Wonderful. (smiles)


----- Original Message -----
From: Doris and Chris <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2013 11:39 pm
Subject: Re: Back ON!

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> I do I do. I am realy thankful!
> 
> Doris
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> At 09:32 PM 8/10/2013 -0600, you wrote:
> >Glad nobody was hurt too as those electrical storms can be dangerous 
> >on all counts.  Enjoy your new set up.
> >
> >Vicki
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Doris and Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 8:05 PM
> >Subject: Re: Back ON!
> >
> >
> >>Neither and both. *g* Our modem and router were taken out by 
> >>lightening directly, which must have hit close to our apartment 
> >>building, probably at the bpoint where the main cable entered the 
> >>builting as all our cabling runs undergrund.
> >>
> >>The other part was a connector of the isp out on the street that 
> >>was hit and where a bunch of electronic components were damaged. It 
> >>took them two days to find and replace those, the longest we ever 
> >>had an outage. usually an outage here only lasts for a few hours at the most.
> >>
> >>Thanks for asking and thanks for praying. *g*  papito always teases 
> >>me that when our internet is out, he prays for our connectivity but 
> >>also for my patience and sanity. *g*
> >>
> >>hugs and smiles,
> >>
> >>Doris
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 07:52 PM 8/10/2013 -0600, you wrote:
> >>>Glad to have you back Doris. So were you guys hit by lightning or 
> >>>was it your service provider.
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: Doris and Chris <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>>Date: Saturday, August 10, 2013 3:58 pm
> >>>Subject: Back ON!
> >>>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > We're back online after more than 48 hours of downtime of our dsl
> >>> > following a major thunderstorm and being hit by lightening.
> >>> >
> >>> > It turns out that our modem after ailing for a day or so died and we
> >>> > needed to buy a replacement. Qe now have a modem router combo for the
> >>> > first time. We bought the cheapest we could get and were blessed in
> >>> > that the interface is accessible but the language cannot be changed
> >>> > to English as I would prefer. It's a good thing that the interface
> >>> > needs rarely be accessed.
> >>> >
> >>> > Anyway, thanks to you who prayed or just thought of us. *g*
> >>> > Doris and Chris in Germany