Posted on 01/21/2020 12:50:04 PM PST by nikos1121
I got a nice dose of reality with Free Republic off the air this morning.
By 8 am I searched, "Is Free Republic Down" and it took me to a site that confirmed, that it was down for everyone.
By 9 am, insidiously, I noticed a frontal headache and a little anxiety.
By 10 I was having trouble concentrating and getting a bit restless and short with co-workers,
By 11 there was some paranoia with thoughts like "What if Free Republic never comes back up?" and "I think I'm hooked on this site", and "What if I can't recover from it's loss."
I tried diving back into my work, thinking the diversion would help but by noon the symptoms and signs had worsened.
By then I noticed light hand tremors and diaphoresis of the palms.
By 1 pm my speech was slurred. It was 72 degrees in the office, but my teeth were chattering, and I felt cold.
The tremors grew worse, and I could feel the sweat spreading to my arms and back, my feet tingling, and I was getting weak.
By 2 I was getting truly worried, thinking that I might have to go into detox somewhere.
Then miraculously, the site was back up, before I had to call 911.
I'm better now as I sit in my office wrapped in a blanket, sipping weak herbal tea, realizing how dependent my mental well being relies on Free Republic and interacting with all my Freeper Friends.
That's a good thing.
Maybe now's a time for those out there who are not monthly donors to donate, something, anything. It would be a terrible thing to lose our site, especially this year, when Trump needs us.
Thank you Jim. Free Republic, has truly made my life better.
Whoops, just re-read your next to last line “Maybe now’s a time for those out there who are not monthly donors to donate, something, anything.”
I guess you are a monthly donor. Thanks so much for donating and for that reminder line you wrote! I donate annually.
Sorry to kind of nudge you there when you are already a donor.
We web would be horrible with FR gone. I hope someday that Jim explains his succession plan for the bad day when he announces he can’t do it any more.
Major vocab props for “diaphoresis”: I had to Google that one! :-)
LOL
Must be nice to get paid to read FR. That is a twofer
Lol! I think you speak for all of us...in fact, I’m going to up my monthly to FR in gratitude for getting back with you all!
It’s worse than running out of coffee.
(real bad)
Become a Monthly Donor! EASY PEASY
It's not a money issue, If money were the issue, our public schools would be the best in the world..........Servers crash, that's a fact of life.
Become a Monthly Donor! EASY PEASY
CC
Never know when the Obama minions will try to shut down FR, figured it might be today when impeachment starts - can’t be letting the actual truth get out!!
BUT if you (I’m talking to everyone here) truly miss FR when it’s down, then you should be honest enough to admit that they like & trust it more than Big Media ... and how much do you pay them every month?
Right, so get up and make a donation to the one place you trust ... my donation is on the way.
** Some people are not in a position to make a donation right now (financially squeezed or whatever - I was in that boat for a long time) - those people don’t have to. But please keep contributing comments, that shouldn’t depend on your financial health ... contribute money when you get back on your feet. **
FR is a team effort
LOL
They would have missed me just about as much as they missed you :)
Yes, we all can give a little more.
Great synopsis, I guess one call it. I’m not that literate.
But it is real to some like me. not quite that bad
but I can’t imagine a day without FR
Hope all these freeloaders really suffer!
PLEASE....any amount....$5.00...come on!
I used to be addicted to soap, but I’m clean now.
Soma!
Wow, you are even more addicted to FR than I am! LOL
Should we send a nurse?
:-)
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