And I now know I'm living in a different world to everyone else.....
For many, many months my broadband and phone line have been a pain... I tried....friends tried....but we gave up trying to get BT to help when my hair turned grey.
Today has been awful....I couldn't use the phone for the crackling....then an Openreach van parked along the street....Ahah....I thought....
I couldn't find the engineer so I phoned BT on the crackly line......
I got the robotic woman and did all I had to do to report a fault.
The robot phoned back....all had been checked and there is no fault with them....must be my equipment....but I can pay for an engineer or press one to speak to an adviser....I pressed....
The robot said she could not speak to me as there is a fault on the line???
In frustration I said a bad word....and was suddenly connected to Kevin in India I think.....he couldn't deal with me as there is a fault on the line....☺he'd call my mobile when he'd done more checks....
He found a fault at the exchange....your phone crackles....he said....I know...said I.....you may find your broadband has been intermittent and slow....he said.....I bit my tongue....
We will have the fault repaired by December 1st....he said....
I got lost somewhere in all this.....too early for a drink?
The single sock is a great idea! Many of us start with a pair and are down to one within the week. Luckily the locals know I'm a mad old b lugger and don't mind the odd socks at all.