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Post by dapostrophe on Mar 5, 2018 18:21:49 GMT -6
Just catching up... lahdeedah We do Hulu + Live TV. That with our internet is around $100. We added HBO, which tips us over a bit. So far, we love it! wineallthetime Glad to hear things are stable, but I am sorry you are on hospital lockdown. Boo. Godspeed wedding. I will send you quick travel vibes while you fly over Chicago.
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Post by sands42 on Mar 5, 2018 18:46:19 GMT -6
lahdeedah I love our roku. We don’t have a fire stick for comparison though. Consider this though- our Apple TV does not have the xfinity stream app. So we can only use it on the roku. So if you are going with a streaming app find out if it’s available on the devices you’re considering.
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Post by lfig on Mar 5, 2018 18:46:22 GMT -6
wedding sorry you’ve had a rough travel day. My travels were smooth today. I’m settled in at the training center. The food here is really good. Tonight’s dinner was apple glazed Cornish hen, cornbread, green bean casserole, and cheesecake of many varieties. Im probably going to gain 10 lbs this week! I just FaceTimed S and MH. Now I’m patiently waiting for the Bachelor to start. I forgot everything is an hour later here! I don’t know if I will make the full 3 hours!
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Post by klong11 on Mar 5, 2018 18:52:11 GMT -6
lahdeedah we have a Roku and Sling. We used to do PlayStation Vue, but Sling was having a deal so mh switched when the end of his deal with Playstation was over. He's talked about going back because of some new deal. I mostly watch Netflix now.
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Post by wedding on Mar 5, 2018 19:24:31 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I haven’t checked the weather but we just boarded the last flight and they told us to expect turbulence and an odd smell from the de-icer. It’s really comical at this point. Oh and we got an alert about our flights Thursday because we are expected a snowstorm in RI. I think we are flying in after it ends so we should be ok
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Post by wedding on Mar 5, 2018 19:25:11 GMT -6
Now, will my bag make it to NE? That will be the next adventure.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 5, 2018 19:26:12 GMT -6
wedding what time are you supposed to get in to Omaha? It looks like it’s supposed to start snowing after midnight so hopefully no more problems.
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Post by wineallthetime on Mar 5, 2018 19:45:29 GMT -6
Ugh, wedding! An odd smell!? You need a break.
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Post by flamingo on Mar 5, 2018 20:04:09 GMT -6
Calling all the people who ditched cable... I planned to do it this summer with the end of my Directv contract. I saw the roku is on amazon deal today, so I started doing a little research so I could decide if I want to buy the roku or another firestick. I'm finding just for internet and a live streaming alone it will be about the same or more than if I just switched providers and got a TV/internet/phone deal. So what gives? I was expecting it to be cheaper, but i'm not finding it's that much cheaper. Do any of you do just netflix or prime video without live streaming? Help... We estimate we save about $80/month over what we'd pay here for cable + internet. This may vary by region/provider. We had Comcast in FL and our prices were going up exponentially each year once the promotional period ended. Our bill was constantly wrong, and customer service was terrible, but they were the only option in our area so we were stuck. We now have internet, Sling, and Netflix for about $100/month total. Sling is $30--$20 base + $10 for kids and sports packages. I like that we own all our equipment, so easy to move/set up at next house. We love Sling, I wish we'd done it sooner yummeecookee . For the secondary TVs in our bedroom and guest room, we use Roku devices. One was free when we signed up with Sling and we bought the extra. We use AppleTV to stream on our main tv.
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Post by lahdeedah on Mar 5, 2018 20:26:47 GMT -6
Thanks for all the input, ladies. It’s very helpful. I was putting this off until closer to my contract ending, but I’m glad I had the chance to research a little today. flamingo I hear you on billing woes. Ours hasn’t been right since our first year was up and I fought with them for 3 months about it- their customer service is the worst and I’m over it. I was thinking of doing sling with the sports and kid package so I’m glad to hear you are happy with it. @sands I’ll check to see what’s available and not on my fire stick. I’m leaning towards getting the roku ultra for our living room, but I need to research other devices a bit more. Hadn’t even considered the Apple TV. Decisions, decisions. Glad I have a few more months until I decide.
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Post by lahdeedah on Mar 5, 2018 20:29:27 GMT -6
wedding Hope you and your bags reach your destination soon. joelies Hop YH is feeling better. Getting sick is no way to end a belated birthday trip.
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Post by peachsmama on Mar 5, 2018 20:40:44 GMT -6
Just caught Matthew trying to dunk his own head in the toilet.. 🤢🤢🤢
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Post by wineallthetime on Mar 5, 2018 20:49:24 GMT -6
Just caught Matthew trying to dunk his own head in the toilet.. 🤢🤢🤢 Oh my. Did he succeed???
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Post by flamingo on Mar 5, 2018 20:58:33 GMT -6
lfig Glad you made it safely! wedding I hope by the time you see this you are safely checked into your hotel and can relax.
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Post by peachsmama on Mar 5, 2018 21:14:30 GMT -6
Just caught Matthew trying to dunk his own head in the toilet.. 🤢🤢🤢 Oh my. Did he succeed??? Just barely. There were a few damp hairs...
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 5, 2018 21:16:12 GMT -6
Hi! Work was super crazy after I posted last. As you know J called out. Boss B had to go home early and it's K's normal day off so it was just me and S. I had to make a lot of decisions that I don't know if everyone will approve of but oh well
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 5, 2018 21:16:32 GMT -6
Just barely. There were a few damp hairs... So much sanitizer would be used if LO did that.
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 5, 2018 21:17:18 GMT -6
wedding hoping your bags get there soon joelies I hope you DH doesn't get sick!
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Post by chrisy01 on Mar 5, 2018 21:20:18 GMT -6
lahdeedah we currently have a roku plus our PS4. Both play Netflix and our Amazon stuff. I just got an Apple TV. so I don't know the comparison of that is yes. I don't have an Amazon stock but one of my techs knows how to unlock them and gets a ton of free stuff on them. If you know a techie person I've been told it's easy to do. Plus if you wait for Amazon day in the summer the fire stick is usually on sale.
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Post by joelies on Mar 5, 2018 21:35:33 GMT -6
DH rallied and we caught an hour or so at Pat O's for dueling pianos before getting into Preservation Hall for live music. So fun!
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Mar 5, 2018 21:40:15 GMT -6
Hi guys!! We are back from ca, as of yesterday. The trip was.... ok. C was a dream in the car. We stopped to feed her and change diapers twice and she slept the rest of the time, so it only added maybe 30 minutes to our normal drive. The weather sucked though, it rained all weekend so the boys err stuck inside and kind of went stir crazy. Then the funeral was in Anaheim and between rain and traffic it took us 2.5 hours to get there and 2 hours backs. I wore C and people were good about keeping their distance. On Saturday S went golfing with his dad and his friend and took the boys and C and I went to Starbucks and target. Whatever, it’s fine, but it kind of sucked it was our only real day of “vacation” and I would have rather done something together than him go off on his own. Then six hours back on Sunday.
Dh goes back to work on Friday, and while I’m so grateful we had all this time I am really sad about it and it’s spiking my anxiety.
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Post by flamingo on Mar 5, 2018 21:48:14 GMT -6
xolastunicornxo It's nice to have babies who travel well! Glad the trip was relatively easy, despite the weather, and y'all are back safely. I hope you enjoy your H's last few days off. At least you can kind of ease into it with him doing 1 day this week, then having the weekend @ home.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 5, 2018 22:22:55 GMT -6
Omg. Bachelor was painful to watch. I am mad I have to wait until tomorrow to see the fallout/aftermath.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 5, 2018 22:26:47 GMT -6
All of the schools are cancelled for tomorrow (including H’s preschool) and both of the interstates are closed. Hello blizzard.
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Post by wedding on Mar 5, 2018 22:28:38 GMT -6
I’m here!! And so are my bags. Thanks for listening to my endless complaining lately! I have a panini on the way up and a warm bed to get to so things are looking up.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Mar 5, 2018 22:29:16 GMT -6
@ladeedah we have a roku and a fire stick, but I can’t pull the plug on getting rid of cable. We pay for Netflix, but use my parents hbo and prime and a friends Hulu. We also use terrarium and Kodi on the Fire Stick to get newer movies which is nice.
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Post by xolastunicornxo on Mar 5, 2018 22:31:16 GMT -6
All of the schools are cancelled for tomorrow (including H’s preschool) and both of the interstates are closed. Hello blizzard. Pack up the kids and come to AZ! It’s 80 here by Wednesday and we’re going to sit outside and drink beer at a spring training game.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Mar 5, 2018 22:32:52 GMT -6
All of the schools are cancelled for tomorrow (including H’s preschool) and both of the interstates are closed. Hello blizzard. Pack up the kids and come to AZ! It’s 80 here by Wednesday and we’re going to sit outside and drink beer at a spring training game. Rub it in why don’t ya? I can’t come this week, I have to go meet wedding!
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Post by cagoldi on Mar 5, 2018 22:54:08 GMT -6
Hope you get a great night's sleep, wedding.
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Post by wedding on Mar 5, 2018 23:01:07 GMT -6
trtlcrzy I just found out my training ends at 12 on Wednesday so I’m free anytime after that.
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