Phone rang. Caller ID said "Health Care". I answered. Recorded voice said, "Don't hang up. This may be the most important call of your life!".

At that, I hung the receiver up.

You can tell I don't talk on the phone much when I have to dust it off every couple of days. What little chatting I do is online.

This just hasn't been my week. First, the phone was out a day and a half. Then today, my internet was down most of the morning. Called the ISP, it was caused by a large network outage, so I wasn't the only one affected.

AT&T guy just left, found a short in the wires in the outside phone box. HOPEFULLY, everything is good to go for now!

Phone's been out since yesterday, NOW the INTERNET is going in and out...

Just checked my phone, and thus begins DAY TWO of my dead phone saga...

Got this email late yesterday afternoon...

"AT&T is in receipt of your Social Media request regarding a service outage you are experiencing on 318 ***-****. Your outage has been forwarded to a specialist for investigation and resolution. If you have an alternate contact ( Read more... )

Currently talking to an AT&T representative over Twitter, trying to get my phone line working again. Been out ALL MORNING... can't make OR receive any calls. If a sudden emergency came up, I'd be screwed!

The AT&T person contacted me first on Twitter, after I posted "@ATT sucks donkey balls!" there.

Well, we had that big rain, and now the telephone isn't working YET AGAIN!! No dial tone, crackling in the line, can't call out, assume no one can call in! Can no longer do like I used to, go next door to moms to use her phone to call AT&T, since she's living here now, and had her service next door shut off ( Read more... )

Electricians just left. Bad outlet on fridge and freezer. Loose splice in the attic and a bad breaker on the other two dead wall outlets. Final cost to fix everything, including them having to go outside, remove the louver, climb into the attic, and trace the wiring, $160. Considerably less than I thought it was going to be ( Read more... )

Typing this between internet outages. Called an electrician about the power outlet problems, he is going to try and come out today ( Read more... )