When the internet is down how do you feel

@jugsjugs (12967)
August 13, 2010 3:18pm CST
I know how i felt when i could not get on the internet a few weeks ago,i was soo bored as i could not get on my sites,that are like a routine to me.I hated it and had to find other things to keep my mind busy.My mum is also the same as me now she hates it if she do not get her fix of the internet.I have even cut down on smoking by being on the internet,so that is a bonus.
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@tovk12 (234)
• India
13 Aug 10
When the internet is down, I get very restless and want to turn it on again immediately. I will call up people and check. Also the same happens when the electric current goes off. I think I am addicted to the computer and the internet.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I keep putting the pc on just to see if the internet is back up and running when it has gone down.I think that the internet is like an addiction,as i find that when i can not go on it,i feel really down aswell as stressed out.I am in a routine of going on the internet aswell as sites that i like every day.
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
13 Aug 10
It is suprising how quickly you get hooked on it. It is almost like an addiction. I have heard rumors that they are going to start charging to be on some sites, so that will probably keep some people off line. It is good that you have cut down on smoking however you did it.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I find that we all tend to rely on the internet as a form of entertainment,as there is nothing much on the tv.I think that it is very annoying when there is no internet as there is nothing nowadays on the tv which i am interested in either.I only smoke less when i am on the internet.
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@ElicBxn (63232)
• United States
13 Aug 10
I'll goof around on the computer, play games, make jewelry, maybe type a story, read a book - I hate it! I wanna be online and mylot or play my online games!
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I find that there are loads of really good sites that we can go on aswell as there are alot of games that are free to play on.I find that when the internet is down i will make cards as i find that another great way to chill out and relax.I hate not to be able to go on the internet.
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• Philippines
13 Aug 10
I feel down. so boring without it. I need some movies if my internet is down, I need a game if it is down. Anything that I can do offline. if there's no movie, no games at all, then I would shut the thing and go out.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I find that it is soo boring,when the internet is not on.I think of finding other things that i can do to relax and the only other thing that i can find that i like todo is paper pricking,but after a while i get bored of that aswell.I am unable to get out of the house much so i get rather annoyed when the internet go down.
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@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
13 Aug 10
That is a real bonus, cutting on smoking. When I am at work, I just have to get online. I need to check emails and chat with friends. I would get bored easily when the internet was off and what I did for the day is typing reports after reports.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I think that by being on the internet i have cut down on smoking,but when the internet is not working that is when i get stressed out and smoke loads.I love to be able to get on the internet when ever i want,so when i want to get on it and cant it makes me mad.
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• Canada
13 Aug 10
Well, I do miss sudoku when it's down, but other than that I really don't care that much. I have a sudoku book , but it's easier to erase mistakes online. If I'm really bored, I just take a nap, or two, or three.
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I do not play many games on the internet, i come on the internet to socialise as i find that is the only way i get to chat to people as i can not get out.I find that there are rare times that i can not get internet conection,thankfully,but i find that if there is no internet i get really bored.
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
15 Aug 10
NO wonder u are not around for that period of time!! haha =D I found my inbox so empty without much of your started discussions!! lol =D I will feel bored if i'm facing the same problem too for we might be overly reliant on the internet now, and thus when it's down, we will feel kinda lost too.. haha =D But luckily for me, i'm able to surf using my phone too, just that i have to make do with the speed and screen size.. haha
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
18 Aug 10
haha =D YEah, it's a case of taking it for granted!! BUt luckily for me, i have got my iphone with me, in case the internet is down, i've got a standby.. hehe
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Aug 10
Lol, it was also probably a time that i was unwell why i never started any discussions,lol.I get so mad when the internet is down as there seems to be nothing good on the tv to watch.I think that we are all soo use to being able to get on the internet when ever we want and we seem to think that it will always be working.
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@doormouse (4599)
15 Aug 10
my laptop plays up on a regular basis so i quite often can't access the internet,i hate it,especially if there is nothing good on telly
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Aug 10
I have always been use to being able to get on the internet when i want,even if my lap top was to go bang there are other pcs that i can use.Shame that when the internet go down that the same can not happen like swap to something else instant,lol.
@much2say (53798)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Aug 10
I feel like someone just took away my favorite toy - ha ha!! The internet is my window to the outside world when I'm at home with the kids. I'm here and on Facebook - oh and one survey site . . . but otherwise, I'm always researching stuff. So if I don't have any internet access, I get rather antsy - like I'm missing out on something!!
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
I know what you mean,as i get bored very easily without the internet.I am soo use to being able to come on here when ever i want and it is just like someone taking something away that is mine.I do not go on facebook that often now adays,as it is the same old things on there.I like to visit all the site that i belong to,it messes with my routine if i do not go on the pc,lol.
@much2say (53798)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Aug 10
saphrina Oh, taking away the internet is like taking away the whole toy box! Boo hoo! As to how many, there must be an entire Toys R Us store in there!! Ha ha! Brownies - you mean like Dawnies brownies? And I see you snook in some vodka - ha ha! jugsjugs Yes, we can just spend forever online - so when it's taken away, we just feel "lost". In one sense, it's good because then I could concentrate on actually cleaning up this place - ha ha.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
13 Aug 10
How many toys do you have, sweetie? Just curious, you know. Brownies? AND VODKA.
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
13 Aug 10
As i work online sweetie, for me it is a very big issue when the internet is down. You should see my tantrums. Quite a sight. TATA.
@much2say (53798)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Aug 10
Nice new profile pic, saphrina! I can't imagine a delicate thing with wings having a tantrum - hee hee!!
@saphrina (31552)
• South Africa
13 Aug 10
You should really see this, sweetie. I am the tantrum queen, you know. Thanx for the compliment.
@shsaad (10)
• Malaysia
14 Aug 10
I feel frustrated because there are lot of things i keep inside the hard disk.I don't know what I am going to do if the hard disk crash.
@Steinway (307)
• United States
15 Aug 10
I absolutely hate it when the internet is down. It turns my world completely around and it messes up the routine...lol That when you know you are completely dependent on it. My internet was down before I went on vacation last week, and it just felt like it ruined the week. Once, I finally got on then I had to hurry to make reservations for a hotel and check on the websites that I normally get on. It was a pain!!!
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Aug 10
I also have a routine,i tend to see what emails have built up while i have not been on the internet and then i go to my sites that i belong to one,by one.I have the routine down to a t now and then the internet is not working so that messes with your daily routine.I hate it being down as i know there will be loads of emails that i have a really hard time to catch up on.
@alaskanray (4636)
• United States
13 Aug 10
My neighbors always know when the internet is down at my house. They can tell by the blood-curdling scream that emanates from my bedroom! LOL
@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
Lol,i think that the whole road knows when i have not got the internet as my mood changes and i think it is like having with drawral.
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• United States
15 Aug 10
oh, definitely! It's the only addiction I have and really I live for the internet. It's where I make all my money and watch all my shows so without it I don't have anything to do other than work on my handicrafts, which I can't from bed. I really hate being bed-ridden.
• United States
16 Aug 10
I get really bored, but I try to keep myself occupied with other things because I need to keep writing because I get paid for my reviews and I just write them on my computer and then I send them to the sites I'm with if the internet goes down, I just have to send them later.
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Aug 10
There are not many other things that i can do to pass the time away,as there are things on the tv that are repeats aswell as a load of rubbish.I have greetings cards that i make as a hobby,so i will make a few of those.But when the internet is not working and there are things that i want to look at it really annoys me.
@koditza (235)
• Germany
13 Aug 10
I think I couldn't live without Internet. I need it for e-mail, checking my grades and other things - basically I need it for everything. So when there is no Internet, I either go to the TV, read a book or go for a walk :D
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@jugsjugs (12967)
15 Aug 10
I think that i would get really bored if i did not have internet as it is a way to get to speak to people that i can not see.There are lots of different things that we can do on the internet.I go on lots of different sites throughout the day.I find that alot of people like me that do not get to go anywhere and being stuck in doors all the time it is more like a way to socialise by using the internet.
• Malaysia
13 Aug 10
What I can say is an internet is part of daily active life and seemed I can't live without it. Once it went downed I felt missing a lot especially for my Vlog updating. In every two or three days I got to upload new video to update my Vlog content. If I didn't received it from the supplier site, I've to produce mine.
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
I think that the internet is a way of life now to alot of people.I think that it would be a very boring life for alot of people if they did not have internet.I am unable to get out of the house,the same as alot of other people and i think that this is a great way to keep in touch with alot of people.
• Malaysia
13 Aug 10
I like your question. I actually can die if there is no internet, it's like I don't know what to do anymore!! I'm in front of the computer, but my web browser cannot go to any sites I want to go.. and even though I can play my games without being online and watch my movies or dramas, I don't know without internet, I feel like my computer is like useless, like it's not whole or something.. *Shrugs*
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
The best thing is i am like you,i do not know what to do if i can not get on the internet.I think that there are alot of sites that i go on every day without even thinking.I find that it is also a great way to socialise aswell.as i am unable to get out of the house.
• Canada
13 Aug 10
If my internet is down, Im right away on the phone to ask them WHAT IS GOING ON!! I had a problem with my cable connection a while back, every Friday at 9PM it would go down for 1 hr. I was on the phone with them and wouldnt let go until they'd tell me what the hell was wrong. I made such a fuss that finally they sent me a credit for the time loss!!!! Sometimes you need to give them hell so they know you're NOT happy and ask for a credit. We pay for a service and we should be able to enjoy that service all the time. We do tend to smoke less when not in front of our screens haha.....well one good thing came out of it for you!!
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
We have the same provider for our phone aswell as our internet,so usually if the internet is not working neither is the phone.I think that we are in an age where as we want things to work all the time and we come to rely on it.I gave them hell when they sorted the problem out as i had it all written down,how long it was off for aswell as what two days in the week it was.
@babz02 (250)
• Philippines
13 Aug 10
Well, In our country, the connection speed sucks, and when the internet is down, it's like adding insult to injury! It just ruins my day.
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
Thankfully i do not have a problem with the speed of the internet here,but i hate it when there is no internet due to the provider.
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@Catana (735)
• United States
13 Aug 10
I'm probably being a little picky here, but I've never know the internet to be down. I've lost my connection when my cable company had problems for several hours, but the internet was there whether I could reach it or not. But whatever the reason, being without it can drive a person crazy. I was without a computer for a week at a time twice in the last few months, and I did just about go nuts. In a way, it's a shame that we depend on it so much, but nothing else provides me with some of the things that are most important to me. Can't even check the durned weather report.
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
I think that if i was not to have the internet then i think that i would go mad.I think that it has become part of life for alot of people.I love to be on this site aswell as alot of other sites.There are alot of things that i always do on an every day thing using the internet,as i can not get out of the house,so it is like being able to chat to people aswell.
• Vietnam
13 Aug 10
Yeah, i totally know how you feel. I found it uncomfortable to not be able to see news. Its even harder to get something that can get your mind busy
@jugsjugs (12967)
14 Aug 10
I think that you are right there keeping our minds busy.I think that there are always things on the internet that we can enjoy doing.I have alot of friends that i can not get to see,so the internet is just as good as the phone for keeping intouch with them.I think that if you are house bound then it is great to be able to find things that you can do that will keep you entertained aswell.