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It's been a long boring 4 days!

15 years ago

My DSL modem pooped out on me Friday morning as I was doing some online shopping and poof! The lights went out and I was cut off! The bad thing was I was getting some good deals online and couldn't finish my transactions! I called the phone company to see what it could be and she said the modem is no good and I couldn't order another one until Monday!! The DSL dept. was closed for the holiday weekend. I was so bummed! I had so much going on on Ebay and lost alot of bids, some good deals online and lost them as they were good for a limited time only AND I had to pay 80.00 for a modem! I get a 50.00 rebate on that but it still bummed me out! I managed to do some unfinished business though the next day on my son's computer. It is awful being cut off from the internet! I was thinking ...what if I NEVER got back online????? Think about it! Makes you wonder how you managed before the internet! I do so much of my daily stuff on here....what if it was just gone someday??? I shudder at the thought! LOL....anyway I have my companion back and I'm a happy camper!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is ready to move on to Christmas!

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nodakgal
15 years ago
Your post gives me nightmares just thinking about no internet!

Glad you are back in the saddle Vikki!
lindyluwho
15 years ago
Losing the internet almost feels like someone cut off your arm or killed your best friend. I don't know what we did without it. Glad your back online.

Linda
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OMG, I have the same thing going on. Nest with 4 eggs, and female gone. The male kept going in there and tried to get a new female to go in but she wouldn't. they looked in a different box, several times and I thought they'd start to build. But then nothing for several days. This morning there was a quick visit to the empty house by the male, but that's it. The nest with the 4 eggs has been unattended for way too long so I know I have to empty it, I just dread it. I wondered if the new female would build a nest over the old one, but as she wouldn't even go in I guess that won't happen. I do wish you better luck than mine had. Mine had already started incubating for a pretty long time so there's no chance for them but maybe yours does. I don't really know how long they are viable, maybe someone who knows these things can tell us?
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gadgets
15 years ago
It's amazing how dependent we can become to the internet, isn't it? When my modem went out about a year ago, it was 3 days till they came to replace it. Sometimes I think of dropping it to save money, but then I start thinking of all the things I couldn't do if I did. So I look to other ways to cut expenses instead. Glad you're back up and running.

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15 years ago
Holy smokes, that reads like a script for a scary movie! Now I'll probably have bad dreams. Glad you're back! Now get shopping!

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grammahony
15 years ago
Welcome back. I know the feeling. I hate having to go to the library. It's not so bad when kids are back in school, but if they're out, you always have to wait.
Since I do most of my banking on line now, I do have to get online sometimes.
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sjarz
15 years ago
I can totally relate, gwanny! I have been having alot of computer issues lately, too and mine gave up Sunday night. I had to actually go to the bank to pay my bills, it was quite a shock! (LOL - it wasn't that bad but certainly felt weird).
Got a temporary new windows and a temporary internet connection set up until we can figure out what the problem is.
I, too had ebay stuff ending so was really stressing about that.
In the end, all was well, my stuff all sold, bills are paid and I only had to go to the library once...
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