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Short post because I’m needing to start work, but Time Warner came out and did the wall-drop installation for the cable, and I must say, they have always had extremely friendly technicians, and they’re always very helpful and willing to go into as much detail as you want to pry out of them. I, being a geek, want to know everything, and they’re willing to oblige.

And the good news: Just a bad cable, no mice in the attic. That’s a relief.

We had a fun trip up to New Jersey. I’ll post pictures of our cute niece and other stuff to our SmugMug later (the Pictures link on the site), and I’ll try to write a longer update tonight.

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The Time Warner tech came out yesterday afternoon, and ran a few tests, and determined that the outlet itself was bad. This is of course the last thing I wanted to hear, this being a brand new house. So for now my nicely set up “server closet” has a few items in the guest bedroom, and wires galore move between the guest bedroom and the office.

So now I get to find out if my 2 year “complete” home warranty will cover it or not. If not, Time Warner actually doesn’t charge an outrageous amount to replace it. It appears that the worst case scenario is that I’m out $70 plus potentially money to deter squirrels or mice from my attic, which while I’ve never heard anything in the attic, the tech scared me by saying, “it is a pretty common thing, especially in new homes. Mice love the rubber on the wires.” I’ve seen mice in the far side of our backyard a few times. Not what I wanted to hear.

But at least I’m online again. It’s strange how often I will be doing one thing, and want to Google something. You never realize how much you use something like the Internet until it’s gone. Then you truly appreciate it.

I guess that’s like a lot of things in life.

Have a great week everyone. With my trip leaving out Wednesday morning, I’m not sure how much blogging I’ll do until I get back.

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