Hee hee.. I made myself some circular knitting needles... don't know how it will work, but, I am laughing at myself as I write.. 1. I disconnected some #1 metal circular needles from their cord. 2. With a dremel, I shaped the other (not the knitting ends) of the needle so it would slip into a small wire tube 3. Bought some plastic pony bead stringing tubing that has a very small hole, and stuck both needles in real tight.. Voila.. a circular needle.. size 1, length 11 inches! :-) When I go to Home Depot, I'm going to look for some stiffer wire.. this tubing is sorta flimsy.. Where there's a will, there's a way! :-) Pat

A few things to clear up: minnie_tx, unless you get a converter that works on batteries, have a generator or a UPS or something, it won't work with your battery TV when the power goes out. Remember, the converter needs power too. The extra stations will depend on the actual station, not the network. CBS, PBS, NBC, FOX, etc aren't giving you the extra channels. It's the local TV station that sets up the extra channels or not. In some areas, there may not be a secondary channel at all, although pretty much all have got a subchannel for HD broadcasts, but they're broadcasting the same thing. Around here, and probably in many other areas, the digital channels are not being broadcast at full power. So just because you get poor or no reception now, doesn't mean you won't get better reception when they go to full power. Actually, I've noticed a lot of problems with the analog channels for a long time and recently found out they cut the power on the analog channels too while they're converting over. I had attributed my poor reception to a bad antenna and the proliferation of cell phones, taller buildings, and other interference but it's just from lowered power broadcasts. The converters vary quite a bit. Not all have universal remotes, not all come with the cable, not all have a pass-through for analog and not all perform as well as others. Walmart has a $40 unit, so you can buy one for the price of sales tax with the coupon. Other places sell higher priced units, but they have more features. You have to decide which is best for you. BTW, not all converters are approved for the coupon. You may need to adjust your rooftop antenna (when so equipped). Depends on the antenna and your location. I've had mine for a few days now and initially was unimpressed but am becoming more pleased. I'll be happy when the power is increased because I don't think I'll need a new antenna. I get some snow on the picture now and use the combination of analog and digital for viewing different channels. If you've ever connected a VCR (or DVD) machine, it's the same concept. Your antenna plugs into the converter and your converter plugs into the TV's antenna jack. Mine, and I'm sure all have very good and basic instructions. It's very simple to do. I chose to buy locally in this instance rather than online. I felt more comfortable that if I wasn't happy with it, it'd be less hassle to return at a local reputable store than online. That was just my comfort lever for this instance. To do over, or again, I'd consider buying online, but many of the ones online don't have the same features. The other advantage was I made the decision to get it so I wanted it get it right away and not have to wait days for it to arrive.

Jef, As a fellow Amazon addict, I feel your pain. The answer is: "not really." There is, but you'll pay out the nose. Pine bark fines are going on Amazon for $11/quart. Offline, I get that at my local chain nursery here in Los Angeles for $3.99/1.5 cubic feet. So that's almost 1/3x the price for 44x more product. Interestingly enough, this product actually looks rather similar in composition to a 5-1-1-1 mix (it has Turface), but again is overpriced: http://www.amazon.com/Eves-Special-Canadian-Perlite-Turface/dp/B00VAQ3RNK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435781535&sr=8-1&keywords=bonsai+soil+bark. You're anti-mixing (and frankly, I was too) but if you want a quick draining soil, you're going to have to end up amending any bagged product regardless. That Eve's mix product looks surprisingly good, though if I were you, I'd pick up some potting mix from whichever nursery is nearest you in NYC, along with some fine-grade orchid bark (any nursery will have this in stock) and perlite.

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