Train keeps a-rollin'

So I am leaving the hospital after visiting the Little Man today, and I realize I failed to take chicken out of the freezer for dinner this evening. No problem, I'll just call home on the cell phone and ask my wife to do it.

*ring*
"We're sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service."

What? I try again, this time adding the area code. Same result.

Looks like the phone company shut off our phone due to a lack of payment. I check the records, and sure enough, it looks like we haven't paid since May, but missed the disconnect notice in that huge stack of mail that we got while we were up in Phoenix.

I call the phone company, and explain the situation. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to get the amount due reduced, as the phone is already disconnected. Poop.

We had enough to cover the past due amount, but now we have just over $13.00 in the ol' checking account to get us through until the 19th. And, the car needs gas. Crap.

I hate being flat broke. At least we're broke with a telephone, but still... this sucks. Something's going to happen soon where we will not be able to get something done because of this, and I'm nervous.