The Bullshit Stalker

Losing Internet Access Is Bullshit!

By admin on Aug. 24, 2008.

You may have noticed that I’m a little late in posting the latest Bullshit Stalker finds.  Well, I had quite a few things to get done yesterday with a message board I own.  What should have been simple tasks became a major pain in the ass when my Internet connection kept going out.

Oh, you say that comes with the territory?  I say bullshit!  I pay Suddenlink $120 a month for digital cable that includes Internet and hundreds of channels I never watch.  If someone paid me $120 for a service that all I had to do was flip a switch, I’d be damned sure that switch was switched.  But all day long, it would cut off, then be fine a few minutes later.  Other times it was just far to slow to do me any good.

Probably the most frustrating thing about this is my back up Internet (Yes, I have a secondary way to get to the Internet.  I know, its a sickness.  I’ll get help.  I promise. *) was also down for most of the day.  Besides that, my back up is extremely slow.  Its a broadband wireless card from AT&T that I use with my laptop when I’m traveling (Yes, I always have some way to access the Internet.  We talked about this remember?  Yes, I will get help.  But, I’m kinda in the middle of writing a blog post. *).  It works quite well in major cities.  Here where I live, it is slower than dial up.

So, two ways to get to the Internet.  Hundreds of people counting on me (Yes, I do have hundreds of members on that message board.  I’m kind of a big deal there. *) and I’m unable to be there.  Very frustrating and the trickle down into my Sunday is bullshit!  I’m strongly thinking about getting a third method, just in case (Okay, okay.  My name is Bullshit Stalker, and I’m an Internet addict.  Yes.  I know my name isn’t Bullshit Stalker and its not baldeagle, but that’s what people on the Internet know me by.  They wouldn’t know who I was talking about if I used my real name.  I’m through arguing about this.  Let me get back to work. *).

To close this thought.  Stuff we pay for, services, should just work.  I paid for the whole 31 days in August, I should get 31 days of access.  Since I lost a day, my next bill should be prorated.  Its what’s fair.  Will I call them and demand a refund?  Don’t get me started on customer service.  That’s a whole new area of bullshit!

* Having an online persona and carrying on conversations with people you don’t know isn’t bullshit.  It is simply the way that adults play these days.  Our version of cowboys and robbers.  Also, addiction is not bullshit.  If you have an addiction that is unhealthy, you owe it to yourself to address your problem the best way you can.

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