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  1. Just now, The Original Greaser Bob said:

    I'll admit that the only thing that I thought would work decently would be the big antennae up on the roof.

    Ha!  No, just a set-top antenna, or one that you can pin to the wall.

    https://www.walmart.com/ip/Digital-Signal-Indoor-Leaf-Flat-TV-Antenna-For-HDTV-DTV-HD-VHF-UHF-FM-AM-FTA/816951170?classType=VARIANT&from=/search

    If you're in the middle of an urban area with good signal from your ABC affiliate, then a super-cheap one like this is fine.  If you're further out, then you might want one that is powered.  They all have a coax cable that goes into your TV's coax input, and the powered ones will also probably have a USB power cable that plugs into a USB port on the back of your TV, or you could always power it with an extension cord from a wall plug. 

    Digital Signal Indoor Leaf Flat TV Antenna For HDTV DTV HD VHF UHF FM AM FTA

     

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  2. 35 minutes ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

    Yeah, quick solutions would be appreciated.  I'm not too good with the apps or the rabbit ears.

    Antenna is super easy.  Do you have access to the back of your TV?  Do you live in a populated area?

    If you don't still have one, you can get one from Walmart for $20 or less.  The added bonus is that over-the-air HD signals look a lot better than cable, satellite, or fiber optic ones, because they're less compressed.

    I dug up my old OTA antenna two months ago when they were going through this same bullshit before the Ohio State game, and I've kept it hooked up and been watching all OTA sports using the antenna instead of cable or ISP.  So much better.

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  3. On 10/28/2025 at 9:15 AM, Js1 said:

    Funny enough, we played like crap in CS and won 3-1 last year, with a much more experienced team - we got outblocked 14-5 and outdug 52-49 and we had 5 more hitting errors than aggy.  Also only hit .175 to their .185. 

    If we can ugly the match up, I like our chances to win it solely due to our backrow defense and our ability to terminate slightly better than aggy (.278 hitting % in SEC play for aggy, .327 for Texas)

    Wait, I thought we lost 3-2 in College Station last year?  

    Oh heck just checked and we played them twice.  The loss was in Austin.

    Why the heck did we play several teams twice last year, and not this year? 

  4. 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Sigh.  Glad the temps will be nice, because our AC won't be getting fixed till next Wednesday.  Had our electrician come out for a full system check.  Yep, we got hit by lightning on Friday night.  A glancing blow, all things considered -- it took out our low-voltage stuff (one AC unit, our alarm, and tripped but didn't fry our internet).  Fortunately, we replaced our main fuse box a coupla years ago, and that had a surge protector that saved everything else.

    Our heat still works, so we'll be okay on the chilliest nights.  And otherwise, we're gonna live like pioneers with no AC.

    Sucks that it happened, but all things considered, the timing works out pretty well.  Not supposed to get back into the 80s until... Wednesday!

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  5. 22 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Sigh.  The storms Friday-Saturday did a number on our A/C.  Temps were tolerable through last night, so we made do until we could get a tech out today.  Turns out, all kinds of wiring is shot, and it will take a couple of days.  And today has gotten pretty warm, so we'll probably sleep downstairs where we have working A/C.  And who knows how much the fucking repair will be. 

    So, summer with one last "fuck you" before it packs things up, I guess.

    I was #blessed to get to replace  both A/C units this summer.  They were original to the house and the house is now 20 years old.

    My high school senior was sad when I told her I was spending her entire first year of college money on A/C.

  6. On 10/15/2025 at 10:01 AM, SimonBolivar said:

    My first acceptance was Alabama, and I remember carrying around my acceptance letter for a week or so because I was so excited to just get in somewhere.

    A&M sent me an acceptance and an offer of a full ride, and I never even applied. :)

    My senior got all of her early admissions applications in over the past 2 weeks.  It was like pulling teeth but it's finally done.  UT and A&M are the in-state ones.

    Now we've shifted over to scholarship applications.  She's been unmotivated but she's applied to several out of state programs that are going to be pretty expensive, and she now understands that her ability to generate scholarship money for herself, is critical to her ability to go to a more expensive program.

    Honestly I can't wait for this shit to be over.

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  7. 11 minutes ago, Js1 said:

    This team is going to be pretty pumped to play at DKR, since they haven't done so since September. 

    Yup.  And they've traveled about 6,000 miles over the past 4 weeks.  Simply NOT having to travel, is going to make a difference.

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  8. 17 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    Right. 

    I want to be triggered by this but am going to have to make a run to see what’s what’s here. This could be a moment. 

    When my kids were young and afraid of Tex-Mex, I "helped" them finish plenty of Enchiladas y Mas cheeseburgers.  They're great but the standard enchiladas are still the best thing on the menu.  That's no slight to the cheeseburger of course.

  9. 22 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

    Meh, I don't think Max deserved any penalties. He didn't gain any positions--and actually lost one to Bearman--racing hard over the lines.

    But Lewis sure as fuck didn't deserve a penalty for not giving Max "back" 3rd, a position he never for a second could claim. Dumb.

    He forced a move there was zero chance of completing without crashing or running off.  Unsafe and illegal. 

     

     

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