Does Anyone Else in the World Have to Work Hard Besides Me?

To go along with my stories from this weekend, I have to question whether any other person in the world (except for my friends & family I know do of course) actually works hard and ethically. I mean, I don't love what I do by any means, but at least I try to do the best that I can regardless of the situation and try to provide the best work product I can. Apparently that is not a common practice for other workers of the world. See below for examples!

WEDNESDAY: Got to leave finally at 4. At least I got an extra hour and got to go with Austin to see our new apartment together for the first time! Strangely, the hot water was not working even though the gas company was supposed to have come between noon and 4. The apartment people thought maybe the pilot just needed to be lit so they sent maintenance over after we left.

THURSDAY: Thanksgiving - yummy! Moved the fish tanks to the new apartment without too much trauma. Finished packing when we got home to the new apartment - pretty uneventful day.

FRIDAY: Yikes! First of all, the movers were supposed to come between 8 am and 10 am. So we got up early Friday morning to be ready to go and sat and waited and waited and waited. At about 9:30, I went ahead and called to see what was going on. They called back and said the driver had a "family emergency" and was running a little late but they should be here a little after 10. So Austin, his dad, and brother pack up the stereo, VCR, DVD, etc. and a few other things and decide to take a trip over to the new apartment. I get a phone call from Austin saying the key doesn't work in the front door (we had gone through the garage the first two times we had gone and Austin had forgotten the garage door opener on this go round). So he goes to the front office and they had forgotten to change the vendor lock off and put the apartment lock on. Lovely! But they gave us a key to use temporarily and it all worked out okay - the guy came an hour or so later and changed it and everything works. So Austin's mom and I are sitting in our apartment waiting for the movers. Time keep going by. They didn't show up until 11!!!!! So we had sat there and wasted 3 hours of the morning just waiting for them to show. They were pretty fast-moving once they got there and we got everything in one load of the truck. They even helped us pitch our old futon frame in the dumpster. However, they apparently didn't like the stairs at the new apartment so much and became pissy. It took about 5 hours to move everything (a little longer than we thought but they started getting tired & pissy towards the end and moved slower). At least we had gotten a decent hourly rate. Oh I forgot - in the midst of the key thing and waiting for the movers, when Austin finally got in, we still didn't have any hot water and when he asked the apartment people if they had come to light the pilot, they said they had tried but that the gas was never turned on. GRRRRRRRRR. So I call up TXU. They were CLOSED Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday for the holidays. Now, I enjoy my long holiday weekend probably more than most but I think it's a little ridiculous for the electric & gas company to have off the entire time. Those are important things and they had already screwed us up by not coming Wednesday like they should have. So I finally get through to the emergency staff or whatever and she says oh the next business day is Monday so I will schedule it to be set up then. So we had to go the entire weekend without hot water - I snuck over to the apartment to take a shower a few times there even though there wasn't much of anything there and no shower curtain. But better than taking a cold shower in 40 degree weather. Needless to say, I wasn't a very happy camper but I survived.

SATURDAY: Woke up with a cold! Darn this changing weather!!!! Austin was a sweetheart though and spent all day moving stuff like crazy that was left in the apartment. I owe him big time! I went shopping with Austin's mom and aunt for a new sofa (our Christmas present from his parents). I found the perfect one at Rooms To Go and I'm so excited! They will deliver it this upcoming Saturday! Can't wait! Saturday was a good day for me because Austin did all the work and I got to play! I set up the TiVo, the Internet & phone guys came and set it all up and it was great and no problems, and then Saturday night we went to dinner at Mi Cocina (YUM!) and went to see Christmas with the Kranks (pretty good although I liked the book better). Austin also brought home a HUGE 9 foot Noble fir Christmas tree from Home Depot, and it smells wonderful! Plus he got it for $45 even though it was supposed to be like $112. Probably helped that he told them that it was our first Christmas as a married couple! ;)

SUNDAY: More moving, packing, unpacking! Although again Austin really helped me out. His mom and dad came over and helped us hook up the dryer since we had to get a new hose. And we went over to the old apartment to grab a few last things and take a shower. Last night, Austin decorated the whole apartment and it looks great! Need to try to find the stockings I bought a few weeks ago to hang on the fireplace and the ornaments my mom sent us a few weeks ago and then we'll be set.

That was about all of our exciting weekend! Update on the gas company: called today to yell at them and verify that they were at least coming today and what do I find out - they are not coming until tomorrow! I ended up having to speak with a supervisor because the first girl was very rude to me. The supervisor was nice and waived our initial fee but said she couldn't override the time slots and that the first available time they had was tomorrow and that was what they had scheduled us for. She apologized that the girl told me today, she apologized that the guys screwed up on Wednesday (they claim they came at 7:54 pm - why do I doubt that!), and she said she would request that ours be one of the early morning ones for tomorrow. Let's hope it's done tomorrow because we are turning in our keys at the old place tomorrow! Yikes! Needless to say, I'm very frustrated and if I had another choice for gas companies, I would take it in a heartbeat! That is just ridiculous! So another night without hot water for washing dishes in the dishwasher or in the washing machine or for taking showers. Grrr! Okay enough of my vent! That's all for now.