Google Fiber - still waiting

It has been over 12 months since the fiber installers working on behalf of Google Fiber came through our neighborhood, digging up front yards and cutting gas lines in order to bury their fiber infrastructure. We have been waiting over 12 months for our invitation to sign up for Google Fiber gigabit ethernet service. But we have received none. I don't know what the holdup is, but it does not bode well for our hopes of service and support if and when it ever gets hooked up. Does anyone know what the heck is going on with Google Fiber in Durham NC?

https://fiber.google.com/cities/triangle/
https://twitter.com/googlefiber

Jan 18, 2017 - digging

and digging

Fire department and gas company respond to severed gas line.

Jan 19, 2017 - Still all we have to show for Google Fiber.

Feb 17, 2018 - Google Fiber reply via Twitter.
https://support.google.com/fiber/answer/6124985?hl=en

Feb 18, 2018 - still waiting :( 

Wow!

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! This may end up being one of the BEST books i'll read in 2018! It is going up on my shelf with 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. The tale told in this book seems all too possible with our present day theologically-laced politics in which a right-wing authoritarian regime is in control of our nation, and has the unconditional support of the evangelical christian machine. Today, the U.S. is ripe and fertile (no pun intended) for a Gilead-esque movement to take power and assume a form as described in this book. But what really astounds and impresses me with this authors prophetic vision is that this story was published in 1986! The accuracy with which she paints the future, which is our today and tomorrow, is frightening. Looking forward to reading more from Margaret Atwood, and to checking out the movie that was filmed in Durham, as well as the recent Hulu series on this story. This is truly a must read.

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debut novel for Ron Rash

One Foot in Eden by Ron Rash
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the debut novel for Ron Rash, whose writing i have come to appreciate. This is a story of family secrets which lead up to a tragic event, the details of which become what may be the final family secret, perhaps never to be revealed. The story is told from the viewpoint of the four major characters, each adding their own perspective and motives to the tale. This story gives insight into personal issues surrounding small town Appalachia preceding the impending flooding of land and town by the Duke Power dam which created Lake Jocassee.

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