tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post5977664164834860830..comments2024-03-28T16:17:08.999+00:00Comments on April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: Rinelle Grey: Life Without Technology?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-31035633051741393892013-06-13T14:33:45.937+00:002013-06-13T14:33:45.937+00:00I keep thinking how different my kids are growing ...I keep thinking how different my kids are growing up than when I did. We didn't have IPods or Kindles or anything like that. We just had bikes and outside. :) I think I could adapt to life without electricity, but it kind of freaks me out too ... :)Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-29709836100532820892013-06-12T12:22:27.352+00:002013-06-12T12:22:27.352+00:00I can't even imagine what life would be like w...I can't even imagine what life would be like without electricity... the idea frightens the life out of me ;)Suzy, The Grey Brunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073447337090145191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-70632680787954738472013-06-11T11:13:30.688+00:002013-06-11T11:13:30.688+00:00I agree Susan. I think humans have adapted to so m...I agree Susan. I think humans have adapted to so much already, I find it hard to believe we couldn't adapt to life without technology.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651744055513494283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-53863129069168105762013-06-11T03:11:47.974+00:002013-06-11T03:11:47.974+00:00Most of us have become quite dependent on technolo...Most of us have become quite dependent on technology, and freak out a bit when we lose it for a short time during a power outage, loss of Internet, etc. But I also like to think that most of us are also capable of adapting, if need be, in the name of survival. Hopefully, we haven't become total incompetents. <br /><br />Your book sounds intriguing, Rinelle. Good luck with it.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-45748583331790218462013-06-10T23:00:40.658+00:002013-06-10T23:00:40.658+00:00Tina - Being married to a mad inventor sounds usef...Tina - Being married to a mad inventor sounds useful! My dad used to find lots of creative ways of getting by without electricity (or getting some) when I was a kid. <br /><br />Blackouts here in Brisbane, Australia never seem to last long. We think it's awful if we're without power for most of a night! Probably because we don't have things like snow to hinder line repair. We did have a bad storm/flooding recently that left a lot of people without power for up to 3 days, which caused a lot of chaos! Our biggest problem without power is that our pump for our water tanks doesn't work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651744055513494283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-42319265879514644662013-06-10T14:51:43.194+00:002013-06-10T14:51:43.194+00:00Rinelle, thanks again for being here! You've ...Rinelle, thanks again for being here! You've certainly generated a good discussion. We do waste water, and that's always bothered me. We've lived without electricity before, in a way, because the power was out, but then not really because The Engineer just hooked up one of his inverters to the solar panel charged batteries (he has large collection of deep storage batteries that we take camping, and have ready for emergencies like this.) But not everyone is married to the mad inventor...<br /><br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-13433442933858817852013-06-10T13:53:51.112+00:002013-06-10T13:53:51.112+00:00Dobson - I still remember before tablets quite cle...Dobson - I still remember before tablets quite clearly! Although how I'd live without mine now is another matter! <br /><br />Thanks Rosie!<br /><br />JoJo - I lived without power for several years when I was a kid, when we moved to a very isolated property. I have to admit, I don't think I could do it now though I enjoyed it at the time. Now I hate it when my ipad is out of batteries!<br /><br />Melisa - Yep, microwaves were huge back then. And dishwashers! Seems so long ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651744055513494283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-42773905677228298782013-06-10T13:47:50.570+00:002013-06-10T13:47:50.570+00:00We live in such a different world than I did growi...We live in such a different world than I did growing up. I mean, the microwave was the biggest invention during my childhood. My kids cannot even begin to comprehend the stories I tell them about pay phones, and phones without call waiting and caller ID.Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-46882286216550874382013-06-10T13:19:27.577+00:002013-06-10T13:19:27.577+00:00I was w/o power for 4 days after a blizzard in Feb...I was w/o power for 4 days after a blizzard in Feb and I was so close to despair that I cried my eyes out when the power came back on. I'm so not meant to live w/o modern conveniences. I had a melt down the other day when my computer wouldn't reboot too. lolJoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-1246971872890216182013-06-10T12:13:11.390+00:002013-06-10T12:13:11.390+00:00I would really recommend Rinelle's book, it is...I would really recommend Rinelle's book, it is a good read.Rosie Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814740525740666516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-63580631227538215242013-06-10T11:52:10.226+00:002013-06-10T11:52:10.226+00:00Rinelle you have covered a lot of great points her...Rinelle you have covered a lot of great points here. Technology has accelerated at a dizzying pace over the last 100 years. We have a difficult time thinking of when tablets and cell phones were not so ubiquitous. We would be okay, but would have to do things a lot different. Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871553369978431939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-29311927424518322152013-06-10T10:12:27.845+00:002013-06-10T10:12:27.845+00:00Thanks for having me here today. Nice visiting the...Thanks for having me here today. Nice visiting the A to Z blog for a change.<br /><br />Yvonne - It has changed so much hasn't it? I'm amazed by it so much. <br /><br />Hillary - Yes! Water is another big one. I wonder how people would cope if it stopped coming into their house automatically? We're very reliant on it, to the point that we don't have any other way to access it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651744055513494283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-68515681096092027482013-06-10T08:51:45.651+00:002013-06-10T08:51:45.651+00:00Hi Tina and Rinelle - certainly your novel has add...Hi Tina and Rinelle - certainly your novel has addressed some interesting points .. and sounds a very good thought provoking read .. an different take .. sounds really fun.<br /><br />One thing I've recently realised is that water is the finite resource and we waste so much .. we wash our fruit and veg, we waste water growing it, we waste water transporting it and then we waste water when we throw food away ... <br /><br />Great read - and your story sounds a fascinating read .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-49496285466010059482013-06-10T07:50:02.587+00:002013-06-10T07:50:02.587+00:00The world is certainly a lot different as to when ...The world is certainly a lot different as to when I was a child. Even in the 15 years since my husband passed away pcs have changed also the cell phones. He would have been in his element at today's advancements.<br /><br />Yvonne. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com