Keepin' Me Humble

My car lease was expiring soon, so I began

to receive calls tempting me to trade it in early.

I went out "just to look"

and ended up getting a GREAT deal on a new one. 

I think!

In the process of doing the paperwork, 

the financial guy told me that my credit rating was

very good--one of the best he'd seen.

I don't keep up with that, so I was pretty impressed

with myself. 

I couldn't go around bragging--

it's a little hard to work that into a conversation--

so I just enjoyed ruminating on the thought and

fantasizing about what I could buy!

Perhaps I might have ruminated a little much?

My cousin Sarah spent several days with me

last week.

We ran ourselves ragged.

Friday to Northpark shopping and eating,

Friday night to see Susan in Cleburne in

Sanders Family Christmas,

Saturday night Christ Chapel's music concert,

Sunday my church, then an open house,

then Fielder's Christmas concert,

in which I sang,

Monday to Waco to see Baylor, Magnolia, eat at Fuego,

get a hug from Susannah,

and see our uncle Ralph Lynn's former home

and plaque in the SUB.

All in my new car--with it's moon roof!

"Oh, yah!  We were stylin'!"

Sarah was departing Tuesday morning.

I arose to a problem.  We had no electricity.

I called the trouble number and pretty quickly

found out there was a reason we didn't.

Someone had failed to pay the bill.

They had shut it off!

How's that to knock one down a notch or two?

But, how dare them?

I have really good credit!

Or at least I did have!

Sarah had to get ready to go home in the dark. 

The biggest problem: no coffee.

I can laugh about it now, but I sure couldn't then!

Gotta go.  Only paid that one overdue month

over the phone.

It may be time for another payment.

"But, Lord, I thought I was already humble.

Forgetful, but humble."

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1.  It is Stream Energy.

2.  The bill was 19 days overdue.

3.  I had received no overdue notice.

4.  I had received another bill--very routine--

nothing to illuminate the fact that

an overdue amount was included.

5.  You know, you hear these stories about

families going in and finding 

stacks of overdue bills in their

elderly parent's house?  Well,

they will certainly be in the

dark if it's me!
It only takes 1!


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UPDATE
Friday, December 11th

 
I got a call from Stream today.They wanted to be sure they had my correct 
billing address (I've been with them since 2011!)
It seems my pink slip (warning notice)
was returned to them for some reason.
After speaking to a supervisor, then a manager,
the disconnect and reconnect fees were refunded.