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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We don't realise how much we rely on mobiles and internet connection.

Hopefully though Wyrdy that's the most you've had to deal with x

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"We don't realise how much we rely on mobiles and internet connection.

Hopefully though Wyrdy that's the most you've had to deal with x"

It is. I've been very lucky this time round.

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

goes in loft to get my old semaphore flags out

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By *aucy tiggerWoman
over a year ago

Back where I belong

Haven't you got a pigeon for emergencies? Xx

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"Haven't you got a pigeon for emergencies? Xx"

I think a duck would have been more appropriate.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Welcome back to civalization

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By *lutandhubbyCouple
over a year ago

west midlands

we would be ok, we still have a hand held CB radio (somewhere). xxxx

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By *oeinCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Used to check teletext back in the day ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's amazing how dependent we become on things innit? Glad you haven't been too badly affected but my thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by the awful flooding around the country - must be horrific

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By *ig1gaz1Man
over a year ago

bradford

was always the crapy radio for weather bulletins or the use of the cb radio for bad areas to avoid

sat navs come in handy for rds nowadays if yours updates on the rd works and diversions on daily updates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!"

Local radio ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's amazing how dependent we become on things innit? Glad you haven't been too badly affected but my thoughts are with everyone who has been impacted by the awful flooding around the country - must be horrific "

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Time to curl up with a good book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"we would be ok, we still have a hand held CB radio (somewhere). xxxx "

Yeah but does anyone else to be on the other end? Lol

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Light a fire and waft a blanket over it.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Apparently the shops in York couldn't take card payments and none of the cash machines are working. My friend used his loyalty card to get a coffee!

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!

Local radio ? "

Surprisingly, I don't own a radio.

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"Apparently the shops in York couldn't take card payments and none of the cash machines are working. My friend used his loyalty card to get a coffee! "

I'm due to drop a hire car back tomorrow morning and have a feeling the car hire office is going to be underwater.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We used to leave the house to get gossip back in the day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!"

Glad you didn't get flooded out xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Windup or solar transistor radios and torchs are handy to have in the drawer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am in north wales we are still waiting for talking pictures and we think lighters are the work of the devil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glad you didn't get flooded

shame the EA didn't site the pumps which are to stop flooding,in a place where they got flooded and stopped working. (I say Scratching my head)

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!


"We don't realise how much we rely on mobiles and internet connection.

Hopefully though Wyrdy that's the most you've had to deal with x

It is. I've been very lucky this time round."

Glad to hear it x

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By *aughtyYorkGentMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Right now I'm glad I chose to live on the West side of York, rather than the East. My previous place in the centre, which I rented, is under water...

I was away for Christmas so didn't notice any outages, but got a similar effect from the fact that the 3G and internet at my parents' place is patchy to say the least!

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"we would be ok, we still have a hand held CB radio (somewhere). xxxx "

But does anyone else?

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year "

Shush you!

It looks like I am fine for Manchester on Wednesday so I hope you've got the local yokels to hollow out your canoe.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria


"At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year

Shush you!

It looks like I am fine for Manchester on Wednesday so I hope you've got the local yokels to hollow out your canoe."

I know a Coastguard who'll organise me a chopper

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year

Shush you!

It looks like I am fine for Manchester on Wednesday so I hope you've got the local yokels to hollow out your canoe.

I know a Coastguard who'll organise me a chopper "

Sorry, I am sure you said 'has a big chopper'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!"

Without all of them I only need go back to the late 1980's.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria


"At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year

Shush you!

It looks like I am fine for Manchester on Wednesday so I hope you've got the local yokels to hollow out your canoe.

I know a Coastguard who'll organise me a chopper

Sorry, I am sure you said 'has a big chopper'."

Certainly keeps me happy enough....and he gets to requalify in water rescue at mine most nights

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By *yrdwoman OP   Woman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"At least you'll be able to check the trains to Manc yourself now...it's pretty shitty when someone in the Big City could have to rely on someone in the Arse End of the Universe to check t'interweb for their get away for New Year

Shush you!

It looks like I am fine for Manchester on Wednesday so I hope you've got the local yokels to hollow out your canoe.

I know a Coastguard who'll organise me a chopper

Sorry, I am sure you said 'has a big chopper'.

Certainly keeps me happy enough....and he gets to requalify in water rescue at mine most nights "

Blub blub blub

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!

Without all of them I only need go back to the late 1980's."

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Late 80s?

I didn't a mobile phone until 98 or internet in my house until 1998 ... The fact that apple released the iphone in 07 seems quite incredible to me now!.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!

Without all of them I only need go back to the late 1980's..

Late 80s?

I didn't a mobile phone until 98 or internet in my house until 1998 ... The fact that apple released the iphone in 07 seems quite incredible to me now!.

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The reason I said late 80's was that is when we got a landline .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Due to my local telephone exchange flooding, I spent 24 hours without a landline, broadband, mobile phone signal, and 3G.

What the bloody hell did we do before we had the internet? I couldn't even check which roads in York were closed so I could avoid them. The humanity!!!

Without all of them I only need go back to the late 1980's..

Late 80s?

I didn't a mobile phone until 98 or internet in my house until 1998 ... The fact that apple released the iphone in 07 seems quite incredible to me now!.

The reason I said late 80's was that is when we got a landline . "

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Them were the days!!

It was a bragging right in the pub if you could remember the number for more than 4 pubs and a takeaway

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By *an_WoodMan
over a year ago

Stafford

Glad you are safe. Hope Wednesday is a cracking night for you

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