Unplugged
Monday, November 26, 2007 at 11:38AM So my cable company shuts down my internet service on Friday afternoon in preparation for my Saturday morning appointment. That just makes tons of sense, right?
Especially when they decide not to show up and reschedule my appointment for Monday WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME!
Naturally, I squawked when they didn’t show up and had them come the very next day. Sunday. Only the guy comes and does his thing and then leaves without setting up my internet again. Lovely. And how much do I pay for this stellar service?
So yeah, I was without internet service all weekend. Nice, huh?
Guess what? It was nice! There was no pressure to get all that online stuff done. Suddenly we were all talking to each other instead of burying our noses into our laptops. We managed to entertain ourselves just fine, without anyone resorting to breathing into paper bags because they couldn’t check their email or ebay.
Now I’m thinking I just might have to take an internet hiatus every weekend. It actually felt like a holiday!!!
Hope your Thanksgiving was great (to all of you Americans) and your weekend was relaxing (to all of you who refused to brave the shopping crowds like me).
I hope to be back into full swing shortly, hopping over to your cozy corners of the internet in no time.
Reader Comments (7)
I can't tell you how many times I've said turn it off. Glad you enjoyed your hiatus!!
Julie
Using My Words
I would go insane. But then it would be good.
I may try the weekend hiatus thing after this damn NaBloPoMo is over.
I have also considered (seriously) taking the weekends off - I think I am going to. I took off a lot of time from blogging and such over the holiday and it was a nice relief. Take care and see you soon. Kellan
I rarely get on-line-time over the weekends. Joe works the weekends so I'm stuck, I mean....blessed with the company of my kids aaallll to myself. Plus, there seems to be a glitch with my Triple-Play Deal, and I keep getting that damn "Internet Explorer has encountered an error and must shut down."
I need to follow your lead and take weekends off. It just feels like there isn't enough time to get done all that I need to do.
good for you. we all need an internet hiatus!
I'm an addict. That panics if my internet is down. But, with Tivo, some wine and tabloids I think I might be able to relax a little and enjoy a hiatus. ;)