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Reasons to be cheerful 2022

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  • 2000GTV2000GTV Posts: 112
    Lost internet in February apparently due to a Russian cyber attack on our Ukraine-based satellite. We waited patiently - weeks became months with promise of a new modem "very soon". This never materialised and we were fobbed off so we gave notice, Found (supposedly) another provider but the engineer stood on our roof and said there was a tree blocking the signal. Husband politely suggested he move a few feet ... he didn't. Another provider said our address didn't exist on their system and could not be manually added - some of the houses are centuries old trulli! Another company sent two engineers out, same palaver re tree blocking signal but this time they had the sense to move a few feet, tested the signal, which worked, moved the original pole and mounted a new dish. Success, after five months without internet - and cheaper than our original supplier  :)   
    Martina Franca, Puglia, southern Italy
    Love living in Italy but a Loiner at heart 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Welcome back 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Pleased you got it sorted 2000GTGV
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    First ever sweetcorn! Never grown them before so didn't know where or when to look for fruit.


    The top flowered a couple of days ago and is now raining down pollen.


  • 2000GTV2000GTV Posts: 112
    Thanks @Dovefromabove and @Uff

    I don't post much but I read a lot  ;)  
    Martina Franca, Puglia, southern Italy
    Love living in Italy but a Loiner at heart 
  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872
    After having had Grannddaughter and two Great Granddaughters here to stay recently after not have seen them for three years today I have my eldest son and daughter-in-law arriving after not having seen them (they live abroad) for over three years obviously due to the pandemic as well.  :)
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    Just upgrading my laptop with the Commonwealth Games on in the background and the triathlon is on and one of the competitors is Jamie Riddle - now that's just taking the mick isn't it?
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    steveTu said:
    Just upgrading my laptop with the Commonwealth Games on in the background and the triathlon is on and one of the competitors is Jamie Riddle - now that's just taking the mick isn't it?
    takin' the piss
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    RTBC. In a couple of days, the curmudgeons will have stopped discussing football 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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