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Pulling up stakes…

Mugwug — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:49:12 +0000

So it looks like we’re seriously moving this time. Since my new job is 50 minutes away the plan is to pull up stakes and move much (MUCH) closer.

This means we’re going to have to sell our house and buy a new one 80km away.

This is exciting, we are no longer house buying rookies and our wish list is much more exhaustive than last time.

On the down side we’ve had a home stager come in (compliments of our Rel Estate Agent) and we’re now implementing the recommendations to improve the appeal of our little home.

This means not only throwing a coat of paint on everything and generally coordinating decor but also means I have to get off my posterior and tie up loose projects around the house (and there are a few “in progress” that lurk on the pending list).

We’ve embraced a fairly generous timeline for this, and we think we’re good to go.

I may post some pics as we move along…

Kids in the Hall - Police

Mugwug — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:46:25 +0000

Outstanding…

Tom Brokaw, nicely done…

Mugwug — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:54:17 +0000

How did I miss this?

New Link to Ebaums as Youtube has removed this video

Protected: For Piet, updated….

Mugwug — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:25:57 +0000

International travel and Internet Woes…

Mugwug — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:40:27 +0000

So, last week we upgraded from high speed lite (1mbps) to normal high speed (up to 7mbps theoretically), I say we because it took Primus (our ISP) a week to actually make the change (despite daily instructions to “power cycle the modem” and regular assertions that “it should be working now”).

Add to that the fact that person or persons unknown purchased about $2200 worth of airline tickets using my Visa (Yeah, flights from Manilla to Beruit, sounds like a dream vacation) and I can’t help but feel that I’ve spent WAY too much time on hold and talking with CSRs.

This week it all seems to be resolved, and we’re back to neat (for the time being at least).

2009 in review…

Mugwug — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:40:40 +0000

So we’ve made it through another year.

Last year I finally gave up on security as a career, enjoyed a brief stint as a cable installer and then returned to security, albeit in a more “advanced” capacity.

My trips to the range can be counted on one hand and for the first time in ages I didn’t add a single zombie movie DVD to the collection. Going to have to do better for 2010, this is just not acceptable.

Here’s wishing the best for you and yours in 2010!

Urban Ninjafication…

Mugwug — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:17:46 +0000

Thankfully it just doesn’t look like it was as serious as I originally thought.

Cable Installation 101 - The Wrong Way

Mugwug — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:18:05 +0000

What suprised me most during my brief stint as a cable installer was that there was no wire fishing involved in the process (and while I understand the reasoning, ie it is labour intensive and presents liability issues) rather “stapling along the baseboard” is the proscribed method.

This is an “extreme” example, as for anything this extensive you’re going to wrap a cable around the outside of the house and drill out from the second floor room.

The problem here of course is the customer just assumes you’re going to fish the wire through the walls and keep things perty.

Nuh-uh.

(and to be clear, this is NOT my video)