What a lovely dawn! And bloody good thing, as I’m on Day 2 of no Internet connection. Once again, beauty and BlackBerry save the day, but frustration levels are high.
Yes, I am aware my ISP is called Kokonet and that does convey an image of a company run by Gilligan, so I guess I must now assume he and the rest killed off the Professor.
One truly crazy-making aspect of life on this rock is the un-charming tendency for peeps to answer questions with what they think one wants to hear.
Yesterday, for example, I was told every hour that my connection would be restored, “in about an hour”. Not that that was ever a real possibility, but it must have been assumed the answer would please me.
It didn’t.
Professionalism often here means nothing more than one is paid for what he does, no matter how poorly they do … or don’t do … it, and when their pay is partially supplied by bills I pay for a lack of service … well, pleased I am not.
Do I phone with the request: Lie to me more, please.
Uh … nope.
If I had less work pending, I’d say fuck it and head for a beach, but I do have stacks of things needing doing, and doing online, so I’m heading to town where I will threaten testical removal in hopes that inspires some action, then finding friends with another ISP that may or may not be working in hopes of getting something accomplished.
Sheesh. If only I was Mrs. Thurston Howell the Third! I’d just pour martinis and not bother with work …
A collection of my short stories:
I'm in this one, too ...
And I'm in here, as well ...
Paradise Preoccupied 
I feel your pain. It makes me wonder, do I really want to leave the western world again for a third-world pasture? The answer: Oh yes!
Hang in there and enjoy all the other good stuff!
LOL I used to be an IT tech and from a techs perspective I find this highly amusing :p
Is that so? So get your butt over here, Bobby and fix this thing instead of just sitting there chuckling …
~laughs~ I would love to my dear, but I think your paradise is somewhat a ways from the cold Norway where I reside
Somewhat … yes.
I think martinis would solve my pain problem, but (sigh) I’d be afraid I wouldn’t come up for air anytime soon.
Here’s to fixed internet connection.
Cheers!
Really Sandra, stop complaining š ….just spent 7 minutes meditating on the beautiful video on your property page – you are sooo lucky to live there….wish I could at least witness one of those amazing sunsets on your veranda. However, I haven’t hit the jackpot yet…
Hope you get that internet troble sorted out so that you’r free to enjoy your paradise again!
Yes, it’s a lovely place. And, yes, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to complain about …
You could always try swapping the “in about an hour” for what I got in Qatar – did not matter what I asked the hotel staff, the answer I got was “OK”.
For example, “Do you have strawberry milkshakes?” Answer: “OK”
“Is that with rice or chips?” Answer: “OK”
WTF????
I am of the opinion they were NOT subscribing to your local habit of saying what they think peeps what to hear, for “OK” is just, well, NOTHING!!!!
Ok …