Yeehaw! I'm no longer a guest. First time this year I've been able to get in as a member. I was finally able to convince the support crew at my cable provider that there was indeed an infrastructure problem and they now seem to have fixed it.

Kat, The problem wasn't actually with my provider but with a communications provider responsible for shared Internet services. You might want to try your Tripod site again and see if things are improved for you as well.

      - Mark