:later:

From the "weird eBay auctions" dept... Haunted TV (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5612117750)

After reading the description, it seems to me that this guy is trying to get $500 (plus shipping) for a 19" TV/VCR combo. If it does what he claims, he's trying to sucker someone into paying $500 plus shipping for a defective 19" TV/VCR combo... :oops: :roll: :duh: :blink: :huh:

Funny swimming kitty video :D

http://media.putfile.com/scuba-kitty0-2456

Paul, this may be another harmless video on a "prohibited site"... fair warning :lol:

Looks like Doug sucked me back in! :lol: ;)

Howdy fellas.

Busy, busy.

Thanks for the warning Jason. How are you getting sucked back in?

I like the VW! :)

Somebody's going to the dog house? It's easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.

I can't believe how long it is taking for a company to fix a web page!

Gotta go.

Thanks for the warning Jason. How are you getting sucked back in?

Check out the mod for RPTV's now ;)

Well we made it back safe and sound....now to catch up!

WB Jase'.

Jason has re-joined our moderating team. Welcome back mate.

Lex

Welcome back Andrew and thanks Dougy-poo :smootch:

Nice VW Shane.

Jason, cool dude. :)

Andrew, welcome back from holidays.

Thanks Lex. It was great to see the family...and nice to come home ;)

Welcome back, Andrew.

:later: to you all.

Nighty night! 8O

That was a late night Greg, for sure.

Where are some of the old time regulars anyway? Like the moderators? This place has been a bit tooo quite. Or is it that we just have these posting frenzies, then when it goes to normal, it just seems quite.

Jason,
I do a lot of video editing, and I use Pro Tools LE for audio work. That is why I use the P4. Adobe Primere and pro tools I think require either AMD or P4 to work.

Well what a day! Sometimes I think a lot of my problems can be fixed with one well placed hand grenade!

Where are some of the old time regulars anyway? Like the moderators?
All right, all right. Quit shouting already. :)

Hi gang, how have things been?

Hey David. ;x( :T

Congrats Jason....good to see you in TV's again :T

Picked up some new stuff recently....

Went to FS and picked up the SMC barricade SuperG router with free wifi superG usbkey. The old Dlink (aka DINK) was getting flaky constantly dropping the connection so I figured why fight it....and this way I can take advantage of a faster SPI engine....parental controls 108MBps SuperG....supercool 8) (theoretical). I'd use the Dlink to extend my range (by placing it upstairs) but then I'd have to run a mixed B/G network which would negate the superG aspect (I think but I haven't gone through everything since I just quickly set things up this morning so Kathy could browse the Net to do her work....the fine tuning will come later.

http://www.smc.com/images/products/150/SMCWBR14T_G_CA.jpg

The Barricade™ g 802.11g 108Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router (SMCWBR14T-G) is the perfect networking solution for the user that is looking for a simple, all-in-one home or small office network product. This platform independent multi-functional router combines a 4-port 10/100 Mbps dual-speed switch with Automatic MDI-MDIX feature, a high speed 108Mbps wireless access point, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall security, Web-based network management, and support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) pass-through into one convenient device. For wireless connectivity, the SMCWBR14T-G offers up to 108Mbps high-speed wireless connection and is backward compatible with existing 802.11b network devices. To secure this wireless connection, the Barricade g supports 802.1x for authentication, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), MAC address filtering and 64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). In addition, the Barricade g has one detachable antenna that can be replaced with your choice of SMC high gain antennas for added performance and coverage.

And picked up the 9.99 after rebates :roll: print server (LPT and USB connection).
http://www.smc.com/images/products/150/SMCBR14UP_CA.jpg

These boxes are a lot smaller then my old Dlink (the wireless G box is as small as a USB 4-port box 8) with ultra cool blue lights match my logitech speaker LED's and the silver titanium finsh matches the maxtor external drive.....very clean looking.....hopefully I'll sport a new LCD monitor by boxing day.

We dropped our old FRS (hard) and it ain't working so I picked up a new motorola GMRS with a 13km (8mi) range (as the crow flies ....line of sight). These babies are slick....haven't tried yet but my work is only 6 km away (course the buildings will probably kill that :( ....there are 19km models now out :W ) :twisted:
Just have to convince my SO that we can open up the package....it's from Walmart afterall. They're about $20 more than our original package but the range is 4X as great and it comes with little battery chargers....done deal in my mind....oops honey the scissors just slipped ;)

So new I can't find a pic of the 5530R's on Motorola's site ....but they kind of look like this but in silver:

http://direct.motorola.com/ENS/Images/static/ProductHomepics/ProductHome_Main_T5500R.jpg

Morning gents :later:

Morning Gang :later:

Good to see you back Modding Jason :T


Welcome home Andrew, and sorry to see you leave the Admin Duties :(


Hello David, nice to see you in this neck of the woods again :T


Nice looking FRS Gord. We have a set of Panasonics that sure come in handy from time to time.

Morning People :coffee: :later:

whaz up ya'll?

Busy day in the office. Teaching, durring breaks going to meetings. Then of course there is the Pre-meeting meeting, the actuall meeting. :roll: Then after all of those, we have a post meeting meeting to talk about the real meeting! :roll:

My dad tell's me the same crap happens in the civilian world too, so I guess we all just have to deal with it! :rofl:

The cool thing about the Corps, all most all that crap goes out the window in theater. It is all business. Here is where we need to be.....here is how to do it......any questions? Good....get the heck out of here! :a>

Watched Monster-In_law last night. Pretty funny show. At a min it did have J-low in it! :drool:

got to finish chow real quick and get back to work! Have a good one fellas.

:B

Here you go Taz. This is what Snappy is going to be staying in.

This unit comes with insulated walls and HVAC!
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4295

Below the house that my wife wants me to move into if I get the laptop with out saving and asking first!
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4296

Ofcourse I will set up a 32 inch LCD with a sat surround sound system. The dog house is a little bit small for the towers! :rofl: But a nice set of Phase Tech Sat speakers will do just fine. The Sub I had to hang out the window firing in to the house. Special care is given to making the sub water proof!

Tazz after further talking to my wife. My dog house has been down graded do to budget cuts. Below is the house that I will be living in if I get the laptop.

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4297

mmmmmm Jennifer :drool:

http://wallimania.free.fr/img/4/jennifer%20lopez%20wallpaper.jpg

http://www.sfondionline.net/images/sfondi/celebrita/Jennifer%20Lopez%20006%20%5B%20Shared%20by%20DaVinci%20%5D.JPG

http://www.mellesleg.hu/cikkek/images/501-600/512/jlo_ad.jpg

Nice dog houses :rofl:

Well Snap, do some homework and see which processors are best for that sort of work. (I'm going to guess the AMD 64's) but each has their strengths and weaknesess ;)

I agree! Sure has been slow in here!!!! 8O Hey David, good to see ya in here :later:

Greg, you're up awfully late for a school night! :p: :lol:

Thanks Guys :T

Gord, I think I'm going to have to get a print server and/or new router with print server as well...it never ends! :confused:

jason how would I go about finding out which one is best for me? Like I said, I really need power. Adobe Photo Shop, Primere, Pro Tools, Macromedia Dream Weaver, those are the big boys that I use. This laptop has to be a desktop. But I need to be able to take it with me every place. Hey my laptop has been all over the world. Africa, the middle east, every place!

by the way are your links ok for me to look at? Or are they going to send up flags at HQ??

I am not sure if this is going to post but here goes.....

I was going with the SATA cause I was told that SATA is actually faster than IDE. So a 5400 RPM SATA is "supposed" to be faster than a 7200 ROM IDE drive? :confused:

Pro Star:
9097 $3,000.00
Screen 17" 1920 x 1200 WUXGA LCD, Super-Wide Viewing Angles

CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.8 Ghz, 2048KB L2 Cache, LGA775

Memory 2048MB, PC2-4200/533Mhz DDR2 - 2 DIMM

Graphic Cards nVIDIA Quadro FX Go 1400

Hard Drive 80/5400rpm GB SATA-150

2nd Hard Drive 80/5400rpm GB SATA-150

Operating System Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Bundled with TV Tuner and IR Receiver

Optical Drive 8X Double-Layer DVD±R/RW Burner with LightScribe Technology

2nd Optical Drive 2nd DVD/CDRW Combo Drive

Battery Li-ION

Integrated Wireless Lan Internal Wireless 802.11b/g LAN and Bluetooth Card

Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Warranty Service: Free 1-year Standard Warranty from Prostar

Extended Warranty:
Additional 3-year warranty from Philips Magnavox

Standard Accessories Built-In Digital Video Camera

Built-In 7-IN-1 Flash Memory Card Reader
100/240V Autoswitch AC Adapter
Standard Carrying Bag with Strap
McAfee VirusScan 90 day Introductory Offer

Sub Total: $4,370.00
Purchase Grand Total: $4,405.00

Where are some of the old time regulars anyway? Like the moderators? This place has been a bit tooo quite. Or is it that we just have these posting frenzies, then when it goes to normal, it just seems quite.

Yep. It seems that sometimes we'll have a posting frenzy for 3 or 4 pages, or sometimes 30 pages, and then it stops like Trevs Corvette - on the "edge" of a dime!

I think people are in the "fall" mood, getting kids back to school, etc. But, you never know when a burst of "creativity" (I use that term loosely) :rofl: will befall some of us, and we merrily post away.

Mostly we just post so that Jason can get yet another flip! 8O

Have a good day, ladies! :B

jason, I sent you a PM, but you can delete it. The problem fixed itself.

Thanks

What do "runs" start at now?

35 or what?

Oh, look what I did. . . . a flip!

Anyone else into old warbirds?

http://www.1941hag.org/images_airshow/p47.jpg

Yup SATA is faster than IDE ;)

They look like pretty good specs Snap but for a "smaller" laptop company that seems like an awfully steep price....

As for the CPU's, do a search for reviews, there's tons of comparos out there that should state the strengths and weaknesses of the competing CPU's

Nice low flying flip David... Came in just under the radar. ;)

I like old planes, but can't say I am "into em".

Purrrty plane David :T

No worries Snap ;)

Oh and :p: Greg :lol:

Adobe Photo Shop, Primere, Pro Tools, Macromedia Dream Weaver, those are the big boys that I use.

Well Adobe and Dream Weaver are both more memory intensive then CPU so it would really be the video stuff that makes or breaks a CPU choice. I'm also not sure I'd agree that a 5400 RPM SATA drive would best a 7200 RPM IDE as everything I've read seems to point to RPM speed being the key ...though maybe SATA has something I'm not familar with to make up the difference.

Ok came across this info that might help...

"OK, you have to remember that the limitation of getting the data off of the
media is mechanical. The "drive" as in the mechanics is kind of a seperate
issue to the controller they use to transfer that data.

For example, SCSI drives have been rotating at 10,000 RPM and 15,000 RPM for years, double what IDE drives do. The WD Raptor is effectively one of those SCSI drives but with a SATA interface. SATA provides some features over normal ATA, a small increase in maximum transfer rate is one, but not the primary concern at the moment, since most drives aren't able to reach
100MB/s sustained transfers. "

Hey Fujitsu now has an AMD based Laptop!!! :T And it looks like the big boys (Toshiba, Sony and Fujitsu) are all moving to the "mobile" chips even for their "desktop equivelant" models ;)

Anyone else into old warbirds? Oh Yes, radio controlled :rofl: types, that is. I can turn hundreds of hours of work into a pile of wood chips, monocote and components in just minutes. :x But I keep trying.
Nice pic as well. Big heavy and mean. Still think it is better then the Mustang.

Sorry Andrew, missed the speed comparos :oops: Quickly skimming I missed that they were at different speeds. That's a harder question to answer then, probably more comparable speedwise then. And the IDE might even be a bit faster. I'd personally probably still go with the SATA though as the difference in performance either way would likey be small and the SATA is a newer tech which means it will be longer before it's obsolete and if heaven forbid the drive goes in a year or two would likely be cheaper and easier to replace ;)

Hey Snap check out the Fujitsu N6200 series ;)

http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=N62

Jason SWEET laptops. I love the price and the features. 2 more questions...

How important is it to have the 256 video card instead of the 128? Or does it matter?

What about RAM. The Fujitsu is 1 gig. Or is the 2 gig definatly worth getting?

I could probably swing the 2K price with the wife now!

Thanks guys.

Well if you look at the bottom you can configure those models ;) I'd say the 128Mb video is probably enough but you can and should upgrade to the 2Gb of memory for the software you're using. Adobe graphics programs are memory hogs ;)

I'd probably get the "FPCM60402" and upgrade to the 2Gb of memory, comes to $2399 unless you need/want the TV tuner?

There's some nice Toshiba's too
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/clin.to?rcid=-26367&coid=-26368&ccid=1291021&seg=HHO&sel=0
I'd probably go with a "Satellite" or "Qosmio" model

Or Sony's "A Series"....
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_A_Series&Dept=computers
There a bit more expensive than the Fujitsu/Toshiba's though...

While on the laptop discussions, I have one question for you experts too...

Haven't used a widescreen comp display before, and I'm curious what it does for displaying software other than standard window enclosed applications. I'd like to use my next laptop for flight simulation, and I absolutely do not want the displayed image to be distorted in order to fill the screen. Will the image be displayed with vertical black sidebars or will it be stretched/chopped?

Hopefully I'll be getting a replacement sometime in late November/Early December.

EDIT: The Sager/Pro-Star laptops seem to have the best price/performance ratio. The bigname companies all seem to have inflated prices ... 8O

I'm not totally sure but I think that's software/driver dependant Nick. Anybody else?

EDIT: The Sager/Pro-Star laptops seem to have the best price/performance ratio. The bigname companies all seem to have inflated prices ... 8O

I'm not sure how you're getting that? Other than a couple "features" they're pretty similarly equipped and with lower base prices and $2399 for that Fujitsu seems like a pretty good price as configured....?

Besides, and this is totally up to you guys actually buying the machines but from people I know, laptops my company's bought and things I've read on the net, If I were to buy or even recommend a laptop it WILL be from one of those three companies unless I hear/see drastically different things especially regarding reliability and support. Just my $0.02 ;)

Nick its totally up to the software. Most modern software will adapt to a widescreen monitor without distorting

thanks I did not see that I could upgrade that one to 2 gigs of ram. That helps out a lot. I did like the smaller size and less weight. Things that make you go....hmmmmmm

I've got two gigs of DDR2 ram in my notebook so its maxed out. For image editing though you can't beat tons or Ram and a 7200 RPM hard drive....well RAID would be sweet but unlikey to be found in a notebook :0

Andrew: That is why I was looking at the Prostar. They can do dual hard drives in RAID 0 and 1 set ups. I was reading in a video editing mag that RAID1 was a no go cause it "delivers" the data in "burst" what ever that means. But any ways that being said the mag said something about being in RAID 0 configuration. :confused:

It is just the HUGE price tag! Even with discounts I am looking at almost 4K.

I'd avoid Raid in a laptop personally and if I was doing it in a desktop I'd pretty much use Raid 5 only IMHO.

Snap weight/size is another bennefit from going with the guys I mentioned :T They just tend to be lighter/smaller, better engineered and more reliable. Again IMHO.

EDIT: Fujitsu especially also tends to have better security features as well ;)

I agree if this is going to be parked at home for the video stuff just go with one 7200 RPM drive and build an external RAID 5 array for home storage etc. It would be cheaper and give you a good backup source

Hi Everybody!:later:

Bing! :wedgie:

thanks guys I am looking into the other brands. I did not like the large weight of the prostar. I have one now, and this is a major draw back. The thing weighs a TON!

Got to hang out with a good friend tonight. He was here from Japan. Good times! :T

:later:

A little earlier than 4 a.m. this time!

Morning boys and girls :later:

I'm not sure how you're getting that? Other than a couple "features" they're pretty similarly equipped and with lower base pricesHmmm... I looked around and tried some configurations on some of the big-box PC companies. Couldn't configure a laptop even close to what I could for at Sager and Prostar. For instance, I'm looking at getting this one...

Sager 4881
15" SXGA+ LCD
2.0GHz Pentium M CPU (2MB/533MHz Version)
ATI Radeon X700 16x PCI-Express 256MB Video
2GB 533MHz DDR2 RAM
60.0GB 7200RPM HDD
8x DVD +/- R/RW Drive
Ethernet/802.11a/b/g Module
XP Home

$1950 includes Shipping

The only deals I could find that trumped the Sager/Pro-Stars were the big-box budget units that used Celeron M chipsets with shared video memory, XGA rez screens, 256MB RAM, etc.

Wow, TTP has become the LGT - Laptop Geek Thread. 8)

I need a new one myself. My old Dell is great, but it's, as they say, old. Takes 5 minutes to boot up.

Can't wait for this house thing to be done so I'll have time to talk geek (and HT) again... had to go over this morning with more color samples... the light beige we picked for the kitchen turned out more like pink when it was actually painted on the walls. We don't want a pink kitchen (Trevor might though ;) ), so back to the drawing board there.

Maybe someday I'll have my very own RAID 5 box. Someday. Someday I'll have something better than a stone age 25" TV too. Leaning toward Panasonic for the plasma now, since the prices dropped.

I'd avoid Raid in a laptop personally and if I was doing it in a desktop I'd pretty much use Raid 5 only IMHO.

Raid in a laptop? Ick.

Also, I'd really be careful with that statement about the desktop. To properly select the Raid-level to use, you have to look at application, data, hardware and OS characteristics. For example, R5 gives you good read rates, but you'll pay for it with a slow write rate - especially if you're striping with parity enabled.

Oh, hiya gang. Good morning and all that. :later:

A pink kitchen? Hmmmm. Well, that could be where all the "sensitive" cooking takes place, but I think you're making the right choice and going back to beige. :)

Hey, we've made it to Friday!

IMHO, in a standalone desktop, I wouldn't bother with RAID at all. I would use RAID 5 in a server/storage tower though, say for a media server.

This way, the OS, paging file, temp folders etc. are on a fast, single drive. And the big stuff like video, music etc. that would be a beeyotch to backup would be on the RAID 5. I could see doing a nice RAID 5 MythTV/music server setup down the road.

If you have the budget and a card that supports it....RAID 10 is sweet....but expensive in terms of losing 2 drives.....but sweet on performance and redundancy :D

Hey if money's no object go big or go home.

I have my OS on a fast SATA and my working drive is RAID0. Works pretty good. MTBF on drives is pretty high on new drives these days. My reduncy comes from a full backup to an external drive. I'm pretty much in good shape should something fail.

Gordon, are you mirroring to the external or doing scheduled backups?

That reminds me, I need to get a couple of external USB SATA shells to put my Stalker I drives in, so I can use them to backup my Stalker II. One of these days...

Naw, just scheduled evening backups. I wouldn't trust a mirror over a usb cable ;) USB2.0 or otherwise....that'd be a recipe for disaster.

Kevin, it never ends. :)

Gordon, I agree, scheduled backups are the way to go at home.

I don't believe it. . . two in a row? Okay, how 'bout new warbirds?

http://www.aero-pix.com/fl/f15/f15-a.jpg

Hmmmm... think those wings are generating any lift? :B

Off to sleep. Red Sox are taking on the Evil Empire this weekend.
Have a good one boys! :T

Brought my free wifi USB key into work and scanned around....we're next to a local hotel downtown. Interesting to see how many laptop owners don't realize they're broacasting unprotected :twisted: Picked up several networks in the surrounding area.

Morning boys :later:

Geez David comes in to TTP and starts hogging all my flips! :p:

Sorry we were talking about a Raid 5 setup as a desktop "server" for Snap there. That's what I was getting at Kev ;) I agree a nice fast (and small) SATA drive for the OS/Programs with a Raid 5 setup for data would be ideal :T I'm hoping to head that direction down the line myself :yesnod: I just need Jazz's current "casual, on-call" position to become "full-time" :roll: Or win the lotto :lol: Then again If I win the lotto I'd likely be doing Gord's Raid 10 setup for a nice server :B :lol:

I don't know Nick, that Fujitsu with:
• Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
with Microsoft® Works
• 17" Crystal View WXGA+ TFT display
• 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory, 533 MHz (1 GB x 2)
• ATI Mobility™ RADEON® X600 with 128 MB of dedicated video memory
• 160 GB (80 GB x 2) hard drive¹
• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer
• Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g), multinational² 56K³ V.90 modem and 10/100/1000 Base-Tx Gigabit Ethernet
• 4 USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Memory Stick®/SD/xD Picture Card slot, PC Card slot, ExpressCard™ slot
• One-year International Limited Warranty

For $2399 (probably get it for less than that at retail level) In a smaller, lighter, arguably more reliable and more secure package.... ;)

Kev, you got something against pink kitchens? :lol:

Hey Trev :later:

ATTABOY GREG!!! :T :T The TTP night watchman :T :lol:

Fall season's picking up here! Getting busy! 8O

Hey Gang :later:

And Trev :T


Given my current use with laptops, I would say buy the most bullet proof one you can afford, and don't get too wooed about all the high-tech features or state of the art hardware. That changes faster than Andrew changes his toys :lol: However because laptops are generally not upgradable, buy the most performance you need and never scrimp on the warranty, that's the only card you have to play on a LT that is a POS-DOG :mad:

That said, I would buy an IMB next time..... :oops:


Nice Aircraft pictures David :T I love Airplanes and Jets :)


http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4301&stc=1

I noticed this the other day while driving downtown, so I snapped a picture with my cell phone. Finally we get some decent screens in Toon Town. The location will certainly bring some life back to the core of the city :T

The entertainment complex will offer more than just movies. With large luxury seats, ample legroom, and all stadium-seating (each seat row being 18" higher than the previous row) each auditorium will feature wall-to-wall, giant curved screens and Dolby Digital Surround Sound. A Zero Gravity Family Entertainment Centre will be located off the spacious lobby and can be accessed without a movie ticket.

Guests will enjoy a tremendous variety in the concession area - truly something to tempt everyone's taste buds. Whether you prefer the traditional popcorn, candy and soft drinks or more elaborate offerings, the concession stand will offer a wide range of options. Hot foods, such as fresh cut fries, chicken tenders, hot dogs, sausages and pizza will be available; as well, a Yogun Fruz frozen dessert bar will serve up several no-fat and low-fat yogurts and premium ice creams.



I haven't seen any architectural renderings yet, but will post when I see them.

David, did you pick up on the collector series stamps from the Post Office this month? If not, hurry down to the local PO to see if they are still available. I picked up 2 sheets, one to mail with, and one to save. But if push came to shove, I would consider parting with them if you can't get them now...

Some old and some new, the stamp series is called "American Advances in Aviation".

Lex

That said, I would buy an IMB next time..... :oops:An IMB? Me thinks you've been doing a little too much LDS :lol: (line swiped from a Star Trek movie) ;)

Nice cinema they're putting in. We have some nice ones around us now. It's nice to not have to drive to Lowell (40 minutes each way) to get to a non-craptacular cinema now. Of course, my home theater will blow them all away once it's all put together.

Speaking of which, here's the plasma I'm now looking at, as the prices have dropped: Panny TH-50PHD8UK (http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&itemId=94540&catGroupId=32751&modelNo=TH-50PHD8UK&surfModel=TH-50PHD8UK)

Cool air-ee-oh-plane there David. :)

Laptops: Sometime in the future I'll be getting a new laptop. My wife still needs a new one. I haven't really had the time to trace the power problem. It's cut out a couple of time for me as well. It seems like a messed up power connection somewhere, I've had the battery in and out and it still shuts down with no warning.

I would probably stick with a name brand for my wife, but there's a lot of good deals these days.

I have an older IBM and it is very impressive. So much so that I would consider another IBM in the future.

Bing: Nice theater. There's a new one in downtown Vancouver that I still have to visit.

My rant is we went to see Transporter 2 last weekend. Fun movie. But man you pay for butter on your popcorn firt time, and they charge you for butter on the refil as well.

Plus the concessions with the other food items weren't ready for the first showing! I'm like going around looking to order some chicken fries, not ready, a HOT DOG!, won't be ready, so I settled for a $6 personal pizza.

Paul,
That stinks about the theater. We have decent theaters here(Cinemark, Dickinson and AMC) and they are all nice. Huge screens, great service. We also have a coffee bar and some other stuff. Bing will like his Galaxy theater. :T


Panny TH-50PHD8UK

Kevin I have experience with that model. My buddy has one. Believe me when I say you will be MUCH happier with it than you would have been if you bought the LG. The newest LG's haven't fixed their issues with the blacks and the noise that is easily apparant within those blacks on the panel.

For Canadians Dell.ca has a deal on 20" and 24" widescreen LCD monitors. Today only.

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/images/products/large/320-4111.jpg (http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/days_of_deals?c=ca&cs=CADHS1&l=en&s=dhs)

20" = $549
24" = $989

Shane, I went to Tweeter at lunch to see a Panny live in action. I was impressed with the picture. What's interesting though, is there was a 50" Pioneer Elite plasma right above the Panny on the display wall, and it was showing what looked like deinterlacing artifacts (jaggies), and this was on a DirecTV HD feed. The Panny wasn't showing these artifacts, just a smooth image.

Maybe it's a side effect of the scaler, or maybe their video distribution system was causing the issue, but I would have expected better from the Elite.

Welcome to 10 years ago Toon Town! :poke: :p: :lol:

IBM's another good one Bing :T

Hey Paul :later: Great deal on the 24"! :PTheatre concessions are ridiculous eh!
Soooo....buying a Porsche this week? :B :p:

Kev a Panny's likely what would get my $$'s if I was in the plasma market.

BTW Snap, I got back to you on an old question in RPTV's :lol:

Kevin,
I suspect it's a video distribution issue. The Pioneer is brighter but lacks the contrast. The newer Pioneers should fix that problem BUT they cost ALOT more than the Panasonics. Panasonic has gotten hyper aggressive in the PLasma market and they make a quality videophile set.

Fujitsu has a stellar scaler as well but they cost Mucho $$$$

Given the list MSRP is $3999 and you can get one for around $3k online( Visual Apex is where my friend bought his (http://www.visualapex.com/plasma/Plasma_details.asp?chPartNumber=TH-50PHD8UK&MFR=Panasonic)
I would go that route. Likely if the 50" was this price when I was in the market, I would have went Plasma as well. Just make sure you budget in a mount, an HDMI cable and the blade for HDMI and also get some BNC adapters). Still a steal for the price.

I've calibrated(via avia) 5 of them now in total and the Panasonics have the best PQ I've seen.

Also Directv isn't the best to judget HDTV given they downrez to 1280x1024 from 1920x1080I. It is noticable on 1080I HD material but not noticable on 720P stuff but that's a given. My friend just bought an HD tivo for $200 from D* and is going strong.

Hellooooooo people!!!!!!!! Where is everyone? :roll:

Right here in front of your nose, Jason! 8O

I'm at the local doggie park with my dogs right now. I'll respond to your message a little later. Thank you.

:p:

Slow night here this fine TGIF.

We had 200-300 evacuee's hit town today, they are setup in our coliseum currently, many of them brought pets that must be cared for by the humane society. As I understand it, a lot of these people are some of the last ones to evacuate, because they did not want to leave their pets. Spirits seemed pretty good from the people they interviewed or showed. As I understand it, there are at least 2 other locations for people to go, if space is needed. So, my town, doing it's part to help out.

Lex

Hi Guys! :later:

Way to go Lex!
That's agreat thing your town is doing! :yesnod:

Pauly!!
I want that DeLL 24" Monitor...
I am so close to pulling the trigger.:E

Bing! That Theater is going to be SWEET!! :T

Cool Beer Ad!

http://www.bigad.com.au/

BTW!,,I just pulled the trigger.
DeLL 24" widescreen monitor Reg $1,399
for $989 and free shipping!
Best deal I have seen on that.
Also the DeLL 24" was awarded the
Maximum PC KickA$$ award and is now labeled
as the Best LCD monitor on their top gear list.

Thanks Paul ,for the heads up! :T

Hey Gang :later:

Just got in from a School Dinner and dance. They had a live band playing golden oldies. It was fun to get up and see all the kids and parents up danceing


Way to go Trev :T That will be nice :drool:


I know I'm going to like those theaters, When ever I go to Calgary I always have to take in a movie :)

Nice looking Plams screen Kevin. Thats cool they are making them 50" now :T

Well. we are going to watch a few movies now, have a good night all :)

It didn't even take Trev 15 min to decide to pull out his credit card :lol:

Congrats Trevor, that should be a nice monitor, indeed....widescreen will take some adjustment though.

Jason,
took me a while to find what you were talking about. But I finally got it. Thanks. I doubt any one in my gov wants to hear me talking about HDTV when all the crap that is going on in our country is happening!

Sucks though, I hate NODEF tv! HDTV :T

Hey got to run ya'll got a 5 mile run tomorrow that I HAVE to go to! :( It is for a good cause and our unit is doing it to raise money, so no biggy.

I just hate to run on a perfectly good Sat!

:later:

:later: guys.

Nicely done Trevor that should be an awesome monitor:T

See you tomorrow Gord and Ben :party:

Looking forward to it, Andrew.

Me too

Morning All

:later:

Expensive evening Trevor? :T

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

Trevor - That looks like an absolute killer LCD, and for ~$1000 it's even better! I remember paying $500 for my 17" Viewsonic LCD. It's amazing how fast the prices of technology drop.
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Kevin - That was the same Plasma screen I was considering. I thought you were going with a front projection setup? Is this the "other" display! Damn! You're going to have a killer HT! As Shane said, I'd check prices/deals at VisualApex. They have some of the, if not the best prices around. I bought my PLV-Z3 from them.
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Lex - We also just got some "evacuees" up here. Seeing the photos of them coming off the planes just reminds me how fortunate I am. Nature is such a beautiful, yet dangerous thing. Heres hoping they get the help they need, and that they recover from the physical/emotional anguish they've gone through. I see New Orleans was right around 80*F. It was in the upper 40's here last night, which must have been a shock for those people who arrived! 8O

My weekend has arrived! :oh:
Changed my Avatar to "The Sodacan and I".
Going to get some $#!t done this weekend. I want to slim down my DVD/CD rack again, sort/slim-down my bookshelves/magazine piles, and try a few more Ethiopian recipes.

Red Sox were defeated by the Evil Empire last night. :M
Going to check today's game out at my Father's.

Hitting the local flea market tomorrow in the AM.

I bought Seasons 2 & 3 of MacGyver and I'm still working my way through Season 2. Ahhh... the memories of carrying around duct tape and a pocketknife growing up. Wait a minute... I still do that... :lol:

Have a good one boys!

nick, cool avatar
I have a picture of me at 1500' (2200' ASL) flying a Grumman Cougar, taken from a Piper Cherokee 140. (I'll try to scan it and show you guys)

Nick, the temp has nothing on the humidity in New Orleans, and the entire Delta region. You think it's hot? Once you start to see your legs sweat just standing still at night, you know about hot.

But yes, 40 deg would be quite a shock to NO residents. We are beginning to cool down some at nights here, and had a beautiful low humidity day yesterday. They say it is supposed to be hotter this weekend, but not sure about the humidity.

I didn't know they were taking Evacuee's to your area though.

DELL also has little 256 USB 2.0 keys for $16 + free ship.

Ben - Cool! A cougar!? Thats a pretty serious piece of equipment! Are you a pilot or did you have someone there with you? Holy crap!
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Lex - I know what you mean about the humidity. I was down in Louisiana last August. It was like walking around in a Silverback's armpit. The coastal gulf states have got to have the worst summers. I'd rather be picking gum off the pavement in Death Valley than working outside in Louisiana! The bugs don't make it any easier either! Like you said though, going from 80*F and high humidity to 48*F and Low humidity has to be a shock. Now that I really think about it though, those people just endured 100mph+ winds, driving rain, electrical storms, and flying Camry's. I can't imagaine they will be phased by our weather that much. I donated some cash at my local grocery store, Hannaford Grocers. They then ships their food "at cost" without profit to help those in need. They have a big display of grub that the people have found the most convenient/tasty to prepare. The two most requested things were Lipton noodle/rice dinners and Reese's brand Peanut Butter.

I imagine those british MREs and surplus government cans must get awfully nasty after a few... um... minutes.

EDIT: "DELL also has little 256 USB 2.0 keys for $16 + free ship." :E

http://www.queensheba.jp/mesob.jpg

Injera with some Ethipoian stews & salads. I make some killer stews (such as Doro Wat), but making the Injera bread is testing my patience.

If you enjoy spicy food and haven't tried Ethiopian cuisine try to find a local eatery that serves it. I've become addicted. It's like MiddlEastern, Morrocan, and Spanish food that have slammed into each other head-on at 100mph. Some of the most complex spice blends I've ever made! 8O

EDIT: Not my cooking by the way, thats a restaurant photo I googled. :D

Cool! A cougar!? Thats a pretty serious piece of equipment!

I may have had the model wrong - maybe it was a Grumman Tiger,
none-the-less, it was a four place single with a retractable canopy

serious may be a severe overstatement, the cherokee 140 had to slow down so I could catch it...

Ahh, so you know about our southern hospitality, I mean humidity, lol.

TENN gets pretty bad at times, thought maybe not quite as much moisture in the air of course as coastal. We are only 8 hours from the east coast, and about 10 from the gulf.

We may not be quite as bad as the 5 states around us to our south, but close. (GA, MI, LA, ALA, fla and to our east, some of NC, and South Carolina. But we feel their weather at least 2-3 months of the year pretty good.

There's a decent Ethiopian restaurant in Osbourne village if any of the locals care to try it...you can't go in hungry though as its SERIOUSLY slow service.

Anyone watch the concert for hurricane relief last night? Pretty decent and got me to send money, I think they need the help more then I need a few more toys. So I no longer have a full toy account, it will fill up again.

If a cherokee 140 had to slow down, what were you in? I am pretty sure the tiger will out fly a cherokee. We flew in and out of here for years on 1 and the only thing slower is an otter on amphibs.

you can't go in hungry though as its SERIOUSLY slow service.
Isn't that a sign of both the very good eateries and the really bad ones?

Ben - I did some googling. I think it must have been a Grumman Tiger. Here are some photos of each...

Grumman Tiger
http://www.aero-auktion.com/pics/lots/tiger-ag-b5-lot-ks-0094am/tiger-ag-b5-lot-ks-0094am.jpg

Grumman Cougar
http://www.rob.clubkawasaki.com/pima81.jpg

Heehee... :rofl:
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Lex - Sometimes we get it pretty bad too Lex. I'm about 1.5hrs from the Atlantic, and when we get a seabreeze on a 90*F day it can be pretty nasty. It seemed like everyday I was between Houston and Florida along the Gulf it was almost unbearable though. We only get 4 or 5 days a year where it feels that bad. We're fairly fortunate in the inland NorthEast though. Not much in the way of severe weather or natural disasters. We get some real nasty humid days a few times a year, and everyonce in a while we'll get 2ft of snow during the winter, but overall it's a nice balance. I'd love to live in the Pacific Northwest though. The guys in Seattle and Vancouver have got it made! :T

I don't know nick - they look awfull much the same to me. :ROTF

when we get a seabreeze on a 90*F day it can be pretty nasty.
I lived in Churchill in the 80s and when we got a sea breeze (+40Knts) and -40C (or colder) it could be pretty nasty, especially if it deceided to rain. And, yes, as long as the hudson bay was not frozen over it could rain. Normally froze by Jan. Thaw by late June early July. Hav to see if I can find pics of what cars look like with 4" or more of ice coating them.

But I can handle that a lot better then I can handle the humidity that even you get. What they get on the gulf coast just about kills me when I have been there in the summer.
This is also a Cougar (a Nesmith)
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4305&stc=1

Taz, that plane above has the wing profile of a Stinson Reliant.

I just found this pic of a Grumman Cheetah as well (this could have been the aircraft I flew, as it's specs say it's kinda underpowered - 150 hp, just like the Cessna 152)
http://www.grumman.net/cgrcc/mike.jpg

And here's a scan of the photo of me at the yoke of the mystery Grumman above Wassagaming provincial park. The aircraft belongs to a fellow MB Hydro employee from Shoal Lake.
http://64.27.11.233/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4306&stc=1

The guys in Seattle and Vancouver have got it made! :T

Hee hee :B :p: :B We do get a little soggy at times though :lol: Speaking of Seattle, anybody here form Chris yet? :confused: E's dissapeared again too :lol:

So I see how it works, I go offline and all of a sudden you guys all show up and start chatting up a storm! :evil: :F :p: :B

Trev! Nice on the monitor!!! :T I was drooling over some 26" widescreen Sharp Aquos for a monitor last week myself :drool: If the Dell's even close and as good as it's supposed to be, that's going to be real nice to work off of :T :yesnod:

Fair enough Snap, I'm sure everyone's quite busy down there ;) Best of luck to all involved and helping out :T But once you guys are finished kicking ass on helping everyone and cleaning up I expect you to get in there for your HDTV and "fair use" copying rights Snap :T :lol:

:later: everybody

Ben - How long ago did you get your license? That looks like a pretty nice plane. I haven't flown in any low-wing planes yet, but I think I'm going to like it!

I'm almost ready for the written portion of the test, only a few more things to review. I'm getting passing grades (80%-100%) on the sample tests I've been taking, but I want to try and ace it with a 100% score. Just reviewing weather report abbreviations now and FAA regulations. There are about 30 different types of 'friggen weather reports issued in the US. Each one has a different abbreviation for it's name, and has a different format for the information (which is also abbreviated - go figure).

I picked up my instrument/commercial training materials a couple weeks ago. I should be ready to start diving into those sometime next month... after I pass the PPL-ASEL written exam that is... :B

I should be reviewing/practicing right now, but I'm slacking off. Trying to finish Season 2 of Macgyver. A guy has to have priorities... :D

I don't have a pilot's licesnse... [redface on]

I'm just an aviation enthusiast who knows lots of pilots
(apparently it runs in my blood, as my bio-dad is a pilot and owns a 210 Cessna Centurion)

Ben - People who have the flying bug (ie. you) will eventually get their license. It's only a matter of time... :T

Not sure what point you're at in the knowledge department (or Canadian regulations regarding training), but the following kit is a fantastic group of products that gives you everything you need for getting your PPL. It's for Part 61 schools where you teach yourself the knowledge and concepts then learn to fly from your brother's wife's sister's uncle. It pretty much has everything for part 141 schools too which is like going to a technical school. They just use an official FAA approved syllabus, groundschool w/teachers, etc.

Jeppesen GFD Private Pilot Kit - Part 61
http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/2087

Basically you get the essentials...
- Textbook
- Maneuver's Manual
- Up to date Federal Aviation Regulations/Airman's Information Manual
- E6B Mechanical Flight Computer
- PN1 Navigation Plotter
- Written Exam Guide
- Practical Test Standards
- Logbook

US$186 w/free shipping. You'll also need a local sectional chart for where you take your lessons once you get into cross-countrys and navigation. They're like $5.

This is an extra item that contains the FAA question-bank and generates practice exams. It's what I'm running 2hrs/day to prep for my written.
http://www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/2254
Works pisser, but it was kinda pricy for a single disc. Almost felt like I was buying a microsoft product as I rubbed my bum after ordering.

Even if you don't take lessons right away, for $200 you could prepare yourself before watching money fall from your pocket as the hobbs meter turns... :B

EDIT: WOW! A Cessna 210! :-y

Ben - People who have the flying bug (ie. you) will eventually get their license. It's only a matter of time...

THa'ts what my friends are telling me too.

EDIT: WOW! A Cessna 210! :Z

yeah, maybe. But I don't want it going to his head - rumour has it that it's big enough already.

I have a trip planned for next summer out to Edmonton where a friend of mine is going to take me for a spin in a high performance tandem seat sailplane.
I think he's gonna try to put my lunch on the inside of the canopy, after I've already eaten it... :E

LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM TYPING THE WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS.

A MINNEAPOLIS COUPLE DECIDED TO GO TO FLORIDA TO THAW OUT DURING A
PARTICULARLY ICY WINTER. THEY PLANNED TO STAY AT THE SAME HOTEL WHERE
THEY SPENT THEIR HONEYMOON 20 YEARS EARLIER. BECAUSE OF HECTIC
SCHEDULES, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COORDINATE THEIR TRAVEL SCHEDULES.

SO, THE HUSBAND LEFT MINNESOTA AND FLEW TO FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, WITH HIS
WIFE FLYING DOWN THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE HUSBAND CHECKED INTO THE HOTEL.
THERE WAS A COMPUTER IN HIS ROOM, SO HE DECIDED TO SEND AN EMAIL TO HIS
WIFE.

HOWEVER, HE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT ONE LETTER IN HER EMAIL ADDRESS, AND
WITHOUT REALIZING HIS ERROR, SENT THE EMAIL.

MEANWHILE, SOMEWHERE IN HOUSTON, A WIDOW HAD JUST RETURNED HOME FROM HER
HUSBAND'S FUNERAL. HE WAS A MINISTER WHO WAS CALLED HOME TO GLORY
FOLLOWING A HEART ATTACK. THE WIDOW DECIDED TO CHECK HER EMAIL
EXPECTING MESSAGES FROM RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. AFTER READING THE FIRST
MESSAGE, SHE SCREAMED AND FAINTED. THE WIDOW'S SON RUSHED INTO THE
ROOM, FOUND HIS MOTHER ON THE FLOOR, AND SAW THE COMPUTER SCREEN WHICH
READ:

TO: MY LOVING WIFE

SUBJECT: I'VE ARRIVED

DATE: OCTOBER 16TH 2004

I KNOW YOU'RE SURPRISED TO HEAR FROM ME. THEY HAVE COMPUTERS HERE NOW
AND YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SEND EMAILS TO YOUR LOVED ONES. I'VE JUST
ARRIVED AND HAVE BEEN CHECKED IN. I SEE THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN.
HOPE YOUR JOURNEY IS AS UNEVENTFUL AS MINE WAS.

P.S. SURE IS FREAKING HOT DOWN HERE!!!!!

:D

Ben how about a tandem pitts?

:laughat: :roflmao:

I'd love to get Patty Wagstaff to take me for a ride
in her Extra 300. THe Pitts S2s would be pretty hot too.

I had a chance to go for a rip in a Pitts S2s when I was 14 years old, but missed it.

More likely than not, my first aircraft will be a Cessna 152 II.
Here are some examples. In flawless shape, IFR equipped, with low hours they go for ~US$30k. I want something I can fly alot that has a low operational/maintenance cost. The less it costs to fly, the more I can fly it! :T
http://hampage.hu/repules/muszerfal/SJG2.jpg
http://www.lp3.net/~lperley/picts/n46000side.JPG

Then theres the Van's RV-7a route... :twisted:
Costs about $75,000 to build with new everything (including a new Lycoming 0-360) and IFR instrumentation. This would also let me do all my own maintenance for an even lower operational cost. Cruises at 200mph at 75% power! :-y
http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv-7int.htm

http://www.vansaircraft.com/images/7a/rv-7a_49_web.jpg

I'll probably still start with a 152 II though, as it would take me ~4yrs to finance/build an RV-7a. Oh to cruise the skies at 200mph though... :drool:

Oh well. On a stable day I can wind a 152 II out to ~150mph. Then all I need is a 50mph tailwind... :rofl:

Taz, that is aweful! What a world (and afterworld) of coincidences.

Lex

Hard to argue with a Cessna. That yellow/white 200 mph streaker though sure is perty.

Lex

*cough... the red sox whoopticated the evil empire 9-2... cough...*

Ben
I have a buddy down south who is in a time share in a 2 place aerobatic (I think Pitts) I will see when his turn comes up if he will take you up. He normally give passengers green glad bags to use as sick bags. It is fun :twisted: :twisted: :T :throwup: :throwup: :demon:

Not sure how I'd handle aerobatics. One things for sure, I wouldn't eat during the 8hrs preceeding the flight!

Haven't ever puked in the plane, but I did get the first symptoms of disorientation sickness once. My instructor was drilling me on airfoil stalls one day, and around the 40th recovery I noticed I had cold sweats. It's the #1 cause of painting the cabin in-flight... :lol:

Hi Everybody :later:

Taz!! Funny Joke!! :laughat:

Gordo, So where are these keys for $16..
They show as $42 at Dell.ca

Cool planes guys!:T
Cool new Avatar Nicholas..:yesnod:

I have been in a small plane when it did 2 loop-tee-loops, and one of those fade away falls. It was well, a blast as a kid. lol. Had my Mom and Dad known about this, they'd have likely wigged out over it. I went to the local port with my next door neighbor. *Johnny Knoxville's Dad knew a guy Jackie somethingerother, a former crop duster/daredevil type guy that took me for the ride. Sort of reminded you of a young and wild Elvis. Had some indian in him as I recall. He took a few people up for regular rides. I am not sure what possesssed him to give me the ride of my life, but he did. The plane had clear roof too as I recall, wild.

Lex

I dunno Nick, that RV-7a is awfully pretty :drool: ;) :yesnod:

So when do we start taking bets on how long till Ben gets his liscense :B

Good joke Taz :lol:

Looking at a couple (electric) leaf blowers...

A nice Stihl BGE60
http://www.stihl.ca/images/prodShots/Blowers/BGE60.jpg

or a Toro 51591 Super Blower Vac
http://www.toro.com/home/images/co_hh_51591_bag_s_xl.jpg

The Stihl's about $40 more with the vacuuming attachments. They both do over 200KPH Any thoughts or recommendations on the two?

Jason!
We have the B&D Vortex and it works great blowing stuff into
the neighbors yard.
Although with the winds we get out here on the flat praires,
it was something I didn't need, but thought it was cool, so
bought one anyways.
I am sure either would be good.:yesnod:

Well, Can't wait for the DeLL to arrive..
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/images/products/large/320-4221.jpg
This is going to be one sweet screen and likely a good compliment to my Canon 20D
camera.

Only thing is,,Tracey is going to kill me as that was the money for our
shed that I used to buy it.
Plus likely she will be the one at home to sign for it ,when it arrives.
I will be in the DogHouse for sure.:E

This is Paul's fault! :smackbutt:
and mine for having no self control...

I ordered one but I may get another since that price is really nice:

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=462-9594&c=ca&l=en&cs=CADHS1&category_id=5962&first=true&page=productlisting.aspx

Gordon - Boy am I tempted to order one of those. All I have now is a 128MB thumbdrive and double the memory would be nice... :yesnod:

Have to hold off though. The 1GB 2.0 sticks are well under $100 now, and thats what I'm really drooling for. I was thinking of ordering a bunch to give as Christmas gifts though... :wink:
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Lex - That sounds like a great storyline/character for a film! A half-indian Elvis flying acrobatics in a cropduster with a giggling kid in the other seat! :T
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Trevor - You'll be sleeping on the couch and eating take-out for the next month for that one! :lol:
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Jason - My vote goes for a mulching mower. :yesnod:

I'd love an RV-7a, but I don't think I have the patience to wait 4-5yrs while I build it. I have to have something to fly in the meantime. I'd really like to get a Cessna 172 over the 152 (2 more seats, 60% more power, better performance) but decent ones go for about US$70k, and If I was going to spend $70k, I'd build a RV-7a... :wink:

It's only a matter of time, and redirecting funds from other projects before Ben starts building hours for his License. I'd say within the next year :T

In fact, anyone interested in learning to fly should pick up that Part 61 kit I posted above. It has everything you need to know bookwise, and will save you money if you know those things beforehand when paying per hour in the plane. It's good reading even if you don't plan to fly and just want to know more about it. Seeing that logbook sitting on the counter just nags at you though... fly...fly...fly...fly... :B
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Never made it over to my Dads yesterday, so I'm heading over for todays Sox/Evil Empire game. First I'm going to update my ancient webpage. I'd pretty much abandoned it, and some people were asking me when I was going to post new stuff.

Everyone have a nice day! :-y

EDIT: Added 50% more post lol...

I ordered 3 as they will make great xmas gifts for my apprentices. Also nice and cheap. I bought my first 256 cruzer about 10 months ago and it was $65 delivered and now I get 3 for $54 delivered. Thanks Gordon. :T

A half-indian Elvis flying acrobatics in a cropduster with a giggling kid in the other seat! So what were you doing flying with my cousin? The description sure sounds like him. :lol:

Everybody :later:

If I had the time I'd get my PPL, It's easy to find the money...

TAz, your buddy with the aerobat, is his name Bruce?

Ian is his name, plus I have a few other relatives with both licence and planes. My family used to be part owner of The Gimli Flying School.

Yes and that is the hardest to find for the courses is time. Try it when every thursday you are coming or going. :(

Jason, your last post blows.

Here is what I use to blow off my drive way :twisted: :lol:

http://imagex.homedepot.com/f/248/13340/7d/www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/165058_4.jpg

And I am quite serious. I just throw a hose out the driveway and use an air wand to blow the drive and porch off. It's Tim Taylor style!

He was an interesting character Nick, he did have the jet black hair, pulled back in Elvis fashion. Oh, he could also do a flip standing still, and land on his feet, so he was acrobatic in more than 1 way. Strange I guess.

Flip? Wow, that was a fluke!!! :lol:

Us on Sydney Spit:
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6816/dscf04578cl.jpg

Thanks guys :roll: Mulching mower won't work Nick and I actually need a leaf blower...but thanks for the "help" :lol: At least Trev stayed in the leaf blower genre! :p:

Have fun in the doghouse Trev! :rofl:

Going to my nieces B-day party later, have to wrap that giant box!

:later: everybody

Hi Guys! :later:

Thanks Gord for the link.
I was looking at the DeLL version which is at $42.
I wonder what the difference is? :huh:

We watched Guess who with Ashton Krucher
last night. What a funny movie,,I laughed out
many times during the show.
Man, I needed that.

Nice flip pick Jason!:T

Thanks Trev, it's one of the photos from our Victoria holiday, If you'd like to see more, I made a thread in "Photography" (http://www.htguide.com/forum/showthread.php4?t=15400)

:later:

Gots me a goilfriend! Uh huh! Uh huh! Only 3 dates so far, but it's looking good. I don't know if it will be a long-term relationship, but it sure is nice to have some company of the female kind! :T

Greg :T

:later:

Gots me a goilfriend! Uh huh! Uh huh! Only 3 dates so far, but it's looking good. I don't know if it will be a long-term relationship, but it sure is nice to have some company of the female kind! :T

Way to Go! :hump:

Check out this Cool Clock!

http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf

Congrats Greg! And ATTABOY! :T

Enjoy her as a friend, take your time, and if it's meant to be, it'll work out naturally. In the meantime, enjoy what you have!

When I first met Heather, I had no intentions of getting married or even seeking a serious relationship at the time. I just was looking for someone to go to movies etc. with. Little did I know what fate had in store for me... ;)

Cool clock, Trev.

Oh yeah, here's Kevin's Tip Of The Day: Only buy the real Windex, not the cheap knock-offs. I've been trying to get the inside of my windshield clean for ages, and everytime I used what I thought was a bottle of Windex and paper towels or an old T shirt, it would streak unless I buffed it thoroughly immediately afterward. I never had this much trouble before, so I looked at the bottle of what I thought was Windex, and it was the local store brand!

Only real Windex for this guy from now on. :)

I've had a heckuva time getting the glass clean on my M3. I may try that going back to the original windex. I've had little success with it after the original owner smoking in it I think.

Greg, nothing like a little :boobies: and ;s@ to brighten your day. :)

Nice timeline Trev.

Greg, nothing like a little :boobies: and ;s@ to brighten your day. :)

I'll say a big AMEN to that! :B

Don't forget the :hump: too!

Hey Gang :later:

What a wet weekend. Power was out for most of last night and finally restored at 7:30am today for our area.


Heading to a firends for supper and then soaking in their hot tub.

Jason, I made a comment on your Victoria holiday thread.
Man, that is sure nice country out there. A perfect setting
for a great holiday which it looks like you had.

Everybody,,You have to check out Jason's thread if you haven't
done so already...:yesnod: :T

Hey Bing!
No power:E,,It was certainly windy out here
with sideways rain.
So you had a candlelite evening!
How romantic that would have been.:E :hump: :boobies:

Enjoy the hot tub. :T

Jason - Looks like you guys had fun! Gramma' looks kinda serious!
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Greg - Attaboy!
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What a depressing day. Red Sox lost, and I just spent 3hrs experimenting with some African fusion recipes without having a single one come out up to par. Forgot to sleep today too, so I'll be heading into work with my butt dragging. :java:

Oh well, tomorrow's another day! :)

Way to go Greg :T

Interesting to hear about your weather guys...its been HOT here this weekend...but it looks like we might get something tonight.

Thanks for the ATTA-BOYS, guys! :B


I was out with her tonight, and she's very comfortable to be with.

I like Kevin's comment:

"Enjoy her as a friend, take your time, and if it's meant to be, it'll work out naturally. In the meantime, enjoy what you have!"

That's what I hope to do. Take my time. Enjoy the now, and quit projecting myself int the future with "what if" and "what about this", etc.

Worry about the "NOW" for now!

Good advice, Kev! :T

congrats greg! :T

Well busy weekend for snappy. Had fun though. In case you all were ever wondering were I live, just take a look at the hurricane off the coast of NC. Then look at the projected path! RIGHT DOWN SNAPPYS back yard!

The sucky thing is the way this thing is moving, it is forcing the Nuse River to Rise a TON! well I live a 1/4 a mile from the ferry on the Nuse! :evil: 5 miles away they have issued flood warnings and stuff. The wind has really been pushing a lot of sea water into the Nuse and making the levels rise a bunch.

Kind of waiting to see about that. Sad thing about it all, we have evacuies from the big easy that are staying across the street! 8O They leave becuse of Katrina, and get caught up with Ofilia! :nonod:

It looks like it is getting weak. I hope it down grades to a TS, and God pushes it right out to sea!

Well time to get into some cammies and teach!

Have a good week ya'll!
:later:

Jim, goodluck getting through that storm. I saw it's trek on Friday, but really forgot about you being in it's path over there. It was going between TS and level 1 hurricaine last I saw on Friday. I was just news oblivious pretty much this weekend. Doing other things. In a way, not sure what I did, other than build a component video cable for one of my first customers from several years ago. He wanted it fast, so I built it Sat morning and shipped it before noon. The only way I coudl have got it there faster would be to batten down the hatches on the M, and average 160 mph to California. lol. Even then, US Priority Mail could still beat me possibly, lol.

Maybe once Nick gets his plane, he can do some quick deliveries for me. :B Or Chris. Hmmm, where oh where is our pal Chris. I've missed his input of late here and missed him as well. Erik? Any word on Chris yet?

Doug

Morning Gang :later:

Not much to report. Could not sleep last night. I think it's our new down comforter. It's much too warm... Our old one did not have as high a power fill *sigh*

Bing, 2 things, wait to use it in the winter. Second, is flatten the insulation value some. Take something heavy and lay on it for a few days, to flatten the fill some, as it expands back, if it doesn't go full distance, it won't have quite the "R" Value. Make sense? 3rd would be crank the heck out of the AC.

Morning gang. Happy Monday - must have coffee. :java:

Grego, congrats on the lady-friend. I hope it works out well for you.

We're just about back to a stable state here at work with regard to our various oil and gas fields in southeastern Lousiana and Mississippi. Talk about a hectic 2 weeks... whew.

Been up 30hrs. I'm in that euphoric state where I feel wide awake.
Going to cook some homemade Vegetable stew and venture off into lala land for 8hrs... :java:

Bing, 2 things, wait to use it in the winter.
I don't know what toontown was like last night, but it was close to winter here. 43'F and 2.5" of rain overnight.

Good luck Snap

Nick as an old shift worker I can tell you the more you miss sleep the worse things you do to your body. I will see if I can find our shiftwork study and send it to you. Interesting reading. Done over 20 years with the same group of shiftworkers.



Morning all :later:

Which of the two birds is a female?

Below are two birds. Study them closely......... See if you can spot which of the two is the female. It can be done. Even by one with limited bird watching skills
http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4310&stc=1

Here is a hunting one
A lawyer went duck hunting in rural Iowa. He shot and dropped a
bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.
> > >
As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up
on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.
> > >
The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field,
and now I'm going to retrieve it." The old farmer replied, "This is my
property, and you are not coming over here." The indignant lawyer
said, "I'm one of the best trial attorneys in Iowa, and if you don't let
me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."
> > >
The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how
we settle disputes in these parts of Iowa. We settle small
disagreements like this with the "Hawkeye Three Kick Rule."
> > >
The lawyer asked, "What's that?"
> > >
The farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my
land, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and
so on, back and forth until someone gives up."
> > >
The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and
decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by
the local custom.
> > >
The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up
to the attorney. His first kick planted the toe of his
heavysteel-toed work boot into the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees.
His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing
from his mouth. The barrister was on all fours when the farmer's third kick
to his rear end sent him face first into a fresh cow pie.
> > >
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to
his feet. Wiping his face with the ! arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay,
you old coot. Now it's my turn." [I love this part.....]
> > >
The old farmer smiled and said, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck."

Jim, good luck fella. Here's hoping Ophelia stays a 1 or drops to a TS.

Thanks guys. It looks like it is stalling right now. Wed or Thursday it should hit. I am hoping that it does down grade for sure!

Well off to lunch ya'll!

Taz- The female bird is the one yelling at the male bird! :lol:

Good Joke Taz! Awesome!

Keeping with the airplane thing, here's a nice shot of one of Jim's C-130s:

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4311

Go for the flip - someone. . . . :yeah:

Morning gang. Happy Monday - must have coffee. :java:

ditto....1 am I get a call from the alarm company telling us that the office alarm went off (The police don't come unless it's a confirmed a break-in anymore). Our company is too frugal to subscribe to additional security services (like having a guard come down and confirm the break-in)....So I take just my license...remove my house keys wedding ring etc... and drive down groggily to see what I could see....armed with a flashlight (I was going to take a baseball bat with me but Kathy reminded me that I'd just be giving the other guy a weapon if over-powered....good point).... I'm not stupid enough to walk up to the 3rd floor to check the office but I can tell if the front door was kicked in. Fortunately the building was locked up and dark so I guess something else setup it off. Came back called the security and told them I assume it was a false alarm. Then I overslept till 7 am :M. looks like a modem may have vibrated off a shelf and broke the beam. :roll: Anyways, I made it to work alright but I'm foggy this morning and fighting a head cold at the same time....

On top of it, I had to convince my little guy for an extra half hour that there were no monsters in the closet (that was at about 3am 8O ). So I haven't had what you'd call solid sleep. Looks like it'll be a 2 pot day :B

Flip?

http://www.wedowed.com/gc187.jpg

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/jlv/lowres/jlvn103l.jpg

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban770l.jpg

http://www.etoon.com/cartoon-store/images/cartoons/vlad-kolarov/0890.jpg

Potential Thief:
http://www.funnypics.dk/data/media/1/3funnypics.dk.jpg


Reprint of my story:

Morning gang. Happy Monday - must have coffee. :java:

ditto....1 am I get a call from the alarm company telling us that the office alarm went off (The police don't come unless it's a confirmed a break-in anymore). Our company is too frugal to subscribe to additional security services (like having a guard come down and confirm the break-in)....So I take just my license...remove my house keys wedding ring etc... and drive down groggily to see what I could see....armed with a flashlight (I was going to take a baseball bat with me but Kathy reminded me that I'd just be giving the other guy a weapon if over-powered....good point).... I'm not stupid enough to walk up to the 3rd floor to check the office but I can tell if the front door was kicked in. Fortunately the building was locked up and dark so I guess something else setup it off. Came back called the security and told them I assume it was a false alarm. Then I overslept till 7 am :M. looks like a modem may have vibrated off a shelf and broke the beam. :roll: Anyways, I made it to work alright but I'm foggy this morning and fighting a head cold at the same time....

On top of it, I had to convince my little guy for an extra half hour that there were no monsters in the closet (that was at about 3am 8O ). So I haven't had what you'd call solid sleep. Looks like it'll be a 2 pot day :B

On top of it, I had to convince my little guy for an extra half hour that there were no monsters in the closet (that was at about 3am 8O ). So I haven't had what you'd call solid sleep. Looks like it'll be a 2 pot day :B
"I feel yo' pain." Although looking back, those early morning "visits" with the kids are something you smile about (and wouldn't take a fortune for).

Thanks LExi. To flatten the insulation continuously over night would require another heavy blanket on top :lol: As for the cranking the AC, it's becoming fall and then soon winter here, I'll just turn down the heater :lol:

It's too bad I already gave our old duvet to my mom :oops:

Christine, is sleeping well, so I suppose given Taz's bird picture, thats all that matters :lol:


Called dell Tech support AGAIN :M My LCD monitor does not seem to be loading in windows 80% of the time. As such the screen is white or black, yet when I plug in an external monitor, the graphics are there, just not on the LCD. THen if and when I do get it on, the resolution always starts in VGA. :lol: :lol: :lol: Laughing because this is so incredible and typical with my Dell

strike 256 against DELL.....it is becoming comical....all you can do anymore is laugh at the comedy of it all I guess (in a sadistic sort of way).

Once again I vote for the big boys for computer gear. Sure you may pay a bit more but as always it seems you get what you pay for! :yesnod: (Even with windex it seems! :lol: )

Alright Greg!!! :T :B As others said, take it slow and enjoy the "now", don't worry about the "then" :T Oh and enjoy getting your rocks off with a fine pice of tail! :E :rofl:

Thanks on the pics again Trev :oops: :T

Nick, I don't think Grandma's a huge fan of mine.... :confused: ...yet ;) Now get some sleep! :naughty: You to Gord! :p:

Stay safe Snap 8O Here's hoping it's a light shower by the time it gets to you!

Bing we've got a goose down duvet as well and I find a couple things help... I sleep nude ( a nice visual for y'all :p: ) and I usually pull it back a good ways and use only the top sheet and/or stick a foot or two out to the cool air :lol: (Try living with a couple indian girls! MAN they love heat! :confused: )

Good jokes Taz :T :lol:

Sad event right by my house :( The nature reserve about 5 minutes away from my house is on fire :( A large portion of it is peat too so it's near impossible to put out and can burn underground for a LONG time. Going to be a lot of pissed people if we find out this was something along the lines of a tossed cigarette or even worse, arson :evil:

News Article (http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=fa8b03d1-1363-4155-b001-e97e33ab792e)

http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/idl/vasn/20050912/135312-45431.jpg

Dave that is a bad A^$ pix you posted there!

Thanks!

Andrew that Burns Bog article may be of particular interest to you, in your field of work. Lot's of rare plants and animals there, quite sad :( You can tell how much locals care about the area too. Last night we saw the smoke rising while driving home from my sisters place quite a few miles east. We decided to drive down to the bottom of 64th Avenue and there were hundres of people helplessly standing there watching it burn. So many people expressing how unfortunate it was and how saddened they were :( We really do take a LOT of pride in our bog and watershed as locals, and watching it be destroyed is greatly disheartening. Hopefully they'll have luck containing it today....

A large portion of it is peat too so it's near impossible to put out and can burn underground for a LONG time.
Jason there are some peat fires in Manitoba that have been burning since people built settlements there.

Jason: I was thinking of you when I heard/smelled the fire. I was on my way home last night, when a friend called, asking if there was something burning near by. I wasn't sure what he was talking about, but he told me he heard that Burns Bog was on fire! When I got home I could really smell the smoke and there was ash on my car. I rinsed it off and this morning there was some more ash.

It is really a sad event. I talked to a lady last year that was part of the Burns Bog conservation society, and I thought, I should go visit soon. Now I really wish I made the time to go visit. :(

I do hope they get the fire contained today. I hear it will take about a week to have it completely put out.

I hope you guys are safe and don't get too much ash.

Paul, It seems most of the ash is heading west towards Richmond/Vancouver, so far anyways.

Taz, thankfully we get a lot more rain here which should help put it out even if they can't get it done by man power. Unfortunately we're only do for a couple light showers in the next week or so. We need one of our good Vancouver drenchings!

Yeah, don't I know it.

We do need a good dump of rain to help take care of the fire.

I'm not planning on buying a Porche, but I will take out a new A3 for a test drive sometime this week. A friend of mine saw a really nice one at Audi of Richmond.

I really want to try out the DSG and compare it to a 6 sp.

Bing: Sorry to hear about your laptop, again. Every time I think of looking at a Dell laptop, I just have to think of your situation and I reconsider.

Gordon: Nice bat, and flip. Sucks about the early morning call.

Not going to wait for an A3 with Quattro and DSG Paul? :P

That's going to be my excuse to the salesguy when he tries to push for the close. :B

Sorry about the fires guys. That sucks to see good areas like that burned. :(

Looks like Ophilia is downgraded to a TS! :T

It needs to pick up speed though.....silly thing is going so slow, what they are worried about here is instead of 4 hours of 100 mile an hour winds, we get 24 of 70 ! :evil: take the large ammount of rain this thing is going to dump, and it could get interesting! The water is what every one around here is preping for.

Our Gov is not taking any chances. 200 Guard members have been called up and are staged. Evacuations for the outerbanks is already underway. Heck this gov is not taking ANY chances. I would not be a bit supprised if he does not ask for the Marines that are stationed here by tomorrow.

Hopfully it will not get back up to hurricane strength. And I hope that it bangs a right and heads out to sea. We will know more by the end of tomorrow.

Hopfully it will be just some QT with the wife and some rain.

Every one have a nice day....got to take the puppy to the vet. He is having problems going potty. :( The little guy got ahold of some of my little girls barbies (not sure if they are barbies. But anyways little girl toys? :scratchhead: ) , and they are not "passing" well. We thought we were going to have to take him to the Pet Hospital last night. But he was able to pass everything alright. Just worried that he might have some damage to him, or more plastic is there. So the vet said to get him in ASAP.

Have a great day ya'll

:later:

Good to hear on the "downgrade" Snap :T Good luck with the puppy too!

Sony's new 1080P "Ruby" projector

MSRP is $13k
http://www.grobi.tv/opencms/system/galleries/pics/produkte/rubytotal.jpg

1080P DLP is in shock right now.

There down to $13K now?!?!? :P That's not actually too bad.... considering :D

Oh my.

Oh my.

Projector?

If so, I agree :B Makes me wish I had a spare $13kUS kicking around :lol:

....sigh :cry:

Does anyone have Vonage.ca VOIP telephone service.

If so, do you like it?

What does everyone here think of VOIP telephones over broadband?

Does anyone here have SHAW.ca VOIP?

If so, do you like it?

Thanks in advance, peeps!

Gregor :later:

My cable company provides VOIP thru its own cable modem/cable line. We get a huge discount for using it and I get to keep the same #. The voice quality is very good and unnoticable in the difference between my traditional land line I had thru Southwestern Bell. The modem we use has an 8 hr battery so I don't worry about losing power and losing my phone.

For $100 a month, we get phone, 4mb down internet and digital cable. That's cheap because Digital cable is usually $70 and internet is usually $35-$40.

My friend uses vonage but he has some issues with it with the largest one being that his DVR which requires the line doesn't work with it.

Regarding the Ruby, it has a fan noise of 22db. That is unheardof and unnoticable. People at the show could put their face up to the box and NEVER hear it. They did have some calibration issues though. The reported contrast is 15,000:1

The big issue is the short throw distance

Yeah, it was supposed to have been:

Oh my. :drool:

But I had to run.

Shane, where's the spec sheet on that bad boy?

Greg a friend of mine uses VOIP here in Winnipeg. He loves it but doens't use Shaw as they're way more expensive. I'll find out who he signed up with.

Thanks, Andrew. Can he still use it with a DVR?

Not sure. He's using Shaw for regular cable but his phone and internet are via the VOIP service.

Jason
Just caught some video on the news about your peat fire. That is ugly, it must be pretty much unbearable in some areas.


http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=4314&stc=1

On a totally different note, if you play guitar and your strap comes off, don't catch with a fingernail on the high E. ;zx And man can you put a interesting pattern on the wall when you $%$#^$#%^&^(* and shake the hurting part. :#
Time for some liquid pain killer. :drinker:

OK who here has 3 kids???:uhoh:

I come home from the Vet....(oh yeah the dog is fine. Don't let the puppy eat the "play diapers" it makes for a hard poo. And the barbies are also bad.....)

Any ways.....my wife hooked us up with watching her brothers 2 kids! :roll:

Oh my GOD!:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

Iraq is really sounding good right about NOW! (ok I may be a little over the top) But really the one is fine....it is the other one that is a PAIN IN THE *_)#*_)*$#)(&$R_)*(#@_)($E*(* :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:


:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

I knew I was in for it when the Monster-in-law called and asked if she had gone nuts yet?? :scratchhead:

Then.....bam NON STOP :demon::demon::demon:

Screams at everything... hold her....no, feed her HECK NO......rock.....:nonod: giver her the keys to the BMW :nonod: change diaper.....yep.....:nonod: NOTHING works for this kid......

:gah::gah::gah::gah::gah::gah::gah:

Basically all HELL is breaking loose in my house. I feel bad cause my daughter is standing in the corner at the position of attention... (just kidding :rofl: )

Any ways...when I tell my girl to stop throwing drum sticks at the tv she actually does this weird thing........

She STOPS!!!

Any ways....my wife is on the bat phone with the monster-in-law right now.....I think we are calling in reenforcments....

Me I made a tachticall withdraw....( ah heck who am I kidding..... I ran like a girl...straight for my office)

Jumped on line and looked at AV stuff, Guns, and of course the HT GUIDE! :)

Aside from the screams that are comming from the house....I have not heard any crying.... and the wife as not called for me.....soooooooo :roll: I guess all is well.

Anyways....thanks guys for letting me vent......

Does Guiness deliver??

:drinker::drinker::drinker::drinker:

:beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2::beer2:

Oh my....send in the Marines...this place is under attack!

EDIT: Monster-In_law reports new intel.....
"nothing works! Hold out till mom comes home. Kid is spoild rotten and not even grandma can calm said kid"

This is bad news gents.....if grand ma can not get the kid to stop crying....well....there is NO hope for a jarhead, and his family to do it.....only 3 more hours till we are relieved.

S.O.S

Send in the help....

Oh crap we have "hurt crying....got to go...."

No in this case call for either the Girl Guides or 4H as they get badges in child care. Somehow a boatload of marines sounds like a guinnes delivery system, and a good old bull session. Take heart, it is not permenant. Fight on Snap Fight on. :-y

It's too bad I already gave our old duvet to my mom

Duvet? What the hell is a duvet? Pardon me for a minute, but does anyone else here call their bedspread a "DUVET"? ROFLMAO.

Lex

can't hold out much more...taz.....this might be the first war the Marines loose....

aaahhhh I will go down in history as the first Marine to loose a war!

Oh the agony.....

Duvet?? I have to second Lex.....what the heck is that?

darn it...the dog just pee'd on the carpet....

what a night......

Man work is looking so good right now...

got to go momma is calling for help...

Duvet? What the hell is a duvet? Pardon me for a minute, but does anyone else here call their bedspread a "DUVET"? ROFLMAO.

We do as well...maybe its a british/canuck thing?

well guys it is finally over...2146 and the fight is done.....we survied. Nothing left but to clean up and go to bed.

Funny canuq sayings. Foyea instead of Foyer. (Tried to spell it how it was said)

Try drinking with newfies from different regions if you want some strange english, newfie style. Or more politically correct, residents of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador 8x) :^x It can be very interesting :twisted:
Then again the first time I went to the southern states, I was ok until the drinks started flowing and then I needed a translator, even though we were all speaking english, I think.

Hey Rick, where's Chris too?
(Where has Chris Dotur gone)

Throw me down the stairs my workboots.
(throw me my boots down the stairs)

:ROTFLOL

Just bit of Newfie - english there for you guys

I was thinking the Duvet was a Queer eye for the straight guy thingie, lol. Ok, I'm just mostly jabbing at Bingy a bit. I've seen him so little lately.

and with that, I gots the flip, not even trying.

1 of 268 built:

http://www.volocars.com/dbaseimages/11556_main_f.jpg

Tempted by this grabber blue:

http://www.volocars.com/dbaseimages/11463_main_f.jpg

Lex

Flip!!!
(DAmn... sniped.)

Hi Guys!:later:

Meet the SCHELL Family!!
http://members.shaw.ca/TTP/eggshell.gif

I thought Duvet was short for something like this....
Note: Duvet is pronounced DooVea

*Duvet have white wine on the menu.

*Duvet charge extra for that.

*Duvet no what is going on.

*Duvet even care.

Lex,,That's an ugly flip pick.
Can't you come up with something better?
Something Exotic perhaps..? :alol:
Talking about Queer!!

I need to get rid of these images of Bing wrapped up in his Duvet
like hamburger in a taco shell, with his A/C cranked to reduce the sweat
coming off his brows..:E

OK who here has 3 kids???:uhoh:

I come home from the Vet....(oh yeah the dog is fine. Don't let the puppy eat the "play diapers" it makes for a hard poo. And the barbies are also bad.....)

Any ways.....my wife hooked us up with watching her brothers 2 kids! :roll:

Oh my GOD!:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

Iraq is really sounding good right about NOW! (ok I may be a little over the top) But really the one is fine....it is the other one that is a PAIN IN THE *_)#*_)*$#)(&$R_)*(#@_)($E*(* :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:


:bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:

I knew I was in for it when the Monster-in-law called and asked if she had gone nuts yet?? :scratchhead:

Then.....bam NON STOP :demon::demon::demon:

Screams at everything... hold her....no, feed her HECK NO......rock.....:nonod: giver her the keys to the BMW :nonod: change diaper.....yep.....:nonod: NOTHING works for this kid......

:gah::gah::gah::gah::gah::gah::gah:

Basically all HELL is breaking loose in my house. I feel bad cause my daughter is standing in the corner at the position of attention... (just kidding :rofl: )

Any ways...when I tell my girl to stop throwing drum sticks at the tv she actually does this weird thing........

She STOPS!!!

Any ways....my wife is on the bat phone with the monster-in-law right now.....I think we are calling in reenforcments....

Me I made a tachticall withdraw....( ah heck who am I kidding..... I ran like a girl...straight for my office)

Jumped on line and looked at AV stuff, Guns, and of course the HT GUIDE! :)

Aside from the screams that are comming from the house...