Oh, how we have grown so dependent on all of our technological gadgets.  They're great when they work, but when they don't, often times in makes our world come to a screeching halt.

Yesterday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Government offices were closed and schools were not in session. My internet access worked fine in the morning...no problems.  Then, after 12:00 it went down. I had lots of things I had to get done.  In the past it has been my experience that my internet can be very slow on holidays, when everyone is home, on their computers.  But, this time mine was completely down.

I called a couple of my friends and they had no internet either. And, my internet service provider indicated our area was down.

No big deal, I figured...I will easily shift to something else...

I needed to fax some listing docs to an out of town seller. No big deal. But, I realized I needed to pull a couple of the forms off the Florida Realtor's website.  So, that had to wait.

I needed to work on my current newsletter. No big deal.  But, I realized for the last couple of articles I was writing, I needed to do some online research in order to finish them.

I needed to set up appointments to show houses for the following day (today).  No big deal. But, I needed to go to the MAAR website to pull the listings, and get the listing agent info.

I needed to do a market analysis for a client. I couldn't, I didn't have internet access.

I needed to follow up with a customer for an appointment tomorrow (today). He promised he would email me to give me the additional info we talked about, first.  But, I couldn't get online.

I needed to write a new blog article.  I couldn't. My computer was down.  You're probably thinking, 'she could have written it with a pen'.  Well, if you have seen my penmanship, that wouldn't have been an option.

So, I decided to make some phone calls, to wish some of my clients Happy New Year. I started making the calls and in the middle of one, my cell phone died. I turned my phone back on and called back.  10 minutes later, it died again. The battery was still showing a full charge. I called her back on my home phone. 

My internet access came back up after 5 hours. And, my cell phone came back up later too. I stayed up tiil 12:00 AM getting everything done that I was unable to accomplish during the day.

I laid in bed wondering, how did we function before we had the internet? 

And, I still can't figure it out!

This article is authored by Sandy Shores, Brevard County Real Estate

Melbourne Florida Real Estate News