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Unlike 99.9% of people my age I could survive happily without PCs/laptops/internet. So yes, just gimme that hammer :heheh:
 

Phil B.

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Unlike 99.9% of people my age I could survive happily without PCs/laptops/internet. So yes, just gimme that hammer :heheh:

Haha, I kind of feel the same way about cell phones. Never could track me down in the old days. We always had to stop and use a phone booth to hook up with friends.

I am amazed at how rude people have become with their phones now days. Right in the middle of a decent conversation, face to face, and people will totally discount you to take a phone call, or will be texting while saying "Uh-uh Right", like they are actually listening to you while they are texting away.
 

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Unlike 99.9% of people my age I could survive happily without PCs/laptops/internet. So yes, just gimme that hammer :heheh:

You are definitely in the minority Sunny, but I could do the same and give all this up if necessary. Lived a good full life before the technology took over every aspect of people's day to day lives which I don't consider a good thing at all.:nw:

And as far as the younger kids coming up now that ignore a live person who they're with to answer a stupid ass text...that is ignorant plain and simple. I would love for all the cell phones in the world to go dead for a week, and see what happened, we managed just fine without them for most of our history and could do so again.

Anyway rant over and glad it was not the server that was slow, it's actually been really "sporty" since Shaggy and his guys finally got things sorted, now we just have to get the new skin tweaked a bit and we are good to go.:grinthumb
 

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^^^^^ Ignorant twats :mad

Don't hold it in, Sunny, :lmao: !!!!!

Cell phones have been a godsend for family members when there has been illness in the family, that kind of thing. And in emergencies or other types of "must get in touch" situations. Otherwise, I find them pretty useless. Mine is tacked on to my husband's plan for $9.99 month so it's cheap and it works for the 2 examples above.

Texting - it would be OK if the person being texted would wait and check it later, you know? Much like a phone message on your machine at home, or even on a cell phone. Keep all emergency stuff via phone call and then everyone would know that texting is NOT emergency.

I'm not around that many people who abuse cell phones. If I was with someone who answered a unnecessary call (like my teenaged nieces from their friends), I would walk away from the conversation. If I'm not important enough to talk to without the phone interrupting us, you don't get to talk to me.

Ignorant? Nope. Ignorant means uninformed; unaware; lacking in knowledge. People are aware and informed and NOT lacking in knowledge on this subject. They are simply rude. Have no manners. Shame.

I think we have to blame people, not technology. After all, we wouldn't be here, slow server or not (see, I'm on topic!! :oyea:) if it were not for that very technology. People have to use what is available to them wisely. Hell, many years ago inside plumbing and lights and telephones were technology! I would not manage well without indoor plumbing, tyvm, :heheh: as our forefathers did.

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Yeah, Magic had a post speaking to the problems with site. She said they are working to make it better. I have had some hiccups, but overall, it's not been too bad for me as long as I avoid the home page.

I just keep clicking "New Posts", lol. :grinthumb
 

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