My life is becoming increasingly regimented. On top of the necessary academic and writing schedule, I now have an OG&E schedule. (yeah, just like PG&E, but it’s Oklahoma Gas & Electric). I’ve signed up for “Smart Hours” … cheaper rate during offpeak times, more expensive from 2pm till 7pm; Now laundry, etc., has to be scheduled. Probably going to sign up for wind power also, once I find out how it works.
In fact, I cannot complain about OG&E. Power on, no issues, bill timely, can do it all online. Unlike gas company (no gas, ergo no hot water, for a week) or AT&T; ATT&T dropped to lower ring of hell because they should have given me a backup battery with the modem (no power = no modem = no phone line; of course the no power is OG&E’s fault now that I think about it). Called to fix that today, and they told me Incidentally, we have detected service fluctuations in the routine test we carried out (as I was on the phone regarding the modem issue), so the technician will check that when he brings the battery pack… and you will have to pay $99 if the problem is with your residence.
WHAT?!?!? I’ve just paid $199 to get Internet + land-line installed (yes, only two weeks ago), and the technician said (“said”) that he had rewired everything. This is reminding me of mechanics and cars. Especially since after the call this morning we’ve had noticeably spotty service for the first time.
This after I had to pay the $75 AHS call fee to the plumber who changed the faucets in my laundry closet; they “passed” the inspection, but as soon as I touched them started spewing water everywhere, causing an apparent slab leak (it was just the faucet runoff) and flooding my walk-in closet. Closet only just now drying out. And I couldn’t change the damn faucets (even after I figured out how to pry open the water gauge access and turn off the water with a very inefficient wrench) because they were soldered on and probably had been since the house was built in 1977.
Nice new faucets:
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| in backyard |
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| front yard |
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| Complete with toadstools |