problem resolved
Due to all the throughput problems, I've taken independent
action to remove burstnet and others from the equation.
Can't tell the exact improvement, due to so many variables (time of day, server loading, etc), but a conservative estimate is 2X faster.
Could easily be 4X or more.
By the seat-of-the-pants test, it feels a lot snappier. - :up
Only thing I'm noticing now is something like google-analytics (?)...
Will see about that later, if necessary.
And I still get the useful adds at the top of the page.
(Not being a smart; I really like and use them as quick-links.)