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Jan 2, 2008 7:27 PM CSThow long can you survive without the internet?
MusicEqualsLife
MusicEqualsLifeMusicEqualsLifeEdison, New Jersey, USA19 Threads 3 Polls 448 Posts

how long can you survive without the internet?(Vote Below)

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a day
17
20%
a week
13
15%
a month
4
5%
6 months
4
5%
a yr
2
2%
forever
19
22%
can't
16
18%
no just thinking of it scares me
12
14%
Total Votes
87
i went on almost a week and it was hard. guess showing me how addicted i have become to it lol
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Jan 2, 2008 7:27 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
MusicEqualsLife
MusicEqualsLifeMusicEqualsLifeEdison, New Jersey USA19 Threads 3 Polls 448 Posts
i went on almost a week and it was hard. guess showing me how addicted i have become to it lol
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Jan 2, 2008 7:31 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
uh oh what a thought moping blues



laugh
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Jan 2, 2008 7:35 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
since my grandaughter got easy link for Christmas I have not been able to get on like I used to. I find we are fighting over who gets the computer and of course she wins.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:36 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
Mine answer isn't there...I plead the 5th!!!!!!!!

angel grin
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Jan 2, 2008 7:38 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
I need it for my work and keeping in touch with friends and family because I work abroad, so I couldn't do without it at all.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:43 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
WhiteAsh
WhiteAshWhiteAshTurtle Lake, Wisconsin USA7 Threads 688 Posts
I did not see my answer, about 15 minutes.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:44 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
It's like TV, not necessary yet so addicting.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:45 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
kissmedeeply
kissmedeeplykissmedeeplyPetitcodiac, New Brunswick Canada70 Threads 15,139 Posts
Yeh was going to say 5 mins..laugh
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Jan 2, 2008 7:45 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Ulimaroa
UlimaroaUlimaroaCologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany121 Threads 38 Polls 5,629 Posts
For ten years I kept in contact with all my European friends... with snail mail.

Cumbersome, expensive, long delays but it worked.

My father got a letter and another envelope with a cut up newspaper (all adds taken out) once a week.

My mother got two audio tapes (each 90 min) every fortnight.

Phone calls were out of the question. crying

So if you wanted to communicate and lived abroad, it was was possible.hug
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Jan 2, 2008 7:46 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Ambrose2007
Ambrose2007Ambrose2007BFE, South Dakota USA67 Threads 10 Polls 8,881 Posts
But more informative. I figure I'd last maybe a day, if I drank heavily.

Love your new photo, Leo. thumbs up cheers
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Jan 2, 2008 7:47 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Assets52
Assets52Assets52Littleton, New Hampshire USA125 Threads 2,174 Posts
I had to make a decision to either cancel Cable TV or cancel the internet ...






Guess which one I chose? wave
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Jan 2, 2008 7:49 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Ericr64
Ericr64Ericr64Mt.pleasant, Michigan USA4 Threads 200 Posts
I've only had it a few months. I can sit and wonder about anything.....anything at all and go find anwers or thoughts on any subject. Very cool !!!
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Jan 2, 2008 7:51 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
I give up, which one. DOH !
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Jan 2, 2008 7:52 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
markmeunier
markmeuniermarkmeunierTimmins, Ontario Canada16 Threads 3 Polls 912 Posts
2 months ago I could have tossed my computer out the door and never missed it at all. But now since I was introduced to Skype by my dream angel... every minute is ten minutes too long...sigh

Markangel
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Jan 2, 2008 7:52 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
kitty01
kitty01kitty01St. Albert, Alberta Canada244 Threads 1 Polls 5,310 Posts
I think the internet is becoming my life.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:53 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
I think the internet is becoming my wife.
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Jan 2, 2008 7:58 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
countrygirl62
countrygirl62countrygirl62Taylorsville, Utah USA13 Threads 2 Polls 545 Posts
I use the internet in my business so I said that "no just thinkg about it scares me to "

Personally, it is not something that I have to have. Not like Food, Water, Shelter. It is something that I would miss, I love to talk with everyone, or read their comments and profiles. There are so many different people. That is was I enjoy. It is very addicting too!

wave wave
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Jan 2, 2008 7:58 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
EricKissesDeeply
EricKissesDeeplyEricKissesDeeplyThe Mountains, USA15 Threads 1 Polls 1,146 Posts
hey Markwave

i too a few moths ago had even considered staying away... but then i was doing ebay so much i needed it.

and then before i came to CS i really did not do much more passed ebay...

But since i met Kissmedeeply i found my time has been sparatic... i just want to be talking with her on the internet or the phone...

But if i could have a phone implanted in my cranium and keep her on the line... i think i would never come back... unless she was snoring in the phone at 2AM and would wake up and roll overrolling on the floor laughing

so i would say i could stay away about 4 or 5 hours max... i even wake up in the middle of the night to to see if i got a mail i missed....grin

so i think Mark you can read into that... and i must say thank you.
It is people like you that keep me coming back here all the time... just to get a glimpse into the life of so many great people on here.cheers gift
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Jan 2, 2008 8:05 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
I've done that too, but professionally I can't function effectively without it now. Working abroad means I have to be in immediate contact with my boss in the UK and e-mail is the best and cheapest (I have free internet access in my flat in Russia) method.

It also means that if my family, touch wood, have serious problems I can find out immediately and get on the first flight home.
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Jan 2, 2008 8:11 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
fireliter
fireliterfireliterAllen Park, Michigan USA502 Threads 14 Polls 5,902 Posts
will I loose my ability to breath if i unpluguh oh
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Jan 2, 2008 8:12 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Hugz_n_Kissez
Hugz_n_KissezHugz_n_KissezSomeplace, Ontario Canada59 Threads 2 Polls 25,438 Posts
Only if it's your oxygen tank!!!!!!!!!

wink
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Jan 2, 2008 8:14 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
alabamabebe
alabamabebealabamabebeBanks of the Warrior River, Alabama USA66 Threads 3 Polls 4,404 Posts
I survived for 40-something years without it, I believe I could do it again.

Doesn't mean I want to.
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Jan 2, 2008 8:14 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
breath
breathbreathSmall town, Virginia USA1 Threads 44 Posts
If I had to do without the internet, my answer would be "the rest of my life" because in life you do what you have to do.

But boy oh boy am I glad I don't have to!!!

shock So my answer now is no no no, please don't take my internet away!
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Jan 3, 2008 3:29 AM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
JH443
JH443JH443Akron, Ohio USA7 Threads 1 Polls 519 Posts
On Monday, Time Warner said they were doing maintenance and I had to go about 4 hours without it. I thought I was going to lose it! laugh
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Jan 3, 2008 3:32 AM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
JH443
JH443JH443Akron, Ohio USA7 Threads 1 Polls 519 Posts
I've actually given serious thought to cancelling cable TV. I spend so much time online I doubt I'd miss it.
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Jan 3, 2008 4:27 AM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Zellarrone1
Zellarrone1Zellarrone1Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England UK33 Threads 4 Polls 7,644 Posts
6 months
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Jan 3, 2008 4:44 AM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
Dknew
DknewDknewBarrington, New Hampshire USA262 Threads 10 Polls 7,077 Posts
I start getting the shakes after 24 hours help laugh cold
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Jan 31, 2008 10:48 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
lorax111
lorax111lorax111richmond, Virginia USA22 Threads 2 Polls 1,002 Posts
I once went five minuits without it and i was just fine, i could quit anytime that i want , big deal ,internet ,,,smiternet.
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Jan 31, 2008 10:54 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
rockroller63
rockroller63rockroller63Alton, Illinois USA28 Threads 418 Posts
It dont matter to me.......dunno ...if i have it i have it..if i dont i dont......shock
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Jan 31, 2008 11:17 PM CST how long can you survive without the internet?
lorax111
lorax111lorax111richmond, Virginia USA22 Threads 2 Polls 1,002 Posts
JH443: On Monday, Time Warner said they were doing maintenance and I had to go about 4 hours without it. I thought I was going to lose it!



Do they realy have to close the entire system down to do maintence? or are the techs just meglomaniacks that just push their bosses around? I have helped a friend work on networks that could not be shut down and they of course were not.
I suggest that you contact your server and request a refund for time lost , why pay for four hours that you do not have , their thought is 'why rush when we are being paid regardless', ,,dont Encourage them.
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by MusicEqualsLife (3 Polls)
Created: Jan 2008
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