Guest guest Posted October 8, 2001 Report Share Posted October 8, 2001 Caroline, nice to have you back and am glad you enjoyed your holiday! I'd say you did quite well on the weight also you lost 2 pounds while gone! I'm back! Hi AtkidsI have just got back from a fantastic painting holiday in France. Sadly, the weather wasn't as good as it was meant to be, but at least with a holiday like this, we could just head for the studio. You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 Aradiann...you get the prize for losing weight over Thanksgiving! Joya --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.298 / Virus Database: 161 - Release Date: 11/13/2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hey Tory! Nice to see you're back. I used to work for SBC and TDS Metrocom as a tech supervisor - yes, you unfortunatly do need a land line for DSL - yes, most DSL providers LEASE the POTS from the local vendor. Basic service is minimum. FCC hasn't done squat about it - I think it's a rip off - monopolizing the telephone industry and holding it hostage. Hey...why don't I work there anymore? Oh, that's right I have opinons....and I don't know when to shut up. Never seems to mix well in a monopoly-industry. Cable and Cell phones are going to take over - and the landline people did it to themselves! Good luck to you!! Tori > Been off for a bit because I've been off...line, that is. Very frustrating! > My DSL providor that is not connected to my phone service can't run without > phone service. Since the only people who ever call me on my land line are > me, to leave a message to remind me of something, and people trying to sell > me more phone service, we decided to do away with it. > > That's when the fun began. DSL worked for quite awhile after that then the > phone company caught on and cut us off. I understand networking enough to > believe that there is absolutely no reason I must have a live phone line (or > activated, it's still live for 911 calls...which was discovered do not work > when we had to call 911 on the neighbors). The only thing I can think is > that the POTS owns the DSL equipment and Earhtlink leases from them so it's > some form or extortion. I did check the Earthlink site before disconnecting > and didn't find anywhere where it said I must have a land line. That reminds > me, must go cancel earthlink. > > So cable it is, but it took us forever to get the package...in fact we still > don't have it. I could handle it. Roy could almost handle it, but ended up > going out Saturday and buying a laptop with wireless so we could surf at > Starbucks (I go there every morning before work...how handy for me...but > it's HIS birthday present, really). He got a Vaio....very very nice, and > certainly something he deserves. He also got a really cool new Qualcom cell > phone, so I have extreme tech envy right now because his stuff is better > than mine and that is just wrong on many many levels. > > Anyhow, we could handle it. Lestat, who is still at large, could apparently > handle it. He left us a nice fresh shed among the networking equipment (but > of course refused to come out)...bratty little snake. Oh well, keeps the > mother-in-law away. Tivo, however, could not handle it. First it just gave > us subtle hints, " You know, my programming isn't going to last forever. I > really need to check in. " Then it started weeping silently in the corner. > Then it started making dire predictions about the end of the world (or TV > programming...not sure which is worse), so we had to go out and get a cable > modem and connection kit. > > A mere three hours later we got the blasted thing working on the LAN (router > didn't want to give up its old settings, the little turkey). Whew! > > Email is still tory@t... and my website should be back online within > a few days. It's there, but not a very good version. I believe I am to > understand that the IP lease is good for six months, so there shouldn't be > any upcoming interruptions of the site unless the cable goes out...in which > case I guess Roy and I will have to talk to each other again! *shudder* > > So I'm happy because I can get some work done. > > Tivo is happy because his programming is updated. > > Lestat is happy because he shed on my router. > > Roy is happy because he can play Star Wars Battlefront on X-Box live and > take pictures with his phone. > > The dogs are always happy... > > > > > > ~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~'~' > Tory Klementsen, MCP A+ > Career and Technology Educator > www.teechur.com > www.msteechur.com > -The successful person will do the things that the unsuccessful person will > not. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hi, Tory: Welcome back!!!! Yay!!! I've missed your posts. 297/231/150 > Been off for a bit because I've been off...line, that is. Very frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I can just see you laughing away and making fun of the idiocy. Oh what people do pay for prestige and pomp sometimes. Now, the sad part is that it did once buy you service beyond compare but often the ritzy and expensive no longer have that service. In retail its very true, it lodging somewhat. Now, I do still find on the whole the fancier, more expensive restaurants do provide an exceptional level of service, at least here. After all, thats what you're paying for. Otherwise you'd just cook at home. > > > > > > I've moved. It went sort of well really, seeing that we were doing it > > ourselves, but we did have loads of help on board, which was great. > I'm > > still trying to downsize our stuff, that takes so long! And am now > > trying to continue emptying boxes while rob puts up shelves and > creates > > more storage. > > > > I went to the Ritz for afternoon tea [] ooo, get me [] It was > > very lovely, but evidently set up for tourists. And although it was > > quite expensive (£38 per head I think) you get to eat as much as > you > > like, they just keep coming round giving you more food if you want it, > > so we were well stuffed by the time we left. My friends decided to > > have a glass of champers all round and it was £18 A GLASS [] I > > wanted the bottle for that! We did look at the champaigne menu and > found > > a bottle (yes, that was just a bottle, not a magnum or a methuselah or > > anything like that) for over £4000 [] How on earth can a bottle > > of sparkling wine be worth more than my car? [] Oh, and we were > > looking at the new years day menu, £1000 per head, but if you got a > > table of 10, the table would cost you £9000, bargain! [] > > > > I went into hospital for what was meant to be an overnight stay to > start > > me on the sildenifil, but as I was exhausted after the move and had a > > chest infection they kept me in for a bit longer [8-|] Still I made > > the most of the rest. They let me home yesterday after I begged them > as > > it's Lili's birthday tomorrow and I was in hospital this time last > year > > and the poor thing had her birthday in my hospital room. They were a > > little reluctant as I still have the chest infection, but the CRP > shows > > it's on its way out and my fever had gone. Apparently I'm aneamic too, > > so they've started me on iron tablets too. I now take so many tablets > > in the morning that if I didn't have to have food with them I wouldn't > > need breakfast! > > > > But I'm home now. The flat is a mess as there's still boxes > everywhere. > > Rob is trying his best to get the shelves done, but he's run down with > a > > rotten cold, so I'm making him rest today as he's no help to me like > > that. > > > > Love Ze xx > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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