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    Long time VOOMer out!

    It's the story of my life. I bought a new reel-to-reel deck a week before the 8-track decks showed up at Walgreens. I bought an 8-track the week before Mr. Wiggs offered the first cassettes for sale. I bought an auto-reverse cassette deck a week before Barney Miller's offered a CD player for...
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    Long time VOOMer out!

    I got the HR10-250. $999 at Circuit City. I might have found it cheaper elswhere, but I just wanted to get it done. I know what you mean about the HD and all. But there is too much other programming I like thats not HD, so SD is still important to me. Boy did you nail it. In some small...
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    Long time VOOMer out!

    I don't think Mel is still around here. Don't you guys remember how he used to call us stalwarts, and end about every post with BOOM! If Tarmack is Mel, his last name is definitely Ott. He was named after his uncle (I think he said uncle) who was a hall of fame baseball player. I think he was an...
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    Long time VOOMer out!

    I hated to do it. I really hated it. I installed D* with the HD DVR last Wednesday. Thursday, I called VOOM and told them to cut it off. Don't flame me. I've been through thick and thin since November of '03. When the CSR asked for a reason, I don't think he expected a tirade of what I thought...
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    Is this True?

    I've always got a paper bill and paid by check. Never by credit card. Why am I so special? :D