IMAGINE HAVING TO GO A DAY WITHOUT INTERNET SERVICE. IMAGINE A COUPLE DAYS. A COUPLE WEEKS. HOW ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS!

LYNBROOK IS GETTING READY TO LIVE WITHOUT INTERNET AS TOWN OFFICIALS SUBMITTED A PLAN FOR HOW THEY’D GET ALONG IF THERE WAS EVER TO BE A MONTHS LONG OUTAGE.

THE 11 PAGE DOCUMENT LAYS OUT A DETAILED PLAN COMPLETE WITH CONTINGENCIES & REPLACEMENTS FOR THINGS LIKE ONLINE BANKING, FILING BUILDING PERMITS, AND EVEN DISPATCHING EMERGENCY SERVICES.

“IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT MAJOR ATTACKS ON THE NATION’S INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE WILL OCCUR,” THE REPORT READS. “IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT WILL HAPPEN, IT IS A QUESTION OF WHEN.”

I HAVE TO SAY - NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF EVER HAVING TO GO THAT LONG WITHOUT INTERNET, BUT JUDGING BY HOW PEOPLE REACT WHEN THEY CAN’T CONNECT TO WIFI IMMEDIATELY, I’D SAY IT’S IN OUR BEST INTERESTS TO DO WHAT LYNBROOK DID & COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR OUR OWN SAFETY & SANITY.

READ MORE ABOUT THE REPORT & PLAN HERE

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