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Hi folks, I am back, at least I think I am, hopefully the internet problems are finally solved. So I came home yesterday, to find no internet, called the server, heard a message to pull the plug on the modem, blah, blah, did it all, still nothing. Called again, finally got the live person, (with NO accent! lol) who had me doing all those little additional mysterious things in places I did not know existed...but still no internet, so he tells me he is going to send a repairman out on Thursday, and then was going to send me an e-mail. Told him I was not going to be able to get it, cuz......I DON'T HAVE INTERNET! Egads!
So, this morning, when I finally get my computer turned on, voila, I can get the internet. But gol dang, it is pretty slow. Well, being as it was 10 below zero last night, I again did not get Days, but thought I would download it from the gal who has been letting me do this.....so I could at least see today's show. Well, instead of the usual 35 minutes.......it was taking an hour and a half, and then........I am notified the file is corrupted and invalid! I decide to wait for the repairman, as something is wrong. But I figure it is so late already, might as well watch Days today in real time. I turn it on the TV. guess what? Pre-empted here for high school hockey! sigghhhh.
The repairman calls me, asks if I have my internet back, tells me of some big traffic jam glitch down in Alabama, and another in LaCrosse (WI). I tell him of the slow going, he is surprised, but mentions he, too, AT THEIR OFFICE, was downloading something and it took forever instead of the usual few minutes. Also that they did not even know their internet was down until the tech help desk started getting all these calls. LOL. (Don't you love technology?)was Well, he had me check a few things, was not going to send anyone out unless absolutely necessary, and so I tried the download again....it was coming in faster now. Hey, yippee, I will get to see Thursday show. Finished downloading a while ago..and guess what....still was corrupted.
Oh, did I mention the GPS gizmo (Garmin) which has not been used since received at Christmas, got taken to town to finally try out, and kept shutting off after just being on for a few seconds??? So much fun. I am coughing and beginning to run a small fever with the cold.
It is supposed to be below zero again tonight, so probably will not get the show again, and the gal who downloads the show onto a site where I can download it...is leaving on vacation tomorrow.....so.......that will be that. Keep your fingers crossed.
Here is some good news. We are supposed to warm up this weekend, and get up in the mid and high 40s.....so....hopefully, Day Ahead will be a go on Monday.
So, this morning, when I finally get my computer turned on, voila, I can get the internet. But gol dang, it is pretty slow. Well, being as it was 10 below zero last night, I again did not get Days, but thought I would download it from the gal who has been letting me do this.....so I could at least see today's show. Well, instead of the usual 35 minutes.......it was taking an hour and a half, and then........I am notified the file is corrupted and invalid! I decide to wait for the repairman, as something is wrong. But I figure it is so late already, might as well watch Days today in real time. I turn it on the TV. guess what? Pre-empted here for high school hockey! sigghhhh.
The repairman calls me, asks if I have my internet back, tells me of some big traffic jam glitch down in Alabama, and another in LaCrosse (WI). I tell him of the slow going, he is surprised, but mentions he, too, AT THEIR OFFICE, was downloading something and it took forever instead of the usual few minutes. Also that they did not even know their internet was down until the tech help desk started getting all these calls. LOL. (Don't you love technology?)was Well, he had me check a few things, was not going to send anyone out unless absolutely necessary, and so I tried the download again....it was coming in faster now. Hey, yippee, I will get to see Thursday show. Finished downloading a while ago..and guess what....still was corrupted.
Oh, did I mention the GPS gizmo (Garmin) which has not been used since received at Christmas, got taken to town to finally try out, and kept shutting off after just being on for a few seconds??? So much fun. I am coughing and beginning to run a small fever with the cold.
It is supposed to be below zero again tonight, so probably will not get the show again, and the gal who downloads the show onto a site where I can download it...is leaving on vacation tomorrow.....so.......that will be that. Keep your fingers crossed.
Here is some good news. We are supposed to warm up this weekend, and get up in the mid and high 40s.....so....hopefully, Day Ahead will be a go on Monday.