myne hellish week

no pix today.

but i should be thankful. for at least i have innernet.

but let's back up, shall we?

first, on tewwwsday, the water goes out. yes, of course it happens in the morning, when showeres are to be had. and yes, of course, it happens before *I* get my shower on. and yes, OF COURSE, it happens when the varkenhusband is IN said shower...

so we got that gowin' for us, yes?

at least we get the chitlins off to skool, and the varkenhusband off to werk.

and i am stuck in waterless haus to wait.

and wait. and wait.

but, at last, water comes on. yippee!! and in more than just dribbles and splats. so i thinks i'm gonna get a cleansing.

but nooooooo.... wait! there's more!!!

honest to gawd, w/in 15 minuettes, the electricity pops off.

which means that the trickle of water i may have without it (needing that extra pump to push the water up our hill, we're told) won't be WARM.

and the weather has changed. for the COLD. it's 6C. and windy. and the radiators are cooling down quickly (lucky me, we had charged them the night before).

but finally the electro comes back. and luckily, before dark. but with it, or without it, we are still at a loss of innnernet.

and it takes TWO days to figure out why.

WHY???? cuz the landlady, who is off on holiday, chose NOT to pay the bill for three months.

and we beg and plead and whine and whinge.

and end up paying the 100 euro back fees to reconnect (in cash). but it takes DAYS.

and the !#$%^ put us at the lowest tier of connectivity.

which means i'm back to china time. or worse. actually worse.

i need to take some happy pix soon. tomorrow i venture back to coffee-tuesday hell. maybe i'll escape and just wander around w/ camera. and if i'm lucky, the cheese shop guy will open up before 2pm...