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A day without Internet in the office

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 GREC# 169695

Well thank goodness for smart phones or I would have been out of business most of the day.  But the good news is I had my phone for emails and web inquiries and even to look up a phone number. But I also realized that I MUCH prefer my computer for doing these things. I spent years of my life as a graphic artist and working on a computer and I type with relatively fast speed.  Texting and emailing on my phone moves at a snails pace. 

In other good news I would like to report that when I called Charter after 11 a.m. and told them my BUSINESS Internet was down they had a technician in my office between 2 and 3 this afternoon and had us back up and running by 3 p.m.  Much better service than my previous provider. 

Donald is having an extra long day today and so I'll be walking the doggies on my own. Hopefully the rain showers will let up long enough for that to happen. That will be good for my fitbit step count today. These weekly and weekend challenges are really pushing me.  Yesterday was my third time in the past 8 days of getting more than 15,000 steps in a day.  I keep hoping to have a day where I can push it to 20,000. But it's after 4 and I'm just at 7k so I don't think that day will be today.

I got a new listing this week and hopefully tomorrow will be blue skies and I can get the listing photographed and into the MLS.  I am still waiting on one signature.  Hopefully tomorrow. 

So how was your day?

 

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Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

I also prefer using my laptop to using a phone, or even an iPad. It's frustrating trying to type on those small keys!

May 03, 2016 05:27 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Fun catching up with "a day with Tammy"! Love that photo. I don't like not having a computer either. I don't have a smart phone yet, so this is my BABY. I haven't travelled enough to get that down, either. On days when I'm in town (90 minutes away) I'm completely away from all of this. Kind of refreshing. And congrats on your new listing! (You just reminded me that I have to get photos of a double vacant lot when the sun shines). 

May 03, 2016 11:37 PM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

Patricia Feager it was a pain in the behind though.  If not for so much actually happening at the office I could have worked from home.  

Sharon Tara my iPad is MIA at the moment.  And I really haven't taken the time to look for it. Maybe today I find it.

Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor (503)755-2905 a swing is one of my favorite places to be.

May 03, 2016 11:45 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate

Me, too! Just put one up!

May 04, 2016 01:01 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Ugh, when the internet or computer is down, it makes things much more difficult, haha.  Sounds like you handled it well though!

May 04, 2016 12:54 AM
Carra Riley & Declan Kenyon
Brokers Guild Cherry Creek Ltd - Westminster, CO
Helping people Transition at all ages!

Tammy Lankford,  I am smiling.. I know exactly what you are doing today.. and how you are feeling.. your fitbit post made me think.. maybe I should start counting my steps.. so see.. your full description day.. helping motivate someone.. Smart phones.. #priceless 

May 04, 2016 02:18 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Good evening Tammy Lankford, Isn't it interesting how much we take for ganted.  We don't notice things, until it's not available to us.  Your's was your internet.  Evelyn was off the Oregon for a week.  

May 04, 2016 10:11 AM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

What did we do before all this technology?  It's wonderful when it's working properly, when it isn't, it can be a nightmare.

May 04, 2016 08:30 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Tammy Lankford, ,

We are so dependent on technology and the Internet and take it for granted! You stayed calm, cool and got things done with it down....it wasn't so bad! Thanks for your post!

May 04, 2016 10:28 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Nice to hear that Charter had your interent back up and running Tammy Lankford, and I hope the weather stays dry for you!

May 05, 2016 04:56 AM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Tammy. That could not have been easy, but once all is functioning the way it is supposed to, all becomes better.

May 05, 2016 09:44 PM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

It is amazing how we depend on Internet access Tammy. It seems like a million years when we did not have our Google and Smart Phones.

May 06, 2016 07:28 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Tammy,

Glad your internet provider responded so fast.  I love those times when we are completely off the grid...A

May 07, 2016 05:05 AM
Robert Bob Gilbert
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX
Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

It is good to hear taht you are working on your Fitbit steps. Hitting 20 K steps is not easy. I lost the charger for mine and have to wait until opens her Mother's day gift so I can recharge mine. 

Your Internet provider provides excellent service. Ours at the office being AT&T not so much! Actually they suck!! 

May 08, 2016 07:21 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Tammy --- while I can an do read from my cell phone, I prefer not to answer emails -- my big fingers make typing difficult.  Glad to hear you received prompt service and were "back in business" fairly quickly.  

May 09, 2016 01:26 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Tammie, I've had to depend on my T-Mobile hot spot for Internet service a few times in the past couple of weeks, and what a gift that is!  Glad you were up and running so quickly.

And I am so sick of rain I could scream!  My back yard is a mud hole and my doggy is getting pretty grungy!  I haven't seen weather like this in Seattle!

 

 

 

May 09, 2016 09:36 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Tammy

We had one of those days a few weeks ago when Verizon was down for hours. Good thing it only impacted calls and not texts and email. Sounds like, overall, it was a pretty good day for you.  Thankfully there often are some options.

Jeff

May 09, 2016 02:53 PM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I'd go to the nearest coffee shop or even to my gym:) or even connect my laptop to my iphone. But idea to be a day without internet at all is frightening....:)

May 10, 2016 05:19 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Tammy ...

Sure glad you got your Internet fixed and I am always amazed at how smart phones have helped many of us when we're pinched when zero or bad internet service!

May 11, 2016 02:38 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
REALTOR Associate® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i

Aloha Tammy, I'm the same way, there is only so much you can do efficiently on your mobile device, lap tops are still a better device to get work done, quickly when it comes to word processing, editing and typing.

May 12, 2016 06:30 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

And theworld didn't end? It was amazing, I bet! Great post and good luck with everything!

May 14, 2016 04:45 PM