What else could go wrong?
Buying a new house certainly has its perks: the new house smell, the brand new carpet, the brand new tile, the brand new... well, everything. However, life in a new development (at least one still under construction) has very few benefits - at least none that I'm aware of at the moment. “How so?” you ask? Well let me tell you about my day so far (it is, after all, only 1:00pm).
Last night the weatherman called for 1-2cm of snow; nothing to be worried about, right? Well, he was (again) wrong. And because of the increased snowfall, what is normally a 50min drive to work, took 2.5 hours this morning. For those who will start counting, this is #1. While I was sitting on the highway, some nice person pointed out to me that my front tire was low... very low. It would seem that I'd picked up a staple (used for aluminum siding I believe) in my tire. #2. And then, just before I arrived at work, my gas light came on. And of course gas isn't all that cheap today. #3.
So, I'm at work now - late - and while walking into the building, I somehow managed to spill my hot chocolate on me (the guy I carpool with picked up the drinks while I was re-filling my tire... don't start thinking that we took the scenic route to work!). #4. Now, although I'm late for work, I did make it in time for my meeting, so I stayed around for that. I have to say, the meeting went surprisingly well given the rest of the day. Following that I headed back out, filled up my car, and went to the dealership. Worked out what needed to be done and apart from the routine maintenance which I'd planned to do tonight anyhow, nothing surprising there. So, I arranged to get the shuttle back to work, and while waiting for that I grabbed my cell phone to call work. It was dead (battery had run out). #5. Not a big deal, I'm going back to work... just check the time and... my watch had stopped. Apparently it's 9:14... yesterday. #6.
They say that bad things come in threes. Maybe I'm being too liberal in my counting, or maybe I'm shooting for three-threes, I don't know. After all, the last thing on my 30-day list was supposed to be fixed yesterday, and it wasn't. I've called the builder once already this morning about this (since it's the second time that an appointment was made and nothing has been done) - does this count as #7? I hope not...
As it stands, I have some work to do this afternoon and then I'm hoping to get the shuttle back here later to pick-up myself (and my fellow carpooler) so that we can be back on the road in reasonable time. Looking outside, the slushy snow is still coming down, so I half expect it to change to freezing rain just as I'm getting my car back.
Fun, fun. Hope your day is going better than mine!
Last night the weatherman called for 1-2cm of snow; nothing to be worried about, right? Well, he was (again) wrong. And because of the increased snowfall, what is normally a 50min drive to work, took 2.5 hours this morning. For those who will start counting, this is #1. While I was sitting on the highway, some nice person pointed out to me that my front tire was low... very low. It would seem that I'd picked up a staple (used for aluminum siding I believe) in my tire. #2. And then, just before I arrived at work, my gas light came on. And of course gas isn't all that cheap today. #3.
So, I'm at work now - late - and while walking into the building, I somehow managed to spill my hot chocolate on me (the guy I carpool with picked up the drinks while I was re-filling my tire... don't start thinking that we took the scenic route to work!). #4. Now, although I'm late for work, I did make it in time for my meeting, so I stayed around for that. I have to say, the meeting went surprisingly well given the rest of the day. Following that I headed back out, filled up my car, and went to the dealership. Worked out what needed to be done and apart from the routine maintenance which I'd planned to do tonight anyhow, nothing surprising there. So, I arranged to get the shuttle back to work, and while waiting for that I grabbed my cell phone to call work. It was dead (battery had run out). #5. Not a big deal, I'm going back to work... just check the time and... my watch had stopped. Apparently it's 9:14... yesterday. #6.
They say that bad things come in threes. Maybe I'm being too liberal in my counting, or maybe I'm shooting for three-threes, I don't know. After all, the last thing on my 30-day list was supposed to be fixed yesterday, and it wasn't. I've called the builder once already this morning about this (since it's the second time that an appointment was made and nothing has been done) - does this count as #7? I hope not...
As it stands, I have some work to do this afternoon and then I'm hoping to get the shuttle back here later to pick-up myself (and my fellow carpooler) so that we can be back on the road in reasonable time. Looking outside, the slushy snow is still coming down, so I half expect it to change to freezing rain just as I'm getting my car back.
Fun, fun. Hope your day is going better than mine!
