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02-02-2011, 12:25 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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TV
BU BYE
Between the 3' of snow at the peak and the ice on top of it the Directv dish is now lost.
See ya TV for probably a month now. 
It's over 45' in the air so no chance of cleaning it out. ugh. |
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02-02-2011, 01:14 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Lose the Dish and get Fios if it's available. With the crazy New England weather we have, it's a surprise the signal is ever clear. Unless you're one of the non-English imports, I always wondered why people choose the Dish.
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02-03-2011, 03:08 PM
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sick of bluefish
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: TEXAS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Lose the Dish and get Fios if it's available. With the crazy New England weather we have, it's a surprise the signal is ever clear. Unless you're one of the non-English imports, I always wondered why people choose the Dish.
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I love the dish, never had any problems and more reliable than cable ever was. Plus they dont increase the prices every other month. |
making s-b.com a kinder, gentler place for all 
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02-03-2011, 05:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
I love the dish, never had any problems and more reliable than cable ever was. Plus they dont increase the prices every other month.
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Been the same for me since I switched to Fios. No increases, 100% reliability and 25/25Mbit/second downloads and uploads (usually faster).
Not to mention I don't have to sift through 10 plans while they nickle and dime me for HD channels, The History Channel, Discovery, etc...
Also, when my iPhone plan with AT&T expires, I'll get a discount on my cellphone service by having everything (cable, internet, mobile phone) through one company.
As with most things in life: To each his own. |
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02-02-2011, 01:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Marshfield, Ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltys
BU BYE
Between the 3' of snow at the peak and the ice on top of it the Directv dish is now lost.
See ya TV for probably a month now.
It's over 45' in the air so no chance of cleaning it out. ugh. |
get out your rod and cast a plug at it. I bet you can knock some of that snow off. And take a picture while doing it  |
"I know a taxidermy man back home. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him!"
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02-02-2011, 01:32 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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No fios. Probably never will. We're like 7,000 internet miles from the central office. Might as well be.We're lucky to get a 300k dsl line here.
Cast a plug. I can see it now. Neighbors will think I'm a fruit loop. Oh wait they probably already do  |
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02-02-2011, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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hire a mountain climber
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02-02-2011, 04:24 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
Posts: 6,414
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
hire a mountain climber
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In an hour or less, hire an ice climber! |
 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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02-02-2011, 04:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Marshfield, Ma
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltys
Cast a plug. I can see it now. Neighbors will think I'm a fruit loop. Oh wait they probably already do |
Tell them you are snow fishing |
"I know a taxidermy man back home. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him!"
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02-02-2011, 04:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pembroke
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltys
Neighbors will think I'm a fruit loop. Oh wait they probably already do |
Probably?? |
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02-02-2011, 03:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,139
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Ya still got some rabbit ears around, no?
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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02-02-2011, 05:23 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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rabbit ears you've never seen where I live 
It's at the very bottom of the Blackstone valley. My house is 17' below grade in that direction. I have not only a cellular repeater on my house in able to get reception but a external antenna with a preamp to be able to hear Boston radio stations.
The dtv dish is on the high peak facing southwest. Only place we could get reception. My roof is like a 8/12 pitch too. Nobody likes to climb it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by flyvice11787
Ya still got some rabbit ears around, no?
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02-02-2011, 04:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MA/RI
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Power washer may work
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02-02-2011, 05:25 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
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power washer is not a bad idea but it's too far away to get to it.
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02-02-2011, 05:40 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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hit the snow off it with a potato cannon
that should reach
you should be able to clear it with a few well placed shots
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02-02-2011, 05:59 PM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltys
power washer is not a bad idea but it's too far away to get to it.
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Hooked it up to hot water faucet! |
Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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02-02-2011, 05:48 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltys
BU BYE
Between the 3' of snow at the peak and the ice on top of it the Directv dish is now lost.
See ya TV for probably a month now.
It's over 45' in the air so no chance of cleaning it out. ugh. |
Hey Salty, been watching the OWN network.. I was pissed whn Direct TV took away a discovery channel and gave me that. Emailed them and they more or less said too bad. I told them its going to be too bad, because I am going to Xfinity/Comcast. |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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02-02-2011, 07:19 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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YA good luck getting a ladder up too there's 1/2" of ice on everything and another 1/2 of HAIL on top of it now too |
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02-03-2011, 12:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hyde Park, MA
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If the temps get above freezing, here's an option someone mentioned for clearing ice dams from a roof:
Attach a garden hose to the hot water faucet as close as possible to the side of the house where the dish is located.
Wash away the snow, and since you will be spraying from a distance, the water shouldn't be too hot when it hits the dish.
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02-03-2011, 06:47 PM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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It's back tonite but wife says it was in and out this morning. Maybe more will melt.
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02-03-2011, 07:38 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Kill your television
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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02-03-2011, 08:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Kill your television
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Ya, tv is overrated |
LETS GO BRANDON
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02-06-2011, 11:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Back to C.Cod x'd Rangeley Me.
Posts: 922
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Kill your television
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I agree for the most part.There's a VERY few programs worth watching at all.History,documentarys,Nova,etc. |
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02-08-2011, 05:41 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Between the thighs
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12ga. w/rock salt should reach it.
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02-04-2011, 05:21 AM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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I have a different view of it..TV is a great learning tool for kids if used wisely. Teach your kid to watch different things. My kid likes Mantracker. He learns alot of things in that show. He likes the History channel too. Go figure. The kid learned all about the Freemasons. Told me about it at dinner last week I about dropped my fork. He plays in the family room and leaves the tv on. How many 8 year olds can tell you the names of the founding fathers of their country.
But he still watches his share of cartoon stuff too. Some funny some crap.
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02-04-2011, 05:24 AM
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GrayBeards
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,132
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I stay up to watch TV a few nights a week. Friday night I force myself awake to watch Gold Rush. Love the Alaskan State trooper show too.
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