Cable Down Dear Blog:
Bernie, or rather I, told you it wouldn't last long...

I came home from work yesterday only to learn that my cable was down. I had no TV and no Internet.

I was pretty upset, because with their Internet broadband package and nearly all of the premium TV channels, I pay Cablevision, my cable company, nearly $150 a month.

I called Cablevision and they said that there was a cable outtage in my area, and that two technicians were on the scene working to rectify the problem.

I asked her if there was an ETA for the cable repair.

She said that there was no ETA available at the moment.

I asked her if she could tell me the exact location of the men. I explained, "I'm a help desk technician by profession. Maybe I can lend a hand."

She explained that my offer was appreciated, but unfortunetly, the onsite work can be dangerous, and their insurance wouldn't cover me.

Oh well. I tried.

I wished her luck on fixing the problem, and told her if there is anyway to "nudge" the technicians, that I would greatly appreciate it. Then I said "goodbye."

The thing is, 24 is on TV on Monday nights, and I'm hooked on that show.

My parents don't have cable, but they do have a TV with a small antenna mounted on top of the trailer. I decided to drop by and ask if I could watch 24 at their place.

My Dad asks, "What's wrong with your TV?"

I told him my cable went down on me.

He said, "For $150 a month, it should go down on you."

I'm not quite sure what he meant by that. My dad doesn't really know that much about cable, I guess.

Anyway, it was another great episode of 24. Go, Jack, go!

'Till tomorrow.
- Bernie  ¶ 3:55 PM