an ode to fiber-optic awesomeness

when we first moved to Lakefield, we heard rumors that fiber-optic internet, phone, and cable were coming. which was great, because we were kind of spoiled from having super fast internet and sweet cable from living in St. Paul. sure, Lakefield cable had it's charm with the local access channel telling us what was to eat at the senior activity center, but we missed being able to record programs and watch sports in HD.

like i said, we were spoiled.

so we waited.
and waited.
and waited some more.

then - there was even a big event commemorating the groundbreaking of the project. obviously, it was a big deal for the entire town, not just the Schensteds.

so then we waited some more
and more.
and more.

southwest broadband logo

then - the Southwest Minnesota Broadband moved in to town and set up shop. obviously, we are not patient folks and Andrew bustled over there to introduce himself (and no doubt establish himself as the town geek) and to politely inquire to the status of the project.

we waited some more.

Andrew popped back over to the office a couple more times to inquire about packages for our home and for the church.

more waiting.

then, a Christmas miracle. they contacted us to be customer zero. basically, this means we are the first people in Lakefield to get the new internet/phone/cable with the understanding that there might be some hiccups along the way. we (aka, Andrew) shares with them the details of how everything is working and they get a guinea pig.

they could not have picked a more enthusiastic customer zero than they have in Andrew, that's for sure.

so if you don't hear from us for another six months, it's because i'm watching NBA in HD, Andrew is watching How It's Made on the Science Channel, or we're watching the DIY network together.