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walendvay

Last reply Nov 14, 2006 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

can dish add HD to 148 along w/ 61.5?

61.5 is low in the horizon for us in the west. 148 is a much better choice!

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Smith P.

Jul 8, 2006

HDTVFanAtic said:
<..>About the only thing one could do is design an lnb that is more sensitive with a much wider sweet spot as the satellite wobbles around the sky.<..>

Not any chance ! That's no-no for design of LNBF; you'll just get high level of errors beacuse on near satellites. The sat at 129W do not jumping in sky, it's just rotating, so a conus beam circling on Earth' surface.

HDTVFanAtic

Jul 9, 2006

I understood that a lnb with more sensitivity and a wider sweet spot was not about to show up on the market - but maybe should have made that clear.

Thanks for clearing it up for others.

Smith P.

Jul 10, 2006

Last report from 148W.

Code:

tpn1:TID=301, 1480W 12224 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  581, 5922, 5923,    0, PHNIX        MPEG-2  	
  587, 6690, 6691,    0, ATV          MPEG-2  	
  606, 4130, 4131,    0, TV5          MPEG-2  	
  611, 4386, 4387,    0, ZEETV        MPEG-2  	
  617, 4642, 4643,    0, ZCINE        MPEG-2  	
  619, 4898, 4899,    0, B4U          MPEG-2  	
  642, 5154, 5155,    0, ART          MPEG-2  	
  643, 5410, 5411,    0, ARTMV        MPEG-2  	
  656, 6178, 6179,    0, ISRLI        MPEG-2  	
  660,    0, 4097,    0, RFI          MPEG-2  	
  665,    0, 4099,    0, ZIKR         MPEG-2  	
  669,    0, 4098,    0, ARTMU        MPEG-2  	
  671, 5666, 5667,    0, MLODY        MPEG-2  	
  776, 6434, 6435,    0, ALARA        MPEG-2  	

tpn2:TID=302, 1480W 12239 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 9988, 6434, 6435,    0, RSSM         MPEG-2  	
 9989, 6690, 6691,    0, CSSM         MPEG-2  	
 9994, 6946, 6947,    0, SPEC4        MPEG-2  	

tpn3:TID=303, 1480W 12253 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  472, 5410, 5411, 5412, SPORT        MPEG-2  	
  533, 6946, 6947, 6948, PPV          MPEG-2  	
  580, 6690, 6691,    0, INFO         MPEG-2 FTA 	
 9406, 4898, 4899,    0, ARTS         MPEG-2  	
 9416, 5666, 5667,    0, GSN          MPEG-2  	
 9417, 4130, 4131,    0, HTVN         MPEG-2  	
 9418, 6178, 6179,    0, PAEC         MPEG-2  	
 9621, 5922, 5923, 5924, BTV          MPEG-2  	
 9622, 6434, 6435, 6436, BTV          MPEG-2  	
 9996, 5154, 5155,    0, ECC          MPEG-2  	

tpn4:TID=304, 1480W 12268 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7565, 4130, 4131,    0, KJCT         MPEG-2  	
 7566, 4386, 4387,    0, KREX         MPEG-2  	
 7567, 5922, 5923,    0, KKCO         MPEG-2  	
 7568, 6178, 6179,    0, KFQX         MPEG-2  	
 7571, 6434, 6435,    0, KRMJ         MPEG-2  	
 9906, 4898, 4899,    0, INTL1        MPEG-2  	

tpn5:TID=305, 1480W 12282 GHz RHCP 21500 2/3 8PSK, DVB-S
 9975, 4898, 4899,    0, SMP41 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9976, 4386, 4387,    0, SMP42 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9984, 4642, 4643,    0, HMP41 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9985, 5154, 5155,    0, HMP42 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9986, 4130, 4131,    0, SMP44 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	

tpn6:TID=306, 1480W 12297 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7740, 4130, 4131,    0, KIFI         MPEG-2  	
 7741, 4386, 4387,    0, KIDK         MPEG-2  	
 7742, 4642, 4643,    0, KPVI         MPEG-2  	
 7743, 4898, 4899,    0, KFXP         MPEG-2  	
 7744, 5410, 5411,    0, KPIF         MPEG-2  	
 7746, 5154, 5155,    0, KISU         MPEG-2  	

tpn7:TID=307, 1480W 12311 GHz RHCP 20000 3/4 QPSK, DVB-S
  592, 4386, 4387,    0, RTVI         MPEG-2  	
  593, 4642, 4643,    0, RTVI+        MPEG-2  	
  594, 5922, 5923,    0, HTBA         MPEG-2  	
  595, 6946, 6947,    0, TVCI         MPEG-2  	
  602, 4898, 4899,    0, MEGA         MPEG-2  	
  603, 5154, 5155,    0, ERT          MPEG-2  	
  604, 4130, 4131,    0, KINO         MPEG-2  	
  605, 6178, 6179,    0, ANTEN        MPEG-2  	
  779, 5410, 5411,    0, NEWTV        MPEG-2  	
  917, 6434, 6435,    0, BSN          MPEG-2  	

tpn8:TID=308, 1480W 12326 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7991, 4130, 4131,    0, KTXE         MPEG-2  	
 7992, 4386, 4387,    0, KLST         MPEG-2  	
 7993, 4642, 4643,    0, KSAN         MPEG-2  	
 7994, 4898, 4899,    0, KIDY         MPEG-2  	
 9995, 6946, 6947,    0,              MPEG-2  	
 9997, 6690, 6691,    0,              MPEG-2  	

tpn9:TID=309, 1480W 12341 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  471, 6178, 6179, 6180, SPORT        MPEG-2  	
  608, 6434, 6435,    0, ITVN         MPEG-2  	
  616, 5666, 5667,    0, PTV          MPEG-2  	
  618, 4642, 4643,    0, B4UMU        MPEG-2  	
  646, 4898, 4899,    0, ESC-1        MPEG-2  	
  647, 5154, 5155,    0, NILE         MPEG-2  	
  648, 4386, 4387,    0, FUTUR        MPEG-2  	
  649, 5410, 5411,    0, DUBAI        MPEG-2  	
  655, 6690, 6691,    0, WOWTV        MPEG-2  	
  782, 5922, 5923,    0, IQRAA        MPEG-2  	

tpn10:TID=310, 1480W 12355 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7644, 4130, 4131,    0, KDRV         MPEG-2  	
 7645, 4386, 4387,    0, KTVL         MPEG-2  	
 7646, 4642, 4643,    0, KOBI         MPEG-2  	
 7647, 4898, 4899,    0, KMVU         MPEG-2  	
 7650, 5154, 5155,    0, KSYS         MPEG-2  	
 7651, 5410, 5411,    0, KBLN         MPEG-2  	
 7677, 5666, 5667,    0, KVII         MPEG-2  	
 7678, 5922, 5923,    0, KFDA         MPEG-2  	
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 7680, 6434, 6435,    0, KCIT         MPEG-2  	
 7683, 6690, 6691,    0, KACV         MPEG-2  	
 7685, 6946, 6947,    0, KPTF         MPEG-2  	
 7686, 7202, 7203,    0, KTMO         MPEG-2  	

tpn11:TID=311, 1480W 12370 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  583,    0, 4097,    0, ASIFM        MPEG-2  	
  596, 4130, 4131,    0, GLOBO        MPEG-2  	
  597, 5666, 5667,    0, RCORD        MPEG-2  	
  610, 5154, 5155,    0, SUNTV        MPEG-2  	
  612, 6690, 6691,    0, SETMX        MPEG-2  	
  613, 4386, 4387,    0, TVASA        MPEG-2  	
  614, 4642, 4643,    0, SET          MPEG-2  	
  640, 4898, 4899, 4900, TVJPN        MPEG-2  	
  652, 6434, 6435,    0, KBS          MPEG-2  	
  767, 5410, 5411,    0, ABUDA        MPEG-2  	
  783, 6178, 6179,    0, NORST        MPEG-2  	

tpn12:TID=312, 1480W 12384 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7978, 4898, 4899,    0, KOTA         MPEG-2  	
 7979, 5154, 5155,    0, KCLO         MPEG-2  	
 7980, 5410, 5411,    0, KNBN         MPEG-2  	
 7981, 6178, 6179,    0, KEVN         MPEG-2  	
 7984, 6434, 6435,    0, KBHE         MPEG-2  	

tpn13:TID=313, 1480W 12399 GHz RHCP 21500 2/3 8PSK, DVB-S
 9428, 4386, 4387,    0, HDPPV AC-3(1) MPEG-2 HD 	
 9484, 1553, 1556,    0, CBSHD AC-3(1) MPEG-2 HD 	

tpn14:TID=314, 1480W 12414 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7950, 5410, 5411,    0, KTWO         MPEG-2  	
 7951, 5666, 5667,    0, KGWC         MPEG-2  	
 7952, 5922, 5923,    0, KCWY         MPEG-2  	
 7953, 6178, 6179,    0, KFNB         MPEG-2  	
 7956, 6434, 6435,    0, KCWC         MPEG-2  	
 8801, 4130, 4131,    0, KSAW         MPEG-2  	
 8802, 4386, 4387,    0, KMVT         MPEG-2  	
 8803, 4642, 4643,    0, KTFT         MPEG-2  	
 8804, 4898, 4899,    0, KXTF         MPEG-2  	
 8807, 5154, 5155, 5156, KIPT         MPEG-2  	

tpn15:TID=315, 1480W 12428 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  491, 4386, 4387,    0, ALOCK        MPEG-2  	
  499, 5922, 5923,    0, ULTIM        MPEG-2  	
  578, 6690, 6691,    0, BRDGS        MPEG-2  	
  621, 4130, 4131,    0, ARYDI        MPEG-2  	
 9405, 6178, 6179,    0, PNTGN        MPEG-2  	
 9907, 4642, 4643, 4644, INTL2        MPEG-2  	

tpn16:TID=316, 1480W 12443 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7938, 4130, 4131,    0, KAMC         MPEG-2  	
 7939, 4386, 4387,    0, KLBK         MPEG-2  	
 7940, 4642, 4643,    0, KCBD         MPEG-2  	
 7941, 4898, 4899,    0, KJTV         MPEG-2  	
 7942, 5154, 5155,    0, KWBZ         MPEG-2  	
 7943, 5410, 5411,    0, KTXT         MPEG-2  	
 7944, 7202, 7203,    0, KPTB         MPEG-2  	
 8171, 5666, 5667,    0, KTXS         MPEG-2  	
 8172, 5922, 5923,    0, KTAB         MPEG-2  	
 8173, 6178, 6179,    0, KRBC         MPEG-2  	
 8174, 6434, 6435,    0, KXVA         MPEG-2  	
 8178, 6690, 6691,    0, KPCB         MPEG-2  	
 8179, 6946, 6947,    0, KTES         MPEG-2  	

tpn17:TID=317, 1480W 12457 GHz RHCP 21500 2/3 8PSK, DVB-S
 9430, 4130, 4131,    0, SHOHD AC-3(1) MPEG-2 HD 	
 9440, 4386, 4387,    0, HBOHD AC-3(1) MPEG-2 HD 	

tpn18:TID=318, 1480W 12472 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7945, 6178, 6179,    0, KUPT         MPEG-2  	
 8850, 5154, 5155,    0, KFBB         MPEG-2  	
 8851, 5410, 5411,    0, KRTV         MPEG-2  	
 8852, 5666, 5667,    0, KBGF         MPEG-2  	
 8853, 5922, 5923,    0, KTGF         MPEG-2  	
 9340, 4130, 4131,    0, KSVI         MPEG-2  	
 9341, 4386, 4387,    0, KTVQ         MPEG-2  	
 9342, 4642, 4643,    0, KULR         MPEG-2  	
 9343, 4898, 4899,    0, KHMT         MPEG-2  	

tpn19:TID=319, 1480W 12486 GHz RHCP 20000 3/4 QPSK, DVB-S
  607, 4642, 4643,    0, PLSAT        MPEG-2  	
  609, 5410, 5411,    0, TVN24        MPEG-2  	
  615, 4386, 4387,    0, RTPI         MPEG-2  	
  620, 6434, 6435,    0, GEOTV        MPEG-2  	
  778, 4130, 4131,    0, NBN          MPEG-2  	
32767,    0,    0,    0, WB200        <WEB interactive> 	
32768,    0,    0,    0, WBSTR        <WEB interactive> 	

tpn20:TID=320, 1480W 12501 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 9963, 4130, 4131,    0, SDTS1        MPEG-2  	
 9964, 4386, 4387,    0, SDTS2        MPEG-2  	
 9965, 4642, 4643,    0, SDTS3        MPEG-2  	
 9979, 4898, 4899,    0, SDTS4        MPEG-2  	

tpn21:TID=321, 1480W 12516 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7800, 4130, 4131,    0, KDEV         MPEG-2  	
 7801, 4386, 4387,    0, KGWN         MPEG-2  	
 7802, 4642, 4643,    0, KCHY         MPEG-2  	
 7803, 4898, 4899,    0, KLWY         MPEG-2  	
 7805, 6434, 6435,    0, KTNE         MPEG-2  	
 7806, 5922, 5923,    0, KDUH         MPEG-2  	

tpn22:TID=322, 1480W 12530 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 7964, 4130, 4131,    0, KBMY         MPEG-2  	
 7965, 4386, 4387,    0, KXMC         MPEG-2  	
 7966, 4642, 4643,    0, KFYR         MPEG-2  	
 7967, 4898, 4899,    0, KNDX         MPEG-2  	
 7970, 5154, 5155,    0, KBME         MPEG-2  	

tpn23:TID=323, 1480W 12545 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
 9501, 4642, 4643,    0, DEMO1        <test> 	
 9506, 4642, 4643,    0, OTST1        <test> 	
 9507, 4642, 4643,    0, MUX2         <test> 	
 9510, 4642, 4643,    0, TVGT         <test> 	
 9511, 4642, 4643,    0, MUX3         <test> 	
 9520, 4642, 4643,    0, ETV1         <test> 	
 9582, 4642, 4643,    0, WINK2        MPEG-2  	
 9590,    0, 4096,    0, OTEST        <test> 	
 9599, 7714, 7715, 7716, OTST2        <test> 	
 9905, 5922, 5923,    0, TEMPN        MPEG-2  	
 9982, 5154, 5155, 5156, ETC2         MPEG-2  	
 9991, 5922, 5923,    0, SPEC1        MPEG-2  	
 9992, 6178, 6179,    0, SPEC2        MPEG-2  	
 9993, 6434, 6435,    0, SPEC3        MPEG-2  	
19128, 4642, 4643,    0, ICM          <test> 	

tpn24:TID=324, 1480W 12559 GHz LHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  582, 4130, 4131,    0, CCTV4        MPEG-2  	
  601, 4386, 4387,    0, RAI          MPEG-2  	
  644, 4642, 4643,    0, LBC          MPEG-2  	
  645, 4898, 4899,    0, ALJAZ        MPEG-2  	
  653, 5154, 5155,    0, ARANG        MPEG-2  	
  670, 5410, 5411,    0, MBC          MPEG-2  	
  910,    0, 4096,    0, RAIRD        MPEG-2  	

tpn25:TID=325, 1480W 12574 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  573, 4386, 4387,    0, FPCHN        MPEG-2  	
  584, 6178, 6179,    0, SAMAY        MPEG-2  	
  585, 5410, 5411,    0, AAJTK        MPEG-2  	
  586, 5666, 5667,    0, HT           MPEG-2  	
  590, 4130, 4131,    0, TRACE        MPEG-2  	
  591, 5154, 5155,    0, TELSD        MPEG-2  	
  622, 4642, 4643,    0, APUNJ        MPEG-2  	
  623, 4898, 4899,    0, ZGUJ         MPEG-2  	
  624, 5922, 5923,    0, SHARA        MPEG-2  	
  654, 6690, 6691,    0, JSTV         MPEG-2  	
  664, 6434, 6435,    0, ALTER        MPEG-2  	

tpn27:TID=327, 1480W 12603 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  598, 4386, 4387,    0, RBTI         MPEG-2  	

tpn29:TID=329, 1480W 12632 GHz RHCP 20000 5/6 QPSK, DVB-S
  579, 4386, 4387,    0, INTER        MPEG-2  	
  650, 4642, 4643,    0, SPT          MPEG-2  	
  651, 6434, 6435,    0, ARYOW        MPEG-2  	
  657, 4898, 4899,    0, ONGME        MPEG-2  	
  658, 5154, 5155,    0, BTN          MPEG-2  	
  659, 6690, 6691,    0, INTL4        MPEG-2  	
  662, 5922, 5923,    0, QTV          MPEG-2  	
  663, 6178, 6179,    0, MUSIK        MPEG-2  	
  672, 5410, 5411,    0, DANDA        MPEG-2  	
  673, 5666, 5667,    0, MZIKA        MPEG-2  	

tpn31:TID=331, 1480W 12661 GHz RHCP 21500 2/3 8PSK, DVB-S
 9966, 4130, 4131,    0, NTST1 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9967, 4386, 4387,    0, NTST2 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9977, 4642, 4643,    0, SMP43 AC-3(1) H264  HD 	
 9978, 4898, 4899,    0, SMP21 AC-3(1) H264  HD

mazucamba

Nov 14, 2006

naaa

walendvay said:
61.5 is low in the horizon for us in the west. 148 is a much better choice!

This sat i about 2 o'clock in the sky. Its very hiqh.

digiblur

Nov 14, 2006

Get a bigger dish if you want a good signal from 129W. I did a test on 129W with a 301 on the QPSK signals and all of them were 110+ on the signal strength with a 90cm dish.

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

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Last reply 46 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.

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long_time_Dish said:
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It's on Prime.

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Jim5506 said:
It's on Prime.

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sasmith

Yesterday at 9:22 PM

Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

S

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jsmit86

46 minutes ago

sasmith said:
Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

S

Most of the 4K action on the 148-xx channels will be on Saturday for College Football. For whatever reason, the guide does not show the games until later in the week. The Fox Big Noon game will show up, and there will usually be a couple of other games, some on Fox, and some on ESPN.

I don't know if you need to be subscribed to locals to get them.

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 6:52 PM

slow_poke_pete said:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-reshoring-customer-care_id184650

Meanwhile att is getting rid of overseas call centers

Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3

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comfortably_numb said:
Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3

Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 10:00 PM

slow_poke_pete said:
Meanwhile att is getting rid of overseas call centers

Too little too late.

I can actually shed some light on the corp attitude towards call centers.

2015-2017 I was on the Viasat Dealer Council. They would fly us out to CO or CA and wine and dine us. Pretty cool but I was there to give my input because I was a top retailer and I wanted things to improve.
Anyway, at one of the meetings I brought up the fact that customers constantly complained about the overseas call centers. The VP of the company told me that I just didn't understand....those people cost something like 25% of what US employees would cost. Well, as usual when I went out to these meetings, I was loaded for bear....ie facts. I gave them an example of a customer who spent over an hour with one of these call centers and still never got her issue resolved. She called me the next morning after we opened and I had her situation fixed in 2 minutes. I told him "So you guys paid this overseas call center X amount but the customer still wasn't taken care of. I on the other hand, and a US call center probably would have as well because there wouldn't have been the language barrier, had her taken care of in 2 min. so your savings just went right out the door because a US call center would have taken care of her and MANY other customers while your overseas call center did nothing more than PISS off a customer.
Blank stares was all I got.

And THAT was when I realized just how incompetent most of the people are who run these companies. It WAS an enlightening experience.

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Almighty1

Today at 5:30 AM

Even 23 years ago, Verizon was known for having quality customer service. T-Mobile had quality customer service too but just poor mobile service. AT&T when it was still known as AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless both had poor customer service. This was when all three were providing customer service from the U.S. so even in the U.S., some companies are still better than others as it still depends on who they hire. That's the same reason AT&T Broadband Inc. which was basically their Cable TV never gotten far and got sold to Comcast.

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comfortably_numb

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dishstaller said:
And THAT was when I realized just how incompetent most of the people are who run these companies

I wouldn't call it incompetence necessarily, it's just that the customer is only a device now, the old idea that you need to spend money to make money has been forgotten. They're not looking at the long game. They're looking at immediate exposure and shareholder value. Spending a lot of money on local call centers might be a good long term investment, but it doesn't do anything for them in the short term. That's what the blank stares were about, they thought YOU didn't get it.

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comfortably_numb

46 minutes ago

Juan said:
Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?

And TMO. If anybody's lagging behind the most, it's ATT.

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dishstaller

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Today at 8:50 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

FDA issues new warning for Ozempic - can cause eye-stroke

Now after reading this story I walked away thinking that this is being blown out of proportion because of the incredibly low numbers of those affected.....BUT....I've read posts by some of you who are taking this drug so I figured it was worth posting.

FDA issues new warning for Ozempic saying it can cause blindness

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Monday that it was requiring manufacturers to add a new warning to the label for weight loss drugs.

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Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the Alleged Foreign Spy #shorts

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Last reply Today at 8:19 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

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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osu1991

Saturday at 11:49 AM

$3.55

reubenray

Saturday at 12:47 PM

$3.45 in Jane, MO.

Bobby

Yesterday at 11:04 AM

Regular$5.299
Premium$5.859
Diesel$7.599
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

harshness

Yesterday at 4:41 PM

Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Crude (combined pricing) is around $90/barrel now, so prices should have, at least, fallen in step with the crude futures.

dishstaller

Today at 8:19 AM

harshness said:
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere. Bobby just posted $7.59/gal, locally it is $5.59.....that's two bucks difference. :eeek