I Was Wrong!

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Let that sink in. It doesn’t happen often. ;)

The repair guy actually showed up yesterday. Granted it was 9:30 at night and we’d given up on him already…and I had just gotten out of the shower and was in my jammies (argh). BUT HE SHOWED UP.

And then. THEN! Did he say he needed parts? Did he make a move to leave for any reason? No! NO!

I didn’t believe it either.

He was here about an hour and a half and actually REPAIRED THE AIR CONDITIONER.

*knock on wood*

We’re still in Alabama so I have to keep in mind he could have repaired it with a bobby pin and razorblade and it might break again soon…..

but for now we’re THANKFUL! WOOT!

Here We Go Again (or the one where nothing gets fixed. Again.)

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I just got off the phone with the landlord because our air conditioner doesn’t work. This past weekend it was around 90 outside and around 87 inside and at times cooler outside than inside. UNBEARABLE.

This is the same landlord who hasn’t sent anyone to fix our plumbing. The kitchen sink drains into the side yard, and the washing machine drains into the back side yard. It’s so wet back there that the grass grows at least a foot every week (I know this because I mow every week and it’s disgraceful), and it stays wet because the ground is so saturated it doesn’t soak up the water anymore. It’s hard to mow because the mower and I sink in and, well…ICK.

Because of the plumbing and standing soakage going on we have a LOT of mosquitos. We can’t sit on the front porch because the mosquitos are all over us. We’re going to get malaria or something.

But I digress. The air conditioner. A few months ago I called because the thermostat wasn’t working. It took a week to get that fixed and it was done by a scary hairy guy in a dirty beat up van. I’m just remembering that I’m in the South now which means that NO ONE calls actual PEOPLE to repair things, they all “know a guy” to do it for them half-assed or not at all for half price.

The thermostat still works…as far as I can tell…I think it’s the actual air conditioner that isn’t working. But I’m thinking the same moron redneck man is going to show up to fix that. He’ll ask what’s wrong, walk around for a while then say he’s “going for parts” and not come back for another week or so, only to finally ask “Is it fixed yet?”

Seriously..if it was going to magically repair itself it would have done so over the weekend when we were babying it.

I hate Alabama.

Conversations with The Son v.1

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via Facebook:
Me: Just buzzing past. I miss you, haven’t heard from you in a while. My cell phone died…um..ok. I washed it in the machine. I dried it, but it still didn’t work. Another one is on the way. It’ll be easier to text then. ((hugs))
Son: By “Dried it”, you mean you put it in the dryer?
Me: Well, yeah. I put it in one of Abby’s little socks so it wouldn’t get banged up…and dried it.
Son: That would be why it doesn’t work.
Me: How about it doesn’t work because it went through the washer?
Son: Well, yea potentially, but it’s possible you could have saved it then. Putting it in the dryer for sure would have killed it.
Me: Past experience has proven that “letting it air dry” doesn’t work. I thought if I ran it through the dryer it would definitely get dry all the way through. *cough*
[Son send link to article about how to dry out your electronics by placing them in a bowl of white rice for 1-3 days.]
Me: That’s a waste of rice right there. I also have ADD…wait 3 days for my phone rice to be done? PFFT. DRYER IS FASTER. 30 min. LOL Doesn’t matter. Free phone, free minutes, free replacement.
Son: sure… but how long did you have to wait for them to send it
Me: It’ll def be here by Monday. She said 3-5 days. So if it isn’t here Fri or Sat I guess I can wait til Monday.
and I woulda had to wait 3 days to find out my phone still didn’t work before I could call…
Also a moot point since I “forgot” about it and didn’t call them for a few days. hahahahaha
Son: ”wait 3 days for my phone rice to be done? PFFT” … “She said 3-5 days”
lmao, very well. i’m taking a nap. go to sleep or something. haha.
Me: Yeah. 3 days to wait for rice before she told me 3-5 days. I wouldn’t have gotten a new phone til May.  Have a nice nap. I’m playing House. Uh…MD..not like “I’ll be the mommy and you be the cat from next door…”