TTP XVIII Powered by the Legs of Bing

[Bing Fung]

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!

Sorry Trev, in order to get the carbon snap for the 9300, I have to send back the graphite swirl. I was going to give it to you, but Dell wants it back. When I was talking to the CS I said I had a snap cover for my 8500 and would they send me out a snap cover for the 9300. He said sure as long as I send back the one for the 8500. :evil: They even sent a shipping label and Purolator code for it... You think it would cost more to send it back then what it's worth now. Beats me why Dell does crazy stuff like this. One time they sent me 4 separate screws via Purolator, all in separate boxes, with separate codes.... :scratchhead:


Nice Bi-Plane Ben :drool: ;x(

[Bing Fung]

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

She has a nice set of Twins Trev :boobies: :lol:


Set-up :tennis:

[GregoriusM]

Denise: I'm coming to Saskatoon. Wait for me. It will be worth it! :T :B

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:later: guys! Nice cool weather here!

[aud19]

alright

[aud19]

I'll run

[aud19]

flip

Starting research on new tires. Leaning towards these right now:

http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_avid_h4s_ci2_l.jpg

Yokohama - AVID H4S
The AVID H4s/V4s radials are Yokohama's High Performance All-Season tires designed to take everyday driving to a new level of comfort and confidence. The AVID H4s/V4s radials were developed to provide sporty cars, coupes and sedans with good treadwear, responsive handling and year-round traction, even in light snow.

On the outside, Yokohama developed an all-new tread compound for the AVID H4s/V4s radials that delivers grip on dry, wet and snow-covered roads while setting new high mileage levels for H- and V-speed rated performance tires at Yokohama. This new tread compound is molded into a computer-optimized directional tread design that combines large independent shoulder blocks and intermediate blocks with a solid center rib to enhance straight line tracking and high-speed stability on dry roads. Four, wide circumferential grooves and multiple cross groves effectively evacuate water for hydroplaning resistance while slightly offset tread blocks further enhance light snow traction. On the inside, the AVID H4s/V4s features twin, high-tensile steel belts reinforced by nylon belt edge strips to provide responsive handling and high-speed durability.

The Yokohama AVID H4s and V4s radials' styling features black letters reversed out of a stylized serrated sidewall, and are available in 65-, 60-, 55-, 50-, 45 and 40-series sizes in 14" through 18" rim diameters.

If anyone wants to offer opinions/advice, I have a thread here:
http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?p=199097#post199097

[Trevor Schell]

Thanks for thinking of me Bing!:T
Sometimes DeLL does sux..
Most of thime thay are pretty cool!
I love my 24" monitor!:yesnod:

Jason..Nice tire!
What are you going to use it for?

[Trevor Schell]

Those knockers are wonderful!! :boobies:
However, I think they look best covered up.
Uncovered just would look to weird. :scratchhead:

[David Meek]

Uh Trevor, uncovered allows "operation". Covered doesn't. Am I missing something? :scratchhead:

[aud19]

Thanks for thinking of me Bing!:T
Sometimes DeLL does sux..
Most of thime thay are pretty cool!
I love my 24" monitor!:yesnod:

Jason..Nice tire!
What are you going to use it for?


Thanks Trev, they're for my Civic ;)

[Snap]

all this talk about a "snap" plate and what not....THat will be 5 bucks US for every mention! :thanku:
Hey guys have a good night. Got to go run sound for my wifes band at church. It is a whole service of nothing but Music. Should ROCK! :yesnod:

Talk at you all tomorrow.

[Trevor Schell]

Uh Trevor, uncovered allows "operation". Covered doesn't. Am I missing something?


I was afraid they might be droopy when uncovered, which would look weird to me.
Covered up though, I imagine there is some support to keep them perked up
and supported , therefore the magnificent eye candy.
I could be wrong though, as I am not an expert on the subject.
Maybe Bing can offer his opinion as I know he has studied the subject
with more depth and detail! :)

[Trevor Schell]

Have fun rocking the church Snap!! :-y

[Lex]

Yeah, I will likely need SUV tires soon myself Jason, that is if I can afford to drive the thing. But my truck is not much better. My M3 is pretty decent at 22.6 mpg, but gee, I don't want to drive it all the time.

Truthfully, I should probably trade the old SUV for a Honda Civic or such, but... I do like the feel of the big ole beast.

[Chris D]

Trev, uh... wow.

Nick, that would be awesome! Hope it works out.

Bing, nice airplane.

Well, I'm headed out to the Northeast for the weekend. Let me know if any of you want to meet up to say hi!

Later, all! :later:

[Trevor Schell]

Short one!


THE WORLD'S SHORTEST FAIRY TALE

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?" The girl said, "NO!" And the guy lived happily ever after and went fishing, hunting, and played golf a lot, and drank beer, and farted whenever he wanted.


THE END

[Bent]

Chris, be sure to wave your wings when you fly past.
:later:

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

Great Tale Trev :T

David, "Operation" could be facilitated covered or uncovered. However I suspect that the tactile feel could be diminished slightly with the covers on, slightly :lol:

Trev, I would bet they don't drop much once the anti gravity supports are removed, fake ones normally don't move :)

Cool on the 24" :T

Snap, if that were the case, the world would owe you a lot :lol:

Jason, are 4 seasons tire required in Vancouver?

[Lex]

I thought they had Washington state's weather and needed only 1 season tires, RAIN. LOL.

Lex

[David Meek]

Funny boy. :p:

Morning y'all.

[Gordon Moore]

I was afraid they might be droopy when uncovered, which would look weird to me.
Covered up though, I imagine there is some support to keep them perked up
and supported , therefore the magnificent eye candy.
I could be wrong though, as I am not an expert on the subject.
Maybe Bing can offer his opinion as I know he has studied the subject
with more depth and detail! :)

They're probably "enhanced for dolby surround" so I doubt they'd go anywhere. :p:

[Nick M]

:laughat: ... Thats how you know you're addicted to HT, when you reference sound formats to the female anatomy. Thats said, I think those puppies pack DTS-ES! :oh:

[Ken Makela]

Good morning,

Brutal inside job today. I did a whole dental office inventory and am now categorizing and calculating. Down to every little widget and wadget. I don't think I'll offer this up again. Oh well, back to my abacus.

Ken

[George Bellefontaine]

Trev, thanks for that Pair Of Twins ysterday. Also liked the little ditty about the guy who lived happily everafter :rofl:

[Kevin P]

Howdy y'all... (yes I know, us nawthuners shant be usin' y'all...) :B

At least you didn't reference the "twins" as bass shakers! They strike me as being a bit too... much. They seem unnatural, like when you boost the bass too much when listening to music. Oops, I guess I'm addicted to this here audio/HT thang too! :lol:

I have a shorter fairy tale, though it isn't as funny: Once upon a time, he lived happily ever after.

[Bing Fung]

I have nothing to add to today's Drivel :lol:

[aud19]

Morning boys :later:

I agree those things are a little big for my liking :lol:

Yup Bing all-seasons work fine as we get a touch of snow in the winter and a decent amount of rain as Doug pointed out :p: Besides with 40 series tires my little car has PLENTY of grip even in all-season guise ;) But we should really discuss these things in the appropriate thread :W :B

[Ken Makela]

drivel

[Bing Fung]

I agree those things are a little big for my liking :lol:


As Trevor sez... "The Bigger, the better, BRING THEM ON!" :rofl:

[aud19]

Bing, in keeping with the HT theme...

I'd be afraid that during more intense "listening sessions", that those things could end up knocking you out!!!! :E :thud:

[Ken Makela]

Speaking of "the bigger the better".

Anyone remember Morganna the Kissing Bandit? I was trying to find a flattering picture of her, but I guess there aren't any :lol:

What do you guys think of the new R-Class due out soon?

[aud19]

Speaking of "the bigger the better".

Anyone remember Morganna the Kissing Bandit? I was trying to find a flattering picture of her, but I guess there aren't any :lol:

What do you guys think of the new R-Class due out soon?

:throwup: I'm not the biggest Benz fan though so I may not be the most partial :lol:

[Bing Fung]

Wasn't the Kissing Bandit in the show "Holes" play by Patricia Arquette?

http://www.screensavershot.com/persons2/arquette.jpg


I like Benz's and definitely like their styling. Beats the heck out of Bimmers of late :(

[aud19]

I like Benz's and definitely like their styling. Beats the heck out of Bimmers of late :(

BLASPHEMY!!!!!! :poke: :throwat: :frypan: :smackbutt:

[Bing Fung]

Speaking of "the bigger the better".

Anyone remember Morganna the Kissing Bandit? I was trying to find a flattering picture of her, but I guess there aren't any :lol:



I think you meant this one...? :lol:

http://www.csitransportation.com/image/1453496_scaled_396x544.jpg

:laughat: Trev would like'em :lol:

[Paul Wu]

Time to move it along.

[Paul Wu]

A post about nothing.

Must find some chow. :eating:

Getting hungary.

[Paul Wu]

Okay, take it away.

[Lex]

take what away?

[Lex]

away away

[Lex]

we go

http://www.topgear.com/content/timetoburn/sections/wallpapers/store/0010/800.jpg

[David Meek]

Here's a picture of one of our Coastal Texas anti-looting patrols. :B

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4431&stc=1

[Ken Makela]

Thanks Bing,

I guess I should've Googled instead of MSNed her. The only pics I could find had exposed boobies, Lex wouldn't have appreciated that ;)

[Kevin P]

Actually, he probably would have appreciated it, but wouldn't want it posted here. ;)

[Ken Makela]

I don't know about that, they kind of look like basketballs stuffed into wet work socks. :B

[Bing Fung]

Hey Lex, you know the rules, "Flips must be accompanied with a graphic" No exceptions :smackbutt:

So I put one there for you... You are welcome ;)

[aud19]

MAN I want that car! :P Nice pic David :lol:

[Lex]

sorry, side tracked by cable work. That guy really should see a Dentist.

Lex

[Ken Makela]

I hope VW brings this to market, it looks angry!

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4432&stc=1

[Bing Fung]

Jason..... David? :scratchhead:


Lex, I think thats bugs in his teeth form the open air experience :lol:

Nice Cabrio VW Ken :T

[aud19]

Sorry Bing two different comments :lol: I want the car you posted and David's pic is funny. Sorry for the confusion Bing... must be your old age kicking in :poke: :lol:

Nice VeeDub Ken :T :P

[Bing Fung]

Sorry Bing two different comments :lol: I want the car you posted and David's pic is funny. Sorry for the confusion Bing... must be your old age kicking in :poke: :lol:

Nice VeeDub Ken :T :P

Must be all these Young Punks with MSN/text messaging speak, that don't know how to punctuate or separate text properly, so it is understood clearly by the parties they are responding to :wedgie:

:lol:

[Paul Wu]

Nic: That would be an awesome deal on the plane. (I know that was a few pages ago.)

Gregor: Atta boy! So you still dating. ;) Any news on your Suzuki? or did I miss that entirely.

Sonnie: :later:

Jason: That car is wild!

Bing: Way to save Lex's bacon.

Trev: I wish I got the 20" widescreen Dell. Maybe next time. Glad you like the 24".

Ken: That's the VW Eos (http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_1526.shtml), to be introduced in US in 2006. It would be nice to see it in Canada.

David: On a more serious note, there is supposed to be armed militia going to patrol the US/Canada border between BC and Washington.

And we soon will be closing the door on September. The month went by pretty fast.

Got some good news on my refinancing. Loks like the original institution wants to keep me as a client. So I should be receiving some documents pretty soon. The only potential issue is with the existing mortgage broker. You see to do any refinancing, the bank requires an appraisail. So the broker ordered one and we had to pay for it. Well now the broker technically owns the appraisal. So we need his 'permision' to use it again. I find this just wrong, especially since we paid for it. So we will ask nicely. If he doesn't agree to let us use it, then I will decline the charge on our visa statement. Since he wants the appraisal, he can pay for it him self!

Now if he wanted to work a bit harder, he could have gone back to the original institution and explain the situation and got his commission from them. I even suggested as much. Well he hasn't done a thing, and I've done most of the work, so he's out of my good books. Plus he's lost a ton of future referral business.

This is the service we get after we have already referred a couple of clients his way over the past couple of years.

[aud19]

David: On a more serious note, there is supposed to be armed militia going to patrol the US/Canada border between BC and Washington.

What's all this....?

[Ken Makela]

Hey Paul,

That Eos looks nice but the car i posted is the Concept R. I think they're different creatures, the Eos is Jetta based while the R appears to be a TT roadster type. It has a mid-engine 260hp V6.

[Paul Wu]

Bellingham doesn't want Minuteman patrol (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20050928_074820_3320)

Minuteman group plans Canadian border action (http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/NEWS03/508070352)

Ken: Your Right! That's a totally different car. Need to have my eyes checked.

[Ken Makela]

no prob.........more MSN/txt messaging talk.......for Bing........bbl

[Bing Fung]

Ken that should be "NP" for no problems ;)

i no cuz i com with msn 2 :lol:

[Ken Makela]

ty bing np

[Bing Fung]

OK "ty"?? :lol:


Interesting link Pauly, militia men huh?

[Ken Makela]

ty=thank you

Weird militia story Paul. Are they going to keep people in or keep people out?

[Bing Fung]

ty=thank you

Weird militia story Paul. Are they going to keep people in or keep people out?

Thats what I figured it was however I know it as thx :)

[aud19]

Bellingham doesn't want Minuteman patrol (http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20050928_074820_3320)

Minuteman group plans Canadian border action (http://news.bellinghamherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/NEWS03/508070352)

Ken: Your Right! That's a totally different car. Need to have my eyes checked.

How about this as well Paul:

US wants to seize langley drug tunnel property
http://www.mytelus.com/news/article.do?pageID=bc_home&articleID=2042048

[Ken Makela]

Getting back to cars/trucks. I saw one of these International CXT in Sudbury yesterday. Man it's huge :E

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4439&stc=1

[aud19]

My Dad was toying with the idea of getting one of those.... Got a GMC with the Duramax and duallie instead :lol:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=3252&stc=1

[David Meek]

Jason, now THAT'S a truck! :drool: It's the big brother to my Silverado Z-71 extended cab.

[Ken Makela]

That's a nice truck Jason, my brother has a Duramax with a 6 speed manual.

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys!!:later:

More Blonde Jokes!


Blondes are back . . .

Did you hear about the two blondes who froze to death in a drive-in movie?
They went to see "Closed for the Winter."
***************
Why did the blonde resolve to have only 3 children?
She heard that 1 out of every 4 children born in the world was Chinese.

***************

A blonde hurries into the emergency room late one night with the tip of her index finger shot off. "How did this happen?" the emergency room doctor asked her.
Well, I was trying to commit suicide," the blonde replied.
"What?" sputtered the doctor. "You tried to commit suicide by shooting your finger off?"
"No, Silly!" the blonde said. "First I put the gun to my chest, and I thought: I just paid $6,000.00 for these implants, I'm not shooting myself in the chest."
So then?" asked the doctor. "Then I put the gun in my mouth, and I thought: I just paid $3000 .00 to get my teeth straightened, I'm not shooting myself in the mouth." "So then?"
"Then I put the gun to my ear, and I thought: This is going to make a loud noise. So I put my finger in the other ear before I pulled the trigger."
*****************
Did you hear about the near-tragedy at the mall?
There was a power outage, and twelve blondes were stuck on the escalators for over four hours.

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A blonde was driving home after a game and got caught in a really bad hailstorm. Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he
decide to have some fun. He told her just to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop out. So, the blonde went home,got down on her hands and knees and started blowing into her tailpipe.
Nothing happened. So she blew a little harder, and still nothing happen. Her roommate, another blonde, came home
and said, "What are you doing?
The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tail pipe in order to get all the dents to pop out. The roommate rolled her eyes and said, "Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows
first."
***************
A blonde was shopping at a Target Store and came across a silver thermos. She ! was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up and brought it over to the clerk to ask what it was. The clerk said, "Why, that's a thermos.....it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold."
"Wow, said the blonde, "that's amazing....I'm going to buy it !"
So she bought it and took it to work the next day. Her boss saw it on her desk and commented on her nice new thermos.
She replied "Yeh its neat!.....it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold." Her boss inquire d, "What do you have in it?"
The blond replied, "Two popsicles, and some coffee".

[Trevor Schell]

Here is a little something for George!

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951alex_denise_annie2.jpg?8890

BTW,!!It sure is good to see George back!
:amen: :amen: :amen:

& David too! :later:

[Bing Fung]

Hey Trev :later: :wedgie:

[Bing Fung]

I'm so lonely......

Working on a friends PC an HP Pavillion that is pooched and will not start the OS....... Running diagnostics sure can be boring at times :tired:

[GregoriusM]

Gregor: Atta boy! So you still dating. ;) Any news on your Suzuki? or did I miss that entirely.


Hey Paul!

Nope. Dating is over right now. But I'm fairly happy.

A couple of prospects in the works though.

My Zuk is back with me. They did a nice job (they had 3 months to do it and admitted they screwed up in not ordering parts, etc.). It just needs something fixed on the right brake, and it's good to go. They've got a fantastic painter at that body shop.

I like my little Zuk. Suits me to a T.

Thanks for asking!

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I haven't been on every day, so I've missed most of the last 30 pages or so. I hope to log on every day now and keep up with things.

:later:

[GregoriusM]

[QUOTE=Trevor Schell]Here is a little something for George!

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951alex_denise_annie2.jpg?8890
QUOTE]

It almost looks like you follow Denise around wherever she goes, Trev! :drool:

[Gordon Moore]

I'm so lonely......

Working on a friends PC an HP Pavillion that is pooched and will not start the OS....... Running diagnostics sure can be boring at times :tired:

Been there done that. I just finished bringing my brother's pavillion back from the dead (same prob O/S would start). Don't forget they(HP) stick a recovery OS utility in a 2 or 4 GB hidden partition when things go dead.

[Gordon Moore]

...that chic is getting to be old news....

[Lex]

I rather much like the blonde, but either way, they all 3 look better than any of you guys.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4442

[Snap]

Hey Lex....:throwat: Didn't Binger already give you a :smackbutt: and a :frypan: about a flip with no PIX? :yesnod:

Some of the mod squad is going to need to help out poor Lex with a Pix.

What a morning. :??

Well today it starts.....:rant: no go home till tomorrow! :nonod: freaking DUTY....:rant:

Well time to get to work hope that every one has a :party: this weekend!

:later:

[Lex]

ok ok, I hear you already. Kimberly put the above pic and graphix together. This is Kiwi, the little pooper pee'r running round my house now.

[Snap]

I rather much like the blonde, but either way, they all 3 look better than any of you guys.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4442


:laughat:

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

You can't post that with out some serious :k> going down range. :yesnod:

I am just.....well......I am at a loss for words...... ;)

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

Holy "Legally Blonde" type dog :lol:

Gord, I used that HP restore, kind of interesting....... I noticed that partition on XP restore console. I did a "chkdsk /r" to scan and fix some bad parts on the drive. Took all night to scan, I went to bed and initiated the HP recovery this morning.

Apparently my friend tried the HP restore console however it hung on him every time. seems the drive check has fixed it :T

[GregoriusM]

I rather much like the blonde, but either way, they all 3 look better than any of you guys.

I resemble that remark! :W

Hey! I think the blonde is WAY better looking and better proportioned. :T

It just seems that good ol' boy Trev seems to like Denise the most! :B

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Mornin', kids! :later:

I haven't seen this early in the morning since the last time I saw this early in the morning! 8O

[Lex]

You guys laugh all you want, all I see sitting there is chick magnet. Everywhere you go, chicks love her. She only weighs 2.5 pounds I think. She really is a sweetheart of a dog. Smart too.

[David Meek]

Hi guys, bye guys. :later: Gonna be a busy morning here in the oilpatch. Back later....

[Snap]

Yeah Lex I agree it could be a chick magnet. Depending on where you live it could have other magnetic properties. :lol:

Kind of like babysitting. Go to the mall while babysitting a little one. Chicks flock to you! :yesnod: then you hear..."nope not mine.. I am Uncle Doug just babysitting the little one" followed by....."Oh you are so sweet.....want my number Doug? Oh is that your cute dog too? What to come over tonight?"

I see your games Lex.....:nono:

[Bing Fung]

Lex, isn't it a paradox that the dog will poop and pee everywhere to piss you off, yet be smart and lovable to you too? :scratchhead: :lol:

[Lex]

Send refined Fuel David. Gas went up 40 cents yesterday, to 3.30 a stinkin gallon. :( All of our fuel comes from the Gulf coast. So we be f@##d even though things are really not all that bad at the refineries from what I read.

Lex

[George Bellefontaine]

Here is a little something for George!

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951alex_denise_annie2.jpg?8890

BTW,!!It sure is good to see George back!
:amen: :amen: :amen:

& David too! :later:

Be still my beating heart .

[Lex]

Bing, you got that part right. My carpet is so stained right now it's not funny. :( My daughter seems to take a lacksidazical approach to cleanup too. Personally, that's why I'd always kept dogs out of the house, to avoid all that business, except in my laundry room where there is a linolium floor. But I just decided, well I could keep a perfect house and not have my daughter there, or just accept it, and deal with it. So, generally, I keep her out of my bedroom as much as possible, and deal with it as best I can.

She does pretty decent some of the time. But she still has accidents.

Doug

[efarstad]

:sn :sn :sn Hey Guys! :sn :sn :sn

What's up gents?

Those three girls seem to make it to all of Seattle's hot spots; UW Stadium, Pike's Market, Key Arena, etc...those are all in my backyard. I was even at that UW Football game where that picture was taken, but then I'm at all UW Home Games! :D

Just stopping by to say Hi! Have a great weekend fellas.

E

[Bing Fung]

Thanks for confirming that E :T I though that last picture was of the pier market area of Seattle. Good to know I still have area recognition :lol:


Doug, it's just like another child isn't it :huh: My sister use to use a wet dirt devil vacuum for when they had a dog with a sensitive stomach. It seemed to be handy for those spot clean-ups :T


Trev, do you have both dogs at home again?

[David Meek]

I've seen regular un-leaded down to $2.65/gal in the last couple of days. Sorry Lex....

Okay, her first name is Denise. Tell us more Trevor!

[Ken Makela]

Hi Guys,

Trevor, stop posting her pic or we may have to commit you.

She is soooooo hot! :hump:

[aud19]

Marnin' boys :later:

Yeah my Dad loves that truck, especially when towing their 5th wheel :yesnod: I swear that thing has so much torque, you could use a feather on the gas pedal and be just barreling down the road! 8O :B

Yup, I normally prefer brunettes but that blonde is tasty :P :yesnod:

Speaking of blondes, good jokes Trev :T :lol:

Nice "dog" Doug :lol:

Hey Greg :later: :T on the Zuk!

Have fun Snap!

[Paul Wu]

Morning fellas. :later:

I think today is paperwork day for me. :p: My piles are getting pretty high.

I had a brief scare, my palm stopped working, but after a reset, it's up and working.

Yesterday, somehow the driverside mirror has fallen out of the housing. Don't know what happened, my wife says one minute it's there, then the next she hears a sound and the mirror is gone. Now that's gonna cost me some money to get if fixed. Maybe I should just buy a new car. :rofl:

I've been also looking at some IBM laptops. I've got an older one, and I quite like it. There's a promotion going on with Visa that you can get 10% off the purchase price.

[Lex]

Greg and I have similar tastes, and would like to taste the Blonde, lol.

Right Grego? Speaking of, how's your tasty thing doing? (you know, that new girl)

Jason, you laughing at our dog? GRRRR. I'll sick her on ya if you don't watch it!

[aud19]

Scary Doug! 8O :scareboo:

:rofl:

[Lex]

She has a firocious bark and growl. There's a commercial on that gets her going on the front projection, a big chicken pluck pluck plucking. She don't like that chicken!!! It's funny, she jumps up and runs to in front of the screen and barks like crazy at that chicken. Even after it's gone, she's still barking, until finally you convince her the chicken is gone, lol.

[Bing Fung]

Jason sounds really scared Doug :bluezoned:

:lol:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0000BZNDD.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[aud19]

There's a Telus commercial with humming birds that our cat goes crazy over :lol:

[Snap]

My dog just goes nuts over himself when he see's his reflection in the glass on our DLP stand. Quite funny at first, then it is like....I want to watch a movie now dog...shut up!

[Lex]

oh, she's not as big as that dog there. She's smaller. Though her ears may be larger than that dogs, lol.

[Mats]

YooHoo everybody!!!
Loooooong time no post. Just wanted to wish ya all a nice weekend!
I'm finally back in bizz again after 1 whole year on water and breadcrumbs. Suddenly it seems to be hot to be a DBA again... and one that doesn't speak Hindu :roflmao:
Nice to see that Trevor keeps on Babe'anating the Guide :)
Again... have a nice weekend folks!! :later:

[GregoriusM]

Greg and I have similar tastes, and would like to taste the Blonde, lol.

Right Grego? Speaking of, how's your tasty thing doing? (you know, that new girl)


You are so right, Lex. She just seems more natural all around, and yet definitely tasteable..... I mean tasteful..... (you all know what I REALLY mean!) :drool:

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No goilfriend for me Lex. I'm single again! But, I'm not sweating it. Thanks for thinking of me though.

------

And, yes, Jason, it is great to have the Zuk back, if not just for the TUNES on the Alpine, 2 amps, top o' the line Alpine X speakers, and I decent 10" Alpine R subwoofer in a sealed box (acoustic suspension?).

Mmmmmmmmmm.... mmmmmmmmmm.... mmmmmmmmm.

My Zuk is my traveling ghetto blaster, only the tunes sound much better! :B

[David Meek]

Hey Mats, welcome back! :later:

[aud19]

YooHoo everybody!!!
Nice to see that Trevor keeps on Babe'anating the Guide :)


Hey Mats :later:

I just wish he'd post more of these two brunettes though. They're more my type :yesnod: :P

The lovely girl on the left
http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951coraanniedenise.jpg

Or this lovely thang. She looks Indian/Persian... I loves my exotic womens!!! :B :P :yesnod:
http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951karen.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys! :later:

Jason! :amen:
They are all sweet hearts!

George, David, Jason, Bing, Ken, Gregor and Doug (even though he is discrete about it) Thanks for liking my Babes! :yesnod:

[Trevor Schell]

...that chic is getting to be old news....

Well, I would flip the bird at you but I am too nice of a guy to do that.
Anyways, it just tires me, when those that abondon the HTG come back
and have nothing better to say than complain. :naughty:

[Trevor Schell]

Lex,,That little puppy is such a cutie , even with the dress on.
So is that your idea? :alol:

[Trevor Schell]

Too Funny not to post!


These are too good not to share

Customer: I'm trying to connect to the Internet with your CD, but it just doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
Tech support: OK, you've got the CD in the CD drive, right?
Customer: Yeah....
Tech support: And what sort of computer are you using?
Customer: Computer? Oh no, I haven't got a computer. It's in the CD player and all I get is weird noises. Listen.....
Tech support: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!

===============

Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one...

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Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No .. wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....

===============

Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?

===============

Tech support: Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer: Hello... I can't print.
Tech support: Would you click on "start" for me and...
Customer: Listen pal; don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates, damn it!

===============

Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...

===============

Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.


===============

Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma! 'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.

===============

Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work

===============

Tech support: Your password is the small letter a as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?

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Customer: I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.

===============

Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.

===============

Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.

===============

Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the ! letter ' a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

===============

A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer! .
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."

===============

And last but not least:....

Tech support: "Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
Customer: I don't have a! P.
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: "P".....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!!

[Trevor Schell]

Lex, You like the Blonde..So here you go!
http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951Alex3342.jpg?115

[aud19]

Flip?

That was too easy :lol: I just showed up!

An Albino Peacock :E :scratchhead:
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/3092/dscf05138nt.jpg

...and a "normal" one :lol:
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9107/dscf05273ur.jpg

I figure if Trev's going to post a bunch of "birds" so will I! :rofl:

[aud19]

Remember how I was close to 5000 posts the other day... well I'm well over now!! :lol: (And not one congratulations :cry: )

BTW Doug, just noticed the fancy new banner! :T Who's the cutie giving me those come hither eyes?:P

:rofl:

Hey Chris :later: I see you snooping around :p: :lol:

[Lex]

I sure never said I tire of the other chick's "statement", I just sort of like the blonde. But the brunnette definitely has attributes I don't tire of to frequently, so keep those cards letters and pictures coming Trev, I'll watch, it's the weekend. :)

Doug

[Lex]

Actually, it's a very old banner that Mats did for me a long time ago. Mats, surprised to see it back? lol.

[aud19]

I sure never said I tire of the other chick's "statement", I just sort of like the blonde. But the brunnette definitely has attributes I don't tire of to frequently, so keep those cards letters and pictures coming Trev, I'll watch, it's the weekend. :)

Doug

The blonde is cute but personally I'd love to see more of the dark girl :P :drool: :yesnod: Am I the only one here that likes the taste of "dark meat"? :E :B

[Chris D]

Short one!


Trev, that "short fairy tale" was HILARIOUS.

And we're only going to tolerate you teasing us for so long, without giving us details on your girls. :)

[Lex]

Jason, some of the international cousine does appeal to me. I once had minor relations with a Peurto Rican chick. She was a hot tamale'!

[aud19]

Doug you naughty boy! :P ;)

Really though, how can you say no to these tasty curves, that warm coffee coloured skin, those dark, mysterious and sensual eyes..... Trev, we need more of this one! I'm sure of it now :yesnod: :D

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951karen.jpg

Now where's Jazz... Right... already in bed sleeping :roll: :evil:

:rofl:

[GregoriusM]

I loved the blonde in the last picture of three (or was it two ago), but there is no arguing that the gal above is dripping sexuality and sensuality.

:drool: :drool: :drool:

[Mats]

BTW Doug, just noticed the fancy new banner! :T Who's the cutie giving me those come hither eyes?:P

Well, if I remember correctly, thoose eyes comes from my dear old friend (wishfull thinking :rofl: ) Caprice Bourret

http://www.thepalace.ch/webradio/CFBoards/Attach/capricepink2.jpg

Could even have been done from a better copy of this one...

http://www.thepalace.ch/webradio/CFBoards/Attach/capricebourret108.jpg

[Gordon Moore]

when those that abondon the HTG come back
and have nothing better to say than complain.

:confused:

Abandon the guide? How so? I've been busy at work....I have many interests and I have a pretty good life with my wife and family away from the idiot box (tv and computer). I have had better things to do lately that involve my family and not the pc. That said, I'm on several forums....no one's paid to be in any one place. Your comment is very mis-guided....but thanks for playing.

I think you're off-base but that's your opinion. Geez you'd think I said corvette suxs or something (rather than get up in arms over some girlie pic) :rofl:

Later ladies.... nothing new other than the usual Saturday run, run, run. Gymnastics starts at 9am :(

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

Gord, To Trev, girls and Corvettes are the same, you insult one, you've insulted the other :)

I think most are all aware of the current situation, and it's current tensions... I think we best leave it at that.


Went to bed early last night 9:30 because it seems I'm just tired, and bored lately. Maybe I need more Fiber in my diet? Seriously.. I just want to sleep a lot lately :scratchhead:

Nice Blonde Trev, I like her :yesnod: Funny Tech support Lines :lol:

Mats, I'm not familiar with Caprice, but she is a nice one!

[Nick M]

*clears throat*

So how 'bout 'dem Red Sox! :oh:

http://mysite.verizon.net/nicholasmosher/rsy.JPG

Well, the home theater chairs are going to have to wait until next month. I made some more kitchen/dining upgrades which I had planned for later this year. I'm supposed to entertain for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year in my small apartment. Space for four, and thats it! I've been using my old dorm plates and flatware which are kinda, well, crummy. Personally I'll eat Porterhouse's off the floor if it's clean, but I think my guests will appreciate this upgrade from the linoleum.

I lived out Fight Club the past couple days in my off time...
"I flipped through catalogs and wondered: What kind of dining set defines me as a person?"

Whats I gots...
- Aspen Dinnerware
- Steelsmith Flatware
- Elite Stemware
- Wusthof Classic Steak Knives
- A nice new wine rack
- Upgraded Digital Timer/Thermometer from my handheld unit
- New Wusthof Ceramic/Carbide Sharpener to replace my cheapie unit

The steak knives were kinda pricey, but they're a level up from the ones included in the block sets. They are like mini versions of the classic series chef knives. The wine rack will be much welcomed. Right now I have a cubby under a bookshelf that I store my wine in, but this puppy has a place to hang glasses and put accessories on (corker/plugs/foil slicers/etc). I'll probably still keep my good cabernet's under the bookcase though to protect them from light.

http://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/CrateandBarrel/AirWineBar3QS05?$lg$

:yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :D
http://mysite.verizon.net/nicholasmosher/hello.JPG

I'm 95% ready for my FAA PP-ASEL written exam. I think I'll be ready by next week. My instructor comes back tomorrow, so I'll be back to flying on Monday. Hope to get in 8hrs this week...

[Mats]

Mats, I'm not familiar with Caprice, but she is a nice one!
She obviously made her self a big name starting out photo shoots in London. Also, something for Trevors notice... she did several "wonder bra" sessions :P
But true... A Babe is a Babe and nothing can change that...
Anyway I was just looking for some nice Eyes for that CAT-AD and I think it turned out pretty OK in the end... and it's still running on the net.
Lex... it gotta be the one and only banner that has been running this long :D Something we could discuss with Guiness World Records authors about maybe :roflmao:

[Bing Fung]

Good to hear you have expanded the Kitchen utensils and Toys Nick :T

Gotta like the Sox :)

[Bing Fung]

Thanks Mat's :T Wonder Bras ehhh? :drool:

Just noticed the Banner, those are nice looking eyes, and the banner is great too :T :T

[Bing Fung]

Remember how I was close to 5000 posts the other day... well I'm well over now!! :lol: (And not one congratulations :cry: )



You are currently at 5053, you flipped the 5000 mark like what? 10 minutes ago? :scratchhead: :lol: ;)


Congrats! :party: :party:

[Mats]

Nick... That sure is a nice peace of a$$ :P :D

[Bing Fung]

Wai Yoo Shao Ting Me?

[Bing Fung]

http://www.celebrities.pl/caprice_bourret/caprice2.jpg

"Take Me Trevor, I'm yours..." :boobies:

[aud19]

Nice pics Mats :P :yesnod:

I see Nick is an ass-man like myself :yesnod: :T :lol: Nice new kitchen/dining toys Nick!

Thanks Bing :p: :frypan:

Have fun at gymnastics Gord!

:later: fella's!

[aud19]

OK you guys HAVE to go check out this thread! :yesnod:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=15873

An entirely new definition of deep bass!!! :drool:

[Ken Makela]

I already posted in the TV section, but I'm confused. Has Sony gotten out of plasma sets? I was at Costco (Canada) this morning and I saw a 37" Wega Plasma that would probably fit in our bedroom armoire. It was on sale for $2,800 CDN. I also checked a US e-tailer and it appears that this set retails for $4k US. What gives?

Looks alot like this one.

http://www.monitoroutlet.com/M10378.html

Ken

[Bing Fung]

A quick search of Sony.ca lists no plasma monitors...

[Ken Makela]

I checked Sony.ca too. Is the link an older model or rebranded. If it's $2,800 CDN vs $4K US would it be worth investigating further?

[Bing Fung]

I would say $2800 for a 37" HDTV Plasma would be a fair price... :)

See my post in your thread

[Sonnie Parker]

http://www.snapbug.ws/images/rolltideroll.gif


We lost our best receiver though... clean leg break... one of those that make you draw up in the chair when they play it back. His lower leg was dangling... uhhhgggg. I really feel sorry for the kid. Tough loss!

[Sonnie Parker]

We got a week off Lex and then it's the big orange! That might be an exciting ballgame this year. I would have never given us a chance until after I saw what we were made of today. It just seemed like we could do no wrong.

[Snap]

Ken-A buddy of mine is the Project Manager for a HUGE Custom AV shop. He grabed as many Sony Plasmas as he could. I think he got 15 50 inch Sony Plasmas, cause they were NOT making any more.

Sony has gone all LCD and RP LCD. The new 40 inch XBR LCD is AWESOME. Has a 2 year warenty, and looks sweet. CC sells them for 3100 I think. Not bad when you are talking LCD's. They are so cool.

What a fast weekend. Oh well could be worse.

Talk at you all later

:later:

[Snap]

[http://mysite.verizon.net/nicholasmosher/hello.JPG



Nick...did you hack into my computer and take some of my family pictures? :nono:

I will have to side with Jason......nice butts are awesome! :drool:

Lex Man....Nice logo on the Guide Bro. Very Class Act for SURE! :T I need you to do some stuff for my website! :yesnod:

[Bing Fung]

Trev, here are some Blings you should add to your Durango :yesnod:

http://www.truckxpressions.com/images/wheels/spinweel/6SpokeVBoltedlg.jpg

http://www.truckxpressions.com/images/wheels/spinners.gif

Do It! :T

[Kevin P]

Hey Sonnie, did you use Xara3D to create that animation? I have that software, it does some cool stuff!

I see the CAT "Eyes" are back at the top of the page! :T

Heather prefers the peacock pics to the girl pics... I can't imagine why... :)

[GregoriusM]

I'm watching an Alicia Keys (sp?) concert on the tube right now.

Now there's a BABE :drool: and she has TALENT too! :drool:

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:later:

[Shane Martin]

Going to run

[Shane Martin]

from...

[Shane Martin]

to a Flip

So how about those Yankees? Won the AL East Pennant. The Red Sox have to win and have an Indian loss to make the playoffs otherwise with a loss and an Indian victory they'd go from Champs to Chumps. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

http://espn-att.starwave.com/media/mlb/2005/1001/photo/r_yankees_372.jpg

[GregoriusM]

I missed a flip? Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh! :cry:

I haven't had one for about 300 pages now! :M

[taz13]

Everybody :later:

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

[Nick M]

Not true Shane, the Red Sox are one game up on the wild card over the Indians. This means the following...

Indians Lose, Red Sox Lose - Red Sox are one game up and win.
Indians Lose, Red Sox Win - Red Sox are two games up and win.
Indians Win, Red Sox Win - Red Sox are one game up and win.
Indians Win, Red Sox Lose - Indians & Red Sox have a one game playoff Monday.

So actually we have pretty good chances today, no matter what we won't be eliminated today, the worst that can happen is we lose and they win, which will force a playoff game. Yesterday our pitching just plain sucked, Schilling pitching today doesn't excite me either, but we didn't retain Pedro or Derek from last year, and that's our own damn fault. The heartbreaker is that if we beat the Yankees today, we will finish the season with the same win/loss record as them, but then they split hairs and look at how many games we won against each other. That would give the Yankees 10/19 wins with us. Talk about close! :roll:

*damn yankees*

Oh, good morning guys... :B

[Lex]

Hey, Sonnie, good job mopping up Fla. Bummer about your no 1 receiver. Those type things are hard to watch. I remember when Joe Theisman's leg broke like a pretzel with a 300 pound lineman on his back, and his leg locked. Yikes. I happened to have been watching that game.

Tenn played them good defense as well except for stupid mistakes that cost us some 3s more than TDs. It wasn't a great game for the Vols. The LSU game though, what a spirited comeback. I felt like Clausen was the guy and wasn't given time in the Fla game to make something happen. Geesh, this week, we face no 6 Ga. These games just don't get any easier on this schedule from top ten land.

Lex

[Ken Makela]

Good Morning,

Just taking a break from vacuuming, I think I'm gonna watch some NFL today. What are the key match-ups today? Denver/Jacksonville, and Washington/Seattle look compelling.

[taz13]

You have to think also Indy and Peyton Manning breaking out from 140 yard passing games. That one could be interesting for everyone but the Titan secondary. :td:

Man sort of a depressing morning, woke up to 4" of snow :gah:

On the plus side, it forces me to do inside work. So I think I will do some guitar repair work. Have to see if I can lower the action on an old CC57 Celebrity by Ovation. It means sanding and fileing and stringing, then checking the action. Then do it all over until happy or guitar is toast. Worst that can happen is I screw up and have a display piece and it is good enough looking to make a good display piece. I only paid $150 for it and a fitted hardshell Ovation case.

Later all

[Mats]

Morning folks :later: or rather Good afternoon!
Finally a tiny bit of sun is showing up after a real crappy rainy weekend...
Well, so much for that... before that sentence was done it started to rain again...

[Nick M]

Have a nice pot of Beef Stew bubbling away on the stove, and practicing some new chords on the gee'tar.

Pending tomorrow's weather I'll finally be up flying again. Damn, it's been over two weeks...

Red Sox/Yankees set to square off in ~2hrs... :-y

[Bing Fung]

Snow, what a drag Taz :(

We booked a cabin at Anglin Lake for Thanks Giving next weekend, I hope the weather holds.


http://www.landoftheloonresort.com/img8.gif

http://www.landoftheloonresort.com/img2.gif

http://www.earthfoot.org/places/ca012c.jpg

http://www.virtualsk.com/current_issue/loon/anglin_map.gif

I won a weekend get away for the Land of the Loon Resort in a golf Tournament. We decided to turn it in to a Thanks Giving weekend and have a bunch of Family members coming up to celebrate and stay the weekend.

[taz13]

Well I am going to be working, so that means here we should have a great weekend here.

I guess this is payback for being in Winnipeg for the 30'c/86'f on Friday 8)

Well I have this Celebrity working as well as it is going to work, without major bridge work. Sounds just like an Ovation.

Nick
I picked up a couple of computer based CDs for guitar instruction for my nephews, they look good and are about 50 hours of lessons and audio/video based instruction. Not bad at all and the good thing is down there they should be in the $15 - 20 range. Names are Electric Guitar coach and Guitar coach by charanga. Example, the video shows both the fretting hand and the picking hand from inside the guitar so you can see exactly how they pick each example.
http://www.charanga.com/

[taz13]

First snowmobile of the year just flew by, man I hope winter isn't here to stay. Its below freezing with a wind gusting to 65k/40mph from the North :cry:

[aud19]

I'm watching an Alicia Keys (sp?) concert on the tube right now.

Now there's a BABE :drool: and she has TALENT too! :drool:

:later:

I agree! :yesnod: VERY attractive and boy can she SING! I prefer when she does her more jazz/blues oriented stuff though compared to the hip hop/modern "R&B" influenced fluff that's on her albums as well.... but I guess it sells :roll:

http://www.donne.org/gallery/albums/Alicia-Keys/a017.jpg

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/corazon/20031230/18/53932047.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/teens/girls/funstuff/wallpaper/images/alicia_1024x768.jpg

http://netmode.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images544645_1.jpg

Snap! Another butt-man! :T :B

Too early for snow Taz! :confused:

Looks like it will be a fun weekend Bing :T

Starting to crave the home made chicken soup I made lastnight... I know what I'm having for lunch.... and probably dinner! :P

[GregoriusM]

Alicia looks MUCH better when she's movin' and groovin' live in a concert.

Yessirree!!! :drool:

[Nick M]

Taz - I've been reading one of my other books, and have a few chords down pat that are great. Playing my own rendition of Wildwood by Paul Weller.

I play with the thumb of my fret hand wrapped around the neck, it's the only way it feels comfortable. Every book I have says "NO!", but I can hit all the strings I need without any blockage. Sticken it to the man already, pretty soon I need that skull tat. :B
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Made some Jasmine Rice Pudding and the Beef Stew is almost done. Man my apartment smells good. Just took my A/C out of the window today and put it into storage. It's getting hot now of course. Damn weather.
-----
Red Sox are ahead 1-0 in the 3rd.
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Bing - That place looks huge! Very cool!
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Alicia Keys :yesnod:

[taz13]

I play with the thumb of my fret hand wrapped around the neck, it's the only way it feels comfortable
How else do you kill the E while hammering on C or A ;) Must be acoustic books, electrics are much more relaxed :lol:

Can't even watch the games right now, I'm in the middle of a :storm: :storm: that has killed my reception and is beating the hell out of us. The rain is hitting the ground pretty much frozen (hail size but softer) and the thunder is one constant roll for minutes at a time. Oh yeah it is also -7'c/20'f. Fun, eh! :drinker:

[taz13]

Hey my reception just came on long enough to see the big kid crank one and then the reception was gone. You have something to do with that Nick? :lol:

[Nick M]

OH YEAH BABY!

Indians lost today meaning the RED SOX HAVE CLINCHED THE WILD CARD!

YEAH BABY! :banana:
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Not that it matters, but we're also hammering the Yankees 7-1 in the 6th. :twisted:

So pending our win, we will finish the season having equal records of 95-67.

But of the 19 games the Red Sox/Yankees have played together this year, the Yanks won 10 and the Red Sox won 9. Thats the only reason they have the AL East spot and we have the wildcard. Pretty damn close! 8O

OCTOBER POST-SEASON BASEBALL IN NEW ENGLAND! :-y

[Sonnie Parker]

Kevin... yes it's Xara3D... I really like this program. For the price it's the best 3D program I've seen. I use it quite often.


Lex... thanks on the BAMA win. I agree about Clausen... he's comin' on for sure. I think the two QB thing hurts more than it helps. Maybe Clausen can keep it up and lead the team. That comeback over LSU was priceless.

[Ken Makela]

Damn......that Sony Plasma ($2,800) I saw yesterday is a 1/2' too wide for the armoire in our bedroom :M . I can only find 2 viable options in 37" displays. An Aquos with speakers on the bottom, and a Viera plasma, both around $3,500. Oh there's also a Bravia XBR 40" but it's $4500.

[Shane Martin]

The Astros clinched as well. Fun stuff indeed in baseball land.

[Bing Fung]

Well Ken, seems either way you have to open the wallet a bit wider to get something that fits....

Why do you need it to fit the Armore when you can hang it on the wall like a painting?

[Snap]

Oh there's also a Bravia XBR 40" but it's $4500.

WHAT?? 8O That is crazy! What does that equal in US bucks? I know that I saw them at CC for 3299. 4K is high for that TV.

What about Lightwave for 3D? I have used that before pretty cool program. It was a buddies program, I do not own it. It is made by the same folks that make Video Toaster. New Tech I believe.

[Ken Makela]

Hi Bing,

The armoire is a few feet from the foot of our bed and covers the only wall that could potentially have a screen mounted on it. Plus an armoire that is full of TV when you open the door would be so :T .

Snap, here is an ad.

http://www.audiotronic.ca/sections/electrProd.asp?send=eng&codFab=SON&codPrd=KDLV40XBR1

[Snap]

Ken- Here is CC website, and they can sell it cheaper in the stores that they can on line due to MAP limits.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-40-LCD-HDTV-KDL-V40XBR1-/sem/rpsm/oid/132832/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do


That is just crazy priced bro. Do you all have CC or BB in your area? Not that I am a BIG fan of those stores, but it might help you in your situation.

[Ken Makela]

We have a Future Shop, BB bought them last year. Circuit City has the Source up here.

[Shane Martin]

That is crazy! What does that equal in US bucks?
$3700 US.

[Trevor Schell]

Guys!, :later:
Here is a few good ones!


The Reverend John Fluff was the pastor of a small town in Ireland. One day
he was walking down the high street, when he noticed a young lady of his
congregation sitting in a pub drinking beer.
The Reverend wasn't happy. He walked through the open door of the pub and
sat down next to the women.
"Miss Fitzgerald", he said sternly. "This is no place for a member of my
congregation. Why don't you let me take you home?"
"Sure", she said with a slur, obviously very drunk.
When Miss Fitzgerald stood up from the bar she began to weave back and
forth. The Reverend realized that she'd had far too much to drink and
grabbed her arms to steady her. When he did, they both lost their
balance and tumbled to the floor.
After rolling around for a few moments, the Reverend wound up on top of Miss
Fitzgerald, her skirt hiked up to her waist.
The pub landlord looked over and said, "Oi mate, we won't have any of that
carrying on in this pub."
The Reverend looked up at the landlord and said, "But you don't understand,
I'm Paster Fluff."
The landlord nodded and said, "Oh well, if you're that far in, you might as
well finish."

[Trevor Schell]

Hope nobody is offended by these ones, but they
are too funny not to post. :rofl:


Subject: Lezbonics - these are bad



Q. What do you call a cupboard full of lesbians?
A. A licker cabinet.

Q. What do you call an Eskimo lesbian?
A. A Klondyke.

Q. What do you call 100 lesbians with guns?
A. Militia Etheridge.

Q. Why can't lesbians diet and wear make-up at the same time?
A. Because they can't eat Jenny Craig with Mary Kay on their face.

Q. What do you call two lesbians in a canoe?
A. Fur Traders.

Q. What is a lesbian dinosaur called ?
A. A Lickalotapuss.

Q. What do you call a lesbian with long fingers?
A. Well Hung.

Q. Did you hear that Ellen DeGeneres drowned?
A. She was found face down in Ricki Lake.

Q. How can you tell a tough lesbian bar?
A. Even the pool table doesn't have balls.

Q. What do you call lesbian twins?
A. Lick-a-likes.

Q. What's the definition of confusion?
A. Twenty blind lesbians in a fish market.

Q. What's the difference between a Ritz cracker and a lesbian?
A. One's a snack cracker, the other's a crack snacker

[Trevor Schell]

More laughs!


''TEN QUICKIES''


Two guys were discussing popular family trends on sex, marriage, and
values.
Stu said, "I didn't sleep with my wife before we got married, Did you?"
Leroy replied, "I'm not sure, what was her maiden name?"
---------------
A little boy went up to his father and asked: "Dad, where did all of my
intelligence come from?" The father replied. "Well son, you must have
got it from your mother, cause I still have mine"
-------------
"Mr. Clark, I have reviewed this case very carefully," the divorce Court
Judge said, "And I've decided to give your wife $775 a week,"
"That's very fair, your honor," the husband said. "And every now and then,

I'll try to send her a few bucks myself,"
-----------------
A doctor examined a woman, took the husband aside, and said,
"I don't like the looks of your wife at all. "Me neither doc,"
said the husband. "But she's a great cook and really good with the kids.
-----------------
An old man goes to the Wizard to ask him if he can remove a curse he has
been living with for the last 40 years. The Wizard says, "Maybe, but you
will have to tell me the exact words that were used to put the curse on
you."
The old man says without hesitation, "I now pronounce you man and wife."
--------------
A blonde calls Delta Airlines and asks, "Can you tell me how long it'll
take to fly from <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />San Francisco to New York
City?" The agent replies,
"Just a minute.." "Thank you," the blonde says, and hangs up.
------------------
Two Mexican detectives were investigating the murder of Juan Gonzalez.
"How was he killed?" asked one detective. "With a golf gun," the other
detective replied. "A golf gun?! What is a golf gun?" "I don't know.
But it sure made a hole in Juan."
-------------------
This guy has been sitting in a bar all night, staring at a blonde
wearing the tightest pants he's ever seen. Finally his curiosity
gets the best of him, so he walks over and asks, "How do you get
into those pants?" The young woman looks him over and replies,
"Well, you could start by buying me a drink."
-----------------
Moe: "My wife got me to believe in religion."
Joe: "Really?"
Moe: "Yeah. Until I married her I didn't believe in hell."
-----------------
A man is recovering from surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling.
"I'm okay, but I didn't like the four-letter-word the doctor used in
surgery," he answered. "What did he say," asked the nurse. "OOPS!"
-------------------
While shopping for vacation clothes, my husband and I passed a display
of bathing suits. It had been at least ten years and twenty pounds since
I had even considered buying a bathing suit, so I sought my husband's
advice.
"What do you think?" I asked. "Should I get a bikini or an all-in-one?"
"Better get a bikini," he replied. "You'd never get it all in one."

[Trevor Schell]

Things toPonder






If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
What do chickens think we taste like?
What do people in China call their good plates?
What do you call a male ladybug?
What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?
Why is a bra singular and panties plural?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose?
If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM?
Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
If you throw a cat out of the house, does it become kitty litter?
If aspirins are always "Take Two," why not increase the size of ONE?

[Trevor Schell]

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

http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/political2.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

:confused:

Abandon the guide? How so? I've been busy at work....I have many interests and I have a pretty good life with my wife and family away from the idiot box (tv and computer). I have had better things to do lately that involve my family and not the pc. That said, I'm on several forums....no one's paid to be in any one place. Your comment is very mis-guided....but thanks for playing.

I think you're off-base but that's your opinion. Geez you'd think I said corvette suxs or something (rather than get up in arms over some girlie pic) :rofl:

Later ladies.... nothing new other than the usual Saturday run, run, run. Gymnastics starts at 9am :(

No need for you to apoligize Gordon,,
I was refering to your moderator emeratic status. :yesnod:

[Trevor Schell]

Trev, here are some Blings you should add to your Durango :yesnod:

http://www.truckxpressions.com/images/wheels/spinweel/6SpokeVBoltedlg.jpg

http://www.truckxpressions.com/images/wheels/spinners.gif

Do It! :T

SWEET!! :drool:

I actually like my Durango rims but do need something new
for the Grand Prix.
Something Chrome and something that screams Pimped Up! :T
:amen:

[Snap]

Here is a pic,

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4463

Thanks Shane 3700 is still 5 bills high for that TV. :yesnod: good TV but even the Custom AV stores only sell them for 3600-3500 here in NC. Dang nice TV though. I just can't wait till the 45 inch starts to ship! That will be something worth hanging on the wall in the bedroom.

OH just thought of something..... Ken Check out the New 42A10 RP LCD from Sony. It is 39 inch wide I think. 14 inches deep! That should fit right? You can get them all day long in the states for under 2K so about 2300 CAN?? Sweet picture. HDTV tunner included, plus lots extra. It has a much better PQ than last years RP LCD from Sony and those were very good. The A10 is even better!

[Lex]

I have a 32" plasma, a Sony, I doubt you can get that one anymore either.

[Trevor Schell]

Damn......that Sony Plasma ($2,800) I saw yesterday is a 1/2' too wide for the armoire in our bedroom :M . I can only find 2 viable options in 37" displays. An Aquos with speakers on the bottom, and a Viera plasma, both around $3,500. Oh there's also a Bravia XBR 40" but it's $4500.


Ken!
You can get the Panasonic Viera Plasma 37"
for $2,999 here in Toon-Town.
Actually I can probably get it for less.
This is the one I will likely be getting
as it is the perfect size for the wall area
I want to mount it too.
BTW, the picture is awesome!! :yesnod:
Seen it today at Audio Warehouse.

[Bing Fung]

Trev, those spinners you can just add to the Durango Rims you already have :D Notice it was spinners only :T Put them on the GP :B

[Trevor Schell]

That is pretty cool Bing!

BTW,,Take a look at Audio Warehouse when you can.
Their new Panasonic showroom is the coolest room
I have see period to feature a particular manufaturer's
product..Simple the Best!!

Also, have you taken a look at the M3 convertible at
Bema! Do have a look just for "Having a Look" sakes.
It's a pretty sharp car.:yesnod:

[Shane Martin]

So Trev, are you going the Plasma over LCD now? Good Choice IMHO.

BTW, Car and Driver has their review up of the Z06..

http://www.caranddriver.com/assets/image/2005/0906200511004200.jpg


Tested price $70k US
0-60 in 3.6 seconds
11.7 in 1/4 mile @ 125mph
Top Speed 198.

The one negative: Uncommunicative chassis. This is the one big thing the Germans & Italians have NAILED down.

[Trevor Schell]

Shane, I may get the 37" Panasonic Viera Plasma.
More so fo r the size of 37".
There aren't many LCD's that size.
The Pany Plasma is very nice though..I was impressed!:yesnod:

Now, for cars,,
My new dream car is the Lamborghini Gallardo
This is what I want!! Really!!:yesnod:
http://www.sportauto.cc/inventory_lamborghini/feb05lam05blk/images/gallardo_15.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Now that's what I am talking about!:yesnod:

http://www.siliconvalleyautogroup.com/lambo%20stock/lambo_549/photo_8.jpg

http://www.prestigeimports.com/showcase/image/46768/audi%20car%20916.600.jpg

[Lex]

Blasphamy, after seeing a pretty yellow Vette, you wish upon an Italian's dream? Blasphamy!

The Gallardo is not really for me. Oh, it's nice, but the lines don't scream buy me to this southern Gentlement.

[Lex]

However, this is more what the Z06 hood should look like. Thanks for sharing that Snap.

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//503/19518717-med.jpg?8395

Edit, ok, I am confused, this was the flip pic, but maybe Snap didn't put it there since he now says he never put a flip pic up? Hmm. Whatever it's to early to split hairs, I'm keeping the Vette here.

[Snap]

Well guys it is Monday morning and I just realized that I did not place a pic on the Flip. So I fixed it. I hearby issue the following to my self.

:frypan:

and a :smackbutt:

Well off to the formation.

:later:
PS= nice cars fellas!

[Lex]

Darn, found out my barber who was setup with a shop in my Mom's building is leaving my Mom's property to setup shop in her house now. I'm not going to somebody's house to get my haircut, so now I have to find a new barber/stylist. I really hate that. I had the same lady cut my hair for close to 30 years, until she died not long before I lost my Dad. She cut everyone's hair just about in my family. All the guys anyway. Sometimes my Sister too.

I like Deon ok, and for the most part she did pretty well on my hair once I got her trained. But I still don't want to go to someone's house.

Say, I guess I could use Snap's barber. If I wanted a buzzcut that is!

[Nick M]

Morning! http://mysite.verizon.net/nicholasmosher/morning.gif

I'll take a C5 'Vert like Trevors with a blower over a C6 anyday! I can't stand the new styling. They went from a smooth sexy design back to a C4 80's rigid/boxy style. Just not my taste.
-----
Lex - Do like me and buy a $7 set of clippers once a year at walmart. Give myself a haircut once a week, and never have to worry about shampoo (I use the bar of soap), adding mousse/gel, combing, re-combing later in the day, going bald... :lol:

[Snap]

Say, I guess I could use Snap's barber. If I wanted a buzzcut that is!
:laughat:

Hey man Snap's Haircut is all over the West Coast! :yesnod: the whole 1920's medium regualtion hair cuts with a fade is the heat! :yesnod:

And with the rising cost of Gas, You will offset it by the $3.50 you spend on your haircut, instead of the 15 plus! Oh wait I give a buck or 2 tip, so we will say 5.50 for my haircut!

What a ho-humm day. No ammount of Coffee or snacks is picking me up. :(

This no having a HT SUCKS! :rant: I actually have had to listen to my TV speakers for the last week plus! :nonod: Had to sell my stuff to help pay for my wifes dental surgery. I could have used my visa, but I really HATE debt. The only thing that I owe money on is my cars, and house, and I would really like to keep it that way. I still have my speakers, but no DVD player, or receiver. :nonod:

After paying the Dental, I will have enough money for a cheap AV receiver, and a cheap DVD player. So hopfully I will get those pretty soon! Might wait till Christmas to combine money to get something high speed. But I am not sure I can look at my PHase Tech speakers with out hearing them. Plus I was grilling this Sat and my deck speakers were not working do to the lack of the 3805 and zone 3 being UA (un-authorised Absence). :nonod: just sucks.......

:banghead: what a shame! I might get a Bose Life Style system to hold me over! :rofl: JUST KIDDING!

[Lex]

Hey Snap, I've got a Panasonic A110 DVD player without remote. You want it cheap? You should be able to get the codes for a Pronto. The A110 was a pretty decent player, this one is actually pretty low hours too, my daughter mis-placed remote though, lol.

Say 25 bucks and add shipping if you want it.

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

Lambos always Rock :yesnod:

http://www.weissach.com/images/secPages/passion/car-gallardo-1.jpg


Trev, I have seen and looked at a few Cabriolet M3's before. I'm not really big on rag tops for those cars and prefer the coupes :)

[Snap]

Lex man thanks for the offer. I am actually looking at Panasonic for my DVD player. After saving some money, and what is left from my AV gear sale, I should be able to get Like a RX-V657 or something along that line. And a 200 DVD player or so.

I am looking at Either Pioneer or Yammy. Leaning HEAVY towards the Yammy. And I am looking at the Panny DVD-S77 It had an awesome review.

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=123#PanasonicDVD-S77%20(HDMI)
And for the price it looks unbeatable.

The Stupid thing is I have a MX-700 remote and I have been so lazy/Upset that I have not even changed it so that I can control my TV now. So I am back to using the Sony Remote. Such a sad day.....:nonod:

[Bing Fung]

Well at least you have your Priorities right Snap, way to go. I'm sure it suxs somewhat, but you did the right thing :T

Actually I think I see through your actions. You sold the stuff to help the dental bills, however this will allow you to upgrade to better stuff in the long run, plus you'll have sympathy and the green light from Ms Snap for your unselfishness :lol: ;) jk

[Lex]

Hey, you said cheap, I offered you cheap. :)

Lex

[Shane Martin]

However, this is more what the Z06 hood should look like.
Lingenfelter has twin turbos stuffed under the hood which is why they need the bulge(sp?).

While the Z06 is tasty, Noone is going to confuse it with a supercar aka Ferrari or Lambo. The Gallardo is "the poor man's Lambo" in context of Lambos pricing structure.

The Aston Martin I posted a few pages back is even cheaper and still while I love that car, the Lambo has it beat in terms of looks.

[Lex]

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the Lambo looks like any other supercar from the front, and the front has to capture me on a car like this, the Lambo just doesn't. Maybe it might talk to me in person, but not in photos. I'd take a Ford GT first myself.

I think it's the sharp lines of the Lambo that don't appeal to me.

The Aston ain't bad either.

[Snap]

Well at least you have your Priorities right Snap, way to go. I'm sure it suxs somewhat, but you did the right thing :T

Actually I think I see through your actions. You sold the stuff to help the dental bills, however this will allow you to upgrade to better stuff in the long run, plus you'll have sympathy and the green light from Ms Snap for your unselfishness :lol: ;) jk

Yeah I totally agree Bing. :T
(snap says in his most sarcastic voice) Upgrade from the Denon 3805 to the Yamaha RX-V557 and upgrade from Denon 2910 to the Panasonic DVD-S77 the only thing left to do now is to sell my Phase Techs and get a set of Optima Speakers, or maybe those cute little Bose speakers in Black!
:rofl:

Hey it is only money right? Dental work is so expensive. Even with half of it paid I had to come up with 600 bones more than we had at the time.

Lex, thanks for the offer man. That was not only cheap but a very nice offer for a nice piece of gear. Thank you.

I will tell you this....eventually I will get a super cool system again. What ever I get will have to work for now. I will simply live vicarously through you all! :yesnod:

[Snap]

Hey what is the next TTP going to be called? we are going to need a new one before today is over?

For those if us in Avaition, I say..."powered by JP-8"

(For non avaiation people that be JET FUEL!)

For you Texas A&M Fans......

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4464

[Kevin P]

TTP doesn't end until it reaches page 101 (100 flips). The next one would be the 19th installment, TTP XVIX. Trevor normally starts it, unless he delegates the task to Bing-o. ;)

[Bing Fung]

The Gallardo is "the poor man's Lambo" in context of Lambos pricing structure.

That's a pretty Ox-moronic statement no matter how you look at it :lol:

Sure it takes less to own, but it still takes a huge bank account to maintain. I would have no problem being called poor in that sense ;)

I love the chiseled look of the Lambo, plus it's Italian, you can't invoke anymore emotion than that.

If cars were a woman, Lamborghini's would be Monica Bellucci :drool:

http://eyes1.busythumbs.com/users/a/ahemes/eyes1/images/11123931960Monica_Bellucci027.jpg

[Lex]

I would hop on that Lambo for sure.

[Ken Makela]

Bella :drool:

[Lex]

boarding behind the glass is an interesting idea. Perhaps he was just concerned about having to sweep up broken glass! lol.

Lex

[Bing Fung]

Bellisimo!

:B

[Ken Makela]

Snap,

Thanks for the RP LCD pic. That's certainly an option, I have to check the depth. Is the pq on RP LCDs as good as the flat panel LCDs? Plus 42" for 2,500 vs 3-3.5 is attractive.

[Lex]

I may have found the guy to do my garage/room addition if I do it. He beat this one outfit by knocking it out of the park compared to them. All brick, insulated and sheetrocked garage, only thing not done is basically painting, which I asked to just leave off. He was still 4-5K cheaper than the other outfit, even after the size of garage was increased, went from brick halfway up to full brick, and the other outfit was not going to insulate and rock the garage even. Much much better deal.

I have 1 or 2 other guys to contact, but I liked this guy pretty well as a person, he's been a man of his word so far, easy to contact so far as well. I called him at 7 AM the first morning I contacted him, and he answered, lol.

Lex

[Snap]

Ken- If I would compair the 2 I would have to say that the LCD has a better PQ The thing you have to ask yourself is does it have a 1000 buck better picture? I would say that it does not. Also take into account that you just have to but a 150 buck bulb every 3-5 years and you are set. Nothing you can do if your LCD starts to get dim.

The ONLY reason that I would get a Plasma or LCD is if location (wall, bathroom,) if space was a great concern then it would be worth the extra money to buy the LCD.

I have an armoire, and so a 42 inch RP LCD would fit with .5 inches on each side. So I can do a 42 inch Panny plasma for around 3K, or I can do the 42 in Sony RPL LCD for 1999. To me the plasma is not worth the extra grand. But me getting another TV is a LOOOOOONG way away. Need a AV, and DVD first! :yesnod:

[aud19]

hey!

[aud19]

look what's

[aud19]

open

[aud19]

flip 100 :banana:

Thigpen Rotary Subwoofer!
http://home.comcast.net/~thomasw_2/ThigpenSub1.jpg

That thing's crazy! :E

[Snap]

Yeah I tee'd that one up for you Jason....I owed you one anyways! :yesnod:

Ok we are even!

[Bing Fung]

flip 100 :banana:

Thigpen Rotary Subwoofer!
That thing's crazy! :E

Thigpen Schmigpen

Thats not a Rotary..... :lol:


Now this is a Rotary :B

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4467&stc=1

[Lex]

It just looks like that bass fan I saw at Walmart for 29.99 to me. ;)

[Lex]

Yes, the famous buzword associated with Rotary was WANKLE. Love that word wankle. wankle spankle, that's a big a$$ rotary wankle.

[Snap]

ahhh lex you took the words right out of my mouth. I say we take the walmart fan, put a box on the bottom and we sell it for 6K insted of the 12K that they are selling it for! :yesnod: and seeing how I am such a nice guy. i give you 60%. (also cause you own the forum too...but that does not matter. lets stick to I'm a nice guy!)

What do you say lex? LOL

[Shane Martin]

Lex,
It's WANKEL but I'll cut you some slack since you are from Tennesee. If you read your comment with a bit of a southern slang it comes out ok ;)

:poke:

[GregoriusM]

A big HOWDY to everyone! :later:

I thought I'd best get in before this TTP closes.

I hope everyone is starting out their week in a good way!

I'm having another problem with my Rotel 1056. It decides to either put out a short and mediumly loud static/popping sound out of the left speaker after being turned on for about 10 minutes,

or, if I leave it on all the time, it will occassionally (twice a week or so) start a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUD!!! mangle of static/hum/buzz, etc.

Hmmmmmmm....... I'm loving the sound, but not THAT particular sound. I'll post in the Rotel section one of these days.

:later: kids!

[aud19]

You guys are hilarious :roll: :lol:

Nice cars and babes guys :T Mmmmmmm Monica :drool:

Doug be careful there. Lot's of subpar contractors will quote low to get the job and then either keep adding expenses or give you the quality you paid for ;) Also remember that a good contractor SHOULD be busy and might take a little bit to get back to you because he's dealing with other clinets/work etc... A slow contractor might be available to help you right away for a reason... ;)

Snap good luck rebuilding the HT :T

Ken good luck with your display also :T

Congrats on the Sox Nick :T

I'm sleepy... :java:

[Shane Martin]

Gregor,
Tough luck on the Rotel. That's what 3 you've had with these issues?

I'm doing some receiver shopping as well right now. I'm waiting until CES to really make a decision. I liked the Sony ES 7100 but they screwed up the HDMI switching on it. The receiver is HEFTY at 51 lbs with a digital amp no less :jawdrop:

The last review praised it as one of the best out there for SQ concerns(has I-Link as well for SACD). Lacks a room EQ which is big for me. After hearing what the Audyssey XT can do, lacking that one "feature" is BIG. The Yamahas I liked but their EQ can't do the subs which the Denons and Hk's can as well as the new Elites. Please note I'm not talking about auto calibration but I'm talking about ROOM CORRECTION. This is a big deal. I also read that the Sherwood's SNAP EQ will do the subs. Nice :T

I have no sherwood dealer with 150 miles of me though and to be frank they would have to major discount it to make it within reason for me. I'm pretty stuck with my <$1,500 US budget.

[Mats]

Interresting News... Might be old news but still...

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray (http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/03/paramount/index.php)

[Lex]

Jason:
well, 7:00 AM is early and as I recall, it was a rainy morning. He does advertise, which means he's 1, making enough money to pay for ads, and 2 is actively looking for business.

He didn't come out same day, he worked it in 2 days later.

This guy knows a guy down the street that had a garage added, and he said he'd have called this guy except for a family "deal" he sort of got committed to, that didn't work out as such a great deal. He said if he had it to do over again, he'd have called Ford instead. (the guy I am talking to)

I haven't signed up yet, but his pricing pretty well confirmed my suspicions that the first guys were quoting me high. Fact is, they pretty well admitted that, and said I could save 5-7K if I found someone to do more of the work themselves, closer at hand. I guess they were going to basically sub everything out. They were a good starting point, and let me know pretty quickly I needed to look further. Carl, the guy that built my house also gave me a couple of names, and those will also be investigated before a decision is made.

I will try not to go in blind, and I will try to get some references as well for whoever I select, and to see hopefully some of their work.


HD DVD is going to be one more mess Mats. All we need is another VHS/Betamax war. :roll: I was aware that some studios were siding up, and that some would probably go both ways.

Lex

[aud19]

No worries Doug, just looking out for ya :T Sounds like you have it all under control though :yesnod:

As for HD-DVD/BluRay... I'm just glad I'm broke and hence have no money to be tempted in to that ridiculous spectacle! :lol:

[Paul Wu]

Hey guys. A busy start to the month.

Just wanted to say hi before we flip to a new page! :later:

[Nick M]

Whoa-Momma! My workload in the cockpit today was in overdrive. Headed out of my local airport with my CFI to Manchester, Concord, and back home. Haze had the realistic visibility at about 3mi. Made an uneventful straight in approach for landing at Manchester with a perfect slope off the PAPI's then taxied the little 152 around all the big SouthWest and Delta jets. Had to ask the ground control to repeat directions four times to get to the ramps, as neither of us understood a word he said as his controller-speak went to Mach 2. I told my CFI I felt like a pollywog swimming out into open ocean. Funniest part was that when we went to leave we went back out on the runway where we pulled off and took off with plenty of room to spare. Damn were those runways long! Beforehand I had decided to navigate solely by my compass and looking for visual landmarks/checkpoints. That didn't go so hot with the haze, and I ended up scrapping that Nav-Log to go with a roughly hewn direct-course along with progressive VOR triangulation to doublecheck landmarks/position. Next trip will be to Bradley, Westfield, and Hartford-Brainard, all of which are towered airports with overlapping airspace. Toughest part for me wasn't the flying/navigation, it was dealing with an unknown airport and controllers that spoke like auctioneers. :B
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Trevor - I'll take a blown C5 ragtop plus the extra cash over almost any "SuperCar".
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Snap - Have you looked at the new Outlaw Receiver?
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Lex - "Always shop around" and, "You get what you pay for". I guess it's a matter of balancing the results from each.
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Poop. It's 4:45 and I have to be into work for 11:00. Guess I oughtta' catch atleast 5hrs sleep... :Z

[aud19]

Hey Paul :later:

Happy flying Nick :T

[Shane Martin]

Look at what B&W sent me:

Well for entering I got a DVD in the mail today.

When I open the gatefold I see a brochure about B&W along with a tour about how these are made along with interviews and such with the makers and musicians whom use B&W speakers.

There are 4 stereo mixes from:
Alfred Brendel - famous pianist. The Schubert piece was recorded by Abbey Road using N802 speakers.

Cassandra Wilson -Jazz Vocalist: Miles Davis tribute song "right here, right now"

Dave Stewart - songwriter and producer working alongside Annie Lennox. Unreleased song called "Make the Devil Mad" exclusive to this dvd.

Jan Garbarek - singer. Knot of PLace and Time from his new album

DTS 5.1 mixes:

Fountain of Acqua Paola by Charles Tomlinson Recorded by Craig Leon

Running Away with you by Sara K

Blackest Eyes by Porcupine Tree Pyschodelic Rock

Theme from Battery by Amon Tobin - Dance music

DTS 6.1 mixes!!

Born Too Slow by Crystal Method

Sweetly the Air Flew Overhead" by Martin Ware.

I'll post more when I listen to it.

See the B&W forum for more details.

[aud19]

They send you that from the contest I posted a while back?

[Shane Martin]

Yep sure did

[aud19]

:evil: :rant:

[Trevor Schell]

Hey LAdies! :later:

Well, The new Lambo is much more affordable at only $159,000
vs the $300,000 for the Murchelani.
Heck, I could afford a used Gallero down the road.
New, no!, Used, Yes!!
It's always nice to have something to look forward too.

Ken!,
Are you going to check out the 37" pany plasma.
It is pretty nice.

[Bing Fung]

THat would be $159K us , but you could still afford that Trev :B

[Ken Makela]

Trevor,

I've already checked-out the 37" Panny, I'm partial to the Sharp 37" (speakers on bottom) because it's cooler, titanium finish. If the Panny was in carbon fibre (Bing) I might consider it. Plus I figure a few hundred bucks over the life of the set isn't going to make or break me. I like the fact that the picture won't degrade over time, like plasma apparently does. I'll never be able to afford a used Lamborgini, so I'll buy a Sharp instead.....I think.

[Trevor Schell]

We ahve the Sharp here for $3,488.
It's pretty sweet too!
But there was something about the Plasma that
captured my heart, eyes, all that stuff!. :yesnod:

[Ken Makela]

I think we could both flip a coin and be happy either way. We'll have to compare once we get our respective sets :yesnod:

[Trevor Schell]

The Big Guns are back!
http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise888.jpg?3351

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise_seattle.jpg?9423

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951Denise25456.jpg?5870

And for those that like the others..

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951denise_annie_alex522.jpg?8097

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//510/1951annie_denise_alex3331.jpg?576

[Trevor Schell]

Lex,,That was my Corvette posted.
Should n't be too hard to figure out who
put those up there.;)
Snap got the Flip , but didn't post a picture
likely because he didn't realize he had the flip.
Anyways,,I agree, The front vent is sweet and should be what the Z06
should have.

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//503/19518718-med.jpg?3330

http://www.thetechzone.com/photo/data//503/19518717-med.jpg?8395

Nicholas, I agree.
The body lines of the C5 are much smoother nicer.
I do like the Z06 though, new one,,
Something about it that makes me go :E
Plus the Lingenfelter is pretty nice too! :yesnod:

[Trevor Schell]

A good letter to read!..


Subject: Fw: Husband And Ex-Wife
>
>
>I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good.
>I've
>been a good woman to you for seven years and I have nothing to show
>for
>it.
>These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that
>you
>had quit your job today and that was the last straw. Last week, you
>came
>home and didn't notice that I had gotten my hair and nails done,
>cooked
>your
>favourite meal and even wore a brand new negligee. You came home and
>ate
>in
>two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching the game. You
>don't
>tell me you love me anymore, you don't touch me or anything. Either
>you're
>cheating or you don't love me anymore, whatever the case is, I'm gone.
>
>P.S. If you're trying to find me, don't. Your BROTHER and I are
>moving
>away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!
> Your EX-Wife
>
>Dear Ex-Wife
>
>Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true
>that
>you
>and I have been married for seven years, although a good woman is a
>far
>cry
>from what you've been. I watch sports so much to try to drown out
>your
>constant nagging. Too bad that doesn't work. I did notice when you
>cut
>off
>all of your hair last week, the first thing that came to mind was "You
>look
>just like a man!" My mother raised me not to say anything if you
>can't
>say
>anything nice. When you cooked my favourite meal, you must have gotten
>me
>confused with MY BROTHER, because I stopped eating pork seven years
>ago.
>I
>went to sleep on you when you had on that new negligee because the
>price
>tag
>was still on it. I prayed that it was a coincidence that my brother
>had
>just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning and your negligee was
>$49.99. After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could
>work it
>out. So when I discovered that I had hit the lotto for ten million
>dollars,
>I quit my job and bought us two tickets to Jamaica. But when I got
>home
>you
>were gone. Everything happens for a reason I guess. I hope you have
>the
>filling life you always wanted. My lawyer said with your letter that
>you
>wrote, you won't get a dime from me. So take care.
>
>P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this but Carl, my brother was
>born
>Carla. I hope that's not a problem.
>
> Signed Rich As Hell and Free!

[Trevor Schell]

Bing!,,
Take it away..
When it turns 101.
I give you the honors of
starting up the next chapter.
I am sure you have something planned..;)

[Lex]

Whoa, now that really did trip the Bing meter:

http://www.matrixav.us/doug/bing.gif

[Bing Fung]

Nope nothing planned Trev

[aud19]

Here'a another step closer....

I FINALLY got my Swing Live DVD-A from Chesky! :banana:

I ordered it August 2nd though! :rant: :evil:

[aud19]

So who's gonna make it to flip 101?

[aud19]

Nobody?!

Come on!!! ....I'll set it up ;)

[aud19]

One more step....

That sure is a pretty Vette up there! (I'm also apparently in the minority, prefering the C6, though Trev's C5 is also quite lovely :P )