Plus we killed it off in less than five years.
- I’ll kick off with my failure over the running goal I set for myself shortly after I bought the treadmill. As I stated around the time I broke the 200-mile barrier, the motor began to start being pretty unreliable. Nothing is more unsettling than maintaing a good cruising rate only to have the damned thing suddenly speed up. The other clue was my lack of feeling winded when I finished. I may be getting accustomed to running 2.3 miles/day at 5.9/mph but not this quickly. Today, I let the belt run for a couple minutes. Even without my fat ass on it, the thing was struggling to go half the speed I chose. Luckily I got through to ProForm’s chat support, explained what was happening yesterday, answered some questions about its lubrication (this must be done every year, the tech quickly dismissed it after seeing my gear is just six months old) and now I have to coordinate a day with the on-site tech. I’m taking a four-day weekend for my birthday soon, fingers crossed this comes together, I really don’t want to push for an exception from work. On the upside, the tech said I’m still eligible to purchase a four (or five?) year extension plan for under $300. I may take it. Joining a gym might be cheaper yet none are within walking distance from home and I prefer my privacy while running to my inspirational tunes.
The easier accomplishment you can (or cannot) see is the shift in servers. Picayune was moved from a 2009 Mini to a newer 2010 Mini. We intentionally bought the 2010 before the 2011 model was released. I’m not against Lion, it just doesn’t support QTSS (KMAG’s source) and MySQL (my site’s engine). Meanwhile, Somara will get to use the old server for her own purposes, probably her site. The transition wasn’t without its hitches too. AT&T’s annoying 2Wire router detected the new MAC address and turned on a firewall to the outside world. How I wish I could ditch it so our new AirPort Extreme base station can have the direct connection instead. Apple’s solution may cost more but it has been more reliable than 2Wire’s bad-reputation-laden crap.
The biggest achievement coincides with the screen shot…our original time share is paid off! We now own this Vegas pad in perpetuity and can stay there every odd-numbered year for a week! August starts the process with our even-numbered deed which will be completed in a quarter of the time.