Good Bye, Dirk.

For years, TGP's boss at On Line for Idiots gave Plottie an 'overhead' account, which meant he received free OLI internet service. Then, when his boss got canned a few weeks ago, Plot was warned nobody would maintain that account. Since OLI no longer charges for internet service, it wouldn't much matter, right?

Wrong. This morning when The Great Theater Reviewer tried to log on to OLI he was unable to. His account has been terminated. And he can't get a new, free account, because the system still shows him as part of the old boss's empire. Plot learned all this when he finally got a live person on the line, speaking from a noisy, wet closet under a curry factory in India.

"Hello, my name is, uh, Dirk," said the service representative.

"I am The Great Plotnik," said The Great Plotnik.

"Oh, Mr. Great Plotnik, may I call you Mr. Great Plotnik?"

"You may."

"Thank you, Mr. Great Plotnik, but you see you must be calling the person in charge of this account," said Dirk.

"But that person has been fired. He no longer works for OLI," said Plotnik. "And there is no account. It has been cancelled. You just said so."

"Oh yes, thank you but we are unable you must see to help in this current situation difficulty you are experiencing without the permission of the person in charge."

"There is no person in charge."

"Nonetheless."

"The person formerly in charge of the account has taken very ill. Very, very ill. It is so sad. Can you not help me out here, Dirk?"

"Ah. This, Mr. Great Plotnik, is without a doubt presenting a most unfortunate set of experiences."

"Dirk," said The Great Plotnik.

"Yes, Mr. Great Plotnik?"

"Dirk, we are getting nowhere here."

"Thank you, you are being correct, I am sorry to having been no help in the resolution of your diffi..."

"Good Bye, Dirk."

So here he is. His OLI phone numbers are all on line and he can't get on line. Well, he can, but not with OLI. Is any of this current turmoil mattering thank you?