Cell Phone / Cricket

Does anyone know if Cricket (www.mycricket.com) cell phones work in Montello? They definitely run on the CDMA technology and have excellent pricing for unlimited calling ($30) and web access via laptop ($35). Any feedback is appreciated!

A few more pics....of heaven!

Still loving Montello. Great to see you again Bill. Let me know when you're heading that way again and thanks again for the Cinnamon roll. The Cowboy, on occasion, makes the largest cinnamon rolls I have ever eaten....and, they're damn good!

I met a guy out there this time with my name. There aren't too many Preston's around so I take special notice when one comes along. Hell of a guy that I look forward to getting to know better. And, his girlfriend Joan makes the best goolosh (sp?) I have ever tasted. Thanks guys for the good food and the great conversation, it was a pleasure!

Ah, Montello...where it's easy to be yourself!!!

some pics...

Above is the view looking south from the State line on 233. You can see the snow topped Pilot peak far off in the background....what a beautiful day!

You gotta love the redneck gas tank tethered to the grill guard. I grew up in a one stop light town in central Florida that may as well have been called Redneck'ville, so I don't worry about being stereotypical when I'm talking about my own!

I forgot to take pics of the shower pan and toilet exhaust fan that are new additions. I ran short on couplings so the shower will be functional after a trip to home depot and the exhaust fan will be operational in the next few trips after the electrical infrastructure is setup! Did I mention I'm still loving Montello?

Cell Tower Info Confirmed

Thanks Zach for the heads up! Cell towers run on one of two technologies....CDMA or GSM. The tower in Montello operates on CDMA. This is a hardware issue, so make sure you purchase a phone that operates on CDMA. Both Tracfone and Net10 offer phones that run on this technology. I spoke with someone earlier this week who mentioned he bought a $10 NET10 from from the dollar store in Wells. Again, make sure it's CDMA and you'll be good to go.

I'd love feedback from anyone who has used the Verizon internet service from the tower on their laptop or home computer!!!

Another Container Landing!

A few weeks ago my father finally caved and decided to put a roof over his head while in Montello. So, we rounded up another container and headed West! Once again, Paul did an excellent job with the container delivery from SLC and as always set my heart (OCD) at ease in making the deal happen. Curt proved yet again to be invaluable with his mad excavation skills. The hole was excavated and prepped for the container in record time. Paul placed the container in the hole within one inch of the desired location and Curt chained it up to the backhoe for final tweaking. One more retaining wall for me to build and I think the shell of this project will be in coast mode for a good long while.

This trip was a three day / two night excursion and we had a great time. Mid-way through the second day a hellacious storm front came through and brought with it extreme winds. On the bright side, we had completed all of our mission critical work, which made pulling up a chair in the container and watching the storm all the more enjoyable. The other bright note is that I am now convinced a wind generator will be a wise investment for power production.

As always, we enjoyed ourselves at the Cowboy and met a couple new people in the process. Here's a few pics of the project, myself, Curt, and my father Win. Thanks for the good times dad. There's nothing like three dust filled days to make you appreciate a long hot shower!!! Curt and Paul, your efforts are very much appreciated....THANK YOU!!!