Frank removed the malicious ad-ware from our
notebook computer!
We’re staying at Lake Pleasant RV Resort in Bothell,
Washington about 8 miles from our youngest daughter, Stacie’s house. We’ll be
attending our grandson, Kyle’s graduation from high school tomorrow evening and
celebrating beforehand with a BBQ dinner at Stacie’s. All three of our children and all six of our
grandchildren will be there.
The resort where we’re staying resides smack in the middle
of a conifer forest. We’re surround by lush green trees, bushes and flowers.
There are paved walkways around the park and trails in the trees to hike. The
large lake in the middle of it all hosts mamma ducks with ducklings and those
ever interloping Canada Geese, but not
too many.
To back up a bit, the carriage museum we visited in Raymond,
WA rewarded our 50 mile trip there with some of the finest beautifully restored
carriages we’ve ever seen. See previous post for pictures. The courthouse in
South Bend was closed on a Sunday, so now we have an excuse to return (as if we
need one).
On Saturday we’ll tour The Future of Flight at the big
Boeing plant north of us. Friends, Gwen and Dave from Phoenix now live in the
Tacoma area and will join us for lunch and the tour.
First Officer’s Log: Eagles
and Ducks.
Eagles 1: The other
day as we were driving along an eagle swooped down right in front of the rig
and landed in a roadside tree. It was
quite a sight even at 60 mph.
Eagles 2: There’s a
big lake here with lots of ducks and duckettes.
There’s also a resident eagle that swoops down regularly and snatches up
a duckette for breakfast. It could be
interesting to watch but it involves getting up early, and we don’t do that
anymore. About the break of 8 is good
for us.
Ducks 1: So there we
were, rolling along I-84 at about 65 mph, traffic nicely spaced out, minding our
own business, following one truck with another behind us, when all at once a
family of ducks, Mommy Duck, Daddy Duck, and three duckettes, landed right in
the highway right in front of the truck in front of us! Have you ever seen how much smoke 18 locked-up
wheels make at 65 mph? Lemme tell you,
it’s a lot!
So, I slammed on our brakes.
No smoke as the ABS took over and we stopped a few feet behind the truck
with 18 flat spots on eighteen tires.
But then I looked in the mirror and saw the truck behind us still coming
on strong! Egad, I was sure we were
about to have an eighteen wheel colonoscopy.
I could just see him slamming into the Smart Car (“Maxwell”, as in
Maxwell Smart) and jamming it up into our garage and then the living room.
But he didn’t. He
actually got that big red “Swift” truck stopped right behind Maxwell. I wish I could have gotten out and thanked
him but traffic started rolling and we had to move on.
Now, one last thought.
If I had been first in line when those ducks landed, there would have
been five-duck soup all over that highway.
And I pretty much believe the first trucker would have behaved the
same way. So I would bet a bunch of
money that there was a four-wheeler that slammed on their brakes in front of
that truck and who now owes a huge debt of gratitude to the trucker for not
killing them and probably doesn’t even know it.
Another last thought.
The malware/adware came back a few days ago.
I called the tech support group that I paid $149.99 to for a year's online assistance, and they
immediately tried to sell me an additional $79.99 piece of security
software. So beware of iYogi.com as they
are a scam. I found the fix steps online and did it myself. I wouldn’t be surprised
if the original malware or the subsequent adware originated . . . . well, I
won’t say. But beware of iYogi. I don’t trust them.
End First Officer’s Entry
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