Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sonny, You can still use the rabbit ears with digital, it is called a digital converter box, which has been advertised by all channels for the past 10 months and are real cheap. ?We got one for our 3rd bedroom tv, works just fine for emergencies.? Gene -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>: -------------- > Everything is going to be digital, so rabbit ears don't work, besides, I'm > sixty miles to the closest station. Since I use satellite I only have a > monitor hooked to the dish box. > > I do have a weather radio, but the broadcasts are generally for the whole > parish, and I think it is about 60 miles long! I like to see the radar > for > myself, I worked as a show producer in TV, and got pretty good at > understanding my danger, if I can see a scope. > > I'll make sure from now on that EVERYTHING is on a surge protector. I > found > out that my DSL modem and my DVD player are fried. > > > > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:02 AM, wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Sonny, > > > > > > Glad to hear you were safe after all. Two suggestions, get a rabbit ears > > antenna for the TV, and second get one of the new inexpensive weather > > radios, you can program them for your local area. > > > > > > I have had lightning strike twice, once in Texas, and once here in Iowa. > > A > > real pain after all the damage is discovered. > > > > > > Cheers, > > Gene > > > > -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter : > > -------------- > > > > > > > I love the image, but I think I had the same take on the shot as my > > "Cuz." > > > > > > I've been swimming upstream all week. First, we lost local channels on > > > television due to my lovely oak tree sprouting a limb out in front of > > > satellite 110. (Got to get a tree guy here.) > > > > > > During a storm Tuesday night, lightning struck and blew a hole in the > > > telephone wire, so we lost phones and internet. (Also fried my DSL > > > modem) > > > > > > Last night, another storm line is passing, and the tornado sirens go > > > off, > > > but we can't check TV to see how close it might be, nor can we look on > > the > > > TV station's website. Turns out the funnel was north of us in a > > > largely > > > unpopulated area. > > > > > > Anyhow, I am almost at the top of the rapids. ;-) > > > > > > Hmm, doesn't the fish get to mate if it gets all the way? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > > > > > > > interesting comment Ric. > > > > when I read it - i wondered for a second what you meant. > > > > then thought "like a fish out of water" > > > > > > > > even though the photo, > > > > for me, up til then, > > > > has felt like rushing energy, freedom, fresh air and water > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > George Lottermoser > > > > george at imagist.com > > > > http://www.imagist.com > > > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:10 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > > > > > > > > I've felt like that for the last 2 weeks > > > >> > > > >> ric > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Mar 26, 2009, at 2:06 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>> comments, critiques, suggestions > > > >>> always appreciated > > > >>> > > > >>> Regards, > > > >>> George Lottermoser > > > >>> george at imagist.com > > > >>> http://www.imagist.com > > > >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog > > > >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > > >>> information > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sonny > > > http://www.sonc.com > > > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information