Dumped Hulu in 6.

I got rid of HULU.
Dish and Fox came to some agreement.
I was hoping since it was football season that would make it move faster and it did. 

Rick teased me most of the weekend.
He kept saying, "So I now know where you stand, that line you won't cross, but you will cross it for baseball. Good to know"
Bite me, Richard!
He's right, I did cross the line. I also returned it because there is nothing on HULU I would even watch. Handmaids Tale is not my cup of tea and I saw nothing of original programming that was of interest. I canceled it just under 7 days thank goodness. 

The fireplace man arrived yesterday at lunchtime.
He was a very odd man. I would guess late 50's to mid 60's.
He was a hillbilly and reeked of cigarettes and B.O.
He was wearing a filthy T-shirt with a dirty pair of shorts that went below his knees. He was also wearing gray socks and crocs.
Everything about him was filthy, his hair, his clothing.
He never smiled but spoke kindly yet at times gruff if that makes sense.
He works on gas fireplaces. So it's not like he is going into an area of soot and that made him this dirty. But boy he had resting bitch face.  He was a bit scary to me at first but Izzy didn't seem to mind him. 

He took apart my switch on the wall that turns our fireplace on when it works. I asked him why he was taking that off the wall because the switch indeed works. He put in a new switch not listening to me. That wasn't the issue, but I watched him anyway. Then his hands were shaking so much he couldn't hold the screws to screw them in and I told him I'd do it. He stopped. I think he may be a drunk.

He could not fix my fireplace and told me that he does not install new ones.
He cleaned it thoroughly and rudely said to me, "I see you try to clean this"
I laughed and said, "try?" 
He told me, "no one cleans their fireplace why did you?"
Because I was told the dust will clog up these holes that I pointed to.
I also use the product Dust Off that people use on their computers. 
When we bought the house it was in the info about the new house. 
Is that wrong that I clean it?

He told me it was correct but I could do a better job at cleaning it.
Ah, just like my mother would say. Gee thanks hobo fireplace fixer!
In my defense, I have not cleaned it since last winter because it didn't work.
I was lazy and figured why bother. I didn't know I was going to be so harshly judged by Mr. Stinky Shakey Hands.

He reminded me again that he does not replace/install new ventless gas inserts.
He kept telling me what it was as if I didn't know.
Finally, on the oh say, 10th time, I asked him why he keeps saying ventless gas inserts. He said did you know that is what you have?
I replied, "I did. It's on the info when I bought the house remember?"
"Oh yeah", he says and nods his head. 
Besides the fact that I live in a townhome and they are all ventless gas inserts. duh!

He suggested I call a company nearby me that I will never call because I know they are incredibly expensive from what my neighbors have told me. Either way, I can't call anyone because I can't afford it right now. 
I will live without the fireplace for a while. Now my job is to get his stench out of my home is what I was really thinking. Whoo- eee - this stinky man is going to linger long after he's gone. I walked by a candle and lit it.

After he was done I asked how much I owed him and he said,
"nothing, Merry Christmas." Never smiling or looking at me.
He said," I promised I'd fix it and I can't fix it."
"But Dave, please let me pay you for your time."  
"Nope, I won't take any money for my time I was in the neighborhood to fix one of your neighbors so I was here anyway. That's it."  

I had no cash on me except $1 bill. 
I wasn't going to insult him with a $1 tip. 
I felt terrible. I had figured I'd put it in the bill, his tip since he was the owner.
I thanked him and he just grunted and left.
He was so damn odd. Stinky, dirty with hands shaking.
Never smiled, but spoke kindly as I said. I really think something was off with this poor man.  I think it was very nice of him not to charge me.  
While there I offered him water, pop, and coffee even lunch. 
He grunted no, don't want anything he would say. 

He walked out the door and when I realized he was leaving I said, thank you and goodbye but he was out the door.  I ran after him with the switch laying on my counter. I asked if he wanted/needed it. He yelled out his window to toss it as he drove away. It was a perfectly good switch why would you throw it away? Oh well.

By 4pm my home still had Mr. Stinky Shakey Hands smell all over it.
I finally filled a small saucepan with water. I added some cinnamon along with a cinnamon stick, some orange peel and turned it on low. 
That homemade concoction took out the smell by 6pm. 
At least smelling cinnamon was better than B.O.

When talking to Rick about the man who stunk up our home he said, "And you laugh at me when I bring extra shirts so I don't walk in looking like this man did on my 2nd or 3rd job. Now, do you understand?"  

"I always did understand the issue Rick I just like to bust your balls.
What fun would it be if I didn't"

Rick was actually quiet for a full minute and said, "I don't know, let's try to find out!"

"Nope, not in this lifetime.  Your next wife can be quiet and submissive for you babe, not your current wife."
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And Yankees win/sweep the Twins in 3. The Twins hot bats I believe only had 7 hits for 3 games.  Now the dreaded Astro's. Not looking good or in our favor but who knows they keep surprising me. Could someone trip Cole and Verlander so they twist their ankles or fall and break their index fingers on their throwing hand? I don't want them to be hurt hurt, just a little somethin' since they are so unbeatable. Verlander could get lost in his wife's cleavage  (Kate Upton - it's possible)and not come out for days and when he pushes off he snaps his index finger on his throwing hand. Oops, can't throw now.  Cole could trip over a cord and twist his ankle so badly he can't pitch for 5 days. After we win they will be fine.
Yes, I've thought this out.