In the Sticks
J.A. Eddy
Last night I moved my son into his apartment- he'll be attending Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH and found an opportunity to live cheaply off-campus, so he jumped at it. As we unloaded the van and he and his roommate unpacked I reached for my cell phone to call home and let my wife know I would be later than I'd thought...
NO SERVICE.
I asked them about it and they both flipped open their phones...
NO SERVICE.
And so we finished and I headed home, trying not to giggle too hard at the thought of these two teenagers, children of the age of total connectivity, sitting in their new apartment up in the hills of Northern New Hampshire with no phone, no cable TV, no Internet, and a 30 minute drive to any place they might be able to avail themselves of such things.
The Cable and Internet won't be connected until next weekend. I figure he'll be home by tomorrow morning.
Ryan
If I lose the Internet for an hour it's traumatic.
I was running a webcomic at the time through a once-a-week hookup at a friend's place. Hooray for auto-updaters!
True, when the power's out, yer SOL, but they're very upfront about that. I'm going to get a "disposable" cell phone for emergencies and keep it in my car.
BTW, RoadRunner seems to have upgraded their normal cable-modem internet plan, at least in some markets. It would seem that 6Mbps is the new standard for many providers.
I just tested my connection via www.testmy.net, and excellent site, and right now I'm running at:
Of course we all lose our tempers now and then. Dean freely admits to being imperfect in this regard, which is why regulars to this establishment will generally be cut more slack than people who we don't know very well.
Still: behave like an adult, or go find somewhere else to play. Thanks.