Giving up on the kiosk

My water bottles are piling up. Those empty gallon jugs that I haul around with me every time I leave the house. 

A thought occurred to me today: why am I paying .25-.35¢ more per gallon over my water bill? I pay about .024¢ for municipal water, which is a really good deal! Why would I pay more? It's cheap and convenient, and it comes right out of the tap!

Thinking back, I can trace my first use of filtered water back to the fires of 2011. The drought was so severe at that time that the City of Snyder, where my water originates from, had to use reserve wells for residential water. That water reeked of dirt, with a cellar-like smell. While I appreciated that I had water for washing clothes and bathing, I would not drink it. 

The tea made from the filtered water is so clear and pretty. That advantage was another factor, besides the smell, that convinced me that the decision to gather drinking water from a kiosk was worth the effort.

These days, I don't make tea that often. There isn't a household full of people to serve. It goes bad before I can drink a whole pitcher. Back when the kids were still home, I had to keep two pitchers of tea going; one sweet, one unsweetened. It was a never-ending task to keep up with a family tea drinkers. 

The city water ceased to be odoriferous quite a while back, years ago. Clear, pretty tea is no longer a goal of mine. I drink coffee all day long. It tastes and looks the same with or without the extra filtration. 

I've been perpetuating a long held habit that is no longer sustainable due to a change of circumstances.

I think I'm going to chance it and save myself the extra effort by going full tap.

A satisfactory substitute

I have missed the old Twitter. I used to have it embedded on the home page of Hobbs Holler and I could quickly post thoughts, observations and photos.

It changed when ownership changed. A person had to be logged in to see the posts and then it kinda got weird in the feeds, so I cancelled my account.

I tried BlueSky, which worked much the same way as old Twitter, but there was a mind-reeling amount of pornography in my feed. I cancelled that account the same day I opened it.

Thought bubbles (notes) in Messenger are sort of a satisfying substitute. I can't add them on my HH page, but I like the idea of posting something without expectation of response or comment. There's a large collection of music on Messenger where you can choose little snippets of songs to play in your bubble. Right now I'm using it to purge the music that is constantly playing on my internal jukebox. I'm finding it's a good way to get rid of an earworm.

It's a cool little gizmo, but it doesn't have all the songs that pop up in my head. Where's Donnie Iris's Love Will Rock You? Oh, well, can't have everything, right? Not too much of a loss. I'll just wait for the next song to play.

District court set for February 5

The 32nd Judicial District Court will convene Wednesday morning at the Fisher County Courthouse.

The following cases are on the docket for Fisher County: 

• State vs. Cruz Antonio Fortuna - motion to proceed pretrial
• State vs. Willard Leon Roddy - disposition hearing
• Eagle Permian Partners, LLC vs. Wales, et al - application for appointment of receiver

Arrest details can be found under Bail Forms on the Texas Online Public Information site.