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After I had my taillight housings rechromed, I carefully hand polished the red and the clear lens with Brasso. I spent some time on them and polished out many scratches. They look very presentable.

Today's formula for success seems to stipulate being an idiot who takes themself way too seriously.

It has even been known to work here.....

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I agree. There's some sort of collusion between the gubbamint and the cable/satellite/TV industry in this. These idiots seem to have forgotten where the industry came from and why the medium became so popular with its audience.

For decades, I was able to receive TV signals, here in rural PA, from a half dozen (UHF) stations TV in the Pen-Ohio area with nothing but an old set-top bowtie antenna, but I later replaced that with by an amplified loop type to get a more stable signal and better picture.

While DTV does NOT require a special antenna, the digital signals have nowhere near the range of the old analog. When I purchased an HDTV, I was only able to get one station until I upgraded to a better amplified indoor antenna - Terk HDTVa.

Techically, I get more "channels" now, but only because a broadcaster can host additional subchannels on a single signal frequency, but most of these new channels are fluff. Under the DTV paradigm and even with the new antenna, I get fewer stations - three in all, and none more than 28 miles away. Alas, I lost the one network I watched most of all - the signal from the "local" PBS affiliate.

Because of the severe weather we get here, I'm not about to waste money on a rooftop antenna, but I might try an outdoor antenna mounted up in the attic - IF the economy ever straightens up.

I certainly enjoy the superior picture quality of DTV and the sets are comparatively cheap now, but I have no interest in paying a fee to watch a stream of commercials that's occasionally interrupted by bites of "entertainment".

I now return you to the original topic.