Hurricane Helene visited us yesterday. I have seen worse storms. We had a few limbs down with associated debris, but no major issues. We were told the winds that hit us were over 80mph. I slept through most of the storm.
This morning we looked around and felt we had dodged a bullet. Then we tried to turn on the television. Ooops, no tv. No internet. Oh, and no phone either. We figured they will have it up and running very soon. My mistake. I'm writing this in the evening and everything is still not working.
Now it is the next morning. Still no internet or anything else. It's called isolation. That's kind of a strange feeling to me. I can't watch football. I can't call anybody and they can't call me. In the twenty-first century, you're not supposed to be this isolated. But, what are you going to do? I decided to call the internet provider and ask for an update. A recording told me someone would get in touch with me in maybe 48 hours. Hmmm.
It is now the next day, and guess what. Still no internet, no phone service, and no tv. Our provider has had two beautiful days to affect repairs and nothing is fixed.
This is a time when I need to call on my best trait. That trait is patience. I can hear those of you who know me personally. Patience is alien to me. Besides, patience is overrated.
It is now the morning of the third day, no change. One would think that nobody knows what they are doing. Now I begin to worry about those whose very life depends on these services.
Finally, they got it fixed. I have internet and a phone. Trust me, it wasn't because of my patience. I still don't understand why this took so long.
Just a few years ago, none of this technology even existed, and now we are so used to it that we are lost when it disappears. I wonder how smart it is to be so dependent on something so frivolous as the internet. Oh well, I guess that is just what today is.
I am amazed as to how relieved I am to have all my services restored. I am no longer isolated. Now I have phone service, but I don't want to call anybody. And nobody is calling me. Anyway, life is back to normal, whatever that is.
Ron Scarbro October 3, 2024
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