dtel's wife

I am thankful that my house collapsing is one thing I do not have to worry about. Dtel designed and built this house, it withstood Katrina so I know it's pretty strong. The brackets are actually bolted into a 2x12 support beam. The wall the Fortes are bracketed to was previously the outside of our home. We added a 780 square foot addition about two years ago, which is now the "living area" and a master suite. Space is at a premium, even in our five bedroom/two bath house. Dtel designed those brackets and made them himself. Well, maybe space wouldn't be at such a premium if we didn't have six Fortes, two Cornwall IIIs and a subwoofer in our living room.[] Just kidding... the furniture would have to go before I got rid of the speakers. You know, he is pretty handy to have around. I guess I better say I do on December 9 when we renew our 28 year wedding vows along with my daughter and niece's marriages.[]

Meagain, I know you asked this question of dtel, but I happened to log onto to the forum first. Those speakers hanging from ceiling are Klipsch Forte II's. Dtel made the brackets himself and I can assure you they are most solid. They are actually mounted to the wall. If you want a more close up shot, let us know.

I agree with Larry and the others who have said she will come home if she is able. Our cat is an indoor/outdoor cat. She meows at the front door when she is ready to come in and sits by the front door when she is ready to go out. About three years ago she was at the door crying really loud. We opened the door and she could barely walk. She had been shot. The bullet went in at her shoulder and exited the other side. We really thought she was going to die. A week later she was just fine. About two weeks later our neighbor came over and told us he had shot her. Little did he know, our other neighbor had already told us that he had shot her BTW, what are you going to do with your cats when you come down here?

Geez guys, twenty five pages and still going at it?[]

Coytee, Why do you insist on getting yourself in trouble? [*-)] You were so "mild mannered" in Hope. I just didn't think you were the kind of person to continually create problems.[] Guess I was wrong again.[]

$3 or $105,000...I thiefs a thief. This is why locks keep an honest person honest. Wow, $105,000...You seem to be taking it well! It wasn't my money. It was my 66 year old aunt's money. The funds were from her insurance company and were to be used to repair her home after it suffered damage from Katrina. She signed the money over to a very very close relative to perform the repairs on her house. Total insurance funds exceeded $150,000.00. Her house is only 1500 square feet and received no more than 18 inches of water. However, the house is located in an exclusive area of Metairie, so was a custom built home with lots of extras. Being very generous and after consulting with several contractors the repairs they did perform were estimated to be $45,000.00. We (the family) made numerous requests verbally, and in writing for an explanation, receipts or whatever they could provide...to no avail. We went to arbitration and the attorney representing the "other party" refused to accept their "case". And no...I didn't take it very well because we suspect this same family member "took" dtel and I for almost $100,000.00 when I was an independant insurance agent. The district attorney advised a couple of days ago that he has accept the theft by fraud charges the sheriff's department filed six months ago. The case is going forward. I can't understand why people have a problem admitting when they are wrong.[*-)] And yes, if they had admitted the truth it would have been "swept under the carpet", as always with this particular family member. So...they defrauded an elderly Katrina victim, who is a family member. They also had full knowledge this person was suffering from depression, as the aunt was staying with them while the "repairs were being done". Sad, really sad.[]

When I woke up this morning, at 4:30 a.m. the military personnel were the first people I thought of. I am thankful to each and every person that has served or is serving in our military. Their service to our country has allowed us the freedom to celebrate and give thanks. Happy Thanksgiving to each of you and your families.

Arky, we aim to please and always enjoy having company. Everybody needs "to do" Mardi Gras at least once. As a rule, we don't attend the parades. When we go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, we head to the French Quarter to see the sights and hear the sounds. It makes me feel good to see there are people more idiotic than me.[]

According to my parents (they live in Pass Christian) - yes. Mom & Dad said it wasn't any where near as nice as the old Casino Magic (it's smaller) and the food isn't as good either. We heard the same thing about the new casino. Actually we weren't terribly impressed with Casino Magic's food prior to Katrina. OTOH - there's a new Casino opening up pretty soon in Clermont Harbor (east of Bay St, Louis and Waveland) that's suppose to be very nice. There is an excellent casino in Biloxi. The Imperial Palace has some of the best food we have tasted, as far as buffets go. dtel's....please make sure you take Michael to Beningo's (behind St. Stanislaus) in Bay St. Louis and show the man what a roast beef po-boy is with gravy and all the dressings. Heck - order him a shrimp po-boy and Barq's too! [] (sigh........me getting home sick.) Dtel says he wants to find Beningo's. BTW, I heard from a very reliable source that Rocky and Carlo's, down in da Parish will be reopening after the lst of the year. They have completely renovated the place, from top to bottom, and it's "sparkling clean". Pretty amazing feat for Rocky and Carlo's. I hope the food is still good.[*-)] BTW - I'l be visiting my parents for Christmas from the 23rd to the 29th. My birthday is Christmas Day and I was hoping we could do something to celebrate within a day or two of Christmas. Let us know if you want to try to get together. Tom We were going to drive along the coast so Michael could see it with the Katrina remodel, we will go look for Beningo's, I could use one of them po-boy's myself . Also plan to show him St Bernard, 9th ward, NO East and the french Quarter during the day. If dtel and Michael go to St. Bernard, 9th Ward or New Orleans East at night I think I will stay home.[N] We will also bring him back to the French Quarter at night, wish it was Mardi Gras time, he would not belive Bourbon St on Mardi Gras day . [] That's what I'm talking about.[] Also would like to take him to the House of Seafood in Bush La, it's not a fancy place at all, but they have a seafood buffet with all the local seafood boiled or fried, raw oysters and good deer sausage. Almost hurt myself last time we went there ! Any of you locals that have not been to House of Seafood need to get there when you get a chance. The food is unbelievable.[]

And...she's the boss and she can pick any day she wants...so she did.[] Indy in June should be nice...at least it won't be as hot as south Mississippi...

WOW!!! I remember those! Hey I remember those too!!! Thanks.

Dish does offer pay for view, but you would have to pay for that yourself. I think you will be much happier with Dish than cable. I don't think you will ever switch back. Just my opinion.

You are most welcome MD. Just a hint, when you sign onto the forum, check to right of the screen, it will give you a list of your posts, the most active posts and the unanswered posts. That will help you keep up with your "conversations". If you guys want to all meet up here that's fine with us. We can fix lunch or dinner for everyone. Happy Holidays!

Seti, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. The dtels

The deal with the Forte II's...Michael conceded his winning bid to us. That was our first "Heritage" purchase. The concession of the Forte's occurred before we helped out with the LaScala purchase. That's the least we could do, besides we really enjoyed listening to those Scalas. We (the bridal party, Michael and a few others) will be going to the French Quarter after the rehearsal on Friday night, Dec. 8 and then again on Saturday night, Dec. 9 after the wedding. So if any of you can make it those nights you are most welcome to join us. Michael will fly out of MSY on December 10 at 7 a.m. and we (all nine of us in the house) will leave on a six day Carribean Cruise on December 11. We had hoped to take Michael to Maspero's...Clover Grill...and of course those exotic bars.[] Yes it is a real triple wedding...three brides, same time, same place. Michael is going to have more women than he knows what to do with.[] Michael, get all your work caught up, so you can come and play. Just in case any of you make it down this way for the holidays...we will be celebrating the holiday season at home. If you would like to make arrangements to get together let us know. My birthday is Christmas Day, so that is just one more reason for a party![^][D][<)]

I hope we are not too much for Colter to handle.[] We plan on showing him some "sights".[]

The Food Network is terrific. Everyone in the house (all nine of us) love it. My six year old grandson loves to watch Food Network. We do have the Voom package I would suggest you guys try it. I am not a big fan of television. I actually only watch a few selected programs, however I can attest to the picture quality and the programming available. I can also emphatically state the service we have received from DishNetwork is excellent. My primary interest is listening to music, so I am familiar with the programming related to that. We also have Sirius radio and are very pleased with the programming.

It's really sad. All they had to do was admit what they did and it would have been brushed under the carpet. Just like always.[]

Phil, Entertaining, as always.

Michael's travel arrangements are finalized!!!![] He will be heading down south December 4, 2006.[<)] Although we had been begging him to come down for a vacation, we had to bribe him.[] We have engaged Michael as the photographer for our "Triple Wedding" on December 9, 2006.[H] Our oldest daughter and her fiance will be wed, our only niece and her fiance will be wed and dtel and I will renew our 28 year wedding vows. We are so excited to have Michael as our guest for a week. Some of you had expressed an interest having an informal gathering in our area. As of now, Thurs, Fri and Sat, December 7-9 are dedicated to the "wedding". If any of you would like to get together between the evenings of December 4 and December 6 let me know. You can either post here or email me. I know those are weekdays, but how often do we have the opportunity to be graced with Michael's presence.[] Your next chance may be in Indy next June. Can't wait to see you Michael.[{][}]

Dish Network's HD package, Voom, is worth the money, IMO. You might want to try it out Arky. A lot of good concerts.[] One thing, don't call DishNetwork at night, hardly anyone speaks English. And...sometimes you have to "operator shop" with them, they must have a high turnover rate. Once our service was established everything went smoothly. I have a plasma being delivered Tuesday so i'll upgrade to HD shortly. I have an old (18yrs) Toshiba rptv that just won't die & I have been holding out. How is the sound quality on the concerts? I guess DD 5.1 at best. JT I will have to ask dtel if they come in at 6.0, not sure about that one. I'm usually busy in the house, when the tv is on, so I know what's on, but not necessarily how it's coming through.[*-)] I do know the quality of the picture with satellite is soooooo much better than with cable. And I do know some really good concerts come on. A lot of concerts that we haven't had time to track down on dvd. You won't be sorry, HD is unbelievable. One channel is like a "screen saver". Nothing but video of salt water aquariums. It is awesome. If I am not mistaken DishNetwork offers the largest selection of HD. At least they did a couple of months ago.

We don't have "dropouts" all the time. Actually our "drop out" time with DishNetwork has been less than we had with cable. In the case of light rain there is not a problem. Generally we lose +/- 3 minutes in the case of "severe thunderstorms". The signal comes right back and your good to go. When the weather is bad enough to lose the signal, we probably shouldn't have the televisions on anyway.

Dish Network's HD package, Voom, is worth the money, IMO. You might want to try it out Arky. A lot of good concerts.[] One thing, don't call DishNetwork at night, hardly anyone speaks English. And...sometimes you have to "operator shop" with them, they must have a high turnover rate. Once our service was established everything went smoothly.

Thank you.