Joan Stephenson 🌻

@astoundconnects Are there intermittent outages on the north side of Chicago? I've lost the Internet connection twice in the past hour.

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@astoundconnects Hello?

@astoundconnects What is the issue in Chicago? We haven't had Internet service for nearly 24 hours!

Happy Sunday, everyone! Rise and shine! We're back and here to help! - Nicole

@astoundconnects @aresman_aztlan Not getting Internet service. North side of Chicago, 60659

@aresman_aztlan Hello! We can take a look at your connection please direct message us for help.-Nadia

Good morning! We're back and here to help!

@astoundconnects No internet service. Is there a local outage?

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Starting today, Medicare beneficiaries will have their annual out-of-pocket drug costs capped at $2,000 as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act.

@Funkyfosh @blablafishcakes Pacific Crest Trail, not Appalachian. That was a memorable (and frightening) part of the book.

@blablafishcakes Ever read ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed? She hiked the Appalachian Trail alone, had all kinds of wildlife encounters, and the only time she was terrified was when she came across a group of men and one decided she was ‘fair game’.

Has anyone seen this video of the woman posing the bear/man question to her husband, asking him if he'd rather leave their daughter alone in the woods with either a bear or a man? And the husband starts asking questions: "What kind of bear?" "What sort of man?" Then she poses the same question, except this time she asks him if he'd rather leave their daughter alone with a bear or a woman. And instantly, he says: "Well, a woman, obviously." Then he realises, in a flash, in horror, why women need single-sex spaces...

@oyster_doctor @scopedbylarry Apparently the name for a dye color dating back to the 17th century.

I have never seen that particular color description before, a brave one for a commercial product

This somewhat complicated chart from the body that advises Congress on Medicare (@medicarepayment) is quite stunning when you think about it. It costs the government $83 billion more to provide coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans than in traditional Medicare.

@astoundconnects @hallmarkchannel Is there an outage in the area (Chicago)?

When Kate’s first private flight 👩‍✈️ is diverted, she needs to secure her dream job in #ChristmasIsland on @hallmarkchannel at 8pm/7c.

@astoundconnects My Internet service went out about 10+ minutes ago. We've tried the cycling thing and it's still not working

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Reminder that you can help the people of Lahaina Maui right here. Mahalo for your support. hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

@RCNconnects @RCNconnects can you help?

@RCNconnects Our internet just went out. Is there a problem in our area?

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@Telstra I've done that and consider the matter closed.

@Joan3rdCoast Hey Joan, that's no good to hear, flick through a DM and we can go from there. - Harvey

@Telstra You sent a bill intended for someone else to my email. Her account number is 2000724768765 . Please contact her by some other means (or make sure you didn't introduce an error in the email address you have for her).

When you're your own tech support department, it really helps!

I probably don't offer appreciation often enough for tech-help (and other how-to) videos people helpfully post on YouTube. I've done a couple of recent tech upgrades and those videos were enormously helpful, both practically and for reassurance I was on the right track!

ICYMI in the run-up to the holidays: @larry_levitt on Medicaid as a Potential New Third Rail of US Politics ja.ma/3WGSScV via @JAMAHealthForum part of @JAMANetwork