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This roof would be challenging if the instructions were in English!  So, I can only imagine how difficult and frustrating it must be for you given your current situation. 

But I just know you'll figure this out and it will look great when you are done!  

Thanks Cathy! Yeah I'll figure it out somehow!

Sound so frustrating!  But you have done such fantastic work on this build, I'm with Cathy, you'll make this look great, too!

You should be grandfathered into a speed as well I would think! You have been working so hard on this project.

Thanks Amy! :-)

I think I should have investigated that speed thing too, Debora. I waited for too long, and I don't have the old Verizon paperwork that told what speed I signed up for. It has been years since Verizon sold out to Fairpoint, and Fairpoint claims it didn't slow me down. They just keep calling, wanting me to upgrade and telling me that I'm on dial up speeds.

When it was Verizon, we could even watch TV on the computer. With Fairpoint, I can't even load some pages, and it just keeps getting worse. This morning, I was trying to do an update, and it was going at 7 kbs, and then I would lose my internet for a while and have to start again. Luckily with Linux, it's easier to choose what and when to update. Windows was a disaster when it would decide on it's own to update.

1 hour ago, kathi17 said:

I think I should have investigated that speed thing too, Debora. I waited for too long, and I don't have the old Verizon paperwork that told what speed I signed up for. It has been years since Verizon sold out to Fairpoint, and Fairpoint claims it didn't slow me down. They just keep calling, wanting me to upgrade and telling me that I'm on dial up speeds.

When it was Verizon, we could even watch TV on the computer. With Fairpoint, I can't even load some pages, and it just keeps getting worse. This morning, I was trying to do an update, and it was going at 7 kbs, and then I would lose my internet for a while and have to start again. Luckily with Linux, it's easier to choose what and when to update. Windows was a disaster when it would decide on it's own to update.

They would have the contract even if you don't, I would call them, you are a paying customer you should have at least the speed you initially signed up for and, with our provider when they bring in higher speed options the rest of the people usually get bumped up even if they don't choose the highest speed. I think they eliminate some of the lower speeds so they have to. Something is very wrong in how they are handling your account my dear.

The roof looks excellent Kathi!

Our broadband connection here averages 48MB/s..........Na, Na Na Na naaaa! Grow up Adamson!

Thanks Mike!

Yeah, I know that the internet and cell phones work much better in Europe. I guess it's probably because you don't have such vast areas of low population density.

When we go out to visit the kids in Rochester, NY, it's always amazing to me to have real cellphone coverage and real internet all the time!