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Dec. 9th, 2014
Today is Chef Anita day. She gets here about 8:45 and usually cooks until about 2:30. She makes about 12-14 meals for my freezer. It's a luxury that I really love. Usually by the time the monthly cook date rolls around, I've been eating my own cooking for at least a week and I'm sick of it. Last night I had a pretty boring cold cut sandwich for dinner.
Today she's cooking"
- fried pork chops and smashed potatoes (2 dinners)
- Pork paprikash with mushrooms over pasta (2 dinners)
- Sour cream Noodle Bake (3 dinners)
- braised chicken thighs with cider, apples and mustard and sauteed red cabbage (2 dinners)
- spaghetti and tiny meatballs with garlic bread (3 dinners)
Plus she'll likely leave me a few boned chicken thighs with the skin on - my special treat.
Yum.
Swimming will be at 11. And then the new cable tv company comes from 1-3. My fingers are crossed that there will be no glitches with switching over but I'm mentally prepared for a scenario that something hangs up and I have to stay with Comcast. Not happy, but prepared.
Both my hands and part of my forearms have been covered with the ugly blood bruises for several weeks but are now healing with no fresh ones. It looks like they should all fade by next week. What a lovely Christmas present it would be to have regular looking hand skin for a bit.
Oh and speaking of presents today I got a tracking number from my brother. We don't exchange Christmas presents and he hasn't been to a conference in a while (he often sends me conference swag - he knows I love it). So I'm quite curious. Fun.
Today she's cooking"
- fried pork chops and smashed potatoes (2 dinners)
- Pork paprikash with mushrooms over pasta (2 dinners)
- Sour cream Noodle Bake (3 dinners)
- braised chicken thighs with cider, apples and mustard and sauteed red cabbage (2 dinners)
- spaghetti and tiny meatballs with garlic bread (3 dinners)
Plus she'll likely leave me a few boned chicken thighs with the skin on - my special treat.
Yum.
Swimming will be at 11. And then the new cable tv company comes from 1-3. My fingers are crossed that there will be no glitches with switching over but I'm mentally prepared for a scenario that something hangs up and I have to stay with Comcast. Not happy, but prepared.
Both my hands and part of my forearms have been covered with the ugly blood bruises for several weeks but are now healing with no fresh ones. It looks like they should all fade by next week. What a lovely Christmas present it would be to have regular looking hand skin for a bit.
Oh and speaking of presents today I got a tracking number from my brother. We don't exchange Christmas presents and he hasn't been to a conference in a while (he often sends me conference swag - he knows I love it). So I'm quite curious. Fun.
Anita was here and my freezer is full and my dinner just needs about 20 minutes of baking. I did not get my early dinner tonight because of the cable TV install guy.
His appointment was from 1-3. He got here about 2 just as Anita was leaving. He left at 4:45 when I finally figured out how to make it all work.
It started when he called, as promised, 30 minutes out. His phone has the worst connection on the planet but I did get that he was told to connect at a closet and had no idea what that meant.
When he got here, I buzzed him in and told him I'd come down and get him. He wasn't there. I took the elevator back up and there he was. Omen.
He came in and said he had to go to the building hookup. So I called the building manager who said 'sure, let me talk to him.' I did. And once the installer got on the phone he said 'oh I can find it, no problem.' WTF???
Apparently, the switch happens at the a box in the garage and he does not even touch my outlet or cable. Handy. But, then he could not figure out how to switch the Tivo from Comcast to Wave.
He spent many hours trying to figure this out. And, all the while kept pelting me with questions. He'd be poking around on TiVo and calling his office.
He was like that movie dog. His focus was about 20-30 seconds and then SQUIRREL! How much did you pay for that soundbar? How much did you pay for this condo? Do you have to mow your own grass? Did you paint the walls? How long have you lived here?
Honesttogod, he's lucky that he escaped unmaimed. Finally, he went back down to the box to recheck and I started poking around and figured out that the channels had to be reset. So I did that and it worked fine. Ditto on TiVo #2.
I had no idea where he was or how to get in touch with him... Finally he left and I finished the job. And now it's done.
All of the Comcast TV people I've ever had in this house have been way more sharp technically and socially than this guy. BUT, getting service, dealing with the head office and telephone tree (which is really a small bush) is way better than Comcast. Since installation is generally a one time deal, I'm cooler with Wave than Comcast... at least so far.
Time for dinner.
His appointment was from 1-3. He got here about 2 just as Anita was leaving. He left at 4:45 when I finally figured out how to make it all work.
It started when he called, as promised, 30 minutes out. His phone has the worst connection on the planet but I did get that he was told to connect at a closet and had no idea what that meant.
When he got here, I buzzed him in and told him I'd come down and get him. He wasn't there. I took the elevator back up and there he was. Omen.
He came in and said he had to go to the building hookup. So I called the building manager who said 'sure, let me talk to him.' I did. And once the installer got on the phone he said 'oh I can find it, no problem.' WTF???
Apparently, the switch happens at the a box in the garage and he does not even touch my outlet or cable. Handy. But, then he could not figure out how to switch the Tivo from Comcast to Wave.
He spent many hours trying to figure this out. And, all the while kept pelting me with questions. He'd be poking around on TiVo and calling his office.
He was like that movie dog. His focus was about 20-30 seconds and then SQUIRREL! How much did you pay for that soundbar? How much did you pay for this condo? Do you have to mow your own grass? Did you paint the walls? How long have you lived here?
Honesttogod, he's lucky that he escaped unmaimed. Finally, he went back down to the box to recheck and I started poking around and figured out that the channels had to be reset. So I did that and it worked fine. Ditto on TiVo #2.
I had no idea where he was or how to get in touch with him... Finally he left and I finished the job. And now it's done.
All of the Comcast TV people I've ever had in this house have been way more sharp technically and socially than this guy. BUT, getting service, dealing with the head office and telephone tree (which is really a small bush) is way better than Comcast. Since installation is generally a one time deal, I'm cooler with Wave than Comcast... at least so far.
Time for dinner.