Satay, I am sorry if you felt personally targeted. That wasn't my intention - honest. I've been reading posts all day long from frustrated and angry peeps. (Not little fluffy butt chicks.)
Yes, "This too shall pass." (The fumbling, the frustration, and perhaps some of the griping.)
I'm also out in the boonies and use satellite access to the Internet, too. But I'm not experiencing all that much of a wait for things... some things..... and just a few seconds, at most. Maybe...