Recent content by Mark Twain

Hi all, My father-in-law told me about a new program from the post office called "Informed Delivery" that sends an emailed digital black and white scan of that day's mail before it arrives. It basically is another step to ensure mail arrives on time. It also is helpful if you get your mail late...

How'd you manage the shower pan slope? I'm redoing the pan on my now and it is a PIA.

Currently reading Chris Offutt's memoir My Dad the Pornographer- It's solid non-fiction Last fantasy was Ben Percy's The Dead Lands - Writing was good, but I didn't dig the plot

Humidor looks great! I redid our master bath. My wife loves Pottery Barn! Are you doing a tiled shower?

  Thanks!  Right before we canceled cable the modem died and they replaced it with an Arris cm820, which should be 3.0. We are with Maxxsouth on a cable modem, and there is no real competition because we're technically in rural MS. I tried to get Uverse, but they don't service our street.   

  It depends on the time of day. Evenings seem to create a bottle neck, but I usually average around 12 mbs down and a little over 1 mbs upload. 

Time Warner and Charter are now getting into the streaming game.   http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/30/move-over-sling-tv-2-more-cable-companies-embrace.aspx

Tap some maple syrup from your favorite tree and celebrate! Congrats, Doc!

Thanks guys! Sorry I didn't stop by earlier, but I still lurk.

Been with sling for about four months now. It's nice to be able to sign in to Watch ESPN with my sling account, but beyond that, I cannot really say that I'm impressed. We have a Roku 3, and when it works, the signal is solid. But there are way too many lags, dropped streams, and blackouts.   ...

Really sad to hear this.

Another step in lifting the embargo. LINK 

I've also been thinking about cutting the cord, but our internet is so-so here in MS, and there isn't a ton of competition. That said, I thin we'll give it a go. I like that you can get the $5 extra package for sports with Sling, and cancel it after you've used it (I'm only interested in it for...

Happy Birthday!

Bizarre. This looks like a shop where dreams go to die.