BT or not BT

Further adventures in trying to get our telephone turned on. Holly called BT again and got a woman who, after doing some checking, found that she could not get any information about the status of our line or when it might be working. She told Holly that she would do some research and call Holly back. She took down Holly's mobile number. We hoped that she was, at last, someone who could tell us something.

We never heard from her again.

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I have found a good place at last for checking the Internet without walking too far or sitting suspiciously in front of private homes. There is a bench on the grounds of the Catholic church at Wrentham Avenue and Chamberlayne Road, and there is an unsecured WiFi hub near enough for me to use that connection. So to whomever it is who owns that hub, thank you for letting me log on from this shady and comfortable seat. I don't know if your connection is open because you are a generous soul or just don't know about the hazards of unencrypted WiFi, but I hope it's the former and that no ill ever befalls you for your trust of urban nomads like me.