Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Three

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I have a Roku 3 among my other entertainment options. I only use it when nothing is on. Wife doesn't really know how to use the tech stuff so we mostly just stick to regular Direct TV.

My son pays the Directv at our house and for $117 a month. . . it goes when he does because I can't see paying that much money. I've heard a lot of people talk about Roku lately.


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My 2 yr cable deal just jumped to $100 a month I can deal with it but just seems excessive cause I really dont wtch te tv. Cable internet access to yak with you guys. where else can I find friends as wild as us?
I signed up on the petition that Ken posted cause there's too much gov. reg. going on and it needs to be stopped. Too many small interest groupes trying to tell us how to live by their standards. I gottav go to the porn sites and order juice.
 
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I guess I'm never gonna be a mod collector, drip tips are another story...;) My latest little pretty:
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Oh my, that is lovely. I gave up on getting any pretties because I'm very talented when it comes to breaking them. In fact, I just broke one on Friday. It had metal on the top and bottom and a glass vase shape in the middle. I dropped it on the rug and it broke off! That metal tube does not run through the whole tip.


Mike is off fishing so I have the day all to myself and wouldn't you know, I woke up with some kind of intestinal bug. So much for plans for the day. At least the sun is shining and it looks beautiful out there.

Runamok, hope you're feeling better quickly.
 

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Oh my, that is lovely. I gave up on getting any pretties because I'm very talented when it comes to breaking them. In fact, I just broke one on Friday. It had metal on the top and bottom and a glass vase shape in the middle. I dropped it on the rug and it broke off! That metal tube does not run through the whole tip.


Mike is off fishing so I have the day all to myself and wouldn't you know, I woke up with some kind of intestinal bug. So much for plans for the day. At least the sun is shining and it looks beautiful out there.

Runamok, hope you're feeling better quickly.
Janet, so sorry the bug seems to have gotten you. I understand it's going around and everybody knows that babies are actually big petri dishes. How else would they develop that wonderous immune system we all have. No blaming Miles of course, just saying. Get better quick, probably just a 24 hour thing.

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Oh my, that is lovely. I gave up on getting any pretties because I'm very talented when it comes to breaking them. In fact, I just broke one on Friday. It had metal on the top and bottom and a glass vase shape in the middle. I dropped it on the rug and it broke off! That metal tube does not run through the whole tip.


Mike is off fishing so I have the day all to myself and wouldn't you know, I woke up with some kind of intestinal bug. So much for plans for the day. At least the sun is shining and it looks beautiful out there.

Runamok, hope you're feeling better quickly.

Feel better, Janet and you too, Runamok.
 

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Oh my, that is lovely. I gave up on getting any pretties because I'm very talented when it comes to breaking them. In fact, I just broke one on Friday. It had metal on the top and bottom and a glass vase shape in the middle. I dropped it on the rug and it broke off! That metal tube does not run through the whole tip.

Mike is off fishing so I have the day all to myself and wouldn't you know, I woke up with some kind of intestinal bug. So much for plans for the day. At least the sun is shining and it looks beautiful out there.

Runamok, hope you're feeling better quickly.

Another klutz here, lol. I stayed away from glass tips when I was just using vv v3s, I knocked them over with alarming regularity. I'm hoping that since this tip is shorter and I'm using it on an iStick it will survive for a while, at least until the newness wears off anyway. Sorry to hear you're under the weather, hopefully it's one of those 24 hour things and you'll feel better tomorrow.
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Ahh, Roku. Hulu. US networks feeds. Amazon Prime shows. I remember da dayz. But I'm NOT IN DA STATES! Nuttin werks here. They just got netflix a few months back. And yes... for tech that we're used to... it don't exist. :(

You might try ustvnow.com. You can try it for free and see how you like it. It was created for people outside the US. They stream around 20 channels live over the internet. I use it with my Roku/TV and my laptop. They stream 6 basic channels for free, or you can pay for the rest ($19/month for 3 months, then $29/month). Go to FAQ at the bottom of the page to find out more. It works really well most of the time, but every couple of weeks it keeps loading and I can't view anything.

Oh my, that is lovely. I gave up on getting any pretties because I'm very talented when it comes to breaking them. In fact, I just broke one on Friday. It had metal on the top and bottom and a glass vase shape in the middle. I dropped it on the rug and it broke off! That metal tube does not run through the whole tip.


Mike is off fishing so I have the day all to myself and wouldn't you know, I woke up with some kind of intestinal bug. So much for plans for the day. At least the sun is shining and it looks beautiful out there.

So sorry to hear you're not feeling well! Hope you feel better soon!!!
 

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You might try ustvnow.com. You can try it for free and see how you like it. It was created for people outside the US. They stream around 20 channels live over the internet. I use it with my Roku/TV and my laptop. They stream 6 basic channels for free, or you can pay for the rest ($19/month for 3 months, then $29/month). Go to FAQ at the bottom of the page to find out more. It works really well most of the time, but every couple of weeks it keeps loading and I can't view anything.

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To all the sickies:
Get better soon!!
To all the sickos:
The club meeting was canceled for tonight due to the illness of some primary members.


Here it is 3pm already!!
I've only accomplished a small amount today
Hospital to have stitches from last week removed.
Pc repair shop to have my work checked and one minor thing corrected. (Mom's PC works again)
Meet friend for lunch
Dead-head flowers, restake leaning ones, water where needed
And I have not even STARTED cleaning up the house for parents to visit next week!
Or rearranging furniture
Or tightening the springs on the rocker couch.
Or laundering the bedclothes
And I still need a nap!
 

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Yay! The giraffe is born!! I checked in when we finished dinner and she was just in the beginning of labor so I got to see the whole thing! So glad I didn't miss it! Amazing! The baby is already standing and now they've turned off the video. Thought I was going to be able to watch awhile longer.

I watched the whole thing until it stood up. Then the low battery warning on my laptop went off, so I had to shut down or plug in & keep watching from a chair in the office. I'm house sitting at my nephews & they don"t have cable. :ohmy: They do have wifi, tho. :thumbs: And a smart tv, if I could just figure out how to connect to my Uverse account on the internet connection on their tv..
 

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Never tried Roku, but both Intel and Apple are coming out with a HDMI type device that will turn any HD TV into a Basic Computer. It will be about the same as a Chrome Book now is - good for surfing the internet and using the cloud, but not for local storage needs - even though the Intel version does have a small hard drive and the ability for external hookups.

So... whatcher saying is they are trying to re-launch WebTV. :D
 

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If anyone's been waiting for price to come down on LED bulbs, the 60 watt equivalent Philips bulb is available on Amazon for $4.
Amazon.com: Philips 433227 60 Watt Equivalent SlimStyle A19 LED Light Bulb Soft White, Dimmable: Home Improvement

You're not supposed to use that particular bulb in completely enclosed fixtures but it will work with a dimmer.

Ok, so....Iffy likes these, some think it may be too much heat for a cover on em, Bells says CR hasn't reviewed em yet.....what's the general consensus on these ones for a good all around use in anything in the house bulb??? Don't need dimmable since we don't have dimmer switches.

I can wander with the best of them. :D Several months back we ditched cable and got a Roku for one of our TVs. We liked it so much Dude ordered another one. I discovered a bunch of free channels today

Love Roku. We still have Dish, but have the Amazon prime and netflix, although haven't been watching netflix too much as of late. We take spells with it. Have been wondering about hulu, but it would have to be good enough to replace netflix.

That's why I DETEST satellite. Yet I'm stuck with it. And... we have cable too. But the cable co. doesn't carry Turner classic movies. Which is on 98% of the time. :( I'd LOVE to chop up the satellite.

Love me some TCM!! I bout had a cow when DISH took it off, but it didn't stay off long. Seems like they took off a lot of channels to see how much of a stink folks would make about it. They heard from me as well, when they took off Fox news too for about a week or two. Jup I'm one of them! lol Was very glad they put that back too.

Having a hard time typing cuz I weed wacked the dog yard today and my hands are not working. The vibration killed them for the day. Braces make it hard to type. Oh well, getting old just sucks.

So sorry hun......hope it's better soon.......and you too Run......and you too Janet!! And anyone else who may be feelin poorly, injured, or in Run's case, both!!
 
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