Powerless and Ridiculous Waitress Story

We haven't had power since Thursday night (December 11). It is of course now Tuesday December 16th. It is supposed to start snowing today and tomorrow, with more snow Friday. Sub-freezing temperatures will return this afternoon/evening. I feel like I haven't really slept in forever. I want to take a hot bath in MY tub and lay down on MY couch with MY blankies and watch nothing on TV and be warm and be able to have food in my kitchen and be able to see when I go to the bathroom and to not have to worry all day long whether the stupid theives out there are breaking into our home during the day and I don't want to have to worry all night long about the temperature in our condo dropping down so low that our pipes will freeze.

Much thanks to my mom for having us over the weekend and to Shelley and Eddy for having us over last night, and for the offers from Chris and Roger to spend the night at their places. NO THANKS AT ALL to the people who offered to bring us a generator to help us get our heat back and then backed out on us two nights in a row. If you can't really help don't offer and get our hopes up. That is just cruel.

So we went to Margaritas last night for a hot meal and the service was atrocious. After waiting an obscenely long time waiting for our meals without ever being offered additional chips or drinks, our waitress comes over to our table. I of course was expecting an apology and explanation. So she comes over and says (I'm not kidding):
"What's the matter? Are you waiting for your dinner?"
No dumbass, we were waiting for Santy Clause to pull up in his slay with our Christmas Presents. Lovely. Just Lovely. Idiot.

PS - I'm writing this at work. I need a vacation far far away where there is NO WINTER and it is warm and cozy and people are competent and friendly and there are lights and power and.....well that or a long hybernation. I'm losing my mind. I think it might already be gone.