snow on my satellite dish :(
Wobbie
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so....I just moved to salt lake from vegas. it fucking snows here! who knew? :?
anyway, we got about a foot of snow last night. dish or direct are my only TV choices. I've got people coming over to watch the NFL package, so I had to climb my 16 foot ladder (not tall enough), hang backwards and whack the dish from behind until the snow slipped off. I ate a bit of snow in the process.
so....cold weather people.....who has tried the heater or the cover? the covers are cheap and would be a breeze to install. the heaters are about 100 bucks and would require power or an ugly extension cord. I can't be risking life and limb every time it snows!
anyway, we got about a foot of snow last night. dish or direct are my only TV choices. I've got people coming over to watch the NFL package, so I had to climb my 16 foot ladder (not tall enough), hang backwards and whack the dish from behind until the snow slipped off. I ate a bit of snow in the process.
so....cold weather people.....who has tried the heater or the cover? the covers are cheap and would be a breeze to install. the heaters are about 100 bucks and would require power or an ugly extension cord. I can't be risking life and limb every time it snows!
If I had known then what I know now...
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EV LA1 08
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
we made it thru the day. been drinking eggnog and whiskey.....today was a success with the TV but I need to find a solution.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Radio.
Was that helpful?
NOTV!!!
youll be fine... read a book.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
sunday is the lords day son.
GO TEAM!!!
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Surely, some of you east coast sports fanatics have dealt with this. what works? heater, cover or slippery spray? :?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Cable.
Not sure how helpful this will be, but when I was younger and living in my parents house they'd send me out there ( :x ) to clean it up...ya know, cause I was the shit head teenager...
Anyway, I used to use this thing that was almost like a swiffer, but it had an end that was big, flat, and had and extension on the pole...that thing got pretty damn long. It was perfect, I would just stand on the ground, reach it up to the roof and clean the dish off with ease. I was determined to find an alternative to climbing on the roof in with the snow and ice up there. :? :idea:
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
not an option
as you know, dave, now is not really the time for me to go check it out....."blizzard warning" :?
but when the skies clear tomorrow and it's eight (fucking) degrees, I will go out and assess the situation. the problem is, it's on a very high roof and faces parallel to the overhang....so, I'm not sure the super-swiffer would even work. was yours homemade or something you can buy?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I'm pretty sure it was something you could buy. It may have been a window cleaner because it had some kind of a felt cover that I would assume was used for cleaning glass...?
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
never heard about it
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
perhaps you can go over to his place and take care of it for him.
I'm pretty sure this nifty contraption isn't at my parents house anymore. :(
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Yep, looks like another good snow is coming our way.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
in the late 60's or early 70's
my grandfather erected a tv antenna tower beside the house (in iowa not utah)
in the early 80's we bought the place from him
for all my childhood years we had 3 or 4 channels thanks to the tv antenna
at some point in the mid to late 90's we had a satellite installed
this satellite replaced the tv antenna
it was about 40 feet off the ground
i don't remember snow and ice ever fucking it up
then again
i don't remember a lot of things... :lolno:
by the way
this tv antenna/satellite tower was great fun for us kids to climb and it aided in our abilities to get on the house and garage roofs :evil: :twisted: :evil:
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
teh only problem we ever have is before a big thunderstorm. for some reason, it always goes out for a minute or two just as the storm is starting.
cable is not offered in your area? :shock:
does cable tv run into the country these days?
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
have you ever witnessed snow in person catherine?