-=> RUTH HANSCHKA wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 >  RH> My internet at home is down deader than a dodo.  We had a
 >  RH> lightning storm on Wednesday evening and my broadband has
 >  RH> been down ever since.
 
 >  RH> Frontier Lack-of-Communications says they'll have me back up
 >  RH> on Monday.
 
 >  RH> They've lied before so I'm not sure how much to trust that.
 >  RH> Anyway, right now I'm in the library trying to get stuff done.

 > If the DSL translator that serves your location got fried that's
 > understandable. It's a minefield whether you're on DSL or cable.

 RH> FIOS at this point. My modem was fried too, so fixing things at
 RH> the pole didn't help.

That's semi-bizarre. Fibre uses light to push its signal(s). That's
literally a case of "Light's on. No one's home." if the lightning surge
fried the modem. Be glad it didn't get your confuser.
 
 > back to AT&T DSL in a Sarasota second if it were available. In my
 > area of town all that's available to me is $cumca$t cable or satellite
 > (as if) and dial-up. I've been slowing down but I'm not sure I ready
 > to go THAT SLOW.

 RH> Slow boat, welcome to China. You're kinder to Conned-cast than I
 RH> generally am.

 > However, last week the CWA crews were pulling fibre next to my
 > place - so there's hope.

 RH> Fiber does speed things up.

Yeah. Now all I have to do is convince AT&T's functionaries that they
can sniff (more) profit by making DSL available in my area. They keep
offering me Uverse or DirecTV ...... as if. Sorry marketroids this old
curmudgeon's entertainment is reading and banging on my keyboard. Not,
certainly, being mesmerised by the one-eyed monster.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Mooney's Sticky Monster Bones
 Categories: Five, Beef, Marinades, Bbq
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      5 lb Meaty beef ribs

MMMMM-----------------------------MARINADE----------------------------------
 10 1/2 oz Can beef broth
           Dry rib seasoning (rub)
      1 c  Mesquite flavored bbq sauce
    1/4 c  Apple cider
 
  Combine marinade and marinade meat in refrigerate over
  night. To freeze put meat and marinade in ziploc and
  refrigerate the night before grilling.
  
  Set up grill use hickory chunks of wood and pour beef
  broth on drip pan and add dry rib seasoning.
  
  Remove ribs from marinade and drain and liberally add
  bbq seasoning. Place the ribs on grill over the drip
  pan and smoke 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add bbq sauce at least
  two to three times during the final hour.
  
  Will hold nicely in 200°F/95°C oven for several hours
  if covered.
  
  Serve with extra sauce.
  
  Typed by Annette Johnsen
  
  Source Kansas City Bbq Society
  
  Submitted By William Craft, on 06-22-95
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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