Slave to Technology

This post isn't about REI, but how much I realized I am a slave to technology. Wednesday evening, our area got a dumping of precepitation in the form of freezing rain and ice. Since the temps fell into the 20's, it made driving trecherous. On Thursday, the temps didn't get above freezing until mid-afternoon, so I decided to work from home. Unfortunately, this was the same time my cable modem decided to quit working also, so I had no internet access all day. By evening, I found myself climbing the walls wondering what emails I had, what posts I've missed, and so on. I then realized how attached I am to today's technology. I admit I don't have any of the fancy gadgets out today like an iPod, but I am a slave to the internet. How'd I survive back in the 1980's? ;-P