due to cyber hacking. I think all the kids, grandkids and a few friends either texted, called or FB us to give us a heads to watch our finances due to cyber attacks. I have some orders sitting at Amazon, I get notified when it runs through my credit card. My credit card is now giving 24 hr. notice of when something will actually be ran through so I have time to check to make sure it's for what I ordered. Hubby said his business card is doing the same. At first I was like crap... now it's like "this should stay" so I have time to STOP it if it is fraud. Fighting fraud on your credit card sucks... been there and done that. Son 2 is helping as he went through this about 7 yrs ago when the govt shut down and he still had to go to work without a paycheck coming in.
I have one that the landlord is working with them but the utilities didn't care even though the company gave it's employees a letter on company letter head with a number to call to confirm the person is employed with them. So we helped with utilities. One just needed gas money for the next few weeks (they get every two weeks) and their company is hoping it gets it fixed. Kid was like" if they had waited one day to hack it, I would have had my check".
We went to chiro, doctor told me I did a good job of getting my hip back in place... I was out less than normal. HA HA AND I could start back on the inversion table but only at a slight tilt which is what I was doing anyways not the full upside down.
We stopped at Menards, 11 % rebate and got more off the list that the other Menards didn't have the other day. Added drinking water for storage .
Stopped at TSC to get clothes line stuff since Menards didn't have it. They were out also. BUT we found a solar unit for the electric fencing so we can put the electric fence around the corn (stops deer and coons from eating the corn) and not increase the electric bill. Got dog food that was on sale.
We went to Aldi's... M needed cream cheese and bananas. They were out of cream cheese so Hubby just got the bananas. SO we stopped at another Aldi's on the way home, they were at a limit of 2 cream cheese but I got 2 also (she needed 24) and some stuff that was on our grocery list, I added more sugar for us as M had mentioned it was not coming in to the local store.
Then we went to Walmart that was 1 mile down the road from Aldi's. Got M's cream cheese and the rest of what was on our grocery list. Loaded the truck AND
TRUCK WOULD NOT START .... Hubby then realized he had taken the jumper cables out of that truck for the work truck and when replaced work truck cables he laid the other set in the barn instead of putting them back in the other truck. SO he went in to buy jumper cables and to see if there was anyone there that could jump us.
Automotive dept employee came out and jumped the truck for us. He had a jumper box aka Jumper car box. I told Hubby we needed 2, one for each truck. Then we never would have to wait for someone to come by and jump us.
We stopped at Auto zone on the way home, alternator is good, battery was in bad shape. We have a new battery. Auto zone guy told me to put on the calendar to have it checked in 2 yrs. BEFORE winter LOL.
The Amish have been growing spelt... they call it speltz. One of women figured out how to make decent bread with it and brought over a loaf with the warning it goes stale faster than even whole wheat but will make good toast even stale... I mentioned that it would then make good bread pudding... he is passing that thought to his wife as neither of them thought about it. He also brought some of the flour so I could "play" with it. I think I will try a cake. If it turns out I will take some over to they with the recipe.
Both humidifiers are out of water and need filters changed. Since it's getting warmer and more moisture is coming in. I decide to not change the filters. Might regret that choice in a couple weeks if we get hit with another round of freezing rain, sleet and snow.
Prayers for peace.
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It is scary and thank goodness the kids have you for a shortfall. SO far my kids have been okay, but who knows? Family is everything. Prayer with you for the world.
ReplyDeleteWe are dealing with fraud on our CC as well. Cards were cancelled today and waiting on a new one to arrive. We charge EVERYTHING so this is an inconvenience for sure. Plus we have a rental car right now because ours is in the body shop from a huge limb falling on it. Car rental company not happy about the number we gave them being no good now.
ReplyDeleteWe have done our own Chiro for years and years after going long enough to know what and how. Our chiro said you can't really hurt yourself buy doing your own.
We have one of those jumper boxes and man oh man does it come in handy so often. And you can do things like charge phones when the power is out.
Vix over at Vintage Vixen partner Jon makes a spelt loaf she raves about. As parents, we do what we can don't we. It's why I'm careful with money- they mean the world to me.
ReplyDeleteA couple of days ago I was trying to buy cream cheese as I eat it everyday for breakfast. Aldi's had none so we went to Wal Mart. They had just their own brand and I bought six, although I have never before tasted their house brand. But to be honest pretty much all cream cheese tastes the same to me.
ReplyDeleteI had purchased a number of plants for my garden and they needed to get into the ground. Somehow I had managed to misplace my small trowel. I was so upset because I have a small house and a small garden and I had just been using it. Where the heck could it have gone? In any case, I had to get those plants in so I headed to Home Depot this morning to purchase a replacement, but they were out but the clerk found a package that held two trowels and a claw. I didn't need all that, and I hesitated for a few seconds, thinking I would look elsewhere, but I am so sick of crowded parking lots, heavy traffic and trying to track things down that might be in short supply, that I quickly made the decision to just spend whatever it cost.
It occurred to me that some things might not be in plentiful supply again until Covid is completely vanquished, the newest war is over and our nation's seaports are functioning well again. I couldn't wait that long.
that is exactly where we are at.
DeleteI had never heard of a jumper box, but we are getting one for each of our cars!
ReplyDeleteWe are always there to help our kids, aren't we? :)
ReplyDeleteI turned off my humidifier this past week when the temps were warm. We FINALLY had rain Friday night. It's going to be cold this week but again moisture on Thursday, so I'm waiting to turn it back on until we feel the static building again. I'm hoping we're done for the season. I still have 3 or 4 filters in stock.
Watching for seed potatoes and will buy up all I need as soon as I see them. 2 years ago I waited too long and they were gone.
I've waited too long a couple times.
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