bangzoom6877
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OK, so there I was, ready to write something on this thread this morning...when all of a sudden, my internet, TV and phone all went out. 
So I really need to vent....A truck came down the block this morning and knocked down the wire that connects us to Verizon Fios. Everything was still working. DH was outside on hold when he called Verizon, and he was making sure the cars did not drive into the hanging wire. It's not that busy of a street, but we do get some light traffic in the morning. A couple of cars stopped when they saw my DH and thanked him, then turned around. All of a sudden, a school bus came down the block and drove straight into the wire, completely taking it down. That's when our TV, internet and phone all went out. That is not even close to the worst part though...when the wire fell down, it hit my DH on both legs. He has 2 scrapes on the left lower leg, and one scrape on the other. He spoke to the driver who just argued (the school bus was driving children to day camp). He did get the license plate number, and he noticed the us picking up the daughter of our neighbor from down the street. He rang their bell and found out the name of the camp where the bus was going, and he called there. The director answered and said she was very busy and would call him back. Still no call of course.
Anyway, Verizon came and fixed it, and they hung the new wire 2 feet higher than the old was used to be. What ticked us off the most was that this is the second time this has happened, and we're not even living in this house for 6 years yet! Last time this happened DH tried to convince the technician to raise the wire a little so that trucks don't hit it, but they refused. This time we had someone really nice and he did raise it. Everything is now in working order!
On the brighter side, I went to get my hair color done and a haircut. I feel like myself again and we leave on exactly one week!!
And the best part about today is that it is my parents' 37th anniversary!! We're all going out to dinner to celebrate, then back to my house.
Oh, and Happy Canada Day to all my friends up north, and I know my family up in Ottawa is having a blast today!
And it's finally JULY!!!!!
So I really need to vent....A truck came down the block this morning and knocked down the wire that connects us to Verizon Fios. Everything was still working. DH was outside on hold when he called Verizon, and he was making sure the cars did not drive into the hanging wire. It's not that busy of a street, but we do get some light traffic in the morning. A couple of cars stopped when they saw my DH and thanked him, then turned around. All of a sudden, a school bus came down the block and drove straight into the wire, completely taking it down. That's when our TV, internet and phone all went out. That is not even close to the worst part though...when the wire fell down, it hit my DH on both legs. He has 2 scrapes on the left lower leg, and one scrape on the other. He spoke to the driver who just argued (the school bus was driving children to day camp). He did get the license plate number, and he noticed the us picking up the daughter of our neighbor from down the street. He rang their bell and found out the name of the camp where the bus was going, and he called there. The director answered and said she was very busy and would call him back. Still no call of course.
Anyway, Verizon came and fixed it, and they hung the new wire 2 feet higher than the old was used to be. What ticked us off the most was that this is the second time this has happened, and we're not even living in this house for 6 years yet! Last time this happened DH tried to convince the technician to raise the wire a little so that trucks don't hit it, but they refused. This time we had someone really nice and he did raise it. Everything is now in working order!
On the brighter side, I went to get my hair color done and a haircut. I feel like myself again and we leave on exactly one week!!
And the best part about today is that it is my parents' 37th anniversary!! We're all going out to dinner to celebrate, then back to my house.
Oh, and Happy Canada Day to all my friends up north, and I know my family up in Ottawa is having a blast today!
And it's finally JULY!!!!!
Ugh! 
I check it more than I check the weather! 
So he wasn't surprised that it hurt him. 
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