Genesis

http://www.fin24.com/Economy/R675-lost-to-graft-since-1994-expert-20120905

I reckon it’s more then double this.

I’ve been with Mweb for about a month now, big difference from being on IS’s backbone, BIG DIFFERENCE.

LOL !!

http://sacellularnet.co.za/2012/04/connect-an-8ta-sim-using-a-vodacom-modem/

been asked this question a lot of late.

Ok, so here we are, 9 days after my previous post. After numerous emails to my ISP, I was finally able to log into my old account so that I could use it for the last 2 weeks of July. Last night, once again, Internet Solutions throttled my account. To put this in context, my average monthly usage for the last year or so, has been about 150 gigs. This month, I have battled to hit 40 gigs. Last night I learned that my ISP who use IS are now offering 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 meg accounts. I was using my account and it just died, when I logged into my Mweb account, it was business as usual.

What’s the f’ing point if INTERNET SOLUTIONS are gonna throttle your account to death. I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as uncapped. Just like there’s no such thing as a democracy. They’ve been lying to us all these years.

Next thing you know they’ll tell us that they put a man on the moon and that the Earth is round !

So, it’s the end of June and I want to go do some ‘downloading’ – the application that I use to track my line speeds and usage reports that the connection is like the ANC, sweet F all is happening. So I go to my ISP’s website as they usually have a network status update on their homepage. Odd, nothing there. So I do what I always do in a sitauation like this, and sms the Great One. He replies that the cable that brings us all our goodies, is down, not even Viagra can get it ‘back up’.

A bit irritated I check my email. Lo and behold, there’s a network status update from my old ISP – used them for a month then moved on. Now I’m really annoyed, my old ISP is keeping me in the loop and they get nothing out of the deal. Later on I learn that my ISP in their limited wisdom, moved the advisory to a place you need to login in to, too find (I hate the word to or too, never know which one tooo use). So now I know it’s not worth surfing.

Saturday, status check, still no connectivity.

Sunday, business as usual, I’m smiling, life is good.

Monday, no or limited connectivity. Now I login to my ISP’s website, there’s a vague note about someone upstream doing something that impacts on us downstream folks. Limited or no connectivity until about Friday. Now I’m the hell in. The Great One suggests I try Mweb. So I go to their website and I signup for a 7 day uncapped tial account (4 meg) I get my login and my password. When I get home I decipher the sms and capture the settings into my modem and apply them. Netmeter starts to tick over and shows that there is connectivity.

I am one of those people who believes that when you try something out, you really put it through the ringer. I  clock a decent amount of downloads on night 1, night 2 etc. I am chuffed as the account delivers exactly what it promises, uncapped adsl. I get a call from mweb and I sign up. That night my speeds suck – go figure.

I also log a query on my ISP’s website (not gonna mention them by name as it turns out they are merely the middle man). I get a phone call and this really nice dude explains to me that INTERNET SOLUTIONS have given my tiny little account something called a 2 star rating (5 being good), which in english means I’m f’ed. This is odd as this months usage is the lowest ever, and IS in their wisdom, have turned off the tap. Seems they have so many customers that they need to shed a few, so peasants like me get the heave ho.

So now I will move form and ISP who has been nothing short of brilliant for the last 12 months, to my old dialup ISP (who used to really suck back in the 90’s). The circle turns and here we are.

As for Internet Solutions, all I can say is thanks for the 11 and a half months of fantastic service and F you for the the last 2 weeks of misery. I wish I was a big corporate client whose business they couldnt afford to lose. I’d then make you leopard crawl naked over broken glass to keep my business. One day maybe, time will tell….

It’s Friday the 22nd of June and I’ve just switched over to the Junior World Championship game between the Baby Boks and the Baby Blacks. Five minutes into it and it feels like someone has plugged my body into an electrical outlet. The pace of the game is so frantic it feels like my eyes are battling to keep pace. Every player is on fire with the desire to win for their team and their respective countries. The crowd is chanting the name of the Baby Boks to such an extent you can’t hear anything else. A note on the screen tells me that the stadium in Cape Town, is packed to the brim.

A player from each team is red carded.

I watch as the Boks score then the Blacks score. The battle is Titanic, it feels like the world itself is holding its breath as this game unfolds. The Boks score and I shout it in excitement. My poor puppy looks at me fear in her eyes. I pick her up and embrace her.

The game continues and the fever pitch rises. Tries are scored and referred to the TMO for a decision as no one wants to make a mistake at this level. Ten minutes left and the pace ratchets up  a notch. There is a virtual wall of Black as the the Baby Blacks lay siege to the Baby Bok try line.

The clock ticks down as the game comes to an end, the crowd count down the seconds and the ball is kicked out and the Ref blows his whistle. It’s done ! The Baby Boks are the new Junior World Champs ! The Crowd goes wild, the Baby Blacks looks like they want to cry.

It’s the 23rd, it’s cloudy and cold with rain. But the inside of each Springbok supporter there is a little green flame that keeps them warm. They watched a brilliant win the night before, which has whetted their appetites for this afternoons encounter between the Springboks and the English. The English need a win here, to salve their wounded prides. They’ve lost the war, but they can still win the last battle.

The day drags on and eventually 5 ‘o clock arrives and the game gets underway. It starts off at a much slower pace when compared the game the evening before. I write this off to a more mature (and older) teams strategy for the last game of the 3 game series.

Morne gets his first kick in, I breathe a sigh of relief. He’s my hero, and I really feel for him when he misses. Especially when you consider all the records he holds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morne_Steyn). The game doesn’t get any faster or better. It’s raining and the guys are slipping – literally and figuratively. Morne tries a drop goal and it misses. You can feel the tension in the crowd. I’m sure most of them watched last nights game and are sitting here thinking what the hell ? Every now and again the camera shows the new coach, Heyneke Meyer talking animatedly into a walkie talkie. Nothing seems to change though.

Morne misses more place kicks, the crowd now starts to boo the fallen hero. Substitute him HM – bring Elton on. This is the last game before the 4 Nations (or whatever the f_ck i’t called) experiment a bit, you have a very talented bench filled with players just dying to come on and impress you and the supporters who paid good money to watch this game !

The commentator remarks that the Boks have only ever had one draw with the English in the last 100 odd years. This will be number 2. The game grinds on, the crowd continues to boo my hero. My blood boils and I start shouting at the TV. Is HM the right man for this job ? My precious Bulls are being slated by HM’s decision to put under performing Bulls players in key positions. Not good, not good at all dude.

The final whistle goes, the game ends in a draw, you can almost feel the anguish of the players. Australia and New Zealand completed their tours with clean sweeps, not so the Springboks. Last night the Bokke hammered their opponents. Today the Springboks got hammered by the English, the supporters and a coach I’m starting to lose faith in.

The Junior Boks touched the Sky, the Senior Boks swam in a sea of shit. I was stunned as to how 2 teams, from the same country, under different leadership, could play such very different games. At least the Juniors have hope and faith, while the seniors seem to have despair.

This weekend Super Rugby resumes with the Bulls facing off against the Cheetahs, I have sent a prayer up to the Heavens that there will be Divine intervention for my team as they lick their wounds and try and pick up the pieces and hopefully have a decent end to the Super Rugby season.

Heyneke, dude, I was at a breakfast where you spun us a story about the future of of the Green and Gold. I hope you weren’t spinning us a fairy tale. Soccer in SA is rubbish, Rugby isn’t. Please make damn sure it stays this way.

Here’s hoping Mr. Meyer !

Ok, so let’s reflect on week 2 of super rugby. The Hurricane’s beat the Lions on friday in the death, and managed to secure 2 more yellow cards. This brings the total for what is probably the dirtiest team in the competition to 5 yellows, and a red. Not bad going, at this rate they’ll be banned about halfway through.

The Reds beat the Force, no surprise there. The Highlanders beat the Crusaders, yes I also did a double take when I first saw this result.

The Bulls thrashed the Cheetahs, this despite a red and yellow card in the last 15 minutes. Now the Cheetahs travel to the land of kangaroos and hobbits where they will hopefully redeem some measure of self respect.

last but not least, the Stormers beat the Sharks in the death when they converted a penalty to break a 12 all tie.

This years competition has seen most games end with very close scores, at this rate most games will be decided in the last 10 minutes by the most accurate kicker. I’m so glad Morne Steyn kicks for the Bulls ! He hit a 1000 points this weekend.

Go Bulls !

I rolled out this morning
Kids had the mornin’ news show on
Bryant Gumbel was talkin’ ’bout the fighting in Lebanon
Some senator was squawkin’ ’bout the bad economy
It’s gonna get worse you see, we need a change in policy

There’s a local paper rolled up in a rubber band
One more sad story’s one more than I can stand
Just once how I’d like to see the headline say
“Not much to print today, can’t find nothin’ bad to say”, because

Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town
Nobody OD’ed, nobody burned a single buildin’ down
Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain
We sure could use a little good news today

I’ll come home this evenin’
I’ll bet that the news will be the same
Somebody takes a hostage, somebody steals a plane
How I wanna hear the anchor man talk about a county fair
And how we cleaned up the air, how everybody learned to care
Whoa, tell me

Nobody was assassinated in the whole Third World today
And in the streets of Ireland, all the children had to do was play
And everybody loves everybody in the good old USA
We sure could use a little good news today

Nobody robbed a liquor store on the lower part of town
Nobody OD’ed, nobody burned a single buildin’ down

Nobody fired a shot in anger, nobody had to die in vain
We sure could use a little good news today

The above is from a song by Anne Murray called: a little good news. It’s a really great song that is especially relevant in this dark time the world is living in.

Well, what a (lame duck) final, the world champions winning by whole 1 Point !

At least the Currie Cup semi finals were exciting with the Lions now having to face off against the Sharks at Ellis Park. Go Lions !

The Bulls seem to have lost the plot, with them fading in Super Rugby and not even featuring in the Currie Cup. Come on guys – pull your heads out of your asses !

I wonder who’ll be the new coach of the Springboks – guess we’ll have to wait and see. Hopefully this time the choice will be based on merit and ability, not color.