I had the fortune this morning of having an appointment for sometime between 8am and 11am to fix a nagging problem I've been having with my Time Warner service. Naturally just as the new season of "Mad Men" begins I do not receive any picture for AMC and a handful of other actually decent channels (like IFC).Have you tried resetting your cable box? Yes, like a hundred times.
Okay, well call back again tomorrow if there is still a problem. Okay.
Ummm... cable's still not working. Okay, we'll have to send someone out. And the next available appointment is in like two weeks from now. Perfect.
So I woke up early for the big morning, careful not to go anywhere without my phone lest they call and I'm not there to pick it up. This also means there is not enough of a time window to take a shower or run out to get half and half. Guess I'll have to wait for the morning coffee too.
But there is a good side to this story. The guy who came was professional and solved the problem real quick. Turns out the Radio Shack cable amplifier I've been using for several years now was making the signal too strong. Hmmm... okay...
Well, my channels are back and now I guess I can feel a little better about spending a buck forty a month for this stuff?
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