tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post4280898123593836157..comments2024-03-29T00:53:28.131+01:00Comments on Beyond the Lone Islands: Now I know…DawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-38951190384130342122013-04-15T20:14:28.611+02:002013-04-15T20:14:28.611+02:00Correction: Nearly *40* years, actually (1974). Ho...Correction: Nearly *40* years, actually (1974). How time does fly!!! :ODawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-34437159233245322452013-04-15T20:12:02.879+02:002013-04-15T20:12:02.879+02:00I appreciate all the comments :)
As for the Unkn...I appreciate all the comments :) <br /><br />As for the Unknown Object, my first thought was that it might be something to do with either solar or geothermal energy... But that still does not explain why they hired an English plumber to do the job! (Apologies to whom-it-may-concern... Let it be noted that it's been nearly 30 years since I last visited England.)<br /><br />When it comes to being able to walk over there to get things sorted (or throw stones): First of all, this place is not that much closer to where I live than the old offices in town were. Just in another direction! Secondly, GB is at least half right: The people responsible for the actual cables are, for the most part, not the same people responsible for distributing things THROUGH the cables. With my old cable broadband, I did visit the office a couple of times, to do with the modem. With the new cable, there is no separate modem, and we have a choice of about ten different service providers. None of them has an office in this town. The one I chose does have its customer service in Gothenburg though - not on another continent. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-5321657731634837382013-04-15T19:03:45.870+02:002013-04-15T19:03:45.870+02:00I had forgotten about Thingummy-wotsits... Refresh...I had forgotten about Thingummy-wotsits... Refreshing my memory now I saw it spelled "thing·a·ma·jig" and it suddenly struck me that it must originally have been "thing of magic". Ha. Never thought of that before! DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-22840247897225640262013-04-15T18:26:42.980+02:002013-04-15T18:26:42.980+02:00I'm surprised you didn't recognise the ...I'm surprised you didn't recognise the 'essence of blogging object' - it's a Thingummybob (though it could be a Wotsit in disguise). Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-39167796209048876412013-04-15T18:23:39.084+02:002013-04-15T18:23:39.084+02:00Being a stone's throw away could be very usefu...Being a stone's throw away could be very useful - if your Broadband packs up you can throw stones at them!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-4293298905124119452013-04-15T13:13:38.290+02:002013-04-15T13:13:38.290+02:00"I have no idea what this is. It could hold t..."I have no idea what this is. It could hold the very Essence of Blogging for all I know…" You got me baffled. Tell us when you find out. Auckland is very beautiful.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-48177312442878822472013-04-15T11:48:44.296+02:002013-04-15T11:48:44.296+02:00This is GREAT news! Now they're only a stone&...This is GREAT news! Now they're only a stone's throw away if you have a problem.<br />When my phone service was interrupted earlier this year, I walked over to the telephone exchange around the corner and asked one of the service guys for help. Calling the customer help line (in St.Lucia) would have been a nightmare.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-38257749760679847892013-04-14T22:37:32.918+02:002013-04-14T22:37:32.918+02:00I like Meike's (doubtless tongue in cheek) com...I like Meike's (doubtless tongue in cheek) comment that you can walk over to them when you have a problem. If it's like the UK then the 'people who help' are likely to be in another continent anyway and accessible only by phone.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-79039177297122247792013-04-14T21:51:36.740+02:002013-04-14T21:51:36.740+02:00P.S. We say here, "Good things come to those ...P.S. We say here, "Good things come to those who wait."Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-9491628065357122912013-04-14T21:51:13.512+02:002013-04-14T21:51:13.512+02:00This is hilarious and too ironic!!! One of the big...This is hilarious and too ironic!!! One of the biggest payoffs I have seen in Blogland.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-80901228704810343442013-04-14T19:05:54.139+02:002013-04-14T19:05:54.139+02:00Thank you for solving the mystery for us! So, next...Thank you for solving the mystery for us! So, next time something doesn't work with your connection, you'll just walk over there and tell 'em :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609118120551505936.post-38647904393692285792013-04-14T18:56:08.097+02:002013-04-14T18:56:08.097+02:00so happy you KNOW and now we KNOW too... you were ...so happy you KNOW and now we KNOW too... you were right. i must say the old building has much more character... hope the essence of blogging is not in that contraption... it might not be big enough LOLMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com