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15-12-2007
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| Site administrator  Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S  The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue |
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15-12-2007
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| Site administrator Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Cant stand Christmas myself so 1 vote for humbug! | ||
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15-12-2007
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| ZZ Mop  Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Christmas is great ....... Ya can get pissed with a tree in the house  | ||
| ---------------------------------- Mary had a little skirt With splits right up the sides And everywhere that Mary went The boys could see her thighs. Mary had another skirt 'twas split right up the front ..But she didn't wear that one often. | |||
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16-12-2007
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| Regular Member  Join Date: 12-12-2007 Location: essex in the wilds somewhere
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My System: sky amstrad and panasonic systems 6 pack setup. two 42cm dishes.just ordered a technomate 6900HD with motorised system one metre dish. also at another address.twin feed static 80 mm dish non digital system. 6 year old dell with server memory 680 of |
Christmas is for the kids. its the parents that get it in the neck when they have to get the present that every one wants ie nintendo WII or what ever its called) Every year its the hotest toy that there is a sudden surge of buyers and not enough of them in the stores . Rememeber the cabbage patch dolls.. The PS3 fiasco... The only really good thing about christmas is that after christmas its the sales. I am shure there be plenty of satellite recievers bargains. Look at ALDI/LIDL and see what they have to offer.. regarding this.. This year i will be buying or signing up for a satellite deal . then going for the freesat later in the year.. anyway wish everyone in the forum merry christmas and try not to spend too much ! | ||
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16-12-2007
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| Amo Amas Amant Admin  Join Date: 18-11-2004 Location: Blackburn NW England (Siberia)
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My System: IDD CI24 ECONO MM Penta 1.20 Galaxy II 1.2Mtr Polar MTG yes it has been on the arc for 21 years and is still driven by a modified wiper motor from a Ford Anglia. It's like me sometimes groans but always performs Saved us from the black plague of ignoratio elenchi, he awaits a special badge with jugs |
Do not celebrate it, do not like it, too commercialised but good to have a couple of extra days off work and visit family and friends. Should be more about charity and compassion not greed, gluttony and presents | ||
| War does not determine who is right, it determines who is left! Formerly toppervte33h whose six pack has turned into a keg Help support this web site by making a donation Or use other options to help support Sats UK Show Your Support by clicking the button  Thank you. Freddie Flintoff is back | |||
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16-12-2007
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| Super Moderator  Join Date: 24-09-2004 Location: Rochdale
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My System: Sky+ Multiroom,Thompson PVR, Dreambox 7000S, 300gig HDD, 1.1m Dish, Moteck SG-2100A DISEQC Motor, Gemini image, 2g USB Stick.  A defender of the Remote Control Brigade, Sir R can flick channels faster than a Robben dive | Love it.. for me, its always been the only time of year, that family comes first... dont get me wrong, family is important all year round, but christmas is the only time i put work last.. and family 1st i have a month off every year..... i love christmas  Drink too much, eat too much, err what was the question again?? | ||
| "A Wise Man can see more from the bottom of a well than a Fool can see from the top of a mountain." | |||
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16-12-2007
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| Believe it when I see it Admin.  Real name: Rolf Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
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Blog Entries: 5 My System: Pace Sky HD, DM7000s, CubeRevo 3000HDPVR, Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Televes H45 Digital Spectrum analyser. | I agree, I always head off to France to see my sister, have a great family time and get through a lot of food and drink. It does tend to be the time of year when you make a point of seeing friends and family.  | ||
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16-12-2007
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| Satellites.co.uk Member  Join Date: 02-10-2006 Location: Penafiel, Portugal
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My System: Satellite Receiver : Neotion Box 1000s-501 Computer : Windows Xp Professional Service Pack 2; Pentium 4 3.01GHz 1gb RAM | Bah and bloody humbug! May be that i'm a little strange, but i do not celebrate christmas as it is...christmas for me is in 7th January, but that i don't celebrate either...so for me matters more the beginning of the year(31 december->1st january). | ||
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16-12-2007
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| ASBO Club Team Spokesmen  Join Date: 30-10-2005 Location: Behind pin 9 on an atmel
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Blog Entries: 2 My System: Dm500, TM9100, Pace Sky+ box, 1M Dish. Motect 2100.. 43Inch Plasma, Wii, PS2. | Christma isnt like it used to be.. all my family argue. moan and are just pure filth... my mother is a fat b!tch and my sisters are greedy... need i say more... ?? I chose christmas is for the kids... simply because im spending it with my daughter and thats it.. **** family they can go eat frozen sausages for all i care | ||
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16-12-2007
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| Specialist Contributor !  Join Date: 07-04-2005 Location: Egypt
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My System: have a 2.40 m Amercian monster + truman Gold starsat + NeotionBox3000 + Mvision + DragonX | dont like this time of the year , even new year's eve , dont recall i was ever happy at those holydays | ||
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16-12-2007
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| Specialist Contributor  Join Date: 11-07-2006 Location: North Tyneside
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My System: Motorised dish, dvd players and recorders; a freeview box, broadband, VCRs, four TVs, mobiles, pcs, a mac, Ipod, digital cameras...the lot! | I like buying the new calendars. | ||
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| Super Moderator Join Date: 24-09-2004 Location: Rochdale
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My System: Sky+ Multiroom,Thompson PVR, Dreambox 7000S, 300gig HDD, 1.1m Dish, Moteck SG-2100A DISEQC Motor, Gemini image, 2g USB Stick. A defender of the Remote Control Brigade, Sir R can flick channels faster than a Robben dive |
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16-12-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker...  Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos there's no room for dishes here... :( The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! | I too think it's too commercialised these days, and the TV makes kids demand the most expensive thing going that they'll only play with for a few days then break it...  But afterwards it's better as everything is cheaper all of a sudden... | ||
| I think your car looks funny too...... Proud owner of a satellites.co.uk cap & T-Shirt... (though the latter no longer fits due to my ever expanding waistline!!!) Resident KIRBY Vacuum nut...  | |||
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16-12-2007
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My System: Motorised dish, dvd players and recorders; a freeview box, broadband, VCRs, four TVs, mobiles, pcs, a mac, Ipod, digital cameras...the lot! | Christmas is great if you're a miser like me. I don't buy presents and enjoy all the good will of Christmas. | ||
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16-12-2007
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| can't spell :D  Join Date: 26-10-2004 Location: Colchester, Essex
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My System: Sky+ Pace v3, and before that analouge 80cm dish with Prima by Pace box pointed at 19.2e (not very imaginative then!) | I think as you get older, you appreciate the company and special food more than the presents. Having said that, I've enjoyed buying presents for others more this year, now that I've got a bit more money to spend. | ||
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16-12-2007
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| Donate to this board Join Date: 05-09-2006 Location: So called capital of Suffolk, UK.
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My System: Smart lnb, 1m Gibby dish, Stab motor, TM5200D receiver, 57east to 61west. DTT from Sudbury. Virgin Media broadband. | I agree frankg4553. Roll on Jan 2nd, looking forward to lighter evenings and more hours of daylight. Parky | ||
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17-12-2007
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| Dazed and Confused Mod  Join Date: 28-06-2003 Location: Wirral, NW England
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My System: Various digiboxes, broken Nokia 9800S, numerous analogue boxes. My lovely little lappy, HP Omnibook 6100 | Love it myself. In fact I like it MUCH more than New Year which I always think is full of too much false bonhommie. | ||
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17-12-2007
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| Super Moderator Join Date: 24-09-2004 Location: Rochdale
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My System: Sky+ Multiroom,Thompson PVR, Dreambox 7000S, 300gig HDD, 1.1m Dish, Moteck SG-2100A DISEQC Motor, Gemini image, 2g USB Stick. A defender of the Remote Control Brigade, Sir R can flick channels faster than a Robben dive | Christmas is for kids, New year is for adults, well thats the way ive always thought of it. Christmas week i go out of my way to make sure all the kids are smiling and happy. I have great memories of christmas when i was a kid, and i try to make my kids enjoy it the same way... how i used to be excited as a kid, i now feel through my kids. When they scream with delight when they open a present.... i feel good too. for 2 reasons 1, I remember how it felf when i was in their shoes 2, The little effort i put in made my kids so happy, seeing there little faces light up made it all worth while. Christmas is the only time of year people go out of there way to be nice and try to make people happy... how can you not enjoy that new year its party time and we all get drunk | ||
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17-12-2007
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| Regular Member Join Date: 12-12-2007 Location: essex in the wilds somewhere
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My System: sky amstrad and panasonic systems 6 pack setup. two 42cm dishes.just ordered a technomate 6900HD with motorised system one metre dish. also at another address.twin feed static 80 mm dish non digital system. 6 year old dell with server memory 680 of |
i like this guy . christmas is one big con. does he have a older sister ?? only jokeing. Seriously christmas is too commercial with fathers day mothers day easter, its all a commercial con. what next Brown day ? where we give to the poor prime minister all our spare cash. hold on we do that now anyway | ||
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17-12-2007
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| Archived Member Join Date: 13-08-2007 Location: Middle East - Israel
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| I have Christmas to thank for......... Once upon a time, I was just a young lad and on Chritmas Eve I decided with some friends that it was time to be real men so we bought some beer bottles, Gin, Whisky and something else. We started drinking from all the "kit" and around midnight we all started to throw up and hold our stomachs in real pain, not to mention the headache, and hangover and all the other after effects next morning. So we all learnt our lesson: Never mix beer with the other deadly stuff. | ||
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18-12-2007
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| Mentally unstable.  Join Date: 27-03-2005 Location: S. Yorks
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My System: Pretend to know what I'm doing. Only the clever ones rumble me.  ...Now he's joined a sat forum, And boy does he borem, When the hind legs off a donkey - he talks | It's the most wonderful time of the year! On Christmas Day I stuff all my medication up the turkey's ar$e. It makes a change from taking it with water. The rest of the family behave a little oddly after dinner though. Yorks | ||
| Life's a bitch ................ and then there's S*y (No change there then)  Wurdoch ist ein Manker. (Mank being a city in the Austrian Alpine foreland) | |||
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