Pluggers by Rick McKee for March 13, 2018

those sure were the days

People forget that.

But where are the foil flags?

The biggest difference is the price … free vs. $180

Where is the aluminum foil?

It is so funny to see today’s kids snapping up various styles of antennae to attach to their television for “free” TV. They don’t seem to know or remember that broadcast TV has always been free. It’s only the cable and satellite services that cost money.

I hated it when the floppy antennas wouldn’t stay put! :(

I still use a 10-foot span herringbone, with 12 radials on each side of the beam, tapering from 3-to-1 foot, at the tips. Admittedly, since I have roughly 60-feet of under-turf coax—-I do use a signal-amp, to compensate for loss. But I’ve no problem whatsoever, with the O.T.A.-digital-signals. (Or I should say, my-wife has no problem with such: I’ve not watched more than an-hours’ total on it in the past-year.) That’s what I have Broadband Internet for, instead! Helluva-lot more entertaining…!

boy the way Glenn Miller played, songs that made the Hit Parade, Guys like us, we had it made…Those were the days!

and ya knew who you were then. Goils was goils and men was men, mister we could use a guy like Herbert Hoover again….

Didn’t need no welfare state, ‘cause everybody pulled their weight; and gee, our ol’ LaSalle ran great…Those were the days!!