Riding Free on WiFi

I just moved in to this new neighborhood, and immediately applied for internet connectivity. To my utter disbelief, the internet providers in the area told me that I would be getting a fast internet connection no less than two weeks upon application for one, and this made my tummy churn - for how would I, an information addict, survive without information access in two weeks? This drastic situation calls for equally drastic measures, be it legal or illegal, so I went on my way to find a network in the neighborhood in which to ride on, free as a bird, just for the time being, I guess, which would make it a lesser evil deed.

I scanned the immediate area for an internet network to ride on, and came across this place wherein it had wireless internet connectivity capabilities. This nagging thought came into play: I was told not to ride on to other people's networks without permission, but everyone who told me this did this, too! So I used my computer to do this, for computers are much like mobile phones, and wireless connections ride on about the same wavelengths as do cellular networks.

Then, after making a list of possible sources, I looked for one which didn't have a password log-on. I knew the one I needed 'cause it had a certain name for a default network which didn't have a log-on password. I also took note of some of the networks which probably had default passwords for its log-on password, and I immediately got hooked up with the first one I tried - for my computer's IP address changed after I tried connecting to the network, thus making my wireless network stealing venture a successful one!