I survived pre-historic times today

It was like old times here this morning.  I was having assorted cable/internet issues so today a tech came out to solve them.  He replaced the cable from street to house.
So, for 45 minutes, I had no access to the outside world.  It was like living in 1960 for a while.  No TV, no cable music, no internet.  I had to entertain myself. How did humanity survive those conditions?
I took scallops out of the freezer for dinner tonight since I had the time.  Even got out the pan I'm going to cook them in.  I have some leftover green beans.  Going to cut them up small and add to a salad. Wine is chilling too.