Matt Stevens (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} kent_allard_jr) wrote,@ 2008-05-06 18:09:00 |
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Crappy Infrastructure
My Internet problem seemed to clear up on Sunday and was fine on Monday (two days in which I largely away from home, alas). Today it is, once again, slow as molasses. No WoW or videos again, goddam it.bigscary said this was a problem throughout Queens, but I don't know how to check progress in fixing it. (As always, the useless Verizon website just says "system status unavailable, try again later." Grrr.)
I wonder how many of my problems are due to me living in west Queens. It seems our infrastructure is always breaking down -- we lose power for days, subway lines are closed down every weekend, the buses used to always be on strike -- but no one seems to do much about it. These are immigrant communities where no one complains much due to low expectations and weak ties to the neighborhood.
My Internet problem seemed to clear up on Sunday and was fine on Monday (two days in which I largely away from home, alas). Today it is, once again, slow as molasses. No WoW or videos again, goddam it.
bigscary said this was a problem throughout Queens, but I don't know how to check progress in fixing it. (As always, the useless Verizon website just says "system status unavailable, try again later." Grrr.)I wonder how many of my problems are due to me living in west Queens. It seems our infrastructure is always breaking down -- we lose power for days, subway lines are closed down every weekend, the buses used to always be on strike -- but no one seems to do much about it. These are immigrant communities where no one complains much due to low expectations and weak ties to the neighborhood.
