Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
Albion! Wow, I used to live (HALF a century ago!) in Willits, 55 driving miles (and TWO hours, according to Google) NNE of Albian.

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Neal Hammon
Jonathan: When Obama took office, I thought it best to sell my Lear Jet, and so I do not get out to California much any more. But there was a little river between Albion and Mendocino, where I liked to go canoeing in their neat little dug outs. They had a hundred year old tree as a

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Marta Edie
I cannot believe it, now finally we find out that unto that guru talk all the time,there are real people connected. How refreshing to tell tales from life amid up and downloading speeds - I could also tell stories of California, fresh from Germany up there in Richmond, where there were

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Marta Edie martae...@mac.com wrote: I could also tell stories of California, fresh from Germany up there in Richmond, where there were no sidewalks and when I walked hours to the San Rafael ferry ,I only found out they did not take people without cars, so I

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Marta Edie
Oh yes, it was ATT, a man from ATT had canvassed the area before and told me they were considering new services for all Louisville. I tried to find a Louisville office, but could not. Then this truck arrived, one person came to the door from ATT to clear up the branches which were in the

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Jonathan Fletcher
On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Neal Hammon noham...@earthlink.net wrote: When Obama took office, I thought it best to sell my Lear Jet, and so I do not get out to California much any more. I THOUGHT your name sounded familiar! I found it on some old paperwork in the glove box. I disposed of

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Neal Hammon
Marta: When you purchase property, check the survey, as it will show the utility easements on your land. On the land designated as an easement, you can plant anything you want, but within the easement, the utility companies have the option of walking thru you flower bed or cutting down

Re: [MacGroup] Rural Internet Access

2009-08-30 Thread Neal Hammon
Jonathan: Before WW2, battleships became obsolete. In retrospect, the Japs did us a favor by sinking most of ours at Pearl Harbor. I served on three cruisers during WW2 and the Korean War; those skinny battle cruisers did not become obsolete until about 1960. I take it you do not want a