Saving money can be a losing battle

I am helping dad reclaim his TV viewing pleasure and release him from the IT ransom held by Cox Cable. The first was, of course, by default. The second took an act of God which was what got us into this in the first place.

Television, telephone, fax

Mom overtime had herself into a multi-year, every-single-channel, phone-fax-tin-foil-cap agreement with Cox. She paid extra for Wifi. (My brother got the same deal yet as a NEW customer he got it all for $5 month and they gave him free Wifi.)

I had to go to a Cox store and wave mom's death certificate in their face.  Please stop.  She's not watching TV from our house anymore (Lord Jesus, please scootch over and let mom watch General Hospital with you.)  They canceled the contract. Then, I placed a new order for Wifi for their *high but immediately less hassle* going rate.  Hmmm, no. "Your address is in our system...yada, yada, blah."

When I got home and later that night I placed an online Cox wifi order and got a great deal...I received a 6-month discount because I was referred by Jan (my dead mother).

No more 493-1908

To get a $500 monthly discount off of the Cox cable bill, mom continued the family house landline. It, like my mother, is now deceased. Anyone who grew up with Mike, me, or Julie know 493-1908.  Since 1969 our phone number has been 493-1908. Nevertheless, whoever is reassigned this number will get nothing but sales calls promising great deals.

So now that daddy is released from the huge "cable bill," inexpensive communication tech horror has been unleashed upon my brother and I.

Until next time...

Sugar Daddy

Daddy uses Equal sugar substitute in is coffee unless he uses honey.  Dad has very poor eyesight. I'm not sure which sweetener he puts in his coffee is best.

If it is Equal, there are bits and pieces of little blue packet all over the house.  On the front doorstep, near the kitchen garbage bin, and even on baby Yorkie Rosie's nose.

If it is honey (he thinks it is better for his allergies but he does not buy local because it is too expensive) - I bought dad one of those washable kitchen dish drainer/dryer pads - it is all over the pad, like butter.  Which is why I bought the pad in the first place but, it is also where we store our ground coffee and the paper towels.  Our paper towel roll looks as if it is covered with ants and am I still not sure how that happens.

So, whichever coffee sweetener is best is a toss-up.  Both make me have to clean shit up.

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RIP Mommy 2/18/19