Finally after about thirty hours, Embarq gave us back our Internet.
It was only coincidence that I had bought myself some time for the Ipad a few days ago: I wanted to acquaint myself with the workings of the thing so I'd know how to access the Internet if we are on a road trip. Ipad does give you a sweet deal in this regard. I don't have to purchase monthly access all the time, only if and when I need it when I'm away from home; normally, when I use it here, it uses our wi-fi. It sure saved the day today.
First of all, I wanted to call my orthopedist, but I didn't have her number anywhere. Who uses yellow pages these days, anyhow? Not that we ever had big city yellow pages, here in the boonies. So I remembered my Ipad Internet access and surfed until I found Dr. Strong's phone number. Sweet!
Cliff was anxious to order the brake he needs for the hoist he got working and we hunted that up also; it should be here in a day or two. With postage it will probably cost around $75 dollars, so that hoist is still a steal.
My potatoes are coming up; I have my two pet tomato plants, Gertrude and Heathcliff, pretty well hardened off and ready to plant. I'm working on two special pepper plants now; I've named them George and Gracie. By the weekend, they'll be strong enough to go into the garden.
I feel much more normal, now that I've entered a blog post. I'll probably sleep well tonight.
I hate not having internet at first, but after a while I wish I weren't so dependent on it; a lot more gets done around the house/outside, plus reading and hanging out.
ReplyDeleteI don't have an Ipad but I do have the internet on my new phone. I am learning how to use it. It's a pretty fancy phone. Good thing my daughter has the same one and my grand daughter knows how to use it. She's teaching me!
ReplyDeleteI used up all my QuiBids trying to win an Ipad. Did you ever get a credit from them? I received a reply that it was a good idea and the suggestion was going to be forwarded to a supervisor.
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