Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted, A friend has tall me some time ago, if when was students someone has said us that in the future we will have a machine at home that you can ask everything, we can?t believe it?, and sometimes he knows the question before we have completely put it! Cheers Lluis El 04/04/2014, a las 02:42, tedgrant at shaw.ca escribi?: > Hi Crew, > I suppose some of you have had a broken internet connection and out of > contact with the world for several days? > "AN ABSOLUTELY MADDENING ENCOUNTER! :-( :-( " > > On the other hand it's an illustration of just how "hooked we've become to > the system in this type of communication.!" A few days ago I began getting > messages on the screen "the message couldn't be sent due to...." > whatever?" The computer was first to receive the wrath of Grant! ;-) Only > to have Number one son have a look and say it has nothing to do with the > computer! Then immediately backed-up by his brother Scott who had just > arrived in town to cover a major swimming competition for a week here in > Victoria. > > They are onto SHAW.CA our provider, only to be told "Yes it is the > internet connection signal and we can't have a technician there until > Friday April 4th! AAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK! AGAIN! :-( > > I'm writing this on the hope my internet connection will be rock'n & > rollin' tomorrow morning and you'll read it shortly there after? > > Actually the writing even knowing it wont go until tomorrow morning (hope > is a form of relieving the building tensions of not receiving nor > answering e-mails. "A CRUEL FORM OF TORTURE!;-)" > > I'll click send, the computer screen will show me a little message...."No > can do! No internet connection!" I will sigh in disgust and go pour myself > a fine single malt scotch that will gently pacify my raging communication > nerves one more night!" > > Until one suddenly finds themselves completely disconnected for several > days, do we realize that we absolutely live by the internet of constant > communication in business, with friends and family! Oh what did we do when > we were kids? > > cheers everyone and if you read this tomorrow you'll know I'm sitting here > with a smile of transmission success! :-) :-) > Dr. ted :-) > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information