I'm off to Germany tomorrow to install my company's software at a childrens hospital, so I might not be blogging for the next week (hospitals don't trust staff with internet connections).

I thought that it might be a good idea to transfer my landline to my mobile phone just in case any super important phone calls come in, and according to the France Telecom website to do that you call 3000. Comme d'habitude a computer answered, although this time it didn't ask me to press 1 to do this, 2 to do that etc, it asked me to say it!

FT: Dit accedé ma ligne pour blah blah
moi: um, accedé ma ligne
FT: Accedé ma ligne. Entrez les dix chiffres de blah blah blah
moi: beep beep beep (I didn't say that, that was me entering my phone number)
FT: dit ton service blah blah blah
moi: transfer d'appel
FT: Secret d'appel. Entrez la numero blah blah blah ou dit sommaire pour la menu principal
moi: um, no - transfer d'appel
FT: Secret d'appel. Entrez la blah blah
moi: duh, somaire.
FT: menu des choix est indisponsible. Dit somaire. pour...
moi. soooh-moire
FT: ...
moi: suh-mwah
FT: blah blah blah
moi: *sigh* trrrans-FER d'appel
FT: messagerie vocal. blah blah
moi: what?
FT: ...
moi: trans-fer da pel!
FT: transfer d'appel. blah blah
moi: whoo hoo.
FT: heures locale. blah blah
moi: crap. trans-fer de pell.

And so it went on into the small hours of the night. Eventually I managed it, only to be told I had to subscribe to the service at 1,50€ per month (of course), and I had to wait until my subscription had been validated. Of course tomorrow is Sunday, sooo....