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Surreal Farber
Cat Herder
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
Posts: 2,059
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04-23-2005 10:33
About a week ago Ferran and I disappeared from SL. We were having an ISP problem... or in this case, political problems. Many of you know that we live in Belize, and English speaking country in Central America. Belize has only one ISP which is run by the State. To make a long story short, some of the workers felt they should be given the company for free so they went on strike. This shut down the cel phones, landlines, data lines, internet, and ATMs. Having demonstrated their fitness to run the company by crippling the entire country, they were somewhat surprised when they were all fired, the police were called in, etc. That's when the sabotage started. The main electrical lines from Mexico cut, fiber optics cut, fires, looting, rioting. Makes Comcast look attractive doesn't it. Service is still erratic with daily outages of either the internet or electricity. We will be in and out as we can. I wanted to thank our customers for their patience. If I have missed any customer IMs due to capping, please drop me another IM. Also thanks to everyone who took care of Chaos for us in our absence... you guys are better than pitbulls. 
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milady Guillaume
Shhhh, I'm researching!
Join date: 28 Dec 2003
Posts: 696
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Who are you again???
04-23-2005 10:36
Just kidding!!
Welcome back you two!! You have been missed by many of the mongrels out here! Now get back to work, your fans await!!
Hugs and it is good to see you both back!!
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Icon Serpentine
punk in drublic
Join date: 13 Nov 2003
Posts: 858
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04-23-2005 10:44
Trouble in paradise, eh?  I hope it settles down for you soon. I also hope that if I get my dream of moving into a small beach-side shack in Costa Rica, I won't have to put up with that sort of stuff. Maybe they'll have stratosphere satellites providing cheap wireless internet by then.  Keep on swingin
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Hiro Pendragon
bye bye f0rums!
Join date: 22 Jan 2004
Posts: 5,905
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04-23-2005 11:00
Welcome back... and um, if this isn't proof that monopolies are bad, I dunno what is! Glad you're safe!
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Aimee Weber
The one on the right
Join date: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,286
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04-23-2005 11:45
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Jonquille Noir
Lemon Fresh
Join date: 17 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,025
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04-23-2005 12:02
Welcome back, you two! I wondered where you'd disappeared to. Chaos was so quiet.
Sounds like you're having an exciting time of it. Did you take any pictures?
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Kei Mars
z-list celebrity
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 228
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04-23-2005 15:11
Welly welly welly welcome backs!
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FlipperPA Peregrine
Magically Delicious!
Join date: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,703
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04-23-2005 17:45
I was in MAJOR lesbian withdrawal for a while, and let me tell you, I can't write a paragraph worth reading... thank gawd Surreal's back to write the text for SLBoutique, hehehe.
No more run on sentences like the last paragraph or fragments like this one!
I'm glad you're back, SL is far too normal with you!
-Flip
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Siggy Romulus
DILLIGAF
Join date: 22 Sep 2003
Posts: 5,711
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04-23-2005 18:20
Biatch! I scrambled to make a new computer using scraps of wood, chickenwire, and an old vibrator that was lying around the house .. only to come back and not find you guys...
Good to have you back.
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Juro Kothari
Like a dog on a bone
Join date: 4 Sep 2003
Posts: 4,418
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04-23-2005 18:31
From: Siggy Romulus Biatch! I scrambled to make a new computer using scraps of wood, chickenwire, and an old vibrator that was lying around the house .. only to come back and not find you guys...
Good to have you back. I'm sure you'll find a good use for that new machine, Siggy. buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Welcome back ladies!! |
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Jesrad Seraph
Nonsense
Join date: 11 Dec 2004
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04-24-2005 00:26
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FlipperPA Peregrine
Magically Delicious!
Join date: 14 Nov 2003
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04-24-2005 03:31
Gee, I am REALLY shocked that this was not covered on the front page of an US "news"paper. However, I am pleased to report, Michael Jackson is still a TOTAL FUCK UP.
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Surreal Farber
Cat Herder
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
Posts: 2,059
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04-25-2005 12:00
Thanks for posting that link. It covers what we know about the story pretty well. I'm sending it to my friends state side.
We still hve problems here although it seems to be dying back a bit. Sabotage to electrical systems seem to be the number one form of recreation.
We are in a quiet backwater (the nation's capitol) and have yet to see any direct trouble, but we still have no reliable connection to the outside world.
Only a month more and we head home anyway.
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Phobos 3d Design - putting the hot in psychotic since 2004
Come see our whole line of clothing, animations and accessories in Chaos (37, 198, 43)
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Pendari Lorentz
Senior Member
Join date: 5 Sep 2003
Posts: 4,372
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04-25-2005 12:37
WOW! Amazing story and no, have not heard of any of this on the US news. Good luck to both of you and hope you are able to return to SL on a more regular basis. And someday I would love to hear more of your story! It sounds like an interesting life to say the least! 
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David Valentino
Nicely Wicked
Join date: 1 Jan 2004
Posts: 2,941
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04-25-2005 12:47
From: Surreal Farber About a week ago Ferran and I disappeared from SL. We were having an ISP problem... or in this case, political problems. Many of you know that we live in Belize, and English speaking country in Central America. Belize has only one ISP which is run by the State. To make a long story short, some of the workers felt they should be given the company for free so they went on strike. This shut down the cel phones, landlines, data lines, internet, and ATMs. Having demonstrated their fitness to run the company by crippling the entire country, they were somewhat surprised when they were all fired, the police were called in, etc. That's when the sabotage started. The main electrical lines from Mexico cut, fiber optics cut, fires, looting, rioting. Makes Comcast look attractive doesn't it. Service is still erratic with daily outages of either the internet or electricity. We will be in and out as we can. I wanted to thank our customers for their patience. If I have missed any customer IMs due to capping, please drop me another IM. Also thanks to everyone who took care of Chaos for us in our absence... you guys are better than pitbulls. That's what you get for not taking me along with you!!!  I could have...um..well..played cards with you while the ISP was down!
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Tito Gomez
Mi Vida Loca
Join date: 1 Aug 2004
Posts: 921
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04-25-2005 13:22
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Hailey Marlowe
Registered User
Join date: 16 Apr 2005
Posts: 10
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04-25-2005 14:02
I don't know you but welcome back and glad that you're safe!
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Jeska Linden
Administrator
Join date: 26 Jul 2004
Posts: 2,388
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04-25-2005 14:23
Moved to the "Notices and Well Wishes" forum.
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Jonquille Noir
Lemon Fresh
Join date: 17 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,025
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04-25-2005 16:19
From: David Valentino That's what you get for not taking me along with you!!! I could have...um..well..played cards with you while the ISP was down! We all know you just wanted to go for the rum and lesbians.
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Merwan Marker
Booring...
Join date: 28 Jan 2004
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04-26-2005 06:16
Welcome back! Sanity returns!! 
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Tya Fallingbridge
Proud Prim Whore
Join date: 28 Aug 2003
Posts: 790
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04-26-2005 10:21
Welcome back ~tya |
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Marilyn Murphy
Obeys Her Toaster
Join date: 23 Jul 2003
Posts: 361
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05-04-2005 17:19
i never read this section so i did not see this.
so sayeth:
marilyn
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