snow on my satellite dish :(

Wobbie

The Jeagler wrote:

dump the dish

it's my only option....and it's snowing again (hard)....and the NFL comes on in an hour. :shock:

dcfaithful

imalive wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

dump the dish

it's my only option....and it's snowing again (hard)....and the NFL comes on in an hour. :shock:

Yep, looks like another good snow is coming our way.

chadwick

you must be doing something wrong or something

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:

81

you guys must have to put your dish at a different angle vs. us NE IL subcribers. we've had dish for 3.5 years and snow never piles up on the dish. we've had ice storms as well, and they've never been an issue.

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.

The Juggler

imalive wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

dump the dish

it's my only option....and it's snowing again (hard)....and the NFL comes on in an hour. :shock:

cable is not offered in your area? :shock:

chadwick

The Jeagler wrote:

imalive wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

dump the dish

it's my only option....and it's snowing again (hard)....and the NFL comes on in an hour. :shock:

cable is not offered in your area? :shock:

maybe imalive lives in rural utah
does cable tv run into the country these days?

Wobbie

chadwick wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

cable is not offered in your area? :shock:

maybe imalive lives in rural utah
does cable tv run into the country these days?

I live right in Salt Lake fucking City....yet, no cable :evil: . somehow, by the grace of god, the dish is still bringing in a signal even tho it's been snowing ALL day. I did order some super slippery goo today....but I will have to wait until god knows when to get on my roof. :?

mickeyrat

I think you should call Dish out for some bogus reason and when the guy is there say " hey , while you're up there , can you spray this on the dish?"

catefrances

pop an umbrella over it. one of them golf umbrellas. or maybe a beach umbrella. :thumbup:

The Juggler

catefrances wrote:

pop an umbrella over it. one of them golf umbrellas. or maybe a beach umbrella. :thumbup:

have you ever witnessed snow in person catherine?

catefrances

The Jeagler wrote:

catefrances wrote:

pop an umbrella over it. one of them golf umbrellas. or maybe a beach umbrella. :thumbup:

have you ever witnessed snow in person catherine?

oh yes.

dcfaithful

Well, that underwhelming "blizzard" of last week has now shown a bit more of it's ugly face. I didn't think I was going to get my car out of my apartment complex. Snow plows trapped me in...I'll make sure not to park in that spot again. :x

Wobbie

OK....the snow is back....I rigged up a brush on a 10' PVC pipe. I still need the extension ladder, but I was able to resuscitate the signal :? .

81

imalive wrote:

OK....the snow is back....I rigged up a brush on a 10' PVC pipe. I still need the extension ladder, but I was able to resuscitate the signal :? .

DC didn't stop over to clean it. unreal.

we had 4-5 inches of snow and a little drizzle with no signal loss. :P

Wobbie

81 wrote:

imalive wrote:

OK....the snow is back....I rigged up a brush on a 10' PVC pipe. I still need the extension ladder, but I was able to resuscitate the signal :? .

DC didn't stop over to clean it. unreal.

yeah, DC talks a big game but when push comes to shove you can't count on him :roll:

dcfaithful

imalive wrote:

81 wrote:

imalive wrote:

OK....the snow is back....I rigged up a brush on a 10' PVC pipe. I still need the extension ladder, but I was able to resuscitate the signal :? .

DC didn't stop over to clean it. unreal.

yeah, DC talks a big game but when push comes to shove you can't count on him :roll:

You obviously posted this after drinking that sixer of nice beer I bought you?

I guess it was only fair to replenish what I drank while there. :oops: :P

81

No issues here

The Juggler

satellite...

Wobbie

I bought a 3 piece, extending 16' pole ($27) and cob web brush ($8) at Home Depot. it's all good now....altho I still have to stand on a ladder to get a "visual" :roll:

Wobbie

dude.......

stop by if you're in the neighborhood