General Chat

It's only taken 12 days for Open Reach to get their act together - well, 21 if you count from when I first informed them, it also involved calling then every morning after a visit, or non-visit (we came, you weren't in - yes I was) to explain what had been done, what needed to be done, and whether 'being connected' meant I had a dialling tone, could dial a number, then got a hissing sound, and could get the internet - but nothing opened. It now works -but is so slow, I may have to take up knitting to fill the waiting time.
I shouldn't moan, my brother in Somerset has been waiting 14 months to be connected. He can get a phone signal in his flat in Williton - but his business (where he spends most of his time - particularly when he has pots in the kiln) is near Roadwater. They send him emails - then complain he hasn't answered them.
In the end,my sister became the 'go-between'.

Last month, she complained to the Ombudsman. One of BT/Open Reach's excuses was that they 'couldn't close the road in September, as it was a busy time, with tourists in Cornwall'!!! Firsttime I'd heard that Somerset is in Cornwall!
Besides which, there's a lovely woodland lane that could be taken as an alternative to this allegedly 'well used' (it isn't) lane that goes past my brother's workshop.

Put the flags out and pass round the champers. :-D :-D

Not yet! The internet randomly dies!! :-| :-| :-|

Welcome back Maggie :-D

Nice to see you, to see you nice, Maggie. :-D

welcome back.... its a bit like The Chase on here.....cant afford to lose too many participants!!!

Ah - the Chase. I haven't had a working TV since moving in, either!

Maggie, I am working my way theough Foyles War. I saw some a few years ago but there are many more episodes that I have never seen.

Welcome almost back Maggie.

Ann :-D :-D :-D
It 'died' for an hour.

welcome back, maggie.xxx

It sounds as if you have a nice place.

It's a 2 bedroomed bungalow, Sylvia, with a front and back garden!
If I hadn't accepted it, I'd have probably ended up in a flat - which the cats couldn't have coped with.
As it is, Betty's become bolder - possibly because there don't appear to be any other cats around. George has become very vocal - probably because I haven't put in a cat flap yet. I swear he now yowls 'Out'! :-D :-D :-S

Glad to see you Maggie ....

Oh dear, a demanding cat!!!

I hope you will be very happy in your new home. Maybe your new neighbours will be quieter and more pleasant to live by than your old ones. :-)

I hope all is going well Maggie for you and your bolder cats and that you are managing to find a home for everything, .............. and can find it again.

Did you keep all your 'iconic' collection or is space at a premium now?