h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So it's Friday night (27th May), and the phone line goes down - zilch, nada, all!

Onto BT on the mobile - and yes, there's a fault, and the engineers will fix it as soon as possible... Fair enough, these things happen .

Sunday, still no phone, but the broadband is back - though the connection breaks after about 15mins and I have to redial... Still, it shows something is being done .

Monday, (30th May) phone is back ! But the broadband is gone !

From then I've been dealing with the usual round of \%$#*! brain-dead idiots on the BT fault line answering callcentre who insist that since their line test says that there's nothing wrong, then the script that they're following means that it MUST be something wrong with the set-up at my end of the line .

Thursday, (June 10) BT engineer finally arrives at door to check line at this end . Of course, no-one told him that the problem started with a genuine fault on the phone line or that I might even have an idea of what I'm talking about . A quick check on the line into the house and he's off to the exchange - an hour later and here I am... Back Online!!

Next installment will probably be when the bill comes in and they try to charge for the time I've been been offline - that should be lots of laughs!

You'll be pleased to hear that a rather significant project has been completed in your absence.

B

Glad you're back with us Wildman


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