Obviously, I have been supremely terrible at this whole blogging thing. Really, terrible. The #1 reason is my # bucketlist item of getting internet at my house. I finally bit the bullet on this one and lept into the 21st century. I am currently writing and posting this blog from my house and not a coffee shop.
I had so many reservations about getting internet. I like to say I keep my house a low technology zone. Yes, I have data on my phone, but I don't have the opportunity to waste hours on Netflix (like I am currently doing watching Orange is the New Black). I should be grading papers, doing laundry, cleaning... anything but wasting time.
Like most big decisions in my life, I ponder them for years and then make a decision quickly and just do it. The whole internet thing did not go as swiftly as I had hoped. After consulting my AT&T worker friend Caleb, I went with UVerse. He told me the even grandma's can do self install, so I opted with it. A few quick days later, I recieved my router in the mail with a set up date of Sunday evening.
Prior to my set up time, I read my instructions and realized I needed to set up my router to a phone outlet. I have lived in my house for almost five years and was pretty sure I saw a phone jack in my house at one point or another. After searching my house up and down for over an hour, I realized, I do not have a freaking phone jack! My house was built in the 1940s. How does it not have a phone jack? It has plaster walls... it could not have been drywalled over. Where is this freaking phone jack?
So I looked through the instructions for a phone number to call, and they directed me to a website for help. Ummm... I'm trying to install internet. I do not have it currently. Thank goodness for smart phones, right?
I searched online for a number, after 10 minutes of prompts, I finally ended up on the line with a very nice lady frorm the Philippines who told me someone would be out the next day between 4 and 8p to install a phone jack. She profusely thanked me for being so nice to her and even offered to make me a nice meal if I ever visited, which she told me often that I should visit. I don't think she gets many nice customers on the phone.
However, there apparently was a miscommunication because the man came out at 8:45a when I was out of town. He rescheduled for that night. At 11:30a I recieved a text to call back to reschedule. So I called to verify my 2nd appointment, which was not rescheduled as he said. The next available appointment was between 11a and 1p the next day, Tuesday. So I scheduled for that appointment.
Fast forward to Tuesday at 10a I get a call asking if I'm ready for my install. I have no idea when the next time will come, so I get permission to leave work for an hour to install this phone jack.
Surprise! My house is so low technology I don't even the correct wires for a phone jack!! They have install telephone lines from poles to my house. So... four hours later, I have internet! Yay!
Even though I have not had internet and have slacked on blogging, I have been keeping up with the bucketlist. Lots of posts are to come, so be prepared. Until next time...
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