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  Kommentar till text 12697 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Internet Service
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Ruth Hanschka <=-

 RH> Right now I'm on a FIOS connection.  It ain't cheap

 DD> They are doing some fibre - but only in new (and high $$$)
 DD> sub-divisions.

 JW> Fibre Optic cable is expensive stuff. Yellowknife only has it for the
 JW> government backbone which runs for about 10 blocks in the downtown
 JW> core between the high rise offices. We (my Coldwell Banker office)
 JW> could hook up to it for a fee as we are right in its path but
 JW> customers on side streets also pay by the foot for their hookups.

I've seen fibre distribution cable as low as 70c/foot (2.09/metre). RG-6 copper
cable (commonly used in satellite hook-ups and newer cable company
installations) runs about 1/10 that. But, the throughput and lack of cross-talk
is more than 10X better on even the lowest quality fibre. 
 
 DD> My original DSL contract was with Illinois Bell

 JW> We (CB) settle for DSL. We have a T2 line to our ISP and domain
 JW> server a few blocks away. My home is outside of the DSL range so my
 JW> only high speed options are cable, which I like, and satellite which
 JW> would be more expensive albeit faster.

 JW> Our phone company (Northwestel) was the first one in North America
 JW> to own a cable company (Mackenzie Media) and became a precedent in
 JW> Canada for media interownship. I guess our CRTC (Canadian Radio and
 JW> Television Commission) thought it wise to see what happened in a
 JW> small, remote market like ours before letting the giants in the two
 JW> industries start merging on a large scale. Our rates are higher than
 JW> the national average but I attribute that to our remoteness and
 JW> small scale of operation; our service level is quite good, despite
 JW> Northwestel having a monopoly on telephone, cell and cable
 JW> TV/internet. One thing about a monopoly, the government gets to
 JW> oversee it, approve rates and handle customer complaints, not the
 JW> shareholders and management. Just whisper the word CRTC and a surly
 JW> customer service clerk goes pale and gets right to work sorting out
 JW> your complaint!

And $cumcas$t just looks askance at complaints, much like one would look at the
sole of a shoe and wonder "Where did I step in that?"   Bv(=

I am going to give up this tin can which has served me well these past dozen or
so years. I had considered putting a brand new tin can right next door and
carrying my stuff over by hand. But, I am currently looking for a small (2
bed/1 bath) bungalow in some nearby 'burb that has a different cable company
from the clowns who run the one here. Also a different phone company. Been
talking to both a Re-Max and a Coldwell agent. And prowling the HUD listings
for gummint repos which are livable. We'll see how that works out.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Sliced Steak Sloppy Johnnies
 Categories: Beef, Sandwiches, Sauces, Salads
      Yield: 4 servings

      4    (8-10 oz ea) flatiron steaks
           - no more than 1"thick
      2 lg Cloves garlic; sliced
      2 sm Sprigs fresh marjoram or
           - oregano or a generous
           - sprinkle of dried leaves
      2    Sprigs rosemary
           Salt & ground black pepper
           Extra virgin olive oil; for
           - liberal drizzling

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE-------------------------------
    1/2 c  Beef stock
      1 c  Organic ketchup
      2 lg Cloves garlic; fine chopped
      3 tb Worcestershire sauce
      3 tb Dark brown sugar
      2 tb Red wine vinegar
           Coarse ground black pepper

MMMMM---------------------------SLAW--------------------------------
      1 md Shallot; peeled
      1 tb (rounded) Dijon mustard
      2 ts Agave syrup
           +=OR=+
      1 ts Superfine sugar
      2 tb Red wine vinegar
    1/4 c  Extra virgin olive oil
      2 c  Slaw salad mix
           +=OR=+ 
      2 c  Shredded cabbage
           Celery salt
           Salt & ground black pepper
      4 sl Ciabatta bread
           +=OR=+
      4 lg Crusty rolls (6" ea); split
           - and toasted

MMMMM------------------------GARNISHES------------------------------

           Chopped onion; yellow or red
           Chopped, drained Italian
           - giardiniera hot pickled
           - vegetables
           Chopped pickles

  Bring the steaks to room temperature before cooking. Put
  them in a shallow dish and rub both sides of the meat
  liberally with garlic. Season with marjoram, rosemary and
  salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle with a liberal dose of
  EVOO and let marinate for 15 minutes.

  Pre-heat a cast iron griddle or large grill pan over
  medium-high heat. Grill the steaks for 4 minutes on each
  side for medium-rare doneness. Remove the steaks from the
  grill to a cutting board and let rest for a few minutes
  before thinly slicing against the grain.

  In a small pot over medium heat, add the beef stock,
  ketchup, chopped garlic, Worcestershire sauce, dark brown
  sugar, vinegar and lots of black pepper, to taste. Bring to
  a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes for
  the perfect sloppy sauce. Cook's note: Try the same sauce
  recipe atop thinly sliced grilled chicken breast or thighs
  for sloppy sliced chickenwiches.

  Grate the shallot into a bowl and add the mustard, agave or
  sugar and red wine vinegar. Whisk in the EVOO until well
  combined. Add the slaw and toss to coat. Season with celery
  salt and salt and pepper, to taste.

  Pile the sliced meat on the bottom halves of the bread and
  top each with lots of sauce, slaw and onions and/or hot
  vegetable relish and pickles. Cover with the top half of the
  bread and serve.

  Makes 4 servings

  From: http://www.rachaelray.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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