Look: There's a Dish!

[cyberham]

We were driving home from lunch today and my wife called out "Look...a dish". On the side of the road was a Star Choice 40"x44" dish complete with LNB and J support. I quickly u-turned, pulled up to the house and went to their front door. They confirmed it was garbage so I loaded the assembly into my CUV. It almost wouldn't fit without some disassembly but I had no tools in the car. I now have a new dish obtained for $0 plus I've learned to always keep a toolbox in the vehicle.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

My wife would never do that, she would let me keep on driving.

 

[Pi314]

Nice find. I keep Gerber multi-tools in all my vehicles, in addition to a small tool pouch.

 

[KE4EST]

Every time my wife sees a C-Band dishes she calls my attention to it.

 

[markbone100]

Every time mine sees one that I am looking at, she says "dont even think about it"

 

[jorgek]

So whats your secret? How did you train your significant other?

 

[toucan-man]

So whats your secret? How did you train your significant other?

I bought a clicker and a box of treats...

 

[Kraven]

My wife would never do that, she would let me keep on driving.

Same here.. or I'd get a "look at your right and I'll beat you"

 

[. Raine]

Every time my wife sees a C-Band dishes she calls my attention to it.

Mine too.

 

[FaT Air]

puurrrrfiect!

 

[RT-Cat]

I bought a clicker and a box of treats...

 

[Tron]

Nice dish rescued from the trash! I've been known to slam on my brakes for a Superdish or even a Slimline. My eyes always wander roadside on garbage pickup nights.

 

[cyberham]

So whats your secret? How did you train your significant other?

She's smart. This $0 dish makes it harder to justify spending $ on a "real" dish such as a 1.2-metre model. Is this called passive agressive behaviour?

 

[jorgek]

Any plans yet for this super dish find? I guess this means an ant farm?

 

[Pixl]

How about a picture of the loot.

 

[cyberham]

It's not too pretty. Broken LNB holder, rusty hardware, flaking paint. But it looks technically sound down to its old beer can single-sat LNB.

 

[cyberham]

Any plans yet for this super dish find? I guess this means an ant farm?

Not really. Too small for 125W here. I actually like elegance of a finely adjusted motor. It seems so practical. Maybe when weather warms / dries, I'll think of something.

I have another identical dish to pick up when the fellow finds his LNB. He answered my endless ad on kijiji for any dishes.

 

[cyberham]

It's Mother Could Love It

Not a pretty sight...but functional: