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Last week was amazon, now its microsoft

TheCatWoman

Is the internet in danger of crashing all together, will we have to have it rationed, is it running out of resourses?

How will/would society cope if two systems went down together, let alone all 3 big systems, it seems incredible that there are only 3 main systems world wide, I know there are some smaller ones, but shouldn't we have some sort of national back up plan. I know people who go into a blind panic when they have no signal, how will they cope if theres no internet, they can't order a takeaway, can't go shopping, can't do banking? Will dinosaurs like me who remember how to do things with pen and paper suddenly be in demand?

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  • I also worry about the Internet going down,  will debit and credit cards be accepted.   So I always keep at least £100 in cash at home for emergencies. 

  • in reply to Robert124

    That is sensible.

    I always keep a bit of a stock of food and other supplies at home to allow for a few weeks worth of unavailability - sort of a reaction to the coronavirus lockdown and realisation that it is way too easy to end up with the supermarkets out of goods.

    The food is rotated and gets used well within its use-by dates so I'm not really wasting anything.

    It also helps if I fall ill and can't get out for a while - I have everything I need to last me for the duration of most things.

  • in reply to Iain

    When it comes to stocking up, I've realised that I've gone too far.

    I have ten months stock of toilet paper, six months worth of toothpaste and toothbrushes, 16 bars of soap, 4 bottles of liquid soup, plenty of tinned and dried food,  several months worth of tea bags and coffee. All sorts of cleaning fluids.

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  • in reply to Iain

    When it comes to stocking up, I've realised that I've gone too far.

    I have ten months stock of toilet paper, six months worth of toothpaste and toothbrushes, 16 bars of soap, 4 bottles of liquid soup, plenty of tinned and dried food,  several months worth of tea bags and coffee. All sorts of cleaning fluids.

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