The life and times of someone without Broadband

So, how did it come to pass that I found myself without broadband for this protracted period? Well I was on AOL, enjoying broadband one moment then in a second it was gone. Four days of phone calls to India and Ireland and still no broadband. Two engineer visits and still no broadband. New equipment and relocation of devices and still no broadband. So I had no option but to cancel my subscription and settle for AOL dial up. It has been this way for a couple of weeks now. At first I thought I could manage. It was a novelty, sitting back in my chair, relaxing, staring at the screen patiently waiting for my website to load, waiting, waiting, waiting, freeze, begin again, waiting, waiting....