For one time or periodic window care, give Dennis a call at
417-546-0124. Also, for residential customers, Dennis also offers professional
screen cleanings. He uses professional grade equipment for professional results
and would be happy to offer competitive estimates at no charge. Make sure you
tell him that DanO sent ya!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Empire Electric and their intermittent outages!
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For more than a couple of months now,
I've been experiencing an annoying and potentially harmful series of
power events courtesy of the Empire Electric Company out of Joplin
Missouri. And, as it turns out I'm not alone. At least two other
dwellings on my street have experienced the same problem which is a
second or so of lost power that generally occurs in the early
mornings. This has been going on for at least a couple of months and
maybe longer. The problem had been to actually chronicle something
that has been so intermittent and widely spaced.
Enter TED, the Total
Energy Detective. A device that monitors the electricity usage in
a home 24/7. The graph above is of an actual event that lasted
perhaps a second, yet was long enough to force me to reset all my
clocks and reboot my desktop computer. An annoying task and a
potentially harmful electrical event as electronic equipment, like
computers, can be damaged by such abrupt power fluctuations. TED will
help track this problem and I intend to use Empire's outage report
form to help keep them up to date.
If anyone who reads this has
experienced a similar problem with Empire's service, please leave a
comment.
Update: Shortly after I posted this, I noticed an Empire Electric crew that were working with a transformer just down the street. Interestingly, the problems seem to have ceased since that time.
Update 2: Problem resurfaced on November 15th at 8:12 AM - and was reported to an Empire Electric representative at 800-206-2300. Here is the graph of that event. You can just make out the drop off to zero power right above the 'ea' in Real-Time.
Update 3: After numerous assurances that this matter would be looked into and 'people contacted', I experienced another outage on the morning of December 7, 2012. This outage followed the same pattern as all the others and apparently is beyond the power or maybe the expertise of Empire's people to handle. It seems sad for me to say that even as this company is looking for yet another rate increase to take effect this coming summer, their ability to maintain even basic infra-structure seems to be in question. One has to wonder just how much money it will take?
Update: Shortly after I posted this, I noticed an Empire Electric crew that were working with a transformer just down the street. Interestingly, the problems seem to have ceased since that time.
Update 2: Problem resurfaced on November 15th at 8:12 AM - and was reported to an Empire Electric representative at 800-206-2300. Here is the graph of that event. You can just make out the drop off to zero power right above the 'ea' in Real-Time.
Update 3: After numerous assurances that this matter would be looked into and 'people contacted', I experienced another outage on the morning of December 7, 2012. This outage followed the same pattern as all the others and apparently is beyond the power or maybe the expertise of Empire's people to handle. It seems sad for me to say that even as this company is looking for yet another rate increase to take effect this coming summer, their ability to maintain even basic infra-structure seems to be in question. One has to wonder just how much money it will take?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
River Run Campsites now being repaired!
Sites that were without power for 2012 are now being restored! |
Water damage to junction boxes rendered them useless. |
After a number of months of delay, additional funds from the
Federal Flood Recovery effort became available to allow repairs to electrical
junction boxes that were knocked out after extensive flooding inundated the River Run
Park area over a period
of four years. Included in the ongoing repairs will be new awnings over some of the RV sites
along with new electrical junction boxes for as many as sixteen sites that had
been without power since last season.
Owner Don Freeland working on site! |
I had a chance to talk briefly with the owner of the company that was doing electrical portion of the repair. His name was Don
Freeland and his company 'Freeland Electric' operates out of Mountain Home Arkansas.
Mr. Freeland informed me that the work was moving along quickly as he and his working
staff were putting in long ten hour days in order to restore the campsites to full
operational status as soon as possible.
Well, it looks like River
Run Park
will be back up 100% before the end of the season and just in time for the fall RV
crowd to come down and take advantage of the great fishing found in this part
of the Bull Shoals waterway near Forsyth Missouri!
Update: As of early September, it now looks as though electrical power has been restored to all the campsites (call them to make sure). There are also a few awning that are being replaced at this time. Other than that, the Park looks good to go!
Update: As of early September, it now looks as though electrical power has been restored to all the campsites (call them to make sure). There are also a few awning that are being replaced at this time. Other than that, the Park looks good to go!
Friday, August 17, 2012
Senior Friendship Center Swap Meet
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This event helps keep the Center going and growing. Please come and give your support at the Swap Meet to be held on Saturday, October the 13th at Shadowrock Park just to the east of Forsyth, Missouri off Highway 160! Click on the picture above for additional information.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Charlie's Ribs Steak and Ale revisited!
After a tough month in July when this popular venue failed a couple of Health Department inspections, I happy to say that they have cleaned up their act in fine style.
When I visited for lunch recently, I found the tables to be immaculate and the service prompt. From the time I sat down to when I was served wasn't much over five minutes or so. For me this was fast! In addition, the food (a hamburger and fries) looked and tasted great. Kudos to Chaz, the owner for knuckling down and getting his venue ship shape!
Update: As of mid September 2012, Charlie's has continued to improve and is a regular eating destination for myself.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Should malware companies be subject to terrorist penalties?
After having to spend an entire morning rebuilding my laptop
due to a malware infestation named Security
Live Platinum aka Reveton delivered by the Citadel platform, I had pause to think about these evil people and the manner
in which they prey on the novice internet user as well as the older population
that is not computer savvy. These vultures infect a system with software that
makes it appear as though the system was infected, when it’s actually the
software they snuck onto your system that was to blame. They then offer to ‘cure’
your problems for a certain amount of money. Now mind you, their spyware is
still active and tracking your every move, they just make it appear that all is
well. But wait! There’s more. Then, they sell the credit card information to
other crooks who can then take a swipe at your money as often as they can
before the card is shut down! So, not only did your system not get fixed, but
you also got taken…numerous times!
To me, this is nothing short of domestic cyber terrorism and I would like to see Americans everywhere
write their congress person to encourage them to enact laws that would bring
these people to justice under a military tribunal; a court that has the power,
by the way, to impose the death penalty. I would also like to see ‘bounty
hunters’ granted border immunity in going after these idiots. Let no country be
a safe haven! Only when this happens
will we ever have a chance of ridding ourselves of the lice that is costing so
much in the way of grief and expense.
If anyone has any information concerning the identity of the
people who are spreading this malware and spyware crap over the internet,
please feel free to post that information in the comments section.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Forsyth Senior Friendship Center in Forsyth Missouri!
This meal tasted as good as it looked! |
On a warm day in early August, I met with a couple of
friends at the Forsyth Senior Friendship Center located at 13879 US Highway 160 and to sample that days
offering of roast beef with carrots, mashed potatoes, dinner roll and a large
cookie! The Center, which is owned and operated by the Seniors of Taney County,
offers a complete lunch menu Monday through Friday (excepting Holidays)
starting at 11:30ish AM. (I’d been told that you need to arrive early if you want
to get a parking spot! That point was driven
home to me when I arrived at 11:20 AM and found the parking lot nearly full)!
The establishment had twelve large circular tables set up that day that could
handle about 7 to 9 diners each by my estimate. On this day, I think that there were at least 60+ attendees.
The lunch menu, from day to day, is varied and a wonderful
meal deal at a suggested donation of $3.50 for seniors over the age of
60 and just $6 for everyone else! Also (with the assistance of the Southwest Missouri Office on Aging), they offer
services like free home delivery for those unable to attend. A great and worthy
cause indeed!
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You can visit their site at Eastern Taney County Seniors for up to the minute news!Also, don't miss the giant Swap Meet to be held on Oct 13, 2012!
Update: If you pan to ever visit, do so on a day when they offer up the Breakfast Buffet! It's awesome and you can really load up your plate!
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