So… back safely from my foray into P-Town, which is literally awash, as I suspected. Journeying through P-Town during or just after a major rainstorm gives the Green Hornet a better water-tightness test than running it through the car wash. (It passed the test, in case you’re wondering.) There were at least two times when I thought a Duck would be more appropriate than a Hornet (Green, one each) for navigating the canals streets of P-Town.
Now about that fiber connection. It’s a tale of woe and slippage due to weather (the ice and snow we had in December and January) and problems with the fiber itself. According to the lady I spoke with at Yucca Telecom there were (unspecified) problems with the fiber which stopped installation and forced “some” re-work. Stuff happens with large scale wiring projects like this, and I know from personal experience. Still and even I’d be less than honest if I said I wasn’t disappointed. I am.
But I have an application in hand for a fiber connection which should be delivered towards the end of May or the first part of June, at the latest. A TWO MEGABIT connection, which is a five-fold increase over the (theoretical) 384 Kbps connection I have today.
I can’t wait. But I will.
Good luck to you and Lou with your computer upgrades, Buck.
ReplyDeleteNow you wouldn't want to send some of that rain of yours back over this way, would ya?
It rained here in OK all day Sunday, and we needed it. Poor P-Town; it is just too flat to let the water run off - and where would it run? Hopefully, the peanut fields will soak up the water.
ReplyDeleteMy computer upgrade doesn't happen for a couple of months yet, Bec, but I appreciate the thought. Coz there's always something that goes wrong, no matter how insignificant or simple the action (such as a new network connection) appears to be.
ReplyDeleteRight, Lou? :-)
I don't know what people were thinking when they designed P-ville. Especially over on 18th street. I have fun driving thru it in my pickup, though. LOL!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip to big(ger) town.