'net NO

I did not have access to the internet from about 7pm Thursday night until sometime today. I realized I had internet at 1pm this afternoon. Thursday night it just went awaym after I did a couple e-mails. I had an error of 'no access'. I thought there was just a burp in my Verizon system somewhere. I knew I was current on the bill, so I knew THAT wasn't it. Still no 'net on Friday morning. I get home last night--and NO 'net.

I called Verizon then. The rep was a nice guy. He said the connection between Verizon and my house was 'asleep'. Sure dude. He tried to 'jump' it a few times and nothing happened. All in all, he said he would order me a new router, which I could pick up at a Verizon store. The store is less than 5 minutes from me, but at our call, the store closed about 5 minutes before. No worries. There was life before the internet, at least I think there was.

Anyway, I pounded out 1250 words on a short story I never quite finished. The inside of the store was weak. I admit the writing was fun. No Facebook comments, except my cat was upset he could not get on HIS blog. I was OK with that, because the cat is popular than me--so I digress.

So this afternoon, I realized I am connected to the entire world again. For the couple nights that I wasn't--really weren't bad. Things appeared a little more simple.

I liked it.

Touch Base Thursday

Miss me?

Trust me, I missed ALL of you! Of course, there's a long sorted tale, yet I'm weary and must hit my bed to grab a train to SnoreVille.

Let me says this, when I woke Monday morn to flip on the TV for news at 5:30AM I had NO TV-except for a bunch of words telling me there was nothing wrong 'technically' with my TV, just call them for 'an important account matter'--OK, I musta missed a bill. No worries. As I readied for work, I notice some men out in front of my house--it was the gas company.

See, last year, two houses within a couple blocks streets of me, blew up due to a gas leak--in broad daylight. So the Gas Co was fixing out dated stuff. And I thought what a cute little bulldozer they use--which stayed parked on my curb for two days.

Anyway, I paid my bill Monday night, the guy said should be back on in a couple hours. Well, that couple hours turned into Thursday. First Verizon (my phone, Tv and Internet) said they didn't have my payment-so I told them I had the receipt, etc-so they said my stuff would be turned on. Come Wednesday and enough of "The people you need to talk to left at 6pm" and fussing at people in the Verizon store--I sat on hold and used up alot of cell talking to this Verizon Tech. He said, "there is no reason your services should be off."

Then I tell him about there was the Gas Co all week. He got silent and then says, my line may have gotten severed---that would make sense. So today, Thursday, I was told at 8AM the Tech could come out ANY time by 9PM tonight. I had things to do. I did them. Fretted the whole time. The guy called me and beat me to my house.

He came out late afternoon. And yes, the Gas Co severed the Verizon line...TWICE. In front of my house and a couple doors down. Turns out my next door neighbors knew and the husband was out there when the Gas Co did. They both said, "We thought you knew."

Well no, I didn't. So since my house was the first they worked on, my line got cut first. Joy.

Anyway, all is good. I did miss alot of school stuff so I thru myself on the mercy of the Teacher. And I await her response. There's only so many time I could give Kinko's 20 cents a minute to use their PC's.

I missed you A Lot!

Now if you excuse me, I gotta go to bed and get some rest.

The 750 mile drive to Iowa tomorrow needs all the energy I can muster.