WILF 45,994 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 23 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: Smart meters, Nests, Hive thermostats Ring doorbells Sky TV routers WiFi everything that runs your house kaput too much reliance on this tech for my liking. Feeling quiet smug as I look out the window at my cattle, sheep, bursting poly tunnel and knowing I’m only 5 minutes from a river ! Lol 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.357shooter 1,105 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 or was it skynet ?. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 707 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 3 hours ago, WILF said: Feeling quiet smug as I look out the window at my cattle, sheep, bursting poly tunnel and knowing I’m only 5 minutes from a river ! Lol Thl sleepover at wilfs !!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 969 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 4 hours ago, FLATTOP said: Smart meters, Nests, Hive thermostats Ring doorbells Sky TV routers WiFi everything that runs your house kaput too much reliance on this tech for my liking. My ring is working fine mate? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 969 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Sorry, I thought you were stating that everything is out, my Ring was working fine when I checked it hence my comment, no innuendo intended. Lol I've had no outages with anything, my Ring, Sky, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,405 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 I went to get some cash from an ATM , and before I could put my card in, an old boy sitting in his car said “don’t do it son, ( SON ? I’m 71 ! LOL !), I put my card in and it kept it and I didn’t get my money !” So I decided I didn’t really need the money there and then. A part of the outage or just a coincidence ? Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,710 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 (edited) 21 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I went to get some cash from an ATM , and before I could put my card in, an old boy sitting in his car said “don’t do it son, ( SON ? I’m 71 ! LOL !), I put my card in and it kept it and I didn’t get my money !” So I decided I didn’t really need the money there and then. A part of the outage or just a coincidence ? Cheers. The moral, is you need to learn to take advice from us elder statesmen son. Now think on, you hot headed young fool. Edited July 19 by jukel123 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 22,405 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 2 minutes ago, jukel123 said: The moral, is you need to learn to take advice from us elder statesmen son. Now think on, you hot headed young fool. You are reading it wrong….I quoted the old fellow in parentheses, I took his advice and didn’t use my card in the machine. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 20,352 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Just shows though how vulnerable we are in this electrical digital world. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,710 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 15 minutes ago, chartpolski said: You are reading it wrong….I quoted the old fellow in parentheses, I took his advice and didn’t use my card in the machine. Cheers. Oops, senior moment son. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 12,410 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 2 hours ago, chartpolski said: I went to get some cash from an ATM , and before I could put my card in, an old boy sitting in his car said “don’t do it son, ( SON ? I’m 71 ! LOL !), I put my card in and it kept it and I didn’t get my money !” So I decided I didn’t really need the money there and then. A part of the outage or just a coincidence ? Cheers. If ever the day comes my son, and you are in need of a few readies, just bung me thi card details and I'm.ya man 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,997 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 Even though this episode with the Internet has not affected me in any way it goes to show how vulnerable all this could become especially if in years to come we could become a cashless world and society. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 4,155 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 I actually think they test it in small doses to see the affects whilst building up to the big one just my opinion but it’s been proven time and time again you cannot trust any governments worldwide. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,093 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 Even with gold at record highs.....I'm thinking it's still worth converting any savings into gold coins. Within our lifetime I think most of us can see there being some type of world conflict..... and it's obvious that it will consist of at least 50% cyber war. Russia regularly sends ships and subs along the route of our Atlantic internet cables, just to test our reactions. Any attack at all will consist of blowing them. I simply can't comprehend keeping most of your savings and investments in simply digital forms and expecting it to be safe and secure or even exist for another 50 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,248 Posted July 20 Report Share Posted July 20 1 hour ago, tatsblisters said: Even though this episode with the Internet has not affected me in any way it goes to show how vulnerable all this could become especially if in years to come we could become a cashless world and society. Or how easily your masters could shut you down if you're naughty. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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