OT Frustrating evening

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.
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in article , Steve Touchstone at
wrote on 6/20/04 11:39 PM:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Ya takes the bad with the good

in article , Steve Touchstone at
wrote on 6/20/04 11:39 PM:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Ya takes the bad with the good

in article , Steve Touchstone at
wrote on 6/20/04 11:39 PM:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Ya takes the bad with the good

On Sun, 20 June, Steve Touchstone wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Steve,

If your going to talk about the weather, give us an idea where
you are. I'm guessing that you're not in the desert, but that leaves
a lot of territory. Here in LA, we're into the "June Gloom." Days
dawn with a heavy overcast which doesn't burn off till noon or so. It
takes a transplanted NYer a few years to believe that it's not going
to rain later in the day after looking at a morning sky in June.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On Sun, 20 June, Steve Touchstone wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Steve,

If your going to talk about the weather, give us an idea where
you are. I'm guessing that you're not in the desert, but that leaves
a lot of territory. Here in LA, we're into the "June Gloom." Days
dawn with a heavy overcast which doesn't burn off till noon or so. It
takes a transplanted NYer a few years to believe that it's not going
to rain later in the day after looking at a morning sky in June.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On Sun, 20 June, Steve Touchstone wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone lines.
When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the devil of
a time logging on and staying online without dropped signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

Steve,

If your going to talk about the weather, give us an idea where
you are. I'm guessing that you're not in the desert, but that leaves
a lot of territory. Here in LA, we're into the "June Gloom." Days
dawn with a heavy overcast which doesn't burn off till noon or so. It
takes a transplanted NYer a few years to believe that it's not going
to rain later in the day after looking at a morning sky in June.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

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On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:39:59 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone
lines. When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the
devil of a time logging on and staying online without dropped
signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

I had this problem when I first bought this house, and finally had
the phone company check it after three or four years when the problem
became severe. It turned out that the main junction box where the
outside cable connected to the inside wiring was still the original
1957 model, and, after over four decades in a wet climate, had almost
totally corroded. Since this problem was external to the house, not
internal, the phone company replaced the junction box at no expense
to me, and I haven't had any wet-weather-disconnect problems since
then.

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On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:39:59 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone
lines. When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the
devil of a time logging on and staying online without dropped
signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

I had this problem when I first bought this house, and finally had
the phone company check it after three or four years when the problem
became severe. It turned out that the main junction box where the
outside cable connected to the inside wiring was still the original
1957 model, and, after over four decades in a wet climate, had almost
totally corroded. Since this problem was external to the house, not
internal, the phone company replaced the junction box at no expense
to me, and I haven't had any wet-weather-disconnect problems since
then.

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"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 23:39:59 -0500, Steve Touchstone
wrote:

Ah well, this has been one frustrating evening for trying to stay
logged on. We've been having a very dry couple months here, which
helped me forget that one of the common problems with out phone
lines. When we get heavy rain, or rain after dry spells, we have the
devil of a time logging on and staying online without dropped
signals. Good
news is that we had half an inch of rain yesterday, and a few
sprinkles this morning. Bad news is that all evening I can only stay
logged on for a few minutes at a time. I did manage to read the ng,
and post replies, but only after repeated dropped signals ;-(( Good
news is that we really need the rain, it will help business, and
there's more in the forecast over the next week.

I had this problem when I first bought this house, and finally had
the phone company check it after three or four years when the problem
became severe. It turned out that the main junction box where the
outside cable connected to the inside wiring was still the original
1957 model, and, after over four decades in a wet climate, had almost
totally corroded. Since this problem was external to the house, not
internal, the phone company replaced the junction box at no expense
to me, and I haven't had any wet-weather-disconnect problems since
then.

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--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria