On 12/15/2013 08:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says to install a flat screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable posture. That means the vertical middle of the screen should be eye level when you’re sitting comfortably when in front of a couch. They say that if you install it higher than that you will strain your neck. I did exactly that and now I’m having an argument with my spouse who says it’s too low. What height is your flat screen TV and why?


Mine is higher. The bottom of the TV is at the height of my head when
I'm sitting down to watch TV. I didn't plan it that way. That's the
height of the old record cabinet I'm using as a TV stand. I think lower
(as you say) would be worse (especially with a big cat in my lap).


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On 12/16/13 2:10 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

One of my favorite things to watch is a little program called "How It's
Made." When I go to the porcelain waste disposal throne, I watch it on
my 7" tablet. ^_^

TDD

There is a show called Mystery Detectives. I forget which
channel it's on. They investigate unsolved murders. It's amazing how
one little clue can catch a murderer after a bunch of years.
The Sing Off is starting again tonight. That isn't bad to watch.
There are usually a couple good lookin' women in the groups. NBC, I
think.

On 12/16/13 8:14 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Again, I understand that once it has been mounted on the wall your mind is
going to say "Damn...now it's permanent" but isn't it just as permanent
where it sits now?


A local mechanic claims there is nothing more permanent than
temporary.

On 12/15/13 8:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says to install a flat
screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable posture. That means
the vertical middle of the screen should be eye level when you’re
sitting comfortably when in front of a couch. They say that if you
install it higher than that you will strain your neck. I did exactly
that and now I’m having an argument with my spouse who says it’s too
low. What height is your flat screen TV and why?


Mine ended up at the height suggested above purely by accident.
The stand I bought for it put it at that height. I chose the stand
because it was on sale and I'm cheap, er, frugal.

On 12/16/2013 2:53 PM, wrote:
On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:35:47 AM UTC-8, NorMinn wrote:
On 12/16/2013 10:57 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 12/15/2013 10:14 PM, wrote:

Any how I don't watch TV that much. I'd rather listen to
good music or read books.

Pure snobbery.

There is a lot of crap on the networks, but there is also a lot
of really good stuff on History, H2, Science, etc. I find a lot of
it to be informative and broadening of the mind.

Since CNN has dumbed down and sexed up, my news-junkie time is now
free.

CNN has one or two decent journalists, and the best of their
former staff are scattered in places like the Today show. All news
programs now, unless I've missed one, have a blonde in a red dress on their
morning program schedules. And Charlie Rose can't last forever,
unfortunately ;o)

I’ve been watching Al Jazeera for the past few months and haven’t
caught them in any bias yet.


Give "Russia Today", the English version a try. ^_^

http://rt.com/

TDD

On 12/16/2013 4:28 PM, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:10:21 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:


One of my favorite things to watch is a little program called "How
It's Made."

Great show.

-how they put bristles in a tooth brush

-a home insulation (flame /water resistant) - Stone Wool Insulation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6FWPTZjwLo

kewl stuff

I wonder which would be more preferable for insulating a home? Rock Wool
or Fiberglass? It seems the rock wool may have better sound deadening
qualities and possibly more heat resistance. I suppose I'll
have to research it. ^_^

TDD

On 12/16/2013 3:07 PM, Frank wrote:
On 12/16/2013 4:07 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/15/2013 9:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says
to install a flat screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable
posture. That means the vertical middle of the screen should be eye
level when you’re sitting comfortably when in front of a couch.
They say that if you install it higher than that you will strain
your neck. I did exactly that and now I’m having an argument with
my spouse who says it’s too low. What height is your flat screen TV
and why?


No way in heck I'd do something like buy a flat screen TV. Nothing
on worth watching. I spend my time with a computer and CRT, reading
alt home repair. If I had a flat screen TV, I'd put the dumb thing
on the curb, and hope someone took it in the next few minutes.


Once you go flat, you won't go back. Nobody wants a CRT any more. Put
one out for the Cancer Society pickup and they would not take it.

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Dean Hoffman " wrote:
On 12/16/13 8:14 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Again, I understand that once it has been mounted on the wall your mind is
going to say "Damn...now it's permanent" but isn't it just as permanent
where it sits now?


A local mechanic claims there is nothing more permanent than temporary.

The way I've always used the line was...

It's only temporary...unless it works.

On 12/16/2013 8:11 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I wonder which would be more preferable for insulating a home? Rock Wool
or Fiberglass? It seems the rock wool may have better sound deadening
qualities and possibly more heat resistance. I suppose I'll
have to research it. ^_^

TDD

Rock wool is slightly lower than fiberglass on average. Depends on
which type of either you get. Yes, different grades.

As for sound deadening; I really could not say off of the top of my
head, but that which gives more dead air space is better. Neither
are good. You could always use vacuum insulated panels. :-)

On 12/16/2013 10:55 PM, Irreverent Maximus wrote:
On 12/16/2013 8:11 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I wonder which would be more preferable for insulating a home? Rock Wool
or Fiberglass? It seems the rock wool may have better sound deadening
qualities and possibly more heat resistance. I suppose I'll
have to research it. ^_^

TDD

Rock wool is slightly lower than fiberglass on average. Depends on
which type of either you get. Yes, different grades.

As for sound deadening; I really could not say off of the top of my
head, but that which gives more dead air space is better. Neither
are good. You could always use vacuum insulated panels. :-)

Like with anything, there's a cost benefit ratio when building or
remodeling a home. I did some work for an architect many years ago at
his home and he had lead sheeting in the walls to deaden sound. I don't
know if you could still do that today due to regulations on toxic
materials. I don't know if I'd really want a completely sound proof
bedroom because my vicious, trained, attack Rotthuahua, Sandy alerts me
to anyone or anything skulking about the outside of the house so I
wouldn't want me or Sandy to be unable to hear what's going on. Just a
short time ago about 2:30am I heard something that sounded like a sonic
boom that shook the whole house and if I listen to the news later in the
morning I may find out WTF the boom was that shook the city. If it was a
sonic boom from a fighter jet, it's a very rare occurrence in this area. ^_^

TDD

On 12/16/2013 9:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 12/16/2013 3:07 PM, Frank wrote:
On 12/16/2013 4:07 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/15/2013 9:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says
to install a flat screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable
posture. That means the vertical middle of the screen should be eye
level when you’re sitting comfortably when in front of a couch.
They say that if you install it higher than that you will strain
your neck. I did exactly that and now I’m having an argument with
my spouse who says it’s too low. What height is your flat screen TV
and why?


No way in heck I'd do something like buy a flat screen TV. Nothing
on worth watching. I spend my time with a computer and CRT, reading
alt home repair. If I had a flat screen TV, I'd put the dumb thing
on the curb, and hope someone took it in the next few minutes.


Once you go flat, you won't go back. Nobody wants a CRT any more. Put
one out for the Cancer Society pickup and they would not take it.

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Recycling center here takes them in for $0.05/lb. Well worth it. They
also take in unused paint and give the paint away...bargain, if you find
what you need. I have about a ton of ceramic tile in my basement, left
by the previous owner. Will call Habitat one of these days.

Speaking of TV, I missed the CNN special about Santa and race last
night. Hope nobody gets too riled about Santa. I miss Anthony
Bourdain; one of the best TV programs, along with How It's Made. I may
hold a record for having never watched the greatest number of TV series,
starting with Dallas.

On 12/16/2013 9:11 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

-a home insulation (flame /water resistant) - Stone Wool Insulation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6FWPTZjwLo

kewl stuff

I wonder which would be more preferable for insulating a home? Rock Wool
or Fiberglass? It seems the rock wool may have better sound deadening
qualities and possibly more heat resistance. I suppose I'll
have to research it. ^_^

TDD

In some cases, you use what you have. A friend of mine used to live in
an old frame home, with about half inch of little crystals of what
looked like mica, to me. Someone told me that was probably
"vermiculite". I brought him a van load of cardboard boxes, one time. We
opened the hatch to the attic, and threw flattened cardboard boxes
hither and yon on his unfinished attic floor. He said he could tell
immediate difference in the warm feel of the house, and how much the
furnace ran. I'm guessing the next people to move in had a head
scratching, eye rolling moment if they ever looked up there.

--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On 12/16/2013 9:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Much the same, in NYS. No one including Goodwill ABVI wants CRT or old
style TV. They even put up a big sign at ABVI, not accepting old
televisions. But the copper scavengers love the big coil.
--
..
Christopher A. Young
Learn about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

On 12/17/2013 4:43 AM, Norminn wrote:
On 12/16/2013 9:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 12/16/2013 3:07 PM, Frank wrote:
On 12/16/2013 4:07 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/15/2013 9:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says
to install a flat screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable
posture. That means the vertical middle of the screen should be eye
level when you’re sitting comfortably when in front of a couch.
They say that if you install it higher than that you will strain
your neck. I did exactly that and now I’m having an argument with
my spouse who says it’s too low. What height is your flat screen TV
and why?


No way in heck I'd do something like buy a flat screen TV. Nothing
on worth watching. I spend my time with a computer and CRT, reading
alt home repair. If I had a flat screen TV, I'd put the dumb thing
on the curb, and hope someone took it in the next few minutes.


Once you go flat, you won't go back. Nobody wants a CRT any more. Put
one out for the Cancer Society pickup and they would not take it.

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Recycling center here takes them in for $0.05/lb. Well worth it. They
also take in unused paint and give the paint away...bargain, if you find
what you need. I have about a ton of ceramic tile in my basement, left
by the previous owner. Will call Habitat one of these days.

Speaking of TV, I missed the CNN special about Santa and race last
night. Hope nobody gets too riled about Santa. I miss Anthony
Bourdain; one of the best TV programs, along with How It's Made. I may
hold a record for having never watched the greatest number of TV series,
starting with Dallas.

I spent almost a month in the hospital this year and watched more TV
than I have in years. I watch most things on my computer on my own
schedule. To me, it's silly to live one's life around the timetable of a
particular TV show. My roommate is a football freak and that's what the
big screen TV is used for the most. ^_^

TDD

On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:52:41 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
"vermiculite". I brought him a van load of cardboard boxes, one time. We

opened the hatch to the attic, and threw flattened cardboard boxes

hither and yon on his unfinished attic floor. He said he could tell

immediate difference in the warm feel of the house, and how much the

furnace ran. I'm guessing the next people to move in had a head

scratching, eye rolling moment if they ever looked up there.

Potentially a very bad move, depending a bit on your climate.

Corrugated boxes are made from three layers of paper glued together (the middle layer goes through a big gear and gets bent). The glue is starch.

A cockroach sees a free food source plus an ideal hiding space in the corrugations. You can't do a better job of breeding roaches than keeping cardboard boxes around.

wrote:
On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 06:54:57 -0500, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 12/16/2013 9:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Much the same, in NYS. No one including Goodwill ABVI wants CRT or old
style TV. They even put up a big sign at ABVI, not accepting old
televisions. But the copper scavengers love the big coil.

The scrappers are more polite here. They take the whole thing,
whatever it is and break it down somewhere else.
They are very diligent about getting things that have a little metal
in them tho. I try to cooperate with them, segregating things I know
they will take from my regular trash. As long as they stay polite
about it, I respect their attempt to scratch out a living.

Hi,
We take them to recycle depot nearby along with some donation item for
food bank. Any electronics stuff they take in. Once I bought a pair of
2GB SCSI HDD for 20 bucks. They sell salvaged item too.

On 12/16/2013 08:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

[snip]

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Here, about 3 years ago someone put out an old rear-projection TV (3
CRTs) with a FREE sign on it. It stayed out there a week before the
trash people took it.

--
8 days until The winter celebration (Wednesday December 25, 2013 12:00
AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us

"Who says I am not under the special protection of God?" -- Adolph
Hitler

On 12/17/2013 8:01 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I spent almost a month in the hospital this year and watched more TV
than I have in years. I watch most things on my computer on my own
schedule. To me, it's silly to live one's life around the timetable of a
particular TV show. My roommate is a football freak and that's what the
big screen TV is used for the most. ^_^

TDD


We have a DVR and watch on our terms. About the only thing we watch in
real time is the 6 o'clock news. Zip through the commercials and watch
an hour show in 40 minutes.

I don't watch football so no problem there.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/17/2013 8:01 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I spent almost a month in the hospital this year and watched more TV
than I have in years. I watch most things on my computer on my own
schedule. To me, it's silly to live one's life around the timetable of a
particular TV show. My roommate is a football freak and that's what the
big screen TV is used for the most. ^_^

TDD


We have a DVR and watch on our terms. About the only thing we watch in
real time is the 6 o'clock news. Zip through the commercials and watch an
hour show in 40 minutes.


For shows like the news or something else that is "live" when we want to
watch it, we'll often turn the cable box on at the beginning of the show,
press pause, and then go walk the dogs, do the dishes, fool
around...errrr...I mean...stroll around, and then go back and watch it,
fast forwarding through the commercials. If we time it right, we usually
catch up with the end of the show just as it's ending without have watched
any commercials.

On 12/17/2013 1:06 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 12/17/2013 8:01 AM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I spent almost a month in the hospital this year and watched more TV
than I have in years. I watch most things on my computer on my own
schedule. To me, it's silly to live one's life around the timetable of a
particular TV show. My roommate is a football freak and that's what the
big screen TV is used for the most. ^_^

TDD


We have a DVR and watch on our terms. About the only thing we watch in
real time is the 6 o'clock news. Zip through the commercials and watch
an hour show in 40 minutes.

I don't watch football so no problem there.

I watch TV shows all the time on one of my computers because the sites I
go to for the shows stream them without commercials so the hour long
shows are are only 45 minutes long. A lot of the sites have the show the
next day and all the shows are available. I can watch a lot of older
shows because the whole series will be on the site. A while back,
I finished up watching the whole 7 years of Star Trek The Next
Generation and was amused because the science fiction items they are
using back when the series was produced are science fact today. If
you've ever watched the shows you will see tablet computers everywhere. ^_^

TDD

On 12/16/2013 9:16 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 12/16/2013 3:07 PM, Frank wrote:
On 12/16/2013 4:07 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 12/15/2013 9:07 PM, wrote:
From everything I read on the internet it says
to install a flat screen TV eye level when in the most comfortable
posture. That means the vertical middle of the screen should be eye
level when you’re sitting comfortably when in front of a couch.
They say that if you install it higher than that you will strain
your neck. I did exactly that and now I’m having an argument with
my spouse who says it’s too low. What height is your flat screen TV
and why?


No way in heck I'd do something like buy a flat screen TV. Nothing
on worth watching. I spend my time with a computer and CRT, reading
alt home repair. If I had a flat screen TV, I'd put the dumb thing
on the curb, and hope someone took it in the next few minutes.


Once you go flat, you won't go back. Nobody wants a CRT any more. Put
one out for the Cancer Society pickup and they would not take it.

Around here if you put an old CRT of any kind out on the curb, within 5
minutes, metal scavengers have smashed it to get the copper deflection
coil. The problem is that fact that the scavengers are like bears, they
make a big mess spreading debris all over the side of the street. o_O

TDD

Best Buy will take them. I dropped off 3 when I got HD TV's.
Perfectly good working TV's.

On 12/17/13 2:22 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I watch TV shows all the time on one of my computers because the sites I
go to for the shows stream them without commercials so the hour long
shows are are only 45 minutes long. A lot of the sites have the show the
next day and all the shows are available. I can watch a lot of older
shows because the whole series will be on the site. A while back,
I finished up watching the whole 7 years of Star Trek The Next
Generation and was amused because the science fiction items they are
using back when the series was produced are science fact today. If
you've ever watched the shows you will see tablet computers everywhere. ^_^

TDD

Captain Kirk sez "Computer........................"

On 12/17/2013 5:02 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 12/17/13 2:22 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

I watch TV shows all the time on one of my computers because the sites I
go to for the shows stream them without commercials so the hour long
shows are are only 45 minutes long. A lot of the sites have the show the
next day and all the shows are available. I can watch a lot of older
shows because the whole series will be on the site. A while back,
I finished up watching the whole 7 years of Star Trek The Next
Generation and was amused because the science fiction items they are
using back when the series was produced are science fact today. If
you've ever watched the shows you will see tablet computers
everywhere. ^_^

TDD

Captain Kirk sez "Computer........................"


Wrong captain. ^_^

TDD