It appears my transfer suffers,
perhaps a hyper-extended byte.
No success flushing buffers;
I’ve dumped them half the night.
I see the signal sputter,
dropping packets left and right.
Streaming audio begins to stutter
as data dribbles from the pipe.
I phoned tech-support straight away,
yet my plea for assistance ended in dismay.
Can you believe he had the audacity
to speak these crushing words to me?
“Sir, I see no reason to keep you on the line
the only trouble I detect, is in the way you connect.
You’re on dial-up, and all is working fine”
perhaps a hyper-extended byte.
No success flushing buffers;
I’ve dumped them half the night.
I see the signal sputter,
dropping packets left and right.
Streaming audio begins to stutter
as data dribbles from the pipe.
I phoned tech-support straight away,
yet my plea for assistance ended in dismay.
Can you believe he had the audacity
to speak these crushing words to me?
“Sir, I see no reason to keep you on the line
the only trouble I detect, is in the way you connect.
You’re on dial-up, and all is working fine”
12 comments:
ya gotta get a bigger pipe, my man. Great byte and switch and take on the world at large.
May I add this blog as a link
Thanks Harry; nice play on words!
ekosama, you're more than welcome...link away!!
Hey Dan, you should try and produce a magazine with dial-up. I know where you're coming from! I spend more time waiting to work than I do working and I can watch a movie while waiting for a video to download! Great write.
Hey,it took off before I could finish my name. We're getting faster Dan! The missing part is irley!
Good evening Dan,
Those tech guys - dont they just drive you mad!!!! ;)
Hey Shirley, I can only image how difficult that would be. My delay is only for checking e-mail & blog posting.
Stacey, I was one of those tech-guys for about ten years, and I'm certain I drove many folks mad!
If I had to go back to dial-up, I'd pitch my machine in the trash and call it a day. Yuck...
Bubba, believe me, if I had a choice things would be different. I suppose I could move into town for cable access, but I'm not sure a civilized neighborhood is ready for me.
:-D
and You also got a way with words!
Happy Easter Dan!
Dan, thank you for your lovely comment on my poem, I have also sent you an e-mail. :)
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