How Could It Be Otherwise?

This is how the world works.
I sat home all day waiting for some schmuck from the cable company to come and fix the problem with channel 41, which is displaying information for Dish Network customers ranging from how to read their Dish Network bills to using their Dish Network remotes rather than, as it’s supposed to, displaying The Learning Channel, and to address my concerns/questions/complaints about the speed of my Internet service.
The waiting was interfering with my plans to head to the comic shop to pick up this week’s new comics for Scott and myself.
By a bit after 4 PM, channel 41 was no longer telling me about the great services offered by Dish Network, but was instead showing me designer Laurie Smith flouncing around in all her pregnant look-at-me-I-have-it-all-a-great-career-and-a-family-just-look-at-how-I’m-glowing-and-keeping-my-hand-on-my-belly-to-make-sure-you-notice-that-I’m-pregnant glory.
So one problem was addressed. The other? Well, by 5 I knew that the chances of the schmuck from the cable company actually knocking on my door were slim to none, so I said, “Screw it,” got in the car, and headed over to the comic shop to pick up this week’s new books…only to discover that this week’s new books won’t be in until tomorrow due to the holiday.
*Sigh*
If I weren’t so dead-solid positive that my cable company wouldn’t do anything to shatter its record of shitty service I would bet that the schmuck actually showed up during the time I was gone.