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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The Wren’s Nest’s Phones Are Dead. Bad News?

Posted by: Amelia // Category: Technological Advances, Failed Attempts at Looking Reputable, Whoops! // 10:59 am

Finally, our dreams have come true.

No, we didn’t receive a check for 5 million dollars.  Or get sponsorship from Coca-Cola.  Or find an all-you-can-eat softserve store around the corner.

But our phones are dead.

Finally, Lain and I can completely stop speaking to people and rely exclusively on the comforts and lacking social interaction of email.  Yes!

Really, the phone interrupts us.  A lot.  And while we like people coming to see us, staying on the phone with them while they yell directions (and occasionally, expletives) at their driver can take up a lot of time and get us mightily off track.  So can trying to convince someone that despite what mapquest says, our street does still exist.

This is like a surprise vacation.

Anyhow, the phone culprit seems to be this gal.  Hi Fay!

The weather at the moment

Though it’s clearing up, over the last few days the weather has been excellent for our drought needs and “terrible” for our phone line needs.

We can’t be quite sure when the phone went out, so apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.  I know you all just love to call us here and gab the day away.

In the meantime, we’ll be working to get this fixed and enjoying the silence while it lasts.  Email if you need us!

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5 Comments


  1. lain
    Comment // August 26th, 2008 // 3:53 pm

    Update:

    Aha! After a little investigation, our line was disconnected not by any storm, but because of lack of payment.

    Which is weird, because we’ve paid our bill.

    So, after a few minutes on hold and a surprisingly pleasant operator, the phone line will be back on within the next four hours.

    Our bad! (Well, not really!) Sorry to jump to conclusions, Fay.


  2. Kirk
    Comment // August 26th, 2008 // 4:56 pm

    Wait a second, if your phone line is disconnected how do you call the phone company?


  3. lain
    Comment // August 26th, 2008 // 5:01 pm

    Cell phones!

    The more confusing question is, if they disconnected our service, why were we able to get online?


  4. Rachel
    Comment // August 26th, 2008 // 5:46 pm

    If a tree falls in the forest when nobody is around, does anyone care? The answer is no.

    All I’m saying is that phones are for suckers anyways, and I would hate if you were a sucker.


  5. lain
    Comment // August 27th, 2008 // 12:26 pm

    Rachel, very astute and I’m proud to report that I’m no sucker.

    But what if a tree falls and it makes this sound: “We’re sorry, this line has been temporarily disconnected”? Yikes!

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