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On Losing A Limb
$u$ Started conversation Feb 6, 2012
You get so used to these things that it doesn't even occur to consider how much you would miss them until they are cut off.
I have been without an internet connection since Sunday morning at least; it probably went on Saturday. The ISP say the replacement equipment will be here in 3-5 days. Thats's assuming that is where the fault lies anyway.
It couldn't have happened at a worse time. I was able to go into 'the office' today to send the essential emails that should have gone last night, but now I'm stuck checking for replies on my wholly inadequate mobile phone. Typing this is certainly a challenge!
So, being without internet & the means to easily check email, my bank balance, do online shopping or any one of a hundred other thi gs I have learnt to take for granted with an 'always on' connection, I thought I would cook up that recipe I'd been meaning to try. Then I remembered where the recipe was - here on h2g2!
On Losing A Limb
There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Feb 7, 2012
My router went out a few weeks ago. I don't really need it because I don't have the VOIP telephone that used it to connect to the internet any more, but it took me a few minutes to figure out where the problem was and connect the PC directly to the modem. During that brief time I felt quite bereft. It was working just fine when I turned off the PC the previous night but not next morning. A frustrating start to the day, at least for a brief time, and I still haven't worked out why it's not connecting.
Just goes to show how much the interwebs is an integral part of our lives now.
On Losing A Limb
$u$ Posted Feb 16, 2012
Happily hooked up to a new limb now. Seems to be working so far...
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