Good bye

On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 5:36:43 PM UTC-5, woodchucker wrote:
> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
> with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
> few years, then back to the rec.
>
> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>
> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
> ripped off.
>
> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
> some really good arguments..
>
> I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>
> I have enjoyed our time together.
> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
> --
> Jeff

Like DerbyDad, I am went to Googe Groups after my ISP dropped newsgroups. I actually like it almost as well as the newsgroup server I was on.

On 3/22/2018 6:56 PM, Markem wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>> with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>> few years, then back to the rec.
>>
>> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>>
>> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>> ripped off.
>>
>> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>> some really good arguments..
>>
>> I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
>> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>>
>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
> There is alway home owners hub
>

Noooooooooooo Mr Bill Noooooooooooo

--
Jeff

On 3/22/2018 9:04 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
> "woodchucker"  wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
>> Jeff
>
> With the options folks laid out you will be back so I'll not say
> goodbye. ;~)
>
> All the best!
>
> John
>
>


:-)

--
Jeff

On 3/22/2018 6:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>> with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>> few years, then back to the rec.
>> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>> ripped off.
>> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>> some really good arguments..
>> I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
>> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
>
> Just in case you reconsider -
> I've used a free usenet service < no binaries > since my
> internet provider dropped news groups ~ 12 years ago -
> and I have no complaints at all. news.aioe.org
> My online email service - which I use as a back-up and
> spam collector is also quite acceptable - gmx.com.
> John T.
>
Thanks, I may check that out.

--
Jeff

Just Wondering wrote:
> On 3/22/2018 4:36 PM, woodchucker wrote:
>> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>> with over the years.  First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite
>> a few years, then back to the rec.
>>
>> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They
>> are now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using
>> this less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just
>> can't justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>>
>> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>> ripped off.
>>
>> There has been over the years some really good info, some comradere,
>> some really good arguments..
>>
>> I'm on lumberjocks   username woodchuckernj  ... I don't do much on
>> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>>
>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
> I'm using http://usenet-news.net.  It's fee based, but not by the month,
> you buy non-expiring blocks of downloading. $5.00 will get you 10
> gigabytes.  (5gb for $3, 50gb for $12, 100gb for $15, 200gb for $22)  If
> you're not downloading binary files, 10gb could last you for years.

I recently switched over to astraweb.com, paying $10 for a 25GB block
w/no expiration date. I was concerned it might be slower than
newsguy.com, but it feels faster. $10.

Bill

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>few years, then back to the rec.
>
>I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>
>Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>ripped off.
>
>There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>some really good arguments..
>
>I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
>there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>
>I have enjoyed our time together.
>I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.

There is alway home owners hub

On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 7:03:23 AM UTC-5, Dr. Deb wrote:

> Like DerbyDad, I am went to Googe Groups after my ISP dropped newsgroups. I actually like it almost as well as the newsgroup server I was on.

I have been using Google Groups since they bought Deja News! No telling how long ago that was, but has to be about 15 years. Never any problems, but like most newsgroups, no pics.

Since it is easier and more reliable to post a link to a product or a link to a picture anyway, that hasn't slowed anything down.

Oh, yeah... free to use, too.

Robert

On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 6:36:43 PM UTC-4, woodchucker wrote:
> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
> with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
> few years, then back to the rec.
>
> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>
> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
> ripped off.
>
> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
> some really good arguments..
>
> I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>
> I have enjoyed our time together.
> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
> --
> Jeff

As long as you have the internet, you have Google Groups. Free and available
on any device.

On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:34:23 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 3/22/2018 11:24 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
>> Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>
>>>
>>> I recently switched over to astraweb.com, paying $10 for a 25GB block
>>> w/no expiration date. I was concerned it might be slower than
>>> newsguy.com, but it feels faster. $10.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>
>> I'm with Astraweb too. I gave them $25 for 90 GB 10 years ago, and still
>> have 85 GB left. You're not going to use up 25GB quickly at all. No
>> complaints about the service.
>
>+1 I looked high and low after former provider did away with the plan I
>was on ($2.99/mo for AYCE). Found Astraweb, bought 25 gb and never
>looked back. Think I've found it down maybe twice in three years. Rock
>solid and good retention. Found some postings about rail splitting
>penned by some guy named Abraham Lincoln. ;)
>

Giganews is also a possiblity

Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

>
> I recently switched over to astraweb.com, paying $10 for a 25GB block
> w/no expiration date. I was concerned it might be slower than
> newsguy.com, but it feels faster. $10.
>
> Bill
>

I'm with Astraweb too. I gave them $25 for 90 GB 10 years ago, and still
have 85 GB left. You're not going to use up 25GB quickly at all. No
complaints about the service.

Puckdropper
--
http://www.puckdroppersplace.us/rec.woodworking
A mini archive of some of rec.woodworking's best and worst!

On 3/22/2018 11:24 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Bill <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>> I recently switched over to astraweb.com, paying $10 for a 25GB block
>> w/no expiration date. I was concerned it might be slower than
>> newsguy.com, but it feels faster. $10.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>
> I'm with Astraweb too. I gave them $25 for 90 GB 10 years ago, and still
> have 85 GB left. You're not going to use up 25GB quickly at all. No
> complaints about the service.

+1 I looked high and low after former provider did away with the plan I
was on ($2.99/mo for AYCE). Found Astraweb, bought 25 gb and never
looked back. Think I've found it down maybe twice in three years. Rock
solid and good retention. Found some postings about rail splitting
penned by some guy named Abraham Lincoln. ;)

On 3/22/2018 4:36 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
> with over the years.  First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
> few years, then back to the rec.
>
> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>
> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
> ripped off.
>
> There has been over the years some really good info, some comradere,
> some really good arguments..
>
> I'm on lumberjocks   username woodchuckernj  ... I don't do much on
> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>
> I have enjoyed our time together.
> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.

I'm using http://usenet-news.net. It's fee based, but not by the month,
you buy non-expiring blocks of downloading. $5.00 will get you 10
gigabytes. (5gb for $3, 50gb for $12, 100gb for $15, 200gb for $22) If
you're not downloading binary files, 10gb could last you for years.

On 3/22/2018 6:36 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed with
> over the years.  First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a few
> years, then back to the rec.
>
> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>
> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got ripped
> off.
>
> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re, some
> really good arguments..
>
> I'm on lumberjocks   username woodchuckernj  ... I don't do much on there ,
> but I do check in to see what people are building.
>
> I have enjoyed our time together.
> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>
Eternal September provides free non-binary newsgroup access and it works
pretty well. Did I mention that it is free?

https://www.eternal-september.org/

"woodchucker" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>I have enjoyed our time together.
>I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.

>Jeff

With the options folks laid out you will be back so I'll not say goodbye.
;~)

All the best!

John

On 3/22/2018 6:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 3/22/2018 6:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>>> with over the years.  First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>>> few years, then back to the rec.
>>> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>>> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>>> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>>> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>>> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>>> ripped off.
>>> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>>> some really good arguments..
>>> I'm on lumberjocks   username woodchuckernj  ... I don't do much on
>>> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>>
>>
>>    Just in case you reconsider  -
>> I've used a free usenet service  < no binaries > since my
>> internet provider dropped news groups  ~ 12 years ago -
>> and I have no complaints at all.      news.aioe.org
>> My online email service  -  which I use as a back-up and
>> spam collector  is also quite acceptable  -  gmx.com.
>>     John T.
>>
> Thanks, I may check that out.
>

Also check out news.eternal-september.org

You can download Mozilla Thunderbird (free) and use the above server
(also free) for your participating pleasure or to simply check in from
time to time. I've been using it for many years.

Regardless, Good luck to you.

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400
woodchucker <[email protected]> wrote:

thought this place was like a roach motel

> using this less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I

less worth
in here
preposterous

> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got

what about the phillips bulbs
the led or the flourescent

> I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on

is that short for lumber jockey or is it a play on words for lumberjack
but more amateur

or is it a reference to someone that is a jock but not in sports but instead
lumber

or maybe they wear wooden jocks

or maybe lumberjack domain was taken already

or maybe it is a frenchish word but for english speakers

lumberjacque becomes lumberjock

On 03/22/2018 05:52 PM, woodchucker wrote:
> On 3/22/2018 6:51 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>>> with over the years.  First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>>> few years, then back to the rec.
>>> I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>>> now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>>> less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>>> justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>>> Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>>> ripped off.
>>> There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>>> some really good arguments..
>>> I'm on lumberjocks   username woodchuckernj  ... I don't do much on
>>> there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>>> I have enjoyed our time together.
>>> I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.
>>
>>
>>    Just in case you reconsider  -
>> I've used a free usenet service  < no binaries > since my
>> internet provider dropped news groups  ~ 12 years ago -
>> and I have no complaints at all.      news.aioe.org
>> My online email service  -  which I use as a back-up and
>> spam collector  is also quite acceptable  -  gmx.com.
>>     John T.
>>
> Thanks, I may check that out.
>

Also checkout eternal-september.org

On Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:36:34 -0400, woodchucker <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Just thought I would say good bye to many of you that I have conversed
>with over the years. First on the rec, then on the binaries for quite a
>few years, then back to the rec.
>I have been paying to keep my old email, and newsgroup service. They are
>now discontinuing the newsgroups on Apr 1st. And I have been using this
>less and less. There seems to be less worth lately, and I just can't
>justify picking up a newsgroup only for the little use I have.
>Thanks for putting up with my Phillips bulb rants, or whenever I got
>ripped off.
>There has been over the years some really good info, some comrade-re,
>some really good arguments..
>I'm on lumberjocks username woodchuckernj ... I don't do much on
>there , but I do check in to see what people are building.
>I have enjoyed our time together.
>I'll be around until the 31st. Then I'm gone.


Just in case you reconsider -
I've used a free usenet service < no binaries > since my
internet provider dropped news groups ~ 12 years ago -
and I have no complaints at all. news.aioe.org
My online email service - which I use as a back-up and
spam collector is also quite acceptable - gmx.com.
John T.