In case we didn’t have enough to deal with already
We “upgraded” in October. I’ve barely been on the Internet since then.
This is the replacement modem - after the original went bonkers:
This is how I get it to stay on:
The other option would be to hold the modem in my left hand and try to keep the button ON - while typing with my right, and chewing gum.
Maybe not. . .
February 6th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
you are so clever
February 6th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
Hang on to every second you have with your beloved mate and smooth his way as well as you can girl, you will never regret it however worn and tired and in need of support you feel now.
I will pray for you both to make it to another happy ending.
February 6th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
I love those fat rubber bands. I swear you could hold a car together with them if you needed to!
Take care of yourselves.
February 7th, 2006 at 8:11 am
I always say that everything around here is held together with duct tape and baling twine. I have never tried rubber bands!
Sam’s Darling Wife
February 7th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
The modem ATT sent me has no on/off button at all, so when my connections kept getting dropped, I had to unplug it to turn the modem off. Even though I have my phone service with ATT, the line itself belongs to Qworst–whose new motto, “Spirit of Service,” can accruately be summed up in the acronym, “SOS”. A repair guy from the SOS guys came out the first time, and the problem seemed to be fixed, only to reappear a month later. This time, a repair guy from Covance–who handles the DSL service for ATT–came out, took a look at the phone line and said “We should never have let you sign up–you’ll never get a proper signal with this line. And Qwest is never going to upgrade it.” As is, the DSL is running OK now, although it does sputter out from time to time. The alternative is either to get Cable Internet from Cox Cable here in Mesa (and Cox is even worse than Qwest when it comes to service) or pay $99 a month for Satellite Internet from DirecTV. Fortunately, I do not drink, or I’d be dangerously close to Osteocirrosis–not enough calcium in my liver.
Kirk
February 8th, 2006 at 7:24 am
Wow! That’s better than duct tape.
February 8th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Us farm girls can fix about anything can’t we?
February 8th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Karen, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I saw your modem!(I choose to laugh!)Don’t ever ,ever say what next! I learned that the hard way!Isn’t modern tecnology great..I’ve revived my old iMac 3 times in the last 3 months till the new baby gets here,being addicted to flickr and all the fine folks is not good for computer disruptions or the stress level!kudos to you!I’ve used paper clips in places I am sure they are not intended to go on this rig! Linda
February 10th, 2006 at 11:53 am
Holy moly!
That is sad.
I’m so sorry things have come to this.
February 10th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
Like Babs said; I would have used duct tape!
February 13th, 2006 at 9:59 am
I know what you mean! I left the boss in the rehab unit, got home to find my mother ailing, the hot water not hot, the remote for the dish stuck on ESPN, some sort of a message on Outlook Express so that I can’t send email, etc. etc. BUT the sun came up this morning so I guess I will see if I can deal with some of it. bonnie