Surviving a trip to McDonald's!
So, I settled instead for their plain
Jane .89 cent burger (480 calories) and a small French fry (150 calories).
(While that caloric total was still up there for someone on a 1500
calorie per day diet, it was manageable). In addition, the
cost was not through the roof as I elected to do the drive through
and not order a beverage that was basically a glass of water with
flavoring. My total came to just $3.55 with tax.
By the way, this very same burger cost only 15 cents not so very long ago...
Could someone just please just shoot
Obama?
It's not that I'm advocating an
assassination attempt here. No, I'm thinking more along the lines of saving
this poor creature from the dawning realization that there will be
precious little to place on the walls of his Presidential Library,
when he retires in another year. Personally, I cannot think of one
thing Obama has done over the course of seven years that
hasn't turned into a complete and utter shambles. I would therefore ask for
anyone to please advise me of some of his accomplishments as I'm a
total blank on this subject...
Mediacom, the gift that just keeps
on giving!
I like to look upon Mediacom as though
it was an onion. Lots and lots of layers! And like that game Whack a
Mole, just when one problem gets solved, another seem to always pop
up. What fun.
Recently, I spent over two weeks with absolutely
terrible Internet service while everyone at Mediacom stood around
scratching their heads. After much investigation by a goodhearted
tech, we discovered the problem was with their cable modem. (They had
replaced two of these and both proved to be defective).
Finally, the addition
of a different modem unit cleared the problem up. Things then went
swimmingly... for a couple of days anyway. Then, a new problem 'popped up'.
And this time, it seems that it may never get properly fixed as it
may stem from a case of simple network congestion. (A problem caused
by overloading the existing cable bandwidth with too many
subscribers)! A good example of how this works is the way in which
the airlines like to overbook their flights. The end result being
that a lot of would be passengers end up at terminals cooling their
heels. The same analogy works here as the end result is a really slow
network connection. (A problem that is all the more aggregating as I currently
pay extra for a faster than normal bandwidth)!
Will Mediacom ever improve? More than
likely, the answer is no. At least in the areas where they enjoy a
virtual monopoly. You know, like where I live, for instance. [Note:
Refer back to the second story here. Does anyone remember how a
younger Obama promised a better Internet for all back in 2008? Like
so much else in this era of Hope and Change...it was all smoke
and mirrors...]
No comments:
Post a Comment