Hello,
Twenty minutes ago (1215pm) I got Internet, but still no phone. I thought that you had to have an ATT phone before you could get on the internet but I guess this isn't the case. I have a temporary wire running along the fence that borders my neighbors on the south, and this will require ATT to dig up part of the yard and bury the cable, but this is no expense to me and I don't have to be present, so let it be. According to the tech, this could be from two weeks to many weeks in the future, and I'm not involved at any level.
The move went very well except for one very dire consequence.
The movers will not disconnect a washer and dryer, so I had to do it. When I disconnected the washer, there was a pretty steady leak and I couldn't get it to stop. It wasn't anything that I did, it's just that the connection was ancient and should not have been messed with Later in the afternoon I went to Ace to get a 'cap', but it didn't completely take care of the problem.
This could really create problems because when I had Rebath remodel the bathroom I learned that they can't turn off the water to my unit completely. I have to go down to the first unit in my building and have it shut off there, and his connection is not in the best of shape, and he doesn't want to take any action because he has a bathroom in the area where this connection is located and plumbers can't access the necessary pieces.
Since the movers charge by the hour and it caused so much trouble I wish to Hell I had just left the washer and dryer in the condo and bought new equipment at Westview. If I have to do major plumbing work at the condo, this is just money thrown out the window for no reason. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten the full value of the washer and dryer, but at least I wouldn't be paying for unnecessary plumbing work, and nobody will buy a home with an obvious leak in a pipe. On the slightly-bright side, the water is near the drain and not causing any further damage. It would be a horrendous nightmare if this occurred upstairs and ruined the flooring.
And then when the move was over I spent some 'non-quality' time with this idiotic stove. It seems that the stove is not recognizing a pan when it is placed on the stooopid 'ghost' burner. You can pay hundreds of dollars for a set of 'induction cookware', so I went to Walmart and they didn't know what I was talking about. However, at Target I found a 2 quart saucepan for just over thirty bucks! A conventional pot of that size can be found for under twelve bucks. And, when I got home, the stove gives the same error message as it did with a regular pot. I had planned to call Todd Rabb, the previous owner, but I don't have phone service. It was after 8pm last night when I found out that I still had no idea how to work the damn thing and I don't want to barge in and be 'one of those kind' of neighbors. But, as a general rule, If you need to consult a manual to boil water, I don't want anything whatsoever to do with it.
The windows in this place are a major pain in the ass. Either you can get the screens and storm windows to move, or they are more or less welded in place. It was such a beautiful morning and I wanted to open the windows, but I could only budge a few. I would be willing to bet a high-quality induction stove that the reason that the windows are in the garage is that there is no way in Hell that they could get them into the windows.
My phone service has ended at the condo and hasn't started at Westview, and after connecting all of my devices to the Internet, the U-verse tech spent an inordinately long time on the phone with the central office to find that the earliest opening will be this Thursday, between 11am and 1pm. I don't fully understand it, but this time I will be getting my dial tone through the internet, and this will be cheaper. The downside is that during a power failure, I won't be able to make or receive calls. With my old setup, I'd be able to make a call regardless. This shouldn't be a factor with me anyway.
Buddy was not a happy camper about his new change of address. He cried in the car on the way over, he cried when I showed him around his new house, and he basically cried all night long. And, because of the stove fiasco, I had to leave him and go to Subway for food. We did watch a dvd, but he stayed under the couch, and although I couldn't hear him crying, he might have been silently weeping. And when the U-verse tech, the drywallers, and Eric's crew arrived this morning he was terrified. He is eating, but not his usual voracious appetite and I hope that he will soon settle into an acceptable routine. And, for that matter, I hope the same applies to me.
Well, off for a run back to Durkin, and I hope to find Ernie painting his heart out on the downstairs at the condo. Yesterday I didn't do any form of workout, but I did manage to stop at LA Fitness on the way back from my useless errand to Target for a sauna session, the whirlpool, and a dip in the pool (Buddy was still living at the condo).
That U-verse tech is still in front of the house doing work on his computer and talking on the phone. He's been here since 855am this morning, and it's 130pm. seeya. kw
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