Monday, 28 February 2011

Cable guys are the same the world over

But a little slower here. They don't commit to between 9-5 in a day, rather--they have a commitment that's like "manana".  Trouble is, it literally means tomorrow, but practically means "whateverrrrrrrr".  So Several mananas later, as in, since last Wednesday-no one has come to install anything for us.  Jeff really wants his desk to have a hard connection so the connection will be more continuous than the intermittent wireless scene we're currently a part of....and so, I wait.  And email our lady to see if she'll call them again for us.

And speaking of things that are the same-I got a crazy phone call about my visa.  Call is all in Spanish; but I made the mistake of asking a question, thinking at first it was someone about our residency.  But wait--this is Sunday, in Chile, where there is no office open, ever, on a Sunday.  Bottom line, I think it was all a complete crock.  Scams--it's why I'm so evasive on the phone.  "Yes......." and nothing else.  Well truthfully, I often ask why they're calling.  It's a little easier here-"No entiendo" (I don't understand) + hangup!  Someone was after my numbers, I just felt it...

 That's it, just a few peculiarities of the spot we're in...Chao!


 

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