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Continuing cable concerns
Q: Congratulations. You must be the only human on the planet who has been successful in contacting and receiving a response from someone in management at Time Warner concerning the deletion of Channel 51 (National Geographic Channel) from the standard service package. I question the veracity of R. Heaney’s statement about not wanting to move us up to the digital package level. If what he says is true, why doesn’t he tell us what the reason is? Do we get a replacement for National Geographic Channel? Yearly price increases with no valid reasons given. Now this. I just don’t get it.
Thank you.
R.K.
A: He did elaborate but the answer did not seem to give many details so I did not include it. Here is Time Warner Cable spokesman Heaney’s additional statement:
“If we could elaborate on the reason to include: TWC always evaluates their cable packages to balance quality of programming versus cost to customers. This periodic review sometimes leads to channel changes. Moving the National Geographic Channel has allowed TWC to maintain competitive pricing on the standard level of service.”
Q: My husband and I have long enjoyed your column and all the miscellaneous information we have learned from it. Is there any organization that can use old Christmas cards and/or beautiful calendars? I have lots of both, and they really need a new home.
Many thanks, and keep up the wonderful work.
L.S.
A: Contact the Austin Children’s Museum Creation Station, 472-2499. They also take wine corks, Styrofoam egg cartons, clean yogurt cups, cardboard toilet paper rolls, other arts and crafts items.
Q: Got a question for you. My church has several old 8-foot to 10-foot long fluorescent light bulbs that need to be disposed, but short of breaking them in pieces and putting them in the trash, we don’t know what to do with them. Is there a recommended way of disposing such a thing?
Take care, and thanks for your help.
S.D.M.
A: Residents of the City of Austin and Travis County should take household quantities of fluorescent light bulbs free of charge to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. You also might want to inquire where you purchase the tubes regarding other disposal options. Fluorescent light tubes should never be placed in your regular garbage.
File under “thoughtful musing”… .
Q: It seems that every retail store in Austin has one or more restrooms. It’s such a good idea that I wonder why. Is it based on some kind of statute (city, county, state)?
W.F.
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