I’m ordinarily pretty good at handling stress, but these last couple weeks have started getting to me. The impending move and all of its details are mostly to blame, but there have been other things going on that have contributed to my befrazzlement.
One milestone that I was glad to get out of the way was getting the purchase agreements signed. We’re closing on May 24th and taking possession on the 28th…if all goes according to plan (and what could possibly go wrong?). There are more details to get ironed out along the way, of course, but I think we have a pretty good handle on most of the stuff at this point. Painters, plumbers, and electricians, oh my!
The main thorn in my side has been my totally unreliable Internet connection, provided by Mediacom. The minute I went and signed up for their “VIP” package (Video, Internet, Phone), the I piece went to crap almost immediately, followed closely by the P. And the V ain’t looking so good lately, either. I’ve had three techs over in the last week to see what they could see, to no avail. As I’ve suspected all along, the problems aren’t isolated to my residence; a neighbor up the block is dealing with the same issues. I guess I’m more willing to put up with a dodgy ‘Net connection than I am a flaky phone connection, mostly because Leah gets irritated when she can’t use the phone, and an irritated Leah means an irritated Mark.
I dream about the day some main-line Mediacom tech leaves a phone message at my house saying he found a spot in the line where a squirrel had chewed through some cable. Perhaps tomorrow….