When I got my BlackBerry Curve, I was on Virgin Mobile, and they don't use SIM cards. But it's just a BBerry, so a SIM card could be put into it, couldn't one?

No. It's dependent on carrier not phone manufacturer. BB makes phones that don't have SIM cards and ones that do. Even if it did take a SIM card, the phone would have to be unlocked to accept a UK SIM card.

Tom, that is a huge difference. And not a good one. I'm sorry.

Lisa, what a cute puppy. I hope you get her. Beagle pups make me sad though. Miss mine.

Meara, I hope they respond soon and have a long term fix.

I went from having a pretty good Saturday to being in a MAJOR pissy mood. I'm home alone so I'm not inflicting the pissy on others. Though it is those exact others who have me pissy.

On, meara, may they hustle this time, and actually *fix* it.

Sorry for the pissy, Suzi. Sometimes you just gotta shit, justified or not.

Tom, I would be very sad, too. I second Brenda's kudzu idea.

Well, I got it turned off (turned off all the hot water), and called the plumbers. The answer was, they could come out tonight or tomorrow and jury-rig something (is it jury-rig and jerry-built, or the other way around?), or wait until Monday and not pay emergency weekend/night rates, and they could look at their records and see what I actually need, anyway, and figure out what the last dude did and possibly did wrong. So I picked Monday. Fingers crossed they go "Oh, dude fucked up, sorry, this is free"? Fear is that it's a larger problem, and will need something crazy.

Ugh, meara. I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry for the pissy mood, Suzi.

It's dependent on carrier not phone manufacturer. BB makes phones that don't have SIM cards and ones that do. Even if it did take a SIM card, the phone would have to be unlocked to accept a UK SIM card.

Well, crap. The phone is branded with Virgin Mobile so that probably means it doesn't even have a slot for a SIM card. Okay, new plan. Thanks, all.

Plumber ~ma, meara, and sorry for the bad mood, Suzi.

I think it's jury-rig and jerry-built, meara. I bet Beverly knows, she knows things.

My kids are writing the most hilarious stories! Franny's has a heroine who whines all the time, and Isaac's hero complains about his mother who nags him and his dad who is impossible to wake up. Ah ha ha ha ha! What's that line again? Oh yes: write what you know.

Oh yes: write what you know.

I took that advice and ended up working on a novel about interstellar porn. It was my NaNoWriMo lasat year. I should finish that sucker.

jerry-built

But racist, right?

is it jury-rig and jerry-built, or the other way around?

I don't know if they have any answers, but my co-workers have opinions on that. [link]

But racist, right?

That is my understanding.