RogerDuke

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I just found out that my son-in-law hasn't even looked at my computer yet so I'm still playing the waiting game.

Thanks for the response Roth. I'm not sure if the moderators want me to mention the type of virus protection I have because I don't want to criticize them if it's not their fault. I will say that it costs 130 dollars per year and is paid up until October. I'm finding out that virus protection does no good against malware. In the meantime, my son-in-law (the computer engineer) has the computer and won't be able to work on it right away. I likely won't be logging in until Tuesday at the earliest. This has been so frustrating. The most frustrating part is that we'll just encounter another problem when it gets back. All it seems to do is move on to the next problem once one gets resolved.

Here we go again. Now the computer has a malware infection (whatever that is) and is completely unusable. I don't often get a chance to use a computer anywhere else so I likely won't be logging much until it's fixed. We have had had more trouble in a year with our laptop than all the years of a big computer combined. All our virus updates are in place and my son-in-law (who is a computer engineer) is always maintaining it but none of that seems to help. I'm so sick of technology. Grrrr!

I have just seen the second reference to the Dukes of Hazzard on Duck Dynasty. In one episode someone said that the CEO of the company (Willie) acted like Boss Hogg. In another episode they were talking about the local cops (since two of the characters went with them for a "ride along") They then mentioned Boss and Rosco.

I'm sure a few of you only glance through things here at the top of the page but if you haven't scrolled down to the bottom you're missing an amazing treat. Roth_Potter has posted 4 (for now) pages of incredible pictures on the General Discussion forum with the thread "Rare and behind the scenes..." There are some real gems amongst these contributions so if you haven't flipped through them head down there and check them out. Thanks Roth for these great pictures! They're a must see for all Dukes fans!

I've officially gone back to the future. In early 2007 I'd never touched a computer because I had no use for them. Then someone told me that you could find anything on a computer. Of course my next question was "Dukes of Hazzard?" The rest is HazzardNet history. In 2010 I started getting into fantasy sports and then political forums and car forums and astronomy stuff. I got overloaded. Earlier this year I started thinning things out until all that was left was HN and fantasy sports. Now I've even quit fantasy sports and I'm back to living like it was 2007 all over again. Since we got rid of our 12 years old Dell and bought this laptop, fantasy sports has never worked right but I put up with it. It constantly kicked me off and things constantly popped up that were irritating.....and then the viruses came. Six more today alone. So I quit and feel like a big weight has been lifted. And yes we have an anti-virus program and I have a son-in-law who is a computer engineer but none of that helped. I can't 100% sure blame fantasy sports but everything is pointing to that. I hope I don't miss fantasy sports. For now I'm celebrating putting it behind me. If I start to miss it I'll put pop in a Dukes episode. That always seems to fix what ails me.

FANTASTIC PICTURES! Thanks so much Roth! These are all real treasures.

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My Pirates lost in extra innings so I have it on NASCAR right now. The Busch brothers are duking it out in the #1 and #2 positions. I chuckled when the announcer said that nobody races the Busch brothers harder than they race each other. Now they just showed the crash the Busch boys had with each other in 2007 when battling for first. You're right Garrett, that Pirate win in the bottom of the ninth yesterday was pretty crazy.

Will the weekend results count in fantasy NASCAR competition or does this mean our league has the weekend off? I guess it doesn't really matter because I'm going to be in last place like always no matter what the answer is. The Pirates are tied in extra innings against the Astros so I'm not paying too much attention to racing. Thanks for your updates Garrett. I see your Cubs beat the Mets 8-2 today.

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Roth, I stopped doing the Duke or Dupes because of lack of interest but it would still be easy to play since hundreds of them are still available here. Just click on a page and scroll to one of them. The trick is focus on Uncle Jesse's picture. That way you won't see any answers before you want to. Then, after you've made your guesses just scroll to the answer....instant satisfaction! In a way, that's better than having to wait two or three days for the correct answers. Thanks for your interest in Duke or Dupe. I'm sure you know you can always post your own for others to answer OR you could even take over the trivia thread....or both! Just make sure you find a middle ground. Questions that are too easy or too hard can be frustrating to people answering.

Don't be confused by the term "reality TV show" Hoss. Situation comedies are making a comeback. I say that because "reality TV" isn't reality anymore. I'd bet a dollar that the folks on Duck Dynasty are using plots written by professional writers. This show is a boatload of fun but I'm certain that these scenes are choreographed just like a sitcom. I don't mind though. I'm not a fan of reality TV either but Duck Dynasty is a situation comedy if I ever saw one.....and it's an awesome situation comedy! I doubt any of the "actors" have had any (or much) acting experience but I'd still define them as actors. I also should probably retract an earlier statement. After further consideration I wouldn't exactly rate it PG. There are enough situations that a PG-13 rating would be warranted.....not many of those situations, but a few. Most episodes don't have any. It sure has been a long time since I had this much fun watching television.

There's an old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." I've been very blessed with happiness and I'd worry that my life would change too much if I hit it big so I'm not sure if I'd want to win the lottery. I've always said that half the poor people I know are happy. Half the rich people I know are happy. Half the middle class I know are happy. If that ain't proof that money doesn't buy happiness I don't know what is. Still, it would be fun acting like Abraham Lincoln Hogg and buying black convertible Cadillac and drive around giving money away.

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This has gotten confusing. I sent Garrett a check for thirty million dollars and the next day I saw that Hoss has sent the money too. After seeing that Hoss had taken care of it I cancelled the check and had the post office cut it off before it arrived. They sent it back and I destroyed it. Then I noticed that Hoss had just bought a thirty million dollar laptop and couldn't give Garrett the money. Since Garrett is such a good friend I decided to write another check but noticed I was all out of blank checks. I then called my bank to ask for more blank checks but they said that they were going out of business because their biggest customer had just withdrawn thirty million dollars out of the bank to buy a computer and they were forced to close their doors. I was going to file a lawsuit against the bank but then I realized that Hoss is probably the guy they were talking about and he's such a good friend I didn't want to draw him into this mess. Besides, if his thirty million dollar laptop gets confiscated by a civil court judge he wouldn't be able to post anymore. Maybe you should try a bake sale Garrett.

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.