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So, another day, another blizzard for the North Shore of MA. Blah, blah, blah. We’re hardy New Englanders! We can take whatever Mother Nature throws at us! I mean, we didn’t even lose our electricity, so what’s to complain about? Well, then this happened when I woke up this morning:
Huh. I thought to myself. No problem. I’m sure Comcast will be back up and running soon. While I’m waiting I’ll get some reading in.
And then the hours just kept ticking by with still no service.
I knew things were bad when not even binge watching Harry Potter dvds helped.
I went from being slightly annoyed to completely frazzled! I couldn’t get to my blog, watch tv, or even find out if Trump invaded Mexico overnight!
By mid afternoon my poor husband was probably picturing me as this:
I honestly wouldn’t have blamed him if he had dumped some cold water on me!
And then, Thank God, our service came back on about 6:00 p.m. ANNND ten minutes later went back out again!
Finally though, it seems to be back up and running, *fingers crossed!*
One thing that today’s taught me is that I’m completely lost without the internet. Yep. In addition to being a book addict, I’m an internet addict also!
But that’s a worry for another day. I just wanted to apologize for replying so late to comments and missing everyone’s posts. I missed you guys and I’ll do my best to catch up!
susandyer1962 said:
Lol welcome back!!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Susan! 💁🏻
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Felicia Denise said:
ROFL!!! Girl, please! Our service fritzed for TWENTY MINUTES last night…and the mister said my entire personality changed! LMAO! Hostile blogger…unable to blog! 😀 😀 😀 Welcome back!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks for understanding Felicia! I swear I turned into such a witch! My poor husband!😕
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Felicia Denise said:
I’m thinking we need an INTERVENTION…as long as it’s done online! LOL!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Hahaha!😂 I’m in!💁🏻
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jowensauthor said:
Wow! Haha! Hope you have steady service at last after all that! I like to think I’d be able to go a long time without the internet, but I think a day or two at most and I’d be getting antsy, even though I could easily pass the time with all the books I have yet to read, and can use it to get some writing done, too (I do have plenty of pens and paper if the power goes out 😀 )
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
You know, I was surprised at how crabby I got Jeanne. The first 3-4 hours were okay, but then it really started to get to me.😕
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jowensauthor said:
Considering how upset I get when the DSL starts acting up on a normal day and I’m trying to get stuff done (stream videos, Facebook, research stuff for blogs for Fiverr orders, etc.), I totally understand and I’d probably join your crabbiness.
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MultidimensionalHE said:
I love Frozen!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Same here! 💁🏻
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MultidimensionalHE said:
Heey, When did Anna get a computer?
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I know! I was quite surprised!😁
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Jay said:
I’m glad it’s back and as always I’m impressed with your giffyness.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Jay! This was fun to put together after a day of no internet.😊
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littlebookynook said:
That would have been horrible!! I don’t even know what I would do without internet these days. I’m glad you had some Harry Potter to keep you company 🙂
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I’m so glad today is over!💁🏻
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ignitedmoth said:
lmao Welcome back! 😛
All the giffy goodness of this post put a smile on my face. I think most of us have had those same feels when we’ve abruptly been cut off from the rest of the online world. It can be surprisingly maddening. lol
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much! It definitely took me by surprise!😱
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thesarahdoughty said:
I love your visual aids. They never fail to make me laugh. 😂😂😂
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I’m so glad Sarah!🤗
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thesarahdoughty said:
I hope things are better now!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
They are Sarah. Phew!
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YAandWine said:
That’s a TERRIBLE day! So glad you’re up and running. 🙌
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!😡
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YAandWine said:
I’m sorry! I LOVED that book as a kid though. 🙂
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
One of my favorite children’s books!😊
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Books, Vertigo and Tea said:
Omg I am laughing so hard at this.. partly because of the gifs and partly because I can so relate!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I can laugh today now that it’s over!🤣
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Jen said:
Best. Gifs. EVER!!!!!😍. I’m so sorry you lost internet for the whole day BUT it made for a fabulous post 😉. I’m the same way. Each time a storm hits us I’m like, uhhhhh yeah I don’t care that it’s another 3+ feet of snow, just let me keep my freaking internet!👍🏼😂👍🏼 Welcome back to the land online and I hope you’ve enjoyed every minute of it!💜
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Yay!🤗 I feel like I’m back in the land of the living Jen!🤗
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Megan @ bookslayerReads said:
Girl. I feel your pain. Seriously. I hate when that kinda stuff happens. I go crazy without my internet. Pacing around like a lion in a cage. 😂😂
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you Megan! 😊
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Megan @ bookslayerReads said:
You’re very welcome!
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Eddy Winko said:
Laughing all the way, great gifs!
Having experienced a similar thing some time ago I have a backup mobile service that gives me 10Gb of data just in case 🙂
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Eddy! My husband just ordered the same thing last night.💁🏻
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vinnieh said:
I’m completely lost without the net. At least you have a sense of humour about it.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Ha! I had a sense of humor about it only AFTER it came back on!
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vinnieh said:
I can relate to that Kim. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Vinnie! Happy Valentines Day!❤️
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vinnieh said:
Are you doing anything fun for it?
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
No. We’re staying in and playing it low key. You?
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vinnieh said:
I’m not doing a lot. Got no lady to spend it with.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
😕
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vinnieh said:
I did do a Valentine’s post though. Thanks for all the views and comments on my blog, you are a real star.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I’m still trying to play catch up from not being on WordPress at all yesterday except for my no internet post and my review of Didi’s awesome book, but I’ll pop over as soon as I can Vinnie!
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vinnieh said:
No pressure sister, take your time.
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beetleypete said:
Our dependence on the Internet is actually very worrying. Luckily, I am old enough to remember what went before. But for many, life without being online has become no life at all.
Glad you got that connection back, Kim.
Best wishes, Pete.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Pete.
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vanbytheriver said:
Ha ha…that was such a fun post…the memes are perfect ! Like you, I found out about my addiction while visiting elderly family…no cable, no internet, etc. I was trolling around McDonald’s and Starbucks for the hookup. Sad.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you! It’s scary too!😱
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Genre Book Reviews said:
I live in the western part of Mass. we also got slammed by snow. Fortunately our internet did not go out. Unfortunately I had to work.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Ugh! You must have had a horrible time getting to work!😕
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ashley said:
If you live on the North Shore of Massachusetts which is considered north of Boston, you should switch to fios. I didn’t lose Internet at all.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
We had Fios but had other issues with them.
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ashley said:
Ahh, I’ve never had problems with Fios.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
This was because of their price increases. We’ve actually cancelled all our cable service except for internet, and have Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime. We’re paying less then half of what we did with cable!
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ashley said:
Ohhh, I wouldn’t be able to deal without cable.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It’s actually been surprisingly easy. And we have CBS All Access, so we get live tv as well.😊
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ashley said:
Yeah but see, I watch very little national TV. I watch MLB Network and NESN.
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ravenblake99 said:
All the bloggers can relate to this and I always freak out whenever that happens to me. Those GIF’s are spot on! LOL! 😀
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Raven!
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Carrie said:
Oooohhh I’ve had these days happen and it’s no fun at all. Amazing how even those up us growing up without internet can still be completely lost when it’s gone now. LOL
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Right?!🤷🏻♀️
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mistysbookspace said:
I am the same way. My internet goes out pretty frequently and every time I am lost without it.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Ugh! We switched to Comcast several months ago and this is the first time it went out. After yesterday, I think I’d go crazy if it happened all the time.😕
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Diana said:
The GiFs have made my morning and I can totally relate.I do get frustrated when internet is lost and also wonder if I’m missing out on important stuff 🙂 Welcome back.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It’s surprising how messed up you get! I’m still playing catch up with my own reviews as well as other bloggers posts.😕
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Zoë said:
That first gif xD
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
It was so true.😕
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mlbradford said:
This is such an entertaining Post – I understand it so well, having had more than my fair share of technical difficulties. And then some!
I really enjoy your reviews and look forward to going thro your Archives
Cheers!
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thank you so much! I really am not a techie, so I was surprised at how much this bothered me!🤔
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Didi Oviatt said:
hahah thanks for the laugh! You have the best taste in GIF’s haha! This is great… I’m glad that I’m not alone on my complete and utter dependency on the internet! It’s funny cause its true, and I’m not even worried because if God forbid anything does ever happen and we actually loose this great gift of technology, well adapt (eventually) 😉
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Didi! I’m so glad they made you laugh. I can’t even imagine life without technology!😱
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Didi Oviatt said:
UGH me either!!! Id die
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
😕
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Lashaan and Trang (Bookidote) said:
Oh gosh, isn’t it scary how dependent we have become to the internet? 😛 Glad everything is back to normal though!
– Lashaan
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Lashaan!😊
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emmakwall said:
Haha, I love this post Kims! Though VERY frustrating for you, at least it did provide a great post, each gif complimented the story so well! #kindredspirits
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Thanks Ems! I was a beast by the end of the day!😡
#forever
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Rebecca Dawn said:
That happened to me one day. The telephone company was putting in fibre optics, and cut the cable line for the tv company that provides my internet.
I was without internet all day!
Wow it was horrible!
I had no tv and no internet!😾
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I’m so sorry that happened to you too!😔
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Chris C Barnett said:
Ha ha. Know exactly how you felt.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
Ugh!😕
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