OH NO!! NO INTERNET! WHAT TO DO???
By GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23672)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 8, 2020 6:24pm CST
Just when you think nothing could get worse--yes, I know, getting the virus is--you wake up in the morning to find the Internet is down which means no connecting people in a relaxed way and many at the same time! Then, because I won't get Pandora on my monitor, I turn to the television because I need/want background noise and I never (never say never!) put on the TV until 5 or 6 PM. Sadly without the Internet, there is no TV. Oh, wait! I have an indoor antenna so I can get local networks but being spoiled those hands will drive me crazy!
Here I am without the Internet, no streaming TV shows or cable--what will I do with my time? Hey, I got it! I can go back to reading a book or 2 or 3! I can write stories! I can enjoy Mother Nature! I can eat! (Well better watch out for that!)
We get so spoiled with technology and think it is the end of the world if something goes wrong! It doesn't! We woke up this morning and we have many choices about how to spend the day and, even, do nothing if that is what we choose to do!
I am not lying--after 24 hours I had a great grin on my face when the Internet (and Netflix) came on!
Happy Passover Happy Easter
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
@id_peace Nope! I'm not into games!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
I am always relaxed--I am always fixing meals--I play games ON THE INTERNET!!
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@babytaffster (2232)
• Chatsworth, California
9 Apr 20
I think it is because we have been so accustomed to social media and the internet in general and it is gotten to the point where we feel it is as important for survival as food is. We didn’t have this kind of thing back in the 1990s and we got along fine because the internet was so new that it didn’t offer much anyhow. Now that we have it we almost can’t live without it.
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@babytaffster (2232)
• Chatsworth, California
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin I remember when phones first came out. My first one was boring my second one had one game. The only real thing to do when you were waiting for someone or something was to occupy your time playing with the calculator or searching ringtones. It wasn’t worth playing with, because there wasn’t much to do. Now that they have all this technology and access to so many things I feel like it needs to be on my side at all times, even though I had never felt that way before it (I did occupy my time with the boring game.)
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
Same as with the phone for many! Being without a phone doesn't/wouldn't bother me at all!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
@babytaffster I never take the phone with me when I leave home! If anything I will take a book!
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin Just a little , but a big one, yes, it can hurt.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
@marlina I honestly don't remember the last time I panicked--seriously as long as I wake up in the morning all is well!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
A little panic never hurts anyone--right?
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin I have a desk that is right inside my bedroom door. It is a catch-all for everything. My brother is the worst. Don't know where to put something? Put it in Sharon's room 
@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
Yes--between the isolation and no Internet for 24 hours I got a few things done on my list of things to do!
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
9 Apr 20
Understood!! Glad you got your internet back and hope you'll have it forever too. Me too, though I got cable everything revolves around internet too. Stay healthy and safe.
Glad you got your internet back and hope you'll have it forever too. Me too, though I got cable everything revolves around internet too. Stay healthy and safe.2 people like this
@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
I am healthy, safe and happy! Hope you are the same!
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin
Me too. Just got to get spell check.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
It was almost like a double isolation!!!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin I can understand. 
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@jstory07 (139708)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Apr 20
@GreatMartin Only when I lived in a cave with the dinosaurs. No need for one than.
@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
And how many years did you live without an internet????
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Apr 20
I certainly hope you get the Internet back soon I would flip because I could not be my writing work and it would mean losing money and not being able to let anyone know why I am not working
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
That was my first concern--people not hearing from me!!!
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
9 Apr 20
I probably would cry if that happened right now
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
Throw things maybe--not cry!!
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
And what would be bad about that?
I am doing great--how about you?
I am doing great--how about you?1 person likes this
@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
Me, too---so why are we on the internet so much???
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Apr 20
Expect more incidents like this as tech cannot handle this increased pressure.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Apr 20
That's why I now have a long list of what to do when the Internet goes out!! It is almost as long as my list of what to watch on Netflix!!
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
10 Apr 20
Did you get your chocolate matzoh?
Our internet has been acting up too. I suspect it's going to be a regular occurrence, as so many people are using the internet constantly at home right now.
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