Early Get-Up Worth It

May 15, 2008 by Mike 3 Comments

What an early get-up. Up at 4:30 am for a 5:45 check-in at the hospital. Son Major said, “Are you going fishing or something?”

The pre-op process was excellent here at West Marion Community Hospital in Ocala, FL. They were very thorough and friendly. Of course they asked Mrs. Major her name, date of birth, and who her surgeon was about a gajillion times, but, hey, it’s good to be sure.

They kicked me out of the room at 7:00 am and wheeled her into surgery. She was done just short of 10:00 am and did well. She’s in recovery and will be until around noon, according to the doctor.

There is no Internet access, here in the hospital, so I’m going to hunt a Starbucks or some other Wi-Fi hot spot.

Earlier Check-in

May 14, 2008 by Mike 3 Comments

Dr. Duke‘s office called and rescheduled Mrs. Major to check in at 5:45 am tomorrow instead of the previously scheduled 11:00 am. So her surgery will begin around 7:15 am.

It Never Ends

May 13, 2008 by Mike

Apparently the Comcast Saga is not over. The overcharge was not taken off my bill: my credit card was overcharged today. Evidentally, Erika didn’t take the overcharges off my bill as promised.

Ready For Thursday

May 12, 2008 by Mike 2 Comments

Mrs. Major passed all her tests today and is ready for her bilateral knee replacement on Thursday. Read more

It’s Magic

May 11, 2008 by Mike

After much frustration, including no progress with Comcast and no replies to emails to TiVo, I decided to look on the TiVo forums to see if anyone else was having issues with cablecards. Lo and behold, I’m not the only who was having trouble.

One user suggested to repeat the guided setup. ¹A long drawn out process that sets up your TiVo when you initially install it or change service providers. In the cablecard installation instructions, TiVo recommends a guided setup before the cable guy gets there.

So I repeated the guided setup and, what do you know, both tuners are now working. This closes the Comcast Saga.

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↑1	A long drawn out process that sets up your TiVo when you initially install it or change service providers.