The cable guy showed up a few minutes early and very quickly confirmed that the line was OK and that the cable modem itself was hosed.  He hooked up a new modem and got it provisioned and I’m back in business again.  All in all, Charter’s support worked well this time.

I’m about to head back to Big Sandy for the weekend.  It’s time to eat barbecue, drink beer, and set off fireworks.

I’ll be back next week.  Everyone have a great Fourth.