It has been about 48 hours since the cable was cut. No internet. Not TV. We didn’t get to NOT watch American Idol. How have we managed to survive? Thank goodness for conversation, music, reading and crossword puzzles. (Oh, btw, the patio got finished. Photos will be appearing shortly. Please be patient.)
That is why we were without the cable and internet connection. For some weird reason the electric, telephone and cable connections are all on the West side of the house, the side with the least distance to the property boundary line. We have lived here for about 15 years and during that time the phone line has been cut at least once and the cable line, well this makes the fifth time.
The funny part about it is that the workers all knew about the wiring and had uncovered the cable line. They were working around it. They were extremely careful. It wasn’t until the boss came on the scene that the problem began. He was carrying some plants and didn’t see a hole. He stepped in, lost his balance, stepped back to catch himself and SNAP, a split cable.
If you ever want to see someone wracked with guilt and extremely apologetic, this chap is a good example. Being klutzy is the only thing he has going against him. Well, that, and he didn’t get some of the details written into the contract. But besides that, his design for the plantings was superb. It has been since March 6th when the first work was begun. The only thing we were not here to see put in was the fence. Other than that, it has gone reasonably smoothly. It is amazing what a sense of humor can do when a cable is cut or the fence arrives and is the wrong color. Oh, and it didn’t have the correct latching mechanism. I think I did mention something about attention to detail.
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