Good Morning, Delaware County!

OK, I'm starting to think technology is going to take over the world.
Remember the 'Terminator' movies where machines became stronger than man and tried to eliminate all humans. Sure, it was dumb science fiction filled with lots of holes, but...
It's not like it's bad enough we are paying more than $4 for a gallon of gas. Now, cars are breaking down. I've seen more cars on the side of the road with the hood up this year than in more I can remember.
Two weeks ago, a hose burst in the van, sending engine coolant all over the place. Got that fixed quick and drove around for a little bit.
Then the starter went. Great, need to get that fixed.
Now, the breaks are rubbing. It's like you can never win.
Heck, you can't even change the bag in a vacuum cleaner without having the right tools. Or how about that DVD player that just decides one day it won't play any more movies. Great, now it's time to got to Best Buy. Well, at least somebody in the house is sweet enough to make the trip.
Anybody who tried to log on on to DelcoTimes.com last Friday might have felt the same way.
The system, which was shut down for maintenance very early Friday morning was supposed to be back working by 4 a.m.
At 5 a.m., it was obvious that deadline was going to be missed. By 6 a.m., having seen enough server failures over the last few months, it became obvious this was going to be a day-long battle. By 10 a.m., the updates said 'IT was working on it.' The same message came through at 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., Noon ... and on and on.
We were finally back on line in the early evening, but none of Friday's news could be posted. It appears to be fine today and most of Friday's stories are posted in hour headline lists. So, if you want to read a story, it does appear on the site.
Everything back to normal? Well, when technology takes over, that's a relative term.
Much like British comedy:


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GOOD MORNING, DELAWARE COUNTY!

Is it just me or does Delaware County exist in some kind of bubble? The real world is just something going on outside the borders. Here, the 1950s still live and 'outsiders' are not welcomed. I don't know, maybe I live in a bubble.

Anyway, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of buzz for the NCAA Tournament's Final Four this weekend. It's probably because all the top seeds made it to the national semifinals. That's just plain boring.
Sure, there are some super teams playing, but fans need a real underdog. There's a reason why the Final Four with George Mason was the highest rated in the last 10 years.
This year, ah, power teams from power conferences playing for a title. The only real interesting story is North Carolina coach Roy Williams having to coach against Kansas, the university he walked out on to take the UNC job. Of course, that was after saying he had no interest in North Carolina.
Since everybody needs a little help, take UCLA to win it all. Beating Kansas.
Here's what we really need:


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