Feest Isolation Days – 17 September
Argggggh! The internet was down. Just our internet not the entire street. This began overnight Friday and the Virgin tech man (and they are always men!) couldn’t come to sort it out until Tuesday. And that was organised on line! Just as well we had a 3G signal on the phone.
Bad enough to lose the internet, but even worse is the time spent (hours) trying to talk to someone at Virgin so that they can put the situation right. Terry tried. I tried. Terry and I both tried again. Twice I waited to dreadful music on hold. The minutes became an hour plus. Someone eventually answered (!) and I handed the phone to Terry. The person spoke in a very heavy accent. Understanding him wasn’t easy and when Terry asked him to repeat something again, he rang off. Grrrrrrr.
Not amused. I dialled again. This time I pressed 1 for Sales and the first girl who answered said not our department and hung up. I tried Sales again…at least they pick up the phone! Very nice man Mike in Sales, listened and helped. Mike understood. He Listened. And connected us to the tech support team. Nice guys. We still didn’t have a slot until Tuesday. Heigh ho.
Tuesday arrived as did our tech guy. He couldn’t fix it. The problem was in the street. It wasn’t just us. Three or four other people were in the same boat. He promised the tech man who did network work would arrive within the next twenty four hours. We didn’t need to be in, this was an outside job. Hurrah!
This is a long-winded way of saying sorry for not having anything posted until now. I tried, I really tried, but without the internet it is tough. The phones have some 3G but the signal here is very poor, and writing on a little phone didn’t work for me. Problem now solved. Internet back up and working. We are now back. Hmmmm. Life is SO different without Mr. Google and his chums to help us along as we do whatever it is that we intend.
A little Ronnie inspired computer humour to get me over the hassles of earlier this week…hope you find it fun as well…
I missed you all! No communication for what seemed a long time (reality check..six days) so I had a homecation. Different than a staycation. It means being at home. Going out locally, and in my and our case walking. We have done a lot of walking.
The weather has been stunning. Glorious September days with warmth and golden sun. If the internet was going to go down, this week was as good as any I suppose.
Whew! Back to school time, and back to routine time. Are there parents out there who are secretly relieved that the time has come? I bet there are!
The rule of six is now in force. No more than six people inside or outside are allowed by law to gather together at any one time.
Covid times are still here. Wouldn’t it be magic if it just went away for a bit…the way my internet did! Sadly, that is not going to happen. So stay safe. Enjoy the last moments of summer. And with no more than six people at any one time!
With love
Kathy x