It is painful to have no internet access...

@mermaidivy (15395)
United States
July 2, 2009 9:51am CST
I was so miserable yesterday; dog rained for almost a whole day and the thunderstorm came... I could access to the internet at all because for whatever reason, my model just won't connect when it is big storm... I didn't know what to do, I cleaned the house, the toilet, prepared food... just walked around in the house, outside was nasty... it was so painful... I finally got to go on the internet again but it is so choppy, keep cutting me off still... Internet has been my good friend since I stopped working and staying at home most of the time, I can't live without it now!!! Do you feel the same way? What do you do when you don't have the internet while you usually use it everyday?
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29 responses
• India
2 Jul 09
oh i agree, it can be quite frustrating as it has become such an addiction. if there is no internet, u try and do some workouts or go and play some pool,basketball,etc.i love walking too, so don't mind going out for a walk. if it is raining,even better as i love the rains.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I like the ocean, I like sunny and warm so mermaid can swim happy! ^_^
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Oh I hate the rain!
• India
3 Jul 09
oh mermaid, you do not like rain. hmmm i thought that you would surely like rain and water with your name as mermaid.
@jshekhar (1562)
• India
3 Jul 09
Hello friend, you are so very right. We are so used to internet these days that we cannot imagine life without 24 hours internet access. Whenever the connection goes down, even for ten minutes while I'm using it, I feel like shouting at my ISP and lodging complaints and all. I know it's a bad addiction but then, I really can't help it out now.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Yea... I think I am very used to having it everyday now.... tough to spend time without it!
3 Jul 09
Yes, it can be quite tricky to say the least..... The connection here is okay most of the time, but because it's 'wireless', can be quite temperamental at times. Noticed one evening when I played quite a few 'You Tube' music videos, some in HD (high definition), that I then couldn't get access to email, so the main thing is staying within the bandwidth, not using up too much capacity. Because of the internet, generally don't seem to read so much, but when its down, then is a good reason....
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
When it is dopwn, I get bored and I need to dig stuff to do at home...
@Archie0 (5636)
3 Jul 09
Sometimes even i get dog rain here and my internet connection suffers hell lot, Yes i am also addicted to the internet badly.I just cant stay without it.I have been with it since a very long time and now i dont find the need where i need friends, before i always starved for good friends and i never got one but since i got my internet i wasd always happy and sad whatever it may be i would deal with it.I feel its my best friend sometimes.its rather sad that a machine can be my best friend than a sad human who are fake.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
My internet is my good friend toooo...
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Yes, it would be a pain in the @$$! It would be like living on an island alone!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
YEs!
• India
3 Jul 09
yep. to me internet is something i cannot live without.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I can live without it only when I have lots of fun stuff to do!
@sion316 (228)
3 Jul 09
Ino the pain all too well lol, I go barking mad when the internet doesnt respond. When it finally comes on i have such a huge sigh of relief and i feel so much happier :)
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I feel better now too, finally get to go online...
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
3 Jul 09
Oh I know the feeling. When I am staying with my parents I have high speed DSL and also I do have a laptop. However at my fiances we have no cell service and I go through a cell phone to connect to the net with my laptop. I could get a desktop and go with a phone line but honestly it is way too much hassle and everyone on the ridge there have it so it would be so slow. So I don't even think about it. I as well can't get DSL as that is even more hassle than itself. So what I do when there is nothing to do on a stormy day. We usually put on a movie. Best thing since the TV is also out but your disc player will always work. I also will clean the house and read. So there is things that you can find to do and live without the internet for a few hours.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
When I was waiting yesterday, I just cleaned the house and did all the housework... it was so boring!
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
3 Jul 09
yeah I can't stand not being able to get on the internet. My how times have changed. You should have put on your slicker and boots and went and played in the rain as a child. You might have had fun. LOL! I wish it would rain here so bad. We had alot of rain that it was flooding and now we have not had any in a month and it is so dry and horrible.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Rains sucks here... it has been rainning like dog poop poop..
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Jul 09
that would get to me terrible also. i spend a lot of my time on here. not much else to do. i'd watch tv and go through some of my old junk but it wouldnt be as good.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I don't have a television so havnog on internet makes me miserable =_="
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Yes, it is.. i'll be insane without the internet.. i don't have a real job due to my illness and i only make some real cash online.. you know, internet's been helping me to make my life a lot easier.. i don't think i could ever support my needs particularly my medical needs without the help of the internet..
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I don't go insane but I do get very unhappy without the internet... especially when I have nothing to do ...
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I would be very upset if I didn't have the internet connection. I had a little trouble with my connection early yesterday and it was sooooo frustrating. Mine had nothing to do with anything but a cord that had been knocked loose, but it took me a little while to figure it out. I do work outside the home as well asw on my computer, so I try reallt hard to stick to a schedule. I work outside the home during the daytime and in the evening, I am on my computer. When my schedule gets disrupted, aspecially when it is due to something beyond my control, such as problems with my internet connection, I get frustrated. Normally, the housework is done before I even sit down at my computer, so if my connection is out, I end up reading or watching t.v.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I usually do houseowrk aor cook if my connection goes down... it really stinks!
• China
3 Jul 09
Yes, I have the same feeling with you, I don't know what to do if have no internet access, last weekend for some reason I can't go to internet at home, and the TV has no signal, it's really boring, I don't know what to do, so I read a book for a few pages, then I sleep a whole afternoon.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Oh that really stinks when I don't have anything to do besides going on the internet...
@laurahen (596)
• Canada
3 Jul 09
i completely understand how you feel! my mom borrowed my computer to go to the apple store for lessons and i felt like something was missing. i was able to fill my time by doing some cooking (i made fudge, and it took 20 minutes to make) but i really couldn't wait until she came her to give it to me. i also worked on cleaning my room and organizing clothing and old papers that were lying around my room.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Yea... it is very boring without it...
2 Jul 09
I must admit that I would give up many things before I gave up my internet access. It is a big part in my daily life and I can not imagine going without it. I suppose that I do have a little bit of an addiction. I do procrastinate a lot on the internet, but I also get quite a lot of work done too. It is truly a lifesaver I would not want to go without.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
2 Jul 09
thanks for responding :-)
@abetole (221)
• India
2 Jul 09
ooops...I really cannot think of myself without internet. If such thing happens to me, I will go mad and then I will start to feel depressed. Internet now a days is doing so many things for us that we can never even imagine being without internet. I even access internet in my mobile when on the move....Cheers...
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
2 Jul 09
Yes... that's how I felt this morning without it... it was AWFUL!
@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
2 Jul 09
We did not have a lot of money come in last month so my internet got shut off for almost 20 days. I thought that i was going to go crazy, i had to find other things to do. It was also hard having no cable either...so we had no internet or tv.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
That's why I didn't see you post for a while ;-)
@nitu1952 (286)
• India
2 Jul 09
Yes according to me it is really painful to have no internet access because our life does not exists without internet. internet now becomes one of our growing need. as one can access anything fro the internet whether it is academics, medical or any field with full details.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
2 Jul 09
That's true.
• India
2 Jul 09
Yes it is quite frustrating when you want to use the internet for some work but you cannot use it because of many reasons like no electricity, ISP problem etc. When I'm not able to access internet I just go outside house for a walk or I do some study.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
2 Jul 09
I would go outside too but that is the reason makes me cannot access the internet - terrible thunderstorm...
@shnsun (196)
2 Jul 09
Yea i am addicted to internet too. I spent about 10 hrs daily on internet. You had only a day without internet but here internet is disconnected time to time do to some problem in company which provides me internet. I feel very bored and painful. I keep on checking once in every five minutes. Also Call to the internet provider. Sometime they fix soon but sometimes they take more days. Once I had no internet for 3 days due to this problem.:( Anyway i hope this wont happen to u and me ....Happy mylotting!!!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
2 Jul 09
My network stinks too... I have called them couple times and they have came fixing it, it still gets disconnected quite often!