Turns out I was overly optimistic about the internet at the Times Union Center. It was on and off all day. Mostly off. For some reason the computers around me got better reception, although theirs wasn’t perfect either. I ended up calling results into the office, which my editors then posted on the blog.
For people who were sitting at home hitting the Refresh button, you were probably frustrated at not getting enough updates. I know you want it as up-to-the-minute as possible. Today I’ll try to get them in more frequently, even if I have to keep calling the office. Just understand that when I don’t have internet it gets complicated. I have to leave the floor of the arena because it’s too loud, which means I can only do it when no one from Section 1 is wrestling (because I want to watch the matches). And sending detailed info over the phone is iffy.
I consider myself lucky to have even made the event. I got food poisoning last night from some bad yogurt and was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make the drive to Albany. It cleared up enough in the morning, thankfully. The lesson? Never eat yogurt.
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THANKS JAKE. I MEAN CONSIDERING THE JOURNAL NEWS GIVES YOU SO LITTLE ROOM TO WRITE ABOUT WRESTLING MORE FREQUENT UPDATES WOULD GREAT. HOWEVER DUE TO YOUR DISSAPEARING FOR HRS ACT YESTERDAY WE HAVE FOUND SO MANY OTHER WEB SITES WITH WAY BETTER UPDATES.TONY P NEVER KEPT US IN THE DARK FOR THAT LONG. FURTHERMORE YOU ACTUALY TOLD US TO CHECK BACK OFTEN. USE YOUR PHONE AND SEND UPDATES. OF COURSE ITS LOUD OVER THERE, BUT A PHONE WORKS. I ENDED UP ON EVERY OTHER SECTIONS WEB SITE GETTING UPDATES. NOBODY NEEDS PLAY BY PLAY BUT AT LEAST CARE ENOUGH TO GIVE AT LEAST HOURLY UPDATES. STOP WITH THE EXCUSES, EVERYONE GOES TO WORK SICK.
Jake obviously if you where doing updates every 30 seconds that would not be enough, the blog at the paper is just a courtesy. I think your articles have been very funny and intuitive so i hope your not paying attention to some of these people who obviously can’t use there computer past the journal news website.
TIO, WHATS STUFF ABOUT THE PAPER BEING A COURTESY?? I PAY FOR MY PAPER. JAKE IS AN EXCELLENT WRITER AND NOTHING PERSONAL IS MEANT AT ALL.I MEAN CMON THOUGH, JAKE DIDNT BREAK ONE STORY TO US YESTERDAY NOT ONE! IN FACT ALOT OF HIS INFO WAS INCOMPLETE! DID YOU SEE HOW MUCH SPACE HE HAD TO WORK WITH IN TODAY’S PAPER?? NOT MUCH. ALL I AM SAYING IS, PLEASE CMON A LITTLE BETTER WITH THE UPDATES.
Mahopac/Lakeland Fan,
Could you cut out the caps? It is considered shouting and is rude and obnoxious.