Jan 05 2011
Utilitarian
Closed until further notice
Or until I get around to moving the fallen trees/debris from the last storm, whichever comes first. I know which way I’m betting.
This means the secret path between my house and Megan’s is out of commission for now, so I have to go the long way around, using the driveway. It adds a whole 30 seconds, or maybe even a minute, to the commute. The driveway is slowly drying out from the onslaught of the last storm, which dumped about five inches of rain on us in as many days. It was so wet and mushy near the front house that the Amerigas guy took one look, turned his giant truck around, and bailed.
That was last Thursday, and he’s scheduled to reappear this Thursday (aka tomorrow) to make a second attempt. I hope he makes it, because the propane is lower than 20% now. When I first moved here, they told me that I shouldn’t let it go below that point (though I’m not sure why). In the meantime, I’ve been cheaper than ever about heat and hot water.
Hopefully Amerigas is more reliable than AT&T. You may remember that my landline suddenly stopped working a couple of weeks ago, and I never did get it repaired. I’ve been surviving on cell phone only ever since, though with only one cell tower for a big county and large areas of no service – including certain areas in my house – I’ve had to accept the reality of missed calls, dropped calls, and bad reception.