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I Spent Four Days Without My "BFF" | Confessions of a Tampa Mortgage Blogger

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Mortgage and Lending with Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source

BFFFirst, you may be thinking..."BFF, what is that?".  I am really a sad story.  My BFF, otherwise known as Best Friend Forever, is my laptop and wireless Internet at home.  Can you believe how easily we get caught up in the ease of use of our technology?

 

I am a serial mortgage blogger.  By this, I mean I sneak into a corner of the house with my laptop and have quiet to get some "important work done"...for me, it is important.  My fiance' insists I am playing on the internet.  He says, "Honey, I know how important blogging is to you...".  So, enough history, you can clearly see I enjoy my time to blog and the wireless internet in my house that allows me to work just about anywhere.  Disclaimer:  Don't worry, it has never been in the bathroom with me!

Love my computerSince Friday at 6pm, I have been without my best friend, my home internet service.  It was a difficult couple of days and I found myself just sitting and staring at the computer, hoping some miracle would happen and a star from heaven would drop internet service to my house.  Needless to say, it didn't happen. 

Yesterday, the local Tampacable guy came and delivered the bad news that I wouldn't be getting my service yesterday with some long drawn out story about why we had to wait for another set of technicians.  Hello?!?  Dude, all I need is my internet.  Can't you tell from my shaking I am going through withdraws?  I tried to bribe him with anything I could find in the house.  I offered the dog...no deals....cold beer...no can do...I even tried offering off the neighbors cat with no luck.  No service for me!

HoorahToday, a new cable guy came and after 2.5 hours...we have internet again!  My lifeline has been restored!  I am so excited to say I am sitting in my comfy chair, again, blogging to you all.  I am catching up on some good reading and happy to be back in the loop.  And, I can't imagine being alone without my BFF again in the future.  

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Comments (33)

Katrina Madewell
Charles Rutenberg Rlty- More than 5,000 agents(813) 777-1196 - Tampa, FL
Tampa FL Homes for sale | Tampa Bay - (813) 777-1196

Does this mean that you are all moved in the new place?????????  I'm SO excited!

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Jul 23, 2007 06:16 PM
Chris Griffith
Downing-Frye Realty, Bonita Springs, FL - Bonita Springs, FL
Bonita Springs Listing Specialist - Agent
I hate the cable guy.  One of the last times they came out, he called and asked me to buzz him into the building.  He was at a condo I lived at 10 years ago.  What the heck!  How does THAT happen?
Jul 23, 2007 09:49 PM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate
I had to send in my tablet PC a few weeks ago. Felt like part of me was missing. It was like a old friend always by my side. I had to go back to those discusting spiral notebooks for 2 weeks.
Jul 23, 2007 10:58 PM
Robert Schwabe
Herron Real Estate - Orange Park, FL
Orange Park Real Estate
Leah- I'm glad your up and running again. I'm looking forward to reading some more mortgage posts.
Jul 23, 2007 11:11 PM
Thomas Weiss
Thomas R. Weiss - West Palm Beach, FL

Leah,

I'm surprised you didn't kill anyone, if my cable or Internet goes out, I look to see if was sabotage by my wife :0) you never know...

Jul 23, 2007 11:38 PM
Matthew J Blum - (retired from the business)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Leah,  So did you get the shakes from the withdraw?  It is wild to know how much time we actually spend on these sites.  Glad to see your back to your addiction.:-)
Jul 24, 2007 12:07 AM
Neal Bloom
Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL
Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

Leah,

I'm all wireless and can even blog in my pool...my bathroom has been used as an inspiration to a few of my posts..now don't laugh..I have a real chair in there..why ..no idea...it just happened that way.:) I go bonkers when I lose Internet..almost like when I forget to wear a watch! I feel naked:)

Jul 24, 2007 02:01 AM
Anita S. Zahn
Advantage Realty 863-840-1420 - Sebring, FL
Highlands County Real Estate Source! I work 4 U!
Neal the bathroom thing may be WTMI.    Is the chair to put your lap top on or do you put it on you lap.  Please don't answer just thinking out load about the chair in the john and all.
Jul 24, 2007 01:01 PM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans

Leah....  lol   withdrawals....    in regards to Neal's comment... LOL    Even the pool?  Not in the water I hope. The bathroom thing....  well, my house is wireless also.... so....  I will leave you with that thought. Put it this way, some times the lap top takes the place of the sports section....  ;o)

Leah... glad that you have been restored...  ;o)

jeff belonger

Jul 24, 2007 04:12 PM
Susie Roscoe
Signature Realty Associates - Brandon, FL
Real Estate Specialist | Brandon, FL

Leah - I feel your pain!!  It's like missing a limb...knowing you "could" have it...and "should" have it...  I heard the "drawn out story" and totally get it now!!  Uggghhh!!!

Soo...now you're officially BLESSED to have OCD for a few days and play "ketchup" with all that's gone on "ONLINE" without you!! 

Congrats on getting the house in order...and the internet in service!!  WHEN's THE PARTY???

Jul 25, 2007 05:34 AM
Leah Ross
Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source - Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida Mortgage

Anita ~ Seriously, sometimes I just make stuff up to see if he will do it...he always does.  Dummy.  From time to time, I just give the blank blond look and say "I don't know why that didn't work..hmmm"...It keeps me laughing inside for days.  Deep down, I am just wrong.

Esko ~ Big time loop my friend!  Luckily, I am back up and running...almost all caught up!

Cyndee ~ Okay, so you know the laptop has a special place in our hearts.  I know YOU put that laptop in front of me...don't lie sister!  It's okay to tell everyone that you have the other half of the "Best Friends Forever" broken heart necklace...our secrets' safe on the rain!

 

Jul 26, 2007 12:27 PM
Leah Ross
Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source - Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida Mortgage

Lynda ~ Oh no!  I smell...no cell phone either?  That's not a vacation, it's a trip to the looney bin!

Ashley ~ I would say that is nearly grounds to send him to the couch to sleep!  Or to Neal's bathroom chair..ha!

Thesa ~ They haven't gone away yet.  New update ~~ The cable guys are coming back Saturday because I still don't have a working phone in the whole house...darn them!

Katrina ~ Settled...not so much.  But getting there ;)

 

Jul 26, 2007 12:31 PM
Leah Ross
Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source - Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida Mortgage

Chris ~ That is crazy...where the heck have they been sending the bills?  So, this is good...they installed new cable wire at my house.  Now, when the mail man comes, the cable goes out...then when he leaves, it comes back on.  I give up!

Missy ~ Poor sad friend.  Hopefully your laptop didn't know you where cheating on him with the spirals...tisk tisk!

Rob ~ More to come soon...stay posted!

Tom ~ No one has lost a life yet, however considering my comment to Chris regarding Saturday and the fact my repair "window" is 8am to 8pm (yeah..), it's still up in the air.

 

Jul 26, 2007 12:34 PM
Leah Ross
Your Tampa Bay Mortgage Source - Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida Mortgage

Matt ~ I need a sponsor...help!

Neal ~ Where to start...first, if I am ever invited to stay at your house while on that side of the state, please don't expect me to sit in any chairs.  Seriously!  LOL.  Second, I don't think I will ever get the image out of my head of you sitting on the toilet with the chair across from you and the laptop sitting on it.  Thank you Anita!

Anita ~ I owe you a visual for that one!

Jeff ~ Please don't make me picture you in the bathroom blogging to Neal in the bathroom.  Darn, visual in.  Shoot!

Jul 26, 2007 12:39 PM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans
LOL.... hey now, not to Neal, but we will leave names out of it.... lol 
Jul 26, 2007 01:13 PM
Joanne Hanson
Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate - Frisco, CO
Summit County, Colorado Realtor
This winter I lost my internet every time the temperature got below zero.  They finally fixed that and then when it warmed up, every time it rained, I lost it!  I even had to drive to the office to use it there one day.  I won't even stay in a hotel without internet service these days (and not dial up either!)  Blogging addiction and instant google information withdrawal is tough. 
Jul 30, 2007 04:51 PM
Kim Murphy
Draper and Kramer - Lombard, IL
Mortgage Loans in DuPage, Kane, Cook, Lake, Will C
Leah, I can't imagine!  We are wireless also.  If something happens to my lap top, I kick the kids off theirs, otherwise it downstairs to my husbands office to use his!  Its an addiction I tell you!
Jul 30, 2007 05:49 PM
Neal Bloom
Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL
Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate
There seems to be a runnig joke all over AR about me and toliet blogging..I think I'll write about that one.
Jul 31, 2007 11:39 PM
Midori Miller
Talk 2 Midori, LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Online Marketing For Real Estate Professionals
Leah-Just like yourself I am so twisted when it comes to blogging.  When my husband and I went out of town, I was having withdrawal's so baaaaad.  Its was painful for me and for him.  In my household if internet is missing one day.....Gosh....not sure what we would do.  I love it...it's nice to know....I am not alone!  So happy you got your BFF back.....
Aug 16, 2007 02:30 AM
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QEC Internet Services - Long Beach, CA

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Check out this interesting video on installing wireless networks.  Very interesting and informative.

It also discusses backing up data.

Jun 20, 2008 04:26 AM