Studies, sleep, satelites and the rest
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suzyscottdotcomIt’s been a busy last few days, largely as I’ve had a TMA (Tutor Marked Assessment) TMA02 for my M150 OU course. Firstly, I got confused in my last post – T175 scores resulted in CMA41 (Computer Marked Assessment - multiple choice) getting 92%, whereas TMA02 for T175 pulled a 62% score.
On Sunday night, and then again on Monday night, I had real problems in sleeping – unable to remain still and calm. The Sunday was the worst I’d had it for quite a while – Caroline seemed to be upset over it, but I discussed it with her later - it’s something I’d kind of expect to start kicking off with the other HD symptoms around now. I’m getting a variety of symptoms in different things, at different times. Hopefully the sleep problems are not the start of something – indeed, last night I was fine. Given last night’s study on TMA02 for M150, not surprising. Half-done on Monday, so I was hopeful. Three-quarters done on Tuesday lunchtime, and finished by Tuesday evening – or so I thought – but the second JavaScript didn’t work. Lots of hair-tearing, but then, I managed to crack my knee off the sticking-out USB drive that held the work I’d done so far! Salvaging what I could via Caroline’s machine then meant losing the screenshots, formatting, headers and more. Never mind, got it in with a couple of hours to spare before the deadline!
After all that, another busy day, with various deliveries coming throughout the day. Having converted to a Sky package (a bit more for not a lot more), we now have an offer from o2 for broadband, which C is mulling over. It’s less than half the price of what we pay now for the back-up line, and it will mean we’ve just upped both lines in speed, and brought in a new digital HD satellite recorder, at little over the old price for two separate 8mb ADSL broadband access and phone lines. C was talking about you have to keep changing to get the best deal, and I guess it’s true in any part of the world.
Following various problems with the doctor, a complaint/access request has gone in. We’ve had the request to arrange a time to meet for the notes access request, and the complaint will be dealt with. I’d rather not have had to do it, but when you end up waiting 60-90 minutes after the time just to get in – that’s worth a whinge in it’s own right, isn’t it? Then there is everything else… as part of the complaint, I asked them to ensure that the referral request was sent to the CORRECT people, as an urgent request. Exactly what happens now is yet to be found out.
On Sunday night, and then again on Monday night, I had real problems in sleeping – unable to remain still and calm. The Sunday was the worst I’d had it for quite a while – Caroline seemed to be upset over it, but I discussed it with her later - it’s something I’d kind of expect to start kicking off with the other HD symptoms around now. I’m getting a variety of symptoms in different things, at different times. Hopefully the sleep problems are not the start of something – indeed, last night I was fine. Given last night’s study on TMA02 for M150, not surprising. Half-done on Monday, so I was hopeful. Three-quarters done on Tuesday lunchtime, and finished by Tuesday evening – or so I thought – but the second JavaScript didn’t work. Lots of hair-tearing, but then, I managed to crack my knee off the sticking-out USB drive that held the work I’d done so far! Salvaging what I could via Caroline’s machine then meant losing the screenshots, formatting, headers and more. Never mind, got it in with a couple of hours to spare before the deadline!
After all that, another busy day, with various deliveries coming throughout the day. Having converted to a Sky package (a bit more for not a lot more), we now have an offer from o2 for broadband, which C is mulling over. It’s less than half the price of what we pay now for the back-up line, and it will mean we’ve just upped both lines in speed, and brought in a new digital HD satellite recorder, at little over the old price for two separate 8mb ADSL broadband access and phone lines. C was talking about you have to keep changing to get the best deal, and I guess it’s true in any part of the world.
Following various problems with the doctor, a complaint/access request has gone in. We’ve had the request to arrange a time to meet for the notes access request, and the complaint will be dealt with. I’d rather not have had to do it, but when you end up waiting 60-90 minutes after the time just to get in – that’s worth a whinge in it’s own right, isn’t it? Then there is everything else… as part of the complaint, I asked them to ensure that the referral request was sent to the CORRECT people, as an urgent request. Exactly what happens now is yet to be found out.
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NET
Date: 2009-05-13 07:41 pm (UTC)Does changing suppliers go smoothly or is it like diving off a bridge not knowing what you may hit?
Caroline.
Re: NET
Date: 2009-05-13 07:48 pm (UTC)Reason I say this is that in the place where I worked, the majority had Telewest (now Virgin Media) connections, and kept coming in smirking every time there was a free speed upgrade, and I was paying a packet for 512k ADSL! All because, despite being just a few hundred yards from the old Telewest offices, they couldn't wire up the flat that I used to live in...!
Re: NET
Date: 2009-05-13 08:11 pm (UTC)Last year weeks of traffic hold ups were caused by a team cutting a slot in the road towards where I live, could only be fibre optic I thought and contacted virgin to ask when I would be able to sign up. It was Dundee an d St. Andrews universities linking up on a private line! They were too stupid to drop in a second fibre for Virgin and make a tidy profit which is what universities are all about these days.
I could throw a tennis ball and hit the local exchange from where I am sitting but the download speed can be sooo slooooowww sometimes. Imagine going to buy a cup of coffee and being told that will be £3 for up to a whole cup but when it arrives it hardly wets the bottom of the cup.
Moan over, Caroline.