Two weeks without phone, internet, email, TV. For some that may sound like heaven but not for those wanting to communicate with the living. After thirteen techs, and a kajillion phone calls, theproblem went from “yeah, whatever,” to a “rush” to an “accelerated timetable” that still had too many weeks in the solution.I couldn’t even hack wireless from neighbors – not that I would… Don’t judge.

Finally, others above my pay grade made more phone calls and caused more gastric distress, and -bottom...