motherfuckin’ monday

on a friday, no less! what daphuk?

so, friday morning sucked. i got the utility bill…now, back in november (i believe – ever since the wreck and all the ensuing financial and vehicular chaos things have gone a little black and swirly) the city put in a new water meter. when the bill came in and things seemed a little high, i just chalked it up to an unusually warm december because in lockhart it’s all one bill – electric, water, sewage, garbage, and recycling…everything except gas.

but then came this bill, which starts with a “5”. i’ve been in this house over forty-three years, and the bill has never, ever, EVER started with a fuckin’ five. on top of that, the gas bill is triple digits because we had to run the heat. that one is acceptable, but this city utility bill isn’t. i’ll be down at city hall this next week – if things go well, you’ll see it here. if they don’t? you’ll see me on the news.

we also, in the same mail pile, got a notice from our mortgage company that we had been undercharged on our escrow over the past year, so in addition to them bumping our payment up $100 for 2025, they also want us to settle up the $1,800+ they caused us to short things, so we can pay the balance in full by the end of february OR have an additional $275 added to our mortgage payment IN ADDITION to the $100 they’re already raising it.

i dealt with this all silently at first because the ufc was on a business call so we couldn’t discuss so i left for work only to have my low tire light come on (not because of the cold – legit tire issue) on the NEW(ish) car so i had to circle back to the house to inflate it, and when i did she came out so i broke the news to her on all this.

not a great way to start the morning.