Bad BAD SONY

OK:  Here is a real frustrating situation.  When I bought my new TV just after Thanksgiving, I purchased a new DVD player from Sony.  In February the remote started acting up and finally quit early in March.  I contacted the store where I purchased it and they said I have to go to the manufacturer.  Contacted Sony.  They instructed me to ship, at my expense, the remote back to them in Laredo Texas.  I did this and they got it on 3-13-15.  I hadn't heard from them so I called today. After ~15 minutes on the phone, I got transferred to "shipping" which turns out to be in the Philippines. There I got a person who "was not fluent in English, She said that they were going to have someone in customer service call me in 24 to 48 hours.  The problem is that they don't repair the remotes but replace them with new units and the didn't have any to send out.  So I guess I am stuck with a product I really can't utilize. I am frustrated because they have my property, the remote, and there is no one that you can get on the phone that has any answers.  I realize that this is not a large $$ item. However, I will be very reticent to purchase other Sony products in the future because if I had not called to check they were just going to ignore me. I guess I have no recourse.
I did think to purchase one share of Sony stock and then attend the next shareholders meeting and make a pest of myself.

Cold Again!!!

It's Friday and it's cold again.  High today and tomorrow is supposed to be 42.  The low tonight is set at 20.  I guess winter doesn't know it's spring.
Tuesday the forecast is for the high 60's.  I think I will go to the range. I'll try for some photos.

Quick note

It's Thursday, Not too cold, not too warm about 50 and rainy. The weather boffins say 1 inch of snow on Saturday.  Bummer. It was in the 70's the other day.  OK so this is normal but.......SNOW?
I'll comment later, one way or the other.

a good day

Had a good day today. Worked on the reloading bench for the morning and then stopped by to see Sarah on the way to church.
Nice mass but father got a little wordy. About half way through I guess he lost the thread of the sermon and just rambled for a while.
Dinner was cooking while we were out.  The love of my life makes a real nice pot-roast in the slow cooker.  Today was just 1st cabin.  The meat was tender, the carrots done just right, and the potatoes smash-able. I ran off some gravy from the drippings and man it doesn't get any better than this.  I am full, happy, and might need a small post repast nap.
It is a real shame that everyone can't be as happy as me.
 

The second Best exotic marigold hotel

Took the love of my life to see the Second Best etc movie.  The title tells it all.  This was definitely a step down from the first movie.  Not terrible but no better than a C-.  I kept waiting for Maggie Smith to shuck off the mortal coil. A nice vacation in India for the cast but not worth the price of admission.  This one should be best viewed from Netflix. Had a good time with my sweetie so all in all a good day. Actually Paddington  Bear was a better flick.
Oh well you pays your money you takes your chances.

Spring?

It seems like Spring may actually arrive.  Unless it snows again.  The talking heads at the weather channel insist that the pattern that has brought us unrelenting cold for quite a while has changed.  But since there is still 12 inches of the white stuff in my yard and there are mounds 2 stories high in parking lots I wonder if Spring could actually be upon us, especially since there are 2 more weeks of winter on the calender.

March enters like a Lion

I am really glad that February is over.  I know why it is so short, it is a really crappy month.  March looks like a retread.  Cold, I mean, COLD.  Got about a foot of snow topped by eight inches of snow followed by freezing rain to cap the experience off. I am suffering from 2 (two) ailments.  (1) I have a really bad case of cabin fever.  We get out to the store and for short jaunts to get stuff, but other than that we are inside.  (2) Mom and I both have vicious nasty brutal colds.  No rest, hack, hack, blow nose, hack, take whatever we can find to ameliorate the symptoms. I swear it is never going to warm up and let us go outside.