Friday, October 26, 2007

The last of the ADSL story?

Hi there!

If you've been following our ADSL saga, you'll remember that the microwave version is now installed and working. Also, that we were still waiting for the telephone line version to be installed. Now, there's more...

We received a notice at the end of August that the service should be installed within the coming 4 weeks. The 4 weeks passed with no additional news...

I finally (October!) went back to the system messages and found that there was a way to follow up on the progress of our request on the internet. Nice. I did that and found a message that the status of the service as of 24 July 2007 was "order cancelled." No notice from the theoretical provider at all. Then, I went to the area that was supposed to show the details of the cancellation. It's a general statement that says the it's most likely technical problems for the connection.

Oh, we also got a new bill for service for the months of August and September...

End of this part of the ADSL story!

Ciao for now...

Craig

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

More busy!

Hi there!

Just got back from a week-long trip to France and Switzerland. Both sides were on business, France mostly buying for the shop in Marsciano (http://LaMaisondYvette.com) for winter and Christmas. Switzerland for personal business, etc.

The weather changed while I was gone! Wow!! I left with clear skies and temperatures in the mid-20's during the day (high 70's to low 80's Fahrenheit) and came back to strong winds, temperature about 6°C (43°F) and rain! Somebody in the weather department slipped up while I was gone! Now, things are getting back to close to what is was before, but maybe a little cooler.

We are busily looking for guests for the B&B. We have a new advertising program using Google AdWords, an on-line booking and billing organisation, and other contact operations are on-going. If you know someone who is interested, please direct them to the website! http://Tenuta.info Yesterday, if not sooner!

I guess that's all for now. Hope to see you soon!

Ciao,

Craig