Ken Boddie

7 years ago · 2 min. reading time · ~10 ·

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Oh Me Oh My, What can I Do? 😰

Oh Me Oh My, What can I Do? 😰

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Oh me oh my, what can I do, why this catastrophe? 

My wi-fi signal's broken and I can't get on beBee,

I've tried the usual checks, you know, rebooted, checked the cable,

Switched the modem off and on, done all that I am able.

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Nothing left for me to do, but try and telephone,

Easy said, not easy done, wait, there's a dialling tone,

Pardon me? Oh now I see, I'm talking to a tool, 

A pre-recorded system gives me numbered options, cool!

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But nothing matches what I need, my temper starts to worsen, 

I'm almost ready to give up, and then, a 'real person', 

I start to share my problem, but to add to my frustration, 

She needs a lot more info, to assist administration.

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All right, I will play her game, although I'm not real keen,

Much of what she asks for has been given to that machine,

So she knows that she is talking to the proper one, 

She must have my birthdate, "Why - to send me presents, hon?"

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After more preamble, which she handles very well, 

She asks, "What's the matter, Mr Ken? Now please do tell."

I explain my problem, which you bees will plainly see, 

"I can' t buzz or post or share, just can't get on beBee."

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Now I'm sure she thinks that I am trying to be funny, 

When I say I need my daily fix of making honey, 

Then when I go on to say that I must check my hive, 

She is surely thinking, I've gone into overdrive.

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First she calms me down and in a voice as smooth as honey, 

Tells me it'll be OK and that I needn't worry,

No-one's doing maintenance work, in my neighbourhood,

But she'll send a tech out, to ensure that all is good.

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I have heard this all before, I am not that dumb.

Will I have to wait a week or more for them to come?

Things don't really look so good, when she says that she,

Has to check the roster, and then will get back to me.

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But before she goes she sends a text which has a link, 

Use this if you need me, it's much quicker thank you think.

Well now I'm impressed, I see she's really trying to please, 

Means I don't need to redial, 'general enquiries'.

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More good news, she quickly calls me back, wow that's real soon, 

She can have a tech out, "How's tomorrow afternoon?" 

Now I'm really quite impressed, this girl she's no jerk, 

And tomorrow's Friday, that's a day that I don't work.

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Friday morning comes, I'm at the gym and feeling surly, 

Then I get a phone call from the tech, can he come early?

By the time I'm home he's there, wow he's really large, 

But he gets right to it, has it fixed, and there's no charge.

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So, as you can see, I'm back on line and whoop de dee,

Here's a shout for Telstra, thanks for looking after me.  

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When not researching the weird or the wonderful, the comical or the cultured, the sinful or the serious, I chase my creative side, the results of which can be seen as selected photographs of my travels on my website at:

http://ken-boddie.squarespace.com

The author of the above, Ken Boddie, besides being a sometime poet and occasional writer, is an enthusiastic photographer, rarely leisure-travelling without his Canon, and loves to interact with other like-minded people with diverse interests.

Ken's three day work week (part time commitment) as a consulting engineer allows him to follow his photography interests, and to plan trips to an ever increasing list of countries and places of scenic beauty and cultural diversity.



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Comments

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #40

#55
Took me a while to get this one, but eventually the penny dropped, Gerald Hecht. 😄

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #39

#53
Thanks, Lisa Gallagher. I guess "funny facts" beat futile fiction? 🤔

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #38

#43
I enjoyed it Ken Boddie, your creative and you capture the reader with humor and facts. Good mix :-)

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #37

Thank you, Cat. I love your hat. 💕 #48

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #36

Thank you, Cat, #48

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #35

Do we have any competitors, Errol? 🐝 #47

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #34

Or perhaps in this case, Maja Vujovic, your daily can't work? 😊 #45

Dean Owen

7 years ago #33

#41
When I first saw that picture I did think you were munching on a hand roll! But we do like the dressing gown and jammies author look of this picture. Increase the brightness and try it out as a profile picture. You will look like the distinguished fellow from down under (if ever there was one!).

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #32

#35
Thanks, Lisa, but perhaps I took a little bit of poetic licence with my description of events. Either way you're correct, She definitely would have thought she had a looney on the telephone, and there again, perhaps she did? 😉

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #31

Good energy you say, Javier C\u00e1mara Rica? Must be that electrical storm again. 😀 #39

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #30

#38
That's my microphone munching picture, Dean Owen-san. They taste good with a sprinkling of wasabi. 🎤

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #29

Thanks, Javier C\u00e1mara Rica, but wet weather and cable broadband don't appear to mix well. Perhaps you could arrange to stop sending the "rain in Spain" over to Oz? #34
#38
I also really like this picture! It transmits good energy !

Dean Owen

7 years ago #27

Yes, great pic! Suggest you make that your profile pic! The one you have now makes you look like a trade unionist ! 😗

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #26

Sorry for typos, darn keyboard on my phone

Lisa Gallagher

7 years ago #25

Nice to have you back Ken Boddie. I couldn't help but laugh over the conversation coming from your end, she probably thought she had a looney on the phone talking about bees, hives, honey and well you couldn't produce any honey either! So frustrating when pc or internt issues arise. Maybe you madr her curious and we will gain more bees thanks to your conversation ;-)
Ken Boddie, welcome to beBee AGAIN :) have a great weekend. Please don't disconnect !! LOL

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #23

Good to meet another Apple Mac platform fanatic. One thing that keeps me on the Mac and iPhone is the excellent service I get at the local Apple stores, on the very few occasions I have any problems. Full of young geeks with instant solutions. Now your network, that's a different matter. The excellent service provided by my telecommunications provider in this story was, unfortunately, the exception that proves the rule. 😥#31

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #22

I'm glad you're glad. 😀#30

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #21

#27
As I am an anarchic cooker, I would say YES YOU CAN!! Syrup and honey are similar consistency, so don't think you'll have any problem. Tell us the result if you finally make it!!

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #20

#23
#25 Hey Mamen Delgado I love the sweet taste of fudge, just like Poo Bear loves honey. But I've never tried to make it. I therefore just Googled the recipe. Do you guys know if you can swap honey for syrup and thereby make it more "rumbly in my tumbly"? 🐻

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #19

#24
#25 😘

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #18

Yummy, yummy, in my tummy. 😋 #23

Mamen 🐝 Delgado

7 years ago #17

Oh my my I feel so sorry you had to go through this all worry. Glad you are come back miss you much, let's get party I'll prepare a fudge!! 🎉

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #16

Good to beBack, Catalina Serrano 😀#21

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #15

Thanks for sharing, Gerald Hecht. Much obliged. 👍

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #14

I guess, James McElearney, that this was the exception that proves the rule, 🤔#15

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #13

Glad I fell off the wagon, Jim Cody #16

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #12

#9
Some find them funny, others are colder. Funny's like beauty, the eye of the beholder? 😀 You owe me an Asahi, Dean-san!

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #11

Thanks heaps, Javier C\u00e1mara Rica, for the shares! 👍

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #10

Still trying to get over the shock myself, Kev. Just about to take a valium and have a lie down. 😳#10

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #9

Thank you, Tiina Holli, Praise indeed, even more so since occasionally you "paskat nakkaa". 😉 #8

Kevin Pashuk

7 years ago #8

Nice to have the Bard fron Oz back online with all your pent-up poetry! But... outstanding customer service from a utility company? Surely you jest!

Dean Owen

7 years ago #7

#5
How about a beer, or maybe some honey, if only your poems were a little more funny! 🤗🐝

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #6

Mission accomplished , Pascal Derrien 👍#6

Pascal Derrien

7 years ago #5

that made me smile :-)

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #4

"Delightfully bad?" Dean that makes me so sad, 😰 But buy me a wine, And I'll rhyme any time. 😋

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #3

Delightfully bad?#3

Dean Owen

7 years ago #2

That is a serious modem! Mine is the size of a matchbox. Glad you are back with your "delightfully bad" poetry which is always a joy to read! :)

Ken Boddie

7 years ago #1

Thanks, Pam. Nice to be back. Withdrawal symptoms can be painful. 😥#1

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