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Gainful employment in the snow
« on: 06 January 2010, 15:21:41 »
Have been fixing people's satellite reception today by just clearing snow and ice off LNB/dish etc - the neighbours all refused my demands for minimum call out of £120 or to to take payment in kind in the case of ladies. It is hard to make a crust these days!!

Everyone is sat inside watching bbc1 thinking the problem is between the satellite and the dish.
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« Reply #1 on: 06 January 2010, 15:48:20 »
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Have been fixing people's satellite reception today by just clearing snow and ice off LNB/dish etc - the neighbours all refused my demands for minimum call out of £120 or to to take payment in kind in the case of ladies. It is hard to make a crust these days!!

Everyone is sat inside watching bbc1 thinking the problem is between the satellite and the dish.


Stretched up to mine with a sweeping brush yesterday. In fact, that's all I did yesterday. ENG v SA :y
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #2 on: 06 January 2010, 15:49:56 »
that reminds me I need to improve the alignment of our dish
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« Reply #3 on: 06 January 2010, 15:52:07 »
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that reminds me I need to improve the alignment of our dish


Just ask sky to move the satellite a touch.
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #4 on: 06 January 2010, 20:03:27 »
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that reminds me I need to improve the alignment of our dish


Just ask sky to move the satellite a touch.


[size=20]Nooooooooooo[/size]


[size=11]Trying to get mine working in the first place was bad enough and moving a 2 meter dish is no fun[/size] :y
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #5 on: 06 January 2010, 20:09:24 »
You can pop round and do our dish if you like. Just have to climb out of the bathroom window and crawl along the garage roof (about a foot of snow on that) with a broom.

Decided to fire up the valve amps and listen to some tunes tonight instead of watch Murdoch's drivel. :y

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« Reply #6 on: 06 January 2010, 20:11:24 »
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You can pop round and do our dish if you like. Just have to climb out of the bathroom window and crawl along the garage roof (about a foot of snow on that) with a broom.

Decided to fire up the valve amps and listen to some tunes tonight instead of watch Murdoch's drivel. :y


Kevin


Like you had a choice? ::)
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #7 on: 06 January 2010, 20:21:25 »
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Like you had a choice? ::)

Well, I could have climbed out of the bathroom window and de-iced the dish. Or watched freeview...

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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #8 on: 06 January 2010, 20:29:09 »
We have a measured 14" of snow here ... but the Freesat has been working well continuously .. :)
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #9 on: 06 January 2010, 20:35:54 »
Isn't it time someone developed a sat dish with a heating element encorporated in it, that you could just energise when needed 8-)
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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #10 on: 06 January 2010, 21:16:53 »
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Isn't it time someone developed a sat dish with a heating element encorporated in it, that you could just energise when needed 8-)

If only some of the waste heat the belts out of the top of the set top box (even on standby) would be sent up the coax to the dish. ;D

.. but you have given me an interesting idea... :y

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« Reply #11 on: 06 January 2010, 22:24:51 »
sorted mine this morning with a good wack from a decking board and
a head full of snow ;D
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« Reply #12 on: 06 January 2010, 22:31:16 »
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Isn't it time someone developed a sat dish with a heating element encorporated in it, that you could just energise when needed 8-)

If only some of the waste heat the belts out of the top of the set top box (even on standby) would be sent up the coax to the dish. ;D

.. but you have given me an interesting idea... :y

Kevin
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« Reply #13 on: 06 January 2010, 22:37:18 »
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Have been fixing people's satellite reception today by just clearing snow and ice off LNB/dish etc - the neighbours all refused my demands for minimum call out of £120 or to to take payment in kind in the case of ladies. It is hard to make a crust these days!!
Should have picked a trade where you know people will pay whatever you demand if they lose the service or want changes made then  ;D

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Re: Gainful employment in the snow
« Reply #14 on: 06 January 2010, 22:43:14 »
I thought this thread was going to be about getting all the unemployed yoof out of their beds and out with a shovel to clear the paths, or no cheque..... :-X
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