So sad

I just read that Captain Phil Harris from the Deadliest Catch as passed on. I know a few of you watched the show. He was one of my favorites, so sad for his sons they seemed so close to him. He was not in the best of health and a heavy smoker from what I saw on the show.
So long Captain Phil.

I hope he enjoyed his intense life on the ocean, too short though it was.

I didn't watch that but Jamie does. He really love that show. Those guys live a hard and exciting life. Holly

Of all the Reality shows on TV the History Channel has the Real Reality.
DC really makes you applicate the cost of a crab dinner.
I also watch Ax Men, that's about the logging industry. Thats another hard job and dangerous at times.

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Yeah--I don't know whether to feel guilty and not eat crab--that they had to work so hard, or support them because they DO work so hard. Actually I have never eaten 'crab legs' just honest blue crabs

My son Chris is a big sea adventure fan, and I believe he watched that show some times. I think I saw it a couple of times, but don't really watch anything regularly. The commercials drive me nuts. So we lost another "hero.". Yes, we get crabs often and know why they cost.

Sorry for Capt. Phil's family.

The best ones are King Crab, less work eating them, bigger and meatier. I don't get them very often so they are a real treat.

We've watched the show occasionally, that is sad news :( Rick's fascinated with Ice Truckers and I'll catch a glimpse of it every once in a while - scares the heck out of me! I've seen Ax Men a couple of times too though I can't say we watch any of these regularly - the man behind the remote is ALWAYS changing the channels! LOL Ax Men reminds me of all the loggers in Maine. I remember one time when we were in Michigan and Rick was devastated with all the destruction the loggers had made in an area where we used to search for wildflowers. I told him it was always sad to see the mess those darned skidders make and he gave me a confused look - "what the heck is a skidder?" LOL Guess those city folk aren't as familiar with the tools of the trade as those of us who have lived in the woods :)

I've never heard of any of this and will have to try to watch some if I can get that darn remote away from that "Captain".

Debbie, I catch Ice Road Truckers too, I know what you mean about being scared, I hate driving on snow covered roads let alone ice with fridged water underneath.
I'm just amazed at some of the camera shots on that show.

Stormy, you really need to catch some of those shows, sometimes it's the only thing good on TV.

Lady, I don't watch that much TV since I joined DG, but I will try to check them out.

I'm on the computer a lot too, but the TV is in the same room. I do take breaks for the PC and flop in the recliner, watch TV and rub the girls bellies.

I sit on the sofa with computer on the lap while DSO is watching some nonsense.

rcn, Rick's right, you definitely would spend more time on the computer if you had a laptop, but you could spend it all with him. My desktop computer is at the top of the stairs where it's either too hot or too cold depending on the season. Thank goodness for my laptop. Pam

Just got a lap top for when we travel! But it's so much fun at home too. We can both be on line and confuse everyone! LOL Deadly Catch is awesome, I fish, and I fish in a small boat, but what those guys do is nuts. To just imagine being on deck and hammering ice from the rigging so you don't capsize is beyond belief. I think I'll stick to blue crab in pots I can row to. Ric

Lady that was a lot of fun in that movie.

RCN, you should tell Rick that without all of that yakking time you do on your computer, you'd be spending time dreaming up more projects to do. That'll get him!!

Debbie, Dell sells reconditioned 1 year olds on eBay very reasonably. I got a 14",60Gig w/ 1GB Ram, 4- 2.0 usb ports, Ethernet, wifi, and modem. A used router, neoprene sleeve, and Logitech wireless mouse, and only have about $300 in the whole mess. It came with XP which is what I have on my PC so everything works together. Ric
I also picked up a vintage leather shoulder bag in a Kitty Hawk thrift shop 2 years ago just for when we got a lap top. It would probably accommodate a 17". LOL

Those are great buys.

Yes Stormy, I was impressed with what I got. I think we are going to get an external drive to store our pics on, and either upgrade or replace the PC tower. Heck you can get refurbed tower for $150 and free shipping. Ric

Ric, thank you :) I really do want a laptop but if it means it will cut into my "garden whimsy" budget, I'm going to hold off for awhile longer!

We plan to get a laptop in place of a third standard compy--so that the laptop can be upstairs, away from the entertainment environment downstairs, and will be equipped for word processing and simple browsing. The Dell deal sounds good to me. One thing we've considered is to be able to access IMDB while watching a movie- ("who is that guy? What have we seen him in? What else did this director do?")

Sally, my computer is my companion information source to all of my TV viewing, especially if we are watching something historical. I check the portrayal against the facts.

Hope you've seen the HBO JOhn Adams then--pretty interesting

Yes, Sally. As usual, it sent me into weeks of reading.