Finally had to plonk google gorups.

[Mike Kent]

On Apr 16, 10:26 am, Mike Driscoll <kyoso... at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I noticed that Google Groups has really sucked this week. I'm
> using the Google Groups Killfile for Greasemonkey now and it helps a
> lot. I like Google, but my loyalty only goes to far. This is a
> complete lack of customer service.
>
> Mike

Bless you.  I just installed Greasemonkey and the Google Groups
Killfile.  Works like a charm.