CH>RN> I wanted to visit with a friend of mine in Gainesville, but I longed
CH>RN> to get back home and I didn't even make the short drive from PB to
CH>RN> Miami to see my sister, so I kept going.
 
CH> That would have beena LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way out of your way
CH> especially considering just how monotonaous any long route is , no
CH> matter what the view.
 
Which?  Going from Pompano Beach to Miami or PB to Gainesville?  Miami was
just a short drive south of PB and Gainesville was on my way back home.  I
suppose I'm not following you.
 
CH> Rte 10 thriough LA to where we got off to head South in Fl was as you
CH> kno: a corridor of pine. Can't decide if that's better or what than say
CH> all that way with nothing but prarie or desert on the sides. It's just
CH> one long view with not much variety at all except for the sky if there's
CH> some clouds to look at.
 
Ah, you're describing the boring drive through Texas.  Some parts of
Louisiana are like that.
 
CH> Get more cloud scape out in the opens sky view. We got a fabaulous skys
CH> cape yesterday going from Orlando to Odessa (outside of Tampa).
 
I used to have a BASIC program with the name of SKYSCAPE.  It was written
by a planetarium director and when a certain date was entered, the program
would halt.  I looked at it and fixed the problem -- a simple math (which
I'm not that good at) equation.  It also showed Halley's Comet when it
passed the Earth back in 1984-5.  I won't see that again.
 
CH> Drove into the leading edge of a storm, under it and back out again.
CH> That distracted from the same-ness of the fairly open landscape, for
CH> sure. (And it's only 2 hours a drive.)
 
All good things come to those who sit and wait.  (-:
 
CH> Hubby has had good luck with them too. He explained that other system
CH> comcast or whatever is like onestep.com.. bundles services all in one.
CH> We picked BS for the computer and Direct for the TV as we don't want
CH> cable. Is working good so far.
 
And with DirecTV, you don't have to wory about converting to digital next February.
 
CH> heh...  good for you. Ask for an American too 
 
I don't think you can do that, but I've NEVER asked.
 
CH> OH yeah I found that out trying to get help with my TTY (the voice
CH> over option wasn't working with the server)... FORGET IT. I
CH> got my first taste of "push 1 if.. push 2 if...  etc etc etc..  I hung
CH> up and don't bother with the tty anymore. I have IM's and Email that's
CH> enough.
 
I've noticed.  (-:[
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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