My apologies to anyone who has either wondered why I am not commenting as much as usual, visiting their blog, or, in fact, answering the hundreds of emails currently stuck in my inaccessible inbox.
Since just before Christmas, my broadband connection has been running at the speed of a somnolent snail and making my very first dial-up account look speedy…
I can, at the moment, post and I can still answer comments on my blog, but not on all blogs. No matter how long I wait or how hard I try.
And as I squished my phone when I fell on it a while back, the phone isn’t a lot of help.
I am assured that an engineer will be coming out to fix the internet problem. I hope.
But not until the 10th January… if I stay sane for that long…
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Oh, no. I feel your pain. It’s awful not to be connected like we are used to. Good luck.
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I’m getting rather frustrated with it at the moment, Michele.
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Wish you lived nearer and I could send my man to sort out the problem! Your mention of dial-up connections reminds me of those bad old days when it seemed to take forever to connect. I think that’s when I became addicted to solitaire, playing it while I waited for the connection.
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I know… I think I did too. It was that or go make another coffee while you waited…
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A lot of us are having problems. I get lots of blink outs. Write the entire piece, try to save it, gone. Poof. I’m pretty sure WP is having issues with servers, though it could also be your local server. Hand on in there. Eventually, all will get fixed. That’s my working theory!
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It isn’t just WP ( though I’d love for my comments to stop disappearing.) I can barely open any pages, let alone the ones I want…
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WE DO FEEL YOUR PAIN!
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🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT…I HAD AN OFFSET COMPUTER WINDOW FOR A WEEK AND WENT STARK RAVING CRAZY—! 😀
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I’m getting close to it, Jonathan 😉
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That’s one thing on my list of must-haves, I need my internet! lol
Hope they get you up and running soon.
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Me too, Jacquie… on both counts!
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Modern day technology is wonderful – that is – until it stops working! 😦
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Absolutely… 😦
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Why such a long wait? Don’t they know we need you here!
Seriously, think of all the odd jobs you can finally get around too!
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I would… but I have a lot of stuff I need to get online for…including submitting my time sheets for work… 😦
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Thanks, Jaye x
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No worries- crazy things happen in life and we just have to go with it
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Tell me about it 😉
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I know where you’re coming from! Our marina wifi was the pitz, but it was free. However, sometimes we couldn’t get access at all for hours, but were assured that everything was connected and up and running (they were playing games on the phones in the office on the residents signal).
Even here things have been sluggish and Hubby has noticed that the internet is on a ‘go slow’ at certain times three or four times during the day. We lose everything for 2 minutes at midnight, but put that down to the daily changeover.
Hope it all get resolved for you soon.
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This is just awful at the moment… ten minutes to load a page…or it times out.
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I had that with my email today………. just finished typing my reply to someone and the system bombed. Didn’t even save it as a draft!!
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I hate it when that happens. And now, apparently, half my comments are being sent to spam…
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So far they are coming through to me loud and clear Sue.
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That’s good to know, Di… but there are at least a dozen places I’ve been spammed today.
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The tenth? Yuck. Must be a lot of people having issues…
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Apparently not… according to my supplier anyway 😉
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Of course not. We never have issues…
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I have one or two … and I’d like to get my habds on whoever is causing them 😉
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Sincere sympathy, Sue. Do hope everything gets back to normal soonest. xx
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It can’t be soon enough for me, Joy xx
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Just think of this. Without the internet this conversation wouldn’t be happening. You may never have met these kind and supportive people. Take care of yourself and personal issues like banking etc. People do understand. RIGHT! JEN! she said LOL 💜😏😊 No swearing allowed! 🙂
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I know… and that’s why I love this community. I have met a fair few too 🙂
But why it should take nearly three weeks to get it fixed…? I’ll take all your advice, jen…but it is way too late for the last clause 😉
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Sue? Can you give me the next winning lottery numbers? Each one of those techies you talk to has an opinion. But there’s someone of them who actually could fix things. IE. I was without my Lan Line for months. I don’t have a cell phone. When I’d use someone’s phone to call them they’d say we’ll call you back. That’s too much trouble for a favour. Finally my Superintendant decided to call them for me. I don’t know what he said but the next day (no waiting a week) a woman came in a within 1/2 an hour fixed it. You’re waiting for an Angel Sue. I’ve been off line before once or twice for two weeks running.”You need this” “You need that” then without any changes (No new equipment) miraculously its fine.
Sending you an Angel! 👼👼👼👼👼💗 or a few 🙂
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I could definitely use one about now. 😉 I do have a landline… but don’t have a phone connected to it. My cell phone got well and truly squashed and is held together with sticky glass and tape… and they are offering to charge me for coming out to fix the internet…
I definitely need an angel 😉 x
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In Toronto my provider is also my phone Company. The techies can read my problems and activities from their end, unless it’s their own lines with the problem they can fix it or they come to you for free. You’re paying monthly? I am. They owe me money for down time.Maybe it’s different at your location. As I said I’m in a big city that has several providers. They don’t want to lose my business. I haven’t tried threatening yet LOL
Anyways Sue. My hopes are with you. 😌🙂💜 The internet is all connected, in some fashion. I could be talking to a techie from Brazil! lol
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Phone line and internet are the same here… but the service is so far down they can’t even run the tests to see where the fault is or whose fault it is…
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Yikes! If I were a Navy SEAL, I’d say you always have to be comfortable being uncomfortable. But you and I are just ordinary folks. So I’ll say D****!
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I am looking at it as a test of patience…
(as in, how long before the sledgehammer comes out 😉 )
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Hang in there Sue! I lost the internet for about a week when we moved house, 15 years ago. I still remember it with horror. Find something enjoyable, and not internet related, to do each day to take your mind off things. I’m sure Ani could be persuaded to take you for multiple walks… -huge hugs-
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I’m not stuck for things to do… just horrified by the things I actually need to do and can’t…
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😦 Try not to stress. -hugs-
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I don’t often stress too much. 😉
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Bummer! 😉 Hang in there, Sue.
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Doing my best, Eliza…
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It’s is so frustrating when technical glitches happen.
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It is just taking so long to put right…
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I so get it! Been through these glitches a few times.
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May the force of tech repairs and access be with you…
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A wish I echo daily, Bette 😉
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I understand how annoying it is. Crazy…
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Oh yes…
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Hope the repair guy comes when he’s meant to, and the issue is easily resolved.
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So do I, Tori!
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I’m so sorry you’re having problems, Sue. I hope most of your New Year is Happy. 🙂 — Suzanne
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I’d like to think I’m getting the worst out of the way now 😉
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How frustrating that must be!
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Any words I have for it are unprintable 😉
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As I said we are all routering for you 💜
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😀
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Oye, Sue I feel your pain. Internet is like our appendage! I’ve noticed your silence ❤
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I am not liking it, Debby. Not one bit.
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😦 😦 😦
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No worries, Sue. I’ll be here. I hope you can get it sorted out.
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So do I, Jennie… it is dire at the moment.
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Oh, no!! 😳
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😦
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