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japanesedream_72) wrote2010-06-04 08:30 pm
japanesedream_72) wrote2010-06-04 08:30 pm
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Welcome to the 21st century!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQz699-Cic
Ladies & gentlemen, we have lift-off! :D
I CAN WATCH THAT!!!
And I did. Just like I told my grandpa I would. :)
There's a massive story goes along with this, but I'm too worn out to type it all up now. Stay tuned for the adventurous details!
I'd received a computerised phone message yesterday confirming the appointment for the tech to come set up my upgrade. Great. Went to work today, & had a doozy of a morning, but I was psyched to get home & wait for them to come hook everything up. The appt. was set between 2 & 4 pm, & I got home @ 12:30, had some lunch, cleared the stuff off the top of the entertainment center - I was determined to get my peripherals hooked back up! - disconnected the DVD player in the back room (wanted to try getting that hooked back up in the living room), washed the rest of my dishes, & talked quickly to my mom.
At 2:30, I get a phone call, asking if someone would be home so the tech could come. I said I was already home, & they confirmed the address. So I sat down to watch some tv & wait.
And I waited...& waited...& waited...
4:00 came & went. As did 5:00. At 5:30, I figured there was no way they could be hung up on a job that long (my initial thought was that they'd run long at the previous customer's place), so I called the company. At first, it seemed they had no record of me even setting up the appointment! But I had a confirmation number. Next, they found a record of a work order for me, but they said it was already done! Nani?! Um...no, my phone is still plugged into a regular wall jack, I'm still on dial-up Internet, & I don't have all those extra cable channels I'm s'posed to get. They once again confirmed the address & phone number, the latter of which I had to pay an extra $40 (one-time fee) to keep after the changeover to digital; otherwise, they'd have issued me a whole new number!
Long story short (too late), it turns out there HAD been a tech dispatched, who somehow managed to accidentally go to the WRONG ADDRESS, where SOMEONE ELSE let him in, & SIGNED FOR the installation of MY upgrade! Fortunately, they'd been able to track the modem when I called, & though they were, at first, gonna dispatch someone to rectify the situation tomorrow, they were able to get a guy out tonight to do it.
He was a really, really nice guy. Kind of looked like Anthrax's Scott Ian, without the beard. Had a nifty tattoo on his forearm. This guy went above & beyond! He had to re-route some of the wiring, since the signal wasn't coming through very well, & the 'net wouldn't connect. He had to run a new cable through from the outside, & made sure to get my consent before he drilled through the wall. He was really careful not to disturb the breakables! Even after everything finally got set up (& he worked his tail off to do that much!), he not only triple-checked that everything was working properly, but he re-did the old cable connection (which is, like, 20 years old) 'cuz the wire was kind of kaput (it's a good thing I tidied the basement last weekend!), & that made the channels in the back room come in super-clear! That tv (as with the one in my bedroom) isn't upgraded, & some of them were less-than-watchable, but that was because of the old connection.
He wanted to try & help me with my peripherals, but it turns out that digital cable is incompatible with a lot of that stuff, like DVD players & VCRs. So the DVD machine will go back in the computer room (tomorrow). One of these days, I hope to get a DVD/VCR combo for the living room, but until then, he was only able to hook one VCR up to the digital box, & even with that, I can't tape off the tv (which SUCKS!), but at least I can watch tapes somewhere other than my bedroom now! He even explained to me which wires he put where, so I know how to do it in future if I have to swap VCRs or something.
It was SOOO funny, 'cuz I was checking to make sure I got additional channels as promised, & what do I find playing right then & there on the NickToons channel, but DRAGONBALL Z!!!! I kinda freaked out (in a good way) when I saw that, which made him laugh. He shook my hand before he left, & again after he had to come back 'cuz he'd left one of his tools in the back room. ^_^
Only I would have to go through that much for something as simple as high-speed Internet! XD Called my mom (while simultaneously gawking at DBZ & logging onto the 'net), who is happy now 'cuz she'll be able to get hold of me even if I'm on-line. :)
Anywho, feel free to post video clips now, 'cuz I can see 'em! ^_^
Ladies & gentlemen, we have lift-off! :D
I CAN WATCH THAT!!!
And I did. Just like I told my grandpa I would. :)
There's a massive story goes along with this, but I'm too worn out to type it all up now. Stay tuned for the adventurous details!
I'd received a computerised phone message yesterday confirming the appointment for the tech to come set up my upgrade. Great. Went to work today, & had a doozy of a morning, but I was psyched to get home & wait for them to come hook everything up. The appt. was set between 2 & 4 pm, & I got home @ 12:30, had some lunch, cleared the stuff off the top of the entertainment center - I was determined to get my peripherals hooked back up! - disconnected the DVD player in the back room (wanted to try getting that hooked back up in the living room), washed the rest of my dishes, & talked quickly to my mom.
At 2:30, I get a phone call, asking if someone would be home so the tech could come. I said I was already home, & they confirmed the address. So I sat down to watch some tv & wait.
And I waited...& waited...& waited...
4:00 came & went. As did 5:00. At 5:30, I figured there was no way they could be hung up on a job that long (my initial thought was that they'd run long at the previous customer's place), so I called the company. At first, it seemed they had no record of me even setting up the appointment! But I had a confirmation number. Next, they found a record of a work order for me, but they said it was already done! Nani?! Um...no, my phone is still plugged into a regular wall jack, I'm still on dial-up Internet, & I don't have all those extra cable channels I'm s'posed to get. They once again confirmed the address & phone number, the latter of which I had to pay an extra $40 (one-time fee) to keep after the changeover to digital; otherwise, they'd have issued me a whole new number!
Long story short (too late), it turns out there HAD been a tech dispatched, who somehow managed to accidentally go to the WRONG ADDRESS, where SOMEONE ELSE let him in, & SIGNED FOR the installation of MY upgrade! Fortunately, they'd been able to track the modem when I called, & though they were, at first, gonna dispatch someone to rectify the situation tomorrow, they were able to get a guy out tonight to do it.
He was a really, really nice guy. Kind of looked like Anthrax's Scott Ian, without the beard. Had a nifty tattoo on his forearm. This guy went above & beyond! He had to re-route some of the wiring, since the signal wasn't coming through very well, & the 'net wouldn't connect. He had to run a new cable through from the outside, & made sure to get my consent before he drilled through the wall. He was really careful not to disturb the breakables! Even after everything finally got set up (& he worked his tail off to do that much!), he not only triple-checked that everything was working properly, but he re-did the old cable connection (which is, like, 20 years old) 'cuz the wire was kind of kaput (it's a good thing I tidied the basement last weekend!), & that made the channels in the back room come in super-clear! That tv (as with the one in my bedroom) isn't upgraded, & some of them were less-than-watchable, but that was because of the old connection.
He wanted to try & help me with my peripherals, but it turns out that digital cable is incompatible with a lot of that stuff, like DVD players & VCRs. So the DVD machine will go back in the computer room (tomorrow). One of these days, I hope to get a DVD/VCR combo for the living room, but until then, he was only able to hook one VCR up to the digital box, & even with that, I can't tape off the tv (which SUCKS!), but at least I can watch tapes somewhere other than my bedroom now! He even explained to me which wires he put where, so I know how to do it in future if I have to swap VCRs or something.
It was SOOO funny, 'cuz I was checking to make sure I got additional channels as promised, & what do I find playing right then & there on the NickToons channel, but DRAGONBALL Z!!!! I kinda freaked out (in a good way) when I saw that, which made him laugh. He shook my hand before he left, & again after he had to come back 'cuz he'd left one of his tools in the back room. ^_^
Only I would have to go through that much for something as simple as high-speed Internet! XD Called my mom (while simultaneously gawking at DBZ & logging onto the 'net), who is happy now 'cuz she'll be able to get hold of me even if I'm on-line. :)
Anywho, feel free to post video clips now, 'cuz I can see 'em! ^_^
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YES IT IS ALL ABOUT YOKAN!!
and DBZ is my life!! lol!!! i need to re-watch those episodes!! i'm sooo bummed cuz i have them recorded on tape, but i wish i could have them on dvd XP damn me and my jrock needs! if i didnt have jrock i would totally be set with anime box sets and the sex and the city box set lol XDDD damn diru dvd!! XDDD
and lol at the dude "accidentally leaving his tool behind" hahahah jk jk, but he does sound semi cute X3 if i'm thinking of the right dude that you compared him to, lol XD
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