Yeah, they over-promse and under-deliver. When I first got Starlink it was $99/mo and had very fast speeds. They did not have speed tiers. Now they have added tiers for speed and started throttling the original customers so we get lower speeds. My last speed test was like 110mb down and 50up-- still far better than I ever got on Hughesnet or Viasat though. And that was on a good day. Some days it is so slow I can't even load web pages. And they raised the price to $120/mo and probably plan to raise it even more. For $115/mo the new fiber can do 1000Mb/s. They also have zero customer service.
Meanwhile, Mom hates her insulin pump. She doesn't like how clunky it is and she misses being able to use her dexcom receiver. The pump and the dexcom receiver can't work at the same time. If the dexcom is on, the transmitter/sensor will not send data to the pump. I had to explain this to my mother multiple times and turned her Dexcom receiver off. She then turned it on repeatedly and then whined that the pump wasn't reading her sugar and I had to take the dexcom receiver away from her and hide it. She got me back by hiding the manual for the pump from me so I can't read it. She also tried to change the amount of insulin it gives her on a regular basis-- tried to double it from what the NP programmed it to do, but she said it failed. She's been super cranky. I'm going to have to find an online manual for the Tandem T:Slim X2 and maybe take their online training courses. I want some kind of child lock on that thing to prevent her from editing certain things though. Because we are worried she's going to screw it up and end up dying from insulin overdose. I'm not looking forward to having to change the infusion set and put new insulin in. The NP did it for us at the office but stuff is supposed to be changed on Saturday, if not sooner.
I couldn't sleep last night because I was worried about her tampering with the pump. Then two ceiling tiles dropped in the kitchen-- soaking wet and water dripped from the wooden boards above. So, I went and got the 8' ladder. Had to carry it through a room with a ceiling height slightly less than 8'. That was "fun" trying to navigate around everything. Got it set up in the hallway and climbed up to take a look. It smells musty up there and I want to get a hard hat, gloves, and respirator before going up there. I don't trust touching any of the wiring or the light boxes. Will need to find my headlamp flashlight again. Oh wait, I just found it. LOL. Not sure how I will be able to get around the ductwork. The leaking spot is behind it.
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The 2nd duct farther away is either over or near the leaking spot. Surprisingly the pull chain light in the attic from the 80s still works.
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Does not look like enough head room to stand up in here. The disconnected metal duct used to be for a wood burning stove that was removed and subsequently stolen by the deadbeat tenants. There are at least 2 light boxes in that insulation right near the access panel.
I wonder if any of this stuff has asbestos....
