worst timing...ISP throttled mee

[steptoe]

Never happened to me before. My ISP throttle window appeared when there is just minutes before closing, and I am about to place a sniper bid. I have hit my max on my access for the month - 70MB plus 18 cents per MB up to about $24 for the month and I am about to CONFIRM a bid and this window comes up advising me I have hit the limit. I am give the choice to buy a block of MB, upgrade to a bigger plan or continue at throttled dial up speed.

First, I try to buy a block and the transactin is denied, as I try to go back to the action I keep being redirected to dodo to buy, upgrade or continue. OK, OK, OK I hit the 'continue' in a last minute (seconds , actually) desperate attempt to bid on a ripper little chainsaw. A mate has one and it snorts and beats his lumberjacking mates in who can cut through the most in same time.

Maybe it was just good fortune I got throttled because i won it ! Bretty was stoked about getting his 62cc baby for 180 all up. I got mine for 160 including the 47 delivery from Sydney. It looks like a Stihll !