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Mid-week rumblings and bumblings:

1. Three days until my first triathlon!!!

2. Seems like the NHL hasn't had a competitive series in about ten years.

3. Getting closer to Lakers/Celtics...looking forward to it if it happens.

4. Barry should have went up for the shot when he got Fisher in the air. He would have had three foul shots.

5. Speaking of Fisher, good to see him doing well. Hope his daughter is OK.

6. Jagr and the Rangers talking contract...interesting.

7. What happened to CSN Philly games in hi-def?

8. If Big Brown wins the Belmont will it be a big story? Does anybody care? Seems like the Breeders Cup has made even the Triple Crown races less important.

9. A little worried about swimming with hundreds of people racing, all at the same time. At least it's in a lake. I'm in an August triathlon where the swim is in the ocean.

10. I love the commercial where the OSU guy on the blind date jumps out of a moving car when he finds out the girl who is driving is a Michigan fan.

11. Do guys watch womens tennis to look at pretty girls in short skirts? Or for the sport?

12. How exciting was the Man U - Chelsea game? Oh my.

13. While sitting next to Omar Minaya at Monday's press conference, Willie Randolph looked like he wanted to be anywhere on the planet but there. Even a stinkin' Ice-lander game.

14. I just spent another $150 on triathlon gear yesterday (tri-shorts, a tri-top, gel nutritionals, body glide, etc.)...triathlon is an expensive sport!

15. Girardi was right, the umps should have stopped the game in the top of the ninth last night...it was pouring rain.

16. Is Jose Reyes over-rated?

17. How good has Rasner been the last few starts?

18. Tony Parker is such a cutie.

19. I better not flat on the bike on Saturday.

20. My niece is an amazing little 11 year old soccer player.

21. Pedro back with the Mets will at the very least be interesting.

22. I like both the TNT and ESPN announcing teams, but I don't like ESPN's studio show.

23. So confused about what to wear at the race. I think this tri-top is way too tight on top, I'm going to be thinking about that as I bounce through the run.

24. Do the clothes you wear underneath a wetsuit get wet? I don't even know. The wetsuit is like Spider-man tight (a tough fit for me!) but I don't know if water gets in anyway.

25. I cant wait to wear my race t-shirt after the race to tell everyone I'm a triathlete!


Sandra
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1 - Good luck. I really do not think these types of things are healthy for people, IMHO, however.

3 - What a surprise! One would almost think that its a smoke and mirrors operation. Oh, that's right, it is.

8 - It will be a story for a few hours, but since the horse will retire to a wonderful job in Kentucky and never race again in any case, the only way a person will ever have any interest in Big Brown again is on the sire line in the agate type on the Racing Form in a couple of years, it cannot last. Maybe if they had a Triple Crown for Geldings.

10 - To quote the late, great Lewis Grizzard, "I think you are all yankees and wish both of you could lose."

11 - Yes.

12 - What is a "Man U"? Isn't "Chelsea" the name of the ex big creep's daughter? WHO CARES, its soccer!

20 - Americans have rightly relegated soccer to its proper status as a game for pre-pubsecent girl children.

24 - Go natural.
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1 - Good luck. I really do not think these types of things are healthy for people, IMHO, however.

3 - What a surprise! One would almost think that its a smoke and mirrors operation. Oh, that's right, it is.

8 - It will be a story for a few hours, but since the horse will retire to a wonderful job in Kentucky and never race again in any case, the only way a person will ever have any interest in Big Brown again is on the sire line in the agate type on the Racing Form in a couple of years, it cannot last. Maybe if they had a Triple Crown for Geldings.

10 - To quote the late, great Lewis Grizzard, "I think you are all yankees and wish both of you could lose."

11 - Yes.

12 - What is a "Man U"? Isn't "Chelsea" the name of the ex big creep's daughter? WHO CARES, its soccer!

20 - Americans have rightly relegated soccer to its proper status as a game for pre-pubsecent girl children.

24 - Go natural.

1. Did you really say triathlons aren't healthy for people, or did I read that wrong? Must be a misprint.

I'm almost back to the weight I was when I was a cheerleader in high school. I now weigh even less than I did when I tried out to be a Raiderette. I can run up two flights of stairs in an office building and not be breathing any harder at the top than I was at the bottom. My resting heart rate is below 60. Because I work so hard training I watch absolutely everything I eat...I do indulge in the occasional ice cream sundae, but otherwise I'm eating healthier than I ever have.

Yes, very unhealthy indeed.

12. Manchester United happens to be the most visible, recognizable, and perhaps the most popular sports team in the world. And this is coming from a diehard Yankee fan. Perhaps you don't care, but around the sports world a lot more people cared about the Man U/Chelsea game than all of the NBA, NHL and MLB games that week combined.

I grew up in a household with a dad and a bunch of brothers who were all sports-crazed. The big four sports were pretty much all we cared about, and they're still my favorite sports, with hockey as number one. But I can appreciate other sports too, soccer being one of them.

24. Cannot go natural under a wetsuit, first of all I have to take it off to get on the bike, and second of all I have a couple of body parts that would move around waaaaay too much. ;)


Sandra
Ramy
1. Did you really say triathlons aren't healthy for people, or did I read that wrong? Must be a misprint.

I'm almost back to the weight I was when I was a cheerleader in high school. I now weigh even less than I did when I tried out to be a Raiderette. I can run up two flights of stairs in an office building and not be breathing any harder at the top than I was at the bottom. My resting heart rate is below 60. Because I work so hard training I watch absolutely everything I eat...I do indulge in the occasional ice cream sundae, but otherwise I'm eating healthier than I ever have.

So you didn't make the Raiderette's?
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So you didn't make the Raiderette's?

Unfortunately I did not. I made it through three rounds of call backs, to the final 60 or 70 I think out of something like 300 girls. But finally my number didn't come up.

So many of the girls are absolutely phenomenal dancers, they should be on Broadway instead of a football field! I'm pretty good, but I'm not trained like some of them were.

The tryout process itself is painful and nerve-wracking. You have to be able to learn entire dance routines in like a matter of minutes. Even if my booty could work that fast, my brain couldn't! Despite the intense competition I did make some wonderful friends there.

They asked me if I'd be interested in practicing with the final team to get more dance experience, and filling in when needed at appearances at malls, fundraisers, things like that. But I would never have gotten on the field, not been eligible for the calendar shoot, and I forget what else.

I decided against it, although I probably should have if I wanted to try to make the team next year...but I never went back.


Sandra
Ramy
Wow, that sounds like a really hard process for something that you don't make a lot of money doing. How long ago was that?
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Wow, that sounds like a really hard process for something that you don't make a lot of money doing. How long ago was that?

It was the last year the Raiders were in LA, actually (1994?), where I went to live for a few years right out of high school...before I regained my senses (and dumped the guy who brought me there) and moved back to the east coast.

It was an incredibly pressurized situation. And yes, the pay would barely cover your make up expense.

Some girls do it because they love it, and some for the exposure (so to speak!) :D

I have to mention some of the people running the tryouts were just brutal on some of the girls. The guys judging you seemed to be nice and supportive even for the girls who weren't great, but the women running it were the bad cops, they were just lethal with their commentary and their negativity. I must have seen at least 50 girls crying because of what was said to them.


Sandra
iceturkee
sandra, many years ago, the finance director in edgewater, fl daughter was an philidelphia eagles cheerleader. the eagles girls did a calendar and her dad gave me an autographed copy (as he did the male reporter who covered the city for the competition). goodness, i had so many offers from guys who wanted to buy it. i kept it forever but it must have gotten lost in one of my moves.

i'm concerned about big brown's hoof. god forbid, something happens during the belmont and he would have to be put down. i think that would put a kabosh on horse racing for a long time.

good luck with your triathalon!
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Nature will develop better idiots.
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Nature will develop better idiots.
God help us.
Scott Greczkowski
I guess this is what the downtime was about.

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Just a heads up... I just patched our PHP to close the major PHP exploit announced this morning.

Now on PHP 8.4.27 (cli) (built: Oct 20 2026 00:00:00)
Foxbat
I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.
Scott Greczkowski
Yup thats what xenforo is written in, php.

But all patched now. :)
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
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Jimbo
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

Walmart isn't the only one ...
Juan
I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share

When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...the product label only shows the weight of the product...I am sure if you brought your own plastic baggies to bring the product home you could get the cheaper price
harshness
Walmart isn't the only one ...
I've been seeing this more and more on Amazon. Sometimes it seems there is no way they could have arrived at the number.

What rankles me even more is Costco changing units of measure between similar products, so you have to convert them to compare prices.
dishstaller
When walmart set a price...they weigh the container and the product...
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
b4pjoe
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
harshness
Meat with a bone in it. It contributes to the weight.
Bone-in is a well-known and often prized attribute. Adding the tray and the film isn't right.
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Juan
Then they are stupid. Everyone knows that the price per ounce should be the price per ounce of actual product.
You are paying for the whole thing
SuperDish_Fan23
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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HipKat
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
T
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
Nominal
I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.
You are thinking of the 921. The 922 was the first DVR with Sling functionality built in (that was eventually disabled along with the Sling Adapter for the 722s and the 1st Hopper because they relied on now-defunct Adobe Flash technology). With the bugginess described by others and the removal of its marquee feature (Sling) the 922 faded into obscurity once the Hopper 2 with built in Sling was released and they finally made the concept into a fully functional product.
dishdude
I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
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I had one, the front panel lighting was cool, the menus were fresh and a lot more modern looking than the ViPs. However, it was very buggy and the Sling functionality just didn't work well - I think it was due to internet speeds at the time. I think I had to pay $40 for the Sling app on my phone iirc.
I had both the 921 and the 922. I used to buy them from DishDepot.com in Florida and trade in my older owned receiver towards the newest receiver. The 921 was a reboot receiver and the sling part was hit or miss. I look back on all those receivers I paid for over 25 years and I think it was just TV. If I had that money back now I would be lot richer. My Owned Hopper 3 is sitting in a drawer in my office not being used.
T
That was part of the Ergen scheme, to sell the product as well as the service. And who didn't want the best box?

Maybe they went to the hopper because they were running out of 3-digit model #s- 1022 would have been kinda clunky. Folks would have tried to say "one-thousand and twenty two" instead of "ten-twenty-two".

Like some say "two thousand and twenty six".
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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Where's My Thing? - Rush
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I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
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Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
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Little Miss Dangerous - Ted Nugent
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Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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Bruce
Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.

Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
USA and SyFy content is on Peacock, you can the rest of those channels via Philo, only $25 a month.

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dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Foxbat
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Bobby
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Winter blend is cheaper than Summer blend.
Bobby
Regular$5.839​
Premium$6.299​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
harshness
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price?
Winter blend is reportedly 10-30 cents cheaper, but I would point out that prices have dropped as much as 62 cents at RP.
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Gary Toma
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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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WCWW/25 CW South Bend and WBKP/5 CW Marquette are now testing on the stream server. These are both already available on satellite.

Now live in the satellite guide:
663-2 PISTONS (663-1 is likely being reserved for an overflow feed of Detroit Sportsnet, if there's a 2027 MLB season)
675 THUNDER
693 CLIPPERS
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Oct 21 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Oct 21 2026 vs Oct 14 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 10 TID 126 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D11@99cb, TPN 3

1 Previously unused Transponder with current APG records::
Net 15 TID 15 Beam NAT is a National Transponder on D12@103ca, TPN 16

Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
4​
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HD​
264​
2​
1449​
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SD mpeg4​
145​
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194​
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SD mpeg2​
433​
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RB​
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Audio​
89​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
19​
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1​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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1​
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SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
38​
-2​
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The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files

NBA Updates
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters
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weekly Analysis for 10/21/2026:
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
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HAWKS, HORNETS, GRZZLIES, HEAT, MAGIC, CAVLIERS, TWOLVES, BUCKS, PACERS and SPURS channels have also been added, however they are pointing to a TV Promise slate, which says they are working with DAZN and others to strike a deal for those teams.

Some more TPN swaps
Wait…..
So even though DAZN keeps touting 'only way to see games' if you are a subscriber to Choice (like my stepdad) if an agreement is reached he can see the Wolfies on 668?
I know the Wild are in dispute and a slate is on 668-1.
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