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Van
Van
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Wow did we get hit good, three hours into the storm and we started loosing power intermitantly and its still happening now. Our county is the hardest hit with 40k without power, tree's started snapping and branches and whole tree's have been coming down since around 1pm yesterday. Entire county school systems are shut down as well as goverment offices and many businesses and along with the UGA. Down the street from us two tree's are blocking the road and have damaged a house while a side street had a tree come down and hit an escalade ( Im still wondering how it is that someone who lives in my neighborhood can afford that kind of luxury vehicle ).

Our total is 5 - 6 inches of snow which isnt alot for many of you but this was snow that was very wet and heavy and the tree's down here are not used to yearly snow fall and as a result started snapping under two inches of the heavy weight.
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starman345
Sounds like you guys are really getting hammered down there, we got an inch or two of snow overnight and the weatherman says 6 hrs or more of freezing rain today along with those dreaded high winds, that means power will probably be out. My job requires I drive a lot during my shift and I'm not looking forward to going in today. Keep safe everyone!:)
Van
Van
Went out twice this morning, first to get the van out of the yard ( put it there so it wasnt sitting underneath an old pecan tree ) which took a while because the snow froze lastnight when the temps dipped and then the ground is still soft and mushy from two days of heavy rainfall. Second time was to go to the payphone to report yet another power outage.

So far there is a tree branch as thick as the diameter of a basketball thats splintered badly and laying across the top of the street, at the far end two tree's are down across the road and throughout my neighborhood theres arm diameter or larger branches down on the streets and in yards and on houses. I found our power problem to be a small branch wrapped up in the wires at a transformer on a cross street and was lucky enough come across a Georgia power lineman on the main road.

Out on the main road theres only one gas station open and the majority of businesses are closed but the walmart super center is open albeit with a skeleton staff but atleast people who can get out to get food will be able to along with other necesities.
Paul Wozniak
What would happen if you guys got a "real" snow fall?;)
Van
Van
Well define real snowfall, in Michigan what we got would count as a normal snowfall for the state now that the totals have come in for my area of 8 inches. Now if your talking about a foot then all you have to do is go back to the news archives for 93 when a storm system tracked the same exact way from begining to end and dumped a foot plus in Atlanta. That shut down the city for a few days and caused atleast one sinkhole. The region just doesnt get snow like this on a regular basis, at most there may be a dusting every other winter but thats about it while cold temps at or below freezing are more common.

If we had gotten snow like we did back on new years eve 98 where Detroit got hit with 2 - 3 feet of and the city was shut down for nearly a week which resulted in Archer resigning a few weeks later then Georgia would be looking at 1 - 7 million without power, the national guard would be called out to help stranded and home bound people, the whole infrastructure here would be crippled for atleast 10 days, resulting deaths would be between 5 - 20, enviromental damage from damaged and fallen tree's would run into the 100's of millions and the economic loss to the timber industry would be devistating as it relies almost exclusively on pines.
Paul Wozniak
I forgot that you used to live here.
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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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Take The Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
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Run Joe -- Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
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Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
meStevo
One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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KAB
Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Almighty1
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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Almighty1
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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