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I've been doing some reading here and there, gathering knowledge of what and how to do it.

In my reading I came upon this splashy advert that screams bad taste in light of the recent Harvey, Irma and now Jose storms that have left so many people homeless, bereaved of their loved ones and pets, completely shattered. There was a banner at page top here for helping these victims. That's OK as its in good taste.

But to shamelessly put a grinning hurricane in your advert! Won't be doing any business with this flake!
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Arion
Oh good grief. Shameless profiteering? That is a little strong just because you don't like the graphic. It was on their website and aimed specifically towards radio stations that had their antennas destroyed and might not have the money for brand new commercial setups. And they are hardly 'profiteering' as these are the lowest priced dish antennas by far that you can purchase new. For a station or even individual that might not have insurance and wants to get up and running again this is the most cost effective [read cheapest] option for new hardware.

After reading all the warnings about this guy and shoddy construction I took the plunge early this summer and I am fully satisfied with the quality of the construction and value for the dollar. People are just way too touchy feely today and too easily offended. I purchased from them in the past and if the need arises I will in the future. Happy customer here with no gripes whatsoever.
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Their first couple of rounds of dishes were shoddy construction. This is why you read so many negative reviews. They have since changed that.
This year they have taken care of that and beefed up their dishes. Now they carry a descent dish for the money.
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I had one of their early 8 foot models and was quite satisfied with it, except for its size. So, early this year I bought a 10 footer from them. The new one is way better constructed than the early model. Would I buy from them again, YES. Would I send a friend or family member to them, YES.

Dollar for Dollar, they represent a good value today.
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Oh good grief. Shameless profiteering? That is a little strong just because you don't like the graphic. It was on their website and aimed specifically towards radio stations that had their antennas destroyed and might not have the money for brand new commercial setups. And they are hardly 'profiteering' as these are the lowest priced dish antennas by far that you can purchase new. For a station or even individual that might not have insurance and wants to get up and running again this is the most cost effective [read cheapest] option for new hardware.

After reading all the warnings about this guy and shoddy construction I took the plunge early this summer and I am fully satisfied with the quality of the construction and value for the dollar. People are just way too touchy feely today and too easily offended. I purchased from them in the past and if the need arises I will in the future. Happy customer here with no gripes whatsoever.

Quoted directly from the site post:
"If you are a TV or radio station manager in Florida and your TVROs sustained serious damage during hurricane Irma...."

And look up the definition of profiteer. As I recall from another site that used to be affiliated with that one, it was all about profiteering privateers. LOL!
dl76
Maybe they will profit of insurance company . No harm there.
Arion
Quoted directly from the site post:
"If you are a TV or radio station manager in Florida and your TVROs sustained serious damage during hurricane Irma...."

And look up the definition of profiteer. As I recall from another site that used to be affiliated with that one, it was all about profiteering privateers. LOL!



I'm not a English major but I do know the meaning of words.

prof·it·eer
[?präf??tir]
make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market:
overcharge · racketeer · cheat someone · fleece someone ·
[more]



I know that people do profiteer during hurricanes at the expense of those that have no choice and that is always illegal. Selling gas for $10 a gallon or a case of bottled water for $30 would come to mind. Advertising your product to people that might need it at the same cost or less to me is the same as a store advertising that they have a special large shipment of dimensional lumber or asphalt shingles that came in during a time of great demand for those that need it. As long as they aren't charging exorbitant prices taking advantage of the situation I'm fine with it personally.
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
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TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


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