Patience is a virtue … and I’m getting lots of practice. For months, with two internet service providers, I’ve had excellent screen resolution on my TV during the day (1080p or higher) and poor resolution in the evening (maybe 480p).

Three weeks ago, my current company sent one of their best technicians to my home and he said the internet connection was perfect. The problem was my TV. He came during the day, when the picture was wondrously sharp.

The TV repair company sent a technician two weeks ago. He couldn’t find a parking space, so he left. On Monday another tech showed up. He did all the tests and said the TV was perfect.

Hmm … between a rock and a hard place.

Reps and techs from the TV and internet companies have told me they’ve never heard of my day/evening problem.

Then there was yesterday – so many hours of tapping my phone. There were two nice people on the other end of the chat, people who reset this and reset that, who did all the usual things to solve problems. But this is not a usual situation.

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That’s enough of the sordid details. Now what?

Although I’m frustrated, letting the attitude of “Ain’t it awful?” rule my life for more than a few seconds doesn’t work.

I see myself as solution-oriented so I will continue to seek resource people who are willing to grapple with rare problems. One is the manager of the local internet service provider store. I see him tomorrow.

Why am I smiling? It just came upon me … like a tsunami. I’ll take it

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On we go

I’m not the giving up type