Jan 20 2008
Jeanne’s Birthday
Early morning (well for us anyway) – Jeanne is on the phone with one of her SA friends (unbelievable as it may seem she actually does have some). I am busy finishing my two week long battle with BT Broadband and the new router.
It all started when our broadband connection died on us one evening. The modem that we’ve been using being 3 years old I thought that it is the problem. Just to make sure phone some stranger in India that inform me on the behalf of BT that yes indeed the fault is on our side and not a BR fault.
Off to PC World – one new wireless router later (what a brilliant excuse to install wireless at home) back at home and still no broadband!!! Back to my friends in India – o yes the fault is on the line – but no indication when it will be fixed. But it will be escalated (only after I asked very politely what they will be doing with a new router up their a..)
And then – Yes after a long hard very frustrating week it was switch back on – still waiting for a call to tell me the fault was rectified. But then the real struggle began – to get my laptop to connect to the security restricted, encoded, encrypted and full of sh.. wireless network. To cut a long story short – I am now sitting downstairs eating breakfast and posting this blog. (it is called multi tasking).
O yes – Jeanne’s birthday – will be eating at the Clive restaurant just outside Ludlow. She opened presents from the family in SA – I ate all the chocolates. Thanks also for everybody that gave her CD’s – I will of course make good use of it.
Now I am off for another cup of Tea.
Happy birthday Jeanne.