My, My, How Spoiled Was I?

Dayton, Ohio
December 4, 2015 12:59am CST
Spotty internet is very annoying. What is worse is having an unsolvable problem. When you live in an old old town, you hope internet companies would rebuild failing infrastructure. That doesn't always happen though. Until now, I didn't realize how spoiled I had become. On the bright side it means the kids and I learn patience, and to live without consistent internet access. Of course, if this is my biggest annoyance, I am pretty lucky!
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
4 Dec 15
I can understand you feeling that way . We can't help getting annoyed when the internet would intermittently goes off indeed
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Dec 15
you too get annoyed?
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Dec 15
@SIMPLYD - ha ha ha ha....... same here. (You won't believe I recently changed my service provider (at home) because internet connectivity had gone to worse with the previous one).
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
4 Dec 15
@dpk262006 Of course ! specially when i cannot go to myLot because the internet is slow .
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Dec 15
You have (and we all have) become used to live with internet and we all have become so dependent on internet that if the connectivity gets poor, we go mad within no time. Earlier, when there was no internet, we were not so impatient. I feel that it is the flip side of internet that we have become addicted to it and cannot think of living without it.
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dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Dec 15
@BethieAnnie Now Internet has become an integral part of our life and is a socially acceptable norm. Yeah, you are right modem would also get fed up in the past because we used to tap it, slap it, used to pull its ears (read wires) when connectivity used to go extremely poor.
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Bethie Annie
@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
Yeah, we have all developed an addiction, haven't we? Yet, it is the most socially accepted one on the planet! I remember being a teenager who patiently waited for internet connection, as my modem bursted in to a long series of beeps and fuzz. She would probably think it is madness!
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Bethie Annie
@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
@dpk262006 that reminds me that sometimes when people complain of computer issues I tell them to be nicer to the computer, swearing it helps!
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Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
4 Dec 15
I used to have that Problem in an area I used to live in, living alone it used to upset me when I could not get on the Internet I felt alone and cut of
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Bethie Annie
@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
I know that feeling. The internet gives us an opportunity to connect, even if our current situation allows for little. It's as if humanity is searching for connection. It is not surprising, considering current events.
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sishy7
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
4 Dec 15
Yes, there's always a silver lining on the dark cloud...
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Bethie Annie
@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
Exactly. I do hope it won't be like this forever! However, to protect my sanity, it is beat to appreciate every silver lining!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
4 Dec 15
You are right, we suppose that the everything should be kept updated even in old towns, but there are some advantages living in old towns that those living in big cities will never experience.
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Bethie Annie
@BethieAnnie (818)
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
You are absolutely right. Historical richness gives old towns a certain advantage! Not to mention the relationships between people!
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Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
18 Dec 15
After months of very limited internet access I am suddenly enjoying unlimited....woohoo.