Don't Jinx It

The Kid didn't come today.

And we didn't finally get an electrician, who didn't say he'd be here in the morning.

The chimney liner is not lying in the side yard as I type this, and the Kid didn't say he'd bring a friend with him tomorrow to put it in.

The inspector isn't scheduled to show up Tuesday afternoon, and Keyspan won't be here the next day to turn it on.

We won't have heat this winter, after all, it looks like.

T'ank god.