3D Pipes have always been one of my favorite Microsoft screen savers. It is a mesmerizing display of movement & color that can have one sitting in front of the monitor for long lengths of time staring in wonderment at how quickly the pipes are constructed. We have the pipes on both computers running XP. But, do we have the pipes on our new laptop running Windows 7? No we do not!! Along with some other neat-o things I like about XP, Microsoft has seen fit to eliminate most of their screen saver programs & that included 3D Pipes:(( I am a firm believer that newer is not always better!!
Aside from a short mobility van run this afternoon it has been a quiet day. Dropped off yesterday's load of trash in a nearby dumpster & have another load in the works to take to the local 'Good Will' drop off tomorrow. I will keep plugging away at the big clean up until we are finally clear of all the debris!! 
Finally had a look at the gas log from our last trip to the southwest & see that we travelled for a total of 6,925 miles for $2,209. I have no idea about how many miles to the gallon we got because I don't bother myself with that kind of stress. Once a decision is made to go from point A to point B then whatever it costs to do that is what it costs & there's no point in stewing about it at each gas stop. Our computerized speedometer can be set to tell us how many miles we are getting to the gallon but after watching those numbers while going down the road a couple years ago I decided that was information that was depressing & I had no control over anyway. So that was that. I now have the speedo set to show how many miles are left before our next fill up.
And one more little statistic I've noticed here on the computer. We have a program called Feedjit which shows us in real time the number of people visiting our site & where they are from. About 70% of the hits come from the United States while maybe 28% are from Canada with maybe 2% or so from other countries. America's population is much bigger than Canadas so that makes sense but I think it has more to do with the fact that probably 99% of our travels are done in the States. Of those 6,925 miles traveled this past winter, only 134 miles were traveled in Canada.
GROANER'S CORNER:(( And did you know that those of you who think you know it all are damn annoying to those of us who do know it all!!
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Every single updated, new and better item that comes on the market, adds more crap and takes out the easy stuff. Cell phones, computers, printers, cameras, electric appliances, you name it.
ReplyDeleteI agree about fueling up on the road. They put concrete islands all over the place so that one of your tires invariably has to roll over it to enter or leave the place. I can deal with the credit card thing as long as I'm not in a Flying J.
I kept pages of neatly written records of expenses when I started RVing - took me a few months to figure it was a waste of time.
I loved your blog today, but I think those pipes would drive me crazy after a week or so.
We feel the same way about the whole miles per gallon thing. Sometimes when we meet someone around an RV park and begin a conversation the first they the guy asks is "what kind of mileage do you get?" Let's face it....we are driving a house down the highway and we aren't going to be getting 15 mpg with that. If we were so worried about this issue we probably wouldn't have purchased an RV of any kind. That's my 2 cents worth anyway.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day, Al.
Al, after seeing all those 3D pipes in your post, I think you need to get this screensaver for Windows 7. Here's how to do it:
ReplyDelete1. On a computer with XP installed, go to the:
C:\windows\system32 and look for this file:
"3d pipes.scr"
2. Copy the file off of the XP computer onto some type of external media - i.e. a small thumb drive or you can simply email the file to yourself as an attachment.
3. Copy the file to your Windows 7 computer in the same folder:
C:\windows\system32
That's it - you should have your 3D pipes back and you wont' need to blind us again with that dazzling display on your blog!!!!!
You are right on about the gas pumps, we HATE filling up especially with the $75 limit on some pumps, I have just started taking my credit card inside so Michael doesn't drive over the pump in anger when it cuts him off at $75!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should take your advice and do as you do, I watch my mileage like a hawk... It is depressing, especially with fuel so expensive..... The pipes look like the plumbing under the hood of my Volvo truck, or my Colonoscopy video....
ReplyDeleteGOOD BLOG!!
yup.. agreed on the fueling problems.
ReplyDeleteWhat we HATE is when places like Flying J make you leave your credit card INSIDE with them while you fuel up! We refuse. I bring the card in and show them I have it in my hand (means waiting in line at the counter) and then when they OK it, Steve fills and I stand there.
There were instances of clerks at the Flying J (and many other places of course) who took camera photos of the front and back of your card and sell the numbers on the black market---- and one dumb Flying J clerk used the numbers himself and bought new stereos, video games, XXX websites etc. Well, he got caught toot sweet. But others are smarter and that is how credit card theft happens. Even places at restaurants where your card disappears with a waiter or waitress etc. Many times we fuel up with cash just to avoid the hassle, but our newest card gives us cash back for fuel, so I guess we will just be careful and watch the bill closely.
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We remember those pipes! Yeah! Loved to watch them, but better be careful if you're still a worker bee. Bosses don't like inactivity.
ReplyDeleteNever had that credit card problem at Flying J, but yes, the $75 limit (for MY protection?) has been a frustration now and again.