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Still no internet at home
Jul. 1st, 2013 02:54 pmI'm doing a lot better than I expected without internet access, although my phone's data connection has been getting quite a workout. Right now I'm at my brother-in-law's house, mooching off their internet so that I can get a few things done more easily.
Still absolutely loving the house! Even with the unbearably hot temperatures we've been having lately (okay, unbearably hot for the Seattle area). Our last house had air conditioning for these types of days... our new one doesn't. Yet. We're definitely getting it installed as soon as we can swing it! Although on the plus side, the house is merely the same temperature as outside... our last house was almost always at least ten degrees hotter inside than outside when the sun was shining (hence the AC).
We started looking for fans to buy yesterday and, rather predictably, had no luck... everyone was sold out. The Lowe's up in Monroe said they were getting a shipment in overnight, so I headed up this morning and managed to get the last oscillating stand fan and a couple of box fans. There had apparently been a full pallet of them when the store opened and it was half gone by the time I got there a bit after 9:00... and *everyone* who was checking out had at least one. It was pretty funny and I rather suspect they were going to be sold out again in short order. I got the fans home and set up and it made a HUGE difference. The house still isn't cool by any stretch of the imagination, but at least it's no longer stifling and the living room isn't uncomfortable like it was yesterday. Of course, I also haven't been home for a few hours, so there's no telling what it's like right now.
Really, really hoping we get internet soon (and phone and television... but those last two aren't nearly as important). With the holiday in the middle of the week, though, I'm not terribly hopeful that it will be any sooner than next week.
Crossposted from my Livejournal.
Still absolutely loving the house! Even with the unbearably hot temperatures we've been having lately (okay, unbearably hot for the Seattle area). Our last house had air conditioning for these types of days... our new one doesn't. Yet. We're definitely getting it installed as soon as we can swing it! Although on the plus side, the house is merely the same temperature as outside... our last house was almost always at least ten degrees hotter inside than outside when the sun was shining (hence the AC).
We started looking for fans to buy yesterday and, rather predictably, had no luck... everyone was sold out. The Lowe's up in Monroe said they were getting a shipment in overnight, so I headed up this morning and managed to get the last oscillating stand fan and a couple of box fans. There had apparently been a full pallet of them when the store opened and it was half gone by the time I got there a bit after 9:00... and *everyone* who was checking out had at least one. It was pretty funny and I rather suspect they were going to be sold out again in short order. I got the fans home and set up and it made a HUGE difference. The house still isn't cool by any stretch of the imagination, but at least it's no longer stifling and the living room isn't uncomfortable like it was yesterday. Of course, I also haven't been home for a few hours, so there's no telling what it's like right now.
Really, really hoping we get internet soon (and phone and television... but those last two aren't nearly as important). With the holiday in the middle of the week, though, I'm not terribly hopeful that it will be any sooner than next week.
Crossposted from my Livejournal.
