Okay! So we're all moved! The house that we put the contract on, went through with absolutely NO wrinkles. Well, the sale didn't have wrinkles, but as always, moving caused some wrinkles. LOL P-chan and Kenshin had to stay behind in FL for 2 days longer, so Krillin and I headed out to sign for the house. The car started being squeaky somewhere in GA, like it would squeak if I hit a bump. We stayed overnight near Macon, GA and then headed north. Now, I don't know if you've ever driven through Atlanta, but BOY HOWDY!! That place is crazy! I mean, I've driven Seattle rush hour, but that was nothin! Atlanta has 8 (yea, that's eight!) lanes on
each side of the road!!! Well, okay, for most of it, it's only 5, but for about 1-2 miles, there are 8. crazy! And to make it worse, they overlap the interstates. So, I'm headed north on 75, which overlapped with 85, and then at some point you have to
exit to continue on 75, otherwise you'll start going north-east instead of north-west. There's an exit for the HOV lane, and another for everyone else. When P-chan and I drove up to KY to go house-hunting, we totally missed it, and it was awhile before we caught it. whoo-ee! Anyway, this time I paid attention and was in the HOV lane (a.k.a carpool lane), getting ready to exit, when I noticed the flashing lights of a police car behind me. I checked my speed, and I was not speeding, so I did what you're supposed to do: I pulled to the right, to let him pass. But he didn't pass, he followed me, still with the lights on. So I pulled over again, and again, and again, till I was finally in the shoulder and stopped. I was scared, but mostly confused. I knew I wasn't speeding. So the cop walked up to the car and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry, ma'am, I didn't see your son in the backseat when I signaled you, what with all the luggage. I thought you were driving alone. I apologize." So I start laughing, and Krillin says hi to the policeman, and everything was fine. EXCEPT, at this point in the road, I am literally 40 feet PAST the exit for 75. aaaarrrgh!!! So I had to circle back. hehehe
Krillin was such a trooper! He didn't complain about being in the car, he didn't "have an accident" at all, and he told me funny things about the other cars. I was very glad to have him with me.
I have learned a few things to have on-hand when moving into a new house: a charged drill, a charged phone, a good air mattress, a good pillow, something to measure with, a chair, and a modem. Also, do
not believe what the phone company tells you. I found this the hardest to take, because in FL, we had a wonderful experience with Verizon. That is to say, I never had a problem. When I upgraded, it was flawless. When they called a few months later to offer us a package with less details and costed less, I was thrilled. When I added the DSL, it was fantastic. For 4 years, I loved my phone company. And now, Windstream has been less than wonderful. The first 3 phone calls, I got a different price, for the same thing. Their website is atrocious. Then, they billed us early (before we even moved in!!!). Then, they neglected to tell us that the DSL wouldn't even be available for another 3 weeks. For 2 weeks, I tolerated dial-up (with a modem that I had to BUY, since we had removed our modem on the 'puter when we got the DSL over 18 months ago). That was the end of it for me. I called the cable company to switch everything. I love my cable company! LOL
Well, I'll fill you in on other stories, but for now I'm headed to bed. I got all my grocery shopping done today, so hopefully I won't have to shop again for 2 weeks. yay!
