Will anybody else not be able to play for a few days?

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OP, here's a story that should let you know that you're not alone in the falling from the sky:

For literally, 1.5 years I have been waiting for this week. Not for my 27th birthday, not for the chance of nice spring weather, not for the snowstorm that actually occurred, but for Empire TW baby!!

I worked my tail off last week. Got everything I needed to do for the next few weeks out of the way and basically let people know "Hey, I'm AWOL for at least a month". I ordered a couple of history channel videos from the time period that Empire covers. I had my cable box programmed to auto change the channel from whatever I was watching, to any program that covered an industrial era + topic. I had beer, food, and other refreshments set aside. I was comfortable in my house and thinking "Wow, what a week this is going to be!".

I even put on my white robe ("gift" from the Waldorf a few years ago ) that I used to wear when playing the previous TW's. Always made me feel powerful. Like a Roman Emperor of sorts. (I know, how corny, right?) This great moment occurred on Monday, around 1pm.

And then it happened. Like word of your King dying...Like a freak thunderstorm during your wedding, like gas during fellatio: The landlord called.

Purpose of the phone call? To let me know that Wednesday afternoon, he was sending someone over to appraise the house. I let out a HUGE "!!!!??!!"

I'm not a pig. I keep the house neat. But things happen over time. Stains, dust, a basement that a Roman Legion couldn't push through. Piles of things 15 years old that you didn't even know you had moved into THIS house with.

Long story short (long. I found out during my cleanup that I am indeed a pig) I spent Monday through about 2 hours ago cleaning, taking garbage out, fixing things, etc etc etc. Not one program watched (Well, some Crescent and Cross on the history channel @ 2am one night...but that's Medieval) and I couldn't even buy the game until 2 hours ago. Whole week shot. I mean, I was PISSED.

But it's over now. Cleanup and fixing: Done. Appraisal: Done. Nightmare: Over.

And here I am. About to install the game and settle down to God knows how many months or more of Empire. The original feeling of "this is it...Empire time" is back

Moral of the story? Don't worry. Your day will come soon enough. This game just, I mean JUST hit shores lol. You aren't missing out on a thing man.