My day started at a house that has been divided into three units. It's by the hospitals. A grumpy guy yelled at me through the wall asking me who I was and what I wanted. I told him and he opened the door and apologized, I just woke him up. He was a old wiry guy in a wheelchair. He reached for a pack of Kools. The place was dark, all the windows were closed. It seemed quite messy, like there were cigarette ashes everywhere. His bed was in the same room with his TV and computer. He had a dog that just laid around while he slept but got active when he was awake. I stepped outside and saw that the line to the place needed to be replaced. I started to curse whoever the last tech there was. I told him I needed to do some work outside, he crawled into bed and went back to sleep. I came back in when I was finished and he was sound asleep. I finished hooking up his TV, then I started messing with his internet. The modem he had needed to be replaced. When I got it all working I had to wake him back up to sign my paperwork. At this point I'm running late.
I then went to a apartment complex down south. This apartment was inhabited by an Indian woman and her child. I don't think she spoke much English at all. I didn't speak to her since I was running late. I just came in and installed the TV. I do have to say though, they had a fancy flat screen TV and practically nothing else in the living room. Not even a couch.
The next job was another apartment complex not too far away. I had to call the woman here to let me in. She said she needed to put on some pants and shoes. It surprises me when people make appointments and then forget about them. I was still moving furiously to catch up so I really didn't speak to her.
The next job was right off of prostitute row. This was an oddly shaped run down house. A black man came around the side of the house eating something, asking if I was the cable guy. I said yes, he led me around to the back of the house. The place was a mess there was a rickety scaffolding looking structure. As well as a bunch of scraps of wood throughout the yard. There was also a couple of rusty cars back there as well. The hook that the cable line was attached to on the house had been ripped out by the wind over the weekend. I used one of the guy's ladders that were already there, because I was lazy. I just installed a brand new hook. The guy asked me if I went to a local high school. I told him I went to high school out in the suburbs. He said he asked because he used to teach high school. I wonder if he thought he recognized me or something.
I skipped lunch which put me back on time. I went to a house right next to a fancy local tennis club. I went up to the house and there was no doorbell. I just saw an intercom. I pushed the button and a woman answered. I could hear a kid in the background. She acted like she had no clue I why I was there and said the gate is unlocked. I checked around and could find no reason why I was there. Then I noticed a phone number on my paperwork, which I called. I guy said he was about 5 minutes away and would meet me there. So I waited in my van. After about 20 minutes he called me an asked where I was at. It turned out that I was on the wrong side of the block. So I headed to the house on the other side. I was met by a guy with a poodle. This dog was very rambunctious. In the backyard was a fountain and the dog kept playing in it running around. The guy was a developer and said he wanted a pole removed. he already had a new pole set up he just wanted the services moved over. So I called my supervisor and worked it out for our construction team to come out and do the job. This put me ahead of schedule.
The next job was in resort town. There was an old woman here. She was actually the mother of the woman who lived there. There was also a very spastic dog. I was there to install the TV. I took my time now that I was running ahead. I even played catch with the dog some before taking off.
The next job w was a house, but I was just switching the cable box for an HD/DVR. Which was quick and easy. I showed her how to use it and moved on.
My last job was at some dorm for a local art institute. When I showed up there was a couple guys watching Girls Gone Wild listening to rap. I don't understand the appeal of these movies. Why not just watch porn? There is no real difference. You might as well just go all the way. Anyways I did the install, I didn't talk to these guys much either. Then I left.