Technology Strikes Again

Verizon has been sold to Fair Point. I just hope they didn’t pay a lot for it because Verizon sucks, or at least their help people do. {That would be the ones in India} Anyway, this means we Verizon netmail peons have to change our email addresses from Name@verizon.net to Samename@myfairpoint.net. {You just wouldn’t believe how many times I had the almost irresistable urge to write "@myfairlady.net"!} So, I call an 800 number this morning to get help setting up my POP mail account.

Much to my surprise {and pleasure} I wasn’t kept waiting listening to crappy music and being assured that my call was IMPORTANT to them. In fact, I think the phone rang three times and a Perky Person who wasn’t in India replied. She asked what mail program I used and when I said, "Thunderbird," she said, "Oh, that’s Firefox, right?’ I patiently said, "Firefox is the browser and Thunderbird is the mail program." She said, "Thunderbird, thunder… oh, here it is!"  After that, her directions were very good and it was all set up so I am now Oldnickname@myfairpoint.net. However, much to my annoyance, I cannot use it. It keeps telling me that the myfairpoint.net server is not working. Now, I will look over the brochure tomorrow but I THOUGHT it said that it started on the first of January and email from the old address would be forwarded to us at the new email address until the end of the month. After the end of the month, old addresses disappear… I could look at the brochure tonight but all energy and intelligence has drained out of my head by 4 pm most days, so I will read and sort out tomorrow. I can still read my email at the Verizon netmail site… And I will call the 800 number again tomorrow and get myself sorted out.

I went for a walk round the block in the snow this morning. Actually, it was not easy because I was walking in the slush on the road since the sidewalks hadn’t been cleared. I really didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped to because I had to keep my eyes down watching where I put my feet which isn’t the way I prefer to walk. Anyway, I got out for about 15 minutes. Snow and freezing rain tomorrow so it will be a treadmill day.

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

Jim Rohn

"Enjoyment is not a goal; it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

Paul Goodman