Repair Men from H-E-double hockey sticks
The HVAC repairman was scheduled to come between the hours of 10 and 12. I called at 8:00 a.m., and was told that my house was third on the list. Okay, that would probably work. I cleaned the house a bit and folded clothes. No repair man. Finally, I started working on my book since I wasn’t going anywhere.
I think repair men speak a different language than most people. Between the hours of 10 and 12, really means between the hours of 4 and 6 p.m. Whatever time you think they’ll be there, they won’t be. And God forbid you should leave the house for just five minutes, because the second you do, they come and leave again. I’ve waited for five and a half hours, before he showed up, added freon, and left. 
Note to self–learn how to put in your own freon. Do they sell that at WalMart, I wonder?
On the bright side, because I was unable to leave the house, I wrote 8 pages.:typing: 
I think Sharon had it right. The a/c was bad luck #1, the ticket #2, and the shirt #3. Now, onto good news! Next week begins week 2 that my mss has been at M&B. Who me? Counting the days? Nahhhh…:coffee2:
Michelle posted in Writing @ 4:22 pm | Viewed 677 times
Steph T. Says:
I’m SO glad your A/C is fixed. To me, being without that is almost as bad as being without the internet.
Yay on the 8 pages! I got 5 done last night - now I’ve got to layer them into the WIP.
*recrosses fingers for Michelle’s M&B ms*
Suzanne Says:
Glad you got it fixed! You have to have a license to buy freon.
Crystal* Says:
WOO! Well. At least that worked out for the writing. Suzanne is right. They don’t let us laypeople handle freon. Afraid we’ll huff it or something.
I remember when the dish guy came to install our dish stuff. He tried to weasel out of it (as it was growing late, and he didn’t know his way around the boonies), and I informed him that it would be done that night. He was quite the wuss. But, by God, he did it that night. Heh
Grins*
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
MaryF Says:
Michelle, I really, really know what you mean. The guys suppposed to give us an estimate on our roof on Monday NEVER showed. NEVER called. The ones today came 20 minutes early, but I’ll take it. The estimate was through the roof, but they were EARLY.
Tori Says:
Unfortunately, I think you have to have a license (or something) to install freon. There’s some weird environmental issue with it, so you have to be specially trained. Sucks, huh? I’m glad the guy finally showed up.
And way cool on the 8 pages!!! Woohoo!!!
MaryF, those guys better watch out! They’re liable to get kicked out of the roofing union for being early!
MaryF Says:
LOL, Tori!
Michelle Says:
Tori–well, it’s just annoying that you have to pay some yahoo $90 just to add freon.
Silly man.
Margery Scott Says:
Yay for having air conditioning again, and for the 8 pages.
Wanna count days together? Exactly 36 days for me.
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
Michelle: I bet when you sell to M&B, the first dude you’ll want to hug is your A/C repairman. hehehe You’ll remember that horrible day right next to the great day when the editor calls you to say “we want to buy your book”! Things will be seeming to go wrong for a stretch until suddenly something WONDERFUL happens out of the blue.:cheer:
Jessie Ferguson Says:
I’m SUCH a moron!! That post from Bonnie above is actually from me, her name was just the last one in the fields. WAAAA!! Where’s the loser icon?:hissyfit:
Larissa Says:
A/C: SO important!!!! We couldn’t do anything without ours. Even my son’s video games couldn’t be played because the Playstation and Xbox would overheat. So YAY on getting yours fixed!!!!!!
And double yay on the 8 pages! W:cheer: