TTP XIV

[Trevor Schell]

WELCOME TO TTP XIV
Exotic Travel Devices

http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/1d/images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10091000/10091093.jpg

Remember!,,Everybody is Welcome to hang out and talk about absolutely
nothing at all, or if you wish , you can talk about something. :P
We have a group of guys that spend a good amount of time here and have
developed some relationships that have created support
amoungst each other during both the good times and the not so good times.
Whatever you have on mind be sure to share it with us, as that is what keeps TTP going.
This is the 14th installment and there is no sign of it slowing down.
So , come on in and join in on the conversation.
We always enjoy new visitors and do encourage everyone to stick around.!!
Also , We have Bing here as co/moderator with Trevor.

Have Fun!!!
That's what it is all about.

[Kevin P]

Woo hoo! New TTP! :party:

I changed the thread title to uppercase to be consistent with the other TTPs.

I'll update the statistics tonight or tomorrow, whenever time permits and I'm at home (I can't access the database from work).

I'll close and unsticky the prior TTP if it hasn't already been done, and in a few days, move it to the archive. Oops, looks like it's already closed and unstickied. :)

[Trevor Schell]

Thanks Kevin,,
I tried to correct the lower casing in the title but it didn't convert over.
I must not know what I am doing..:huh:

[Trevor Schell]

Any thoughts on this..
I want to buy one..

http://img.dell.com/images/global/products/axim/axim30_45degree_140x89.jpg
NEW Axim X30 624MHz, Integrated Wireless
Power & Performance
Axim X30, Intel 624MHz, 64MB ROM, 64MB SDRAM, 802.11b, Bluetooth
X30 USB Cradle

Featured at
$449
$404
[After 10% OFF]
Offer expires 05/08/2004.

Is it worth it..?
You can use them to get online correct?:huh:

BTW,,Happy Birthday to Katherine ,,Bing..
:party:

[Kevin P]

It has 802.11b wireless, so yes you should be able to go online with it. I don't know how good a browser it has though...

Adopt Pinky - "a loving cat!" (http://www.htguide.com/misc/pinkey.wmv) :rofl:

[Bing Fung]

Hey Trev, Congratulations to you and everyone here on TTP-XIV! :dothewave:

$404 for that unit is a small drop for your entertainment Trev :yesnod:

Thanks on Kate's birthday... I'll pass it on. We are heading swimming for a bit.

Have a great day all :later:

[Bam!]

Hey duders!

Nice....No 14 already :E

have a great day everyone!

Jason! :p:

Glen :p:

RickS :p:

...and everybody else :p:

[Lex]

I considered deleting everyone's posts before this so I had the first post for this edition. I still could you know, that'd play havock with flipping if I did it after 25 pages, huh?

Go for it Trevor, you always do, don't you?

Lex

[George Bellefontaine]

Just dropped in to see if everyone was still alive. Yup. Everyone's here. :later:

[Sonnie Parker]

Yeah... me too! Gotta make sure you fella's are still kickin' all along.

Good Morning Everyone!


I'm sure Bam can appreciate these burgers:

http://www.snapbug.ws/images/burger1.jpg


http://www.snapbug.ws/images/burger2.jpg


That's no whopper - you can actually get this meat monster for $23.95, loaded with all the "fixins"...

· Two whole tomatoes

· A half-head of lettuce

· 12 slices of American cheese

· A full cup of peppers

· Two entire onions

· Plus, a river of mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.

http://www.dennysbeerbarrelpub.com/menus.htm


Can you say: "To go box please!" or "Doggy bag!"

...

[Bam!]

Sonnie 8O

I've seen this type of burger on the Food network....

The thing is to cook ground poop all the way through most of the burger is leather...

So if you use sirloin steak ground up....then that's a whole other burger!

:D :p:

still though quite a beast! :E

[aud19]

Aaaah Sonnie, only in America! 8O :lol: :eating:

Happy TTP XIV everybody!!! :party:

Bam, a first page :p: just for you :B

Wish Katherine a happy birthday from all of us Bing :T

Andrew, we watched 50 First Dates a couple weeks ago, good, light, funny entertainment and the picture was quite lovely as well, lot's of detail and all those beautifull Hawaiian colours were well represented. :) Highly recommended for light viewing :T

Gald you guys enjoyed all the redheads :oops: :rofl: I figured it was a good way to end off another TTP :B

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

I figured it was a good way to end off another TTP

Or start the next installment( :hint: :hint: )

[aud19]

Oh alright Andrew :lol:

Here's one of the few blondes I consider truly beautiful and she's got one hell of a voice to boot.... (and a nice rack :P ) :lol:

http://www.watnou.com/archief/images/jewel_kilcher08.jpg
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~cmgroves/Jewel/Gallery/Promo/JewelCol002.jpg
http://www.eforu.com/cards/pictures/jewelkilcher/jk6.jpg

Jason

[Pat]

Hey Guys, I'm going to try to post a little more this chapter.

Bing, nice shot of the gear!
Happy B-day to Katherine 8)

Trev, I don't know what is or what it does, so I can't tell you if it worth it.

Doug, :nono: you should know better than to think that way :W

:later: Hi George

Sonnie, :E that's one monster burger :E

Andrew, Uh...I get the hint :twisted:

Jason, nice babes!

http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//510/1574Incredible.jpg
http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//510/1951lemans-2002-gen-eg-1135.jpg
http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//510/1951lemans-2002-gen-eg-1115.jpg

[Andrew Pratt]

Nice guys...and I agree Jewel is well a jewel:)

[Trevor Schell]

Awesome Babes,,PAt and Jason!!
:drool:

[Shane Martin]

Bam,
You asked:
hey Shane....I noticed your thread on your 2 channel setup over at HT Talk.... The one in your office......so where are you at with that ?
Still deciding. I'm leaning towards NAD or Cambridge audio for a Integrated, using my existing Sony 7ES CDP for a transport and trying out an external dac. Then decide on speakers. I'm not sure yet on those yet. There is a nice deal on some Energy Veritas(the lowest one) but I may got another route. I have not decided yet. It's still a work in progress. I have other upgrades in my main theater that need to be taken care of. I'm trying to work with a guy for his SVS and see if I can go pick it up since its a short drive. If I work that out, then my lack of subbass(for the last few months) problem will go away. I'm leaning towards this PB2+ used. I wanted one new anyway....

I'm bacherloring it all week so I'm thinking about Pork Chops or something tonight. I have no idea. I'll wing it.

[Bam!]

Bam,
You asked:

Still deciding. I'm leaning towards NAD or Cambridge audio for a Integrated, using my existing Sony 7ES CDP for a transport and trying out an external dac. Then decide on speakers. I'm not sure yet on those yet. There is a nice deal on some Energy Veritas(the lowest one) but I may got another route. I have not decided yet. It's still a work in progress. I have other upgrades in my main theater that need to be taken care of. I'm trying to work with a guy for his SVS and see if I can go pick it up since its a short drive. If I work that out, then my lack of subbass(for the last few months) problem will go away. I'm leaning towards this PB2+ used. I wanted one new anyway....

I'm bacherloring it all week so I'm thinking about Pork Chops or something tonight. I have no idea. I'll wing it.


Shane!

I love 2 channel sound as you know....I think you know....do you ? :p: :lol:

Anyways I was gonna reply at Ht Talk.....but I found that there was not much point as for me.....it's all about sound...

So when someone says they are looking for Analytical sounstaging...I think French right away...anyways if you can tell me what type of sound you are lookin' for I might be able to make some suggs.

Anyways.....I wouldn' t go with Cambridge for 2 channel....just my opinion ofcourse...It sounds dry.....lack of dimension in sounstaging....Instruments sound fat.....no feeling what so ever....ANyways just my 2 cents!

[Bam!]

Doug!

Question oh lord oh master!

What do you think of this stuff.....for cables that resonate

http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1352634/i/muffs4400.jpg

http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/images/acoustic-set.jpg

[Bam!]

Hey Trev, Congratulations to you and everyone here on TTP-XIV! :dothewave:

$404 for that unit is a small drop for your entertainment Trev :yesnod:

Thanks on Kate's birthday... I'll pass it on. We are heading swimming for a bit.

Have a great day all :later:


Hey Bing! Wish her happy birdday! will ya!

[Shane Martin]

Bam,
So when someone says they are looking for Analytical sounstaging...I think French right away...anyways if you can tell me what type of sound you are lookin' for I might be able to make some suggs.

I'm not looking for analytical at all(Krell and JMLabs). No brightness at all(like Paradigms seem to me). No forwardness or aggressiveness like B&W's are(to me). I just want an intergrated that has a possibility of a phono input in case I want to scratch that itch that I've been having. Upgrading CDP's is just not in the cards but I want to fool around with a dac(like the Scott Nixon dac or something along those lines).

Thanks for the thoughts on Cambridge. If indeed they are very analytical(Thiel sounding...), then that would not be what I'd want. I don't have a Cambridge dealer near me anyway. I do have an NAD one.. and I've been thinking about one of their HT recievers..

[Lex]

If your gonna wing it, then Hooters is the place there Shane. lol. Have you considered Sonus faber speakers? They are pretty much to a tee what you described you want I think.

Lex

[Shane Martin]

Lex,
That's a possibility but my budget is pretty constrained. I don't think a set of SF bookshelves will be affordable enough. I'm talking 5-600 max for a set.

[Bam!]

If your gonna wing it, then Hooters is the place there Shane. lol. Have you considered Sonus faber speakers? They are pretty much to a tee what you described you want I think.

Lex

Shane just a little pair Of Sonus Faber Grand Piano...no biggy!

Doug! what about MY question :D :D :D :W :W :W :p:

[Lex]

IF you could scrape 1K, you might well get into a pair of Concertos. 500-600=Concertinos. Tinos are pretty good, just not quite as full sounding as the Concertos. AS the original concert series gets older, who knows what you might find. Keep an eye out.

Bam, I'm not going to tell you bridges will make a difference unless you've got some dental gaps. It might make an ever so small difference reducing vibration, but I think if any, it will be nominal. The biggest difference is cool factor. However, just because I haven't to date bought into the bridges, doesn't mean they can't make a difference. I'd like to at least leave the possibility there to maybe explore some day.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Actually I think the lowest SF's would be in your ball park price point I think..check Audiogon for Concertino's (I think that's the name of the smaller ones)

[Lex]

Concertinos aren't worth over 500 without stands, as they only retail for 1000 US $.

That is the correct name.

Doug

[Trevor Schell]

Hey, what's with all the HT talk,,
OOPpppsss..Forgot this is the HT Forum..:scratchhead:

[Trevor Schell]

Here is some PI!!

http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//510/7871.jpg?9961

[Trevor Schell]

HERE IS BING"S COMPUTER ROOM

http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//508/2176comproom.jpg?9823

:rofl:

[Lex]

Now that's command central!

Lex

[Lex]

and ready go!!!

[Shane Martin]

Time for a Flip?

[Lex]

yeah yeah

[Shane Martin]

Flip ?!?!?

A few times tonight already I've had "server timed out". I have to click submit twice.. Anyway that is why they pay KJP the big bucks :rofl:

http://www.radioshack.com/images/ProductCatalog/ProductImage/15/15-1880.jpg
Thinking of trying one of these out with an HD receiver and see if I can get HD going. Cable is outrageous and someone is offering to loan me an OTA receiver.

If not then I have to try an attic antennae. Living near a hospital sucks :(

[Lex]

Missed sniping you by a teeeneee beeeeit.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Its our 7th anniversary today :smootch:

Went strawberry picking this afternoon on the island at portage..it was their last day and it showed as the berries are small but they're still fresh and very sweet (trev get your mind out of the gutter :W )

Watched 102 Dalmations tonight...typical sequal to a low budget original but Eric Idle saved it as the voice of the parrot :rofl:

[Lex]

Wow, strawberries are ready in May here. Happy Anniversary Andrew.

I tried one of those Antennas, didn't do a thing for me here. Just static. :(

Lex

[Bam!]

Its our 7th anniversary today :smootch:

Went strawberry picking this afternoon on the island at portage..it was their last day and it showed as the berries are small but they're still fresh and very sweet (trev get your mind out of the gutter :W )

Watched 102 Dalmations tonight...typical sequal to a low budget original but Eric Idle saved it as the voice of the parrot :rofl:


Happy anniversary Andrew! :D May the taste of sweetness last forever! :lol:

Jason! where are ya man! :p:

Glen has officially disappeared :E :p:

RickS :p:

[Bam!]

mornin` duders :later:

[Kevin P]

Happy Anniversary Andrew and Glenda! :smootch: It's been 7 years (and change) for us. I guess '97 was a popular year for weddings! :B

I'll get the statistics up later today. I have to fix a bug, er, feature, in the statistics generator. There is a deleted post in the last TTP which threw everything out of sync, so I have to change the code to take deleted posts into account.

I like Bing's computer room! Kinda reminds me of the multi-monitor computer in Swordfish.

Babes aren't bad either. Did anyone see the video of the kitty for adoption yet? Pinky (http://www.htguide.com/misc/pinkey.wmv)

Later folks... KJP

[Bing Fung]

MOrning Gang :later:

Happy Anni Andrew & Glenda :T

I like my new computer room Trev :yesnod: When do I get it? ;)

I like how the guys using it to surf chicks.. :lol:

Shane, is that antena for real? :scratchhead:

Pat, I like that brunette with the purple lingerie :yesnod: Who is she?

Bammer, Nice speaker cord foamies, really tweak stuff.. But I bet my rock climber upgrade gives better performance :yesnod:

[Andrew Pratt]

Doug they're usually not nearly this late up here either but with the cold spring we had everythings very delayed this year.

[Bing Fung]

Sonnie, that's some burger. :T There is a Place in Vancouver (maybe Jason or Pauly would know it) where they serve burgers like that. They have some rule that if you eat it all in one sitting, it's free. :W :p:

[Kevin P]

Updated TTP flip statistics are up: http://www.htguide.com/forum/ttpstats.htm

Bam-erooney took the lead with 23 flips, followed by Pr@ with 18 and Jason (aud19) at 14.

L8r folks,
KJP

[Shane Martin]

Bing,
Yes that antennae is very real. It's an indoor job. I may try one just to avoid going into the attic.

Regarding all you can eat: There is a steak place in Amarillo Texas. If you eat it all in one sitting it's free. The steak is a 72 oz Top sirloin. You also have to eat a baked potato which is huge, salad, shrimp cocktail and a roll. If you don't eat it, it will run you $50.

http://www.bigtexan.com/72oz.html

[Andrew Pratt]

Thanks Kevin:T So I guess its time to let someone else have a crack at the flips this round (meaning Steve and I should back off :W ) My goal this round is to rack up on assists:)

Broughtmy notebook to work with me to do a full reinstall of XP Pro. The networks 10X faster here then at home so all those updates will happen much faster..though it'll still take all day :roll:

[Kevin P]

Bing,
Yes that antennae is very real. It's an indoor job. I may try one just to avoid going into the attic.

Regarding all you can eat: There is a steak place in Amarillo Texas. If you eat it all in one sitting it's free. The steak is a 72 oz Top sirloin. You also have to eat a baked potato which is huge, salad, shrimp cocktail and a roll. If you don't eat it, it will run you $50.

http://www.bigtexan.com/72oz.htmlI think this place, or one like it, was shown in the movie Waking Up In Reno. In any case, one of the characters (played by Billy Bob Thornton) in the movie takes up the challenge, eats the 72 oz. steak, gets it free, and then winds up in the hospital.

I can't imagine how *anybody* could eat that much in one sitting. Heck I have trouble eating an 8 oz. burger with bun and toppings in one sitting.

[Andrew Pratt]

There's a Fish and Chips place in England near my cousins that has a monster dinner like that. The plate was a large turkey platter with the fish hanging off both ends, a huge pile of fries, peas and a dinner role if I remember right. You still pay for it but if you finish you get a free dessert, a mug, a certificate and you go on their wall of fame...and yes I'm on that wall :eating:

[Trevor Schell]

Good Morning Guys!!

This was cute..
A Fairy told a married couple, "For being such an exemplary
married couple for 35 years, I will give you each a wish"
"I want to travel around the world with my
dearest husband" said the wife.

And the fairy moved her magic stick and
abracadabra! Two tickets appeared in her hands.

Now it was the husbands turn. He thought for a
moment and said, "Well this moment is very romantic,
but an opportunity like this only occurs once in a
lifetime. So... I'm sorry my love, but my wish is to
have a wife 30 years younger than me".

The wife was deeply disappointed but, a wish was
a wish.

The Fairy made a circle with her magic stick
and.......abracadabra!...suddenly the husband was
90 years old.

Lesson:
Men might be rotten and selfish and inconsiderate...

But, Fairies are...................Female

[Shane Martin]

I can't imagine how *anybody* could eat that much in one sitting. Heck I have trouble eating an 8 oz. burger with bun and toppings in one sitting.
You're a wussy geek though :p: :p:

The biggest meal I've eaten in one sitting was a 24 oz bone-in Ribeye from Old Sanfranscisco steak house in Dallas, Tx.

[Trevor Schell]

BEER TROUBLESHOOTING CHART



SYMPTOM 1rst line
FAULT 2nd line
ACTION 3rd line

Feet cold and wet.
Glass being held at incorrect angle.
Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling.

Feet warm and wet.
Improper bladder control.
Stand next to nearest dog, complain about house training.

Beer unusually pale and tasteless.
Glass empty.
Get someone to buy you another beer.

Opposite wall covered with fluorescent lights.
You have fallen over backward.
Have yourself lashed to bar.

Mouth contains cigarette butts.
You have fallen forward.
See above.

Beer tasteless, front of your shirt is wet.
Mouth not open, or glass applied to wrong part of face.
Retire to restroom, practice in mirror.

Floor blurred.
You are looking through bottom of empty glass.
Get someone to buy you another beer.

Floor moving.
You are being carried out.
Find out if you are being taken to another bar.

Room seems unusually dark.
Bar has closed.
Confirm home address with bartender.

Taxi suddenly takes on colorful aspect and textures.
Beer consumption has exceeded personal limitations.
Cover mouth.

Everyone looks up to you and smiles.
You are dancing on the table.
Fall on somebody cushy-looking.

Beer is crystal-clear.
It's water. Somebody is trying to sober you up.
Punch him.

Hands hurt, nose hurts, mind unusually clear.
You have been in a fight.
Apologize to everyone you see, just in case it was them.

Don't recognize anyone, don't recognize the room you're in.
You've wandered into the wrong party.
See if they have free beer.

Your singing sounds distorted.
The beer is too weak.
Have more beer until your voice improves.

Don't remember the words to the song.
Beer is just right.
Play air guitar.

[Pat]

Pat, I like that brunette with the purple lingerie :yesnod: Who is she?

I dunno...she was on one the sites Trev uses for babes

Andrew, Happy Anniversary

Trev, I saw that one too...wasn't sure if it was "safe"

Shane, Good flip...I don't think I'd get my hopes up too high for that antenna

Doug, I thought you were going for an illegal flip :E Lucky for you Shane stepped in.

Kev, funny vid...I'd seen it before, but it is still funny

Bam, :p:

[Trevor Schell]

That's right Doug!!
That was going to be an illegal Flip!! :naughty:

Happy Anniversary Andrew!!
I remember the Strawberry Farm in Portage..
We went to the Berry Barn here in Toon-Town
on Saturday!! Saskatoon Berries are the best tasting
berries I have ever had. :T :yesnod:

[Andrew Pratt]

yummm saskatoons:eating: My favorite berry is the rasberry though:T

[aud19]

Hey no fair! My "fouled" flip did have a graphic but Doug made me change it to a link :(

Trev, nice liquid bikini :P

Bam I'm right here buddy! Where are you? :p: :p: Hey maybe you can use magnets to levitate your cables :rofl: :rofl: :p:

Happy Aniversary Andrew!!! :T

Sorry Bing, I don't know the place, that's way too much food for me man! :E I tend to eat more often but small-medium sized meals in a day which is better for ya anyways... and I'm far from a wussy geek Shane :lol: but when you eat smaller meals more often your stomach tends to be smaller as it doesn't get stretched out by large meals. I have a protein shake in the morning before work, then a mix of yogurt, apple sauce and Quaker Harvest Crunch cereal at about 10:00-10:30, lunch at about 1:00 is usually soup or something like a turkey sandwich sometimes with some veggies or a salad, then a granola bar and green tea at about 3:30 and a small dinner when I get home, occasionally a snack later in the evening :)

So I finally got the DVE disc I ordered from Deep Discount...Canadian Gov't charge me $8 extra duty on a $16US DVD!!!! :M That'll be the last time I do that :evil: I suppose I still saved about $5 from what I saw it for up here but what a PIA and not even close to the $15 I figured I'd be saving not to mention it took nearly three weeks to get here :evil: Stupid Gov't :F

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Boy does this one fit me to a T :oops:
http://www.geek.com/gtoons/toons/gt080204.gif

[aud19]

Time for my yogurt/applesauce/cereal snack :eating:

I like blackberry's the best then rasberry's :P We used to have wild blackberry's growing in the back yard of our old house when I was a kid. We'd get out of the pool in the summer and go eat fresh ones right off the branch's. My mom used to make home made black berry jam and blackberry syrup out of them too. Man home made waffles with home made blackberry syrup :drool:

Jason

[Lex]

Time for me to kick some a$$. Oh wait, not today. :)

Don't you guys know a fake flip when you see one? It would have been legal when I went and missed it by one. :(

Lex

[Bing Fung]

Lexi, your house your rules.... If the rest of us don't like it, there's the door... :toilet:

Kidding of course, but sometimes it's good to be the king. :wink:

[Kevin P]

Hey no fair! My "fouled" flip did have a graphic but Doug made me change it to a link :( Well, next time put a non-risque image up along with the link. :)Don't you guys know a fake flip when you see one?I don't keep statistics on fake flips. :)

[aud19]

A non-what-now?!?! :E :naughty:

Trevor just wouldn't have that Kevin :B :rofl:

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

That's right!
Links are for wussy's

Jason,,Have you tried Saskatoon Berries.
I guess they probably aren't available in the
land of B.C.

Here's one that is funny.
At first it went over my head, but I get it now.
Hope it doesn't offend anyone..If it does we will
just blame Bing...
:frypan:

As the airliner pushed back from the gate, the flight attendant gave the
passengers the usual information regarding seat belts, etc. Finally, she
said, "Now sit back and enjoy your trip while your captain, Judith Campbell
and crew take you safely to your destination."

Joe sitting in the eighth row was stunned. When the attendants came by with
the drink cart, he said: "Did I understand you right? Is the captain a
woman?"

"Yes," said the attendant, "in fact, this entire crew is female."

"My God," said Joe, "I'd better have two scotch and sodas. I don't know
what to think of all those women up there in the cockpit."

"That's another thing sir," said the attendant, "We no longer call it the
cock pit. Now it's the box office."

[aud19]

Trev are you saying you would have preffered to not see "the twins" at all? :E

Took you a while to get that one eh....? 8O I think Bing's given you too many :frypan: 's back :lol:

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

Jason,,I missed out on the twins, Not sure what you are talking about.
Twins do sound good though..
To risky for Dougs eyes'' heh! :alol:

[Trevor Schell]

After this post we can let Doug come ina and try the Flip again..
This time it will be legal.. ;)

[aud19]

running

[aud19]

running still

[aud19]

once more

[aud19]

Flip? Off to find a pic :)

Here's a pic of what the Gov't ripped me off for $8... er... my brothers B-day present I mean :B

http://www.laserhotline.de/lib/digvid.jpg

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

funny joke trev.

[aud19]

Oh and Trev, if you want to see the twins again just go in to Kev's TTP stats and click on the link for where I supposedly "fouled" :p: and it should take ya right to the post ;)

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

Will do Jason..

OK,,Here is a photo of my hood liner coming from Dallas Texas.
She does this type of painting and just finished mine. It's now on route.
I am her first Canadian Customer. It should arrive on Thursday.

http://members.shaw.ca/corvette98/Schell1.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Jason,,They were hot!!
I can see why that was made into a link though.. ;)
When Doug goes on vacation we will have some fun with those
risque pics..We just won't let Doug know about it. :rofl:

[Andrew Pratt]

Nice liner Trev!

Well I'm not having much luck with my Dell...done several format reinstalls only to have errors pop up and shut it down. I was getting a fairly consistant error that seemed to point to a driver issue or memory but now its a new one so I guess I'll call Dell when I get home and talk to another "tech" that barely speaks English :roll: Honestly if I didn't know what they were talking about before they said it I'd be lost. She had me run a chkdsk on my drive so she tried to spell it out for me but honeslty I barely caught have the letters she said with her accent...I'm all for saving money but there comes a point when you need to look at the whole picture :M

[aud19]

Aaaaah Dell again!!!! :lol: Bing's gonna want to throttle me! :p:

Sorry you're having so much trouble though Andrew :confused: What's the error message?

Jason

[Bam!]

Hey duders!

Hey Jason!!!! :p:

Look what I just saw :D

http://www.htguide.com/forum/ttpstats.htm

http://www.htguide.com/forum/ttpstats.htm
I thought I had 80 for sure! :lol:

Hey where are these twins! :E :p:

[aud19]

Wow! You saw a red X Bam, really? How exciting for you. Strangely, due to you, we get to see plenty around here! :p: :p: :lol:

Jason

[Bam!]

Wow! You saw a red X Bam, really? How exciting for you. Strangely, due to you, we get to see plenty around here! :p: :p: :lol:

Jason


:oops: :oops:

hey x marks the spot! :p: :lol:

dang those x's :rant: :scratchhead:

[aud19]

Bam it looks like you put image [IMG] tags around it when you should have put [URL] tags as it's an HTML file not a graphic ;)

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

Bam,,I fixed your RED X's, But you can use this next time..

http://www.govgaming.com/forumfun/redx.jpg



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Trevor Schell]

Where is Bing!!! http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/willy_nilly.gif

I guess he can't be too far away!!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/newack.gif

Maybe he is laying the smack down on a BAbe or something.
Saskatoon is known as the babe beauty capital of Canada..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/drool.gif

[Lex]

The first one is funny Trev, but please take the pic of Ray Charles down. I find that a little to disrespectful since he just pased on less than 2 months ago.

Lex

[Bam!]

oopsey poopsey! :oops:

My bad! MY BAD!!!!!!

Hmmm sometimes I am glad I am not in air traffic control! :E :lol:

Trev! Hilarious!

Jason :p:

Pat :p:

O.K. where the shnowsers is Glen!????

Jason...what`s the delio with da twins ????

me wants to see.....me no see !!!! That link you talk about....me no see.....me stupido :oops: :p:

[Bam!]

Where is Bing!!! http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/willy_nilly.gif

I guess he can't be too far away!!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/newack.gif

Maybe he is laying the smack down on a BAbe or something.
Saskatoon is known as the babe beauty capital of Canada..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/drool.gif


So what you`re saying is Bing is doing tha thing with the ding a ling! :rofl:

:E :oops: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[aud19]

Bam, go to thee TTP stats that you made two links to and is also in the top right corner. Find the post where I "fouled" (it's number 60 ;) ). Click on the 60 link and it should take you to the post. Then just click on the link to the twins pic, it's really quite simple :p: :lol:

Jason

[Bam!]

Bam, go to thee TTP stats that you made two links to and is also in the top right corner. Find the post where I "fouled" (it's number 60 ;) ). Click on the 60 link and it should take you to the post. Then just click on the link to the twins pic, it's really quite simple :p: :lol:

Jason
I did! They are sweet....Too bad their knees are in the way! :lol:

I wish I was the sand!

[Kevin P]

Or you can go to TTP XII.I in the TTP Archive and click on page 60. The twins link will be on the first post of the page, the flip post.

Bam, what he means is Bing is using his Bing! :rofl: :roflmao:

Pr@, what errors are you getting on the Dell? At what point during the install? Are you using the Dell restore CD, or a MS XP CD?

Do you have a floppy drive on the Dell? You should go here http://www.memtest86.com/ and download Memtest86. It creates a bootable floppy. Boot off it and run the memory tests. If you're having memory issues it'll find them. You could try popping the DIMM cover off the bottom and reseat the DIMMs.

[aud19]

:laughat: :laughat: :laughat: :laughat: :laughat:

Aaaah Bam, what would we do without ya!

Not getting much lately are ya :p: :p: :lol:

Jason

[Bam!]

Gadzouckers....where the shnouzers is everyone ? :p:


Hello....anybody here ?

anybody ?

[aud19]

WHERE IS EVERYBODY??!?!!!

I'M GOING LOCO HERE!!!!! :?? :rf :sos: :crazy: :spin:

Jason

[aud19]

Bam :unsure: We're alone.... so terribly alone :sos:

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

I fixed that one Lex,,
Sorry, didn't realize he had passed.

You guys are too funny on the Bing razzing..Heh!Heh! :rofl:

[Bam!]

Jason! Look someone`s here.....!

Trev! What`s happening with da homey ?

[aud19]

Tie him down so he can't leave Bam! :lol:

Myself, I'm off for the night gentlemen! I bid you all adew :later:

Jason

[Trevor Schell]

Jason! Look someone`s here.....!

Trev! What`s happening with da homey ?

Bam,,
We haven't heard back yet, so we figure they aren't
interested. It was Friday that they viewed the home.
We figured the Agent would have at least called to tell
us there decision one way or another..
For that he gets one of these..
:frypan:

However, we have been looking at showhomes to get ideas, as well
we have been working with builders and pricing out stuff. We have a nice plan in the works right now.
We will certainly be listing our home. Tracey is working on that right now,
taking pictures and stuff..

[Trevor Schell]

So, I wonder how this works while surfing the WEB..
Would there be lots of scrolling or would it be full screen.
I have to find out..I have till Thursday until the DeLL deal ends..

http://img.dell.com/images/global/products/axim/axim3_front_314x314.jpg

[Bam!]

So, I wonder how this works while surfing the WEB..
Would there be lots of scrolling or would it be full screen.
I have to find out..I have till Thursday until the DeLL deal ends..

http://img.dell.com/images/global/products/axim/axim3_front_314x314.jpg

Trev! Dell ? Andrew`s nightmare! ..........just kiddin` :lol:

...hmmmm so you`re thinkin`of selling anyways ain.....I guess things happen for a reason....

I`m pretty happy with myself right now.....I got back into work today....I mean I actually did some work....pretty much all day too! Got a lot done!

I even hired a new person today!

I`m pretty happy about getting back into the beat....cause for the last 6 months it`s been pretty shameful what I have done....or should I say not done!

It`s a learning curve for me.....like I always say the last 10 years have been really something for me....

Anyways onto the next step!

And not a minute too soon cause my busy period is about to hit....

Figured I`d share that with you guys....

Thanks for listening!

[Lex]

Thanks Trevor. Hey, where's Gregor? Hope he's not having a bad time of it. RickS? Everyone? Anyone?

I go through this cycle now and again, dreaming of a Shelby, well, I am dreaming again as a result of looking on Ebay for parts. Only dreams though. :cry: I am considering, making it a priority, to save every nickel raised through my business until I can buy one using my Mach as trade in and pay cash. Hey, it's a dream. Actually, I'd like to keep my Mach too. :) I really should have been rich.

Anyway, I'll continue fixing my Mach up just in case someday it becomes a reality, and the nicer my car is, the more I would get out of it if I did trade. That would be hard to do though since I have owned it since 91.

Lex

[Trevor Schell]

Good to hear you are getting your drive back Bam.. :T

Lex,,That's almost 14 years,,It would be sad to let go of it now.
It looks like it's in good shape from what I can tell with the couple of pics I have seen..

[Trevor Schell]

Somebody can flip it now..

[Trevor Schell]

http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/spezial/Fool/lam.gif

[Lex]

gonna be be be lets go now now

[Lex]

stupid computer..

[Lex]

You can't scroll back and post the same post again even changing the text it seems...

As soon as my Echeck clears from paypal, this is coming to my garage. hehe.

http://mail.roadfly.com/valerapashchenko/Drug+rasing.jpg

Crazy, huh? Ok, I am not into drag cars, but how cool is this Neon?

Lex

[Lex]

There's more, I went Neon wild on ebay the other night. lol.

http://svr01.thump.net/640408/otherworldlogos/vsi_-_neonsignhorse.jpg

I also picked up a white one just like it. One may go in the house somewhere.

http://i10.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/c9/55/2c_1_b.JPG

Lastly, I figured I better represent the other part of the garage. :)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/35/82/4e_1_b.JPG

Now I am done for the garage except for hanging license plates from the past, and other pictures and stuff. Well, I may get that Mustang clock I showed the other day, but not right now.

Lex

[Lex]

Trevor, the Mustang is a pretty nice car for the age. It's not perfect by any means, but it's decent. I've upgraded enough things on it to new parts to help it to look pretty darn good.

I want to renew the upholstery someday, but for now, the door panels are the worst looking part along with this tray on the console and my steering wheel and clock. All those things are being replaced as soon as I can get time to work on it. With an old car, it's always something. lol.

I Want to turn my attention to under the hood soon, it needs a lot of dress up work under there.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Doug you've gone nuts!

Well I found out that one of my memory sticks doesn't work anymore...strang that the BIOS tripped over it when I pulled it reporting that the memory was now a different amount but it can't POST of that single stick. Dells sending me a replacement this week but even with the "good" stick it BSOD'd on me again doing windows updates so I think its more then just the memory...at this point I'm leaning towards the mobo...several weeks at the temps it was running at can't have been good to it. (FYI Kevin the errors are Page_fault_in_nonpaged_area and IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal)

[Lex]

gone? I've always been nuts. Sorry, just am. :) Actually, I was the only bidder on the 56 chevy car, and BMW clock, so they weren't to bad priced, in fact, I think I was the only bidder on the horse too, as they had 5. I admit, I paid to much for the white one before I found them on ebay. It's all ok though, business has been good, so it's no problem. that drag car at the top did cost me. Shipping was a nightmare on it, probably a rip off but we'll see how it's packaged when it comes. It is a pretty extensive piece. I paid 113.50 for it plus shipping.

Oh, here's that pic of my Stang motor Trev.

http://i7.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/06/51/a0_0.JPG






ohyeah, that was in my dreams. lol. That's a 68 Shelby 500E, that one is Joe Sasic's car, see the thread for sale, current price 115,000. You've got to see this car, Elenor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2485816390&category=6465

[Trevor Schell]

Nice Car Lex,,
I wonder why Joe wants to sell it?

As for the Neon signing,,pretty cool.
I have a Corvette Clock with Blue neon trim.
A beer logo would have been cool to get.

[Bam!]

mornin`! :later:

[Lex]

There's plenty of beer logos around. I'm just not that into beer myself to really want one. I will admit, I wanted a Loinbrau (which I cant' spell), but it leaked this stuff everywhere, I said, no thanks needing a new transformer.

My garage feature wall is about cars now.

Who knows about the Celeb, maybe it scared the pee out of him, lol.

Lex

[Bing Fung]

Morning Gang :later:

[Shane Martin]

Mornin...

Andrew:
at this point I'm leaning towards the mobo...several weeks at the temps it was running at can't have been good to it. (FYI Kevin the errors are Page_fault_in_nonpaged_area and IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal)
It is a motherboard I'm 99% sure. We've ran into those ALOT with our work PC's.

Lex,
Nice signs. I'm not a huge fan of most of them but the BMW clock is pretty sweet. Off to ebay I go..

Trev,
Good thing you don't apply your upgrade tendancies to your women ;)

[Lex]

Shane, it's ok if you don't like them much. I'm still fond of neon. :)

Most all of this will go in the garage, so it's not quite the same as hanging it in the house.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Hot Damn that's a sweet car:drool: Trev can you loan me some of your pocket change so I can bid on it :W

[Lex]

Boy, if I had a spare 120 sitting around, that bad boy would be in my garage by week end. Either that, or in a Police impound lot. that is if they could catch me. ROFL.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Well it does have nitrous and if can believe the movie you can even out run the chopper :W

You have to feel bad for Sakic though...I mean with the lockout looming its no wonder he has to sell off his toys to make ends meet :B

[Gordon Moore]

Morning all :later:

[Andrew Pratt]

Morning Gord :later:

[Kevin P]

Well it does have nitrous and if can believe the movie you can even out run the chopper :W You know what they say... even if you can outrun the cruiser (or chopper), you can't outrun the radio. 8O

With so many people on here having (or dreaming of) fast cars, it seems odd to me that I'm the only one here with a Valentine 1, and I'm driving a freakin' Saturn. :)

I think if I were going to get a classic car, it would have to be this, since I'm such a big Back To The Future fan:

http://www.delorean-owners.org/legend/images/car_01.jpg

Sounds like motherboard there Pr@. Is the machine still under warranty? I would guess it is if they just changed out the CPU under warranty.

My Dell Inspiron 4100 has been a wonderfully reliable machine. Of course it's only about 1/3rd the speed of Pr@'s.

This fall though, I'm gonna build my own Tower of Power!! :bluezoned: Finally, I'll be able to rival Trevor in SETI unit production! :p:

[Shane Martin]

With so many people on here having (or dreaming of) fast cars, it seems odd to me that I'm the only one here with a Valentine 1, and I'm driving a freakin' Saturn
I would bet most of us drive the speed limit. Then again I can drive 70mph on the freeway legally here and go 80 legally on the interstate. I have no need to go faster than that.

Lex,
I guess the company that builds those built one or 2 for the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds". That is the Nick Cage version.

[Pat]

:later: Mornin' Duder Rooneys :p:

[Kevin P]

I would bet most of us drive the speed limit. Then again I can drive 70mph on the freeway legally here and go 80 legally on the interstate. I have no need to go faster than that.Consider yourself lucky. In the northeast the interstate speed limits range from 55 to 65, though most people still go 70-80. In many areas speeding tickets aren't being issued for safety reasons, it's in order to raise revenue, hence the speed limits that are lower than the maximum safe speed, and cops hiding over hills waiting to nab their next victim.

And I doubt that Doug with his M3, or Trev in his Corvette are always driving the limit. After all, I'm often technically "speeding" in my Saturn, though it's rarely more than 5-10 over, and certainly not dangerously.

Hence the reason I have a V1. The other reason being, that I'm a gadget freak and techno geek! :B

In a lot of places, if you drive the limit, you get passed by everyone on the road.

[Andrew Pratt]

Well those detectors are illegal here so they're not much good to me...besides I tend to keep it within the safe amount (~10 %) over the posted limit or around 70 miles/hr on the highways.

Nice DeLorean KJP:T

[Bam!]

You know if we all lived close to one another.....

We would make the Perfect Cheers episodes!



Jason! Where are you duder! :p:

Glen I am givin' up man! :cry: :p:

RickS :p:

Pat :p:
...and to everyone else :p:

[Lex]

Shane, actually, I think they built something like 7 or 8 cars for Gone in 60 sec II. They were all pretty much just Mustangs, you know special effects and all. :)

This car was rebuilt frame off resto to reclassify it as a new car apparently.

Andrew, it's feel, not fell. :) you feel a booby, ou fell out of your chair for example. :lol:

Wham Bam.

It is really easy to get above the limit in a hurry when it's posted 50 or below. Cruising 70, it is easier to control. Not easy at all to control when it's posted 50 though, Invariably I look down and I am doing 60 at least.

Lex

[aud19]

Right here Bam :later: :p:

There's a nice 1 year old 1080 :P for sale in the pawn shop :cry: The warden would have my nuts for sure though... :confused:

Man that would be a nice car for a Sakic/Mustang Fan!! :P

Trev, if you get anything you can post for plans you're looking at I'd love to see them! That is what I went to school for :lol:

Doug, like the mustang and BMW neons :T

I tend to drive a little quickly :oops: :B

It was so nice, last night I got home and put on U2's Joshua Tree, couldn't have it too loud (Jazz and Tasha :roll: ) but it was nice to just relax and listen to some tunes. I don't get the opportunity to do that much anymore other than in the car which can't really be classified as critical or relaxing music listening... (especially the way I drive! :rofl: )

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

That's my all time favorite CD ;x(

[Bam!]

Jason!

Yup I hear you....I am one of those mini van drivers that cuts you off and take corners at Mack 8 :lol:

I am lookin' for a bumper sticker that will say If You Don' t Like My Driving...Then I am happy :D

[aud19]

You know it's funny, I drive quickly but not stupidly (at least IMO :B ) but 95% of the time when I see someone driving like a total jackass moron (cutting people off, going WAY over the limit etc) it's not a mustang or rice-rocket... it's usually someone in either a minivan or SUV!?! What the hell is that all about?!

Bam... wanna buy me a 1080?! :B :p:

Jason

[aud19]

That's my all time favorite CD ;x(

It's defininetly a good one Andrew :T :yesnod: Achtung Baby is my next favourite by them... sadly I don't even own it! :E Got to get my hands on that one! :yesnod:

Jason

[Gordon Moore]

I've always had a soft spot for the DeLorean. It was well ahead of it's time.

I think Discovery had a show dedicated to the Elanors created for Gone in 60 secs. It was pretty cool. They had quite a crew of professionals come in to do the cars.


Highway driving....I just set the cruise, much easier less headache and no worry. Hell, I can't wait for autopilot, I know I probably (since Manitobans apparantly only live to an average of 74 years :roll: ) won't see it in my lifetime even though GM and Ford have a test track with sensors and the cars actually drive on autpilot. The advantage is that they can drive very close to each other at a high speed and it's all computer controlled. It exists today but I'm sure it's a good 50 years away from public acceptance and being truely safe.

No sense stealthing a detector....the detector detectors will give you up.

[Bam!]

Nahh to me the worst thing on the road....

Blue neon lights under the car !

Driving leaning down the middle of the car with just the wrist touching the steering! When you look from behind...it's like the cars seat is in the middle of the car!

Come on you know who you are! You Gino Power guys you! :lol:

I'm sure Doug! is a wrist driver.....and think he's so hot! :p: :lol: :rofl:

I like Bing's way of driving...perfect sitting...that's the way to do it.....the only problem is he should be looking in front! :lol: http://www.htguide.com/forum/image.php4?u=66&dateline=1083781427

[Andrew Pratt]

Achtung Baby is my next favourite by them... sadly I don't even own it! Got to get my hands on that one!

:smackbutt:

Actung's good but I'd prefer Rattle & Hum's covers...Zoopropa's a solid album as well

[aud19]

Well when it originally came out Andrew, both my brother and I lived at home and shared a lot of our CD's so there was no need for me to buy a copy... I didn't have Pearl Jam's Ten album for the same reason until a few months ago :oops:

Jason

[Kevin P]

Joshua Tree is my favorite U2 album too... Where The Streets Have No Name is my favorite song by them.

Most of the time when I see an idiot driving like a maniac it's a kid, usually in an older car, or one of those fugly ricers. Around here the SUV/van drivers tend to be more reasonable.

I picked up a new toy today:
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/5553/5553402cv1a.jpg

This will make it easier to transfer stuff between my laptop and desktop at work, and for when I'm working on customers' computers and need to transfer data... no need to burn CDs for one time use.

The Valentine 1 isn't detectable by the VG-2 detector detectors. The newer Spectre supposedly can detect it, but I don't know how widely used they are. But since detectors are legal everywhere I drive, it's not an issue.

Are laser detectors illegal in Canada? I don't know of anyone who makes just a laser detector though. Nor do I know how widely used laser is in Canada. It's becoming more popular in the states since it's hard to detect.

[aud19]

running?

[aud19]

again

[aud19]

Another Flip!! Gonna go get a pic ;)

Here ya go... :D

http://www.u2star.com/U2Heaven/Joshua/album-joshua-tree.jpg

Man Bono just oozes with "rock&roll cool" I'm willing to bet he never had much trouble with the ladies :lol:
http://elenann.euro.ru/eng/Nuggets/bono.jpg

Jason

[Kevin P]

Here's a pic for ya Jason:

http://www.delorean-owners.org/legend/images/car_01.jpg

The page would look nekkid without a pic of a DeLorean! :B

[Andrew Pratt]

I love my USB2 drive and use it daily to transfer data around :yesnod:

[Shane Martin]

U2 is my all time favorite band and Achtung Baby is brilliant. To me its my favorite album. I had a copy of Europa which was an import but I had to sell it because I needed $$ in college. Boy that was a mistake.

[Andrew Pratt]

Kevin see my post in the ToP about HP's new Linux laptop :W

[Bing Fung]

I like Bing's way of driving...perfect sitting...that's the way to do it.....the only problem is he should be looking in front! :lol: http://www.htguide.com/forum/image.php4?u=66&dateline=1083781427

I was doing the 2 Fast 2 Furious "No Look driving" impression :p:

[aud19]

Looks like there's 1 or 2 U2 fans here :lol:

Bam, I forgot! (Bad Jason! :B ) Glad work's working out better for ya! :T

Andrew...HP Linux laptop eh..... :P

Jason

[Gordon Moore]

Are laser detectors illegal in Canada? I don't know of anyone who makes just a laser detector though. Nor do I know how widely used laser is in Canada. It's becoming more popular in the states since it's hard to detect.

Detectors are only legal (for use) in Alberta, BC, and Sask.

http://www.radar-detectors.us.com/usa-canada.htm

I knew about Alberta but was surprised to see BC and Sask.

You can buy them, you just can't use them....which is really stupid, it's a dumb contradiction really...

[Lex]

I heard about Linux new laoptop on the radio, going to be a comcrap from HP, just about 60 bucks cheaper than a Winblows machine. Of course, Linux people like Linux for Linux. regardless of cost.

lex

[Andrew Pratt]

Yeah $60 doesn't seem like much of a savings considering what you pay for XP...but remember that the linux comes with OpenOffice and the CD buring software so there's those savings as well.

[Lex]

I'm not pro or against Linux, if anything I am for it, but practically speaking, it doesn't make a lot of sense for most users to buy Linux at this stage. I see it as a developer's platform with Windows emulation.

Lex

[aud19]

Hey Andrew, you see my post on angling the magnets 10-15% in DIY? Also, when are you going to build one to see if it works?! :B

Man I tell ya if any number of us lived closer, we'd all be hanging out in eachother's garages building floating shelves, subwoofers, drinking beer, tuning eachother's systems etc :lol:

:^x

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Don't know if or when I'll get round to building that device..its now stored away in the "if/when i have time/budget" stack of todo's:)

[Bam!]

Looks like there's 1 or 2 U2 fans here :lol:

Bam, I forgot! (Bad Jason! :B ) Glad work's working out better for ya! :T

Andrew...HP Linux laptop eh..... :P

Jason


well it`s about time you wake up and respond to that one! :W :p: :lol: ....I mean I understand Doug not responding but you....!!! :lol:

[aud19]

Sorry buddy :oops: :oops:

(Jason :smackbutt: :smackbutt: himself)

Come on Andrew, if you don't build it, who will?!.... Bam...? :B

Jason

[aud19]

I just noticed... I think we've added a good 30 members in the last couple days! :E Kevin, can you verify? 8O

Jason

[Kevin P]

Jason, here's the new registrations for the past 7 days:

July 28, 2004: 12
July 29, 2004: 2
July 30, 2004: 6
July 31, 2004: 3
August 01, 2004: 4
August 02, 2004: 6
August 03, 2004: 9

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys!!

Here's my next upgrade as indicated by Shane!! :B
http://photo.thetechzone.com/data//510/3089Paula_Garces03-med.jpg?245

[Trevor Schell]

Kevin,,That Back to the Future car is pretty cool.
For some reason I can see you flying around in that thing..:alol:
BTW,,Kool new toy,,USB thingymadingy

Bing's Avatar looks like a scene out of Hollywood!
Look Mom, No hands,,in an Arnold sort of voice..
Bing,,How are you likng the new gear.? Did you have time to
hook it up, or you just looking at it covered in plastic..
:frypan:

Lex,,The Shelby is a great looking Mustang..
I love the nitrious option..we need that in our cars..:yesnod:

Bam,,We could call this the online version of Cheers.. :B

Jason,,We have a Floorplan picked out,,also having it modified slightly, one
being a triple garage..
Not sure if it is online, but I will find out and post it.

As for Canada, everything here is Illegal, however that doesn't stop anybody.
Especially from stealing,,Saskatoon is the crime capital of Canada, based on crime per capita.
The 3 worst areas in the city happen to surround my work place,,Nice!! :(

[Andrew Pratt]

Trev what does Tracy think of that upgrade?

Three sleeps to San Diego :Z

[Trevor Schell]

Andrew,
I don't think I would want to tell Tracey of the upgrade..
But I have already changed my mind to this instead..
http://207.44.134.36:8080/images0/300butt.jpg

[Lex]

Nice upgrade Trev! That's the carbon body option, isn't it? ;)

Nitrous. oh yeah! Love that shelby.

Here's an upgrade, Goldie Hawn's old car! 90 Ferrari Mondial


http://vettesndreamcars.com/photos/90_Ferrari_Mondail_T.jpg

Lex

[Lex]

For Rick, only 44K,

http://vettesndreamcars.com/photos/34_Ford_3_Window_Coupe.jpg

[Lex]

Here's one some of you younger pups likely don't even know about, the "vinyl roof". Yes, roof intentionally covered with vinyl material. Well known for rusting underneath. Who thunk that idea up anyway? :roll:

http://vettesndreamcars.com/photos/69_Chevy_Malibu.jpg

Lex

[Trevor Schell]

Nice cars Lex!!:T
My parents own a 1974 Cougar XR7.
I remember when we picked it up from out of town.
So it is 30 years old and extrememly great shape.
Yes, the vinyl roof does have some rust underneath it.
I am pretty certain that it can be repaired though..

[Trevor Schell]

I love this 65 Corvette..
http://www.contes.com/65mar3.jpg

http://www.contes.com/65mar6.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

http://www.corvetteworlddallas.com/upload/images/MVC-001F_85.jpg

http://www.corvetteworlddallas.com/upload/images/MVC-002F_84.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Can't forget the old T/A
http://www.classiccorvettes.com/photos/1113a.jpg

[Trevor Schell]

Or the 1970 302 Boss............

http://www.classiccorvettes.com/photos/1194a.jpg

Or Lex's 1970 Mach 1
http://www.classiccorvettes.com/photos/1202a.jpg

[RickS]

:later: Hi, Guys!! :later:
Nice cars......I like the coupe! Lex..... :T Been really busy at work and also looking at buying another warehouse for the business....and to store some toys. ;) Anyway....check in with you in a day or two.

Rick

[Trevor Schell]

I am sweet on the GTO

http://www.classiccorvettes.com/photos/1153a.jpg

[Bam!]

hey duders!

nice vrooms.....

Hi RickS...bye RickS! :p:

my busy season will be hitting soon.......I`m sure I`ll still squeeze in a couple of posts!

[Lex]

up early huh Bam?

I got to look at these cars, sweet.

[Lex]

maybe I will tip toe

[Lex]

up to the line

[Lex]

Sweet car! Actually liked several on the last page.

http://www.corvetteworlddallas.com/upload/images/MVC-001F_85.jpg

Lex

[Shane Martin]

My friend had a 63/64 Stingray convertible. He never drove it though :(

He ended up selling it when he got a kid. I wonder if he is going to regret that. :yesnod:

And here is one for Bing just because
:frypan:

[Andrew Pratt]

Nice cars guys:T

Here's one some of you younger pups likely don't even know about, the "vinyl roof".

We're not that young :B

[Gordon Moore]

That was a nice looking goat Trev but what a pukey brown :throwup:

I really like those 60's vettes.

Never been able to get into the awe of mustang (sorry Doug) but hey, different strokes...

Heck, I remember wiping down the vinyl top of many a family pontiac and buick sedan in the 80's.


Well Holidays are underway and demolition has begun on the stairs. Just running over to the outlaws to pick up some materials....scrap wood for forms, a chisel etc...

Then off to Depot for the concrete...

Our Sask-a-ma-toon trip got cancelled since Kathy's brother is coming to Skeeterpeg instead so we're going to tour the province and do short trips. We're going to take the kids to Spirit Sands for our first day trip.

http://www.naturenorth.com/summer/creature/skink/skink.html (http://http://www.naturenorth.com/summer/creature/skink/skink.html)

http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/parks/popular_parks/spruce_woods/

http://www.naturenorth.com/summer/creature/skink/Images/sk-dune.jpg

[Gordon Moore]

Hey Andrew, is your DSL up to speed yet?

Watched HELLBOY last night, not bad at all....though I was on headphones, it seems to have some good LFE. It gave my head a good buzz once or twice :frypan:

[Lex]

While the Boss 302 and 429 are awesome performance cars, I was never a big fan of their trim appointments. (Ok, except big 429 scoop)

It's ok that your not a Stang fan Gordon, to each their own, and I admittedly do like a LOT of the old cars with a particular soft spot for Olds 442's, it's just I can't own them all, and if given a choice, the ultimate is still a 68 Shelby GT500. I own the Mustang because it's what my X wife wanted us to get, a Stang. So, we kept an eye out on the local papers for months, and finally came across the Mach I for 3750.00. In today's terms, a real steal. Even after my total investment to date, it's still not bad for the car. Of course, I have kept it a long long time.

Lex

[Shane Martin]

I like Stangs. I've grown to appreciate them.

Then again I prefer a car like this...
http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/chevyhighperformance/featuredvehicles/p130730_image_large.jpg

[Andrew Pratt]

Gord DSL speeds are still around 200 kbs so they really didn't change anything the last time they were out...its not too bad and for free I won't complain about the moderate boost in speed.

Besides at the moment I need to resolve me laptop issues

[Lex]

Maybe someone would rather have a Hemi Cuda from the Nash Bridges TV show?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2486032510&category=6409

Only 175K with reserve not met. 8O Restoration costs were 100K.

Lex

[Andrew Pratt]

That's a nice Hemi too :driver: I wonder if Yasmine comes with it :boobies:

[aud19]

Nice cars guys! :yesnod: And Doug I do remember vinyl roofs... :lol:

Trev, I like the rear "bumper" on the second upgrade :drool: :lol: If you have anything to scan or whatever for plans too, that'd be cool. If ya get a sec anyways ;)

Kevin, thanks :) That's a fair bit of new members! :E :T

Jazz Tasha and I all have next week off and we're going to Vancouver Island for a couple days to visit Jazz's mom and see a few sites :) First day we'll be going to see the Eternal Egypt Exhibit (http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/visit-museum/egypt/index.html) at the Royal BC Museum which is a VERY cool once in a life time thing! :D
http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/visit-museum/egypt/images/amenhotep.jpg
and Butchart Gardens:
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/screensaver/buds/pict0000.jpg

Then we might go to Salt Spring Island:
http://www.saltspringtoday.com/images/index.6.jpg

or Sydney Spit:
http://www.britishcolumbia.com/images/parks/south_island/sidneyspitlight.jpghttp://www.britishcolumbia.com/images/parks/south_island/sidneyspit3_4.jpg

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Looks like a rather nice spot Jason:T

[aud19]

Which one Andrew?! :lol:

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

yes :W

[aud19]

Everybody's an f'n comedian! :p: :rofl:

Jason

[Bam!]

Everybody's an f'n comedian! :p: :rofl:

Jason

Hey hey.....what's so funny ? I missed that....Spot...what spot...don' t get it....work on it... :p: :lol:

So how's everyone ?

I'm O.K. thanks for asking :lol:

Hey who here besides Doug and Jason checked out that thread in Home Theater about DvD players....the one between Marantz and Denon 5900...

I gotta say LEVESQUE went wild but brought up some really good points.....as did Sithlord with his Marantz......The attack on Jon was rough though.... It's sucks cause I like both guys....but it was an interesting thread never the less....

[aud19]

Bam you're awfully quiet today... Go back and read it again :p: :lol: Glad to hear your doing well :T

I'm just glad I cleared up that whole "macro blocking" thing, that isn't macro blocking at all :lol:

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Nothing much going on here...I'm likely going to put my GPS up on eBay tonight to upgrade to a newer unit :yesnod: The one I have was a gift and while its nice enough I could do with a Garmin model so that our mapping software and cables etc all jive since Garmin's what we use at work

[aud19]

Just found out there's an IMAX film for the Eternal Egypt Exhibit too! So I get to include my movie/electronics hobby too!!! :B

Jason

[Bam!]

Jason!

Listen I am makin' noise....Do you hear it ?

:rofl:

Boy there's about as much action here as a snail race...

[Andrew Pratt]

Nope but being down wind I did smell something :fart:

[Bam!]

so Handy Andy....are we still on for September.....the 3rd week I believe ain.....what day would it fall on ?

:D

[Andrew Pratt]

Yes so far the meeting is scheduled for September 20 - 22 in Quebec City so I'll likely fly out to Montreal on the friday night (17th) and drive out to see you that weekend if you're around...at least that's the plan so far

[Bam!]

Yes so far the meeting is scheduled for September 20 - 22 in Quebec City so I'll likely fly out to Montreal on the friday night (17th) and drive out to see you that weekend if you're around...at least that's the plan so far

So what you are saying is We could meet Sunday ?

That would be great...cause I am in my big season in September and I really don' t want to rush like a chicken without a head...

So Sunday at my place.... :D

Does that sound right ?

[aud19]

Well at least you guys posted a couple times. I was hoping after I got back from my jaunt up to the mall there'd be a bunch of posts to read! :roll:

Everybody in Canada got a 649 ticket? Up to 29Mil. now! :E :P
Imagine the custom HT you could do with funds like that available!!! :drool: I'd be getting a set of those Genesis speakers for sure! :D

Jason

[Bam!]

Jason....If I was the one to win....and this is in writing :lol: I would buy the Genesis for you man......You totally want them about as bad as I want Jennifer Love Hewitt! :D

[aud19]

:lol: :smootch: That's sweet Bam.

I don't think I could afford JLH for ya even with $29,000,000 but maybe there's a really nice BBQ you'd like or something ;) :rofl:

Of courrse Bam if you buy me those speakers, I'll need a bigger house/room to put them in and bigger amps to power them.... :P ;) :rofl:

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Steve that sounds ok to me. I'll let you know closer to the day if anything looks like its changed.

Hmmm JHL :drool:

I just checked the long range forecast for San Diego and I honestly don't know why they bother having weather forecasts for that city...a static image saying sunny and 75F would seem to be all they need:)

[Bam!]

Sounds good Andrew! :T Finally meeting a person from TTP! WOW a mini meet! :lol: :oops:

man oh man! It's freakin' quiet here!

Not one salami here!

Bing!...I have a good one for you.........I had a guy come in and I don't have a bell.....so he said....get this....ahum...."Bing.Bing!" :lol: ...not ding ding....but Bing Bing!

I actuallya sked him....did you say Ding....or Bing! The guy laughed and answered Bing and then looked at me like this :blink:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: I am still laughing!!!!! :rofl:

Anyways to everyone else :p:

Glen what's up duder! :p:

[Kevin P]

Oh goody, I was typing an email and my T key fell off! 8O It still works, I just hit the rubber nub and it still types. Now I have to get the itty bitty tools out so I can get the cap back on...

[aud19]

Kev just buy a new keyboard! :rofl: They're like $15!

Jason

[Kevin P]

Kev just buy a new keyboard! :rofl: They're like $15!It's a Dell laptop... ;)

I'm on online chat with Dell, they're going to give me the info I need to order a keyboard. It's going to cost me though since the machine is out of warranty.

[Bam!]

oh my what have we here ?

[Bam!]

a flipper!

[Bam!]

here I go!

[Bam!]

Flip!!!

My present set up..... Check out those Angtrom obliggatos....

http://www.htguide.com/forum/attachment.php4?attachmentid=654&stc=1

[Tha Freak]

who's speakers are that ??

[Andrew Pratt]

Wow the unthinkable just happened...I called Dell's tech support and not only did they answer quickly I actually got someone in North America...and he spoke English :E They're now going to replace the motherboard and video so I'll essentially have a brand new PC once that's done...hopefully that fix's the problem otherwise I'll push for a new PC.

[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys!!
What's new..?
Nice HT pic Bam!!:T

[Andrew Pratt]

Just spent a little time looking on the Dell site just in case they can't get this laptop stable again...I think if I'm allowed I'll go for a Latitude system instead as I can get a Centrino chip and a 15" screen for about the same cost as the 5150 which would be the direct replacement for my 5100. Dunno how it works though I may not have a choice in what I get should it come down to that.

[Lex]

Knowing you Pratt, you will come out smelling like a rose. lol.

Nice pic Bam, is that your Proacs?

[Jariten]

Okay,,,
what's going on in here??

I leave for a few weeks and it gets all out of hand?

=D


Greetings from Nanuet, NY
1am
sheesh!

:twisted:

:B

[Trevor Schell]

Best of luck with the DeLL Andrew!!
I just ordered the DeLL X30. Had to beat the final deadline
in order to receive the promotional price. :-y

[Trevor Schell]

Hey Evil Eyes!! :later:

[Kevin P]

Cool on the DeLL dude :T It should work out for you one way or the other. I have to call their "out of warranty" department this morning to order a keyboard for my 4100, so wish me luck. I did the online chat thing last night instead of talking to someone who can't speak English.

Hopefully it won't cost too much. The T key is holding right now but every once in a while I hit it and the cap pops off. Not good. Otherwise this machine has been great.

[Bam!]

Knowing you Pratt, you will come out smelling like a rose. lol.

Nice pic Bam, is that your Proacs?

Doug! Freak!....they are my buddies Angstrom`s....the Obligatto series (their highest model...a Canadian manufacturer)

He lent me his pride and joy...Andrew`s one of my best buds.....I guess he sees me that way too....cause to lend me his prized possesions......well that`s quite impressive.....

Also my Pro Acs are comin`in in one week :D ...Andrew will be doin`the finish on them....I still haven`t decided which veneer to go with......as he is the one who will do the finish.....he is an incredible wood worker and painter....

So there you have it!

I need to treat my room with room acoustics though........and soon! Hopefully before Andrew shows up! :lol:

....and I am workin`on my theme for the dinner! :rofl:

[Shane Martin]

Ok so they are Pro Ac Clones and not speakers made by Pro Ac?

[Andrew Pratt]

Thanks Bam! I didn't know I was that tallented :W

Doug you know me well :lol:

[Bam!]

Ok so they are Pro Ac Clones and not speakers made by Pro Ac?


yup....they are the ones from Jacques! You know your modded crossover....I have heard the originals and the clones on an AA AB BB test.......

Me likes the clones! It`s the ordeal you have to go through to get these things is :E ....but once I have them....... :D

[Shane Martin]

Just for Trev :demon:

New Paradigm Servo 15 v2
Link (http://www.audioholics.com/news/pressreleases/paradigmServo-15v2subwoofer.php)

Msrp is a whopping $2,200 US. :E :E

[Glen]

Hey all :later:

Works been waaaaaaaay too busy lately, so I'm about 10 pages behind. Hope everyone is doing well.

I'll try and catch up soon.

:later:


Bam!, your set up looks great :T

[Andrew Pratt]

Glen if you like I can leave that paint on my front steps if you want to pick it up sometime while I'm away next week?

[Bam!]

Hey all :later:

Works been waaaaaaaay too busy lately, so I'm about 10 pages behind. Hope everyone is doing well.

I'll try and catch up soon.

:later:


Bam!, your set up looks great :T
Well well well....look who's back!

Good to see you're still alive buddy!

you work a holic you!

:p:

[Glen]

Thanks Andrew. It's going to be awhile before I get into making the screen - so there's no rush. Thanks anyway. Have a great time on your trip.

[Bam!]

Hi Guys!!
What's new..?
Nice HT pic Bam!!:T


Thanks bud! :T

[Bam!]

Duders!

My desk is sparkly clean.....not a customer in sight....everything is done....I need action!

Gimme Action!

Jason you bum where are you!

:p:

[Kevin P]

My desk is sparkly clean.....not a customer in sight....everything is done....I need action!That's what I call quality surfing time! ;)

Just got off the phone with Dell. At first I called their out of warranty repair dept. and they wanted over $200 to ship the laptop out, replace the keyboard and ship it back, then they offered option B, which is for me to replace the keyboard myself, so they transferred me to parts, and got a keyboard ordered for $32 including shipping.

Why spend 200 bucks and be without the machine for a week when I'm sure I can swap the thing out in 10 minutes.

In the meantime I can still use the machine. The T key pops off occasionally while typing, but it's still usable.

[Andrew Pratt]

Well I've gone and done it...not sure if its a wise move or not but what the heck its a relatively cheap "upgrade" and should keep me busy for awhile...besides its going to look nice stacked on top of the 300 disc CD jukebox below...just like Dougs rack :yesnod: It also gives me a SACD deck to try :B

http://im2.onecall.com/Image_Products/SONY/DVPCX985LARGE.jpg

Sony DVPCX985V 400 Disc Progressive DVD, SACD, CD, VCD Player
Jump To: Warranty | Features | Supplied Accessories | Specifications

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Bring home Sony’s DVP-CX985V 400-Disc Progressive DVD/SACD Player... Featuring DVD-RW/-R (VR and Video Mode) DVD+RW/+R Playback, SACD Multi-Channel / MP3/CD-R/CD-RW Playback*, 480P Output Type: Precision Cinema Progressive, and a 12 Bit Video DAC with 108MHz Processing with NSV, this 400 Disc DVD/CD/SACD Mega Changer allows you to organize your CDs so you can listen to what you want when you want. A Disc Explorer On Screen Management System is also featured. Finding your music couldn’t be easier!


400 Disc DVD/CD/SACD Mega Changer

DVD-RW/-R (VR and Video Mode) DVD+RW/+R Playback

SACD Multi-Channel/MP3/CD-R/CD-RW Playback*

480P Output Type: Precision Cinema Progressive

12 Bit Video DAC with 108MHz Processing with NSV

Disc Explorer On Screen Management System


MP3 Playback : Playing MP3 Music on a Sony DVD player is easy. Just insert an MP3 encoded disc and press MENU. A blue screen pops up to Display your folders. Scroll down the list using the remote or front panel cursor control to select the folder you want. The green files screen pops up to show the files in the selected folder. Select the file you want to hear and you're done. Finding music couldn't be easier.

Precision Cinema Progressive(TM) Technology : Other DVD players detect image changes at the Scan line level-Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the Pixel level. The picture is more faithful to the source-whether film or video-because separate, optimized algorithms are used to handle the differing Pixel behavior. Separate algorithms are also used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.

Precision Drive(TM) 2 System : Past generations of Precision Drive were only able to compensate for warped discs by moving the entire optical block, which took more time and limited the amount of correction possible. Sony's new Precision Drive(TM) 2 system simplifies the process by moving the lens-instead of the entire optical block-for faster and more accurate error correction.

Multi-Channel SACD Playback

SmoothScan(TM) High Speed Forward and Reverse

SmoothSlow Forward and Reverse

96 khz 24 bit Linear PCM audio decoding

Dolby(R) Digital Output

dts(R) Digital Output

Digital Cinema Sound Modes

Bitmapped Graphic User Interface (GUI)

Picture Navigation

Jacket Picture Display

[Bam!]

Andrew!

What made you buy this ?

:p:

[Andrew Pratt]

Simply put convienience and it gives me a place to store my DVD's that I backup :W It also gives me a digital coax output so I can finally use the CatCables digital coax I have sitting in a box and i'll likely end up adding a single disk unit later on for rentals and to act as a transport for CD's etc. I'd like to add a Sony 7700 that I used to own as it was an awesome transport and they're cheap on audiogon etc.

[Andrew Pratt]

"WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush offered up a new entry for his catalogue of "Bushisms" on Thursday, declaring that his administration will "never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people."

Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at the signing ceremony for a $417-billion defence spending bill.

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

No one in Bush's audience of military brass or Pentagon chiefs reacted. "

Oops :lol:

[Kevin P]

Cool on the jukebox Pr@, but you didn't get the ES model? You'll enjoy it though and it does SACD which is cool. Too bad Sony doesn't do DVD-A though.

My only gripe with the Sony DVD jukeboxes is they aren't as user friendly as the CD jukeboxes. For example, on the CD players, you can pick a disc on the remote by hitting Disc, and then the digits and Enter, and it goes straight to the disc. On the DVD players, you have to navigate through the menus to select a disc. You can still do it by number, but it's clunkier and more difficult to do with a macro.

My friend has a 300 disc Sony and another glitch it has is, if a disc is loaded and the power goes out, it doesn't always return the disc to the same slot it was in originally. Say you put a rental disc in the EZ Play slot, and there is a power outage. Suddenly the rental disc is placed in another, random slot and you have to search for it. I wonder if they fixed that on the new models.

[Andrew Pratt]

Yeah i knew about the GUI issues...I should be able to work around them with the pronto though...at least I hope so:)

[Bam!]

hmmm interesting Andrew....does have quite a bit of use....

I am not folowing you on the coaxial out and being able to use Cats....

Your dvd player doesn' t have coaxial ?

It's Optic only ?

[aud19]

Yeah the Denon 1600 Andrew and I both have is optical only :evil:
Nice Mega-Changer Pratt :T Man I wish I could play my DSOTM SACD! :confused: Good luck with the Dell. Ooooh Bush... :roll:

Bam I'm right here! Sheesh, you know we''re three hours behind ya out here eh! :p:

Glen :later:

Kev, glad the keyboard fix isn't too big of a PIA ;)

Bing, kitchen done yet?!? Where you at man?

Jason

[George Bellefontaine]

Good day all. Now I have to have my after lunch... :Z

[Tha Freak]

I don't want to be an ass, but Andrew, what a simple and fast way to scratch all your DVD at the same time!!

[Bam!]

Hey Freak!

Thanks for the open flip!

[Shane Martin]

I can run from here right?

[Shane Martin]

Flip time.

[Shane Martin]

Flip!
Klipsch's new THX Ultra 2 system
http://www.klipsch.com/media/Newscenter/THX%20Ultra%203.jpg

[Andrew Pratt]

I've had my CD's in my Sony juke box for years and never had an issue with scratching etc...if anything they're safer in there then me handleing them all the time:)

[aud19]

Man am I pooped :Z ...been awake since 4:50am :Z ...need a nap :Z

Jason

[Andrew Pratt]

Yikes that's an early start Jason :Z

[Shane Martin]

Jason,
Welcome to the club. I'm up at 5am everyday to be at work by 6. My body has not welcomed that change :x