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[Lex]

Let me redo my morning.

Greetings and Salutations my good friends. Care to do Taco Bell for lunch today? No? How about Taco Bell instead? ;)

I got up early to send my daughter off to work right today, with Pillsberry Cinimmon rolls and a smile. She was probably a little surprised by that. She had to work this morning, and was dreading it last night.

I took Kiwi out for her morning jount and noticed a sanscript message in the dirt on the hill I mean way up on the hill where a house is being constructed, it said, "I love you Donna" in flourescent orange letters. Putting 1 + 1 together, knowing the woman next door has not been happy for years, having not seen her husband's 4 X 4 much at all lately, and knowing they have 3 cars with none outside this morning, (1 has to sit out with a 2 car garage), I am assuming that Mike wrote that in the dirt for Donna next door to see and that he was given the official boot to leave the house. This is of course all purely speculative on my part.

Doug

[Bing Fung]

Humm.... That is a bit strange Lex, nice of the guy to paint that DAY GLO paint :lol:

TacoBell? Sure why not :huh: I love Tacos :drool:

[taz13]

I took Kiwi out for her morning jount and noticed a sanscript message in the dirt on the hill I mean way up on the hill where a house is being constructed, it said, "I love you Donna" in flourescent orange letters. Putting 1 + 1 together, knowing the woman next door has not been happy for years, having not seen her husband's 4 X 4 much at all lately, and knowing they have 3 cars with none outside this morning, (1 has to sit out with a 2 car garage), I am assuming that Mike wrote that in the dirt for Donna next door to see and that he was given the official boot to leave the house. This is of course all purely speculative on my part.
Is this part of a script on Someones Masterpieces or something. It sounds like a description of a show on PBS,BBC or CBC.

Chris
Just like what it is without thrust and forward velocity. A falling metal brick. It's why I like my parachute and the training that went with it. I don't mind landing separatly from aircraft, at least then I have the feeling of being in charge, even though Gaia, mother nature is really in charge.

Nick
Don't even think about it, don't want to hear about you landing in multiple places at the same time. Besides even with an ox supply, just think about climbing to 20k with a 150. Paitence will be needed.

Andrew
Was the movie worth it?

Bing
So did you watch demo man?

Everyone :later:

[Andrew Pratt]

Rick depends if you liked Blade 1 and 2...it was entertaining...and had great sound and eye candy with Biel :yesnod:

[Lex]

Yes, that seemed a bit like a Desperate Housewives monologue, strange I know, but true. Not sure she's even seen it as yet, no signs of activity next door yet. I'm not even sure it is aimed at her, and I am still not sure who's cars are in the garage, Mom and daughter's? or Mom's and Dad's with daughter out prowling around all night, can't say.

Not that it really concerns me. It doesn't, except she's hot, and if she was divorced, I'd do her in a NY minute, lol. (the Mom)

[Bing Fung]

Time to go console her hotness Lexi :yesnod: :lol:


Taz, i just watched a couple of scenes :lol:


What movie is this from?

"Hey man, you f'ked up your Ferrari..."

"It's not mine, neither is this" <shove> :lol:

JUst watch that scene too, I love it :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Watched "The Longest Yard" Last night, I didn't mind it. Predictable, and cookie cutter, but some funny parts :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Ohh Yeah....

"Buzzzz.... You are fined one credit for violation of the verbal moralities act"

:laughat:

[Bing Fung]

:lol: Just got the Tacobell part Lexi.. sorry I missed that. I forgot :lol:


Stallone was in trim form in that show. Transfer is grainer than I remembered it to be.

[taz13]

set up or

[taz13]

flip
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4397&stc=1

A Burns copy of probably the best and most famous homebuilt designed guitar ever. :T

I like that Burns making a copy :)



:rofl: :rofl:

[Lex]

"Buzzzz.... You are fined one credit for violation of the verbal moralities act"

To that I say, bullshit, you have got to be F'ing kidding me, mutter f'ing son o b'chin sh*t!

Lexi

[taz13]

For the guys who don't appreciate the above artwork

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4398&stc=1

[taz13]

Gee Lex I think I understood that, its how my boss has muttering around me for years. :lol:

[aud19]

Geez we're already on page 87!!!!! :E

I agree, Chris must have "big, brass balls" :lol: And yes, not moving for 1/2 hour with engine idling is not too bright but I'd guess not everyone was in a right state of mind. Glad to hear David's safe though and that the storm was much less destructive than originally feared.

I agree Doug, go "console" the naughty neighbour :yesnod: :hump:

:later: everybody

[Bing Fung]

To that I say, bullshit, you have got to be F'ing kidding me, mutter f'ing son o b'chin sh*t!

Lexi

"Lexinator, you are fined 5 credits for repeated violations of the verbal moralities statutes.."

:rofl:

[taz13]

Maybe he just doesn't know how to use the shells :lol:


:rofl: :rofl:

[Chris D]

Doesn't know how to use the shellls!!??? He's really matched his meat. Let's go lick that guy's ass. And you can take this job and shovel it.

[Bing Fung]

Lt. Lenina Huxley: "Lets go blow this guy..."

[taz13]

:laughat: :laughat: :roflmao: :roflmao:

Now I have to dig out my copy and watch some scenes. Thanks guys.


:rofl: :rofl:

[Lex]

LOL Bing.

No Lt. Huxely. Oh, what the hell, close enough!

I did enjoy that movie, several times. I especially like the interactions between Sly and Miss Congeniality. She was perfect for that part.

Lex

[aud19]

Bing, just thought I'd let you know I was using that other monitor to fix my sis's computer right now. I also be using it next week to setup the computer for my mom's friend which I ordered yesterday :p: :poke: :W :rofl:

[Nick M]

Afternoon fellers'!

I can get the 152 to drop pretty fast with 30* of flaps in a forward slip with the power low and the nose pushed over, but nowhere near 20,000fpm!
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Good to see that Rita didn't land in a densely populated area, and that it had been downgraded to a level three.
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Just finished the big BBQ. I limited myself to one NY Strip, two 5oz burgers, one hot dog, four Miller Lite's, plate of salad, handful of roasted peanuts... well ok I didn't really limit myself... :lol: I spread it out over 8hrs though... :eating:

I was labeled a lightweight because some guys fit twice what I did. :E

Can't move... :Z

[taz13]

:eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating: :eating:

Whats the problem, you said you were going to do that. So is that what works out to 40oz of meat?




:rofl: :rofl:

[aud19]

Just had a good listen to "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner"
http://www.epiccenter.com/EpicCenter/images/artist/discography/BK69808.gif

Great album :T

[Trevor Schell]

Hi guys! :later:
Welcome to the weekend! :hump:

[Trevor Schell]

Here is some Big Guns for Bing! :B

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise_alex653.jpg?8907

[Trevor Schell]

So , Lex,,What did you do to your Naughty neighbor!? :E
Did she bake you some cookies! :B

:naughty::naughty::naughty:

[Trevor Schell]

http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/will.jpg
Funny one!

[Lex]

well, I may have totally missed the mark on my hypothesis. His 4 X 4 was still in the garage earlier today, so maybe the daughter didn't come home last night. Well, actually tonight Kimberly said she heard her come in at 1:30 AM, then leave again. Sounds like the kid has some issues, of which smoking is one of them. Probably drugs too.

[Snap]

Chris glad to have you back! :T just thought I would stop in and say hi.
Funny stuff about Demo Man! :yesnod:

Hope David is doing well with the storm! :yesnod:

A friend of mine went to CEDIA as I was unable to go due to work. :nonod: But he brought me back a DEMO disk of some COOL DTS video clips, and some cool multi track music! Dude the thing ROCKS! Very nice of him to hook me up! Love the Audio clips!

Well off to have some "quaility time" with the wife. (ok ,movie buffs we just switched movies! :lol:

Night Night all

[Trevor Schell]

Subject: Sperm Count


A 75-year-old man went to his doctor to get a sperm count. The Dr. gave him a jar, sent him home and told him to bring back a semen sample tomorrow.
The next day, the 75-year-old man returned to the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous day.
The doctor asked what happened, and the man explained, "Well, doc, it's like this. .. First I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing.
Then I asked my wife for help. She tried with her right hand, then her left, still nothing. She even tried with her mouth, first with the teeth in, then with her teeth out, and still nothing.
We even called up Arlene, the lady next door, and she tried too, first with both hands, then an armpit, and she even tried squeezing it between her knees, but still nothing."

The doctor was shocked. "You asked your neighbor!!??"
The old man replied, "Yep, but no matter what all three of us tried, with our arthritis, we still couldn't get the jar open."





A good one!

[Andrew Pratt]

Snap are you going to CES?

[GregoriusM]

Dang it..... I want to go to CES sometime for the whole 3 or 4 or 5 days, whatever it is, and gawk at all the STUFF!!! :E

[Snap]

Andrew- I am trying to go. My Brother is going, and we were thinking about sharing a room to save on cost, but I am not sure if I am going to be able to make it. Uncle Sam might not be willing to let me take that time off. :(
Are you going? If we both end up there we need to get up with each other! :yesnod:

[taz13]

morning all :later:

[Andrew Pratt]

It looks like we'll be attending...pending logistics etc and yes we'll have to meet up if everything works out for everyone.

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

My buddy Cam's in town visiting soe we justr been hanging out, eating lots, talking and drooling on tech :yesnod:


So a mini party at CES?


Jason, I already counted you in for a 6 monitor Index :lol:


Trev, That girl has nice big Ballons :roflmao:

[Nick M]

Morning!

Fighting the urge to sloth today... must get things done!

Making a quick trip to Walmart, then it will be time to study.

Have a goodie today boys! :T

[Trevor Schell]

Morning Guys! :later:

Bing, Say Hi! to Cam..
Have fun drooling over new gear and new Tech!

[Trevor Schell]

Nicholas!
You can be a Sloth for a little while ,but not a good ideal for the entire day.:B
http://www.freejunglepictures.com/assets/photos/mariaphotos/medres/sloth3.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

When is CES, I would love to go some day!

[Trevor Schell]

Might as well flip it!

[Trevor Schell]

Before I get sniped!

[Trevor Schell]

OOPS!
That would be breaking some rules!

HALT!!

[Snap]

snipe hahahaha GOT IT!

Grabbing a Pic
This is what I want for Christmas. The New Samsung 1080P DLP TV! :T

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4400

[Lex]

Andrew, please watch any commercial references or collective references to a "group" .

[Snap]

:oops: Actually I did not mean to Snip ya bro. Just did it. :oops:

So having said that I offer this to myself. :smackbutt: and a BIG

:frypan:

[Trevor Schell]

No Worries Sanp!
I had screeched to a halt.
I would have broken the posting before #33 rule.
So I couldn't do the Flip anyways..
I was yours all along for the taking! :)

[Snap]

I remember my first "Run" for the flip. I got all SORTS of :poke: from every one, cause I ran TOOOO Early!

Lots of :frypan: and all sorts of stuff. I had to go to my room and :cry:

:rofl:

[Trevor Schell]

Yup!
Us Rule Trolls can get pretty nasty and vicious. :rofl:
Bing actually has claws and fangs once in a while.

[Trevor Schell]

This is what I want for Christmas!

http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/tacpassets-images/models/72mx195/web/72mx195_cldefault.jpg

72MX195
72-Inch HD TheaterWide® DLP Television

• 72" HD TheaterWide® DLP Television with PixelPure AT™ Video Processing,
TALEN™ (TOSHIBA Advanced Light Engine Technology) and THINC™ Ethernet LAN Capabilities.





Main Features

TALEN™ (Toshiba Advanced Light Engine)
PixelPure AT™ Video Processor
xHD4 DLP™ DMD 1080p x 1920 Chip
98 Micron TheaterFine™ non-glare screen
THINC™ Ethernet LAN Capabilities.

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Detailed Specifications
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Video

1080p x 1920 DLP™ RPTV
TALEN™ (Toshiba Advanced Light Engine)
PixelPure AT™ Video Processor
THINC™ Ethernet LAN
Symbio™ HDD compatible
xHD4 DLP™ DMD
Two Tone Black/Silver Cabinetry
98 Micron TheaterFine™ non-glare screen
6 item Back-lit Universal Remote
(1) NTSC tuner
(1) ATSC 8VSB Digital Terrestrial Tuner
(1) QAM 256 Digital Cable Tuner
(1) POD CableCARD™ slot
Multi Scan Double Window POP
9 Window Favorite Channel
Screen Freeze
TheaterWide™ Modes (5)
3:2 Pull-down Correction
Auto Aspect Detection (480i/480p)
3D Y/C Digital Comb Filter
Vertical Contour Correction
Picture Modes
Color Temperature Control
Digital Noise Reduction
CableClear™ DNR (by input)
CrystalScan HDSC full-time 1080p
1920 lines Horizontal Resolution
Dynamic Contrast

Convenience

Gemstar TV Guide™ EPG
Favorite Channel (9)
Channel Label
Trilingual OSD
Clock
ON/OFF Timer
GameTimer™
Video Lock/Video Label
Direct Input Selection
Individual Video Memory
Closed Captioning
Advanced Channel Return
Radiance 150™ Quick Start Lamp
Channel Browser
Color Management Control (3 colors)
I/R Pass Through

Audio

WOW™ by SRS® Surround Sound
SRS TruSurround 5.1®
Virtual Dolby Digital® Surround Sound
MTS/SAP
2-way Speaker System
Sub Bass Sound System
StableSound®
PIP Audio Output
40 watt Audio Output
2 Level Mute

Connections

(1+2) S Video Inputs
Side Audio/Video Inputs
(2) ColorStream HD™ component video Inputs
(1) 15 pin D-Sub PC input
PC Audio Input
(2) HDMI™ Inputs
(2) HDMI™ Audio Inputs
Variable Audio Output
(1) Optical Digital Audio Output
(2) RF Terminal Inputs
Multi-Media Card Slot (SD/MS/MMC/CF/xD)
RJ-45 Ethernet Connection
(1) TheaterNet™ I/R Input
(2) TheaterNet™ I/R Outputs
(2) IEEE-1394 Connections
(1) G-Link


Dimensions

(w) 65 3/4 x (h) 44 x (d) 21 3/4 Cabinet: 130 pounds
(w) 71 3/4 x (h) 49 x (d) 25 3/4 Carton: 160 pounds

[Snap]

;-x

Darn it....now I have to do some more research. :roll: hmmmmmm

Nope....that was quick...I can not go any bigger than 61 inches. Otherwise I have will have to get a new DLP stand! And that is just NOT going to happen. :nonod:

[Snap]

Hey just noticed....HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID! :party:

[Trevor Schell]

I doubt I would end up getting that set.
However if we did it would replace the current 57".
It's just a matter of moving the side cabnets of the entertainment
wall to allow it to fit in.

http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/d7.jpg

[David Meek]

Hi gang.

Thanks Jim. Yeah, another year (and another hurricane) survived. :) Gonna take it easy today - it's good to be king for a day - watch some football, eat some snacks, laze about. We were going out to dinner, but we'll postpone for a week to let the area get back to normal.

[David Meek]

I have to admit that the new 1080p 50" Samsung really has my antennae twitchin', too. We need something nice up in the island house and that might be just the ticket.

[Bing Fung]

Good to hear you made it ok David :yesnod:


Trev :amen: That is an Awesome Toshibia Set :drool:

[aud19]

Happy brithday David!!! :party: :banana:

I know Bing, just giving ya a :poke: :lol: :W

I wish we could all go to CES!! Big HTG party!!! :-y :^x :B Speaking of CES and DLP.... I wish the 3-chip displays would arrive (affordably :roll: ) I think I'd rather a 3-chip 720p DLP display than a 1-chip 1080p one.... but that's just me :B

Well Jazz and Tasha are soon to be heading to the Women's Expo at BC Place (I wrangled some free tickets through work). They get to look at girly stuff and oogle Josh Duhamel (Las Vegas), I get to crank Kill Bill 2 to obscene levels and do some yardwork in peace :lol:

[Trevor Schell]

Happy Birthday David!
:party:

[Trevor Schell]

Bing!,
that is an awesome set.

Speaking of cool Tech..
I connected my Sony PSP to my wireless
network this morning.
Once I made connection, I was informed
that my PSP version was outdated and new updates
were available.
So I downloaded and installed.
There were many updates included in this download,
but the coolest was a WEB Browser..:E

So now I have HTGuide bookmarked on my PSP.
I can post from the PSP and view any page on the net!
How cool is that! :T

[Chris D]

David, Happy B-day! What kind of effects did you end up seeing there at your house? Any water or damage at all?

http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/i/birthday.gif

I'm highly considering going to CES. If I could, I'd go to each CEDIA, CES, and SEMA, just because conventions like that are fun and you get to see some cool stuff. I was able to make it to every Frankfurt Auto Show since 1999, but missed the one this year by one day. (I had to come home from my last flight mission one day before it opened)

Anyway, if I'm able to go to CES, I'll let you guys know. I'd very much like to meet all the people in the A/V industry that I've corresponded with over the last 4 years.

[Andrew Pratt]

Happy birthday David :party:

[Nick M]

Happy B-Day David!
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Trevor - I'm suprised with the new house you don't have the front PJ setup with a 120" screen! :-y

1080p does sound so sexy though! :yesnod:
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Had company over last night and we watched "The Village" on the new setup even though I still have the funky green couch... :roll:

Today I did all the dishes, laundry and vacuuming to the onslaught of Tool @-5 RL! :T

Did some grocery shopping and have a pot of vegetables bubbling on the stove, making a nice stew. Couldn't believe my local grocer actually had an assortment of fresh herbs that went beyond Basil & Thyme. Grabbed some fresh sage that I put in the pot along with some marjoram to make a nice green oil. Fresh Mozz from the Deli, a couple loaves of day-old for croutons, mesclun mix, and a bag of very cherry/tangerine jelly belly beans (no Dr. Pepper flavored the bastards!)... :drool:

[Bing Fung]

So now I have HTGuide bookmarked on my PSP.
I can post from the PSP and view any page on the net!
How cool is that! :T

Teh i5 2 c00l T3v 8) :amen:

[Andrew Pratt]

Off to spend some time in the park with some friends.

[Trevor Schell]

Trevor - I'm suprised with the new house you don't have the front PJ setup with a 120" screen!

It's downstairs.
The Toshiba is in the upstairs family room as shown in the picture.

Bing,,Was out for a drive today.
Bema has a 2002 or 2003,can't remember , but it's an M3 Caborait
with a hard top...
SWEET that was! :amen: :amen::amen:
Actually the first M3 that I have seen there.
Certainly worth taking a look at.
I am going to have to take some pictures of it.

[Trevor Schell]

XBOX 360 soon to be reality!
Need we say more!!:E

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/257/927245_20050915_screen002.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Some Saskatchewan Humor!

http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/SaskWindChimes.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/SaskatchewanDrivingRules.jpg

[Andrew Pratt]

Amazing video Trev ;)

[Trevor Schell]

Anybody want a Piece of Me!

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2005/136/920782_20050517b_screen013.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Bing!
Here is the M3 I mentioned earlier.
This would be my Corvette replacer.
Convertible and enough seating room for the entire family.

http://ppgmedia.canadatrader.com/ppgphotos/CT2004324151932548/CT2004324151932548_200582610827429.jpg

http://ppgmedia.canadatrader.com//ppgphotos/CT2004324151932548/CT2004324151932548_200582610858725.jpg

http://ppgmedia.canadatrader.com//ppgphotos/CT2004324151932548/CT2004324151932548_2005826101013693.jpg

BMW M3 Cabriolet/Hardtop - 2002
Price : $ 67900
Kilometers : 50000
Stock# : B60155A
Status : Pre-Owned
VIN : WBSBR93442EX24919
Engine : 3.2L
Body : Convertible
Transmission : Standard
Cylinder : 6
Fuel : Gas
Drive : RWD
Doors : 2
Interior Color : Red
Exterior Color : Grey
Options : Air Conditioning, AM/FM Stereo, Intermittent Wipers, Anti-Lock Brakes, Alloy Wheels, CD Player,
Power Mirrors, Fog Lights, Cruise Control, Power Steering, Power Seat, All Equipped, Keyless Entry, Power Windows,
Tilt Steering, Tilt Wheel, Traction Control, Leather Interior, Bucket Seats, Heated Seats, Power Locks,
Description : Hard Top in Body Color, Park Distance Control, Rain Sensor

Warranty Description: BMW CERTIFIED SERIES PROTECTION PLAN
- up to 6yr/120,000km from Original In Service Date

[Lex]

the car would make a lot of sense for your family Trevor, hard to argue with.

Happy Birthday David!

[Chris D]

Andrew, please watch any commercial references or collective references to a "group" .

Hmmm... did I miss something? I assume this because Andrew posted this:

It looks like we'll be attending...pending logistics etc and yes we'll have to meet up if everything works out for everyone.

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not seeing any insider information in that, other than using the word "we" instead of "I".


Trev, those are amazing pics. And YES, come join the TTP BMW family!

[Nick M]

Morning!

Trevor - Those pics look amazing... they must be rendered shots. If those are actual game shots excuse me while I go and change my pants!

I'd get your whole family in the car first before deciding whether or not the rear seats are practical. Nice to see you're sticking with a convertible though, damn do I miss my old beater rag-top!
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Cracked open my new guitar book and started practicing some chords. They require a different hand position than I'm used to, so the strings have found fresh meat instead of hard callous! :E

[Lex]

Any person that is a non advertiser is an individual while at this forum, he's not a "WE", unless he's talking about some group other than a commercial AV group. He's not part of a commercial concern as far as HTG goes, just the same as I've applied rules in the past to others including a few that post to TTP. If the rules were tight for others, the rules will be that much tighter for former moderators here, given past positions, and they will always be advised of that fact right up front.

I've said all I am saying in this, and the topic is not up for debate.

[Kevin P]

Morning folks... sorry I haven't been posting here much, things are crazy busy lately with the house and everything. Now we're looking at probably late October to move in. Hopefully. Of course, everything always takes longer than expected, but I really hope it doesn't slip into November. That's when holiday HE77 starts. :roll: We have carpets picked out (had to go cheaper than we would have liked, so we wouldn't have to pay a ton of extra $), lights are in (but not yet installed), and we picked out some furniture (bedroom set and a sofa for the HT room).

Wow, Trev, nice car. Is that $67,900 the original sticker or what you'd have to pay for it? 8O Ouch. I'll consider myself VERY fortunate if my next car cost half that much, brand new. As it is, you can probably buy 3 brand-new Saturns for that. (note, I'm not taking Can/US exchange rates into account).

Cool TV too... 1080p, nice. There are some nice DLPs out there now. We were furniture shopping yesterday and the sectional sofa we decided to buy for the HT was displayed in front of a Philips DLP that put out a nice picture.

Happy Birthday David! :party:

Howdy to everyone else I missed...

[Andrew Pratt]

Very nice BMW Trev.

Morning gents :later:

[Andrew Pratt]

Anyone want a free flip?

[Andrew Pratt]

Ok take it away

[Nick M]

http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/ads/images/lg_flatiron.jpg
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Ok, I have to go get some stuff done, I'm starting to get that lounging around type attitude again today! :B

[taz13]

Morning all. Hope everyone is enjoying Monday morning. I am waiting for the brew machine so I can :coffee: And then a couple of friends are coming over to have :java: with some :blah: :gossip: and then :g> . The problem with the guys coming to help is they are all hard workers and I am on VACATION. I hate working harder at home then at work. Oh well.
Have a good one all you hard working types and Ben. :later:

[Bing Fung]

Morning all :later:

Nice M3 Trev, that would be a fun car to take the Family out joy riding in :yesnod:

$67.9K is a seems a tad high for a car with 50,000 kms though :confused: They must have driven it through winters as well.


I know it's not up for debate, however I didn't see any commercial interests other than "If you're in town we could hook up" (loosely translated).

[David Meek]

Morning y'all. :later:

Been putting the computer/network/printer/plotter parts of the office together again this AM. I couldn't stand the mess we had before so I'm taking the time to arrange it neatly as I go.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. At this point on the curve it's pretty much a nice excuse to go out to dinner. :)

Well, back to it. I'll check in later....

[David Meek]

P.S. Trev, if you're going to drop that much on a used M-machine why not buy a new one?

[Shane Martin]

David,
An M3 Convertible new runs $90,000 Canadian or $77,000ish US. The exact same car optioned out the same way in the US runs get this $64.000 US or $74k Canadian.

That ain't right. Seems Canadians are getting the Hose up the ass there. And I'm not figuring in Taxes and Tag either which are likely higher in Canada.

Do the comparison yourself between BMWusa.com and bmw.ca. I did a Carbon black metallic with black top, 19" wheels, Nav system, 6 disc changer, cold weather package. Otherwise the options are the same. Would make sense if you wanted a Bmw, to drive across the border.

I used Xe.com as my currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

[aud19]

I wonder if that price discrepency has anything to do with the surging CDN dollar? Perhaps BMW hasn't taken in to consideration the current value of the CDN dollar with it's prices up here?

Trev, those are pretty amzing graphics! :E Are they "in-game"...?!?!? 8O

No worries Kev, stop in when you can, we all get you're busy ;)

:later: everybody

[Nick M]

Pulled some maintenance on the roadbeast today. My serpentine belt has been squealing off and on, and tightening/roughening didn't help, so I swapped a new one in along with a power steering belt while I was at it. Problem solved. Also had a slow-leak in one of my rear tires, I was in a rush last time I put a "new" (read junkyard) set on, and didn't replace the valve stems. Just swapped a new rim/tire on, as I didn't feel like firing up the club tire changer/balancing/etc.

Just mushed my fingers up some more practicing my geetar too. :duh: owww...

Fired up some charcoal with the acetylene torches, and cooked them down with an oxygen feed into the bottom breather... :B
Me and a couple guys had some great deli hot dogs for lunch... :eating:

Have a good one boys!

[Shane Martin]

Are they "in-game"...?!?!?
Yep. I'm working out some details to afford one now. The one we all want will be $399 US. The cheaper $299 makes no sense given for $100 more you get a 20 gig HDD, Wireless controller, headset for xboxlive and component cables. That's ~$150 in accessories for $100 more. Several places are doing bundles. I heard Costco has a good one but I have no costco within 5 hrs of me. Walmart has one but I hate to support the evil empire.

[aud19]

Yep.

Well that's just crazy! :E :yeah: :jawdrop:


Still, I think i'll hold out for something like "holo-decks" :rofl: :B

[Shane Martin]

Considering the horsepower it has, it's not surprising. It also is watercooled on the processor. The fans I heard are inaudible but run all the time. Luckily I have an open rack.

The media center is also standard which is sweet. I can stream mp3's from my computer via this thing to my HT. It also upscales all games to what resolution you select so right now I can't play even say hockey in HD because my set won't accept 720p but I can now upscale it to 1080I :)

That said, the games coming for PS3 might even look better.

[Paul Wu]

Just to comment on the car prices.

In Canada we have always paid more for cars. Some is due to exchange rate as well as the company sets prices at forward rates, not current rates. Also, our market is smaller, and we pay for that as well. We also have different crash testing and that adds to the cost of a car. That's why we won't see the VW Golf R32 in Canada, VW doesn't want to spend the money to get the R32 rated for Canada's tougher bumper tests.

In the past 2 years our currency has appreciated by leaps and bounds! You would think it would be logical that our prices would come down. Doing the comparison on the BMW US vs Can, the exchange rate is like $1.41! When the current exchange is like $1.18.

We've always been taking it up the rear when it comes to comparing prices. I would seriously consider going down to Bellingham and buying used.

Let's take a look at the A3 with DSG
Lava Gray Pearl
Leather
Sport package
Cold weather package
Sound package
Open sky system
17" 16-spoke bi-colour cast alloy wheels w/225/45 R17 Performance tires
Xenon headlights
Convenience package

C$43,800 vs U$33,065

Hmmm Xbox360! I waited 2 years before I got my Xbox, I'll probably do the same with the 360. I want one, and probably the PS3 as well. :)

Oh, it's lunch time. :eating:

[Snap]

So I am sitting at my desk and my boss says....."Snap get the H$*( out of here!" Soooooooooo, there was a clutter of papers, a cloud of smoke and a loud....Hi_ho Silver! :rofl: And Snappy was gone before he could change is mind! :yesnod: one thing I learned very early on......go when you are told to go....stay when you are told to stay......OR.....BAD things can and often do happen to you! :yesnod: (Something about the military not liking people not doing what they are told :confused: )

So.......:party: no just kidding.....sitting here watching the History Chan! I bet I have to stay till midnight tomorrow! :roll: Uncle Sam....he always gets his in the end..........:yesnod:

Edit: DARN IT! I knew this was to good to be true....I have 24 hour duty this Friday! :evil: Crap......Hmmmmm see what happens when you start to party to soon. :nonod: Oh well...could be worse! :yesnod: I could be back in the mid east.

[Shane Martin]

Aud,
Here is a picture of Eldar Scrolls IV: Oblivian. This deer in this shot you can actually shoot and eat on the game and also get caught doing so and then you would be tried for poaching.
http://img283.imageshack.us/img283/3677/64900035yu.th.jpg (http://img283.imageshack.us/my.php?image=64900035yu.jpg)

[aud19]

Yeah... those graphics suck..... :roll:

:lol:

[GregoriusM]

:later:

---------

A couple had been debating buying a vehicle for weeks.

He wanted a truck. She wanted a fast little sports-like car so she could zip through traffic around town.

He would probably have settled on any beat up old truck, but everything she seemed to like was way out of their price range.

"Look!" she said. "I want something that goes from 0 to 200 in just a few seconds. Nothing else will do. My birthday is coming up so surprise me!"

He did just that.

For her birthday, he bought her a brand new bathroom scale.

Nobody has seen nor heard from him since.

[Sonnie Parker]

:later: hello veryone!

[Bing Fung]

Hey Gang, I'm posting from my new Dell 9300, so far so good. The 17" screen is nice, but damn this is a big laptop :lol:

[Snap]

Go Binger! I want a new laptop! Good on ya man!

[aud19]

Hey Gang, I'm posting from my new Dell 9300, so far so good. The 17" screen is nice, but damn this is a big laptop :lol:

:T :T

[Andrew Pratt]

Enjoy the new PC Bing :T

cute joke Greg

:later: Sonnie

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys! :later:

DeLL 9300 :amen:

Cool Deer shot on the 360.
I will be getting one right at launch.
I will stand in line and camp overnight.
I will fight large crowds.
I will step on small people.
I will charge to the display.
I will knock things over.
I will dive for mine XBOX 360
I will get one, No matter what! :E

[Trevor Schell]

BTW,,I won't be buying that M3,,
cause I want an Xbox 360 instead.
However, If I was buying the M3, I would not
pay $67,000 for it.
Maybe $50,000 would be a better price
as Bing mentioned, probably winter driven or possibly
has been around the country.
Hard to say.

[Chris D]

Hmmm... $200-300 Xbox 360, or $50K M3. Interesting choice, Trev!

I love all the graphics. I'm might have to buy me one myself.

Anybody watch "Family Guy" and "American Dad" last night? Those are absoutely hilarious. American Dad had a funny reference to the internet Star Wars Kid... now that kid has REALLY made it, on Primetime television!

Bing Bing! You got a new laptop? http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/4/saeek.gif

[Snap]

Well I got my wife an IPOD a few months ago, but we have never hooked it up to her computer. And today I have a dentist appt. Sooooo.....I liberated her IPOD and dumped a bunch of songs to it so that I can cover the sound of the drill! :T That thing is pretty cool. I have played with this a little in the past, but never owned one myself. Pretty nice GIG!

Chris- You should have your AVI guys hook you up with "Snap FM" :T Allow me to explain!.....

Take an old DC (David Clarke) Head Set, Cut off the cable and trash the headset, have the AV guys solder the transmit wires to a 1/8 inch stereo Jack. Hook up CD player, IPOD etc to the 1/8 inch jack, and then plug it into the ICS of the plane in either the RACKEM or LACKEM stations. (Not sure if that is the correct spelling of the seats but I think you understand) Play it over the "Private Chan" and then every one in the crew can either select it, or not. Turn their own volume up or down! If you do not have a PVT Chan, then you can use "Hot Mic" and have people either select to listen to Hot Mic or not. Leave the rest of the Crew on VOX. Just about all the FE's have said cable, and it really helps out on long ONAV's! :thanku:

[Nick M]

Morning Fellers! http://mysite.verizon.net/nicholasmosher/morning.gif
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Shane - Those graphics are incredible! I'm worried about the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD competition though. I think I'll wait for the initial storm to pass over, and see what system develops the best. Pretty soon playing Mario won't be so cute anymore, because you'll have an overweight italian plumber covered in moles bouncing everywhere with rolaids falling out of his pockets and his pants around his ankles trying to cram mushrooms in his mouth... 8O :lol:
-----
Bing - Let's see some pics of the new laptop!
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Stopped at WalMart (Evil Empire) on the way home and picked up Robots (a great film) and a widescreen junk-o copy of "What About Bob" for $5.

[Snap]

:later: what's up Nick! Wal_mart is of the Devil! :evil: I can not go into that store with out spending a hundred bucks! :yesnod: Hate it every time I go there!

[Nick M]

Or you can go oldschool like me and crank out some AM golden-oldies on the ADF :-y :rofl:

[Snap]

LOL yeah forgot about that Nick. Tune in the ADF's There are some good stations in Cali. But not so good here on the East Coast. Pretty much NOTHING. But you really can't listen to stuff in CONUS. To many ATC bubbas trying to talk to you. :Yesnod: But at 0300 in the morning dark as crud over the middle of the Atlantic kind of no one to talk to! Just wait for center to call over the HF's and other than that NOTHING.....

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang. Just got back from taking my buddy Cam to the Air Port. He had a 6:25 flight out. It was a great weekend of movies, tech and lots of FOoood :lol:

Cam is one heck of an Electrical Engineer, he was able to fix my blown Bryston for $16 bucks worth of parts. :T Last time it cost me $200 for the same problems, when I took it to my local repair depot, and they did a real hack job on it. :rant:


Chris, Dell gave me a brand new 9300 Inspiron for all the hassles I have had with my i8500 :T

Nick, Here are some quick snaps of it compared to Cam's D800 Latitude (which is the same size as my i8500, 15" Widescreen)

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4410&stc=1

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4411&stc=1

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4412&stc=1

It's quite a bit bigger, however the 17" widescreen at 1920x1200 resolution is a dream to work with. The penalty is the bigger footprint of it, however it does seem lighter than my old LT, or the same weight when compared to Cam's D800.

I didn't get the 256mb 5800 graphics card as I was lend to believe, they shipped it with the 128mb ATI X300, however they did ship it with a 2.0 Ghz Mobile Centrino :T :T

The carry bag is love or hate..... :scratchhead:

I suppose in the end like everyone is saying, I'm just happy I have a newer faster Dell that seems to work (so far :lol: )

[Snap]

Sweet Bing....Nice laptop!

[Bing Fung]

Thanks Snap, it'll have to do ;)

DVD's look amazing on. We watched a bit of "Undercover Brother" and it looked like High Definition :T

[Nick M]

uno!

[Nick M]

dos!

[Nick M]

tres!

[Nick M]

http://www.impawards.com/2005/posters/robots.jpg
Robots was even better on DVD!

Bing - Looks like a Lion! Hopefully this one will have some endurance though!
-----
Snap - I've got the flying blues... my instructor is away for the week... :|
-----
Going to check out "Robots" now on the HT. Loved it in theaters... but the back of this box has "DTS 5.1" listed under sound options... :twisted:

Making up some Buffalo Chicken wraps for lunch.
Whole Wheat Tortilla
Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
Razor Thin Red Onion
Grilled Chicken Tossed With Hot Sauce
A Bit o' Hidden Valley Ranch

Mastered a few chords on the geetar that were very difficult for the way I normally grip the neck, and now I can't stop playing them! Have to move on to more chords... :B

[Bing Fung]

BTW Snap, Ipods rock :-y I had a 10Gb one until I gave it to my eldest daughter Brook. She loves it :T


http://images.apple.com/ipodnano/images/indexcompare20050907.jpg

http://images.apple.com/ipodnano/images/indextop20050907.jpg


I'll be buying a 4 gb Nano for Katherine, as soon as I can find one instock. Everywhere in town is the 2gb machine, however for $50 more the 4gb version is the play.

I don't even think you can get a 4gb memory card for that price.

[taz13]

Bing
Thats a combination I don't recall seeing in a computer setup before. A tape measure and a set of bathroom scales? Makes me wonder just what you do at the computer:lol:

[Snap]

Yeah I am digging it right about now. My wife is going to be mad. it is her birthday present and I have not installed the stuff on here computer yet. To top it all off, I stole it and installed eveything on mine! :nono: So I bet once she finds out that I have grabbed her birthday present (From June!) and I am using it.....:smackbutt: and a big :frypan: is what I am going to get. But it is an emergency! I have to have some tunes to get through the Dentist drilling on my face for 2 hours. :yesnod: I hate the sound of the drill!

[Bing Fung]

Bing
Thats a combination I don't recall seeing in a computer setup before. A tape measure and a set of bathroom scales? Makes me wonder just what you do at the computer:lol:


:laughat: The tape measure is at my workstation for personal reassurance :lol:

Seriously, I'm always working out dimensions of wanting to measure something, that I would be lost with out a tape measure at my workstation. In fact I have tape measures strategically placed through out our house (~8 or more), just so one is always handy ;)

The bathroom scale is only there because I'm currently redoing (gutted) the bathroom it resided in :lol:


Good one Snap ;)

[David Meek]

You too, Jim? I spent some "chair time" yesterday too. Stupid crown came off.

Bing, that is a sweet laptop. I'm jealous. :) But, what is up with that scale? Oh, question answered.

Nick, are you ever supposed to fly again?

[Bing Fung]

Bing, that is a sweet laptop. I'm jealous. :) But, what is up with that scale? Oh, question answered.



Thanks David, but I'm jealous of your Hotel sized house in Houston, and your lovely home in the Pacific North West... You win! :twisted: :lol:

Happy Birthday BTW, forgot to mention that ;)

[Bing Fung]

Deleted again by same admin


Nice "Crack" in the wall :lol: :drool:

[Shane Martin]

Bing,
Speaking of that, why not buy one from Apple direct? I'm thinking of doing so. They are offering a free engraving on it as well. I could use one on my trip to the Bahamas in November :yesnod:

I'm worried about the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD competition though.
Well Playstation 3 will have a Blu ray Drive and there are rumors of an HD DVD drive in the future production runs of the 360. This rumor seems more true now that Microsoft has officially aligned itself with HD DVD. Intel did as well. Not good news for Blu Ray.

Then again I've lost track of the number of failed Sony products. SACD, Betamax, Minidisc etc.

[Sonnie Parker]

Mornin' gang!

Bing... congrats on the 9300! I love mine... I sit in my recliner and use it at home just about everynight. I really like the widescreen because I can get to windows side by side on it. It is a big laptop for sure, but it is sweet! I had to get me one of those Logitech cordless mice to use with it though... works great!

[Lex]

Guys, it's simple really, if you want people to be able to come to TTP from work, they can't be displaying images like that, regardless of how seemingly "accepted" they may be from a morality standpoint as in not going over some particular limit of showing whatever. They are just not appropriate for a professional environment.

It's fine for guys that are at home, but not at work during the day M-F IMO, so I wiped them.

[Gordon Moore]

Howdy gang :)

Hope everyone is well. Bing....wunderbar on the new laptop :T


The cult of everything ipod....I haven't joined, they're cool no doubt about that.

Back to shovelling myself out of a pile of crap.... :later:

[Nick M]

Sorry Lex, I thought it was clean enough... my bad... :frypan:
I threw a replacement up guys.
-----
David - My last logbook entry was the 13th, and my next lesson isn't until the 3rd due to weather and my Instructor taking some time off... :(

I have $750 in the flying fund with another $250 next week, so I told him on the phone the other day that we have $1000 worth of flying to do next week! :-y

[Nick M]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=abde1e02-b529-469e-ae6a-7417fcde9e12&DisplayLang=en

The bottom of the page has full screen trailers for upcoming XBOX360 games.
This is probably old news, but I just found it and I'm being blown away by the material! Most are 100MB Dls though! :E

[Shane Martin]

So what happened to JimmyP in Wisconsin? I haven't seen him around in a good long while.

[Bing Fung]

Sorry Doug, I too though that it passed the grade, my bad as well.... :(

May have to look into the ipod on line Shane, good idea :T

Good to hear Sonnie, I remember you getting a 9300 now :T

[aud19]

Morning folks! :B

Never got into Ipod's myself... I don't really have any use for one. If I'm at home I have music, in the car... music, at work... music. Where would I use it? :huh:

NICK!!! I found your car!!!!! :E :B

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/specs/speclist.gif
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/front/fornt.jpghttp://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/colour/red.jpg
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/profile/sideon2.jpghttp://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/profile/seats.jpg



Click on the link below to see the video of the Atom 2 on it's Autocar 0-100-0 run.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/popups/video.asp?AR=215770

'And then came the Atom. Watching it leave the line was like watching a controlled explosion. It had such an overwhelming surfeit of power its driver didn't even bother using first gear. He simply seleclected second, dropped the clutch and disappeared. On the surface we'd have been stunned if it had hit 60mph in 3.1 sec but, when all six runs were completed, these were the numbers we were faced with: the 'slow' run into the wind took 2.94 sec, the return just 2.88 sec, to give an average 0-60mph of 2.91 sec.'

[Bing Fung]

Jason, Cam and I were looking at that Aeril site during the weekend. It one of the most fasters cars you can buy. The only car faster than it is a $1,000,000 Enzo :D

All this this thrill can be had for about $72,000 cdn :D I love the video with his face flapping in the wind :lol:


Jason, you'll find the places to use one ;)

[aud19]

Freaking sweet eh!! I mean 0-60 in 2.9 seconds and it's a Honda motor so it should even be reliable!!! :E :P :B

[Lex]

Here's a good rule of thumb. If you have to ask yourself if it's clean enough? Then it's not for M-F days... Bing, I'm sure our general rules are different right now, you being home based, and me being state computer based. I'll always tend to the conservative side here. It's my job on the line possibly in how I conduct myself. I think this is true of others as well.

Shane:
JimmyP is pulling out as advertiser here at month end, and wound up doing some other things that could be seen as competitive to our efforts here. I'll just say it's sort of like a divorce I guess. It's hard to live in the same house after a divorce.

Ironic that I'd speak of divorce today, my anniversary to Beverly, were we still married. I suppose I should send her a dozen stems with thorns today huh? No pedals, lol.

Doug

[aud19]

BTW...what's with the new section and TTP being moved.... I was all disoriented when I looked at this section :lol:

[Lex]

I moved it all around just to screw with your all's minds mostly, lol. I'm happy to see it worked. :B

Well, were trying a new section first of the month, we'll just have to see how that goes man.

[Andrew Pratt]

Those new iPods look great Bing. I might have to get one myself.

[aud19]

I moved it all around just to screw with your all's minds mostly, lol. I'm happy to see it worked. :B

Well, were trying a new section first of the month, we'll just have to see how that goes man.

Hey, if you're going to screw with my mind it wanted me to ask you to at least buy it dinner and drinks first :rofl:

That new section looks suspiciously familiar to something I had mentioned elsewhere :p: :lol:

[aud19]

Those new iPods look great Bing. I might have to get one myself.

Please don't tell me you thought the ipod was the most impressive thing on this page!>?!?>!!?!?!?? :E :nonod:

[Lex]

I noticed Danica doing a commercial for Honda last night. She was ripping it up in the car, and got pulled over. She was preparing to sweet talk her way out of a ticket checking her "gear", then a woman cop comes up to the door. Quite funny commercial actually. Danica looked extremely hot in it too.

[Bing Fung]

Super Charged Honda putting out 300 BHP

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/options/supercharger_out_of_car.jpg

[aud19]

Even the normally aspirated engine has 220HP Bing! :P I believe that's the same engine as the S2000 :D

[Bing Fung]

Even the normally aspirated engine has 220HP Bing! :P I believe that's the same engine as the S2000 :D

Yeah, but its the Supercharged one they are testing in the video, plus is you are going to cruise around in the Ariel, you want to be damn sure you are going to walk away from everybody, I mean everybody, muscle cars included :lol: :T

[Snap]

just spent 3.5 hours in the chair....turns out I had to have a root canal... face hurts like hell...... bad news is it takes 2 trips to finish one of those things. :nonod:


later guys.

[Kevin P]

Howdy folks...

Bing "A Tape Measure in Every Room" Fung: Nice laptop! :T I need a new one, or at least one that isn't ancient as far as 'puters go.

Darn, I missed the "illegal" pics. Always happens when I'm at work.

I haven't gotten into the iPod thing yet either. Instead, I'm using one of Sony's failed formats, Minidisc. It's far more versatile IMHO, especially for mic recordings and dubbing from CDs, which is most of what I do with it. I guess I'm a sucker for failed Sony formats. I bought into SACD too. I had a 2 channel SACD in my old system. I'll have a universal player in my new HT. It's been sitting in a box for 7 months. :roll:

[Bing Fung]

Sorry I though you had linked to the big Top Gear video, check it out, this one is the one I'm talking about

http://www.openwheelers.com.au/videos/Top_Gear_Ariel_Atom_2_Full_segment.mpg

Right click and save link, you'll want to see this one a few times. I love these guys reviews. The Mclaren F1 was a hoot, as was the M3 CSL :T


Kevin :amen:

[aud19]

oooh

[aud19]

looks like

[aud19]

I can

[aud19]

Flip! :B

http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/colour/red.jpg

Thanks Bing! I'll watch that at lunch :P :yesnod:

[Paul Wu]

Top gear is the best! I've got a bunch of episodes on HD.

Fifth gear is pretty good as well, but not as fun.

I'm starting to look for a laptop for my wife. I just don't know what's wrong with the instant off. I thought it might have been heat realted, but the past few times it shut off, it was pretty cool. I haven't had the time to open it up to see if there are any loose connections.

I think it would be easier to just replace the unit.

[aud19]

Let me know if you're serious about the laptop Paul...perhaps PM me ;)

Otherwise I say if she gets a laptop.... you get an Atom!!!! :D :yesnod: :P

[Bing Fung]

How does a person get Top Gear on HD Pauly? :drool:

[aud19]

I'm guessding he means hard disk aka hard drive etc... not high definition ;)

[Bing Fung]

DOH, well I have a massive HD collection too then :lol:

[Lex]

hey, catchy new signature attached.

[Paul Wu]

Bing: Yeah I meant Hard Drive. I would love to get it in High Def. Actually, I would love to just get episodes period! I have discovered the popular way of finding these episodes. Bit-torent.

Jason: I will have to PM you. I am pretty serious. We have thought she might make do, but I don't have the time to sit and diagnose the laptop problem, and I don't really want to pay someone $50/hr to sit and wait for it to die. Plus it's a pretty slow machine.

She really want's a laptop with a docking station. I'm thinking a Centrino, dedicated video chipset, DVDRW capable, min 512 Ram, at least 80G hd. A small screen is okay, as it will be connected to a nice 17" LCD monitor, or it will be setup as a dual display.

All subject to financing. :) Once those banks finally get things straightened out.

[Ken Makela]

Hi Guys,

0-100mph-0 in 10 seconds :E

Ken

[Bing Fung]

Pauly, Bit Lord is teh 53xy :T

Hey Ken :later:

Snap, thats was a good day too huh? :lol:

Dell contacted me and they will be sending me a Carbon Fiber snap cover as well :T

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4413&stc=1

[David Meek]

Looking at that little roadster, all I can think about is raindrops hitting me at over 100 mph. Ouch! :storm:

Funny, that thought never occurs when I'm looking at a Ferrari 360 Spyder. :driver:

[Bing Fung]

Doesn't look like Apple Online will ship to Canada...

[aud19]

I believe there's an Apple canada page isn't there? :scratchhead:

[Ken Makela]

More carbon fiber Bing? :lol:

[Lex]

ha, good one Jason, I'd think so.

Great article from an ESPN writer about the Vols come from behind win at LSU last night. I felt for the Tigers you know, post Katrina and all. But we did not need to loose a second SEC game in a row, what a comeback it was. 21 points down at the half, I mean scoreless, in an inferno of a stadium with no more orange (our color) than a creamsicle in it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2173451

[Bing Fung]

More carbon fiber Bing? :lol:

My doctor told me I needed more carbon fiber in my diet :lol:

[Lex]

Yeah, it's kinda gritty going down though, huh Bing?

[Snap]

Binger- :poke: It was terrible, I guess I have some sort of 1 in 10000 root system in my teeth. Long story short they made a "small" field trip for every one to take a look at my roots! :nonod: Plus they had to get the Chief of Oral Surgery to get his thoughts on how to finish the actual root canal. :nonod: Long story short they could NOT get all the nerves gutted out. Soooo when I go back in 10 days to get it finished they will try and get the last nerve or what ever out, and then patch it all back up! :nonod:

To top it all off they gave me MOTRIN to help with the pain! :evil: Sooooo called my wifes doc who is a family friend, and she hooked me up with some better stuff. I hope that it kicks in soon! :yesnod:

If in 2 hours I start posting silly stupid stuff Moderators please change to the following:

"Dear HT Guide Members, We regret to inform you that snap is wasted on pain pills and is not allowed to post for 24 hours. Anything that he post for the next 24 hours will be deleted by admin. Unless it is really funny and we want to leave it there to make fun of him later.

Thanks for your help....the Mod Squad!"

:roflmao:

[Snap]

Lex- What kind of Rolex did your Dad give you?

If I ever get loaded enough to be able to get one, I want the GMT-Master II More of an Aviator's watch but I like it.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4414

Lots of our Pilots have them. I have a Seiko.

[Kevin P]

Snap, all we post in TTP is silly stupid stuff anyway so you'll fit right in! :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Ohh, the Rolex Submariner, my favorite :yesnod: :drool:

Next to these Bell & Ross Pilot Sapphires

http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/IMG/12920.jpg http://www.lacotedesmontres.com/IMG/12930.jpg

Cool case study on your roots Snapper, that is deranged that they gave you something as weak as Motrin. "Look Doc, I want some Her0in now!!!" That or some Percocet :lol:


Chewing Carbon Fiber is killer Lex :lol:

[Snap]

Thanks Kevin you are alright I don't care what Bing says about you! :lol:

This is what Snappy is Sporting right now..Thanks to Mrs. Snappy :yesnod:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4415

[aud19]

Funny stuff guys :lol:

Bing that video was AWESOME!!!!!!!!! ;x( :yeah: :jawdrop:

[Bing Fung]

It was good wasn't it Jason? :lol:

Thanks Kevin you are alright I don't care what Bing says about you! :lol:

This is what Snappy is Sporting right now..Thanks to Mrs. Snappy :yesnod:



SHHHHH!!! That was suppose to be low key ;)

What's impressive Snapper is you guys can use those dial calculators with speedy proficiency while in the air. It hurts my eyes and brain somewhat to even think about using the dials sitting still :lol: :amen:

[Snap]

Thanks Bing. :yesnod: You an alright dude.

[Bing Fung]

Thanks, you to Snap!

Oh, and this all Titanium Omega Seamaster

http://www.omegawatches.com/fileadmin/templates/omega-watches/img-watchesbig/25998000.jpg

OK, so there are a few that are my favorite :lol:

[Eduardo]

Hello everyone .... :E

Yep its one of the missing children. Let me first apologize to Andrew Pratt. He was kind enough to send me an email last month but I neglected to reply. Definitely nothing personal. In fact, just seeing his name put a smile on my face. :) You guys always make me feel happy.

I wish I can write more, especially what is going on with my life but work calls. But I do promise to return very shortly and start catching up with everyone.

Eduardo

[Kevin P]

Sheesh, Snap, there are way too many numbers on that watch! I'd never be able to figure out what time it is! 8O

"What time is it?" According to the pic you posted, it's "1:20 past 7:00" Or is it "500 past 40?" :lol:

Eduardo, great to see you! :B Happy B-day too!

[Paul Wu]

Okay, How does one use all those dials and numbers?

I've always wanted one of those watches, but thought it would be a bit pretentious seeing as I don't fly.

My fav is still...Breitling Aerospace:

Can't find my usual pic.

[Bing Fung]

HEY EJ! :later: :party:


http://www.finestwatches.com/images/product-zoom-patek-philippe-10179.jpg

Could you imagine having the coin to plop down $40,000 Large for a Patek Philippe? :E

I'm not even a fan of this particular model, however I can appreciate the work that goes into making one... Still that's a lot of money. You could pay somebody for quite some time who's sole purpose would be to to follow you around tell you the time when asked :lol:

Apperently it takes 1 full year to make a Patek Philippe. One craftsman works on it from start to finish making each part.

[Bing Fung]

My fav is still...Breitling Aerospace:

Can't find my usual pic.

Here you go Pauly :)

http://www.finestwatches.com/images/product-zoom-breitling-10889.jpg

I'm not a fan of Quartz movements for fine watches (anything over $1,000), just seems like blashphemy :huh:

Fully certified Mechanical Chronometer movements all the way! Sure they keep shitty time compared to a Quartz Timex, but thats not what it's all about :twisted:

[aud19]

Bing you toy-snob :p: :lol:

Hey Eduardo! :later:

[Paul Wu]

Bing: Thanks, that's the one. Now, your mission, should you choose to accept is to find the pic of the one watch that was within my grasp.

I don't recall the model number, but it was a Tag, titanium chronograph, automatic movement. This was a bit chunky, but it was light, that's how I knew for sure it was all titanium. I had a chance to buy it on a trip to Hong Kong, this was back in 1990. Instead I bought my current Tag, a second sport Tag and a toy Casio that took my pulse. Today, I would have forgone buying those other two and just spent the extra for the titanium. :) Oh well, I'll just have to wait a while longer.

Hi Eduardo!

I gotta get back to work. Free flip.

[aud19]

oooh

[aud19]

another run

[Snap]

First let me say that I hardly ever get to use it any more. THe New KC-130 is all digital like Chris's plane. Soooo no more Man power work. But here is how it goes. One of the main things that I use it for is to calculate Fuel Burn and Time remaining. So you can spin the dial to 1200 o'clock for what ever your Hourly fuel burn is. Then you can see how much fuel you are going to burn for a given set of time. Or any varation of that. Basically it is a calcualtor. So when you are flying around Giving fuel away, and the AC ask how much fuel will we have left in an hour....just look at the watch and tell him the answer. If you are burning oil, you can also see how much flight time you have till you get to a low oil state.....how many miles you can travel in a certain time....and the list goes on.

Pretty cool thing. My first watch that had all that stuff was a Citizen....

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4416

[aud19]

I was sniped!!!! :evil: :cry:

:rofl:

[Snap]

Darn it.... sorry....glad I put a pix....:oops:

Sorry Jason it was not on purpose! :nonod:

[Bing Fung]

Humm, Tag didn't make a lot of Titanium watches, that I know of.... :scratchhead:

http://www.blitzwatches.co.uk/images/cl1180.jpg

The Kirum probably isn't it as they were not made in the early 90's, That example above would be circa 2000.

Something like this one?

http://images.google.ca/url?q=http://www.uhren-kriescher.de/shop/media/TAG_HeuerTitanium.JPG


Yeah Jason, what of it?? :demon:

[Snap]

Not a big fan of Tag. If I was going to Upgrade from Seiko I would have to go with Rolex. The Tag just does not hold resale value like the Rolex. At least that is what I am told any ways. When I was looking for a pic of my Seiko I was PISSED :evil: I was the first one to buy it from Reeds. I talked them down 25% and I still paid 650 bucks for the watch. Now you can get it for under 300. I am not sure if it is a real one but I think it is. :nonod: makes me feel ripped off. :yesnod: Kind of like some of our AV equipment. Or even worse computers. My Laptop 3 years ago was over 2100 bucks. Now it is under a grand! :nonod:

[Andrew Pratt]

I've sure enjoyed the weight of my titanium watch. Those Eco-Drives are sweet :yesnod:

Bing you'll have to let me know what you think of the carbon top as its something I was considering getting for mine.

[Bing Fung]

Quartz Tags use a Seiko Quartz movements or the same manaufacture makes movents for both houses :lol: In fact, very few watch companies make their own movements these days.

Patek, Omega, Bell & Ross (Sinn), Rolex, are just a handful... Thats why Mechanical watches will hold their value much more than a Quartz will.


Will do Andrew :)

[Snap]

Funny thing Andrew.....lots of people like the light watches. I like the ones that you KNOW you have the thing on cause it weighs a TON. I had a Movado for a while as a dress watch, and got rid of it. TOOO Light. Plus it was SOOOO Plain! No numbers just a silver dot and 2 hands.

[Bing Fung]

Cam and I looked at the new 70" Sony SXRD TV yesterday :E Impressive is an understatement :E

At $17,000 though, it's out there like Pluto :twisted:


http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040916/sony01.jpg

Thats not me :lol:

3 X 0.78” Panel SXRD panels
Real HD (1920 x 1080) Resolution per panel
>6 million dot pixel resolution total
“Pure Red” colour reproduction
WEGA Engine HD with DRC-MFV2
200W LampSuper high contrast ratio - Greater picture depth
Cinema Black Pro
New Glass Screen configuration
- Wider Viewing Angle
- Vertical and Horizontal Lenticular screens
- Fresnel screen
- Contrast screen with AR coating
ATSC Digital Tuner
CableCARD (POD) SLOT-IN
Flexible Twin View Picture & Picture
- Picture Freeze
- Scroll Index
ID1 detection
Wide, Normal, Full Zoom
Vertical Center Adjustment
Vertical Size Adjustment
Advanced Video Menu
- Black corrector
- Gamma corrector
- White balance (R / G / B bias, gain)

AUDIO
100w S-Master Digital Amplifier & sub woofer
Virtual Dolby, Steady Sound, BBE
TruSurround , Simulated surround
Speaker “Off”
Detachable speakers for Custom Applications

CONVENIENCE
Memory Stick viewer with JPEG playback, MPEG playback, MP3 playback (background), slideshow, index, zoom, rotate, print mark
Video Label
Favourite Channel
Channel label, jump, surf
Parental Lock
Closed caption
Illuminated Sony logo
Initial set-up screen
Dual on / off timers with Sleep

[Paul Wu]

Must really get back to work, but....

Snap: Thanks for the quick lesson. I'm still :?? Looks like everything is based on the hour hand or minute hand. The markings are constants? I can figure out how my watch works for the diving bezel. :)

Bing: It wasn't the Kirum, that's for sure. The pic is pretty close, and might actually be the one. You know how time plays tricks on memories. I just seem to recall that the hands were silver, but they could have been gold. I did stare and hold the watch for a long time. :) It was a big chunky watch, and I was super skinny back then, so it would have really looked out of place on my wrist.

So this is actually what I have on right now. Now at 15 years and counting.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4417

[Snap]

woooo nice watch paul. See that is a good Tag..I would spring for that one. :yesnod: Newer stuff :nonod:

[Paul Wu]

Thanks Snap, I know what you mean about dress watches. I've got a Longines, the thin watch, very nice and elegant. I've only worn it about a dozen times and I've had it for about 12 years! I still have it and don't see myself putting it up for sale. I would still wear it if I had something super fancy to go to. I've always wanted a Movado, the black with the gold dot. But now it's not a need to have anymore.

Speaking of light watches, I do have a casual titanium watch. It's a Hamilton that I bought the same time as my Longines. I wear that when I have to have my batteries replaced in my Tag. Everytime I put back my Tag, it seems like my arm gets a workout!

Bing: Of course that isn't you! There's no carbon fiber or titanium anywhere on the body of the knapsack!

[Bing Fung]

:lol: Pauly :lol:

Nice Vintage Heuer :T

[aud19]

In my best parrot voice:

Pauly want a laptop ;)

:lol:

[Snap]

:laughat: this is good. :yesnod: very good indeed!

[Kevin P]

In my best parrot voice:

Pauly want a laptop ;)

:lol::laughat: :rofl: :alol: :roflmao: Good one Jason! :roflmao:

Speaking of watches, I have to get my Fossil to a jeweler to be cleaned. It survived the fire but it has a crusted coat of black crud on it that isn't coming off using normal (gentle) cleaning techniques. One of these days, months, years...

[Snap]

Here is Movado watch I was talking about.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4418

[Andrew Pratt]

I like the simple style of the Movado's but they're not for me...I'm far to anal about knowing exactly what time it is ;)

[Kevin P]

I like the simple style of the Movado's but they're not for me...I'm far to anal about knowing exactly what time it is ;)Geekiness Test, question #37: How often do you synchronize your watch to the atomic clock?

Me, maybe 3-4 times a year. When the time changes in the spring and the fall, definitely, so at a minimum twice a year. I sync the computers more often though. EDIT: Just did my watch now. ;)

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys! :later:

So, can someone repost the picture that got pulled earlier.
I missed the excitement and want to see what all the
hoopla was about.
I will then take it down after I see it! ;)

I see the feminine side of TTP has come back with all those
watches.
Some pretty nice ones! :T

Bing,,I seen that TV the other day.
I would sure like to see the 70" Toshiba..:yesnod:

[Trevor Schell]

This one is cool! :yesnod:
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4415

[Andrew Pratt]

Geekiness Test, question #37: How often do you synchronize your watch to the atomic clock?

About once every two months...unless given reason to do it more often like a battery change or flying to a different time zone.

[Lex]

My Dad's Rolex on the left, my older Seiko on the right, been a great watch too.

http://htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4419

[Lex]

note time differences. how often do I syncronize together and with atomic clock? how about never?

[Chris D]

It took me a good 30 seconds to find TTP tonight!

Kev: Well, actually, I sync my watch to the global GPS time clocks, which are pretty much an atomic clock system, every time I go fly.

Snap, actually, I had that Citizen watch, too, until it wore out. Now I use the model that replaced it, the Citizen Skyhawk. Don't have time to search for a pic now.

As for plugging in a CD player to the aircraft intercom, I'd love to do it. The AF, though, has specific regs against that, so you'd have to be pretty careful who's watching.

Bing, congrats on the new laptop! :banana: Maybe I should complain enough on my 9100 Inspiron that I get a 9300 too!

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

Went to bed early last night ~9:30, I coul dnot keep my eyes open, however I have been up since about 1:30 this morning ...sigh

Nice collection Lex,

Chris, it'll will take a lot of belly aching to Dell :evil: :lol:

[Lex]

Oh, nice Tag there Paul. Classuc rugged look. I rarely wear the Seiko now, it's usually the Rolex. You have to wear it daily as it's a self winder. If you don't, then you have to reset everything. I will wear the Seiko for a beater if I am planning to work.

[Sonnie Parker]

Mornin' guys!

Bing... you'll like that cover... I got the leather one for my 9300 and it's nice.

Lex... I meant to mention to ya earlier... congrats to your VOL's on that fantastic comeback over LSU. That was remarkable!

[David Meek]

Hi gang, happy Wednesday. :sn:

Sweet watches! I guess I'm a bit more utilitarian on timepieces than y'all.

My "good" watch is an older Seiko
http://www.princetonwatches.com/images/watches/SGF212.jpg


My "knock around" one is a Swiss Army Renegade
http://www.swissarmy.com/images/ProductCatalog/sa_24228_sol_a02.jpg


When I run, it's a Timex Helix
http://www.timex.com/bin/image.tmx?image=048148476813

Gotta get some work done. Later....

[David Meek]

P.S. Our lone LSU alum is still grousing about that game. :)

[George Bellefontaine]

Watches ? Talking about watches ? OMG :roll:


Just kidding , guys. Thought I'd stop by to see what's happenin'. :lol:

[Lex]

David, be sure to tell him there's a replay on ESPN at 8:00 on Thursday in case he wants to see the first half again. ;) Thanks Sonnie. You know after 17 straight trips to only be turned away from the end zone, it was about time in that second half! ESPN dubbed the game an instant classic.

George, dude, what's up? Hey, they started this watch talk, I just had to finally show Dad's Rolex. You really can't see the pure beauty of this watch. The black looking base on it is actually swirled similar to carbon look. It's difficult to photograph. They don't make that face available now on the Date Just.

I really loved my Seiko all the years I wore it. It was the best watch I'd ever had, including a Buluva I had once. I got a great deal on the Seiko Chronograph at Service Merchandise. I guess they wanted to move it, as they gave me the best sale price even though it wasn't on sale at the time.

[George Bellefontaine]

I got a Timex with large numerals for my poor eyesight . :)

Once owned a Seiko. Was a great watch.

[Azeke]

I have the Blue Angels Skyhawk Eco Drive Titanium. I originally had the SS version, but it was so heavy, my wife purchased it as a Christmas present. She said if you don't won't it you can take it back. I immediately went on the web found the Titanium version for the same price or lower. The rest is history.

I can dress it up or down, I love the flexibility of this timepiece, and no batteries :T .

The irony of the story, she now owns an eco drive as well, go figure.

Just my story,

Azeke

P.S. There you go David, finally my first post here. I was just waiting for the right opportunity :) .

[David Meek]

Lets

[David Meek]

Flip. Welcome to Page 93.

This guy's just havin' some fun! :yeah:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4420&stc=1

Arman, it was only a matter of time. :T We have you now....

[Trevor Schell]

Good Morning Guys! :later:

Here some local gals hanging out
at the TrACK where Bing has been riding his Bike lately!
http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise_alex_annie.jpg?8654

David!
That is a very cool photo :T

[Trevor Schell]

Been watching some of the new shows these last couple of weeks.
There are some really good ones.

*Lost
*Supernatural
*Invasion
These so far are excellent!

*Surface
Not sure, kind of cool, but kind of silly.
Too early to tell.
*Bones
May be good,but kind of boring a little so far.

*Ghost Whisperer
Wanted to see this one, but missed recording it.

*Survivor, Apprentice are still 2 that I like.

*CSI, Like all 3

*Apprentice Martha Stewart.
First episode was interesting due to the guy who ended up
getting let go..Still have to see what happens going forward
in order to know if I would continue recording this one.

Anyways,,Lot's of great TV unlike 2-3 years ago.
And Thumbs up for PVR Satellite ..:T:T

[Bing Fung]

Hey Gangstas ;-x

Georgie :later:

Azeke :later:

Cool Flip Photo David :T


So what stadium was that I was at Trev? :lol:

What is with that brunette on the left? You seem to be pimping her a lot :lol: Who is she and whats her claim to fame? :huh: Other than those built in life preservers :lol:

The blonde in the middle is kinda cute, the one on the left seems to be sticking out her chest too far to make up for Trev's girl ;)


We watched Martha Apprentice too Trev :yesnod: Christine is a huge Martha fan.

Looking forward to the cover Sonnie :T I was thinking the Leather looked nice too, but then said, what was I even thinking :scratchhead: :lol: Carbon! ;)

[Nick M]

Afternoon!

Those look like some serious watches! Personally, I haven't owned a watch since I was 8 years old. I need to get one for flying though eventually (or atleast a stopwatch). I'd like a simple stopwatch unit with a large display and soft cloth wristband.
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A guy I know is thinking about setting up a purchase for a recently deceased pilot's plane at my local airport. If he is offered the discounted price, he is thinking about splitting the costs 3 ways. Today he asked me and a very good friend of mine (who is a pilot) if we might be interested in purchasing a 1/3 share each. We each work a different shift (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) and my good friend probably would only fly when I fly, so I would essentially have unlimited access to it. It's a Cessna Cardinal in mint shape with only a couple thousand total hours. Market value is about ~$70k, but because this guy was good friends with the deceased pilot, he may be given an offer around $30k. This means $10k for nearly unlimited access to a $70k cadillac of the sky. I'm really thinking about signing on if it's offered to this guy. Depending on the loan, we would each put ~$1k down and pay ~$250/mo for 3yrs. Ooooohhhh I'm so tempted...

This isn't the actual plane, but is nearly identical except for color.

http://www.airqwest.com/images/aircraft/N3133T/N3133TExt4.jpg

[aud19]

Never get enough Carbon Fibre and Titanium eh Bing! :T :B And who are you trying to kid Bing?!? If any of those girls came and started flirting with you, you'd be giggling like a school girl :p: :lol:

Hey George and Azeke! :later:

David, nice flip pic....looks like he's going pretty slow though... just out for a Sunday fly... :lol:

Trev, I'm going out on a limb here but... LOST IS THE BEST TV SHOW EVERRRRRR!!!!!!!! :B :yesnod: If any of you guys aren't watching it.... start!

The rest of the new shows don't seem to be catching me though. My Name Is Earl was pretty good last week but it was on against Amazing Race last night so it got skipped. Everybody Hates Chris was also pretty good (taped it last week) but it's on the same time as Lost so you can guess which one gets priority :lol: Too tired for Supernatural and Invasion but they seem to all be mooching off Lost's success so....

[aud19]

Red X Nick ;) Sounds like it could work out well though :T You see the car I posted for you a couple pages back? :P

[Bing Fung]

And who are you trying to kid Bing?!? If any of those girls came and started flirting with you, you'd be giggling like a school girl :p: :lol:



I never said I wouldn't like it :boobies: :roflmao:

Was just wondering who that girl is Trev has the hard o... err, I mean likes :) :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Picked up my 2nd Season of Corner Gas on DVD, Life is Good :T

http://www.futureshop.ca/multimedia/products/regular/m2098242.gif

[aud19]

I never said I wouldn't like it :boobies: :roflmao:

Was just wondering who that girl is Trev has the hard o... err, I mean likes :) :lol:

:rofl: Ya Trev, who's this girl you're pitching a tent for anyways....? :rofl: :roflmao:

[Nick M]

Jason - That car is exactly what I need to build! :yesnod: :drool: :T

Loved the Top Gear link that Bing posted featuring it too!

[aud19]

Jason - That car is exactly what I need to build! :yesnod: :drool: :T

Loved the Top Gear link that Bing posted featuring it too!

Build two Nick, you can have a fun road trip driving it out to Vancouver for me!! :B :P :yesnod:

[Bing Fung]

:rofl: Ya Trev, who's this girl you're pitching a tent for anyways....? :rofl: :roflmao:

:laughat: :roflmao: Com'mon Trev, let us know ;)


Nick, thats your car :T


Day'am, Purolator just showed up at my door with the snap cover from Dell. I just talked to them yesterday :nos:

[Paul Wu]

Here's a nice garage. (http://www.ultimategarage.com/UltGar2y.htm)

Keep scrolling through the page and you will see. :)

While my first garage project (built in 1994, see "before" picture below) demonstrates an effective makeover of a standard 3 car garage, the workshop was limited in functionality due to it's size (20'x20') and relatively low ceiling height. A low or mid-rise lift would work in this space but I've painfully learned over the past few years that any serious shop must have a full-rise lift.

The current project is the culmination of the latest technology combined with knowledge from the past 9 years as a garage designer and consultant. The construction entails the consolidation of two standard size (10'x20') garage bays along with a small (12'x20') bump-out to yield a generous size workshop capable of comfortably housing a full rise automotive lift. The new garage, still only 1280 sq ft in size, offers generous working space and amenities and can provide parking/storage for up to 5 vehicles. The details and technology evident in this transformation demonstrate why Ultimate Garage stands above its competition.


And discuss.

[aud19]

More carbon fibre for your diet Bing :T

I just noticed how close I am to 5000 posts! :E

[Kevin P]

Jason, only 5 more to go! 8O

Bing's gonna be poopin' carbon fib[er|re] at the rate he's going. :toilet:

I might have to check out some of these new shows (Supernatural sounds interesting) once I have a TV worth watching anything on, aka the plasmer by Panny, and a house to put the TV worth watching anything on in. Not to mention all the other stuff that goes with the TV: speakers, pre-pro, amps, sub, cables (oops, time to give Doug a heads-up on what I'll need!), etc. etc.

[aud19]

Paul, that's freaking ridiculous! :E :blink:

[George Bellefontaine]

Glad I popped in today to see Trev's chick pics. I needed something to get my heart started today. :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Here it is before and after:


Au Natural

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4421&stc=1


Carbon

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4422&stc=1

I think it looks nice. It's not really Carbon Fiber (not that I expected it to be) however it will be interesting to see how it stands up to scratches over time. If anything, it covers and protects the main cover, so that's a good thing, and it looks good while doing it, I do say so myself :T

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4423&stc=1

[aud19]

Needs more titanium!!!! :p: :p:

If you like that George, you should have come in here a few weeks ago with the French news girl! :drool:

[David Meek]

Nick, that would be awesome! $10,000 for a one-third interest in a Cardinal With 2,000 hours on it?!?!?!?!?!?! Yeah, baby! :T

P.S. Trev, who is the brunette? Inquiring minds....

[Bing Fung]

Glad I popped in today to see Trev's chick pics. I needed something to get my heart started today. :lol:

George, coming from you that is one of the all time "Funny Comments", Classic! :lol: :T


Yes Nick, that is a low buy in for an Airplane :yesnod:

[Bing Fung]

Here you go Nick, this is the Airplane I think you need ;)


http://www.blueskypilot.dk/images/PHOTOS/Webalbum%20-%20Aerobatic/image/pitts_special.jpg

http://www.blueskypilot.dk/images/PHOTOS/Webalbum%20-%20Aerobatic/image/cool_aerobatic_aircraft.jpg

http://www.blueskypilot.dk/images/PHOTOS/Webalbum%20-%20Aerobatic/image/upside_down.jpg

Now that would get my heart going :bluezoned:

[Trevor Schell]

Well,
Sorry guys!
I can only tell you her name is Denise.
The rest is a secret! :scratchhead:

Here is another one for George!

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise522.jpg?2559

[Trevor Schell]

Bing!,
The Carbon Fibre snap looks great!:yesnod:
Can you get one for the 8500i too? :scratchead:

Jason,,LOST is a great show.
You should tape SuperNatural, it isn't a ripoff of Lost.
It is it's own type of program. If you miss an episode
you won't be LOST in the storyline unlike the show LOST.

[Trevor Schell]

Paul!
That is one SWEET Garage! :E

[Nick M]

David - I'll have to wait and see how it all unfolds. Not getting my hopes up, but it sure would be nice to fly a 177 whenever I felt like taking a trip! Being able to just drive 5mins to the airport, hop in, and take off is definetly the nice thing about owning a plane, even with 1 or 2 other people. I could get out of work on a tuesday morning around 7am, and be sitting on the beach on Martha's Vineyard by 8am! Have a nice brunch, relax, and fly home, all by lunch time. I'd really like to get in on this 177 or even a 172 because it can haul four people, has a much wider cabin, and goes faster than a 152. If I have to go for everything on my own, a 152 (what I'm training in) is all I can afford to fly on a regular weekly basis rather than once or twice a month like some guys do who have uber-expensive upkeep/running costs.
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Bing - Aerobatics involves some serious "energy management". I'd like to take some aerobatic lessons just for the severe unusual attitude experience.

Carbon-Fiber! :-y Is it real?
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Just got the Wusthof Le Cordon Bleu 8"CK in. I dragged it crosswise against my arm just to check the sharpness of the factory grind, and it shaved a 2" strip of hair from my arm... I guess they make sure it's sharp from the factory! :lol:

Nice knife. Rivet/Bolster/Handle seams are all perfectly flush, nice construction. The Cordon Bleu edition has a half-bolster and thinner blade. It allows full use of the blade all the way to the rear, and is a bit lighter than the Classic style I handled in the cutlery store a few weeks ago (which I thought was a bit heavy for serious kitchen duty). Overall I'm happy with it, but I still haven't found that "perfect" knife. I dunno, maybe I'm too fussy... :B I needed something to replace my old beat-up 8" CK though. This will do quite nicely...

[Bing Fung]

Thanks Trev :T No the 8500 does no thave a "Carbon Fiber" snap cover. The closest woul dbe the "Graphite Swirl" that I had on my 8500

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=3598
This is it here.

Nick, it is not real Carbon :( I wish somebody made a LT made with a carbon fiber frame and cover :yesnod: I had read Dell made special Titanium Inspiron 8500s for the remade "Italian Job: show :T


Cool on the knife :T I think a chef will always have a few knifes in the block :lol: Keep looking :)

I just sharpened my Henckels 8" CK with a 20/15 degree double bevel edge. It pretty sharp, but not as sharp as the Mac :E

[Trevor Schell]

Do you still have the snap on for the 8500i Bing.?
Or did you send it back with the laptop.
Don't forget about me!

[Bent]

Is carbon fiber good on an airplane?
This stuff looks like either CF or kevlar - but it's hand layed, that's for sure.

THe last iteration of the Ultimate Bipe:
http://moleski.net/ULTBIPE/rob_holland.htm