Who’s in control and why…

Well, we’d been having internet connection problems for some unknown reason.  First the cable connection became unstable…sometimes the browser works, sometimes only the email works, sometimes nothing works.  We had a technician come out and “fix” it although my connection remained sluggish.  And in the time spent waiting for this cable internet technician, for some unknown reason, my laptop quit picking up the DSL connection.  So for the most part I was without a connection, and considering that there are 2 sources in the house, that was rather frustrating.

 So…DH told me that his youngest was asking all sorts of questions…like why I need a laptop and a desktop.  He most probably asked too why I should be on DSL at all with the laptop.  Whatever he asked, DH told him he shouldn’t be complaining because I am paying for the DSL connection.  And well, when I got really, really, REALLY frustrated, that came in handy.

 Oh yeah, I pay for the DSL connection…and yet I’m not connected.  Let’s see, when I had that modem wired to my PC, there was all the hoopla about the cable running from the kitchen to my computer, and possibly causing people to trip over it.  So…I thought, I’m not sewing right now, and I’ve pretty much freed up some space downstairs…and I’m not sewing at the moment…and the phone outlet is right there where my stuff is.

 So, the desktop went downstairs, the laptop went upstairs, the sewing table became the computer table, and I took back the DSL modem from DH’s daughter’s room.  No reason why the person paying for DSL shouldn’t enjoy what’s being paid for…she probably hates me for that but…it’s just the last item on a long list, I’m sure.

I’m not totally mean, I’m spending over $200 to get a technician over here, hook us up with a better modem, hook up the 2 brats’ computers wirelessly, and my laptop too.  I’m going to find out if there is a way to regulate everyone’s bandwidth/traffic, so I don’t get kicked out because someone’s using Limewire and hogging all the bandwidth.  If nothing else, I would like to know if I can unplug them when they’re giving me grief.

 The youngest brat apparently is having problems with sound.  They appear to be missing some codecs.  Also he’s having connection problems.  Well, considering how unpleasant he’s been lately and the fact that he’s sharing that PC with another person who just can’t do anything to make anyone else happy, I’m not too thrilled to take the time to fix that PC.  I have decided that whether I fix something or not will depend on how happy the owner’s made me.  If the owner hasn’t been easy to live with, I wouldn’t feel obliged to do them any favors.  Fair enough, I think.

 So…considering that I’m spending all this money so the brats can get connected, I think they should at least stay out of my way if they can’t be pleasant.  I will see how much control I can have over this DSL thing.  They’re not getting a free ride…they want to be happy, I need to be happy too.

If DH balks, which he most probably will, when someone complains of me taking them off the network for using up too much bandwidth, heck, he can have this account.  I’ll get myself a phone, and I’ll get myself a separate DSL network.  He can resume being responsible for paying their DSL/phone bill…good luck keeping that up, knowing him.  Either way, I will not take any more crap.

There are some trades to be made, I can already think of one…we’ll see how it goes, and we’ll see just how badly they want their PC’s connected to the internet.  I’m not hard to please.  They’re just really dense.  Not my genes, not my fault.

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