How To Stream NBC on an Internet Only TV in your Cable TV Home

Let's say you have your main TV hooked up to Xfinity in your Great Room, but then you have a second TV in your bedroom that doesn't have a cable TV box, and you want to watch NBC TV shows like The Today Show on it. 

Here are three solutions to allow you to watch NBC broadcast TV on a TV where you've 'cut the cord'.

• 1. Use an Antenna

If you within a good range of a broadcast antenna, you can hook up a fairly inexpensive antenna to your TV and watch live broadcast TV, just like they did back in the old days.

2. Link Your TV Provider to the NBC and NBCU Family of Apps

With this solution, you need to have an account with a cable provider like Xfinity.

"If you have an account with a participating cable/satellite/digital TV provider, you can link it to the NBC and NBCU family of apps to unlock all episodes in the library and access a live stream of your local station."

Once you connect your app to your cable TV provider, you can watch NBC shows with an NBC app. 

3. Use the Xfinity Stream App.

Just like the Xfinity Stream App on iOS, you can use the Xfinity Stream App on your supported smart TV, like the TCL Roku TV. 

This gives you access to the full range of channels that you are subscribed to on your main account, along with the cloud DVR service, if that's part of your package. 

Xfinity Stream App on Xfinity TV Partner Devices FAQs:

"We work with equipment manufacturers to bring the Xfinity Stream app to compatible Amazon Fire TV devices, LG Smart TVs, Roku devices and other Partner Devices. The Xfinity Stream app offers live broadcast channels, linear cable channels, cloud recordings and video on demand, all without having to rent an Xfinity TV Box from us.

The Xfinity Stream app for Partner Devices is currently offered in a "beta" version that doesn't include the full set of features and functionality that comes with the Xfinity Stream app or the web portal. Future releases of the app will include additional features and functionality, as well as improved stability and optimization. When using the "beta" app, you won't be charged an "additional outlet" service charge. Pricing may change in the future.

Please note that Xfinity X1 is the best way to watch Xfinity TV, and not all features of X1 are available if you choose to use a Partner Device. See below for more information."

Extended Strikes Plates Protect the Edge of Your Door Frame

What do you do when the strike plates on your door frame don't protect the edge of the frame?

As you can see from the photo below, the latch on the door strikes the door frame, and THEN it strikes the strike plate. 

When I asked the builder about this, they said, "Those are standard strike plates. You have to turn the handle so it doesn't hit the door."

What!

What?

Because of THEIR POOR DESIGN, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT this every time I close a door?

No. 

Searching the web, I found out that I am not alone. 

I found this post, Craftsman Trim and Extended Strike Plates, talking about the same problem.

Here are some photos showing the situation.

Solution

It turns out that there's a solution. Extended Strike Plates.

You can get them from The Hardware Hut.

DJO-9175-630-RC

Don-Jo 1-3/4" (44mm) Radius Corner Extended Lip Strike Plate - EACH (Brushed Stainless Steel)

You have to measure from the center of the screw holes to the edge. 

I ordered 1 3/4" Don-Jo Extended Lip Strike Plates. 

UPDATE:

These strike plates worked so well. I installed eight of them in minutes. It was SO EASY!  Here are before and after photos:

Sandwich Boardwalk

We visited The Sandwich Boardwalk at low tide. It's pretty narrow, with bump outs to stand in to allow people to walk by.

It was low tide, so there wasn't any water underneath us. I think I'm pretty happy about that because I can't image walking along the Sandwich Boardwalk when there is water underneath it!

Check out this video of our walk:

More photos:

Sandwich Boardwalk.

• Parking
• $10 per day
• Resident and non-resident stickers available
• Directions:
• There are three entrances to Town Beach and the boardwalk. To park, visitors can take route 6A to Town Neck Road. There you will find a small parking lot next to Horizons restaurant. If this lot is full, continue down Town Neck Road until the dead end at Wood Avenue, then take a left into the next parking lot. To access the beach via the boardwalk, take Jarves road from route 6A and follow the signs for the boardwalk parking lot.

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard and Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

Recycling Cardboard, Week by Week

In our neighborhood you can put out cardboard for recycling if it can fit into the recycling bin, or if you tie it up in 3 foot x 3 foot bundles tied with string, and balanced on the top of the recycle bin.

That's ok if you've got a little bit of recycling to get rid of, but if you've recently moved into a new home, you've got a lot more to recycle, and it would take days and days of cutting the cardboard to the correct size, and weeks and weeks of putting it out on trash day. 

A Better Way

A better way to get rig of large amounts of cardboard is to load up as much as you can in the back of your car/SUV, and bring it to the Manomet Transfer Station. 

Note: Participation in Town-provided Trash & Recycling, and a permit IS required.

Here's how  you get there and get rid of your cardboard once you arrive. 

Lots of cardboard left over from moving. 

Filling the SUV with as much cardboard as we can.

Take Old Sandwich Road to Beaver Dam Road

Take a LEFT onto Beaver Dam Road at the Stop sign.

Turn RIGHT into the Manomet Transfer Station

Drive around inside, past the small office

Then, on your LEFT is the first of
two dumpsters for CARDBOARD

Throw, or carefully place, your cardboard
into the dumpster.

There is no need to push any button

The dumpster has a sensor that knows when
to compact the cardboard to make room for more. 

Carol happily getting rid of cardboard.

And we are done!

Where to get rid of Corrugated Cardboard in Plymouth, MA.

A permit is required. They can be obtained online or in person at City Hall.

Manomet Transfer Station Trash & Recycling [PDF]

350 Beaver Dam Rd, Exit 7 (old exit 3) 

Open Sun, Mon, Tues, Fri & Sat, 8am to 4pm (508) 830-4162 x12100 

Where to get rid of Styrofoam in Plymouth, MA.

The UPS Store takes flat sheets of styrofoam to use as packing material. Call first to see if they have room.

The UPS Store

31 Home Depot Dr, Plymouth, MA 02360

(508) 746-2772

Video: Transferring Cardboard