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Child of the 7th Age · 10-29-2002, 02:40 PM

Pat and Mithadan,

First, regarding the ship traffic, I was asking this for a totally different reason. It would not have anything to do with the Elven ships or the Star coming up the river. I was kind of hoping for one small fishing vessel parked along the riverbank somewhere, not too far away. A one or two-man boat would be fine, and they could be sound asleep. They would never see ANY of our ships. (Trust me!) Maybe the Elf would never even have noticed such a small, insignificant boat. (I'll even take an empty boat, but would prefer at least one fisherman.)

Do you think this is possible? I promise you that this will not blow the story line away.

Secondly, as you know I have had serious ISP problems for the past 8 days. This has been frustrating beyond belief, and has involved repeated phone calls and several visits by technicians.

The good news is that the tech on Sunday came up with what I believe is the actual source of my problems--my lines outside are waterlogged. We've had 8 days of heavy rain. Parts of the city are flooded with people out of their homes. They are supposed to install new lines sometime tomorrow.

The bad news is that my ISP has totally crashed for most of the day. It is unlikely to come back until the lines are fixed.

I am typing this on a library computer. I do not know when or if I will have access to the Downs. I will try to check by the library now and then. So my part of the story is definitely going to slow down. I'll write some things on my word processor and hope I can fit them in, once I am up again.

Mithadan, I may need you to use your magic wand to put them in.

Whata bad week for this to happen!

sharon

10-29-2002, 02:40 PM	#586
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Pat and Mithadan, First, regarding the ship traffic, I was asking this for a totally different reason. It would not have anything to do with the Elven ships or the Star coming up the river. I was kind of hoping for one small fishing vessel parked along the riverbank somewhere, not too far away. A one or two-man boat would be fine, and they could be sound asleep. They would never see ANY of our ships. (Trust me!) Maybe the Elf would never even have noticed such a small, insignificant boat. (I'll even take an empty boat, but would prefer at least one fisherman.) Do you think this is possible? I promise you that this will not blow the story line away. Secondly, as you know I have had serious ISP problems for the past 8 days. This has been frustrating beyond belief, and has involved repeated phone calls and several visits by technicians. The good news is that the tech on Sunday came up with what I believe is the actual source of my problems--my lines outside are waterlogged. We've had 8 days of heavy rain. Parts of the city are flooded with people out of their homes. They are supposed to install new lines sometime tomorrow. The bad news is that my ISP has totally crashed for most of the day. It is unlikely to come back until the lines are fixed. I am typing this on a library computer. I do not know when or if I will have access to the Downs. I will try to check by the library now and then. So my part of the story is definitely going to slow down. I'll write some things on my word processor and hope I can fit them in, once I am up again. Mithadan, I may need you to use your magic wand to put them in. Whata bad week for this to happen! sharon __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.