a fool of myself and ask the price. Nice lady tell me $1600 down. Ok, but what is the price? Ah....$10,000 financed. Or $5900 cash.
My estimation is $1500 to $2000 as is. "Walk away Billy Bob, this is NOT a project for you".
The second part of yesterdays trip to town was to "research" and possibly purchase a cheap antenna for my internet connection. Right???
Me an' Joseph load up in his pick 'em up and head for Corpus Christi. First stop, the antenna sell'n place. Where I purchase the exact antenna I had fount on the internet. A Wilson "Shorty" Trucker antenna. It's a through the roof installation type antenna, which will need some modifications. So I don't have to drill a big hole in the roof of "da house ya know. Very simple modification. So now, I have me a brand spank'n new Wilson antenna that will give me an extra bar or two.
Nephew Joseph says...."Lookie up there Uncle Bill, hang'n on the wall, a broadband signal booster". So's I take a look see. Hmmmmm....????
From there we stop off at the Verizon store right down the street a piece. There I purchased a brand spank'n new 4G/3G broadband air card. The nice guy tell me it 10 times faster than my old 3G card. I look at him kind of funny like with a big grin an' says "Right"!!!! I know all bout this 10 times faster scam.
One more stop, Home Depot to purchase a thermostat, before we head back to "da house" an' hook up all this excit'n new stuff. Oh crap, they don't got the kind I'm look'n for, a Hunter model #4229b. So's I pick up a Honeywell. Will it work? Hell, I don't know, but we'll see later on in the day. Maybe.
You may notice, these four items ($550 worth) are sit'n on the couch ready for installation. Damn, $550 dollar for a freak'n thermostat. "See, I tole ya, Billy Bob, ya spend way too much money".
"Yee Haaa we gonna have a hunnert mile a hour internet an' that back A/C is gonna work".
But wait, I ain't done with yesterday yet. We are on I-37 headed north. Over there on the right I spot a Jeep. A 5 miles turn around we sit'n in front the little used car dealership. They closed. Look'n through the fence......"Yeee Haw", it's a white 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4x4. Just what I been look'n for for the last year an' a half. I were all excitis.
So, when I get back to "da house", I start put'n stuff together. String out wires across the liv'n room floor, hook up the antenna to the booster....stand it up close to a winder...."plug it in Billy Bob". Ok......what the hell, my old air card don't work no more. Put in the new one. It don't work neither. "Read the installation directions Billy Bob". Oh!!!....now it work. Holy jump'n jimminies, I go'n a hunnert mile a hour internet connection. But I don't like the manager program worth a poop. But anyhows!!! I do some surf'n, run a couple You Tube videos......yup, I'm gonna like this.
So....."what ya gonna do now Billy Bob"? Well, I got a Jeep I gotta go look at. After while of course. Don't ever rush into anything what gonna cost a arm an' a leg.
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Just got back 15 minutes ago from look'n at that white Jeep. What a piece of crap it was. Pull out the oil dip stick....is that water? Remove radiator cap....is that radiator leak repair stuff in there? The copper look'n kind. Few dings here an' there....paint bout wore slap out. No battery. But it is "white".
Then I had to make a fool of myself and ask the price. Nice lady tell me $1600 down. Ok, but what is the price? Ah....$10,000 financed. Or $5900 cash.
My estimation is $1500 to $2000 as is. "Walk away Billy Bob, this is NOT a project for you".
What about the white Jeep BB, did you ever get to check it out? My 08 is still running good, However I did have to buy a new Air Filter for it this week. I hope that not starting of BAD trouble.
ReplyDeleteSee update above.....
DeleteSo with the Verizon aircard are you limited to a certain GB of bandwidth a month? I have the MiFi and can only use 5GB which is pretty much until I watch a few YouTube videos. I also have the 4G MiFi which has never been any better or faster than my old 3G. They added a bunch of crap - I can get messages which I can't figure out why I'd want them. Some of them are Verizon ads, but some of them are personal wanting to get to know me better. I got email if anyone wants to know me better! Good luck with all that equipment you bought, and I hope the antenna works for you.
ReplyDeleteI must a made the right choice when I upgraded my air card to 4G. Damn thing go so fast I git dizzy watch'n stuff fly by.
DeleteI was gonna get that mifi thingy, but ya gotta plug it is somewheres I understand. I ain't got no plugs left.
Ha....may not even need no stink'n antenna now.
Quite a productive shoping trip you had for yourself, BB. You are right about not getting that POS jeep that was for sale. Smart move.
ReplyDeleteIt were a little more productive than I had envisioned. All I wanted was a damn thermostat.
DeleteI was unsmart one time when I bought this POS "that jeep". Ain't gonna do that no more.
Even with a serious case of CRS you know what to look for on a used car setting in a south Texas used car lot. Run BB Run. Why are you looking at another Jeep, you should have that little red Bronco back.
ReplyDeleteOh boy howdy, you said a mouth full mention'n the "little red bronco". But like ever thing else that I love, they all wear out an' gotta be replaced.
DeleteDang yer hide River, now I gonna be hav'n dreams bout that "little red bronco". Her was a sweet one, that for sure.
Yep walk away from the white jeep for sure. Keep lookin
ReplyDeleteHope ya got everything you need for a good internet connection.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to some updates!
Who are those cute burros? donkeys? mules? in the header?
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