Just When You Think Things Can't Get Any Worse

We ride out Hurricane Ike - no electricity for four and a half days - and things seem to be humming along nicely when BOOM! The DVR on our Dish Network system goes OUT!

Can we not live in a civilized manner any longer? Do we have to watch everything in real time? What happens if we get a call during a favorite show? No "pause" function. No "rewind" to have a second look at a golf shot or completed pass or snappy line. No "record" function to get shows that are playing after bedtime. Ohhhh, the humanity.

I am especially annoyed, as I deserve to be, since all our friends and acquaintances have their power back on (except for Ray).

A replacement DVR has ostensibly been shipped, but I can almost promise complications.