I’m in the allergist’s office when I realize I’ve left my phone on my desk, charging. “No problem,” I think as I pull out the tablet. Their waiting room has WiFi, so I will simply connect and get back to Twitter and gmail and path.
Then I notice that their connection is not letting me on.
I contemplate asking the receptionist about the WiFi, maybe a router just needs to be rebooted, a cable unplugged and plugged back in again.
but then I realize that sounds desperate, “You know, your internet doesn’t seem to be working, I can, you know, take a look at it.”
And then the full realization hits me.
I have just taken allergy shots, and I cannot leave here for thirty minutes.Â
I will be without this link, this network, for a full thirty minutes.
And that thought is mildly terrifying.