Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Reporting 'on duty' - VirginMedia overcome

Picture 1 is the setting sun which I under-exposed so as not to have the disc burnt out and I've no idea what caused the 'rings' which I hope are visible.

Picture 2 is an old rose outside the front door which I couldn't resist, after the rain.

I am very pleased to be 'broadcasting' again. Thanks Bungus for nipping in and transmitting emergency bulletins. And thank you all for your nice messages.

A blow-by-blow account would be tedious, so here is a summary. Our telephone was in Y's name and the Broadband and TV in mine. We tried unsuccessfully to take advantage of an 'offer' which would merge all three for £30 a month.

In the end we thought we will discontinue all three and then set up one new merged one immediately. Bad move. VirginMedia were on the ball with the disconnection bit, but completely failed with the second, new account, bit. Result :-

VirginMedia 2 - RadioGandy 0.


We were then without either from 24th May onwards. We were finally reconnected today and, as a goodwill gesture, they have thrown in a few extra channels such as National Geographic, History etc. for free.

Using Bungus's method of writing stuff in Word and then transferring, I did some prior work in the form of notes. Life has continued. We've been over to TJ's for a meal, and she has been here. I've caught up on a lot of reading, listened to radio, hammered the crossword puzzles and drank too much coffee. My neck/back has contined to amuse and I've also suffered from internet withdrawal symptoms resulting in tetchiness. So, more or less normal I suppose. The weather has been awful. Cold, wet and windy and our sympathies lie with people on holiday, especially those with children like Steve and Lisa, and David and Helen. They will make the best of it and do fun things I am sure.

I'll now try to clear outstanding e-mails and catch up on my forums. The sun has come out !! Sleep tight.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dramatic sunset to herald your return

Since last weekend we have had not so much a murmuration as a cacaphonation of starlings in the back garden. Joined by rooks (as many as half a dozen at a time) and blackbirds, all wheeling and settling on lawns and in trees, chattering and screeching (and with birds hitting the windows) it has been like a Hitchcock / du Maurier scene (they were all smoking filter tipped cigarettes)).

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