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|    Rob Mccart to AUGUST ABOLINS    |
|    TV Woes    |
|    25 Sep 25 08:07:27    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 1024.canada@1:2320/105 2d3a788f       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 24b0fac6       PID: Synchronet 3.21a-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.28-Linux master/123f2d28a Jul 12 2025 GCC 12.2.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       FORMAT: flowed       RM> My Toshiba CRT is a 29" set so it's not too bad. I could       RM> easily afford a much bigger LED, but until last winter my       RM> place was left to freeze over the winter and that can       RM> destroy the LCD type sets. (LED are still LCD) They warn       RM> they are only good down to about -20c..              AA>All the more reason to go for a 2nd hand one at much much less        >cost than a new tv.              Our local Thrift store has almost completely stopped offering       electronics. I bought a Lot of computer stuff there a few years       ago but they don't carry it anymore.              RM> Even if I get a second place I wouldn't want to be hauling       RM> a big LED TV back and forth for the winter..              AA>Not planning to stay the whole winter this time?              So far the plan is to stay the winter again this year.       Unfortunately the place 2 doors down from me just sold and they       were the ones paying to plow out the road last winter.              I don't know if the new owners will want to or have to do that,       so my costs could go up quite a bit. Several times last winter       they paid $225 for plowing in a single week.              I gave them some money towards the plowing even though they said       I didn't have to since they had to plow it out anyways..              ---        * SLMR Rob * Dogs have owners.. Cats have staff..        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 275 300 307 317 426 428 470 664 700       SEEN-BY: 229/705 291/111 292/854 320/219 322/757 396/45 460/58 712/848       SEEN-BY: 902/26 2320/0 105 304 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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