What Happened Was

[R. Richard]

This morning I got up and got ready for my day on the Internet. I could not log in. I called my DSL service provider and we tried for a couple of hours to get me back logged into the Internet; no joy. I then had to pay fopr the next level of service and we spent about two more hours to get me back logged into the Internet; again no joy. Finally the tech people could not think of anything we had not already tried. The tech people scheduled me for a visit by the line maintenance people. I hung up the phone and very quickly got a call from the line maintenance people. It seems their lines were down and they were trying to get them fixed. Don't call them again because they are already working on the problem. I gently tried to find out why they had not notified the DSL tech support. I did not really find out, but I did find out that "stupid-bastard" is not an official job title for line maintenance people (really touchy here).

Until just a few minutes ago, I was without Internet service. Hell, I am strong. I don't really need the Internet. I can find many. many other things to do.

I gotta have it! I got a monkey on my back! gimme, Gimmie, GIMMIE!

 

[SeaCat]

LOLOL I can relate. Remember last summer I had two oninvited rather boisterouse house guests named Francis and Jean. After Francis I didn't have access for a week and a half, and after Jean I didn't get it back for a week. (Then again I also didn't have electricity so,,,,,)

Hah, this year I have them outflanked. I have my nice shiny laptop with a Modem I can plug into normal phone lines or into my cell phone. I also have a power inverter to charge the battery and am looking at the $200-$300.00 investment of a small generator. Now as long as at least the cells stay up I can log in. (Hell I even have covers for the windows this year. I didn't have them last year haveing just moved into the apartment.)

Cat

 

[cloudy]

When my computer committed hari kiri a month or so ago, I was without any access at all for damn near three weeks. I did have access to yahoo IM on my cell phone, thank goodness (although I still have the callous on my thumb from it).

 

[Guest]

When my computer committed hari kiri a month or so ago, I was without any access at all for damn near three weeks. I did have access to yahoo IM on my cell phone, thank goodness (although I still have the callous on my thumb from it).

Let me kiss that and make it all better.

 

[oggbashan]

I have three computers in two locations with dial-up through three possible ISPs (and a couple of CDs to install others).

Until I retired I had the three computers in three different buildings.

If desperate I could use the access through many of my colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce as they have used me when their techies fuck up.

I'm addicted and I WON'T be denied access...

Og