The phone lines came on sometime in the afternoon. Since our phones were in the new place, we had to be there to give our customers the illusion of normalcy. We moved our computers in that afternoon, but the carpet guys hadn't completed their job, so we picked a semi-finished office to work from. Meanwhile, we couldn't move the new furniture in because the carpets weren't fully installed yet. A trip to the computer store was something I didn't need at that moment, since I had to finish writing this column and E-mail it.
E-mail it without a network connection.
Unfortunately, clients don't really want to know about the little disruptions involved in a move. I stopped telling them about it after the first few failed to respond sympathetically when I hinted that this could affect our business with them for a while. The staff have been very understanding. I sense a small rebellion brewing, though. I used to say that sort of thing when office construction or system changes disrupted my life as a corporate manager.