Remember that GIANT catapult I had aimed at Bill's boss? Keyword there is "had"!
It's now pointed at you! <grin> Cheers, Erika (with a *K*) Erin for King, because she wants to be. ----------------------------------------------------- Erika L. Walker-Arnold, VP, RUWebby, LLC ----------------------------------------------------- Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Partner Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer ----------------------------------------------------- >>| -----Original Message----- >>| From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| Sent: 03 May 2002 14:35 >>| To: CF-Community >>| Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| Again, I say its perfectly fair. >>| >>| (Because _I_ live in Boston, MA, USA!) >>| >>| :) >>| >>| Jerry Johnson >>| >>| >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/03/02 03:15AM >>> >>| Yeah, but we also pay 50 GBP a month for our cable boxes >>| ... That's on top of the TV license. Plus broadband service. >>| >>| Erika >>| ------------------------------------------------------------ >>| >>| >>| -----Original Message----- >>| >>| From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 19:52 >>| >>| To: CF-Community >>| >>| Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| Whooaa! That was scary. I actually sent this about 5 hours >>| >>| ago, and it just posted. >>| >>| >>| >>| Jerry Johnson >>| >>| >>| >>| >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 09:43AM >>> >>| >>| I'm glad you pay. >>| >>| >>| >>| And I'm glad I get BBC America for free! >>| >>| >>| >>| And thank you ever so much for Monty Python. >>| >>| >>| >>| But seriously, I pay $40+/month for cable, so a BBC tax of >>| >>| $180/year only being paid by the users of the service seems >>| >>| not TOO unreasonable. >>| >>| >>| >>| Jerry Johnson >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/02/02 09:11AM >>> >>| >>| Personally, I don't have a problem with it. The BBC, >>| >>| generally, put out some good quality material, and the >>| >>| license fee represents reasonably good value for money when >>| >>| you consider the cost of, say, satellite, cable or digital >>| >>| TV subscription. >>| >>| >>| >>| There are a few issues though. I do think there is a >>| >>| potential problem in terms of all the online work the BBC >>| >>| do, which is presumably covered by the license fee, >>| >>| although possibly many license fee payers don't or can't >>| >>| access the web. Also, the BBC have a number of digital TV >>| >>| outlets that are obviously not accessible to those people >>| >>| without a digital receiver. >>| >>| >>| >>| All in all though, yes we pay, but yes the quality of the >>| >>| programming is, on the whole, amongst the best in the world. >>| >>| >>| >>| w >>| >>| >>| >>| -----Original Message----- >>| >>| From: Mike Townend [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 14:02 >>| >>| To: CF-Community >>| >>| Subject: Re: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| afaik there was a case where some guy changed his telly so >>| >>| that it couldnt pick up the frequencies sent out by the BBC >>| >>| so that it was impossible for him to receive them and thus >>| >>| said he didnt need a license... >>| >>| >>| >>| Im pretty sure there was a court case but im unsure as to >>| >>| what the result was.... >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| ----- Original Message ----- >>| >>| From: "Raymond Camden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| >>| To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| >>| Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 1:56 PM >>| >>| Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| >>| > Interesting question - does the license apply if you >>| >>| build your own >>| >>| > TV? :> >>| >>| > >>| >>| > >>| >>| ============================================================ >>| >>| ========== >>| >>| > = >>| >>| > Raymond Camden, Principal Spectra Compliance Engineer for >>| >>| Macromedia >>| >>| > >>| >>| > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>| >>| > Yahoo IM : morpheus >>| >>| > >>| >>| > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda >>| >>| > >>| >>| > > -----Original Message----- >>| >>| > > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| > > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:47 AM >>| >>| > > To: CF-Community >>| >>| > > Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > the strangest thing is we get 5 channels automatically >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > but the licence only applies for 2 of them (the others >>| >>| being funded >>| >>| > > by advertising), but you still cannot watch the >>| other 3 without >>| >>| > > getting a licence >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > -----Original Message----- >>| >>| > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| > > Sent: 02 May 2002 13:43 >>| >>| > > To: CF-Community >>| >>| > > Subject: RE: TV Licenses >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > Nope. You really have to have a license to have a TV >>| >>| and or Radio >>| >>| > > and or computer that gets streaming broadcasts. >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > 112 GBP a year too. >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > Erika >>| >>| > > With a K >>| >>| > > Todd for President to teach the UK a thing or two >>| about TV's. >>| >>| > > >>| >>| > > >>| -----Original Message----- >>| >>| > > >>| From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>| >>| > > >>| Sent: 02 May 2002 13:36 >>| >>| > > >>| To: CF-Community >>| >>| > > >>| Subject: Re: TV Licenses >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| Is this a joke? Or do you really have to have a >>| >>| license to use >>| >>| > > >>| a television? >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| Enquiring minds! >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| Sandy >>| >>| > > >>| ----- Original Message ----- >>| >>| > > >>| From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| >>| > > >>| To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>| >>| > > >>| Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 4:18 AM >>| >>| > > >>| Subject: TV Licenses >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| >>| >>| > > >>| > So this may very well be, the funniest thing >>| about living >>| >>| > > >>| in the UK >>| >>| > > >>| > ... >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/penalties/penalties_excuses.html >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| > Erika >>| >>| > > >>| > (with a *K*) >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| > "Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and >>| >>| squishy, and >>| >>| > > >>| > has a few pips in it, and some folks have >>| half a one for >>| >>| > > >>| > breakfast." >>| >>| > > >>| > ----------------------------------------------------- >>| >>| > > >>| > Erika L. Walker-Arnold, VP, RUWebby, LLC >>| >>| > > >>| > ----------------------------------------------------- >>| >>| > > >>| > Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Partner >>| >>| > > >>| > Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer >>| >>| > > >>| > ----------------------------------------------------- >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| > >>| >>| > > >>| >>| ____________________________________________________________ >>| >>| > > >>| __________ >>| >>| > > >>| Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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