Hurricane Agnes Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 7:00 PM, Birds~69 said: Neighbor worked for Jerrold when I was growing up (early 80s) and game us some "perks". And yes he had a antenna like that for HBO but Holy Moses! It wasn't that big! That's NASA stuff right there... I think the "bootleg" HBO dish was a little butterfly looking thing that was mounted on a mast on the roof of a house. There was also a descrambler box that came with the service. Alternately, that gigantic dish in the yard was part of actual satellite service and even had a remote that triggered a motor in the base so it could move around to better tune a channel in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 7:25 PM, RedSky said: 1989 wow damn you missed the cable 80's Yeah... had to live vicariously through some coworkers who lived outside of the city with cable and who would tape programs from HBO that I would borrow. I think one of them was "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" (1981) about Nostradamus and that originally ran on HBO (I had bought my first VCR in 1986). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 59 minutes ago, Hurricane Agnes said: I think the "bootleg" HBO dish was a little butterfly looking thing that was mounted on a mast on the roof of a house. There was also a descrambler box that came with the service. Alternately, that gigantic dish in the yard was part of actual satellite service and even had a remote that triggered a motor in the base so it could move around to better tune a channel in. I bought one in the 1990s to watch Tyson/PPV/pay channels...super shady outfit, think it was $400. It came in a Ham box (Hatfield?) to not give away the illegal stuff they were sending. Funny times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 11:12 PM, Birds~69 said: 89?? Thats’s so 83. By 89 we’re dancing to lip sync Milli Vanilli Bing on GnR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, JTA66 said: 89?? Thats’s so 83. By 89 we’re dancing to lip sync Milli Vanilli Bing on GnR!! Lip Sync disaster... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeymac5306 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 11:41 PM, Birds~69 said: I bought one in the 1990s to watch Tyson/PPV/pay channels...super shady outfit, think it was $400. It came in a Ham box (Hatfield?) to not give away the illegal stuff they were sending. Funny times... I had a descrambler box. Paid $300 for it. Figured thats about 6-7 PPV's and it was paid off. Had two "Filters" to get Showtime, and Cinimax. Once everything went digital about 2002 that was all she wrote for that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChescoWx Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 11:41 PM, Birds~69 said: I bought one in the 1990s to watch Tyson/PPV/pay channels...super shady outfit, think it was $400. It came in a Ham box (Hatfield?) to not give away the illegal stuff they were sending. Funny times... My family bought a satellite dish in the late 80's and it was amazing. Live sporting events without commercials....in between innings Harry Kalas would sing and the cameramen would focus their cameras on girls in the crowd. Live "wild feeds" of all the news networks - fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Forum-wide contest for 2023 tropical seasonal count. Link at http://www.americanwx.com/bb/topic/59183-2023-north-atlantic-hurricane-forecast-contest-enter-by-june-4th/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 New Flyers jersey...BORING! Flyers release new jerseys, which have throwback flavor – NBC Sports Philadelphia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 hey kamu check this out Quote Smithbridge Road CLOSED with DETOUR due to bridge outage. The PennDOT District 6 Bridge Unit has requested the closure of Smithbridge Road (SR 3046) over Webb Creek in Concord Township due to recent bridge inspection findings. The findings indicate that there is advanced superstructure and substructure deterioration that warrants immediate closure. Smithbridge Road is closed with detour west of Fox Hill Farms, between Arbor Circle and Palmer Drive. PennDOT will be posting detour signs to assist with travel through the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 4 hours ago, MacChump said: hey kamu check this out Thanks for the heads up! Wonder how long that will last? Since you mentioned it, it is pretty quiet here. I could get used to it, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChump Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 2 hours ago, KamuSnow said: Thanks for the heads up! Wonder how long that will last? Since you mentioned it, it is pretty quiet here. I could get used to it, lol. Hah, yeah, if it lasts until winter smithbridge would be a great sledding hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 10:13 PM, MacChump said: Hah, yeah, if it lasts until winter smithbridge would be a great sledding hill Need a rope tow, lol. For right now, every day's a holiday, traffic wise at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 4 hours ago, CoolHandMike said: Yes, thanks for asking. The A/C company told us to turn it off at the breaker for ten minutes if this happened again, as a stop-gap until they could come out again. Thankfully it worked this time, but they'll be out here first thing in the morning (again). This is basic, but have you checked/changed your air filter? I'm also curious, last time you said that they removed an obstruction... is that like they opened a damper (lol), or what was the actual obstruction? Stating the obvious, but you shouldn't be having so many issues with your system. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Moved to South Lake Tahoe in July, but I just scored the ever-living crap out of the swell from Hurricane Hilary in Malibu on my boogie board. Figured I'd share it with you all. Over 6 inches of rain in 10 hours, 50mph+ wind blowing offshore, and consistent swell running down one of California's most famous point breaks. Known for its crowd, by 6pm there was nobody in the water due to the storm, and me and one other guy traded perfect waves until nightfall. It was a total once in a lifetime experience. Swell was 5-6ft @ 12-16seconds from the SE at 165-155 degrees, about as steep of an east swell angle from Baja as you can get in SoCal, which made this normally mushy point break hollow and fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Agnes Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 8/29/2023 at 3:58 PM, ChasingFlakes said: Moved to South Lake Tahoe in July, but I just scored the ever-living crap out of the swell from Hurricane Hilary in Malibu on my boogie board. Figured I'd share it with you all. Over 6 inches of rain in 10 hours, 50mph+ wind blowing offshore, and consistent swell running down one of California's most famous point breaks. Known for its crowd, by 6pm there was nobody in the water due to the storm, and me and one other guy traded perfect waves until nightfall. It was a total once in a lifetime experience. Swell was 5-6ft @ 12-16seconds from the SE at 165-155 degrees, about as steep of an east swell angle from Baja as you can get in SoCal, which made this normally mushy point break hollow and fast. Gonna have to chance your account name to "ChasingWaves". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Just got home from Walmart. (Hatfield) Long line for self checkout although there were 4 cashier lanes open w/few people in each. You don't think the people in self checkout were not scanning everything/stealing....do you? *More stuff behind locked glass cases than I can remember... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Jack Frost at Home Depot looks like he plans to freeze everyone to death and bury them in snow this winter 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 ^Looks like "The Joker" possessed and/or on crack... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 On 11/11/2023 at 12:02 PM, RedSky said: Jack Frost at Home Depot looks like he plans to freeze everyone to death and bury them in snow this winter Lol... Im more of a winter warlock guy myself: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Last call for two snowfall contests (deadlines for both are end of Sunday 10th): (1) On our site, in general interest forum, you can enter a nine-location snowfall contest in the Dec 2023 contest thread. (2) At link below, you can enter 25th annual northeast US snowfall contest for 25 locations in the eastern US, as well as storm forecast contests announced on site when available... http://newxsfc.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 PSU...this is nuts. C'mon... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FJzeCVDfVus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Last evening in a moment of weakness I hit a fast food drive thru. The guy at the window asked if I would like to include a tip! wtf??? Is this something new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 7 hours ago, JTA66 said: Last evening in a moment of weakness I hit a fast food drive thru. The guy at the window asked if I would like to include a tip! wtf??? Is this something new? Which fast food so I know to avoid it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 8 hours ago, JTA66 said: Last evening in a moment of weakness I hit a fast food drive thru. The guy at the window asked if I would like to include a tip! wtf??? Is this something new? My tip would have been to not eat yellow snow....but then again it doesn't snow anymore so that wouldn't have been a valid tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds~69 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 11 hours ago, JTA66 said: Last evening in a moment of weakness I hit a fast food drive thru. The guy at the window asked if I would like to include a tip! wtf??? Is this something new? That is just as bad as calling to order takeout, drive over and walk in to pick it up and they expect a tip. For what? Doing your job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamuSnow Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 3 hours ago, Ralph Wiggum said: My tip would have been to not eat yellow snow....but then again it doesn't snow anymore so that wouldn't have been a valid tip. Here's a pro tip you could try: Don't smoke in bed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTA66 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Here’s another tip…get an education so you don’t have to work in fast food all your life!! It was BK. I gave the guy $2. Why? Cause if I don’t, he’ll spit in my food or wipe his a$$ with my burger!! And why does every counter have a tip jar now? Why can’t I buy something and not make it back to my car before I get a text or email asking me to compete a survey about my purchase or my “experience”? Yeah, “I walked into a cvs to buy toothpaste and it was an erotic experience”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSky Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 My BK doesn't ask for tips Pro tip whopper Wednesday $5 whopper meal it's like a 25 year time machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenmsav6810 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, JTA66 said: Here’s another tip…get an education so you don’t have to work in fast food all your life!! It was BK. I gave the guy $2. Why? Cause if I don’t, he’ll spit in my food or wipe his a$$ with my burger!! And why does every counter have a tip jar now? Why can’t I buy something and not make it back to my car before I get a text or email asking me to compete a survey about my purchase or my “experience”? Yeah, “I walked into a cvs to buy toothpaste and it was an erotic experience”. The corporations encourage their employees to do cash jar tipping... tax benefits (albeit illegal ones) for all involved. If there's enough tips on average then the corporation can pay server rate and the employee likely doesn't report the cash tip income on their tax return and the business doesn't pay payroll tax either. Its kind of like reverse-inverse-free-money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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