Phil Oye

This was written on 31 Dec 2002:
I write this knowing that I won’t be able to post this for a while.

Three events have occurred at the same time that have deprived me of almost all communication.

1. My phone line goes down. This wouldn’t be much of a problem, except it has taken down my DSL connection with it. I hadn’t realized how dependent I was on Verizon. Big mistake.
2. My nearest T-mobile cell tower has gone south. Sort of. I kind of get service, enough to send and receive SMSs, but the connection won’t last long enough to make or receive a call. I walk a block west everything works fine, which brings me to…
3. My back goes out making a movement difficult, let along climbing stairs and walking a block. Arrgh.

One of these things happening would have been surmountable. As it is, I can’t really communicate with anyone. Back to passive entertainment, after all, cable TV still works!

Mental note: switch to a cable modem so that I am never again completely reliant on the phone company for net access (dialup/DSL). Hedging my bets by betting on two different monopolies is the way to go.