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Apollo · 10-12-2006, 13:57

Heh,

Well I put everything back as it was and there is no change to my terrible connection. I guess I just got to live with it in the vain hope that one day the UMB gets upgraded

I am 3km from the BT exchange in Swinton so best I could do with ADSL is 512kb, so no choices here.

To end on a lighter note, the Engineer almost screwing my system reminded me of an old joke:

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field.

While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him!

Lessons:
1) Not everyone who drops crap on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of crap is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep crap, keep your mouth shut.

Thanks everyone who helped out and gave input.

10-12-2006, 13:57	#15
Apollo Inactive Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester Age: 57 Posts: 25	Re: Facing another engineer call on Sat, advice please... Heh, Well I put everything back as it was and there is no change to my terrible connection. I guess I just got to live with it in the vain hope that one day the UMB gets upgraded I am 3km from the BT exchange in Swinton so best I could do with ADSL is 512kb, so no choices here. To end on a lighter note, the Engineer almost screwing my system reminded me of an old joke: A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung and promptly dug him out and ate him! Lessons: 1) Not everyone who drops crap on you is your enemy. 2) Not everyone who gets you out of crap is your friend. 3) And when you're in deep crap, keep your mouth shut. Thanks everyone who helped out and gave input.