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So I'd just settled in to chat with someone, when the DSL modem starts losing synch. It did that, about every twenty minutes or so, for about and hour... after which it went out completely. Given the past performance with Verizon, this was hardly a shock, so I hooked my little headset phone up and rang TechSupport.

And found out that, oddly enough, the problem seemed to be on -my- end this time. Hrm. Much fiddling about ensued, with me crawling hither and yon in the magical realm of 'Under the Desk'. In the process, I managed to yank the power cord out of the KVM -and- the DSL modem. I snaked the wires back up and plugged 'em in randomly; they use virtually identical power feeds. And suddenly the DSL was working, and the KVM was going nuts.

Well, that answered that. But with the KVM down, -nothing- here is usable... so the good power feed went back to the KVM. This morning, on the way back from dropping Megan at work, I picked up a new power adapter for the DSL modem... it's now routed through the UPS that a wonderful person sent me, along with the G3. And I'm back up on the air again. Woo.

Laundry's rolling. When it goes into the dryer, I need to wash my hair again; apparently I didn't get all the soap out this morning. Ah well. Anyway, that's what's going on here.

Date: 2004-08-25 12:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angrykeyboarder.livejournal.com
Uhh..no. only last month....

And when I tried this a number of years ago (and ultimately was denied - but about that time I went back to work anyway) I was told I'd get $1200.00 a month.

Date: 2004-08-25 12:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elisabeth.livejournal.com
Erf. My original estimate was just under $1800/month... what I got was -half- of that. Talk to a lawyer, love. I was denied twice before they finally granted my claime; just under two years without income only to discover I was only alotted a quarter of what I'd been used to.

I was less than pleased.

Date: 2004-08-25 12:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angrykeyboarder.livejournal.com
I think I'll just go crawl in a hole now....

Date: 2004-08-25 01:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elisabeth.livejournal.com
*hugs*
No. Wrong answer. That's what Social Security is counting on; the process is so obnoxious that folks will give up no matter how justified the claim is. Never give up, never surrender. Talk to a lawyer; for SSDI claims a lot of attorneys will push back their bill until your claim is finally approved, and they're a God sent ally when it comes to the reams of repetitive paperwork involved. Trust me.
*hugs*

Date: 2004-08-25 06:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angrykeyboarder.livejournal.com
Well this process has only barely begun, it will be several months before they make a decision.

My "crawl into a hole" remark was regarding the news that I won't get retroactive pay. I was counting on that money and quite upset that I won't be seeing it now.

Date: 2004-08-26 11:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elisabeth.livejournal.com
'm sorry, sweetie. But I figured it'd be best to warn you -now-, before you're committed to paying things off and find out that there's no retro pay. :/

*hugs*

Date: 2004-08-27 06:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angrykeyboarder.livejournal.com
Yeah well the only real plan I had for the "windfall" was replacing my computer. I guess I'm stuck with this thing till it's truly a dinosaur.

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