I truly have nothing much on the agenda today. A scheduled marketing call at 3. That’s the day. Which is why I am still sitting on my butt at 915 blogging. While you work. Sucks for you.
I do need to go to the Verizon store. I am not a customer but I am now looking. After 20 years with ATT I realize I need to change. I submitted a grievance on my Europe trip charges and their response was something akin to “go pound sand.” ATT has always been cheap with mediocre service. And I expect a break once in awhile for this. They seem to have taken on airs. I am price checking today.
But, given there is no schedule for today, all I have is go get ready and leave. Probably earlier than usual.
Which is crazy.
I finally did try to leave, quite early compared to the usual. But, could not find the house keys. Called office, no keys. Thought for a while, called Enterprise Rent a Car. Yep, left in the rental I was in yesterday. I am an idiot.
OK. Now that I know where keys are, I left. First stop, no not Verizon, I stopped at Linda’s office. She is our realtor. For about the last 25 years. She has worked pure magic twice for us. Sorcery, not Vegas magic. Anyhow, we go back along ways. I have known her brother even longer. Not to mention her mother too.
Well, at an open house in Auburn last Saturday Emily and I met a realtor, her name is Kary. Emily really liked her and she did have a lot of local info. We talked with her for 45 minutes and she is smart. We told her our situation and she offered to act as our Auburn realtor for a referral fee from Linda. Later Emily said we should use her instead of Linda because she knows more about the Auburn area. Now I am not one to abandon a friend and business associate. But I told Em I would ask Linda what to do. Well, this morning I did. And Linda was very helpful and suggested she take a referral fee and Kary get the large piece. And, she said Kary should take on the Hammond parcel we are developing. In other words, she agreed with my wife. Whatever. I have a new realtor. Linda and I continued to pass the time of day after business was done. Stopping to chat is the best part of any day. I also learned she had recently dumped ATT after 30 years. And went to Verizon and is thrilled. And it’s cheaper. I am so going to change.
So I am now headed to Sacramento. Do it all the time. 5 days a week. I got so distracted driving I forgot to stop at Enterprise and get my keys. Idiot.
I went to the Verizon store across from my office. No one in the store. Empty except for employee Chris. Stepped up to the counter, gave him my billa, told him my tale of woe with ATT. He solved all issues, made it all cheaper, said he would pay me $750 if I brought my own phones and showed how much better their international plan was as well. I got a list of what to do next and I am on my way. Soon. I gotta get a lot of numbers together.
Ok. It’s 1230 and I am going to the office. I hate work. Nothing special at work going. Usual work and not much else. I only had a 4 hour work day. I have to leave by 430 to go get my keys. Remember, I left them in the rental. For the four hours I was here i did plenty paperwork. And I was on a call with a marketing consultant for an hour and a half. And another 45 minutes in the car. What a talker. She is a business consultant too. Her goal is to bring value to my biz so I can sell it for more than I ever thought I could. Sounds like a plan. Anyhow, this call was my first with her. More work to follow.
So I drove to Enterprise and got my keys. And sat 15 minutes in the car to finish my call. It was lengthy. Quick drive to home from from there.
We decided to go out to dinner tonight. I chose her fave Thai place. She could not make up her mind. The Thai was fantastic as always. We got home before 8, not very late.
We ate out tonight instead of tomorrow. Tomorrow I am driving to Visalia to give Michael his car back and get mine from him. Bout time. I am going to take Dad out to dinner tomorrow night too. I assume Michael and Carly will be going too. We are all spending the night and keeping Grandpa entertained for awhile. That’s tough. But I expect to have a good time.
Tonight we are doing the usual. Watching TV. We are good at it, that’s why. Soon good TV comes on. Love it.