Wacky Wednesday! High Speed Internet, The Holy Grail

Last Friday afternoon I sat down at my computer to check my email and, lo and behold, I had no Internet service. I checked all my connections, everything appeared to be in order. I picked up the phone and it was dead. Oops, had I paid the bill? Check, the bill had been paid.

I waited a bit, thinking this was just a temporary outage, and tried again. Nope, no service. Around 6 pm I made my way up canyon about five miles to check with my closest neighbor and learned there had been a cable cut. I was reminded of my blogging buddy, dizzblnd over at Soggy Doggy Bloggy, she's a construction customer service rep who handles calls from those looking for underground utilities before they dig. Obviously, in this case, someone forgot to call.

Saturday and Sunday I would just stare at my computer as if I had some type of mind power and the Internet service would miraculosly begin to work. I picked up the phone constantly with hopes of a dial tone. I paced, I wrung my hands, I was King Arthur in search of the Holy Grail.

GOD:  Arthur!  Arthur, King of the Britons!  Oh, don't grovel!  If
 there's one thing I can't stand, it's people groveling.
ARTHUR:  Sorry--
GOD:  And don't apologize.  Every time I try to talk to someone it's
 "sorry this" and "forgive me that" and "I'm not worthy".  What are you
 doing now!?
ARTHUR:  I'm averting my eyes, oh Lord.
GOD:  Well, don't.  It's like those miserable Psalms-- they're so
 depressing.  Now knock it off!
ARTHUR:  Yes, Lord.
GOD:  Right!  Arthur, King of the Britons -- your Knights of the Round
 Table shall have a task to make them an example in these dark times.
ARTHUR:  Good idea, oh Lord!
GOD: 'Course it's a good idea!  Behold!  Arthur, this is the Holy
 Grail.  Look well, Arthur, for it is your sacred task to seek
 this Grail. That is your purpose, Arthur -- the Quest for the
 Holy Grail.
ARTHUR:  A blessing!
LAUNCELOT:  A blessing from the Lord!
GALAHAD:  God be praised!

Early Monday morning I drove the 45 minutes down the rocky road, passing wild burros and cattle along the way, to the highway where I have cell service to call the small independent phone company that services my area. I was told it was a major cable cut and it would be Tuesday or Wednesday before my service was up and running again. My heart sunk as I thought of all the unanswered emails and my neglected blogs - aarrgghh! It will take me days just to catch up.

Less than an half-hour ago I picked up the phone and, voila!, I have my holy grail - my high speed internet has been restored. Amen.