2017 - Day 52/313 - Tuesday...

Okay, I admit this much. Living on 'the edge of nowhere' and 'convenience' are seldom words that are joined together in the same sentence. It is at least 8 miles to our closest '7-11' kind of store, but they also have gas, lotto and a Subway Sandwich shop all in the same place. The nearest (nearest, not to be confused with best) grocery store is 12 miles away. Real groceries are 17 miles away, and we have three different HEBs to choose from at that distance (Taylor and two in Georgetown). People out here are on 'country time', which means they may or may not be on time, may or may not call to tell you, and may or may not show up at all. It took us three years to find someone to paint the house, almost the same amount of time for someone to fix our fences and gates, at least that long for someone to come out and replace some bushings in the turbines. We currently are subscribers to a satellite television service (dig if you want more information) that has TWICE in the past six months left us with no signal at all for seven days or more. The service has been getting bad over the last ten days or so, but quit completely last night. I called and arranged for a service appointment today between 8 a.m. and noon. When nobody showed up by 1:30, I called and they said...no not today, a week from today. No ma'am, I have the e-mail confirmation that says February 21st. Oops, well I guess we made a mistake, and OOPS, now our first appointment to get the 'area wide service correction' completed is March 2nd. Honestly...I am a salesperson, and I know the difference between a prospect and a customer. BUT, if everything works out as planned, we will be subscribers to a different satellite television service for significantly less money. I know, a two year contract...but I honestly don't think I could have negotiated a better deal. Who knows. Deeds, Actions, Changes, SUBSCRIPTIONS, Kindnesses, Whirled Peas, FUN!