tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post7715562224146098713..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Listen to yourself, man...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31931992082614393982012-06-15T22:19:32.761-04:002012-06-15T22:19:32.761-04:00I own several Gransfors Bruks implements top quali...I own several Gransfors Bruks implements top quality do yourself a favor spend the moneyDerfel Cadarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904779790523776248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90423668791768415012012-06-15T11:55:01.339-04:002012-06-15T11:55:01.339-04:00And thanks to you I now want a Gränsfors Bruks Bea...And thanks to you I now want a Gränsfors Bruks Bearded axe for the paltry price of $375 roughly.Thomas Smithhttp://tom-the-impaler.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42561063925113632342012-06-14T19:55:18.488-04:002012-06-14T19:55:18.488-04:00In many markets, you can get bare bones basic cabl...In many markets, you can get bare bones basic cable for less than $10 added to your cable modem service.<br /><br />Local channels, community access garbage, cspan, and maybe the news channels.<br /><br />Just enough TV to get to the news when the weather decides your neighbors' double-wides need flying lessons.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1485088651641127272012-06-14T19:36:41.926-04:002012-06-14T19:36:41.926-04:00Well, actually since I quit blogging I've foun...Well, actually since I quit blogging I've found I don't waste near as much time on the 'puter like I used to. <br /><br />That said, I still need it for 'business' (the one career I have left, that is), but in terms of entertainment I still use Direct TV and various DVD's.<br /><br />Being a 'rural' person 'cable' and all that other 'high-speed' stuff could only be myth as far as we are concerned because unless Netflix comes in the snail mail box, it ain't possible...<br /><br />All The Best,<br />Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79204176650056394642012-06-14T19:10:44.089-04:002012-06-14T19:10:44.089-04:00i have a cable modem and get all my electronic stu...i have a cable modem and get all my electronic stuff bundled through the local company. the internet is way faster than DSL and cheaper. what is this TV you speak of?Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452486400885521156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35345010711555365092012-06-14T18:36:02.815-04:002012-06-14T18:36:02.815-04:00I should check with Comcast and see if it's st...I should check with Comcast and see if it's still actually cheaper to get TV+Internet than Internet alone.<br /><br />I've never actually connected the TV to the cable.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80361560225036400842012-06-14T17:05:18.544-04:002012-06-14T17:05:18.544-04:00Netflix and network tv sites. That's all the m...Netflix and network tv sites. That's all the movie/show access I need. Haven't had cable or sat in years.Charles Lee Scudderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676996971004586652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26952903326697140242012-06-14T15:23:16.511-04:002012-06-14T15:23:16.511-04:00Got the Roku 2 XS with the ethernet port so I coul...Got the Roku 2 XS with the ethernet port so I could plug it into the gigabit network I had equipped by house with years earlier. (Gotta save the wifi spectrum for things that can't have ethernet.)<br /><br />Within 2 months, DirectTV got the axe.<br /><br />The kids were sucking up with bandwidth with the Roku, so I had to upgrade the internet service. Upgraded from 1.5mbps to 12mpbs, and what with one thing or another, I ended up paying less per month.<br /><br />The new VDSL modem had more firewall and network functions built in, so I could retire the FreeBSD system I was running for that purpose. Saved 130 Watts of continuous electricity usage and I could fit it all in the electronics closet with the household switch and wireless access point.<br /><br />We don't have a Hulu account at this time, but we've saved enough from eliminating the previous expenses that we'd still be well ahead to do that as well.<br /><br />So, spending less money, getting better entertainment, on our terms, using less electricity and have more total bandwidth... all started with the Roku.Tirnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545609711956034630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53567002555390864462012-06-14T14:16:36.039-04:002012-06-14T14:16:36.039-04:00Just came back from Costco where they're selli...Just came back from Costco where they're selling Roku boxes with two free months of Hulu...and some kind of bird-game thing. Never had cable so I don't miss it - all the Teevee delivers here is free over-air broadcast, I'll never *pay* for that.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57144906631459303862012-06-14T13:45:55.990-04:002012-06-14T13:45:55.990-04:00I'd get lynched.I'd get lynched.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84831909494410081972012-06-14T13:19:35.787-04:002012-06-14T13:19:35.787-04:00Funny...I just now finished buying a Roku XS from ...Funny...I just now finished buying a Roku XS from Amazon myself before I pulled your blog up.<br /><br />Going to see how it performs before I cut the cable. Which may not be an option given that wifey has a vote, too. But we'll see.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49386079107639898132012-06-14T13:18:32.115-04:002012-06-14T13:18:32.115-04:00Much as I want to argue with you over that, I just...Much as I want to argue with you over that, I just can't. We're addicted to the internet the same way we're addicted to air...bluesunhttp://deadmandance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com