Let’s Try Again Tomorrow…

Well, for starters, they (WOW!) are knocking off half our cable bill next month. Tracy will be delighted. We’ve had no joy with regards to getting my internet back up and running, though. I saw the WOW! guy drive by the house and he didn’t stop. He was looking for downed lines on my street. Just one of the many mix-ups we’ve had this past week. Why he didn’t just stop and look at how things are at my address I cannot fathom.

Flimflam Man…

I am still without my usual source of internet. I had the bright idea to piggyback off of an unsecured wireless connection in the neighborhood. The connection is slow as molasses, though. Hopefully, I will be back up and running soon. Be thankful for your internet service if they are reliable. WOW! is a joke. Dads already been out to their office once and they said they would send somebody out to look at it and they never came. I hope dad goes back out there this afternoon and raises a little hell. Thank y’all for putting up with my whining or whinging as the British would say.

The problem is semi trucks keep coming through my neighborhood and knocking down the cable drop to my house. Friday, I saw a Southeastern Van Lines truck passing down my street and I said to myself, “There goes my internet.” It was exactly as I foretold. My internet was soon down.

“Be proactive when they come,” my father told me the other day. “Tell them all about your cable drop and these big trucks.”

Salutations From a Very Wet Alabama...

There is not a day that goes by that I don't thank my father for my new Gigabit Internet connection. I haven't enjoyed something so much in years. Everything is so fast as far as downloading and uploading go. He smiles and tells me thank you almost a little bashfully.

It has been pouring rain all morning. I woke up to a brightly lit radar. There was a short break in the rain last hour and I hurried over to my father's house to get my daily pack of cigarettes and two Diet Cokes. Poor Sam. She was sitting on the back porch looking pitifully wet.

"I'd let you inside sweetheart, but I don't know the alarm code," I told her as I let her curl up in my lap for a few minutes.

She is the loudest purring cat and let me know she appreciated this warm respite very much. I then grabbed my giant and wet Ziploc bag of goodies and headed out just as the rain was starting to pick up again. I was glad to be back in my warm and dry home with my warm and content Maggie. I put my two lukewarm drinks in the freezer and set the timer on my stove for 45 minutes. I will absolutely relish those two ice cold sodas in just a few.

There was something missing in my grits this morning and it was butter. I just seasoned them with salt and pepper and they were still mediocre.  I also warmed a raisin bagel and ate it with the cream cheese I purchased last night. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was so hungry I could've eaten Maggie's Purina One.

Welcome to Gigatopia Andrew...

Before...

After...

Giddy Up and Go!

Maggie sighed loudly when I got up at 4 AM. She immediately got in the warm spot I left on the bed. My thermostat read 75 degrees, but it felt quite chilly in the house this morning. I went around the house and shut all my windows. We're having a heat wave here in the Southland. Maggie didn't get up until the smell of frying bacon began to waft into the bedroom. She lay on the floor at my feet in the kitchen as I prepared breakfast catching a few more winks.

Breakfast was very simple this morning. I scrambled six cheese eggs, fried bacon, and made some buttery toast. I put Maggie's paper plate of food on the floor and she wolfed it down and then wanted mine. More dog logic. Yours tastes better than mine according to Maggie.

The reason I am up so early is that I am so excited about my Internet and couldn't sleep any longer. I am hoping WOW! will get here around 8 AM. My appointment window is between 8 AM and 10 AM. How fast is my Internet going to be? Will I be able to download my coveted games in mere seconds instead of hours? Will websites load in a blink? How fast will my photos upload? I am so giddy with glee! It is Christmas morning here at Andrew's house. We're just waiting for Santa to arrive.

I thoroughly cleaned my computer room yesterday afternoon polishing and dusting everything computer and noncomputer related. It really looks nice in here after a little spit and polish and I am ready for their arrival. I will just stand at the door and marvel at my handiwork for quite some time. Everything looks so good and shiny. The only thing I can't fix is the musty odor of dog and smoldering cigarettes. I should have run by Kroger yesterday and bought some Febreeze.

Tread Carefully, Andrew...

"Dad? Can I come to the pharmacy and get two sodas?" I asked my father over the phone this afternoon. "I need some caffeine and sugar."

I had to call to see what kind of mood he was in.

"Now, dress up some," my father replied. "Don't come down here in a t-shirt and your pajama bottoms."

I chuckled loudly. I wanted to say, "Yes Hyacinth!"

"I've got news for you and you are going to be thrilled," dad told me. "They are coming Friday to install your new Gigabit internet service. I went ahead and got you the highest speed they offer. I signed the papers today."

Well, I just started gushing. It was Christmas in February. I almost couldn't believe it.

"I am going to give you a big kiss on the cheek tonight," I told my father as he laughed.

"Now, clean up your computer room before they come," dad told me naggingly. "And don't get so excited you get in a wreck on the way down here."

I will be going from 30 Mbps to 1000 Mbps.