Under The Stars June 2014

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New toy
by Effie in the desert 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Long story short - the pickup started having acceleration problems. It was diagnosed last Thursday as needing a clutch - about $1000 repair. The truck is 20 years old with almost 200,000 miles on it. It has a cracked windshield, body dents, leaks oil, and gets poor gas mileage (at least in my opinion). I decided it wasn't worth putting a $1000 into it, so today I bought a 2010 Nissan Versa. It has 70,354 miles. The above photo is my new car. I have more photos and more detail about it if anyone is interested. I copied all the stuff about the car from the dealer website so unlike when I took photos of the new truck and sent it to you all, I don't have to be the Paul Forrester. The one thing I'm mad at myself about is that last Wednesday I put $100 worth of maintenance work into the truck. Sigh....I knew I was taking it in on Thursday to find out why it wasn't running right so why didn't I wait to do that maintenance??????? I guess because I like to throw away money? I never made quick decisions so I hope this one was the right one. Effie

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Web page link
by Effie in the desert 05 Jun '14

05 Jun '14

Hi all, This is a video of a cello quartet playing in the Chihuly Garden at Seattle Center. It showcases some of the sculptures. There is also part of the video that has clear glass in the background. I can't place it exactly but I know it is in Tacoma as you can see the Tacoma Dome in the background right at the start. The cables from one of the bridges is also a prominent Tacoma landmark. The location is probably the Museum of Glass (the courtyard where they are playing looks like it could be there) but I simply don't remember a clear glass exhibit there. Anyway, please take a look. For those of you that don't want to hear the cello music mute the sound. BTW - it's not a classical piece, but music from a Japanese movie. This group played during the taping of the radio program that I went to Tacoma to watch. Effie From: jbeznoska(a)fromthetop.org To: wadesert(a)hotmail.com Subject: RE: Web page link Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 02:39:17 +0000 Hi Effie - I'm excited to share the link to the video you mentioned - we just put it up this afternoon. I hope you enjoy it! Jodi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMHP1ArWns0 From: Effie in the desert [wadesert(a)hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:05 PM To: Jodi Beznoska Subject: RE: Web page link Thanks. Effie From: jbeznoska(a)fromthetop.org To: wadesert(a)hotmail.com Subject: Re: Web page link Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:25:10 +0000 I'm honestly not sure, Effie. We don't know exactly when or where it will post, but I will keep your email and let you know. Thanks, Jodi Sent from my IPhone On Apr 26, 2014, at 3:19 PM, "Effie in the desert" <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Thanks. Under what tab or listing will it appear? I'll keep checking. Effie From: jbeznoska(a)fromthetop.org To: wadesert(a)hotmail.com Subject: Re: Web page link Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:02:52 +0000 Hi Effie, Thanks for the note and attending the taping. We will indeed have a video of that day at the garden but probably not for a little while. Our videographers still have to edit and produce it, so it's not up on the site yet. Sincerely, Jodi Beznoska Director of marketing & communications >From the Top Sent from my IPhone On Apr 26, 2014, at 1:46 PM, "Effie in the desert" <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> wrote: Hello, I attended the taping of your show in Tacoma on April 24. Before it started Mr. O'Riley said they had done some taping at the Chihuly Garden in Seattle the day prior. I thought he said that some of that would be on your web site, but I'm unable to find anything. Please advise. Effie Burton TotalCare Message Security: Check Authenticity TotalCare Message Security: Check Authenticity TotalCare Message Security: Check Authenticity

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That was so bloody cool!
by Effie in the desert 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

And yet again explains why I continue to volunteer here in Toppenish even though the people in this office aren't the most pleasant to be around. A couple came in who were from Switzerland. He spoke very little English. He had a rental car that was giving him a message. He had me call Thrifty for him because he wouldn't understand on the phone. Long story short - the car rental people got someone on the phone who spoke French so he could get answers. Then I used Babelfish to ask him a couple of other questions. Thrifty told him he'd have to take the car back to Portland to get it replaced - not surprising - but through the computer translation I was able to ask him if he needed car service. That is why I enjoy doing this! Effie

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