How is everyone doing?

[HONDO74]

CAN WE KEEP THE DAMN POLITICS OUT THESE POSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you just going to stand there and yell at us or do you have have something to say.......

[v8vega]

I couldn't get MTJ this morning.

[E7]

I couldn't get MTJ this morning.

Happens now and again these days!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I couldn't get MTJ this morning.

Happens now and again these days!

Oh. Thanx for that little exchange, guys, I thought it was my iPhone starting to punk-out or getting mischievous.

[chuck]

I think AT&T was doing their 6 month maintenance switch last evening/this morning and the overall system load caused some stuff to wink out/disappear. I had to finally reboot the cable modem this morning to clear things up. Deb had a Zoom meeting and the only stuff in the house behaving were our cell phones when they were on 4G. Everything regarding IP traffic on the cable modem was seriously hosed. I could print over the wi fi and communicate within the house but the outside world was winking in and out like a blinking traffic light. Weird message on the screen from the cable box as it was finishing up a cold reboot. A web page from AT&T came up with diagnostics and the last message was a link/button to do a "soft reset" after all the lights on the modem settled down. As soon as I clicked on the button the web pages started loading and Deb's mail came up.

I used to notice the maintenance switch when I tried to VPN into our medical image servers at work. We had to use strict IPtable rules which meant a static and known IP address. If I was refused a connection I would switch to some other campus server and get my "new" IP address. The new address was usually good for another six months and then would be flipped back to the old address. I am guessing that they just moved all of us over to back up DHCP servers while they did whatever they needed to and then the process would be repeated every six months or so.

With the increase in system loading from people staying home and streaming sh*t and Zoom meetings I am pleasantly surprised it has worked as well as it has.

[E7]

Don't forget good old Summer weather, thunder storms, etc. that cause power hits. The kitchen stove has a digital clock and I've had to reset it 3 or 4 times.

[robert.]

My internet slows down in the rain. It is hard wired to the house. Comcast claims "weather has no effect on speed" My wife and I don't believe them. On a side note. Comcast and Verizon both offer ramped up internet speed for online classes. You can get a dedicated line with high speed. From 7am to 4pm. weekdays. speed slows down during non school hours. Both companies are expecting a huge surge in online schooling this year. In many cases they are giving out free internet this year. Public schools in Pa will take a large hit in enrollment this year. I would bet on a 25 percent or more reduction in students.

[chuck]

My internet slows down in the rain. It is hard wired to the house. Comcast claims "weather has no effect on speed" My wife and I don't believe them.

There is a chance that some piece of equipment between your house and the main trunk are getting affected by rain, possibly a bad seal is letting moisture in. More likely is that more of the neighbors are stuck inside sucking up bandwidth.

[E7]

One thing that can be counted on: If electronics are involved, sooner or later something weird/wacky will happen. Probably won't be long until Skynet takes over. LOL

[chuck]

Or a neighbor decides to put in a below ground pool himself and doesn't call Miss Dig. He was very lucky. There is a utility corridor in the subdivision and the main power line is buried about 5-7 feet down. He cut the fiber optic feed that's only 18" down with his bobcat. No pool for you!

[v8vega]

If it has tits, tires, or a chip it's going to give you trouble.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

My internet slows down in the rain. It is hard wired to the house. Comcast claims "weather has no effect on speed"

Not directly, it does however slow down when everybody goes online thanks to not being able to do anything else during the rain.

Years ago I could always tell when the kids in the neighborhood were home from school and sucked up the bandwidth.

[v8vega]

CTT site always is finicky and wacky, now it won't let me log in. You would think they would want to have people participate. I have a chromebook.

[robert.]

Took the wife and kid on a business trip. We headed out to Richmond Va for a couple days. Loaded up the box truck with antique furniture 2 bicycles and a Webber grill.we needed a change of scenery. So much so. that i said off of Interstate 95. I took 301 south. I should have done that route years ago. Much nicer then 95. More relaxed. This trip did not have any restaurant dinners everything came from the grocery store. something i should have done 25 years ago. It's so much cheaper. Better and fun. we were not the only family cooking out in the hotel parking lot. 4 or 5 families all had the same idea . Maybe even more after me hit the room. everywhere we went people had face coverings. at night we went to a little shopping district called Willow lawn. They have a great little sitting area. Nobody was using it. 70 percent of the store are closed or closing. This place was finished 3 years ago. Our hotel had a buffet breakfast in the past. Now you get jimmy dean microwaveable bacon egg and cheese biscuits. We passed on them. Went with the single serving size fruit loops.
Thing have changed and its going to be this way for a long time.Our hotel had a ton of papers for me to fill out. no more coffee maker in the room. Pool was fun. It was good to get the family out. along the way we stopped at a few local playgrounds. Ran around to help the kid burn off some steam.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Took the wife and kid on a business trip. We headed out to Richmond Va for a couple days. Loaded up the box truck with antique furniture 2 bicycles and a Webber grill.we needed a change of scenery. So much so. that i said off of Interstate 95. I took 301 south. I should have done that route years ago. Much nicer then 95. More relaxed. This trip did not have any restaurant dinners everything came from the grocery store. something i should have done 25 years ago. It's so much cheaper. Better and fun. we were not the only family cooking out in the hotel parking lot. 4 or 5 families all had the same idea . Maybe even more after me hit the room. everywhere we went people had face coverings. at night we went to a little shopping district called Willow lawn. They have a great little sitting area. Nobody was using it. 70 percent of the store are closed or closing. This place was finished 3 years ago. Our hotel had a buffet breakfast in the past. Now you get jimmy dean microwaveable bacon egg and cheese biscuits. We passed on them. Went with the single serving size fruit loops.
Thing have changed and its going to be this way for a long time.Our hotel had a ton of papers for me to fill out. no more coffee maker in the room. Pool was fun. It was good to get the family out. along the way we stopped at a few local playgrounds. Ran around to help the kid burn off some steam.

Brilliant!