Our Location: Near American Girl Mine Road, BLM, CA
An interesting couple of days but no photos. Sorry didn't snap more than a photo or two and haven't uploaded them yet. So we'll do this without any pics.
We took a short ride yesterday to dump some garbage and fill some water jugs. The number of rigs along Sidewinder at Ogilby in the pay section is staggering, many more than Thanksgiving. More even than down by the rest area on I-8. Truly an amazing number.
Our little stretch has gotten a bit busier as well, still lots of open space and fire rings but probably 10 rigs more than before Christmas.
Yesterday afternoon both of our phones lost service. They would connect to the towers and then drop the connection, this of course means no internet either. I was preparing to head into the library to use their wifi to contact Bell this morning but upon getting up the phones were working fine again. A call to Bell netted me a useless explanation of the issue but something I'll be keeping an eye on in the future.
A shopping trip for groceries and propane filled our day today. A fully flat large propane (30 lb) tank filled at U-Haul for less than $23 US dollars. In fact there was 7 gallons at $3.02 per gallon. One can't complain about the price, even with exchange it's less than I pay for exchange during the summer months. I am certain there are better prices but I'm happy, it's quick, convenient and I don't have to drive any further than when I go for groceries. I like that.
So there you have it, a quiet but interesting couple of days. Tomorrow we are going into town again for laundry and another propane tank fill.
Thanks for stopping by.
Until next time... take care, be safe,
Deb
Nice to have a quiet productive Sunday. Nice day for it. I heard quite a few folks out your way had phone service interruptions.
ReplyDeleteIt was a very productive day and we enjoyed it.
DeleteNice to know we weren't the only ones affected.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Even Tom & Deb who have AT&T phone service lost theirs last night. So it must have been an AT&T issue. Bell and Rogers use AT&T and T-Mobile service in the US. Anyway, we all survived the outage.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you guys are still enjoying the lovely desert out that way. Hope it warms up soon so we don't use as much propane!
We did survive indeed and other than being unreachable there was no issue. We can all get along for a while without phone service.
DeleteWe are enjoying the desert very much, a little heat is a nice idea too.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
My Rogers phone also quit working yesterday. It had been using AT&T. I hoped to connect to a different tower and scanned for other providers but none showed. This morning my phone worked great. We were on the eastern edge of the Salton Sea. So not very far away as the crow flies. Love reading your blog & miss it during summers. Thanks, Jody.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy. Welcome to A long and lonesome highway. I'll have to be more diligent about posting in the summer months.
DeleteIt seems it was a wide spread problem with phone service. Rogers phone service, does that mean you are a fellow Canadian?
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Thanks. I've been lurking for a few years. Yes, our last sticks 'n bricks was in Southern Alberta.
DeleteThank you for posting about the phone problem.
Fabulous photos. Last night's sunset & this morning's sunrise were beautiful. We're off AGM Rd. Hopefully, we can get together sometime after we say good riddance to our colds.
Now that the holidays are almost over, I'm sure that country will be covered with rigs. Kind of sad since I do love the quiet. Glad your phone service is back. It's rather a necessity nowadays.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it will be busier as the new year gets started. I guess there are a great many folks just like us that enjoy the desert as well.
DeleteI dislike being without phone service but these things do happen.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
My daughter in law had same problems with AT&T. Sure miss the phones when something happens when years ago we didn't know what a cell phone was LOL. Glad you have it back! Love that you are enjoying your time out there! Is the tent lady still there too?
ReplyDeleteSeems it was a wide spread disruption. I couldn't connect to any of the other carriers in the area either.
DeleteMargaret, the tent lady is still here, I've chatted with her a couple of times. We have a mutual acquaintance, a Canadian fella named Scott, and his little dog Annie. We met Scott in this very area our first year out here.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Apparently Verizon is better in the southwest but AT&T along the East Coast.
ReplyDeleteWishing you both a Safe and Happy New Year.
It's about time.
It is what it is and so far I've been happy with the service. Service was restored by morning and so all is good.
DeleteHappy New Year to you and Kathy as well.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Glad you got your phone service back. I can't imagine being out there with no contact to others.
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