Satellite Advantages

It was a nice warm morning in the dark when I went outside to turn the propane on.  Yeah, I'm a wimp and needed a little more heat.  All the while, you know who was sleeping away!!

Lucky for me, I got another Bingo call late last night.  I guess when I get back, I'll have to write up a tutorial of exactly how to do everything.  No one remembered from last week, so we went through it again.  Yes, I expect a call NEXT week too!  But here's the thing, the more they do it without me, the more they CAN do it without me, right?

The main thing on my agenda today was getting television.  Jonathan and Cooper are great company, but actual humans speaking English, are required in my house.  Jonathan made the trip over to his babysitters to the excited woofs of Mr. Gibbs.  He's such a good watch pup!!  

Of course Jon began talking up a storm right away.  Gibbs was fascinated!!  He even stood on his hind feet to see what the heck was making that noise.  He was a good boy though, and didn't bother Jon at all, though as you can tell, he was getting the EVIL EYE from that green thing!

And so I was OFF to Satellite Advantage.  I drove slow, only to discover they were not open yet.  A tour of town ensued, getting completely lost somewhere out there.  Eventually, I made it back to the RV park where I headed out once again.  

 This is what I wanted, the same as was on my Class A and Fifth Wheel.  Sadly, there was no room ... and those 8 huge bolts made me a little nervous.

This was the only alternative.  It's a Dish Tailgater dome, installed where the local stations dome antenna was.  You know, the one that didn't work at all?  It looks like she has a big bump on her head now.

Here's the Wally receiver.  The hopper can't be used with this system, nor do I need to record anything.  Just give me the news and a few shows to watch, as well as FOOTBALL and RODEO!!  And so it was installed for a measly $750, with only $5.00 per month for the receiver to be added to my existing account.  I was shocked because I expected $2500.  They were done in under an hour.  I headed back to the park.

That's when the problems began.  I couldn't get it to do anything.  "No signal" stared at me over and over.  Back I drove where it worked perfectly.  Back to the RV Park and it wouldn't work.  ARRRGGGHHHH!!

We finally figured it out ... I must unplug it when I travel and plug it back in when I stop.  It automatically sets up each time, and finds the satellites by itself.  When I moved, I didn't reset.  In case you are interested, it needs more time to find the satellite than the big pricey system.  It also needs to move the dish if you pick a channel on the second satellite, as it will only connect to one at a time.  You have to be patient.  It will also probably NOT work outside the U.S. because the farther north you get, the greater the curvature of the earth, so the small satellite in the dome can't see well.  I can't complain because the price was right, and how many times do I go outside the U.S.

To keep from sawing holes in the cabinetry, I will velcro the lightweight receiver to the wall when I get some more heavy duty velcro.  LET THERE BE TV!!!  

To wile away the afternoon, we played pokeno.  Anyone know what that is?  I've played it only once before.  You need pennies, of which I had none.  Patsy let me borrow hers.  Suddenly, in spite of my zero luck in this kind of thing, I began winning.  Between Patsy and I, we completely filled her penny container to the brim and I brought home another 50 cents worth!!  Maybe I should start playing BINGO after all!!!

So maybe yesterday's full moon brought me a little luck.  The first full moon of the year is called the WOLF moon.  This was the full moon setting on that morning, compared to ................

The almost full moonset the morning before, which you've already seen.

Now that I wouldn't be moving for awhile, I hooked up the water to my rig and plan on actually doing dishes.  I admit, they have been piling up.  Yes, there's laundry piling up also, but it will have to wait since I'm going with Patsy to a crafting session this morning -- after coffee hour.  There's never a dull moment around here!!