A really rough morning for The Horse

@TheHorse (218930)
Walnut Creek, California
December 27, 2022 3:27pm CST
There's no other way to put it: This has been a Really Bad Morning. The heater guys were supposed to come tomorrow, but came by unannounced at 8 AM this morning, messing up my routine and turning my electricity off and on several times. When they left, my Microsoft Word was down, meaning I can't access my own documents. Then my truck wouldn't start, meaning I had to cancel my first guitar lesson of the afternoon. It's raining out, but by God I'm going to cycle in to Guitar Center if I have to. We're trying to charge my truck battery right now. We'll see what happens.
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@xFiacre (13036)
• Ireland
27 Dec 22
@thehorse Don’t forget to breathe.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
27 Dec 22
Yes, deeply!
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
Breathe? Hell. I need a drink. It's after 5 PM in Ireland.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
@kobesbuddy True that.
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@crossbones27 (49475)
• Mojave, California
27 Dec 22
You know what they say, when it rains it pours. No, did not make you smile. Good thing can go to Guitar Canter and smash some guitars. That always makes people smile. I tried to change your luck buddy.
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• Mojave, California
27 Dec 22
@TheHorse These times dangerous, have to back up your back ups. World is screwed if technology ever goes out, but we can still smash some guitars when that happens and it will. People are fragile, technology is even more fragile and very expensive.
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@Fleura (30403)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
@TheHorse I hope you have a backup of the book.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
I hope it works. I may have hit the bottom The truck is running (no, I won't turn it off) and I'm going to miss only one lesson. Hopefully I have not lost the book I've been working on for three years. Nor my ability to smile when I hear the word "Monopoly." It's great as a game. But a pain when it means you cannot contact Facebook, Microsoft, and other entities that have a lot of control over your life.
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@rebelann (112873)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Dec 22
I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya in hopes you car starts and you'll be able to get back into word this evening.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
Thanks. I'm sure I'll post about it.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
27 Dec 22
Sorry about your bad, bad morning, I hope it is improving right now.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
My truck is running.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
@Marty1 I hope it's still running today. I think it will be.
@Dena91 (16634)
• United States
27 Dec 22
I am sorry you had a rough morning. I hope a new battery is what was needed for your truck. We had no water for a time late this morning into the early afternoon. Thankfully it is back on now.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 22
Glad it is back on. My truck is running now.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
@Dena91 I made it home from work.
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@Dena91 (16634)
• United States
27 Dec 22
@TheHorse I am glad your truck is running now.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Dec 22
Whenever it rains it pours, as some would say!
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• Mojave, California
27 Dec 22
@kobesbuddy Hey, that is what I said, I hate when I do not read the comments first.
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• Mojave, California
27 Dec 22
@kobesbuddy Great minds think alike.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
27 Dec 22
@crossbones27 Good grief Crossbones, as friends we even think alike!
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@vandana7 (100300)
• India
28 Dec 22
You come to India - we live through this every minute. LOL. I will take care of you. LOL..
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@vandana7 (100300)
• India
29 Dec 22
@TheHorse I get plenty of help. Even though I am BAD. Sometimes, people are good for the sake of being good.
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Do people hep each other out?
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@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Dec 22
Ugh. Some days it feels like all the dominos come tumbling down. Hopefully the rest of your day will go better!
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@much2say (55666)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Dec 22
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
I did get my truck running. And my lessons at Guitar Center went well.
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@jstory07 (139702)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 Dec 22
I hope you were able to get the truck battery charged.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
27 Dec 22
I see you got your truck running and I hope you'll be able to access everything on your computer when you get home from Guitar World. Good luck, pony.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
29 Dec 22
@TheHorse Good! I'm glad he was able to help you with it.
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Guitar World?
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
A friend came over today and helped me figure out some ways of working on my book.
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@wolfgirl569 (106425)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Dec 22
Hope you got the truck started. Is your heat working now?
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
My heat is working.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Dec 22
I'm hoping all were resolved. Merry Christmas and a happy new year with your family.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Same to you.
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@cacay1 (83505)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Dec 22
@TheHorse thank you so much.
@JudyEv (340223)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
Ugh. But you've had your three misfortunes so you should be right now for the rest of the day.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
I didn't mention the mysterious chip I found on an amplifier cabinet I had already restored. Do bad things happen in sixes? I hope not.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
@JudyEv Heh. It's pretty minor. I'm just trying to get my miseries up to six, as it's a multiple of three.
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@JudyEv (340223)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 22
@TheHorse I don't remember you mentioning the chip.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Dec 22
It can only get better now.
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@popciclecold (38818)
• United States
27 Dec 22
I hate days like that. Hope it gets better for you.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Thank you. We did get my truck working. I only had to "blow off" one student.
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@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 22
Sad to hear your morning was awful. Hope the day got better.
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@celticeagle (167070)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 22
@TheHorse .......That's a good thing.
@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Thank you. I did get to teach most of my students.
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@Fleura (30403)
• United Kingdom
27 Dec 22
What an annoying sequence of events. But just think how trivial all this will seem with the passage of time : )
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
I always say that. "In a few years, this will just be a story to be told over Scotch." I just hope I have a few years left after this.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 Dec 22
Wow, all your bad luck is hitting on you today. Maybe tomorrow it will all be good luck. Fingers crossed.
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@TheHorse (218930)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Dec 22
Maybe my future French bride (with a great singing voice) will propose to me at Guitar Center today.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
28 Dec 22
@TheHorse If that's what you want, I hope you get it.
@nela13 (58667)
• Portugal
27 Dec 22
Hopefully the battery will charge and you won't need to cycle.
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@spiderdust (14760)
• San Jose, California
27 Dec 22
I am so sorry. I hope you make it to Guitar Center without having to bike there today!
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