My DSL was working wonderfully for the first two weeks of living in our new place, and then it just stopped working on Tuesday. Yesterday there were three messages on our voice mail explaining that there was a delay in the start-up date and that we won't have DSL until August 2nd, 5th, and then 11th. So I spent about an hour on hold trying to talk to someone there and learned that there was nothing we could do -- that it wasn't supposed to be working earlier and that they didn't know why there was a delay. GRRR!!!! It was working, why couldn't they have just left it working? It's not like they had to do anything to activate it, it was active! So frustrating! And I know I'm terribly spoiled with my level of net access, but I really am quite dependent on it. Especially since I was going to stay home tomorrow to catch up on things.
Actually, I pretty much have to stay home tomorrow because they've closed most of downtown San Jose for the big Grand Prix. The street in front of our offices is already closed, making for a rather complicated route to work. They're urging everyone who can work from home or take tomorrow off to do so.
And my final grumble is that it's the Gilroy Garlic Festival this weekend (the town one south of us on 101) so there is likely to be a tremendous amount of highway traffic all weekend by us as well. Mostly I'm going the other way since I have to be up in the northern parts of the county for a conference on Saturday and work on Sunday, but I expect more headaches getting around.
Ok, I'll stop grumbling and try to get some work done. Sorry to vent at you all.
Posted by Emily at July 28, 2005 07:16 AM