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Subject: [Leica] INTERNET CONNECTION!!!!!!! AAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 17:57:33 -0700
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I would get another internet provider. Outage for more than an hour or two 
is just not acceptable.

Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




On Apr 3, 2014, at 5:42 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:

> 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 :-)
> 
> 
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Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] INTERNET CONNECTION!!!!!!! AAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!)