crgade: so whats the best way to deal with the lovely meter skips?
Try something that definitely works for me. Dedicate one browser to the game and when you play have that the only browser open. I use Comodo Dragon and used to use Chrome before it became a bit obnoxious with the Flash updating bit.
I DL'd the browser, set the home page to the game client and nothing else.Put a quick launch icon in the toolbar that when clicked takes you directly to the game start page. Don't go surfing with it, don't go to the WGT main page, don't do anything with it except play the game. If you're on the main site and get an invite, open the CD browser and accept it there. Close the main page before you start.
I started doing this with the Iron browser last year and moved to Comodo Dragon out of curiosity. I firmly believe it makes a difference because I haven't seen a legitimate skip in a very long time.