This is yet another solid reason why I have never entered the dark world of FaceBook. As a senior adult, I have never found any compelling reason to allow Zuck and his minions access to any aspect of my life. Alas, there are so many alleged grownups all over the world who are addicted to a teenage level of social media presence and can't seem to function without constant interaction. No one has ever been able to give me a single reason to convince me to create a FaceBook account.

Heck, back in the non-digital days, I even always opted to have my telephone number being a non-published number in the telephone directory.

FaceBook can go kick rocks.

Congratulations. I have also found that it may take around 24 hours or so for a new modem to become fully functional after initiation. You should get reliable service with that new modem. Good luck always.

To further exacerbate the decline in pitching performance statistics, pitchers are now having to contend with a pitch clock which alters the mental and physical pace of their craft.

You could use your cell phone's wireless data connection for internet access without your home wifi.

I assume that when using the Spectrum app on the cell phone and during the telephone call to Spectrum that the Spectrum techies were able to identify the MAC address of the new gigabit modem and provision it's firmware to your Spectrum account and determine that the new modem actually had an internet connection.

The status light(s) on the gigabit modem should indicate if it is connected to the internet and hopefully the phone app has a reference to what should be displayed by the status indicator(s) to indicate that it is up and running.

Make sure that the wireless router part of the new gigabit modem has the same SSID and password that the Deco mesh router and all of your devices are expecting to see in order to connect to your wifi (the same SSID and password as that of the previous Spectrum modem), unless you are cabled to the Deco system. If you are cabled, make certain that the cables are using the proper sockets on the gigabit router and the Deco. Verify that the wireless router radio signal is not disabled on the new modem.

Unplug modem and deco from power supply, wait 5 minutes and then plug them all back in.

For further assistance, if you have any teenager geeky types in your neighborhood, they might be expert gamers and have more tech savvy than Spectrum support can provide.

Good luck.

Geaux Tigers

Because you have a lifetime subscription, you are immune to the annual dog and pony show of having to renew your Sirius-XM service at a reasonable rate after being insulted with a renewal offer that would make our current rate of inflation seem to be a trivial amount. You don't know what you are missing since you don't invest a huge chunk of your time negotiating with an individual at a call center in the Philippines who knows only what is included in their corporate script book. And if you decjde to cancel Sirius-XM, I suggest that you use the restroom before calling and prepare a lunch to have at your side before you enter that chat room.

Smart move.

I never mastered the art of using those Asian squat toilets that are flush with the floor. The good part was that there were no Taco Bell restaurants to create further complications. #carpet-bombing

It could be worse. Perhaps there is a plot underway to hijack the month of July or August and celebrate Urine for an entire month. Pretty soon, we will run out of calendar months to designate as another fractional 'celebration'.

If it could talk, it would tell you how to save 15% on your car insurance.

Word on the street is that the major National Urine Day Festivals will feature a Pissing Contest discussing the benefits of acquiring a Mirrorless Camera versus a DSLR.

He is the man who was too shy to ask the age-old questions:

"I am going to travel to __________. What lens should I take?".

"I am going on a cruise, what camera should I take?".

"I am going on a safari, what kit should I take with me?".

That certainly looks better than Jon Voight's Chrysler LeBaron.