Challenge for folks using dial-up internet access

16 years ago

Have you had any success at chopping your household, kitchen and personal tasks into 15-second, 30-second, 45-second and 60-second chunks that you can carry on while the system is loading the various items that you want?

It would get rather hard on the vacuum cleaner switch, I fear: would wear out too soon.

When one takes a couple of mouthsfull of food at a time ...

... it gets better chewing, which pleases your stomach ...

... plus stretching it out like that makes you get that "filled up" feeling with less actual intake.

There's a good bonus that goes along with it - just think of all of that glorious exercise, running back and forth!?

While this is out-dated for you folks in the southern climes ...

... I don't recommend trying to prepare your tax return while doing it!

Over to you wise-guys for comments.

ole joyful

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linn_z
16 years ago
Yeah, my dial up is so slow I have plenty of time to do things while it's connecting. Go over papers, let the dog out and in again, take a snack or bathroom break, just not talk on the phone.
pkguy
16 years ago
I suffered with dialup up until about a year ago and finally gave up on it and got DSL. However the phone lines in my neighborhood are so bad that everytime it rained my internet wouldn't work for a day or so. Literally the squirrels etc were chewing or their claws were wrecking the wires on the poles. Bell came out a few times but said there wasn't any hope because my neighborhood wasn't due for replacement. So I winced and got cable high speed and couldn't be happier. It's well worth it.
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iowagirl2006
16 years ago
LOL! OJ - what a hoot.

I open many tabs - I will read one while the rest are loading.

I have a pretty good connection most of the time, but things like video are out of the question.
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Turn mine on when I come in from water, each morning.
Take off suit, swish in water, heat coffee in micro, put houseshirt on, and it's loaded! Most of the time.
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16 years ago
I always play solitaire
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I have the cheaper, slower dsl, and sometimes it's even slow, if my Firefox cache is full. I'll just go get a cup of tea or something until it decides to do what I told it to, and then I come back and clean the cache.

Computers are a pain.

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