Oh I know what you meant Bentley, that's why I put "all the time" in quotes as a euphemism. Thanks guys, now I see the problem is the source of the feed as I should have guessed (but my guesses are usually wrong so I didn't).
"ISP problems", number one in the suspect lineup is Verizon DSL with it's continual unresolved unreliable service issues and clueless reps trying to speak with mouths full of curry.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent, this long after dumping them on their collective butt I still have a bad taste in my mouth, mostly curry.