A call to Alltel to express interest in the serivce does not commit you to obtaining the service. The Hickory Flat remote office located on Hickory Road between Little Road and Stringer Road currently has only 19 requests for DSL service. If more customers in this service area request DSL from Alltel then our position on the priority list will increase. This will help Hickory Flat move up the priority list. New England has a fuel-oil scare, California seems to prefer power outages to more power plants, while propane and natural gas prices are up for the rest of us.
Life is a balance.
Staying warm doesn't necessarily mean breathing dirty air. Having adequate oil supplies doesn't mean we kill all the wildlife. We're hopeful the new administration can find that balance and return common sense to our common discourse. Planning ahead, we purchased large propane tanks and a 12-month supply of propane in August while prices were low. Our friends and neighbors are now paying about 2.5 times as much today as we paid in August and we figure the tank will have paid for itself in one season.