#1. Not know why you are receiving a service call. (Your modum only works intermittently, but you never noticed because you are working off someone else’s wireless.)
#2. Forget to tell him there’s another modum in the studio.
#3. When he has one connection fixed, tell him about the other modum, whereupon he realizes he fixed the wrong one.
#4. Continue your read-aloud edit of your new book so that he keeps wondering if you are talking to him. More specifically, say things like: “That’s some chicken!” and “It’s a rooster.” (Actual dialogue from new book).
#5. Ask him an uncomfortable number of questions about his pull-on booties. (The ones Shaw workers get are navy and have a pointy aspect that makes the workers look like enormous elves.)
#6. Change work locations frequently, so that every time he knocks on door to house you’re in the studio and vice versa.
#7. Further rattle his nerves by failing to control dog who is harmless, but barks like he’s a first degree relative of Cujo.
#8. Watch him drive away while saying a silent prayer that you never again need the cable guy to do a house call…