12 step internet recovery program

[talentedbutslow]

Twelve Step Internet Recovery Program

1. I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet.
   
   
2. I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.
   
   
3. I will get dressed before noon.
   
   
4. I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet.
   
   
5. I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.
   
   
6. I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.
   
   
7. I will read a book... if I still remember how.
   
   
8. I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet.
   
   
9. I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.
   
   
10. I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.
    
    
11. I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on the Internet.
    
    
12. Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime... and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!
    

[junetta]

I like it. I was just talking to a friend of mine on msn messenger and we discussed - not turning the computer on until the jobs were all done!!

However, I've decided that I really can't leave my computer all alone.

June xx

[steeljack]

totally agree , rule #13 should be .... try to break morning habit. of "turn on computer, turn on kettle, light first cigarette, bring in paper, check overnight email"

[Ernie]

Very good Tal, It looks as though the internet could take over, I remember twenty years or so ago it was Ham radio that was the biggest consumer of spare time in our house!

[MUMMIBOO]

i have to sort kids out first then get my brekkie and then sit and go through the threads on accyweb and then i can go and do my housework popping in now and agin just to check whats been going on.

[garinda]

Very funny, and sadly very true.

[chav1]

so let me get this right..

computers have an off button ?

[Sara]

Oh so true tal.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by chav1

so let me get this right..

computers have an off button ?

I think there's one somewhere.

How do I eat my cornflakes with a knife and fork? The milk keeps running off between the prongs.