First, I would like to thank everyone who participated in my very first Pin It to Win It and to congratulate the winner!! Congratulations to Teresa W. from...
Now that I have announced the winner, let me tell you a little bit about how my week has been....
Where do I even begin...
This morning I took a cold shower...and not by choice might I add. I apparently forgot to pay my gas bill because we never received our bill and we has our gas shut off on Tuesday... YES... TUESDAY... and it is still not on.
The doorbell rang on Tuesday at about 10am and I was a little puzzled because I was not expecting anyone. Luckily, I had already taken a nice warm shower because the visitor at our door was the evil gas man in a cape singing...
"HERE I COME TO WRECK YOUR DAY!"
Okay, well he wasn't really wearing a cape, but maybe he should have...a black one...and carrying a death sword... you know... the one that the grim reaper carries. I have no idea what that thing is called, but it is just as scary as having someone show up to your door to leave a notice that the gas is being turned off.
However, that is not even the worst of it. We quickly called the number to pay the bill - thinking that the guy is still close and would be able to turn it back on right away... NOPE....
When we finally got a hold of someone, we found out that the guy who is licensed to turn off the gas is not licensed to turn it back on. So I ask when they could send someone out and they told me that Monday would be the soonest!! 5 days without gas.
So, what is a girl to do....
BEG, of course...
I pleaded and begged, but the guy licensed to answer the phone told me that they had a "high" volume of calls in our area.... There was nothing I could do, so I pathetically said thank you... when really I wanted to say another salutation that does not begin with the word, "thank" and still ends with the word, "you".
After I hung up the phone, I started thinking about the last thing the guy said.... "a high volume of calls" in your area.
It's a conspiracy!! Maybe they purposely did not send out bills to one area. This way, they could get the extra money from each customer forced to pay an extra fee to get the gas turned back on. Maybe they PLANNED this!!
Either way, I will be so thankful to have hot water again on Monday!! I am naturally always cold, so 60 degrees might as well be a blizzard.
A friend of ours gave us an extra space heater to use and I will be scavenging my closet for winter clothes tonight..
My daughter, on the other hand, is smart, and is staying at a friend's house for the weekend. Even though I feel like a complete failure as a parent, at least my daughter will get a hot shower at her friend's house.
Here is a little graphic to remind you all to have a warm and toasty weekend!!! I started signing the images I post for free on my blog or FB fan page, but you can get this fire without a signature in my "Cozy by the Fire" Clipart set. Enjoy & have a wonderful evening!!!
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