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May 10, 2005
Nothing But Blue Skies
We're having issues with our ISP, so our DSL is down. Dial-up sux ass....especially when I'm needing to repeatedly FTP files to the school's network so I can finish my PHP projects.
Just a suggestion to our ISP tech support:
It's probably a rilly, rilly bad idea to insist that Mike needs to do a system restore on the laptop with which he can access the internet just fine as long as he bypasses your DHCP server. You know, the DHCP server that refuses to respond no matter what we try. The one which is obviously broken, but you refuse to even check. Though I'll admit that sitting back and watching the air turn blue was moderately interesting for me, at least.
And best of luck with that recto-cranial inversion!
UPDATE: Wow, that recto-cranial inversion works wonders. I ran some errands, came back home & the DSL was back up. And I didn't do a system restore or change anything. Hmmm, I wonder how they fixed 'our' broken network when we weren't even home?
Technology's amazing, isn't it?
Posted by Rita at May 10, 2005 08:40 AM
Comments
Wow, I wish I could've been there to watch Mike in action with the help desk monkey on the other line. I know that I can get downright mean when they're being stupid, but I'm not as "artful" at it as The Master. ;)
Posted by: Bob at May 11, 2005 09:11 AM
Stupid was mentioned a couple of times. The best line was the closing "I have to go to work now. I suggest you pull your head out of your ass and find out what's wrong with your DHCP server. Have a nice day."
We both know what that "Have a nice day" means, don't we?
Heh.
Posted by: rita at May 11, 2005 11:03 AM
Yes, we sure do!
Posted by: Bob at May 12, 2005 09:13 AM