Cave Dwelling

I had just finished a terrible stretch of long busy days two nights ago and I found myself alone in my temporary man cave. (it will be upgraded to man cave 2.0 at some point in my life) I was flicking back and forth between the Bruins/ Devils game and the Mets/ Marlins game, while watching the Flyers/ Penguins game on the top tv. It was glorious!!! If you are someone like me...no, not incredibly kickass and awesome...but if you have out of town sports teams, the only way to watch them is to buy the sports package or wait for them to play the local team.

We interrupt this train of thought for a side rant:

Well the NHL season is winding down and I'm hoping the Bruins can claw their way into the playoffs. Unfortunately for the Bruins (and Flyers) they're playing teams like the Devils, Senators and Penguins (teams that already clinched playoff spots), and the team nipping at their heels to knock them out of the playoffs (the Capitals) are playing Tampa Gay Bay, and Florida. Two franchises that shouldn't even be in existence! Hockey + Florida = D.U.M.B. squared, times the square root of asinine.

End side rant.

Needless to say I don't have many Bruins games left to watch, so I'm all jacked up to watch my beloved Mets. Only I can't, because I live in South-Central Pennsylvania. (the PA equivalent of Watts, CA...which is weird, because I heard Watts, PA is the CA equivalent of San Diego, which we all know is German for a whales vajayjay.) And no, that's not a Hartford reference.

Breakfast, shmreakfast. Look at the score for Christ's sake. It's only the 2 period and I'm up 12 to 2. Breakfast comes and goes Renee, but Hartford, "The WHALE". They only beat Vancouver once maybe twice in a lifetime.

What's my solution? Order the MLB package right?

I first consult with Dr. T, and send him a text. I ask him if the current special is worth it for the baseball package. The always wise, (except for his baseball allegiance) Dr. T explains that it's less then $1/ game. That's all the convincing I needed. (if I needed any at all) I mean with that logic a Cambodian would be hard pressed to turn down that offer.

Now the tricky part. How do I convince MLW that this is a good idea? Do I just buy it and she'll be none the wiser? No, that's what I did for the NHL package. (Hi Amy!) I'll have to be a little more creative.

So I ask her if she thinks it's a good idea to order the MLB package. Shockingly her answer was, "Go to hell you mf'er!", which was as jaw dropping as you would imagine. And by that, I mean I knocked her jaw off. Just kidding, that would have been shocking. She didn't think it was as wise of a financial move as I did. I then ask, if I call our lovely cable provider and get them to give us some sort of discount if she'd be agreeable. The always level headed, never irrational MLW, answered, "If you can make it so our monthly payments don't change, then you can."

EXXXXXXXXXCELLENT!!!!!

As it turns out, I was already on the phone earlier that day with our cable provider. I noticed that we were charged $34 for a "one time installation charge". They admitted that it was an error (shocker!), and we'd get a credit. While I had them on the phone, I decided to nicely explain to them that I thought their prices were a bit steep for internet and cable. She looked and (hold onto your pants) SURPRISE she found a discount for me. We're now getting our internet about $11 cheaper per month, and our cable about $21 cheaper per month. (fact finders, I don't have the exact figures in front of me...sorry)

So there you have it. The Cheese will be watching some MLB this summer. Feel free to stop by, often and always.