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Was trying to find a power supply in all the unboxed boxes from when we moved and came across a 5 year old receipt from Verizon Wireless for my very first cell phone.  That wouldn’t be a big deal except it was a one year contract and I haven’t signed a new one. That’s right folks, I’ve been going month to month for almost 4 years! I would still be using the original LG VX4400 except something happened within the last year where it would get confused, lose signal for 30 seconds, regain consciousness then finally dial or send the text message. The only help Verizon would provide was to encourage me to upgrade because I was long overdue for their new every two. None of their phones interested me or were crippled so I got an almost as old LG VX6000 hand me down with and kept trucking.  I dropped that phone, cracked the battery and switched to an old LG VX8100 which I’m using today.

Discovered Verizon Receipt from 2005 – September 8th, 2008

I’m thinking it’s probably time for an upgrade. Something new and shiny but what to get? I’ve had my eyes on the Blackberry Bold with WIFI and GPS but it is debuting with AT&T on the GSM side. Who knows when it might come to Verizon and how locked down it might be. Verizon will have an iPhone like Blackberry Thunder coming out this Fall but I’m not sure I like the form factor. It doesn’t even need to be a Blackberry, just something solid and different. Only time will tell if I end up with a new phone and contract or keep using hand me downs.

The big pine tree was removed from the backyard today and it has opened that side of the yard up considerably.  It will be nice to have something more than just weeds, bare dirt and a ring of mulch with a lone hosta.

Backyard with tree gone – September 8th, 2008

What is it with old school amusement parks closing? I touched on Geauga Lake outside of Cleveland earlier and now I read that Coney Island’s Astroland is closing. The article notes that the owners sold the property in 2006 for $30 Million and then leased it back. Guess what? The lease is set to expire and the new property owner isn’t interested in renewing the lease. This country is losing its soul!