LN-QRM 232: Cord Cutting

Recorded: 25 March 2017

Hosts: Joel, Barry, Barty & Michael

Podcaster’s Anonymous BooZe—Review

  • Michael –  Coffee, have to drive later this evening.
  • Barry – Jiminy Coke
  • Joel –  Sour Appletini
  • Barty – Saranac Legacy IPA

Days of our Lives

  • Barry – Snow again…sigh
  • Michael – Unscheduled trip to Green Bay – Tech Nine – then home, and back south again Monday.
  • Joel – City of Fitch__rg admin system for courts is way behind the ball.
  • Barry – I voted
  • Michael – Mark does an environmental test on his iPhone

Geek Corner

  • Barry – Finally cut the cord
  • Michael – Cord cutting going well here, mostly Netflix, still evaluating other services.
  • Barry – Play Station Vue
  • Michael – Ongoing Verizon WiFi evaluation.
  • Joel –    More memory new iPhone 6 is super and I switched to Verizon.
  • Barry – Tablo
  • Barry – Brave Web Browser
  • Michael – Pokemon Go, Ingress, and yes even Clash of Clans has been a lifesaver

The Bland Tour (Formally Bottom Gear)

  • Michael – Hey Dad, the Jeep is making noise, and shimmies at highway speed…
  • Michael – Family Truckster eats another u-joint
  • Joel – Debi’s Jeep has its name: Chewbacca is in the house!

Entertainment Last Month

  • Barry – Stranger Things
  • Barry – The Man in the High Castle
  • Barry – Rowan and Martin’s Laugh in
  • Barry – Rogue One

Musical Guest: The Eagles with Hotel California”  (#18 March 1977)

Theme Song: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Hit the Ground Running”

LN-QRM 230: The Snow Edition

Recorded: 18 February 2017

Hosts: Joel, Barry & Michael

Podcaster’s Anonymous BooZe—Review

  • Michael –  Kettle One Black Russian
  • Barry – Port
  • Joel –  CB Brandy and Ginger ale

Days of our Lives

  • Barry – Snow! (But not as much as Barty)
  • Michael – Chris is holding down the fort.
  • Joel –    New addition to the family-Sherlock min pin
  • Barry – Cleaning off the work bench
  • Barry – Waiting for my new charging cable… Via DHL (oh boy)
  • Michael – Send Pasty’s and Red Metal Amber.

Geek Corner

  • Michael – Nokia 6340i
  • Barry – Samsung Galaxy 8 announcements
  • Barry – Cell phone companies all now have limited unlimited plans
  • Michael – 60dB app. The problem is you have to look left, way left for content

The Bland Tour (Formally Bottom Gear)

  • Michael – Shuttlecraft has multiple trips to the service garage. Full impulse power has been restored.

Entertainment Last Month

  • Michael – We’ve become cord cutters (on multiple levels)
  • Barry – NH Channel 50 sold its frequencies at the FCC auction – It’s shutting down
  • Barry – New Hampshire after Hours is back

Musical Guest: Slug is Doug with 135 for 45  (Working on new Album “Food for Thought”)

Theme Song: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band “Hit the Ground Running”