> Consider your 128k a gift from the rest of us, which it is, and say "thanks" every now and then... From one city-dweller to another: give me a break. Did it

> Consider your 128k a gift from the rest of us, which it is, and say "thanks" every now and then... From one city-dweller to another: give me a break. Did it ever occur to you that we city-dwellers benefit from having people living in rural areas? These are the people who grow our food, work in our mines, generate our electricity, and so on. And when do you plan to thank them for all the services of ours that they pay for? Think: preventing acts of terrorism, securing ports, virtually every other telecom law? The point, of course, is that, as common members of a society, we all pay to support one another in various ways. Such a network of mutual support is what makes us a community and not just a swath of land with a border around it. There's no room for smug demands for gratitude.