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Date: 19 Oct 2006 15:18:26
From: Henry
Subject: Golf Channel on Cox
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I've seen two several hour outages of the Golf Channel on Cox Cable in
the past week. Is this just Cox Cable or are other providers having the
same problem?
Henry
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Date: 20 Oct 2006 05:20:45
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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zipper40hDIESPAMMERS@netscape.net wrote:
> There is satellite available in jericho, but it only works in the
> local tavern and a couple of guys have to climb the roof and manually
> move the dish, while the bar owner (who has an awesome rack, BTW)
> shouts instructions from below.
>
> Not much on these days, anyway.
Indeed. I spend a lot of time in that bar nowadays. Fun place. Hate
when the power flickers though.
And, I don't miss golf so much since we have a lot of local government
issues that take up a good part of the day. I often get pulled away to
rescue folks buried in a mine or caught in our local library. It's
really a good thing I can't tune in and see Justin Rose or whoever shot
that 60 down in Florida.
Anyway, my neighbor has a black mesh satellite dish he uses to get on
the Russian internet to check his cricket and soccer fantasy teams, so
if I need to catch up, I can always go over there and use that.
Cheers,
Ed
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Date: 20 Oct 2006 22:56:22
From:
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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On 20 Oct 2006 05:20:45 -0700, "EdSmithers" <spirosdarlotts@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>
>zipper40hDIESPAMMERS@netscape.net wrote:
>
>> There is satellite available in jericho, but it only works in the
>> local tavern and a couple of guys have to climb the roof and manually
>> move the dish, while the bar owner (who has an awesome rack, BTW)
>> shouts instructions from below.
>>
>> Not much on these days, anyway.
>
>
>Indeed. I spend a lot of time in that bar nowadays. Fun place. Hate
>when the power flickers though.
Yeah, it's doing that a lot these days.
>
>And, I don't miss golf so much since we have a lot of local government
>issues that take up a good part of the day. I often get pulled away to
>rescue folks buried in a mine or caught in our local library. It's
>really a good thing I can't tune in and see Justin Rose or whoever shot
>that 60 down in Florida.
That library fire was scary. At least until those two geniuses got the
auxiliary pump working. And who'd a thunk a pool pump would have
enough pressure to push water about 500 feet through a three inch
hose. Too bad that house sploded before it could be saved.
>
>Anyway, my neighbor has a black mesh satellite dish he uses to get on
>the Russian internet to check his cricket and soccer fantasy teams, so
>if I need to catch up, I can always go over there and use that.
Except I get the feeling he might just as easily kill you as let you
use his puter. Good luck.
>
>Cheers,
>Ed
Craig
"Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view."
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Date: 20 Oct 2006 05:17:36
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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zipper40hDIESPAMMERS@netscape.net wrote:
> There is satellite available in jericho, but it only works in the
> local tavern and a couple of guys have to climb the roof and manually
> move the dish, while the bar owner (who has an awesome rack, BTW)
> shouts instructions from below.
>
> Not much on these days, anyway.
Indeed. I spend a lot of time in that bar nowadays. Fun place. Hate
when the power flickers though.
And, I don't miss golf so much since we have a lot of local government
issues that take up a good part of the day. I often get pulled away to
rescue folks buried in a mine or caught in our local library. It's
really a good thing I can't tune in and see Justin Rose or whoever shot
that 60 down in Florida.
Anyway, my neighbor has a black mesh satellite dish he uses to get on
the Russian internet to check his cricket and soccer fantasy teams, so
if I need to catch up, I can always go over there and use that.
Cheers,
Ed
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Date: 19 Oct 2006 21:35:07
From: Carbon
Subject: Re: One Iron from a tight lie
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:54:59 -0700, larry wrote:
> On 19 Oct 2006 10:05:30 -0700, "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com> wrote:
>>Two things stand out:
>>
>>1. The ball is sitting as if on a tee. You can almost see underneath
>>it.
>>
>>2. If the ball went 230+ with that swing you got at least 60 yards of
>>roll.
>>I'd estimate your swing speed with that club at well below 90mph. You'd
>>be hard pressed to get 230+ out of a driver with that move.
>>
>>Tell you what ... the next time I play with Sparky I'll bring my
>>camcorder.
>>Then you'll see what a 230+ iron swing really looks like.
>>
>>Sparky hits a low, boring trajectory but he usually flies it 30 yards
>>past where my drives end up. And I'm longer than you.
>>
>>Almost as long as Bellomy, in fact.
>
> Post your one-iron swing.
Bret could whip your sorry ass blindfolded.
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Date: 19 Oct 2006 18:17:14
From: Bert Robbins
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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EdSmithers wrote:
>> I've seen two several hour outages of the Golf Channel on Cox Cable in
>> the past week. Is this just Cox Cable or are other providers having the
>> same problem?
>
> Well, I'm here in Jericho, Kansas, and there's no cable at all anymore.
> So count yourself lucky.
>
> Ed
>
That's why they invented ???? cable TV wasn't it?
Have you looked at the several satellite TV offerings?
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Date: 21 Oct 2006 04:16:09
From: uncle k
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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"Bert Robbins" <screw@you.com > wrote in message
>>>
>> That's why they invented ???? cable TV wasn't it?
> Have you looked at the several satellite TV offerings?
You have a point there, Bert. Anyone who hasn't had it with their cable
company either isn't of this world, or is young enough to be
Congressman-bait. I decided to spend a little more, to get WAY more, and
TGC works just fine. Their programming, in general, on the other hand......
My wife reports reception problems with the Food Channel though. Of course,
I didn't tell her I was walking between the dish and the satellite,
spreading silver roof goo (occasionally gazing at the golf course). Women
know nothing of roof goo, or satellite beams, so why even go there?
Man-law?
;-{
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Date: 21 Oct 2006 08:27:38
From: Bert Robbins
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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uncle k wrote:
> "Bert Robbins" <screw@you.com> wrote in message
>>> That's why they invented ???? cable TV wasn't it?
>
>> Have you looked at the several satellite TV offerings?
>
> You have a point there, Bert. Anyone who hasn't had it with their cable
> company either isn't of this world, or is young enough to be
> Congressman-bait. I decided to spend a little more, to get WAY more, and
> TGC works just fine. Their programming, in general, on the other hand......
> My wife reports reception problems with the Food Channel though. Of course,
> I didn't tell her I was walking between the dish and the satellite,
> spreading silver roof goo (occasionally gazing at the golf course). Women
> know nothing of roof goo, or satellite beams, so why even go there?
My problem is that my wife is a rocket scientist and works in the
satellite industry.
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Date: 21 Oct 2006 15:36:03
From: uncle k
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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>> Women know nothing of roof goo, or satellite beams, so why even go
there?
> My problem is that my wife is a rocket scientist and works in the
> satellite industry.
That is a problem! If it makes you feel any better, one of my golf buddies
is a rocket scientist. Last year, he was sitting in his easy chair, poor
eyesight and all... then he reached for what he thought was eyedrops...
oops. Super-Glue. The emergency room staff got it all cleaned up and his
eye even looked normal, after a few weeks.
;-{
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Date: 19 Oct 2006 21:51:06
From:
Subject: Re: Golf Channel on Cox
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:17:14 -0400, Bert Robbins <screw@you.com >
wrote:
>EdSmithers wrote:
>>> I've seen two several hour outages of the Golf Channel on Cox Cable in
>>> the past week. Is this just Cox Cable or are other providers having the
>>> same problem?
>>
>> Well, I'm here in Jericho, Kansas, and there's no cable at all anymore.
>> So count yourself lucky.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>
>That's why they invented ???? cable TV wasn't it?
>
>Have you looked at the several satellite TV offerings?
There is satellite available in jericho, but it only works in the
local tavern and a couple of guys have to climb the roof and manually
move the dish, while the bar owner (who has an awesome rack, BTW)
shouts instructions from below.
Not much on these days, anyway.
Craig
"Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view."
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