OPB TV Translators and Digital Oregon Public Broadcasting's web page for rural translator users still doesn't show any translators being converted to DTV so I decided to check up on them.According to FCC records OPB has only gotten permits for 4 out of 40 or so translators to convert to digital. They are:K17GK - ArlingtonK23GK - AstoriaK26FQ - John DayK28JC - EnterpriseI wonder ...
Red Lion Hotel vs License Plate If getting a cold while in Austria wasn't bad enough, a construction crew working at AirPark ripped off my front license plate. They must of hit it with some equipment because there is paint missing from a couple of the letters and it was bent in some. They shoved the plate into the front grill and the lower frame bracket was left dangling:My truck...
Spanish Riding School On Saturday I went to a performance of the Spanish Riding School. Even though I bought my ticket 5 weeks in advance all I could get were the shit seats 2.5 stories above the horses and along the long edge so I could only see half the performance area. If that's all you can get, don't even bother.I would have to say I got a better show at Herrmann's...
Conrad Observatory During the Quanterra Users Group meeting in Vienna we took a bus ride (actually two buses - one for highway, one for mountain climbing) up to Conrad Observatory. The area reminded me a lot of Vermont. The observatory is build into the side of the mountain for maximum stability, front view:They must get some extreme weather, note the diamond plate s...
