Well I Never
Some days it is just too hard to hang on to a Pollyanna persona.
Yesterday, as many of you probably know our whole country, Canada from sea to shining sea went down.
One of our largest providers for television, and internet, for the whole suddenly failed. Correction – they are according to their site Canada’s largest provider of wireless voice and data communications. No service. Rogers.
People could not debit anything, transfer funds, pay bills on line, or buy retail unless they used another provider. I directly to my bank to get cash, but many others could not.
Can you imagine how many millions or billions were lost to companies. I sought to buy a lottery ticket, figuring all this bad luck could be lucky, and could not because the lottery corporation used this company. **It wasn’t.
My cell was fine because I use Telus a different provider, but I use Rogers for TV and internet. TV didn’t matter so much, it wasn’t until tonight that I thought to turn it on, but it still isn’t working, though my wifi is.
Back to my phone working – a good thing, but most of the folk I call have Rogers service so I couldn’t reach them anyway.
It brought home to me just how vulnerable we are. Cyber warfare – where a country can be brought to its knees without boots on the ground. The stuff of futuristic horror shows. **Disclaimer – I don’t know what caused this particular nation wide problem and I am not sure I would believe what they will say is the cause, but regardless, it has devastating potential.
When JB and I were discussing this this evening on our regular Saturday/Sunday night FaceTime we jokingly said we had solved the world’s problems by the end of our call, ha ha.
I am irritable. So this song has been running through my mind this evening.
Lyrics
Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues
‘Cause I never thought that I’d ever lose
Your love dear, why’d you do me this way?
Well, I never felt more like cryin’ all night
‘Cause everythin’s wrong, and nothin’ ain’t right
Without you, you got me singin’ the blues.
The moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There’s nothin’ left for me to do
But cry-why-why-why over you (cry over you)
Well, I never felt more like runnin’ away
But why should I go ’cause I couldn’t stay
Without you, you got me singin’ the blues.
Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues
‘Cause I never thought that I’d ever lose
Your love dear, why’d you do me this way?
Well, I never felt more like cryin’ all night
‘Cause everythin’s wrong, and nothin’ ain’t right
Without you, you got me singin’ the blues.
Oh, the moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There’s nothin’ left for me to do
But cry-why-why-why over you (cry over you)
Well, I never felt more like runnin’ away
But why should I go ’cause I couldn’t stay
Without you, you got me singin’ the blues
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Otis
Singing the Blues lyrics © Sony/atv Acuff Rose Music
So enough whining and snivelling from North of 43. May your communications be clear.
bridgesburning 
My dad used to sing this song by Marty Robins. What great memories. I always used Telus for everything when I lived in Canada and still use telus webmail. never had a problem. The service providers here are not as reliable but we are used to it now.
Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR7z9SBZwr4
Oh Dear. that sucks.
This is why Russia and China work so hard to be able to destroy all the satellites of the Western Allies and NATO. EVERYTHING will shut down – transportation, communication, commerce, flight, missile systems. In a matter of moments an ultimatum “surrender or be incinerated with nukes” will require total capitulation because as so paralyzed no defense or offense could be waged. We live in very precarious times The mere COVID virus responses shut down so much – it gave us a taste of what it may be like. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea wage cyberwarfare every day against the US and its allies. It is very frightening and too few people have any idea of what’s going on. Start storing bottled water and get a vegetable garden started.