Oh Me Oh My, What can I Do? 😰
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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Ken Boddie
7 years ago #40
Took me a while to get this one, but eventually the penny dropped, Gerald Hecht. 😄
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #39
Thanks, Lisa Gallagher. I guess "funny facts" beat futile fiction? 🤔
Lisa Gallagher
7 years ago #38
I enjoyed it Ken Boddie, your creative and you capture the reader with humor and facts. Good mix :-)
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Dean Owen
7 years ago #33
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
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? 😉
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7 years ago #31
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7 years ago #30
That's my microphone munching picture, Dean Owen-san. They taste good with a sprinkling of wasabi. 🎤
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #29
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
7 years ago #28
I also really like this picture! It transmits good energy !
Dean Owen
7 years ago #27
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7 years ago #25
Javier Cámara-Rica 🐝🇪🇸
7 years ago #24
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Mamen 🐝 Delgado
7 years ago #21
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
#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
#25 😘
Ken Boddie
7 years ago #18
Mamen 🐝 Delgado
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Ken Boddie
7 years ago #12
Some find them funny, others are colder. Funny's like beauty, the eye of the beholder? 😀 You owe me an Asahi, Dean-san!
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Dean Owen
7 years ago #7
How about a beer, or maybe some honey, if only your poems were a little more funny! 🤗🐝
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