And we're back

We finally got internet installed at the house Aug 14th. They were suppose to just push a magical button somewhere and we would have internet on the 10th without any hassles! I should have known that for Germany something like that definately IS too good to be true! I called on the 10th to say it wasn't working, they said "well it can be set up anytime between 8-4pm" (which oddly enuf sounds just like the answer u get in the good old USA!). So on the 11th, when it still didn't work, I called again. This time they said it should be working, and that they would have to put a request in with the local telephone company to come out, that someone would call first. At around 7:30pm that night I recieved a phone call during dinner at our friend's house, I of course didn't answer it since that would have been rude and there was no way it could have been the telephone guy that late. (remember that I'm at M's house, who incidently speaks german. Just remember that for hind sight purpose.) There was no message left, but the next morning the same phone number called me and started speaking german. I politely said "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" and he said "nine", then continued on in german. I said the internet company's name, but didn't get any response I understood, if I did I was just going to tell him to come. Finally I understood that he would have someone who does speak english call me back. The next day I called the internet company to explain all this and relay the fact that no one had ever called me back. Martin (we were on 1st name terms by now) told me that the phone guy had put in another ticket to have someone who speaks english come out on Friday. Martin was a little put off, since everyone knows that TKS mostly serves the Americans in the area, he thought it was odd that a german who did not know english was given one of TKS's customers to call on. Well, I didn't care if they spoke english, I would have let ANYONE in the house if I thought they were there to get the internet hooked up!!! So Friday, I am waiting for a phone call, when someone rings my door bell. I threw open the door to discover a man who didn't speak english, but I welcomed him in the best I could. Showed him the wall outlet, then he asked something and made a box shape with his hands...we went from room to room in the basement, then outside. He found what he needed, came back in and said "ist gut"...yeah some German that I knew!!! We repeated "ist gut" to each other a few times, and many Dankeschön's were exchanged. I do have to say though, after he left I had to spray the house with some spray to get rid of the lingering body odor...but that was a small price to pay to be able to get back online and to call the US for free!!!