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  1. JB

    Upgrading Satellite to HDTV.

    I'm so confused. :( <br /><br />I bought a HDTV. Love it. Now I want to receive HD signals from my DirecTV satellite dish.<br /><br />Can't get a straight answer from DirecTV about cost, etc. without comitting. Aint gonna do that without hard facts.<br /><br />I see many DirecTV HD receivers...
  2. JB

    It has started!

    Went for a walk this AM.<br /><br />There is a native plum tree at the intersection of a couple of roads about a mile from home.<br /><br />It is starting to BLOOM!! :D
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    Any Samaritans around Corpus Christi?

    An old girlfriend of mine, now retired and living in CC, has a simple taillight problem of some sort and the local fuzz (correctly) wont let her drive her '86 Acura until she gets it fixed.<br /><br />No Acura dealer there. Local shops are giving her a run-around. She has asked me for advice.<br...
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    Need some positive vibes, prayers, whatever you have. (UPDATE) and CONCLUSION

    As I write, my former wife (and the love of my life) is at an Oncologist to get a verdict on what to do about a malignant polyp removed from her uterus last week. :( <br /><br />I'm not a prayer person and don't believe God intervenes in human affairs, but I will gratefully accept any...
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    "Trailer pen stripping"??

    I tried to delete a double post in this thread and accidentally poofed the whole thread.<br /><br />Sorry. :( <br /><br />I think it was about trailer pin striping, which means it should be in Trailers and Towing.
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    Got a new monitor!

    I had a 13" CRT that was very faded and fuzzy.<br /><br />Had to darken the room to see anything on it, and then couldn't view a lot of graphics. :( <br /><br />Bit the bullet and got a 17" LCD monitor.<br /><br />WOW!!! HOLY COW!!! I can now see everything, read text from a couple of feet away...
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    Anyone have Satellite HDTV?

    Now that I have a HDTV capable TV I am wondering about getting HDTV by satellite.<br /><br />I have DirecTV now. They seem to want me to buy a new receiver and subscribe to their limited HDTV programming to get high definition. True costs are vague and undefined.<br /><br />The DISH Network...
  8. JB

    Schuey gives $10,000,000 .00

    Michael Schumacher, 7 time world champion formula 1 driver for Ferrari, has donated TEN MILLION BUX to aid tsunami victims.<br /><br />Wow! :eek:
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    Thanks for the help.

    This thread is a prototype. Please post your comments and suggestions on the idea of a "Thanks" thread here, too.<br /><br />iboats Management and we Moderators would like to see clearer recognition of the great help and helpers who offer free advice and suggestions here.<br /><br />Please post...
  10. JB

    People's Choice! What people?

    Did anyone notice that the "People's Choice" award for favorite picture of 2004 went to. . . <br /><br />"Farenheit 911" :eek: <br /><br />What "people" chose that??<br /><br />YES, THIS IS A TROLL. Have fun :D
  11. JB

    Ahoy Skinnywater! ML fog lights.

    What is the story on the original design.. . .mounted in the same fixture as the head and parking lights?<br /><br />My '99 ML430 has the holes for them, as did my '98 ML320.<br /><br />Is there something that ,akes them illegal? Can I get the units and just plug them into the harness (plus add...
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    Propane rant. PERGAKLOSICPEP!!

    Got up at 6 this AM. 20* outside, 45* inside.<br /><br />Shouldn't get that cold in here with the thermostat set at 55*. Set T'stat up to 65* (normal daytime setting). Nothing.<br /><br />Checked pilots on the range. Out.<br /><br />Went out to check tank (250gal). On zero.<br /><br />Checked...
  13. JB

    January at The Hideout

    Trees are bare. It is cool (40*) and wet today.<br /><br />My winter residents are busy.<br /><br />A large flock of robins. They are attracted by the many acres of mown grass, not very common out here in the stix. About 50 per acre this morning.<br /><br />The persimmons have peaked and started...
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    Not a very silent night at The Hideout

    Still some snow on the ground from Wednesday.<br /><br />2 days short of a full moon. . . no clouds. . .clear as a bell.<br /><br />The Hideout Chapter of the North Texas Howling and Singing Society is in full song, celebrating whatever coyotes celebrate on Christmas Eve.<br /><br />Enchanting.
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    Why does a non-Christian welcome the celebration of Christmas?

    I don't believe Christ was devine. I think that makes me a non-Christian.<br /><br />Why, then, do I welcome the celebration of Jesus' birth and life?<br /><br />Jesus was teacher. He taught love and tolerance. He taught and demonstrated how we should behave in our lives and toward each...
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    Dealing with corrosion on underwater metallic fittings, by Stillfishing

    From various posts on different threads, there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to metallic corrosion and its protection on small boats, so I’ve taken the liberty of posting the comments below. If there are any experts out there who can add to this information, I’m sure it...
  17. JB

    What's your favorite pic?

    This is mine.<br /><br />My Son and his sons, Black duck and her brood. Leech lake, MN about 6AM, June, 1993.<br /><br />
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    Plasma TV

    I want a hang-on-the-wall TV with 16:9 plasma screen.<br /><br />Get some more room in my tiny (10x13) TV room and mount it high enough so I can see it from my recliner while reclined.<br /><br />Johnson & Johnson has made me a few kbux in the last few weeks so I can treat myself to a frivolous...
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    Manufactured news?

    CNN Headline News just reported that a reporter, imbedded with troops, wrote the question that a trooper asked Sec. Rumsfeld yesterday that got so much attention.<br /><br />The report said that the reporter gave the carefully worded question to the trooper and asked the Sergeant in charge to be...
  20. JB

    Vermont Task Force Green Mountain (UPDATE)

    That is great news, Bob. :) <br /><br />Not since WWII have private citizens stepped up to actively support our troops in a tangible way.<br /><br />Great community you have there. :)
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