(First!) Weekend Open Thread - Sunday, January 19, 2025

wdunwoody

...there are only a couple of hours left in the weekend, but I couldn't resist!! I declare the Very First Broadband Bulletin Forum Weekend Open Thread.. OPEN!
hope to see the usual cast of characters here soon.********

Rook

Congrats! 😁
Already a bunch of snow on the ground, with more expected in the next few hours.
I really don't want ot have to shovel Monday morning.

I'm sure the regulars will find this place eventually. The DSLReports sub on reddit has links to this place.

Heat84

I'm here!🙂 Although I don't think I recognize you guys. But for the last few years, I mostly posted in the Red Room.

Astyanax

Heat84 IKR? We've all lost so much weight since DSLR went down that nobody knows what each other looks like anymore. 😜

Rich221976

Heat84 I seen you pop up from time to time on different threads. Too bad, I was enjoyng the street lights post.

I am not using my usual avatar anymore. I don't have that pic of Garfield. So Taco is now my avatar for everything.

Rip 10/2024.

DrStrange

Snow here. I don't think it's as much as predicted. I have way too many irons in the fire. Hi, all! Glad so many people found their way over here.

Rook

And I had to shovel snow this morning. 😠 (Angry face looks more angry than I feel.)
It was only a few inches of light powder, but I had a lot of ground to cover.
At least it was nice and sunny 🌞 with very little wind.
Not the greatest start to the week, but not that bad.

Let's see how the rest of the week goes.

I'm seeing more people from the old place trickle in as word gets out. Hey everybody! 👋

egeezer

Just a dusting of snow here. I used the leaf blower to clear the steps and veranda. Bright and sunny here. Some beer money work this afternoon VIA WebEx while the Absent Cook stew cooks in the crockpot.

DrStrange

A few inches here. Kept busy doing other things all day. Need to clear snow tomorrow.

egeezer

Ohio State game was good(if you're not a Notre Dame fan).
Helped a neighbor set up a color laser MFP. Darn thing is heavy! Had them change their Wifi keys, their ZIP+4 is not what I'd call a secure key. 😃

Have on site meeting tomorrow. It's too damn cold to be out, but it is what it is. I have a detached unheated garage so I put a battery minder on the car so it should start right up.

Snow was just a dusting, so my leaf blower was sufficient to clear off steps and veranda.

wdunwoody

egeezer ...I think I have to get a battery minder also. I don't drive that often or that far; and I've had issues with the car just barely turning over. The short trips just aren't enough to recharge a battery in the cold.

Astyanax

There’s blowing snow in Pensacola. I’ve had the heat on all week! 🥶

https://www.wesh.com/article/snowing-florida-photos-videos-2025/63495671

DrStrange

Astyanax Pensacola Beach cams looked like Buffalo last night. Could see lots of snow on the beach this morning.

Rich221976

Astyanax 35 Degrees and the feels like 29 degrees. I been running the heat like crazy. I am waiting for a phone call from the power company as well. I was running a portable space heater in the office, plus the normal heat. I also had to wash cloths and dry them. I ended up using 151 kw in one day. The second day it was 129. Normally in the winter time I can get away with just a daily use at about 30-40.

I know that the dryer and the space heater is what did it in for those few days, but I was freezing. I hate that the cold feels even colder to me than other people right now. Thanks to the higher than normal blood sugar. However, I did get the new medication and the numbers are looking a little better. Endo appointment is in just a few days so I am going to see what they want to do to get it more under control.

mt999999

Hi all, I tried to hop on DSL Reports to say that AT&T is discontinuing/grandfathering mid-west land line service starting in in mid-March, but it seems that DSLR has also been discontinued! What a shame. I hardly noticed, I suppose, because life has just gotten in the way over the last year.

It's beyond freezing here, it was below -7F in eastern Ohio yesterday. Fortunately, my 36 year old carbureted car still started up for work, but the Corolla wasn't happy about it. Today is a 29 deg F "heat wave"!

DrStrange

mt999999 Welcome! Glad you found us here!

mt999999

DrStrange Thank you! I think I uploaded my same profile picture from DSLR, to try to avoid confusion. I'll try to stick around this time. Hopefully the site will come back on-line, but at least someone made this forum!

Bombtrad

DrStrange Likewise, found a new home, and with some old names from my 15+ years on DSL Reports showing up.
What a mess. Any word on why DSL Reports folded. The politics maybe??

broknsymetry

Glad you made your way here. How did you find us? Just asking to see where everyone is getting the word.

mt999999

broknsymetry I simply searched "DSL Reports" in my search engine after over 24 hours of seeing the "504" error on the DSLR site. A couple of websites, including a COX website, indicated that it's been down for a week + now. I found a link for this new site on Reddit, also.

Heat84

Astyanax
Not me. I'm 48(today actually) and the most I've ever weighed is 125LBS and I'm 5'3.. I don't Know how I did that. I'm not a particularly healthy eater.

Rich221976

Astyanax Plus my Avatar went down with the site. I was using a Garfield Avatar but now I am using my cat Taco.

I no longer have that pic. However, the wayback machine might have it but I prefer Taco. I am using Taco for everything now. Miss you Taco. My favorite kitty.

broknsymetry

Heat84 Happy Birthday! 🎂

MomOfARocker

Heat84

Kathy_9

Heat84 Happy Birthday and many, many more!! 🎂

Rich221976

Heat84 Happy Birthday's

Rook

🎂