The Phone’s Ringing?

The Phone’s Ringing. Or rather it’s ringing for some outgoing calls and not for others.

So I’m on to tech support. After going through things I’ve tried and not tried there are no obvious solutions and it’s onto Ye Old Reset. Which also hasn’t worked. I’m writing this while waiting for the promised call back.

And while waiting I harken back in an “old man of a certain vintage” kind of way to a time when the new technology either worked, or it didn’t. Whether that be the phone, or turning the TV on and off and choosing between the three or four options, maximum. And solving the issue had a process that didn’t feel half as time consuming or stressful.

But now, getting many things sorted seems to be a long drawn out dance with a previously unknown partner, whom you meet after a few minutes or more of waiting, in which language barriers and perceptions of each other’s understanding must be overcome. In which the possible solutions are many.

It’s a truism that life is more complicated. It really is. Sometimes it’s for the better…often it’s a pain in the neck. But those complications are a part of the new reality. A brave new world to which we continue to adapt and adjust. Or to avoid if at all possible.

And simple things like…a good meal, a song, or a bit of banter with a friend…become all the more precious.

So the guitar is beckoning as I continue to wait for the phone to ring so that I can continue to receive help with getting the phone to ring.