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January 29, 2008

ARRRR

Tonight I am one cranky professor.

The landlord called this morning about the DSL...he finally had the modem/router. So this afternoon he calls and he's going to be late - but after all, the first word I learned in Italian was dopo, so that was no surprise.

So he shows up. We can't get it to work. We finally call the phone company. They can't get it to work. Someone finally asks if we've tried the phone line - there's no regular phone connected to it. So the landlord goes next door to borrow a land line phone from a neighbor. No, it doesn't work. So now the 2nd word I learned comes into play - domani. And in combination, dopo domani, meaning 'day after tomorrow.' As in when the service call might happen. Speriamo.

Ah, Italia . . .

So, no DSL. I'm back at Giulio passa me l'olio having a glass of wine and enjoying some free wireless.

Posted by CrankyProfessor at January 29, 2008 8:04 PM

Comments

For those of us Italophiles who are living vicariously through you...which wines are you enjoying?

Posted by: Bruce at January 29, 2008 10:56 PM

as I recall, not such a bad place to be "suffering" through a glass of wine and free wireless!

.....It's hardly punishment, I'll grant you that, unless you've been waiting for this damn DSL for a month already! I even like the soundtrack! --MCT

Posted by: bucko at January 30, 2008 12:47 AM

Well, I wanted to comment on the *last* post, but where did the comment function go?

Anyway, regarding that post...Huzzah! Congratulations!

Regarding this one...ah well. Maybe not *everything* is better in Rome, but the important stuff is.


.....Thanks! And to you, too, for your happy outcome. I guess in an uncharacteristic moment of modesty I didn't want to encourage thanks. Though if people want to send congratulatory checks to help me offset this euro-bite I could provide an address. --MCT

Posted by: Dr. Virago at January 30, 2008 2:03 AM

Hey Tinkler,

Congrats on getting tenure. When do you get back to the states? Would love to see you.
Gaye

Posted by: Gaye Pauroso at January 30, 2008 3:59 PM

Haven't you learned? You don't drink and type. (I know, I know, you're probably just cruisin' the internet but having had a glass of wine will make you less inhibited to type something you'll regret tomorrow.) Cheers!

.....Luckily they charge too much to drink too much, at least on my dollar-denominated budget! --MCT

Posted by: Plain_Jane_Too at January 30, 2008 6:39 PM

Eh! Infatti! this sounds all too familiar.

Italy, what can I say :)

How long will you be in Italy?

.....That's more or less how my landlord put it - though he did ask if the telephone company was as bad as this in America. I swore it was. He didn't believe me. :)
.....The course runs through early April - I'm staying a little longer (as long as I can afford!). --MCT

Posted by: Roam 2 Rome at January 31, 2008 1:14 AM