Time Used Waiting
I am sitting in my new office waiting for Bell Canada to put in my phone line. I started waiting at 8:00 am this morning for an appointment until 12:00 but they didn’t show up, explaining that my record had been held in the unapoligetic way that only an ex-monopoly can muster up. The only apt they had in the near future was tonight, so I decided to stick it out. Now it is 7:50 pm – so we have almost reached the 12-hour waiting mark.
In the course of waiting I got lots of writing work done, invited a couple fun and hilarious friends to visit me throughout the day and even now my best friend is keeping me company in this darkened office. But – even though the day was pretty good and productive, it still has this extremely annoying overtone since the waiting for Bell part is constantly lingering in the background.
Patience is something I am working hard to develop… but sometimes it is not easy. I read this post on waiting and it reminded me that basically I am in charge of our own destiny and Bell, as annoying and wasting-of-my-time they are, cannot "make" me frustrated…
I bet Bell highlights how far we are from enlightenment for a lot of people 
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Now you know why so many people are using cell phones instead of land lines. But if you must have a land line, then you’re at the mercy of BellCanada. Don’t get frustrated, annoyed, or angry just bill them for the time you spent waiting? Or better yet, use your blog to make some changes in their comportment. Take care.
Yes – I was forced into it because cell phones do not sound good for the conference calls that I have to attend and it is an older building. I can’t wait umtil VOIP really gets there from a clarity perspective but in my experience they still have a ways to go.