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Twitter & TV: Symbiosis
Posted by roberto1810 in Media, Social Media, Technology, Television on January 10, 2014
Television viewership has skyrocketed in recent years. It might seem surprising, but on-demand availability and time-shifted programming (such as '+1' channels), as well as the range of viewing platforms now available has meant that the public can now fit viewing into their schedule better than ever before. On top of this, television is no longer seen as the 'low art' it once was; film's black-sheep baby cousin has grown up and started garnering the attention it deserves.
Shows like Game of Thrones are receiving Hollywood-sized budgets, and others such as Breaking Bad are gaining the kind of universal critical acclaim once reserved for great literature or theatre, and only the greatest of film (see also this article, comparing the show to the fabled Great American Novel.)
Beyond this, the way we talk about television has changed too; it is now impossible to go on Twitter without risking seeing spoilers for your favourite shows. I caught up with the infamous (and controversial) Game of Thrones episode featuring The Red Wedding about three days after it first aired and in that time I had to enter into complete social media lockdown, lest I accidentally stumbled upon a list of who had died…. [SPOILER ALERT] Turned out it was pretty much everyone, so it was almost a waste of time, but that's beside the point. Twitter has now become the first point of contact for reactions, discussions, news questions, so much so that shows are being rated not by how many views they receive (incredibly difficult to measure in the age of aforementioned technological advances) but by how much Twitter buzz they generate.
In fact, nowadays it is arguable that you cannot properly engage with television without having a Twitter account. Even some of my more tweet-phobic friends immediately search for trending reactions to certain televisual events: from the last few months the finales of Breaking Bad, Broadchurch and The X Factor spring to mind. Sure, TV events will no doubt receive press coverage, generate Facebook statuses, inspire blog posts, but for immediate, concise reaction and discussion, nobody does it better than Twitter.
The industry is savvy to this fact as well; TV Line founder and CEO Michael Ausiello has nearly 20,000 tweets to his name and over a million followers. Twitter is allowing audiences to engage with television in a way only previously dreamed of. Watching a show is no longer the final step of the experience, we are implored to involve ourselves further in the world of the episode by becoming immersed in the forum surrounding it, and it's not even a big commitment, you don't have to have tons of time or a burning passion, just fire off those speedy 140 characters with the right hashtag at the end, read your 'Trending' page and you're done. Suddenly, since Twitter established itself, television viewing has become a richer experience, more social than ever before; where it used to bring the members of your household together, it now brings you together with every other fan of your favourite show who has a Twitter account… Which every true television fan now does.
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The GNU Autotools are nothing short of an astounding engineering achievement. They can configure, compile and install software ranging from supercomputers all the way down to a SunOS 1.0 from 1983, or thereabouts. It can even do shared libraries portably, which is considered to be among the darkest of magicks on many of these platforms.
This technological triumph does not change the fact that using Autotools is awful. The feeling of using Autotools is not totally unlike trying to open a safe by hitting it repeatedly with your head. Here are just some ways they cause pain to developers.
Complexity is standard
If I were to describe Autotools with just one word, it would be this:
It's not that Autotools is hard, a lot of systems are. It's not that it has a weird syntax, lots of programs have that too. It's that every single thing about Autotools seem to be designed to be as indecipherable as possible.
Suppose that a developer new to Autotools opens up a configure.ac for the first time. He might find lines such as these, which I took from a real world project:
AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CHECK],[test "x$have_check" = xyes])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
Several questions immediately come to mind. Why are all function arguments quoted in brackets? What is AM_MAINTAINER_MODE? Why is it needed since I am not the maintainer of Automake? What is "xyes"? A misspelling of "xeyes" perhaps? Are the bracketed things arrays? Is space the splitting chracter? Why is the answer no on some locations and yes on others?
The interested reader might dig into these questions and a week or so later have answers. Most people don't. They just get aggravated, copy existing files and hope that they work. A case in point: Autotools' documentation states clearly that AM_MAINTAINER_MODE should not be used, yet it is in almost every Autotools project. It survives as a vestigial organ much like the appendix, because no-one wants to understand the system. And, just like the appendix, it sometimes tries to kill its host with a sudden inflammation.
My estimate is that there are less than 20 people in the entire world who truly understand Autotools. That is one hell of a small pool for something as fundamental as the most used build system in the Free software world.
A legacy of legacy
Autotools work by generating a Bourne shell (the one from the seventies) compatible configure script and makefiles (also of the type from the seventies). To do this they use a macro language called M4 (guess which decade this one is from). There is nothing inherently wrong with using tried and tested tools.
The big problem is that the designers did not do proper encapsulation. The source files to Autotools do not have one syntax. They have several all mixed together. The "xyes" thing
mentioned above is in fact a shell script snippet that gets included (eventually) to the main configure script. Make directives can also be added for extra fun.
The end result is that you have code snippets in several different languages mixed together arbitrarily. In addition to being tedious to read, they also make automatic code inspection all but impossible. For example most non-trivial Autoconf snippets give syntax errors in Eclipse's Autotools editor due to missing and/or extraneous parentheses and so on (to be fair, most of these are bugs in Eclipse, but they are caused by the fact that parsing is so hard). The only way to find errors is to compile and run the code. Debugging the result is even harder.
Since Autotools is intertwingled with these tools and their idiosyncrasies, it can never be fixed, cleaned or substantially improved.
Surprising costs
One of the main goals of the C++ committee has been that you should never have to pay penalty for features you don't use. If you don't use virtual inheritance, your function calls are just as fast as in C. Don't need RTTI? Just disable it. Don't use templates? Then you
don't get any extra bloat in your binaries.
Not so with Autotools.
Suppose you develop a program that uses GTK+ and D-bus. That implies a rather modern Linux program that will never run on, say, AIX 4.0. So you would probably want to throw away all the garbage dealing with that platform's linking peculiarities (and everything else, too) from your build system. But you can't.
Autotools is designed so that every single portion of it runs according to the lowest possible common denominator in the entire world (except when it doesn't, we'll come back to this). This has interesting consequences.
The most common complaint about any piece of software is that it is bloated. For some reason this is never said of Autotools, even though it is one of the most bloated things in existance.
As an example let's look at utouch-grail. It is a plain C library that detects multitouch gestures. It is a small to medium sized project. Analyzing it with Sloccount reveals that its configure script is three times larger than all C source (including headers) put together.
This is even more astounding when you remember that the configure script is written in a high level scripting language, whereas the library is plain C.
If you look inside the configure script, one of the things you notice quite quickly is that it does not use shell functions. They are all unrolled. This is because the original plain Bourne Shell did not support functions (or maybe it did but they were broken in some versions of Ultrix or whatever). So Autotools will not use them in the code it generates. You pay the price whether you want to or not.
My friend once told me that if you have a multicore machine and update Gentoo on it, a fascinating thing happens. For most packages running configure takes a lot longer than the actual build. The reason being that configure is slow, and, even worse, unparallelizable.
A question of state
Computers are very good at remembering state. Humans are notoriously bad at it. Therefore the basic rule in interaction design is to never have the user remember state that the machine can either remember or deduce by itself. Autotools forces its user to keep all sorts of state needlessly in his head.
When the user has changed the code, he types make to compile it. This usually works. But when the files describing the build system are changed (Which ones? I really don't know.) just running make will fail. Even worse it probably fails silently, claiming everything is fine but producing garbage.
In these cases the user has to manually run autogen.sh, autoreconf, or maybe something else, before make. Why? Why does the developer have to care? Is it really too much for a build dependency tracker system to, you know, actually track dependencies? To notice that a file that some other files depend on has changed and thus deduce the steps that
need taking? And take those steps automatically?
For Autotools the answer is yes. They force the user to keep state in his head needlessly. Since the human mind can only keep about 7 things in short term memory at any one time, this single choice needlessly wastes over 14% of developer brain capacity.
When are binaries not binaries?
When they are shell scripts that invoke magical incantations in hidden directories, of course. This little gem is courtesy of Libtool, which is a part of Autotools.
If your project uses shared libraries, Autotools does not actually build them until after you do "make install". Instead it creates so-called convenience libraries and, in a step of utmost convenience, hides them from the developer. Since the actual libraries do not exist, binaries in the build tree cannot use them, ergo they are replaced with magical wrapper scripts.
By itself this would not be so bad, but what happens when you want to run the files under gdb or Valgrind? You either always run make install before debugging or you follow the instructions on this page:
(At least they are honest, seeing that their breakpoint was put on the line with the statement 'printf ("Welcome to GNU Hell!\n")'.)
This decision again forces state on the user. How you run gdb, Valgrind or any other inspection tool depends on whether the program you build uses shared libraries or not. There goes another 14% of your brain. More if your project has several different kinds of
Consistent lack of consistency
With Autotools you can never depend on anything being the same. So you have to jump through unnecessary hoops all the time. Say you want to have automated build service that does builds directly from revision control as well as release builds from tarballs.
To do this you need two different build rules, since the configure script is not in revision control you need to generate it in daily builds. But since source tarballs sometimes don't contain autogen.sh you can't always call that before configure. And indeed you shouldn't,
you're testing the release after all.
As an added bonus any patch that changes configure is guaranteed to be non-mergeable with any other patch that does the same. So be sure to specifically tell your diff program to ignore the configure file. But be sure to remember whether you did that or not every single time.
This is just one more way Autotools gives you more state to deal with. These kinds of annoying one-off things keep popping up in places where they really should not. They sap developers' time and effort constantly.
Poor portability
Autoconf's main claim to fame is that it is portable. The only requirement it has, as mentioned above, is the userland of SunOS from 1983.
Unfortunately there is a platform that does not provide anything even close to that. It is quite popular in some circles. For example it has over 90% market share in desktop machines (but who uses those, anyway).
You can use Autotools on Windows, but first you need to install either Cygwin or MSYS and even then you can only use variants of GCC. There is roughly zero support for Visual studio, which unfortunately is the most popular compiler on that platform.
The end result is that if you want or need to support Windows as a first class platform then Autotools can't be used. Many projects provide both Autotools and Visual Studio projects, but that means that you have two independent build systems that will go out of sync on a
regular basis.
Portability is internal too
Autotools are not forward or backwards compatible with themselves. The developers change the API quite often. This means that if you need to support several different aged platforms, you need to support several versions of Autotools.
This can be done by programming the configure scripts to work differently in different Autotools versions. And who among us doesn't like a bit of meta-meta-meta-metaprogramming?
Not producing garbage is better than cleaning it
As a final issue I'd like to mention build directories. This is a concept advocating source code directory hygiene. The idea is that you have a source directory, which contains all files that are checked into revision control. In addition there is the build directory. All files generated during build go there. In this way the source directory is always clean. You can also have several build directories, each using different settings, a different compiler and
so on.
Autotools do provide this functionality. If you run the configure script from a directory other than source root, it writes the build files to that directory. But this is pretty much useless, as it only works on full tarballs. Actually it probably won't since most Autotools projects are written so that they only work when built in the source directory. Probably because the project they were copypasted from also did that.
Tarballs are used mostly by packagers and end users. Developers work on revision control checkouts. As their first step they need to run either autogen.sh or autoreconf. These commands will always vomit their files in the source directory. And there are lots of them, just look at almost any project's revision control file ignore list.
Thus we have a really useful feature, which is completely useless to those people who need it the most.
What to use then?
That depends. Believe it or not, there are build systems that are even worse. Actually most of them are.
My personal favorite is CMake. It fixes almost all of the issues listed here. It has a couple of downsides too. Its language syntax is weird at some places. The way its state and cache values interact on repeated invocations is non-intuitive. Fortunately you usually don't have to care about that if you just want to build your stuff.

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Fresh Seasonal arrangements for every occassion, featuring florist's choice of blooms are available Wednesday-Saturday. Local delivery is included.
Same day delivery orders must be placed by 12:00 noon MST.
Our arrangements are created in our floral design studio. We do not have a retail store.
All orders may be placed through our website or over the phone 208-315-0636.
Make your special event memorable with stunning fresh bouquets, centerpiece, garland, and accessories.
Locally owned by Nila Norvell.
A building is only as great as the foundation it stands on. That is why Foundations McCall is dedicated to quality, safety, and timing of each and every project. Foundations McCall is your go-to company for the best foundations in the northwest. Our project managers are meticulous about completing the job precisely and on time. We complete an extensive quality check before and after every pour.
Building Supplier
Franz Witte Landscape, Nursery and Maintenance is a professional nursery offering the best in landscape design and construction as well as a full range of the finest nursery plants, products and services for all of your outdoor needs. Our friendly, knowledgeable nursery staff is your gardening resource for the west-central mountains of Idaho; our maintenance crew can provide you with professional landscape services to keep your property looking its best. We are a year-round, one-stop nursery for any outdoor projects around your home, business or neighborhood.
The Friends of the Library(FOL) is a volunteer organization formed in 1993 to support the McCall Public Library. We operate the Pump House Used Bookstore, 1001 State Street, which sells gently used books at very low prices and welcomes book donations. All proceeds benefit special projects such as the summer reading program, e-books, childrens' books and art supplies.
Summer hours (June-August): 12pm-3pm, Tuesday-Saturday
Winter hours(September-May): 12pm-3pm, Wednesday-Saturday
Larger book sales are held at the library during Winter Carnival and Labor Day.
Interested in helping the FOL? Stop by the Pump House during open hours, the McCall Library or the library website for more information.
Artist Co-op Gallery-All Idaho Artists includes photography, painting, ceramics, jewelry, fused glass, fine arts and gifts.
Open everyday (except holidays) 11:00 am – 5:00 p.m. Summer hours(Memorial Day through Labor Day): 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Granite Mountain Nature Gallery is a family operated rock shop and nature-related business since 1987. We carry an extensive inventory of fossils, minerals, rock spheres and vases, jewelry, beads, rock decorator pieces, framed insects, and more.
The store is located at 305 E Park Street, Suite A and open daily 10am-6pm with extended hours in the summer.
As a cornerstone of McCall's recreational community, Gravity Sports is a full-service bike and ski shop that sells and rents bikes, flat-water boats, SUPs, camping and hiking gear, skateboards, skis, snowshoes, outdoor clothing and apparel. All of our staff members are extremely knowledgeable and passionate about outdoor sports in McCall. Stop in to get outfitted for your adventure.
Hours of Operation
Peak Season: Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm, Sunday 9 am – 5:30 pm
Non-Peak Season: Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5:30 pm, Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Hammerheads is a custom framing and siding company located in McCall, Idaho. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of construction, a safe working environment and the best customer service at the most competitive price. We are dedicated to the continual achievement of quality framing and service. At Hammerheads, quality translates into meeting customer requirements in a consistent and timely manner.
High Desert Wildlife & Pest Solutions
is a new company that provides high quality and affordable wildlife removal and pest control services to the surrounding communities. High Desert Wildlife & Pest Solutions began operations in November 2017 and is a sole proprietorship, owned and operated by Cody & Angela Clagg.
Mr. & Mrs. Clagg have both left their respective jobs in order to specialize in wildlife removals and pest control services to residential homes and commercial business. High Desert Wildlife & Pest Solutions is based out of Middleton, ID. They provide services to central and southwestern Idaho and up through Southeastern Oregon. Our goal is to provide friendly service, with accurate information, and we guarantee the job is done right the first time saving you frustrations. Most importantly, we strive to develop long-lasting relationships and communication is vital. We offer free inspections and every job is guided by Integrated Pest Management techniques keeping your home or business environmentally safe and friendly.
Who We Are
Cody and Angela have extensive backgrounds in the Pest Control Industry. Cody was a pest control specialist in the US Air Force for over 9 years controlling wildlife such as coyotes, birds, bats, and badgers base wide to include the airfield and base housing. After Cody separated from active duty he was recently a Service Manager for a pest control company in Atlanta, GA and here in Boise, ID for the past two years. He is currently working on a B.S. in Wildlife Management from Ashford University.
Angela was a pest control specialist in the US Air Force as well for 13 years before leaving active duty and transferring into the Air Force Reserves where she is still a pest control specialist. Angela has received her M.S. Degree as a Medical Entomologist from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She prefers to deal with the creepy crawlies. Angela has also been a Service Manager for a pest control company in Atlanta, GA and here in Boise, ID for the past two years.
Their combined experience is reaching 30 years. Let us help you today and come join the family!
Why settle for less than first class service?! We meet all your residential and construction cleaning needs. House cleaning – construction cleaning – vacation rental cleaning – move in and move outs | Property Services, | Property checks for your peace of mind | Handy Man maintenance – yard service. We coordinate any and all your needs! Call today and experience our first class services! 17 years serving Valley and Adams Counties. We provide the product and equipment. Credit cards accepted – Bonded and Insured.
"Mountain Recreation Experts" serving McCall since 1979. Committed to quality merchandise and outstanding customer service. Ski, Bike, SUP, water sports, repair and rentals. Fabulous selection of seasonal footwear, sportswear, and sunglasses.
Septic Cleaning-Portable Toilets
The Auxiliary Thrift Shop is a first-rate venue for second-hand goods. Donations of clothing, jewelry, and household goods are appreciated, and new volunteers are always welcome. All proceeds support the Auxiliary Community Grant program and aid in the purchase of new equipment for St. Luke's McCall Medical Center.
To volunteer, donate, or learn more about the Thrift Shop, please call (208) 634-2088.
Thrift shop selling used & new items to:
- Produce revenue for the hospital to accomplish its mission.
- Provide reasonably priced clothing & essential household items to the public.
- Provide a rewarding place for civic-minded people to volunteer and develop camaraderie.
- Provide an outlet for recycling products back to the community.
Our prices enable the Auxiliary to help people in need, and to generate money for its charitable purposes."
About the Hospital Auxiliary:
St. Luke's McCall Auxiliary is dedicated to supporting St. Luke's McCall Medical Center and improving the health and quality of life of people in our community. Since our founding in 1956 (as McCall City Hospital), we've raised more than $3 million to purchase equipment for the hospital and to support community health initiatives. We welcome you to join us, and share your time, skills, and passion to benefit our community.
Inland Marine is Valley County's most experienced dock-building contractor. We also do service calls, yearly maintenance and provide marine and dock supplies. Call for free estimates!
Smart home design/installation/multi-room audio energy management/light control. T.V. and audio set-up from simple to extravagant. Local electronics integration company. Other services include security systems and cameras. Can be monitored or not.
Owned and operated by Colby Peters who has been in construction for 25 years. Inventive Cabinetry is a local distributor for Canyon Creek Cabinet Company, specializing in semi-custom to custom cabinets. We offer cabinetry for kitchens, bathrooms, offices, closets, laundry rooms, hobby rooms and more. Give us a call to design the kitchen of your dreams!
Visit our local showroom in McCall at the Northwest Passage Bed & Breakfast or in Boise at 627 N Five Mile!
J&M Masonry specializes in masonry,paint, stain and epoxy. Our goal is to have satisfied customers. For J&M Masonry there is no such thing as a small project every job is treated with the same priority and importance. We want to expand to the McCall area because we are looking for new horizons. With over 20 years experience we want to meet all of your needs when it comes to our specialties. Licensed and insured. We do from natural stone to manufactured stone to brick. Your satisfaction is our goal!
At JSM LAWNCARE AND SNOW REMOVAL we pride ourselves on customer satisfaction and strive to exceed our customers expectations.We offer full service lawn care and snow removal. Call or email us today for your FREE quote! During lawn season we offer full lawn maintenance- we can fertilize and even do complete lawn replacement! In the Winter months, we plow, snow-blow and de-ice to ensure you have a safe place to live and work. Call us today to help you keep your property in tip-top shape year-round!
Jug Mountain Builders is a custom home builder in McCall, Idaho. Our experience, expert craftsmanship, and attention to detail ensure our clients get a one-of-a-kind home. We also specialize in building "Smart Homes." We use the newest products and technology to make our homes both energy efficient and easy to control with a just touch of a button.
We are proud to be the first home builder in Idaho to complete a low voltage lighting home using LumaStream. This intelligent low voltage lighting system reduces energy consumption by up to 80 percent by using quality fixtures and patented lighting technology.
Jug Mountain Builders is also proud to use EnergySEAL for seamless insulation systems. The spray foam insulation used by EnergySEAL is both eco-friendly and energy efficient. This translates to a quieter, healthier, more durable home for you to enjoy…all with lower energy bills.
Let us bring our expertise and knowledgeable partners together to help you bring the custom home of your dreams to life.
Knitting and crochet lessons; yarns; hand dyes; spinning; and FUN!
KINETICO QUALITY WATER OF McCALL
Kinetico is an independent dealership, owned by Rick and Karen Martinez. ALL Kinetico products are designed, manufactured, and shipped from Ohio. Made in America
We will provide the same excellent products and services we have provided to the Treasure Valley to Valley County and surrounding areas. Not only will we be able to clean your water of Iron, hard water, but also chlorinated city water, we will be providing the local area with cool refreshing bottled water service delivered to your home or business.
Only your Kinetico water professional can accurately assess your home's specific water needs and tailor a Kinetico home water system that's right for you.
All our Technicians are well trained and professional, neat and courteous providing an experience that is both refreshing and enjoyable, whether you are having a new system installed, or just routine maintenance
Kinetico water professionals hold themselves to Higher standards. Whether providing a thorough analysis of your home's water, explaining how water filtering systems work, or recommending one that's right for you, one thing is certain. No one brings a higher level of professionalism to your home. We promise.
We stand behind our products, from home water filter systems to water softeners and drinking water filters, with the most comprehensive warranty coverage in the industry. Your knowledgeable Kinetico water professional will provide you with all of the details pertaining to your Kinetico water filter system. Contact one today and compare our warranty with anyone. You'll find our warranty is the best!
Our engineers put their very best thinking into developing innovations to remove nearly everything from water that isn't water. Our advanced water softener systems are powered by the force of moving water instead of electricity, and our water filter systems achieve incredibly high levels of filtration for the very cleanest, safest drinking water.
With a Kinetico home water system, you're sure to feel and taste the difference. Our whole house treatment systems are engineered to solve virtually any water problem, and produce luxuriously soft water and worry-free drinking water all throughout your home. Efficiently. Reliably. And without electricity. Because better water flows from better thinking.
**We look forward to supporting the local community, and as we grow, providing more jobs.
Stop by or call our new store located at 125 S. Commerce dr. McCall, 208-634-1888 or visit or website at http://www.kineticotv.com and like us on Facebook.*
Stores Hours Monday-Friday 9am – 2pm
Furniture, Retail Store, Carpet and Window coverings. Come in and visit our showroom.
Open Mon-Sat 9:00 am – 5:30 pm.
Our marine and power sport dealership offers Crest Pontoons, Crestliner Fishing/Hunting Boats, Arctic Cat Snowmobiles, Textron Offroad ATVs, UTVs and Landstar utility vehicles. Our new product lines are Made In USA! Also offering Boat Rentals, Pontoon Boat Rentals, Fishing Boat Rentals. New and used boat Sales, Service, Parts, and Storage. Sales and Rentals of ATVs, UTVs, and Snowmobiles. Try ice fishing as we offer Ice Fishing Equipment Rentals during the winter months. Our Outdoor Rustic Themed Retail Store offers supplies and gear for all your recreational needs. Visit us under the American Flag in Cascade, Idaho!
Residential, and commercial refuse disposal, for commercial and construction debris.
Retail flooring.
Hours of Operation:
Monday- Friday 9am – 5pm
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
With over 40 years of framing and home building experience, Maupin Homes is a father son team committed to creating the best home building experience to its clients by providing exceptional customer service, phenomenal craftsmanship, and a home you will love.
May Hardware and Ace Retail stock a complete line of goods – hardware, plumbing, electrical, automotive, tools, and house wares. We offer an extensive lawn & garden section to meet all your yard care needs. We have one of the largest selections of Weber Barbeques in the Northwest with competitive prices. In our newly revamped houseware department, we carry a wide array of domestic & European products. Finally, our paint department features the complete lines of Cabot, Clark+Kensington, Valspar, Sikkens and Cabots paints and stains in addition to many specialty products. With our brand new Fluid Management AutoTinter we can match any color you need within our product line. If that's not enough, our locksmiths are on duty seven days a week for any lock work or emergency.
Over 30+ years of local experience and expertise you can trust. Specializing in security systems, monitored security systems, home automation, smart home/structured wiring, home audio/home theater and video camera systems.
McCall Auto Club & McCall CAR RENTAL
McCall Auto Club – Automotive services.
Classic cars, new and used auto sales, Idaho Auto Dealer.
Car restoration, buy and sell, vintage, classics, hot rods. Daily Drivers.
McCall Auto Rentals:
We are pleased to offer our clients daily, weekly or longer term rentals. Our rates are very competitive and we are happy to work with your insurance company should that need arise. Our cars are clean and ready to drive, and can be delivered to you if needed. McCall car rental rates start at $45/day with 50 miles/day allowed. Our current vehicles include a Volvo S80 Sedan, Subaru Forrester, Dodge Grand Caravan, and Chevy 1500 pick up. Please visit our website http://www.mccallautoclub.com/contact-us/ to complete a contact form should you wish to schedule a reservation. We will get right back to you with a quote and, or, a confirmation.
Secure Boat & Auto Storage:
We have over 10,000 sq.ft. of secure heated storage for your classic car, boat, or motorcycle. Video surveillance 24/7 assures an even higher level of protection for your prized possessions.
Whether commissioning a sale or storing your vehicles, we check them on a daily basis. Want the very best, we can periodically run your vehicle to ensure the best condition for your engine. Additionally, battery maintenance, detailing, and basic maintenance are all available as well.
Our Valet and 'Concierge' Service allows you to maximize your time with family and friends, or meeting your commitments with busy work schedules. Flying in or out of town? No problem! We will ensure your car is picked up or dropped off.
Club members who store their vehicles can contact us for pick up and drop offs should that need arise. When you need our services, just call 208-634-AUTO.
A full range of detailing services can be delivered to your home or work place. Our Mobile Van can handle any detailing need for your vehicles, and we also clean decks and provide outside services. Call us for a quote! We will be happy to assist you!
No need to haul your boat for cleaning! Just call us and we can arrange a convenient time for cleaning your boat, whether on the water or sitting in your driveway. We can coordinate servicing before you put in for the season, or after the season and prior to winter storage.
We also provide wrap services for your boat for the season as well.
Auto dealership, sales, consignment. Temperature controlled storage. Classics Restoration. Daily car rentals. McCall Auto Club is here for your vehicle needs! Check out our website for complete details! http://www.mccallautoclub.com
Design and Build
Craft store with lots of supplies and mediums; including paint, glitter and yarn. Kids toys too! – including sand and beach toys.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 11am-5pm
The McCall open-air market benefits local non-profit groups. Come and visit with our friendly vendors and enjoy fresh local produce, flowers, locally produced meats and poultry We will be open Wednesday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Will open June and run until mid-October or until the snow flies!
Three, nine-hole courses comprise our beautiful 27-hole facility located in the west central mountains of Idaho. Established in 1934, our tree lined fairways give way to small, undulating greens. The terrain is gentle and easy to walk, with many natural hazards throughout the course.
Onsite, non-bias, objective analysis of the present condition of residential real estate.
The report will cover the condition of the home's heating system; central air conditioning system (temperature permitting); interior plumbing and electrical systems; the roof, attic and visible insulation; walls, ceilings, floors, windows and doors; the foundation, basement and structural.
A home inspection report reveals problems in all systems of a house. One of the common contingencies to real estate purchase agreements is a home inspection. Hired by the buyer, an inspector examines the house thoroughly for non-functioning systems, damages, and repairs that may be needed.
A home inspection is an inexpensive way to discover the universal condition of a home. It is important to conduct a home inspection to avoid a costly mistake by purchasing a property in need of major repairs. … A good home inspection will assist a buyer in understanding exactly what they are about to acquire.
McCall Jewelry Company – 207 E Lake St. in Historic Downtown McCall, overlooking Payette Lake-Excellent prices on a large selection of Sterling Silver, Gold, and Platinum Jewelry as well as Fine Gifts. Local Designers, Idaho Opals, Idaho Garnets & Star Garnets, Diamonds, Colored Gemstones, Seiko, Pulsar & Bertucci Watches. Custom Designs, Jewelry Repair & Watch Battery Replacement. Locally Owned and Operated. GIA Graduate Gemologist. Certified Appraiser.
McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars, LLC is a flight school located at the McCall Airport in McCall, Idaho. Our school specializes in Aviation Safely Seminars conducted within the Idaho and Utah backcountry. These flying courses are conducted for general aviation public as well as military and federal agencies.
In addition our flight school conducts:
Private Pilot Flight Training
Commercial Pilot Flight Training
Instrument Pilot Flight Training
Tailwheel Endorsement
-We have aircraft rental available for flight training-
Our Certified Flight Instructors collectively have over 140 years and 75,000+ hours of commercial flying experience, including an estimated 20,000+ hours flying in the backcountry.
McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars, LLC conducts seminars in the backcountry, landing at many of the popular Idaho airstrips. These airstrips exist in confined areas within some of the deepest canyons in North America and are found to be extremely unique and demanding of piloting skills.
Our comprehensive mountain and canyon flying seminars for general-aviation pilots are recognized world-wide. We offer 2-day, 4-day and 5-day Backcountry Flying Courses to fit your schedule. We can also customize a course for you.
Our school provides a fun and educational introduction to the flying skills needed to operate safely in this unique environment
Pet Accessories; wet, dry & frozen pet food; snacks and treats; outdoor pet gear; wild bird seed; pet care and supplements; kennels and beds; toys; books and gifts. McCall's best place to shop for all your pet's needs.
McCall Rental & Sales is your one stop shop for your home or business equipment rental needs. Call us today for your quote!
Summer Hours:
Monday through Friday 8am-5pm
Saturday 8am- 4pm
Sunday Closed
Winter Hours:
Monday through Friday 8am – 5pm
Saturday and Sunday Closed
McCall Sports Exchange is more than McCall's only sporting goods consignment store, we also offer the best rates on outdoor rentals in town. From fat bikes to paddle boards we'll set you and your family up for a fun outing during any season.
Come by to check out our ever changing inventory or just for some local insight, located in the heart of McCall across from Maverik Gas Station
Open 10 am-6 pm seven days a week.
If you're looking for an escape to a beautiful mountain retreat, then McCall Vacation Properties has exactly what you're looking for. We are a local company based in beautiful McCall, Idaho. McCall is a year around resort community in Idaho's west central mountains. It is situated on the southern shore of Payette Lake at 5,021 feet elevation. With the highest average snowfall in the state, McCall is known in the winter, for its Winter Carnival, snowmobiling, and alpine, Nordic and backcountry skiing.
We manufacture "Hand Made Log Furniture" at our facility in McCall, Idaho U.S.A.
Why buy log furniture from us…?
McCall Woodworks is family owned and operated. We've been making our log furniture since the early 1980's. We know how to do our job and we do it well. The result? The highest quality handcrafted wooden furniture made locally with great pride in every piece we create.
McCall Woodworks offers you a complete line of high quality, durable, affordably priced log furniture, proudly made in America. We're also makers of custom reclaimed wood furniture products.
Whether you're looking to furnish the family room, bedroom, the patio or front porch, McCall Woodworks produces something for everywhere in and out of your home or office. Our wood furnishings also make a handsome gift. We hope you'll consider becoming one of our valued customers. Our showroom is available at the same location as our factory, right here in the beautiful resort town of McCall, Idaho.
Please stop by if you're in our area so we can give you a personal tour of the quality wood products available from McCall Woodworks.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our online showroom and if you're in the market for a custom piece of furniture, please contact us and we'll put you the care of one of our custom furniture designers to outline your vision of the furniture you need.
The McPaws Thrift Store specializes in reasonably priced, gently used items for your home and family. Delivered to you with a genuine smile and heartfelt "Thank You!" All the proceeds from our thrift shop go directly to the care of our animals at the MCPAWS Regional Animal Shelter. Please stop by to check our selection of merchandise, and be sure to pet the kitties while you are there. We look forward to seeing you!
HOURS: Mon.-SAT. 10:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays
Public boat docking and launching site. Boat & jet ski rentals, boating supplies, gifts, snacks, pop and beer. Full service fuel dock also.
ONE STOP… FUN SHOP for all your ATV, SideXSide, Snowmobile, Motorcycle, Boating, Personal Watercraft and Trailer needs.
Mile High Power Sports is a FULL-SERVICE Power Sports Dealer for POLARIS, SKI-DOO, TIMBERSLED, YAMAHA, HONDA, SEA-DOO, CAN-AM, SUNCATCHER PONTOON & G-3 BOATS. We sell NEW & USED.
Ride before you buy! Located on 20 acres, DEMO DAY is everyday! Test ride all the leading manufacturers all at one location.
Our growth is fueled by our power sports passionate team and local owner/manager, Bryan Hill, who brings over 42 years experience to the motor sports industry in the McCall area. We know the area, we know our products and we know how to deliver what you want. Our selection impressive and prices competitive. We offer a large inventory of units, parts, accessories, riding gear, apparel, safety equipment and more. BEAUTIFUL KLIM Superstore, as well as other leading brands in Apparel, Riding Gear & Safety Equipment.
Our FULL power Sports & Marine service and repair facility is impressive. With over 65 years experience combined, trust your machine to our FACTORY CERTIFIED TECH's using Genuine OEM parts. Experienced and well stocked PARTS & ACCESSORY Dept. Specialized service & professional delivery of expedient quality work.
We are your local, high elevation experts! Unprecedented service and support for years to come! Come see us and let us earn your business!
Located at 13924 Hwy 55, McCall, ID. 3 miles south of town (Look for the Pond).
OPEN Mon.- Fri. 9-6 pm and Saturday 9-5 pm.
Built to last, built to exceed expectations. Mountain Element Construction builds for the elements. Custom homes, complete home remodel and design, additions and competitive prices.
Located by the beautiful Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho. Proudly serving Cafe D' Arte coffee. Also selling teas, mugs, Marich candies, Chocolove chocolate, pastries, gift cards, reading glasses and other misc. items.
Mountain Marine Construction LLC, Idaho's Premier Dock Builder in McCall, Idaho. Located in the West Central Mountains of Valley County, We specialize in a variety of water front improvements, Floating boat dock systems, Piers, Gangplanks, Mooring Buoys, Rock Retaining Walls, Decks, Dock repair and maintenance. With 30 years experience and excellent references, we are your one stop shop for your water front projects!
Retail store open daily 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Mountain Renewal Women's Consignment is a Boutique for the community from the community. We offer affordable fashion for women of all ages. We carry things like swimsuits, vests, sweaters, hats and New socks and underwear year round. Some of our favorite brands are INC, White House Black Market, Johnny Was, J. Crew, Olive Hill, Banana Republic, Michael Kors and Coach. Consignment is a great way to share your things with the community and earn some extra cash. Consignor credit can also be used on purchases and towards skincare services. Mountain Renewal Skincare is a great place to give your skin a refreshing glow. Whether you choose from one of our many skincare services or just need an instant glow from our airbrush spray tan. Renew your skin with one of our advanced treatments after a deep ultrasonic cleanse:micro needling, chemical peel, dermaplane, microdermabrasion with crystals or diamond tip.
North Fork Coffee Roasters is a small-batch coffee roasting company born and raised right here in McCall, ID. Our ultimate goal is to enhance your morning coffee ritual. We take pride in ethically sourcing seasonally available beans, mainly from Central and South America and Africa. Every batch is artistically crafted to highlight its full flavor potential and sold to you fresh. To please practically every palate, we offer roast levels from light to dark, of a wide variety of high-quality beans. Allow our coffee to inspire you to follow your true north.
Shell gasoline fuel services, Regular, Mid-Grade, Premium and Diesel. Convenience Store with soda, beer and wine, food snacks and coffee. Laundromat: 7 front load machines, 10 top load machines and 11 dryers. Internet Cafe, daily lunch specials, big screen T.V. and in-house smoked BBQ.
Summer business hours: Sun.-Thurs. 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 6:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
CAFE: Breakfast and lunch, Monday-Tuesday 6:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Wednesday thru Sunday 6:00 a.m.-7:00p.m.
General Contractor
Carpet, rug & upholstery cleaning, residential & commercial, specializing in Oriental & area rugs, tile/stone/grout cleaning, carpet repair & restretching, pet odor & stain removal, carpet and hard surface sales & installation. Pim's Incorporated is certified through IICRC Wools of New Zealand, and Master Rug Cleaners. We are a locally owned and operated firm with 36 years of combined experience. With a concern for our environment, we offer green cleaning, hypoallergenic, non-toxic, and readily biodegradable products. We offer estimates for your carpet & furnishings at no charge. Whether you are remodeling or building new, we have the flooring for you. We have a showroom floor in our rug cleaning plant with samples of carpet, vinyl, laminate and tile. We gladly come to your home to assist with type of material and color selections. Once you have chosen your flooring, we complete your project with a professional installation. We are located at 6970 S. Highway 95, Riggins (four miles south of town).
Pinetop has been building homes and relationships since 2004 and has earned the McCall Idaho Builder of Choice reputation. Nobody works for you harder or smarter than Pinetop Custom Homes. It starts with a turn key design that is customized to you and your family's lifestyle and the attributes of your lot.
PLAYlive Nation in McCall is a premium social gaming experience focused around XBOX gaming, Magic the Gathering and other collectible card games, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer, tons of board games and the best place in McCall to chill out with family and friends or come to make new friends. PLAYlive Nation is the world's largest chain of social gaming experiences with locations across the US including Boise and Moscow, ID. Come compete in our local, regional, and nationwide E-Sports Tournaments in games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and so much more. Come learn to play Magic the Gathering or compete in some great tournaments such as the Pro-Tour Qualifier. PLAY the most popular board games. Experience some of the newest and greatest accessories to take home to enhance your gaming experiences. PLAYlive Nation in McCall also has a iPhone and iPad repair service to fix your broken screens.
Precoat McCall is a locally based company. Precoating siding can ensure that your product is protected which then allows your product to last longer. In addition, it helps to prevent shrink back lines from the wood drying out. Wood naturally expands and contracts during temperature changes. When the stain is applied after installation, the whole board is not coated. With precoating, there are no worries for exposure to sections that may expand and contract. This helps seal the wood and protect it from the harsh mountain living environments.
Welcome to Randy Funk Home Inspections
Traditional skills combined with superior technique and expertise – that's what separates us from the rest. We are proud to say most of our jobs are referral business from satisfied customers. Whether it's a customized job or for our standard services, you can rely on us! We are your Home Inspector for Ada County, Canyon County, West Central and Southwest Idaho & Eastern Oregon.
Randy Funk Home Inspections offers a full range of Inspection Services to meet your needs. Find out how we can help you today!
- Older Home Inspections
- New Construction Inspections
- Property Management Inspections
- Investor Inspections
- Partial Inspections Available
- Reports Within 24 Hours
- Over 15 Years of Experience
- Thousands of Homes Inspected
- Available 7 Days a Week
- Fully Insured E&O
- Radon Testing
- Thermal Imaging
- Water Testing
- Meth Testing
- Pest & Mold Inspection Available on Request
Located in the Heart of McCall within splashing distance of Payette Lake. You will find a large selection of unique gifts at GREAT prices with GREAT customer service. Home Décor: Clocks, Mirrors, Barn Wood Frames, Dinner & Glassware, Candles, Local Artists, Vintage Signs & more. Bath & Body, Baby & Children's gifts, Cards for all occasions, Jewelry, Women's Accessories, Idaho & McCall products, and so much more! A FUN PLACE TO SHOP!
All the Fun, None of the Hassle
RedLine Recreational Toys is revolutionizing the convenience, ease, and affordability of family fun and recreation! RedLine provides a way for families to enjoy boats, PWCs, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, campers, motor homes, and more, without the high costs of renting or the hassles of owning. With RedLine you get All the Fun, None of the Hassle.
The concept of Toy Sharing allows members of RedLine to play on ALL of the recreational Toys in our fleet. Toy Sharing eliminates the hassles of maintenance, storage, insurance, taxes, licensing and registration.
But wait! There's more…RedLine is also about having the latest and greatest!
RedLine updates its fleet of Toys on a regular basis, ensuring members are playing with high quality and recent model year Toys. Once you become an exclusive member of RedLine, it's as easy as making a reservation and then picking up the Toys. Take off, have a blast and bring the Toys back when you are done. That's it. It's that easy!
Resolute Restoration is McCall's (and surrounding areas) newest premiere restoration and full service general contractor. We offer 24/7 full service restoration services for flood, fire, mold, wind, and biohazard clean up. In addition, we have 3 decades of expertise in high end remodels and custom homes which includes the convenience of in house architectural services. Our professional, discreet, and compassionate staff uses the most state-of-the-art technology coupled with best-of-class methods to make sure we meet or exceed the highest industry standards and return your home to better than pre-loss conditions. Our team is there for you, no matter what comes your way. We are a locally owned, IICRC certified firm and experts in the building industry. Honesty, transparency, and unmatched integrity is what sets us apart from the rest!
RestoClean North is about local. We are locally bred, owned, and operated – no franchises here.
We believe in giving you the best service possible.
We believe in treating our employees like our family.
We believe in honest, open pricing.
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We rent electric, self-erecting tower cranes that are changing the construction landscape in the Northwest. Our mission is to help GC's control schedules, save money, work safer and build more sustainably by renting the ultimate job site tool. Our cranes are silent, fuel/exhaust free and take up half the footprint of most mobile cranes. Rocky Mountain Crane provides equipment throughout the Northwest. Send us the site plan for your project and we will provide a detailed rendering of crane coverage as well as a monthly rental quote.
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Rustic Outlet is a cooperative with 29 dealers and several dealers on consignment. We specialize in everything from antiques to new, locally made, to repurposed items. Our antiques come from around the world as well as U.S. made products. We have those iconic items you remember growing up with. Our locally made goods include McCall and Idaho themed pieces, quilted runners, children's clothing, special kitchen items, jewelry, candles, blinged up serving pieces, hand-crafted furniture, signs and wall art. Our dealers are constantly on the hunt for new pieces to add to their inventory and to add to your special collection.
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Getting Real Estate Deals Done. This is Dave Woodland at SIGNET MORTGAGE ~ 208.409.2288
Hello and welcome to the concierge real estate lending services of Dave Woodland at Signet Mortgage Corporation. NMLS: 283206 Signet NMLS: 168365
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(CNN) -- Potential changes which could end the ban on gay boy scouts signal "a challenge to the Scouts' very nature," conservative activist and former Sen. Rick Santorum wrote Monday.
His column, published online on the right wing website World Net Daily, comes as the Boy Scouts of America prepares to discuss changing their longstanding national ban on gay scouts and scoutmasters at an upcoming meeting.
Removing that ban is "another example of the left attempting to remove God from all areas of public life," Santorum alleged in his op-ed, pointing to a "long list of liberal victories" that he said included abortion, affirmative action and "sexual liberation."
"Scouting may not survive this transformation of American society, but for the sake of the average boy in America, I hope the board of the Scouts doesn't have its fingerprints on the murder weapon," he wrote.
The potential change to the Scouts' rules follows protests after a den leader was forced out of her post because she is openly gay. The organization made no changes to their policies on gay membership after a recent lengthy internal review, but the issue is expected to resurface at a meeting this month.
One possible change to national policy would allow local chapters to determine whether to accept gay members. If the national board approved that measure, individual troops could dictate membership "consistent with each organization's mission, principles, or religious beliefs," according to a statement last week.
That alteration of policy would be equally devastating, Santorum wrote, since troops that maintain their ban on gay scouts would no longer be protected from legal protection against civil lawsuits. He also predicted those troops hoping to preserve the ban would simply leave the organization altogether.
"Many will simply leave and pursue alternative ways to continue to invest in the development of their young men's character, leaving the Scouts hollowed out at its core," he wrote.
The former GOP presidential candidate also identified a socio-economic divide in the debate over allowing gay boy scouts, asserting the wealthy CEOs who comprise the Boy Scouts' board would be shielded from the negative effects of lifting the ban.
"It makes sense that men at the top of the food chain whose boys are insulated, although not immune, from the harmful effects of societal change are behind this effort," he said.
Rick Perry, the Texas governor and another former GOP presidential candidate, weighed in against the ending the ban on Saturday, telling a statewide gathering of scouts that "most people see absolutely no reason to change the position and neither do I."
"Scouting is about teaching a substantial amount of life lessons," Perry, a former Eagle Scout, said. "Sexuality is not one of them. It never has been; it doesn't need to be."
CNN's Gregory Wallace contributed to this report.
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