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I’ve been at work all week, putting in extra hours to launch a project. My wife and I haven’t had a need for Comcast so far this week. Haven’t had time to watch TV or surf the web.

It did suck to miss Heroes on Monday, but I’ll catch up with it eventually. Just need to stay away from any spoilers.

This does not bode well for the resumption of Comcast service on Tuesday.

Today was a harder day to fill with no TV or Internet. We were stuck mostly around the house and didn’t have much to do. So, we spent the day tidying the house and decorating for Christmas.

We kept the computer hooked up to the home theater and watching movies and downloaded TV (downloaded pre-shutoff). We also took a trip to the grocery store, which is what we were able to do since we didn’t pay the Comcast bill.

It felt much better to fill the cart with food (and subsequently our bellies) despite not being able to feel the warm glow of Comcast High Speed Internet and TV.

Sunday night was difficult to fill. My wife had to watch a movie that I had no desire to watch, so I had to busy myself while she used the home theater to watch it. I read, surfed what I could of the web on my iPhone (read a really interesting article about Cuba) and read Alan Moore’s Watchmen.

It was quiet. It was nice.

Still no word from @comcastcares.

I spent the day away from home, so I didn’t really miss not having the internet or TV. My wife and I went with the family to the Christmas Open Houses in Kouts, Indiana.

After that we drove on through the country and came across Hessler Tree Farm - where we got our Christmas Tree. It was only $15! Pretty cheap. Thankfully my parents bankrolled the whole day, which was nice since we obviously didn’t have money!

We then made our way to North Judson, Indiana and paid a visit to Baily’s Discount Center and Richard’s of Toto. We needed lights for the tree and got a couple cheap things we needed for the house.

It was snowy and pleasant, the drive home was nice. When we got home, we spent the evening decorating our tree then watched some Christmas movies.

Overall, we had a pretty fulfilling day without Comcast.

I never heard back from @comcastcares on Twitter. I don’t expect to.

Friday night is a tough day to be without Comcast. No leisurely Friday night net surfing or pay per view movies.

No biggie. We opted to fire up the home theater and snuggle up to watch Christmas movies instead. It was very nice.

So, we lived without Comcast on a Friday night. Not too bad so far.

Today we’re gonna go for a car trip with my parents to the Christmas Homes in Kouts, Indiana. We made it very clear that we had no money and that they would have to bankroll the day. They said OK.

After Kouts we’re going on to Bailey’s Discount Center in North Judson, Indiana then to the famous Fingerhut Bakery and the fun that is Toto, Indiana. Should be a fun day. It’s snowing and it feels Christmasy.

We won’t need Comcast today. Tomorrow will be a whole other story…

Stay tuned for more of Adventures Without Comcast.

My Comcast TV and Internet has been shut off. Let me explain. Due to the way my pay cycles worked over the past few weeks, I had to choose to pay rent and buy groceries instead of pay the Comcast bill.

I had hoped it wouldn’t get shut off, it being the holidays and all. But sure enough, on Thursday night, while I was working, the Internet went out along with the TV. Great.

I don’t get paid until December 16th.

It’s going to be a long 12 days.

I tried to get a reprieve on Twitter by reaching out to @comcastcares. I explained that I’ve been a long time customer, love their service and don’t intend on going anywhere. I assured them the bill would be paid on the 16th. But to no avail @comcastcares doesn’t seem to care.

TV I can live without, I rarely watch it anyway. It’s the Internet that is the problem. I won’t be able to work on my web projects and build my blogs. My wife won’t be able to do her homework and it’s finals week coming up.

So, until the 16th, my only access to the Internet is via my trusty iPhone. I can blog lightly from it and I intend to write everyday until the 16th about our experience living without Comcast for so long.

Maybe we’ll find out we don’t need it after all.