14 hours without internet
Yesterday was an interesting day. My first hint it would be interesting was the moment I woke up. As I woke up, laying on my side in bed. There was a blue flashing light from my bedstand. I instantly knew what the light was, but I hadn't processed why it was blinking.
My bedside lamp is connected to a smart switch so it can automatically turn on in the evenings as our bedroom is quite dark. So the blue blinking was a sign the network was having issues.
As it turns out, we were without home internet for over 14 hours. More than that, the issue appeared to also be affecting our home cell data connections. We could still call and text, but internet at home was abysmal even on our phones.
Thankfully for my wife, we have a home media box with plenty of TV and movies to watch, from when we digitized our DVDs years ago. That proved the life saver.
I got home from work and it was still offline. Only coming online about an hour before I went to bed. And even though I could still largely function, I write offline, I can even play Minecraft offline, and yet it still weighed heavy on my mind when I know I'm disconnected.
When the multitude of information online is out of reach, it bothers me. I need my cat memes.
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