WHOOOPPPEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Back online with DSL...new modem arrived today, a 5 minute call to Verizon tech support, and we're screaming, Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been without high speed broadband for a month.
Lightning strike took out the modem, a tv, a water heater, and a water pipe.
Very exciting stuff.
New ground rods ARE being installed.

I've been using a broadband wireless connection, and it's marginally better than dial-up, but not by much, and forget about videos.