Unable to come "home"...

Despite having crawled out of an airplane late on Tuesday night, I still don't feel as if I've come home. The current lack of power at the house makes all but the most rudimentary activities there impossible, though it may be having a beneficial effect on any possible jet lag, as the tendency to match one's activities strictly to the appearance/disappearance of the sun is pretty compelling.

As far as the service itself is concerned, it turns out that it's well-nigh impossible to get service sooner than 3-5 "federal business days," because as I spent time waiting to speak to a First Choice "customer service" supervisor, Galina found out that Reliant Energy could only connect us next Tuesday. I guess it's expected that new customers ought to get a taste of future "service" by immediately being placed at the back of the line to be connected.

If we didn't have this house up for sale in Seabrook, we'd either be doing a serious camping thing in Webster (possibly after laying out some major cash for a gas-powered generator) or staying at a motel. (I must say, however, I'm getting my fill of sitting alone in an empty house; I want to be home from my Kazakhstan gig, already!)

Yes, I realize this wouldn't have happened if we had managed to pay our bill in time, like normal folks, or if we had received warning of the fact in sufficient time. Still, I can't help but feel as if we're being gratuitously punished over and above the basic inconvenience of a short interruption and disconnect/reconnect fees.

Whereupon, I shall kick this issue largely out of my consciousness.

Cheers...