Am using a neighbour's computer. Lightning strike on Monday and many broadband users in this village are down despite using different ISP's. I seem to be unlucky as I am the last one in the line to go down. The village Post office is unable to use any of their equipment. I shall have a rant about ISP's now!
Although all the ISP's must have known of the lightning strikes - much of the midlands had broadband disruption - they are proving difficult to negotiate with. Virgin made me (with my wonky knees) crawl under my desk and unscrew the baseplate of the telephone connection to our house! A neighbour of mine had already produced a new modem and ASDL filter to prove that the problem was not mine alone.
Coming back from swimming today I stopped at our post office and there was a big burly man in a headscarf, earings and tattoos trying to sort out their connection. I asked if he had any clout with BT to just get one single engineer out and sort out our problems - it would save a lot of the villagers trying to convince the ISP's it is not just a single domestic problem.
OFCOM here we come! Oh drat - I do not have an internet connection at home to find out their address! OFCOM just you wait - Rural Villager will be at your throat!
See you soon all blogger friends!
Wired up at last after four days of solitude (lightning strike) - but have been occupied taking photos of the steam engines trailing through our village in preparation for the steam rally at Kemble. We have kept the front door wide open so that we can hear them coming. Once or twice our house has been filled with the smell of old fashioned coal!
Rescue Dog spent the heat of the day in his basket. He chose two of his cuddly bunny friends to join him - I reckon it became a bit hot in there - too close for comfort I'd say!
Lovely - all thoughts of those depressing grey windy days have gone away. . . . . . . .for now!
We have been sitting at the end of our garden each evening this week and watching the night sky panorama unfold. The view has been really lovely.
talking about another old boiler! I expect by now they will have their act together for next week's show at Kemble.
Lovely day here yesterday. In the evening we sat at the end of our garden enjoying a BBQ. As if by magic we had a flying display to entertain us. First it was three jets aerobatically flying the skies and then a trio of balloons drifted by - a slight huffing and puffing of their gas cylinders was all that could be heard.
