Hi William,

The internet represents different things to different people.

If all you see of the internet is pop-up porn links and endlessly eBay
auctions, I agree with you. A little of that goes a long way.

To me, the internet is for communication. Communication with Family and
Friends, and for learning about topics of interest and world events. If
I'm on the road in my bus for a week at a time, I appreciate the
ability to reconnect to this resource and rediscover what is going on
in the world. Perhaps I have a mechanical issue to research, or I want
to know how people are doing at home, or simply let folks know where
we're at. It's cheap and easy to use the net to accomplish this.

Eric's mention of Starbucks is a very helpful piece of data. How it's
used is up to the individual.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato**  LY3H
1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D
1988 Vanagon GL 8-passenger Automatic
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia
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On 3-May-05, at 1:14 AM, developtrust wrote:

> Our culture is going to pot. I hope we can live without the cell phone
> and
> Internet connection for just a few hours a day.
>
> I'm trying to envision a cartoon with a woman (usually) walking or
> driving
> with a cell phone at her ear, or a compulsive need to be connected to
> the
> Internet 24/7. When will it end?
>
> What bugs me most is people (mostly women) who talk on the cell phone
> the
> most intimate conversation in public like we want to know. For God's
> sake
> walk out the door to a private area for your cell phone conversation
> and
> leave your lap to at home or Stan Wilder will put a well deserved
> curse on
> you.
>
> William
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Clarke" <eric.clarke@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:54 PM
> Subject: FW: Cell Phone and the Internet
>
>
>> One word folks - STARBUCKS!
>>
>> Starbucks has installed  WIFI in each North American location, usually
>> the signal is good enough to enjoy from the parking lot.
>>
>>  - Eric
>>
>
>