# "Tech Free" Holidays Part 2

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-free-holidays-part-2/956989>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 31, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-free-holidays-part-2/956989 "2021-12-31T16:05:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-free-holidays-part-2/956989/1 "2021-12-31T16:05:44Z")

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So, in about three hours, the SIGO and I are going to enjoy our second Tech Free holiday (Christmas Day was our first try). We’d spent 24 hours with nothing newer than 35-years old: music CDs are fine, but no DVDs, Wi-Fi streaming, no computers/tablets, cellphones. . . nuthin’ but coffee, books, radio, and cats.

Admittedly, the first ‘detox’ was a little rough, but the concerted effort made it easier. This time, it’ll be for 36 hours, and admittedly, I might be jonesin’ on Sunday.

Tripler  
Signing off for now. See y’all in '22!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-free-holidays-part-2/956989/2 "2021-12-31T19:34:27Z")

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> [@Tripler](#):
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> SIGO

Is that just “SIGnificant Other,” or do the I and G stand for something else?

Sounds like an interesting thing to try. I usually just detox by switching to no interactive media or contentious sites. But I still get to, say, watch “TV”, i.e. online video.

Even family get togethers usually wind up involving showing people videos or songs.

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-free-holidays-part-2/956989/3 "2022-01-02T16:26:13Z")

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Reporting in!! Uffdah, that was a long haul. I could do 24 hours, but 36 was kind of rough.

@BigT, that’s correct: **SIG** nificant **O** ther.

Tripler  
She’s the O-6 at this FOB.