NOISE OVERLOAD & TECH WRECKED

One problem always seems to spawn others! A contractor was all lined-up to begin repairs on my home last January. But he wasn't returning my emails! So I hired a carpenter and painter separately. The cost was several thousand dollars higher than what the contractor had agreed to do. Perhaps he'd decided he didn't want to do it for that price hence the reason my emails went unreturned. 

The workers started early and stayed late, even on Saturday & Sunday! The banging and pounding seemed endless and it was maddening. I don't understand how that old Winchester broad stood it day and night! (Recently saw the movie on my DVR.) Just one day of it nearly put me into a straight jacket. This went on for over a week. And worse, they had a radio blasting as well!

Unable to concentrate, I turned on the TV to drown out the sounds. I was covering noise with noise! I repeated that sentence from the lengthy flight back from Thailand in economy class: "Unless I'm dead and in hell this has to end sometime!"

Finally, I just went out and told the carpenters "Please no radio!" I received dirty looks, but at least one problem was solved.  And before the painter began I made it clear that I wanted no radios blasting on my property.

The carpenters were forced to dismantle my cable in order to replace the rotting wood. Everything was assembled as before except for my landline. Call ATT, I was told. I have never owned a cellphone nor do I want one. At my age, small screens and small print are a strain and a bother. 

My upstairs phones had ceased working years ago and my downstairs phones had static. I let it go because I seldom answer my phone anymore. Mostly the calls are from telemarketers or scammers.  Friends usually email or message me on Facebook. I could easily live without a phone, period!

Everyone urged me to throw out my long outdated bedroom phone and replace it. So 2 years ago I purchased a cordless phone for my nightstand which they said could easily be installed. Ugh, the thing was like a phone puzzle that needed to be assembled. There was no way I could do it myself! So the phone just sat in its box collecting dust.

Finally, the ATT technician installed it for me. He said lightning had apparently struck a line and that's why my upstairs phones no longer worked. Plus I had a bad connection period, thus the static on the other phones. He drove to the main line at the entrance to my subdivision to fix it.

Gadzooks! This cordless thing totally confounded me!  What part did I speak into and what part went against my ear! And it had to be turned on and off, why was that even necessary for a landline? And I miss the cord! Why would I want to walk around while speaking on a phone? One of the joys of a rare friendly phone conversation is having a comfortable spot to curl up and chat. Plus it's on a charger, guess I'm stuck buying batteries now. This really sucks!

Friends say I need a kid here to help me navigate all this technology. However I hate them and nothing is worth having one around!

Landlines will soon be obsolete, I'm told. One day a cellphone will be forced upon me!

This and most of our other current technology was gleaned from crashed UFO's. But nothing happens by accident where space aliens are concerned! This is all part of their grand design to take over the planet by giving us technology beyond ours, knowing we'll misuse it. When those hideous bug beings arrive en masse everyone will be so preoccupied with their little screens they'll be unaware.

If forced to get a cellphone, E.T. don't call here! And if I ever see your ugly little pus face on my property I will shoot you and dismember your body into tiny bits the size of Reese's Pieces even if you still live and breathe!