How would you survive if the internet went out for 6 months?

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  1. PJ234

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    #1 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
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  2. soccernutter

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    #3 stanger, Oct 4, 2024
    Absolutely.
     
  4. Val1

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    #4 Val1, Oct 4, 2024
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    And in the winter, books. I've got new translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey that have been calling my name.
     
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    #5 roby, Oct 4, 2024
    No PJ234 for 6 months.....yahoo!! :thumbsup:
     
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    #6 Smurfquake, Oct 4, 2024
    So is this like, an unplanned natural disaster where something goes wrong and the internet is shut down for six months, or like a personal issue where an individual chooses not to use the internet for six months? Because if the internet goes down unexpectedly, a lot of society would need to adjust - for example, pretty much anything involving money uses the internet, so if the internet suddenly disappears, you won't be able to use ATMs or credit cards for a while. If your paycheck is direct deposited, you may be out of luck. Most people don't have a bunch of cash on hand these days so there would be some difficulties for a while. Airplanes probably stop flying for a day or two until there's an alternate system for air traffic control that doesn't rely on the internet. Most long distance communication and most cell phones would stop working. Things like that.
     
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  7. PJ234

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    #7 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    Unless you have a landline? Phones could still work though.
     
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    #8 ShayG, Oct 4, 2024
    This would’ve been a bigger deal back in the 80s. But nowadays with YouTube you can find videos that explain how to do all sorts of back-to-basic things
     
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  9. PJ234

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    #9 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    Well those videos would be gone lol.
     
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    #11 Cascarino's Pizzeria, Oct 4, 2024
    No mo work! Yippee!

    This threadstarter is 9 yrs old, right?
     
  12. PJ234

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    #12 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    Nope!
     
  13. Cascarino's Pizzeria

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    #13 Cascarino's Pizzeria, Oct 4, 2024
    Prove it
     
  14. roby

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    #14 roby, Oct 4, 2024
    Have you learned nothing? If you need some cash...go to the mattresses! :ninja:
     
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  15. PJ234

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    #15 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    I was born before the year 2000 that proves it lol
     
  16. PJ234

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    #16 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    Everyone needs have some cash
     
  17. luftmensch

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    #17 luftmensch, Oct 4, 2024
    I have a landline, but it only works through my internet.
     
  18. PJ234

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    #18 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    Oh shoot lol
     
  19. luftmensch

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    #19 luftmensch, Oct 4, 2024
    This reminds me of when my nephew was little and one time he got in trouble and wasn’t allowed to watch tv. And I told him y’know, when your grandma was little they didn’t even HAVE tv’s. And he got a really puzzled look and asked “then how did they watch things?”
     
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  20. PJ234

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    #20 PJ234, Oct 4, 2024
    haha
     
  21. Scissorkick Collins

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    #21 Scissorkick Collins, Oct 4, 2024
    I’m pretty sure you can still get porn on DVD so I’m gonna be just fine.
     
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  22. Auriaprottu

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    #22 Auriaprottu, Oct 4, 2024
    "They didn't watch things. They sat on the porch and whittled. And they went to bed early. People died of diseases that are now easily preventable. They weren't as attractive as they are portrayed on TV shows and in films. Be glad you are young today."

    The Boomers have the best of it all- proper wildlife/outdoor unsupervised social upbringing accompanied by all the latest tech, which we don't always opt into, but it's there
     
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    #23 Auriaprottu, Oct 4, 2024
    I was gonna say the old magazines would tide me over, but you have a better idea
     
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  25. roby

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    #25 roby, Oct 4, 2024
    Who needs that when we have our very own The Idiot and The Oddity right here in River City! :whistling:
     
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