Cosmetic Surgery Blog

Everyone take a moment to be thankful that they have Internet and cell coverage from their homes.  Seriously.   It has taken me forever to get Internet at the new house.  I had DSL in the seller’s name when I moved in.  The seller’s tried to switch it to my name [and Verizon said they could] but Verizon in the end did not.  Well, I tried desperately to get it back knowing that someone was probably waiting in line for it.  Well, they were—and they got it because I had one appointment after the other canceled on me by Verizon (without telling me, mind you!!) because “ma’am, you’re too far from the main office to get DSL”  Even though I had it when I moved in, albeit very briefly.  Apparently there was a capacity for about 12 lines on the hill and I had one of them.

It has been unbelievable.  I had been working at Starbuck’s a few times a week at $9.99 a shot for T Mobile. Not to mention, gorging myself on coffee so that I did not offend the workers. 

So, I looked into Satellite Internet and made an appointment and waited…   I get this call on the drizzly, foggy day they were to install my satellite and was advised it could not be done that day.  So I waited…  Finally the sun comes out and dries everything up and the installer shows up.  I can’t have it on the side of my house because the DirectTV HD dish is too large and is taking up all the space.  So it needs to go on a pole 25 feet from the house.  So a hole must be dug for the pole, cement poured and a trench a foot deep must be dug as well for the conduit.  So $682. total later!  I have Internet.  Slow Internet!  Now I have to upgrade my package to the only next-available upgrade and hope for the best.

So, here I am, back again.  This time with a super-appreciation for having Internet in the comfort of my own home.  Now I am able to actually WORK again so I can continue to dish out every red-cent to run this money-draining place I call home.  :p

Now, I am off to buy a booster for my cell phone…