loss of connection

Wouah! I didn't realize how the loss of cable could become a dramatic event! Woke up @ 6:30 am to get ready for trading @ 7:30 - and i could not get threw to the internet, picked up the phone to call the cable company and NO PHONE!!! After calling with my cell phone it took 2 hours for them to fix it - i was going mad - is Nasdaq going up? S&P 500 going down? What is happening!??!!!??!! Thank God i was somewhat prepared and i had already put my trades (sales) in so one trading got done automatically during the morning hours.
Am I a typical American? Googling every chance i get, abandoning making a New Year's resolution (not to get disappointed), desiring overnight delivery (and for free), opting investments to return @ least 10% in a week, digital photos, blogs and ebooks.... i could go on and on.... We have become a nation of instant gratification! I already love shortcuts, have little patience and hate dealing with sales people - so you can imagine that life through the internet is heaven for me!
I wonder what my grandchildren, if i have any, world will be like....Will there be such a place called work for the majority of people? I imagine people attending Sunday morning church from the warm beds!
It could be wonderful to do everything from home yet what about socializing?
Humans need to socialize, interact and touch.
Maybe we'll throw more parties and take more vacations?
Hopefully i will be around to see more progress - because i sure enjoy how far we've come so far!