@gasrocks Gene, if you are seeing ads on the site, you can block them by going to your profile page.
Click on the little blue person icon at top right of any page.
Click on "View Your Profile"
Click on "Change Your Site Preferences"
Scroll down to the 8th or 9th line and click on "Disable Ads on Site"
Select "Yes, Remove the Ads"
Scroll to bottom and click on the green "Save Your Changes"
You should no longer see any ads.