Zillow, probably my most used website for the last four or five years, says our dream house was sold yesterday. Fortunately, I have loan docs (and a mortgage) that says it was to us.
Today the “fun” began. PODS was scheduled to pick up their two containers, ready or not, at 07:30. Unfortunately at 07:15 they sent a message canceling that pickup and rescheduling for tomorrow. Since I had been up until 04:30 making sure that both units were fully packed and ready to go, I had bad words to say.
I try really hard not to yell at customer service folks on the phone since that doesn’t motivate them to want to help or problem solve and they’re not the ones who caused the problem, but when it takes five calls to get through to an actual human and then all I get is a “shit happens” attitude, it’s hard to be the adult in the conversation.
They SWEAR our PODS will get picked up tomorrow. Let’s hope so.
The next crisis of home ownership was the water, which got turned off, despite the fact that I filled out paperwork online last weekend. Now they need the recorded Trust Deed before they can begin service.
What? Is there a problem in Hesperia with people setting up payment accounts for properties they don’t own or rent? I must be missing something…
Get that document from the escrow officer, send it over, we’re set? Well, do I want the water turned on TODAY? There’s a $90 charge for same-day service…
Interesting setup arrangement… How many folks say, “No, I’ll save the $90 and just live without water in my brand new house for a week or two?”
Paid. The Long-Suffering Wife has water.
I spent my day on less than three hours of sleep packing more & getting ready for the “real” movers to show up at 08:00 tomorrow. Another case of simply doing the best I can and learning to let go of the self-imposed stress.
If I have to make another trip back down here on the weekend to tie up loose ends, then I’ll have to. Stressing myself into a stroke or heart attack won’t let me enjoy the Dream Forever Home.
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