Rednecks Don't Get High-Speed Internet Access

It's been almost a year since I moved out into the country.

I left behind city life and quite a few of the amenities that come with crowded living, traffic problems and a higher crime rate. One of the perks I left behind was high-speed internet access.

While I'm very happy with my living situation, I was a bit distraught to find out no one serviced the area I moved to. After so many months of being promised service and being told I would have service "soon", I finally broke down and got satellite high-speed internet access.

Goodbye $800, hello "iffy" connections and a backyard eyesore. It's beyond me why no one else in the area has made an aggressive move to get high-speed internet access routed to this area.

The guy next door MUST have a need for high-speed after he finishes setting piles of leaves on fire. I've seen him out in the yard with digital cameras and video cameras, so I know they're not playing fiddle by candlelight for weeknight entertainment.

And I just know the folks on the other side of me MUST have a need for high-speed once they finish cleaning their horse trailers. I know they're not technologically-challenged because I've seen him on his riding mower with a beer in one hand, and an mp3-player in the other. (Don't ask how he was driving.)

I just don't get it. Don't country folks NEED high-speed internet access?!