In my never-ending effort to over complicate expand capabilities of this site, we’re going to try tried a live broadcast from our road trip today. And, if had the Verizon Gods are been with us, you‘ll get would have seen live video along the way.

What happened to that spiffy broadcast?
The Verizon Gods were absolutely not with us–and won’t be anymore.

Today I discovered the V640 card I purchased about two years ago is no longer current to the Verizon network. No big. Figured I’d stop by and get an upgrade. After being passed over in favor of phone-buying customers, the Verizon rep knew less about my card than I do–and that’s not much. The V740 model number on the display unit seemed an obvious clue…

After 25 minutes of waiting and delay, they finally told me it would be about $100 for a new one–with a longer contract. I paid less than that for the card new.

Today was a potent reminder of past experiences with Verizon "service," which has never been, in my opinion, their strong suit. Once upon a time I had four phones PLUS the air card with Verizon. The iPhone first lured me to AT&T. Their service won the rest of my phone business. All that remained with Verizon until today was that card. Now, they don’t even have that.

The odder the better when it comes to excuses to pile into the Expedition for a road trip. And, only in Texas could a big hole elicit so much excitement. The Associated Press reports:

DAISETTA, Texas (AP) — Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of
three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it’s clear whether surrounding areas are stable.

The 900-foot-long sinkhole, with crumbling dirt around its edges resembling sharp teeth, has swallowed up oil tanks and barrels, tires, telephone poles and several vehicles in Daisetta, a once-booming oil town of about 1,000 residents about 60 miles northeast of Houston.

Wee-ooo, mama–load up the cooler, we’re on the road!

More details to come. But, really, how many more details could you possibly use?