Tap...tap...tap...
Feb. 14th, 2005 12:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexpgpNot having a phone is a major annoyance. It finally occurred to me to call the folks at the local office (our service is provided by a company in Arkansas) to see if anything could be done, but I basically got the same story: restoration of my service has been scheduled for tomorrow.
I suspect that part of the problem might lie with the wiring at the local switch; when I got home, I had a dial tone on my line and my only clue of something awry was a lack of DSL. When I called the business office, the fellow at the other end couldn't reconcile the fact that my billing number and the number I was calling from were different, and we went ring-around-the-rosie talking about that curious circumstance for a while.
Anyway, as you might expect, for the past few days I've been shuttling between home and either the store or the coffee shop to pick up and send email. It's getting to be a drag.
* * * Whatever I've said regarding translation of Excel files goes about double for Project files.
* * * I had a Steven Wright moment the other day, when it occurred to me that the definition of "business day" is a bit squirrely, since virtually every retail enterprise I'm aware of is open for business on Saturday.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Maybe I was told the same story, but someone at the local company (the Fairy Godmother Dept.?) went ahead and caused my phone to be switched on today. A call to Arkansas fixed a minor DSL glitch, which gives me back my connectivity. It would appear I am Back in Business™.
I suspect that part of the problem might lie with the wiring at the local switch; when I got home, I had a dial tone on my line and my only clue of something awry was a lack of DSL. When I called the business office, the fellow at the other end couldn't reconcile the fact that my billing number and the number I was calling from were different, and we went ring-around-the-rosie talking about that curious circumstance for a while.
Anyway, as you might expect, for the past few days I've been shuttling between home and either the store or the coffee shop to pick up and send email. It's getting to be a drag.
Cheers...
UPDATE: Maybe I was told the same story, but someone at the local company (the Fairy Godmother Dept.?) went ahead and caused my phone to be switched on today. A call to Arkansas fixed a minor DSL glitch, which gives me back my connectivity. It would appear I am Back in Business™.
