I will miss you!

[muffin1]

I only have dial-up Internet service where I live, so I only visit DU when I house-sit for an old friend. I actually signed up on DU when I was working for my freeper boss. DU was a godsend for me at that point in my life. Whenever freeper started in about how wonderful chimpy was, I tuned him out and turned to DU for my sanity.
Now, my current house-sitting job has come to and end, and it will be awhile before I log-on again. The past 18 days have been heaven for me - being on DU during the Democratic Convention AND the Failin' pick.
Thank you all for your intelligent and often hilarious insights.
Until next time (probably in October),
Muffin1
:hi: and :cry:

[Breeze54]

1. Can't you use the library's in your towns computer access? Do they have computers for the public?

Why can't you use Dial-Up from your house?

I use it all the time to log on to DU. :shrug:

[muffin1]

2. The nearest library is about 30 minutes away.

Hubby and I only have 1 car, and he uses it for work. Our computer is uncommonly slow - takes two to three minutes for ANY page to load (only text), if pictures are involved, well I could write the great American novel waiting for it!
We are tinkering with our budget to see if high-speed is a possibility, but you know, times are hard!

[Breeze54]

6. How old is your computer?

:shrug:

Maybe I can help... PM me. ;)

[madokie]

7. Heres a thought on the slow part

You may want to go over to the computer forum and see if you can get some help on ensuring that your computer is running at its best as I seem to think that you should be able to come visit here with out it being so slow as to not be tolerable. I used to be on dial up and am now barely doing better with our 40 bucks a month high speed dsl so I can sympathize with you. I think you'll find lots of good knowledgeable people who will be happy to help you along.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242

[muffin1]

10. Thank you.

I didn't even know about those sites. See? I learn something nearly every time I'm here.

[DailyGrind51]

3. I hope you can get back on-line, especially for the next three months!

We are in for another history-making quarter!:dem:

[muffin1]

4. Jesus, me too.

I'd be willing to bet that I've been on DU about 5 or 6 hours a day. Stayed up way too late each night...there's always something new to read or watch! :)

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. Hope you can manage to get back on soon.

[muffin1]

11. Thanks, me too!

I'm going to look into some of the suggestions I've been given. :hi:

[Bluenorthwest]

8. I'm on dial up...always

for oh so many reasons. DU works on dial up.

[muffin1]

9. Is yours as slow as mine?

I tell you, by the time I'm able to respond to something, it's usually irrelevant. I click on something, then sit back read a page or two of a book or magazine before the (DU) page loads. When I respond to something and hit post, I can usually finish an article before it actually posts.:P

[madokie]

12. I think its very possible that you can do some maintenance on your computer there

to make it all more tolerable.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242