POST-HASTE
India Departure date: 23 May
So far one has:
Arranged for substitute teachers.
Arranged for forwarded mail.
Arranged for bill payment.
Arranged for cat-care
Arranged for car-watching
Arranged to put on hold:
The New Yorker
The New York Times
The Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Tribune
The Cable TV, Phone and Internet
But not the cell phone.
Why?
Because Cingular no longer does vacation holds. One must pay $39.99/month plus taxes and whatnot (i.e.; $50 x 2) to retain one's telephone number.
One has spent over an hour on the landline trying to get around this.
One has been with Cingular for a decade -- since it was Cellular One.
One is poised to defect.
Or to lose one's number altogether and say (all together now) to the hell with the cell.
Since I am leaving the day before, I identify whole-heartedly with this post! To it I would add, *pay the light and cable bill *figure out how to pay these bills online * transfer money into ATM account *pay rent for two money in advance and write to landlord *arrange to board pet *copy passport and visa *print out travel itinerary *Make sure elderly uncle is all set up *finish a list of business stuff.... oh yeah... and continue my practice at some point...
ReplyDeleteAs we talked about, talk to a supervisor at Cingular, and if that doesn't work tell them take their service and stick it up their ass.
ReplyDeleteTalk about a company that is out of touch.
I have emailed pre-pay plans to you, they work well for many people who don't have a cell phone on their ear 3 hours a day. Like me.
Don't forget to say goodbye to your friends. Have a great trip, I'll look forward to checking in on "Mysore" blog.
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