We watch our fair share of remodeling shows at our house. From mansions with open floor plans to the minimalism of tiny homes, it seems like there's a show for everything. One we have never seen is a program dedicated to outhouses. This is the newly remodeled outside bathroom for the house we live in... Continue Reading →
AT&T Fixed Wireless: 2 Month Review
Fast and Reliable (compared to DSL) The Data Cap is filled quicker than you think Living in a rural area means that fast and reliable internet service is something we've hoped for and never had until now. I've written about how our DSL line goes out for the weather, and sometimes cow related events; so... Continue Reading →
Withering Copper Telephone Lines
Last week before Thanksgiving our internet went out, but now a days its no big deal. I simply go down to where the wire comes up out of the ground, untie and clean the splice, tie it again, and tape. Everyone has to do this on occasion, right?Recently, the FCC chief released his plans for... Continue Reading →
What’s The Matter With The Average TN Farmer?
"The average Tennessee farmer gets up in the morning by the alarm of an Illinois clock (Big Ben), buttons his Chicago suspenders to Detroit overalls, washes his face with Cincinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan. Sits down to a Grand Rapids table and eats Chicago meat, Indiana hominy, fried in Kansas lard on a Saint... Continue Reading →
Farms and Eminent Domain
Imagine getting a letter from the government explaining you have six months or less to leave your house because your land, and those of your neighbors, is being taken for the greater good. Whether you wanted to leave, or not, you are now experiencing the dilemmas of eminent domain. To be clear, I am not... Continue Reading →
Cows Stole My Internet
Well, the cows were not actually hogging the wi-fi out in the field checking their social media accounts. Actually, they were streaming Netflix. Okay, not really. It rained and my internet went out. Yes, that happened. And it happens often. AT&T techs came out and discovered, among other things, that cows, my neighbor's cows, had... Continue Reading →