The Internet

Thanks to Sky broadband cocking up my ISP switch,I've been offline for 5 days! 5 bloody days! I've been unable to bank,shop,email,pay bills,in fact my life has been brought to a standstill. It got me to wondering about how big a part the web now plays in our lives,and the impact it has when you're denied access to it. Could you live without the web? How may hours a week do you spend staring at a computer screen? Too many possibly? Anyway, it's nice to be back. I see most of you are still talking complete bollocks,and that I won last months racing thread(good idea about the e/w bets RT). Although I lost a packet on the Broncos in the Superbowl. 

How did you live without porn for 5 days?

I didn't notice you had gone. 

Probably saved my eyesight.

Mr Magoo wrote:I didn't notice you had gone. 

Some things never change. I'm even pleased to hear from you,you sod. 

boltonbonce wrote:Probably saved my eyesight.

  

boltonbonce wrote:Thanks to Sky broadband cocking up my ISP switch,I've been offline for 5 days! 5 bloody days! I've been unable to bank,shop,email,pay bills,in fact my life has been brought to a standstill. It got me to wondering about how big a part the web now plays in our lives,and the impact it has when you're denied access to it. Could you live without the web? How may hours a week do you spend staring at a computer screen? Too many possibly? Anyway, it's nice to be back. I see most of you are still talking complete bollocks,and that I won last months racing thread(good idea about the e/w bets RT). Although I lost a packet on the Broncos in the Superbowl. 

I wondered where you had got to! I am glad to see your computer is up and running again. It always amazes me how major industry is held to ransom by IT failure. Nowadays people seem to be incapable of working without their computers.

What happened to paper records? All banks should train their staff to use paper records which can then be stored until such time as normal transmission is resumed.

boltonbonce wrote:Thanks to Sky broadband cocking up my ISP switch

Did you not request a MAC code to migrate from 1 company to another BB?   

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Thanks to Sky broadband cocking up my ISP switch

Did you not request a MAC code to migrate from 1 company to another BB?   

Didn't need one KP. They turned my internet on but forgot to send me a Sky hub. Helpless until it arrived.

Yeah you really are snookered with no modem/router!

Glad to see you back though!   

boltonbonce wrote:Thanks to Sky broadband cocking up my ISP switch,I've been offline for 5 days! 5 bloody days! I've been unable to bank,shop,email,pay bills,in fact my life has been brought to a standstill. It got me to wondering about how big a part the web now plays in our lives,and the impact it has when you're denied access to it. Could you live without the web? How may hours a week do you spend staring at a computer screen? Too many possibly? Anyway, it's nice to be back. I see most of you are still talking complete bollocks,and that I won last months racing thread(good idea about the e/w bets RT). Although I lost a packet on the Broncos in the Superbowl. 

Who are you?

I could easily live without the internet, I hardly use it if truth be told.

How many posts Nat       13655

Mr Magoo wrote:How many posts Nat       13655

I turn the internet off between posts.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Mr Magoo wrote:How many posts Nat       13655

I turn the internet off between posts.

You need the thinking time TBF.

wanderlust wrote:
You need the thinking time TBF.

I am a bit of a thinker. I suspect that if I'm dead in 1000 years people will think of me as some sort of great philosopher like Socrates.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. (Socrates)

Welcome back sir, though i'm not surprised you mentioned SKY.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Welcome back sir, though i'm not surprised you mentioned SKY.

I'm with sly as well

SKY - ''we're the best for broadband'' until you use two laptops in the same room and the net cuts off for 10 minutes every fooking hour. Bloody top notch broadband.