RogerDuke

We all can certainly relate to having a love-hate relationship with our computers. It's especially frustrating when you don't know much about them. I'm quite certain I'm the most computer illiterate person here on the HazzardNet. Being computer illiterate just makes things 10 times more frustrating. I was going to try Hoss's idea of putting the computer in the blender but then I realized that I'd ruin it.....the blender that is. I hope you get your problem fixed soon Hoss. By the way, if I have a computer virus is there any way I can spread it without knowing I'm doing so? I'm not suggesting that I might have caused Hoss's problems but I do want to act responsibly. I never post links (because I don't know how) so I suspect I can't spread this virus. My computer's been fine lately though so the news isn't all bad.

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LOL Those two screen grabs were a really thoughtful thing to do Hoss!

These are ALL awesome pictures! Thanks so much for sharing them!

I have to admit, I'm now a fan of Duck Dynasty. This time of the year I don't watch much TV but I've gotten hooked on these rednecks. For those of you who aren't aware, it's the #1 show on American cable television. It's nice to see there's still shows out there with values similar to those on Dukes. This show has no offensive language or sexual situations and is about as PG as you can get. I suppose I shouldn't say none at all....but hardly any. Despite it's (relative) wholesomeness, it's #1. There is hope for this old world. My favorite character is Phil. That's probably no surprise since he's the most Uncle Jesse-like character. Although I wasn't very happy when he acted like his grandchildren were an inconvenience. Any other DD fans out there on the HN?

I hope you had a nice birthday Garrett. Thanks for the update. My daughter and her family are in town for my grandson's birthday so I didn't see any of it.

Thanks for these responses. My son-in-law says that we have contracted a virus and he was unable to remove it. After doing a few procedures the computer is fine for now but he's not optimistic that it will last. I suspect I got the virus from playing fantasy baseball but I can't be sure so I won't mention which venue I play fantasy baseball in. If the virus isn't their fault I wouldn't want to hurt their reputation....especially since I'm sure that they do everything they can to prevent hackers from doing bad things. I have decided to quit fantasy sports after baseball season is over. It's not just the concern of viruses. It just takes up too much time and I was a much happier person when the only thing I used a computer for was HazzardNet and e-mail. Thanks for all the work you've been doing on the server Meadowmufn!

He certainly is missed Garrett. He would have turned 93 today.

After drinking his iced tea Jesse moved into the living room. He sat in his recliner and starting reading the farm report in the middle of the local/regional section of the newspaper. Before he knew it he was sleeping. Five hours of cutting firewood had finally gotten to his old muscles and bones. Moments later he was dreaming of running from revenuers in his old Ford that he had named Black Tillie.

Welcome to the HazzardNet Roth. It sure is nice to have you here. I also like the name Roth. In fact I've been working on a book for years and the main character is King Roth. Don't get too excited. It's my second book idea and the first one didn't get published so I doubt this one will. We hope to hear a lot more from you, Roger

I really do hate computers. I only started using them because I was told I could find Dukes related stuff on the internet. After using the HazzardNet for a few years I started branching off to other things but now I'm going in the other direction and am down to three things. Now all I use this contraption for is HazzardNet, e-mail and fantasy sports. I'm slowly phasing my way out of fantasy sports for various reasons and it looks like I'll end up being where I was when I first started, just HazzardNet. I seem to be a lot happier when I'm on this thing less. One of the reasons is all the problems I have with it. They're constant. Thankfully my son-in-law is a computer engineer and cleans it up several times a year. Right now it's all messed up again. Luckily he's coming over Saturday but the way it usually works is that he fixes it, then a week later more problems develop. Then I'm stuck with this piece of junk for a couple more months until he comes again. Sometimes I think we were better off with our 12 year old Dell. Anyways, I'm sorry for not logging in but I get so frustrated with computer problems that it's just becoming not as fun anymore since I'm constantly fighting pop ups, disconnections, long delays, and every other imaginable problem. It takes an hour to do the simplest thing. Hopefully things will get better after my son-in-law visits. For now I'm cursing the invention of computers and probably won't be logging in for the rest of the week until my son-in-law can fix this thing and explain why it hates me so much. Maybe it's because I told it the only thing it's good for is the HazzardNet. Oh well, at least it's good for something.

A few hours later Jesse walked in the farmhouse after returning from cutting firewood on the back 40. He noticed the Hazzard Gazzette laying on the dining room table and grabbed an ice tea and sat down. "Hmm" he muttered quietly to himself, "the big race is coming up. That means the boys will be arguing over engine tuning, tire pressure, carbeurator adjustments and oil additives." He then smiled. "Yep, it's an annual tradition around here." Jesse stood up several minutes later, "Now I wonder where those boys are."

My Pittsburgh Penguins just won in overtime so I just turned it to NASCAR. They just went to a commercial while playing Danger Zone from Top Gun...NICE!

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What a great question. I don't remember a TV set in the farm either but I'm not sure if there was one or not. The end of "The Great Santa Claus Chase" offers a great living room scene from season 3 and I'm pretty sure there's not one there. There definitely was a radio in the living room...and I don't mean CB radio. Nice job of remembering the hospital TV Hoss. TV wasn't mentioned a whole lot on the show. I remember Cooter mentioning the old TV show about the FBI "They have a good TV show" Other than that and Hoss's reference I can't think of any mention of televisions....except I wouldn't be surprised if Boss hired someone to steal a truckload at some point in the series. I think there were televisions in the truckload of stuff the Dukes recovered that Boss was stealing from the senior citizens center. Hmm, was that "Return of the Ridge Raiders"?

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Being in first place is tough in a league like ours. Holding your first place spot is much tougher than tough. Oh well, I can't think of anybody else that I'd rather see in first than you Garrett. Woops, yes I can.....me!

May is the birthday month of my hero. I always celebrate Uncle Jesse's BD on May 11th. He is...and always will be...a big part of my life.

Ohio (Cleveland is the location of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) You're right Hoss, I don't really like any music except Country from the Dukes era. Although I have to admit I was madly in love with Sade before I met my wife.

I appreciate you updating the standings Garret but could you please put Dale at #1 and Jeff at #2 the next time you do it.

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There's good news, bad news and good news in the baseball world. The good news is that the Pirates are in first place. The bad news is that I'm struggling in my fantasy baseball league. The good news is that a certain Cubs fan (namely Garrett Duke) is in first place in our division in our fantasy league. This is an impressive accomplishment considering the league is comprised mostly of folks who make their living in the sports world, including knowledgable sports reporters. Congratulations Garrett!

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It's always tough for me to see the country and western singers that I grew up listening to pass on. He sang the saddest song in history (He Stopped Loving Her Today) and now the world just got even sadder. Thanks for this nice tribute Garrett.

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