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Osamu Sekiguchi Journals April 27, 1997 Location: Columbus, Nebraska - Location: 41:25:47N 97:22:05W Elevation: 1441 feet We stayed in Columbus both yesterday and today. The original pioneers didn't travel on Sunday because it is the Sabbath, so we don't travel on Sundays either. This has helped me a lot. I should be preparing for tomorrow's travels now, but I'm too tired to do anything. Because I always say, "I need to send e-mail," many people tell me various things; "Someone has a cellular phone." "There is a student who knows a lot about computers." "My dad has a Japanese abacus." People happily tell me many things, some of them are very important and others which are meaningless. I think this is why people say that Americans are friendly. Today's most useful information was from Kathy. She is from Liverpool, England. She said, "I saw a phone outlet over in that storehouse." I thought I need to check this out. This was a grand discovery, since my cellular phone didn't work well. When I went there, there was a phone jack near the entrance! I could finally send e-mail! After asking a nearby person for permission, I tried to start the computer. But no matter how many times I tried, it didn't connect. A Nippon Net worker told me of access points in San Fransisco and Omaha, so I tried Omaha because San Fransisco was too far. "It didn't work." I thought. "What's wrong?" Wait.... Maybe.... "Piiiiii" It connected! What a comforting sound this high tone was. I hadn't heard it in such a long time. The problem was I needed to change the setting from "tone" to "dial". In the Midwest, phones don't give off audible tones. They are not "user friendly" yet. |
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