Sorry for the lack of blogging, work’s been crazy here. And when we’re not working for money, we’re trying to get some other things started. I know, I know, boo hoo. Anything not to clean the house.

So, where did we leave off? Ah, yes. The ROM.

Well, both due to paternal instinct and the fact that I had already hinted something to Jon (so he was nagging me every two seconds!!), when we got home I called Rogers.

You see, I had noticed a Rogers ad boasting a new way of picking channels.

During this year’s trip to Ottawa, Jon was once again transfixed by Météo Média on any TV he could find with it. Which was most, since it is part of basic cable in the Ottawa region (but NOT in outside of Ottawa). So given the Rogers ad, I thought it might be 36 or so bucks a year well spent.

Naà¯vely, I thought this ad meant I could pick up a single extra channel for $2.79. When I chatted with Rogers, it became apparent that this claim doesn’t mean what you think it means. I still don’t understand how it can work, but suffice it to say that we’d have to buy a package for seven bucks a month.

Ack.

The Rogers tech, sensing she had to sweeten this, took the route of all good opiate dealers, and immediately hooked the channel in free for three months. I suddenly heard Jon call from the other room in a voice so stressed it sounded like someone was throttling him. “Dad! Dad! It’s…on! It’s on, it’s on!” Apparently, she hit the vein.

So, two weeks later Jon is still watching it, even more than his beloved Weather Network, and he’s picked up the days of the week. Example from yesterday: “Hey Dad, on mardi can I have computer?