For Everything Else, There’s Desperate Phonecalls

Posted on Friday 24 February 2006

  • Flying to London - €48
  • Having your German mobile phone search the internet for about five hours on an “International Roaming” rate - I dread to think.
  • Not being able to upload anything to your own site - annoying.
  • Discovering it was because the contract on my server ran out on Feb 14th - not really priceless, the call to the ISP helpline in Arizona cost about 10 cents, but I can at least inflict my garbled mutterings on the world once more.

  1.  
    24th February, 2006 | 10:20 pm
     

    I had an Intrnet problem like that once. I was so upset, I didn’t sleep. Some days later I found out that the company, in their great kindness, didn’t charge me! Yippee!!

  2.  
    devonboy
    25th February, 2006 | 6:09 am
     

    just when you thought it was safe to be back on the internet…..

  3.  
    25th February, 2006 | 1:31 pm
     

    Thought you’d died or something :)

    Devonboy - I didn’t bump into you at Xmas in the High Street

  4.  
    25th February, 2006 | 1:48 pm
     

    Maribeth: My ISP were wonderful and with being stuck in London for a week with no internet connection followed by a week of catching up all the work I’d missed I didn’t actively put too much effort into sorting the blog thingie out.

    Haddock: If you’d bumped into Devon Boy you would surely have rebounded into a clotted cream tea shop. I’m not saying he’s big-boned, in fact, I’d better be careful what I say as he’s coming to visit next month.

  5.  
    820
    26th February, 2006 | 1:18 am
     

    I wonder how many people get that little piece of American culture…or has it gone international?

  6.  
    26th February, 2006 | 5:01 pm
     

    820: Does the UK count as international, or merely 51st-state-ism?

  7.  
    devonboy
    27th February, 2006 | 7:09 am
     

    Clotted cream! In this town? At this time of year? It would more likely be a hair salon or an estate agents, or if

  8.  
    devonboy
    27th February, 2006 | 7:11 am
     

    ……I was feeling social, The bunch.

  9.  
    devonboy
    27th February, 2006 | 7:13 am
     

    And I’ll have you know I’ve lost four stone……I’m down to seventeen now!!

  10.  
    820
    27th February, 2006 | 6:52 pm
     

    Anyhoo: I have always thought of the UK as a sovereign nation, it’s Canada that always jolts me when they ask for my passport.

  11.  
    1st March, 2006 | 2:36 pm
     

    Devonboy, for the sake of the Americans, 17 stone is 238 pounds, isn’t it? And for our European friends, 108kg…

  12.  
    1st March, 2006 | 2:41 pm
     

    820: They give you “hot fresh” Krispy Kreme donuts for free in Harrods. That has to count as having been taken over by either American Cultural Imperialism or yummy, NC-based fat and carbohydrate products. Thank god we still spell “colour” correctly.

  13.  
    1st March, 2006 | 10:46 pm
     

    Devonboy - I was in the bunch over Xmas, I might’ve spilt your pint :)

  14.  
    EasyJetsetter
    2nd March, 2006 | 1:03 pm
     

    Hot now. Not hot fresh.

  15.  
    820
    2nd March, 2006 | 1:59 pm
     

    It is all part of our plan to lull you into happiness while we take over world. Don’t mind us, here have a doughnut. BTW: you misspelled color.

  16.  
    Anonymous
    3rd March, 2006 | 11:11 am
     

    actual-Honestly! You make excessive weight sound like a bad thing, I used to have a landing weight of 250kg, and I was proud of it. Down to just undr 17stone now, though. *sigh* I’m wasting away.

    Haddock-That’s Ok, I might have drank yours, I tend to lose my drink quite often, as I’m generally bladdered when I’m in there. I can usually find one that looks like it though. Hmm, Amber, in a pint…. yep, that must be it.

  17.  
    devonboy
    3rd March, 2006 | 11:12 am
     

    I’m not Anonymous, I’m Devonboy!

  18.  
    J
    9th March, 2006 | 5:06 am
     

    That’s precisely why I have the internet feature of my mobile deactivated.

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