Packing

The last couple days have been busy between church stuff and preparation for the move. On Monday I spent a few hours waiting for the technician from Rogers to arrive and set-up our cable, phone, and internet connections--this he did with little drama and a thick accent. Rogers uses outside contractors to do this kind of work, and they can vary widely in skill. I've noticed, however, that the more services you install at once, the more skillful technician they send. This guy, for instance, brought various diagnostic gear with him to make sure our connections would work. But his skillfulness did not prevent him for accidentally disconnecting the cable to the unit upstairs! This bewilders me all the more since both I and the guy that lives upstairs told the cable guy that there are two units in the house and please don't cut the cable upstairs!

Meanwhile, I replaced a dated overhead light in the kitchen with a more modern Ikea version. Installation was straightforward.

Betsy and I have been making trips to hand-carry delicate, precious things like art and crystal. This evening we've been packing up our clothes and a few other things that will make tomorrow smoother. A crew of guys are coming tomorrow morning to pack everything up except the bed. We'll have one last night here and then Thursday they will come with the truck to cart it all over to the new place down the hill.

At times like this obstructions seem to come out of thin air. Last night, for instance, a car collected a nail in a tire and deflated. Luckily, I bought an air pump a few months ago and was able to pump up the tire long enough to get to a place where they can repair the flat, thus sparing the spare.

At work I've been frustrated with the challenge of getting the lighting in the children's chapel underway. I still don't have an electrician or electrical plans and the scaffolding goes away on Friday! Susy expects to be done with the painting tomorrow! Of course, doing the work after the scaffolding goes away won't be impossible, just a little less efficient and little more expensive. Ah, well.

So the next 48 hours will be especially crazy!

-t