10 Steps to Internet Installation

1. Go to the office. Ask about getting internet. They agree to come and check
2. Go home. In an ironic twist of fate, you lose cell phone connection and they are unable to call to verify address and come
3. Go back to office another day. Sign up for account so they can check for coverage
4. Go home. They come, crawl on your roof, up your tree, and tell you that you can either refund or build a 70 foot antenna (A WHAT!?)
5. Call to cancel order and ask for refund
6. Husband figures out how to build 80 foot antenna. Shimmies up tree like monkey and fastens it to tree at 20 foot, 40 foot, and 60 foot levels. Thank God for agile husband and safety harnesses
7. Go back to office. Sales lady remembers you by first name and asks where your very energetic baby is. Ask if it’s possible to renew. Find out it is not. Sign up for new account under husband’s name
8. Go home. Wait. They don’t come. Inform them you have 80 foot antenna. Spend entire day off waiting for them, finally leaving for an errand at dusk. While you are on the motorbike, they call to inform you they are at your gate ready to install. Rush home.
9. They install box at top of antenna. Play ornery tricks on them as they try to check for internet connection by unplugging their different cords (oops).
10. Enter information onto computer and watch that high speed go! Zoom, sputter, sputter, zoom…