Was out tweaking the dish farm today when my neighbor came out, saw what I was doing and said "you're working on that again???
"Yep"
to which he replied "don't you just watch TV instead of working on the dishes?"
which got me to thinking....we FTA'ers are an interesting bunch (and in a good way). We don't like to be contempt with what we already have and like to do oddball things and push the FTA envelope.
So I started thinking...what makes a FTA'er different than someone who has Dish/Direct...so here we go. Random thoughts
What makes a FTA'er different than someone with Dish/Direct
1. DBS subs get mad when they need a bigger dish. FTA'ers welcome it
2. DBS subs whine when they need a 2nd dish to get all their channels. FTA'ers have 5 or 6 dishes to get everything they want (and love it)
3. scanning a satellite and seeing a new channel brings a smile to your face
4. having that channel in English makes that smile bigger
5. You know what "FTE" means and love when it happens
6. DBS subs tear down their C-Band dish because "there's nothing left on there". A FTA'er scoops it up because we know there is
7. Your neighbor can become your best friend when you can see the game and he can't
8. You wake up at night thinking about how to make your system better
9. You go looking to buy a new house and a good southern view is a MUST
10. You're deathly afraid of heights yet you will climb on your roof to fix your system
11. Your neighbors have no idea why one minute your dish is facing SE and 5 minutes later its moving and now is SW
12. When Al Jazeera English was coming soon, DBS subs said "we dont want that crap on our system". FTA'ers say "sweet...new channel"
13. You put up a dish to get a satellite your motorized doesn't get even though there are no channels on there you understand. Hey its more channels
14. Having your favorite channel leave the air can bring tears to your eyes
15. These two words on your screen will make anyone mad..."Scrambled Channel" (especially when it wasn't 2 days ago)
16. When someone says its not possible, you prove them wrong
17. When someone picks up a new dish, the rest of the group says "sweet" or "congrats" like they just had a baby
18. You laugh when you can get a KU dish up and tweaked to max signal quicker than a Dish/Direct installer can install your neighbors Dish1000/Slimline
19. You know what Diseqc, 4:2:2, DVB-S2 and FEC mean
20. a tree in the way of a satellite can be a major buzzkill
and probably my favorite...Your homepage isnt at satelliteguys.us, its at satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion...those 2 extra clicks take too long
If you have anymore, throw them in
"Yep"
to which he replied "don't you just watch TV instead of working on the dishes?"which got me to thinking....we FTA'ers are an interesting bunch (and in a good way). We don't like to be contempt with what we already have and like to do oddball things and push the FTA envelope.
So I started thinking...what makes a FTA'er different than someone who has Dish/Direct...so here we go. Random thoughts
What makes a FTA'er different than someone with Dish/Direct
1. DBS subs get mad when they need a bigger dish. FTA'ers welcome it
2. DBS subs whine when they need a 2nd dish to get all their channels. FTA'ers have 5 or 6 dishes to get everything they want (and love it)
3. scanning a satellite and seeing a new channel brings a smile to your face
4. having that channel in English makes that smile bigger
5. You know what "FTE" means and love when it happens
6. DBS subs tear down their C-Band dish because "there's nothing left on there". A FTA'er scoops it up because we know there is
7. Your neighbor can become your best friend when you can see the game and he can't
8. You wake up at night thinking about how to make your system better
9. You go looking to buy a new house and a good southern view is a MUST
10. You're deathly afraid of heights yet you will climb on your roof to fix your system
11. Your neighbors have no idea why one minute your dish is facing SE and 5 minutes later its moving and now is SW
12. When Al Jazeera English was coming soon, DBS subs said "we dont want that crap on our system". FTA'ers say "sweet...new channel"
13. You put up a dish to get a satellite your motorized doesn't get even though there are no channels on there you understand. Hey its more channels
14. Having your favorite channel leave the air can bring tears to your eyes
15. These two words on your screen will make anyone mad..."Scrambled Channel" (especially when it wasn't 2 days ago)
16. When someone says its not possible, you prove them wrong
17. When someone picks up a new dish, the rest of the group says "sweet" or "congrats" like they just had a baby
18. You laugh when you can get a KU dish up and tweaked to max signal quicker than a Dish/Direct installer can install your neighbors Dish1000/Slimline
19. You know what Diseqc, 4:2:2, DVB-S2 and FEC mean
20. a tree in the way of a satellite can be a major buzzkill
and probably my favorite...Your homepage isnt at satelliteguys.us, its at satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion...those 2 extra clicks take too long
If you have anymore, throw them in
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