It was a perfect Autumn day in Canberra, and I was itching to go for a cycle and a languid run the bush.

However, although I was able to dial in to my email in Albury, and connect Sunday evening when I got back, on Monday morning when I got up - nothing. Internet access was OK, Bob's email was OK, and despite checking all the POP & STMP settings, on different computers, nothing, Nada, niet.

Forty minutes spent waiting on the line listening to muzak before I spoke to a person, who couldn't help me at all other than suggesting that I wait 24 hours to see if I needed to reset the password after a password violation. I knew this was highly unlikely unless I had been doing some nocturnal wanderings.

After over an hour of frustration on the 'phone, I felt rather despondent, and lost my 'Go'; I didn't even make it to Geoff's group this afternoon.

Hopefully all will be resolved tomorrow, and I shall resume running and receiving my emails.