At about 7:15 this morning I heard the VCB* roll out of bed and the next thing I knew he was talking to someone at the back door. After what seemed like a couple of minutes he came back to say that the new window we’ve been waiting on since before we moved in is now ready to be installed. Thankfully, the VCB told them that it would have been helpful if they’d tried to contact us beforehand in some way. They then asked when it would be more convenient and the VCB told them his day off was Wednesday. He knew it would be a big job, and the window crew, I think, agreed to that time.

I mumbled something about “good job” and went right back to sleep. Until 45 minutes later when there was this pounding on the back door. Once again the VCB rose and dressed and was told, this time by the landlord, that the window should be put in as soon as possible. Somehow, they agreed on the window puter-inners coming back at 9 a.m. This morning.

This morning when I was the scheduled on-call person, which means in case someone is dead, missing or injured, I get to come to work. This never happens. Not to me anyway. Anyway, I got up and got dressed and waited for the window workers to arrive, praying I don’t have to go to work today. I don’t call work to find out if I’m needed until 10:30. So, I wait.

And wait, and by 10:30 there is still no window crew. I make what I think will be a brief call to work, only to discover that D. has just not shown up. And isn’t answering her phone. Which is very unlike her. She’s been out of town and was probably just confused about her schedule. So, now I have to redress and look presentable enough to wait on tables who are making plans for their upcoming CMT video.** In, like, 15 minutes. So, I call the VCB and ask him to please call the landlord to let the window crew know that no one will be at home to let them in when they (finally) arrive. The VCB calls me right back to say the landlord told him they wouldn’t be coming until tomorrow. Obviously, the VCB expressed his frustration that we had never once been contacted about any of this, especially the change in days.

Fuck me, was I hot.
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