Just like pounding my head against the wall

No really, it is.  We decided to get television service again because I missed Public Television and we can't get it without some sort of service - cable, satellite, etc.  We tried satellite, but they sent an installer who could barely speak English and wanted to point the dish at the big tree in the backyard (southeast) and we couldn't quite figure out why since everyone else's dish in the neighborhood is pointed southwest (where there's no tree).  So we tried Charter...Got quoted one price online and then they downgraded the internet connection without our knowledge in order to make the price online match the price in their computer.  Sixty rounds later and we're packing everything up to take back to the local office.  Sounds like we'll just have to stick with DSL and no TV. Talked with the local office and they're supposed to be fixing things - it's still not right so I guess we'll just have to see.  Hubby's definitely through talking to the 800-number people.  It just amazes me how big companies behave when there is viable local competition like there was where we lived before.

Oh...and the gears in the garage door opener shredded so we now need a new one.  Life is grand my friends.