Serendipity

For the past few weeks we've been plagued by a dearth of connectivity. Yes, we are one of the unlawful and awful citizens who've been leaching off our neighbour's free wireless. (It's not stealing if its a free good, is it?) So you can imagine our chagrin when our kindly (albeit unknowingly so) neighbour decided to take off for the winter vacations, leaving us high and dry. And without internet. Seriously. Isn't it a bit selfish to turn off your internet router just because you're going away for a few weeks?! Nobody thinks of their neighbours nowadays, that's what's the problem with this world.

The sudden disappearance of 'SoWireless' from our wireless connections left us in a quandary. Had he gone forever, leaving this gaping void in our lives? WOULD WE HAVE TO START PAYING FOR INTERNET OURSELVES??!

And then, this morning, suddenly, 'SoWireless' was back. Full connectivity and everything, as if he'd never been gone. So Azdadoobie, Ilajna and I have been online all day, in celebration and recognition. It's been 24 hours and it's still here.

"I get my own internet," Seagull had told us, "because I need predictability and reliability."

Well, SoWireless has been back for more than a day now, and looks set to stay. When they come free, predictability and reliability can be pretty flexible concepts.