Lucky over at Lucky At Life gave me one of his new T-shirts tonight. How cool is that?!? Lucky is a rescue pup who certainly has been lucky. Molly, our white boxer, got to play with Lucky last weekend at the Bark Park in Country Park in Greensboro, NC. There she learned of Lucky’s brand new line of Lucky At Life clothing. Well, the first batch of shirts is in and they look great! Stop by and see what Lucky’s got to share with us all about being Lucky At Life.
Nathan Aaron of Luxe Illustrato has been up to product fanboy goodness. His latest creation on the web is method lust. Stop by and harass him a bit! While you’re there, maybe you can feed his addiction and order him a little something from method…
Take a look at the download and upload speeds in this graphic. This was measured at 1:00 AM - Ya can’t tell me traffic on my segment has anything to do with it. We’re paying for a 5Mbps connection! Of course, Time Warner will be the first to assert that rate in “up to 5Mbps.” Gimme a break… This measure’s just over Roadrunner Lite! With results starting today, here is the history of my internet connection speed tests.
Now take a look at my Roadrunner downtime report for Sep 12 thru Sep 17. Note that my internet connection was down 33 times on just September 17. My internet connection has been ridiculously spotty since August 24, with downtimes varying from less than 1 minute to more than 4 hours. There was even downtime on Saturday evening on into Sunday morning that (according to April in Time-Warner’s customer service department) was due to someone shooting one of their main lines. Think it was an irate customer? More downtime reports are below and show dismal service.
The shortest hold time I’ve experienced when calling customer service is 17 minutes and the longest is over 30 minutes. Fortunately, I now have a technician’s cell number and a technical supervisor’s work number. I was absolutely outraged about the poor service I received for several days. The only reason I’m still with RR is because they seemed to finally take me seriously. I wonder if the folks at TWC think customers who are calling for service issues get angrier or happier in relation to the amount of time they are on hold.
We spend over $1,800 a year on Time Warner’s services. That’s outrageous in itself. To pay that much and have shitty service and worse customer service… Hello BellSouth DSL or Clearwire? Hello Netflix and rabbit ears? I think the time is fast approaching…
UPDATE 9/18/07 10:28 AM: After leaving a message with the tech supervisor last night at 2 AM, I received a call from him today about 8:30 AM. He dispatched a “fresh” lead tech here almost immediately. The tech found a nearly full break in the line from the pole to the house and an exposed portion, too. He replaced the line and all seems fine right now. I really appreciate the fast response today. I wonder why this was not already tested and caught in the three weeks this has been going on…
I’m looking for a workout partner. If you’re a member of Pyramids / The Club in Greensboro, NC, and are interested, please email me. I am very flexible on times.
On July 25, I accompanied my friends at Sedgefield Interior Landscapes for a day at First Horizon Park, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers. It was Christmas in July and they donated setup and use of a huge tree. I decided to photograph them setting up the tree and had a couple of cameras to use. One was set on a tripod for a stop-motion sequence. We all had dinner that evening and then went to the game. I played the video for them at dinner. It sure would’ve been cool to have the video played on the Hoppers’ big screen! It was a great day of fun and makes me smile upon reflection.
I recently dined at the new(ish) Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar in Greensboro, NC. It was a pleasant experience and the food was good. It was certainly pricey - two of us racked up a $170 bill (with tip, no alcohol). The service in so many ways was what one should receive in such an establishment. Lacking was the maturity and professionalism of the server. Simply put, I expect professional servers when I’m paying that much for dinner - not college students. There are people who serve in high-end restaurants as their career and they are who restaurants like Fleming’s should be employing.
I’m glad I went; I always like a fancy night out. My dining companions were the main source of enjoyment, as they should be. Will I go back to Flemings? Maybe for a light meal. The warm spinach and mushroom salad was the most memorable part of the meal.
Lucky over at Lucky At Life gave me one of his new T-shirts tonight. How cool is that?!? Lucky is a rescue pup who certainly has been lucky. Molly, our white boxer, got to play with Lucky last weekend at the Bark Park in Country Park in Greensboro, NC. There she learned of Lucky’s brand new line of Lucky At Life clothing. Well, the first batch of shirts is in and they look great! Stop by and see what Lucky’s got to share with us all about being Lucky At Life.
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