This is a bigger pain then Clemson

I am trying to get cable and internet, thankfully I have tapped a wireless connection. It will be at least another 11 days before they can come to hook it up. I have only been able to pick up two channels with an antenna (CBS and ABC). In Clemson, I was able to get 5 (even though 2 were the same network out of Georgia and South Carolina). For some interesting viewpoints on Greenville and life in the Delta check out: http://www.city-data.com/forum/mississippi/45917-avoid-greenville-all-costs.html

I need to switch cell phone companies because only Cingular and Cellular South work here. I went to Cingular yesterday but they were decidedly unhelpful and could not set me up with service. I went back today and waited 15 minutes but they had not helped me, nor the 3 customers ahead of me, so I left. I guess I will live with crappy cell phone service until I can order service over the web. I searched for nearby stores, but no luck.

First day on the job was not too bad, except apparently some confusion as to when I was supposed to report. Human Resources in DC told me 8:30, HR in Stoneville was expecting me at 8:00. Not too big a deal since I stopped by the new lab at 8:00 anyway. There is more paperwork with research in the new job, but less rigidity in many other ways.

I understand that there was a genuine fire and evacuation from the lab in New Orleans today thanks to an attic fire and smoke in the building. Just my luck, it happens after I leave.