Veddy idditating

[faithellen]

Tuesday, we had a guy from DirecTV come out to hook up a new HD Tivo and an antenna. The appointment was between 1 and 5. He showed up at 5:15 (after dark), needed another guy, waited for him, and got it hooked up. The antenna wasn't working, though, and the cables for the old Tivo's new location weren't run, but it was 9:45 when they left.

We were out of town all Wednesday with the dog, so we set up an appointment today between 1 and 5. He showed up at 5:15 or so, without the other guy who was SUPPOSED to come, and started working.

It's 8:15. The antenna works. The cables for the other box? Not so much -- he's having problems running them. I have already had to help out by feeding them into one box while he pulls them out of someplace else two floors up. At 7, I asked how much longer this would take (because we have not yet eaten), and was told 30 minutes.

I'm hungry and I'm cranky. I have to go to the grocery store to get rolls and cole slaw (BBQ in the crockpot), but his truck is blocking the driveway and I made the decision when he GOT HERE that I would wait until he was done and then go, because why stop progress?

I think I'm just going to go serve up the food on something. I *HATE* eating when there are people in the house (unless, obviously, they are GUESTS, because that's what we DO when we have guests. Mangia!). I work my entire day around when I can get food, if there are people coming, because I think it's rude to eat in front of people.

But it's rude to come late and need me to help and be here during dinnertime anyway, so fuck this.

Comments

[pyratelady.livejournal.com]

Rude AND unprofessional. Fuck this indeed. Eat something!

Then write a letter to DirecTV.

[ilostonjeopardy.livejournal.com]

How'd the BBQ turn out?

Fuckers...

[faithellen]

Really, really good. It was SO wonderful, because I remembered about 10:30 yesterday that I didn't have anything for dinner, nothing was thawed, and I knew I wouldn't have much time if any at the store. I rummaged through the freezer until I found the first thing that said it didn't have to be thawed, flung it in the crockpot, and forbade myself from opening the lid for 9.5 hours! :)

[dfilove.livejournal.com]

It was indeed tasty. On white bread. With soda.

Mah wife made meh a welfare burger! I lub hers.

[faithellen]

I'm going to make the recipe that was ON the crockpot box for tomorrow night. ::smiling sweetly::

[dfilove.livejournal.com]

With a half million dinners in the freezer, you're going to make something else?

We should have the rest of the ravioli! With bread. And cheese. And wine. And HDTV.