coan.net: thanks for posting that again. I've done many of your suggestions and they seem to help move my pages alot quicker...sometimes..other times, it drags....like you , sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but mostly slow.

I think why it's become such a subject as of late is because it wasn't a problem for most of us for years and then in the last couple of months, it's gotten really bad....so maybe we're overlooking an obvious solution or cause?The addition of embedded videos? Server changes? I don't know...but hopeful it will get sorted eventually.

But your post does help some of us make changes to make our pages more efficient..thanks!
I also like your idea for a "minimal" version of BK