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We are, unfortunately, still in the molasses-like land that is dial-up.  Surfing has been kept to a minimum ‘cos it ties up the damn phone line and email is sporadic.  My telecommunications provider tells me that all the ports have been given away but that they “may be able to work something out” Grrrrrr

On the other hand I am in the process of having a bit of fun in becoming involved in a photographic exhibition run by some flickr users based here in Wellington.  We have all got together and created the Wellington flickr exhibition group and are holding an exhibition at one of the theaters in town.  I’ll let you know how I get on…….

I was playing around taking shots of the boys today and liked this crop.

See ya

Long time no speak!

One reason why is the fact that when I resigned from Dell (I’m on gardening leave at the moment) to go to NetApp I needed to cancel my home office line and transfer my ADSL connection to our home line.  I gave Telecom two weeks notice and after the connection didn’t come up at the time given I entered into a round of trouble shooting.  Only at this stage was I told there was an issue with the number of connections and/or equipment at the exchange and that they had given the ports originally allocated to me away and that I might have to wait until the end of June before I could be reconnected.

I have spoken to 8 different people at Telecom so far and am waiting on a phone call from a member of the broadband management team.  As my new role will be mostly based from home (as was the Dell one) I absolutely cannot wait 6 months for broadband.

The next stage is to contact my lawyer and see a) why Telecom didn’t tell me there may be an issue prior to disconnecting my old line when I had explained the situation to them and b) why, when my area works to a 5-10 year development plan, is the primary telecommunications provider so far behind in the provisioning of exchanges/lines.

Until then it’s all dial up baby…………. 

Max’s birthday party went well.  The rain held off (phew) and the trampoline got a good workout and kept the twelve four year olds we had at the party from over-running the place!

Here are some shots.

So much going on at the moment and I apologise for a lack of updates.  Over the next few days I’ll tell you about what’s happening with the boys, what’s happening with us and all about my new job (the thing that’s been keeping me busy lately)

before all that though I’d like to wish my big four year old a happy birthday and cross my fingers that his party goes OK today – rain forecast, sheesh!

In the tradition of the last few years here is Max on each of his birthdays.

Christmas and New Year are gone for another year and I can, at last, take a breath.

Christmas day itself was manic with far too much driving involved and we are planning making some changes for next year (but are unsure what form they’ll take) In saying that the boys enjoyed themselves and got spoiled rotten by everyone again.

New Years was spent at home with just Vic and I and we celebrated the time with pizza and Bollinger

There are a dozen or so photo’s form the last week in this Christmas Flickr album

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