I still have no DirecTV in my apartment. Tomorrow will have been 4 weeks since I made the original call to contractor to get it installed in my place. I called prior to moving to Atlanta so I could be here when they came to install it. Once I started work, I wouldn't be able to take time off to wait for them to show up. This contractor has just been screwing around with me. I was told someone would be here today between 5:30 and 6:00 to install the HD dish I need to get programming for my receiver. Granted, a thunderstorm did appear in Cumberland around 5:00 PM. If my dish couldn't be installed due to inclement weather, I'm understanding of that. What I am not understanding is these installation guys can't even call me to let it be known they are running late. A courtesy call goes a long way. I have already left a message on the customer service woman's voice mail this evening telling her I haven't heard a thing. I don't even have the time to talk to her at work about getting the work done. I'm too busy at the moment with training sessions that require phone conferences.

I think a month now has been fair. They are the ones that have screwed me over. I do have some cable stations, but not all the ones I want. The basic cable system in the complex doesn't have SportsSouth, Fox Sports South, or even Peachtree TV. Peachtree TV is a local Atlanta station I need rabbit ears to watch. Now, the customer service woman just called me back and is going to hunt down what went wrong today. I told her I didn't want someone showing up at 9 tonight to install it. It's not her fault. It's the installation division.

In other news, I had a day in the office that is more like the work I am going to do. In a way, it was kind of like being at my old bankruptcy job. I can wear similar outfits. I have a desk and a computer. I have access to a printer, hole puncher, and giant stapler if need be. I work with data. This time, instead of working with finances, I'm working with human resource data. So, in a way, it feels normal to me, again. Except, I work in a 24-story building and I have a very restrictive firewall at work. To read anything, it has to be on a news site or an RSS feed I subscribe to via Google Reader.

Thursday Threesome:

Onesome: Filling-- the ol' fuel tank is getting to be real interesting lately... What are gas prices doing in your area this Summer? Yesterday, the "cheap" gas station was $4.04 when I saw the prices. I'm still on the same gas tank I put into my tank almost 2 weekend ago. Thank goodness I live within 2 miles of work and my car has a standard transmission. And this is after a 60-mile round trip to celebrate the 4^th of July.

Twosome: Out- and about and you're out of cash: the ATM or the store for a few bucks over on the check? Oh! ...and debit or credit? ...or are you a 'cash economy' person? Debit card. Makes me think before I spend.

Threesome: Forms-- can be a real pain! Do you have a 'favorite' you dislike even to think about? (...and no, the income tax forms are 'exempt' from this question <g>!) Forms are always a part of my life. I filled them out all the time in my bankruptcy job. Today, I had to print a few as part of my training exercise.

[♪ Listening to: "That's All" - Genesis]

Posted by Shawn at July 10, 2008 8:03 PM in General, Thursday Threesome.