Cuzzin Ricky

My Lunch With Barn Army's Ace of Spies

Cuzzin Ricky Delivers

Eyes Only Had a long anticipated meeting with cuzzin Ricky Reilly yesterday. Yes, his grandfather, and mine, was Sydney. A resident of Walnut Creek, CA, he has access to  maps (roll)  your Barn Army high command must have before we implement Operation Bay Area Mushroom.  We celebrated with steamed crabs (no mean feat that, this time of year, but Hucker figgered it out), Ledo pizza, crayfish, steamed shrimp, and brewskis.  As you might imagine, our Ace of Spies is adept in the field of data communication, so he quickly unraveled the secret of unlocking our wi-fi capabilities. Heretofore, when agents showed up with their laptops, our signal was readily picked up, but the procedure for unlocking it with the necessary password was an enigma, lost in volumes of undecipherable procedural gobbledygook.  Here's how simple it is, for those millions of you who suffer silently, in fear of looking stupid.  Ready?  When asked for the password, turn your router over and enter the WEP KEY number Eyes Only printed on the bottom.  I'll go out on limb and guess that if you have a MAC, the MAC ID will apply.  Note to Microsoft:  Wasn't that easy? Bonus Hint:  Why pay for internet service at all?  Do a search for local wi-fi and pick a neighbor's signal.  Go next door and say, "Fran, I will you go outside so I can take a picture of you in your front yard from your office window?"  Then copy his WEP KEY.  Carry on. GODDAMMIT