Subj : Re: Monetize was: Wieners To : Dave Drum From : Sean Dennis Date : Wed Jan 03 2024 10:29:27 -=> Dave Drum wrote to Mike Powell <=- DD> Illinois Bell is trying to con its subscribers into switching to the DD> cell based landlines. I'm keeping my hard wired phone service so they DD> have to maintain their decaying infrastructure. Around here, the POTS system has been bought and sold so many times I'm losing track. Looks like it's CenturyLink but it's now a DBA for another company called Lumen. My ISP is actually my local power board and I'm getting 300/300 fiber for $20 a month with an extra $5 going towards a public-facing IPv4 address (without it, I couldn't run the BBS). I'm very satisfied with my service and when I can afford it, I'll switch to 1GB/1GB fiber for $80 a month. Loocks like with an ACP account, you can get free DSL but this service I get is so much better and stable. I can't get a price quote on a simple POTS line without "chatting with an agent". CenturyLink is notorious for its terrible customer service. Since it's 27F out right now: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Cottage Stew Categories: Crockpot, Soups & ste, Beef Yield: 1 Servings 1 1/2 lb Lean beef; cut in 1" cubes 2 tb Flour 2 tb Butter 2 tb Corn oil 2 Celery ribs; cut in chunks 1 c Beef stock 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 1/2 ts Dried thyme 1/2 ts Dried marjoram 1 ts Prepared mustard 2 tb Fresh lemon juice 3 tb Chopped parsley Brown meat in butter and oil. Combine meat and remaining ingredients, except lemon juice and parsley, and place in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Stir in lemon juice and parsley and serve with toast, noodles or potatoes. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 392 by James and Susan Kirkland on Dec 21, 1997 MMMMM -- Sean .... Lawsuit: What attorneys wear to court. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .