Nightmare!!!

... and no pun intended!  Today was the absolute pits!  I logged on this morning as I normally do and made the rounds.  I started my morning entry and was typing away when I noticed the screen jump a tad.  Ok, so I moved and shook the desk.  Next thing I know my keystrokes are like molasses.  I am no speed typer by any stretch of the imagination, but I am faster then what I was seeing.  Not paying much attention to the screen at this point I check my keyboard.  God only knows I've laughed so hard recently I have spit some water.  And I know I've hit the keyboard at least once, so I thought maybe something was sticky.  Picked it up, turned it over, shook the hell out of it.  Nothing came out.  I blew in it to get any loose particles.  Nothing.  It's then I notice I am not even connected to AOL.  I always type my entries in mail and then I can save if need be.  Good thing I do!  I addressed it to myself and selected send later.  I shut down and tried to log back on only to notice that I had no cable connection.  My cable modem was still lit like a sparkling Christmas tree so I shut down the whole computer, did the manual reset of the modem and booted back up.  Damn it!  Nothing.  Cable was still on TV so after about 30 minutes I called to see what was up. 

 

'Not sure Ma'am, we are all down.  Shouldn't be too long, but if you don't have a connection by tomorrow call us back.'

 

'TOMORROW!  Umm, ok... I hope it isn't that long!'

 

What could I do.  Surely it wouldn't take an entire day.  He was saying that because he didn't know what the issue was.  No biggie I got a few things to do and/or can do.  Look at the modem and lights are still flashing.  I scratch my head and walk away.  Do a few odds & ends, make a graphic, turn the football game on.  Again, checking modem lights.  Still on.  Hmmmmm but no Internet?  Argh!! 

 

It's been about 2 hours now and still nothing.  Oh what the hell, I call again.  Thinking maybe it's back up and my modem has issues since it was showing I was connected and had a connection, but I wasn't.

 

'Ma'am a truck hit telephone pole and knocked down the cable.  We are all down.  Almost as far east as Rachacha, down past Erie PA and parts of Ohio.'

 

'Really?  One line and you lose that much?  Shit,  I don't know much about cable etc, but that is a huge area!  Can't believe there is no way to re-route'

 

'I know Ma'am, I agree.  Good thing there is not a major emergency.  It's sad.'

 

'Any idea when it will be up?'

 

'No Ma'am, they are working on it, but they also have to do electric and phone.'

 

'Ok, thanks.  Have fun with the calls. Snickering as I hang up'

 

Watch more football, flip channels.  Realize now why I don't watch TV, there is nothing on!!!   Argh!!  More time passes and the guys words haunt me like the grim reaper.  'good thing there is not a major emergency.'   No emergency???  Does he not realize I am getting bored?  I'm in a cold sweat?  My heart is beating and racing like a freight train?  No emergency my ass!   I knew I was missing chat.  Really not a big deal as I knew I wouldn't be missed, but hell, I promised and I hate breaking promises.  OMG!  mail, it will be bouncing!!  Sunday is a huge day for group mail and I knew as I watched the freaking blinking lights, that apparently mean nothing, my mailbox was rapidly filling up.  I get the brown paper bag and breath.  It will be alright I tell myself.  I watch the bag expand and contract.  Breath Donna breath!  It will be ok.

 

I get comfy on the couch and stare blankly at the TV, still nothing on!  Yeah football but I don't watch it, I listen.  So I lay down and try to relax.  Oh, yeah that is working!  Look and now I only have one light blinking.  Ohhhhhhhhh  maybe........ just maybe...  sweats start again, I get the shakes.  Oh shit!   Two more hours before I actually get a connection.   Jump on... OMG over 400 pieces of mail.  I sift through it and get rid of so much.  I will probably be sorry for skipping/deleting so many graphics but I didn't feel like going through all of it.  I cherry picked. 

 

Guess what?  Bored again!  Did the mail, or most of it.  Deleted here and there.  Commented on a few entries.  Did my searches for some information I needed.  And now I'm bored.  It's late on a Sunday night and things are slow.  

 

Ok, I will fess up.  I exaggerated.  I really didn't freak out as bad as I say, so sorry for that.  No ill will towards anyone was meant.   Withdrawal?  You betcha!  I'm addicted to this freaking box and the WWW.  I know so many of you can relate.  It's one thing to not come on line, or have other things to do.  We all do.  It's another thing to not be able to.  No control yourself, you just can't.  I've got an addictive personality to an extent and a routine I go through.  I am not happy when it gets interrupted.  I hate monkey wrenches in my life, even if it is something so minor.