tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post846189846437630342..comments2008-03-26T20:52:41.907-05:00Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-91451411829903071522008-03-26T20:52:00.000-05:002008-03-26T20:52:00.000-05:002008-03-26T20:52:00.000-05:00thanks C. great ideas...tell the wife hi.Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-22498737122243580082008-03-26T17:19:00.000-05:002008-03-26T17:19:00.000-05:002008-03-26T17:19:00.000-05:00you might consider posting a note at church, asking if anyone has an "old" computer they wouldn't mind donating to a worthy cause. <BR/><BR/>i did this at work and i got a bunch of of old computers that, seperately didn't work that well, but when pulled apart and pieced together gave me two computers that work great. as a result i not only got two FREE computers (with audio) but also learned how to rebuild computers. <BR/><BR/>now, rebuilding compputers might be a little tough for some, but once you have a bunch of parts laying around its kind of like legos. plus there might be some techy at work or church willing to show of his skills... 14 yr old geeks are great for this!<BR/><BR/>just my thoughts, kev-0!chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880707677678576347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-12920884812563540602008-03-26T16:02:00.000-05:002008-03-26T16:02:00.000-05:002008-03-26T16:02:00.000-05:00thanks Becky -<BR/>That is exactly what I told Sky Angel, when I told them that appears that our relationship would come to an end after 3/31. They said they understood. Although, I did call back to see if there was a way to get free service again (since I had-had a lifetime subscription that gave me free satellite for the rest of my life or the life of the company). Unfortunately they didn't have anything. If I could have convinced them to give me free service, in exchange for promoting them on the blog, I would have taken it, but it just didn't happen. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I wish i had working audio on this computer, so I could hear various kind of videos, but I don't, so all I can do is watch and hopefully they are funny even without the sound. Occasionally, I take my headphones to the library to listen to a video, that I wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.Prince of Thrifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24744976.post-757200152836699882008-03-26T15:06:00.000-05:002008-03-26T15:06:00.000-05:002008-03-26T15:06:00.000-05:00Hate to say it, but if you have debt this is not an item you can afford. We don't have any debt and still have no tv services. We have 2 tv's, 1 VCR, & 2 dvd players (all given to us, I did not pay anything for.) We get a few fuzzy local channels, and we watch dvd's and videos of which we have plenty. We also go to the library and rent free dvd's and vhs's. In addition you spend almost nothing on food. An extra $15 a month should go towards debt or food, not tv service. Sorry.<BR/>By the way you can watch tv shows right online now. I do that occasionally as well, but mostly find nothing really worth watching.Becky Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.com