Happy Birthday, msbelle!
This is a pretty cool idea--Chicago Anytime Assistants will do anything you might need, from waiting for the cable guy to picking up your laundry or doing some shopping for you.
I bet you could make a living in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area hiring yourself out as just a Time Warner Cable appointment waiter. Not that I'm bitter from getting stood up by the cable guy 3 times in a row.