Having slow broadband is like having your arm cut off; well that might be a bit harsh. It’s more like when you trap your thumb in the door, and then it swells up a bit and then every time you do something it you knock it and start to realise just how much you actually use your thumbs for picking up stuff and holding on to things.

My Friendly Broadband Provider Virgin Media have told me that it’s something more complicated than they are willing to explain and it will take 6-8 weeks to fix – which is a long time to have a swollen thumb.

I’ve thought about moving to some other way of getting the internet into the house but the lack of physical BT wire means it would need reconnecting and surprise surprise that takes 6-8 weeks.

My Insecent moaning on twitter and in emails has gotten me £15 of my bill – but i still don’t have broadband I would call in any sense of the word broad.

Sorry for the rant I just need write that down.

Happy New Year –  yes we are still about - usually I start the new year with a whole lot of renewed enthusiasm and great ideals (I fool myself by not calling them resolutions) – but this year a combination of snow, over tiredness and a monumentally slow internet have all but sucked it all out of me I’m afraid.

I’m thinking of declaring January null and void and having a new new years day on 1st February - maybe without snow, and a bit of rest (I can’t dare to think my internet will still be slow) it might all start out better. It also gives me another month to actually think of some things to be all eager about.