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[pedro]

So pedro, did you find RedsZone first and tell woy about it or was it the other way around?

woy was first by a long shot, i read redszone for a long time (almost 2 years) before i ever posted. lot's of times i don't have a lot to say on the baseball side, i think woy, m2, steelsd, raisor and the rest of the sabre crowd spend so much time writing thoughough analysis that all i'd have to say is "uh... yeah, me too!"

sometimes i think that woy is like the noise made by the tree in the forest. w/out baseball he might not really exist.

[Unassisted]

:p: Unassisted, I stopped your pitiful start of a zone. ;)I'm too much of a tweaker to zone during the day. I'm never satisfied with a post when I first make it. I always have to change something or fix a typo. Krono can post 10 times in the time it takes me to post and tweak. Most mortals can get 2 or 3 in during that timespan. ;)

[creek14]

I'm too much of a tweaker to zone during the day. I'm never satisfied with a post when I first make it. I always have to change something or fix a typo. Krono can post 10 times in the time it takes me to post and tweak. Most mortals can get 2 or 3 in during that timespan. ;)
Let go, dare to make that typo!! We're all family here.

[creek14]

I'm going home in 23 minutes. :thumbup:

[Unassisted]

I resisted the temptation to tweak my last post even though I had another pont to make. Now I've forgotten what that point was. :p:

[Unassisted]

Let go, dare to make that typo!! We're all family here.Aye yam two mush of a perfekshunest, eye mafrayed.

[Unassisted]

Oh no, I've spotted a typo in my post-before-last! I must hang my head in shame.

[creek14]

So pedro, who went to Portland first, you or woy. Who's older? Who's better looking? Tell us. Dish. We won't tell woy!! :)

[Unassisted]

I should go get dinner started. Mrs. U will wonder why it's not.

[creek14]

Oh no, I've spotted a typo in my post-before-last! I must hang my head in shame.
What's your pont? :p: ;)

[Unassisted]

Creek busted up my zone. Now we're even.

The other point I was gonna make before is that Mrs. U is going to Phoenix tomorrow. If I was going, I'd hunt down jmcclain. I'd be nice to him, though. :D

[RFS62]

Well, one more night in Georgia and I'm headed back home tomorrow. This is my 4th trip down here since September.

At least the mosquitos have migrated south, probably down to Mexico. And the fire ants. Can't forget them. I saw a convoy of those suckers heading south too. About the size of your average Ohio squirrel they are, I tell ya'.

[Unassisted]

What's your pont? :p: ;)Le pont est sur l'eau. I was just speaking French, is all.

[creek14]

What disaster did they have in GA? Besides the Braves in the playoffs?

[creek14]

Le pont est sur l'eau. I was just speaking French, is all.
That's my real last name. Creek French.

[RFS62]

Those four hurricanes that wiped out Florida also damaged a lot of south Georgia. My company has a lot of properties down here, and I had to inspect the suckers.

[pedro]

So pedro, who went to Portland first, you or woy. Who's older? Who's better looking? Tell us. Dish. We won't tell woy!! :)

woy came out here first, about the same time as my sister. parents followed soon after, then me. pretty much a full family migration, although we left crazy older sister back east where she belongs :)

woy's 6 years older than me and he probably did get the looks in the family. he's got the dark features that made him the swarthy envy of many a young girl in high school. he also, as many of you might know, has a way with words that probably made many a young man in high school want to crack his head open. so he's got that going for him too. :p:

now i'm sure i'm due for a reaming......

[Larkin Fan]

WOY and pedro are brothers? I had no idea of that.

[Larkin Fan]

I just finished my last take-home Chem lab report of the quarter. Wooooohooo!

[RFS62]

Tim Allen, comedian, had this to say about Martha Stewart:

"Boy, I feel safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. & Kobe are walking around; Osama BinLaden too, but they take the one woman in America willing to cook and clean and work in the yard and haul her ass to jail."

[Larkin Fan]

I'm feeling a lot better today. It seems that my cure for a cold/flu really works. Take two gallons of orange juice and call myself in the morning. ;)

[Larkin Fan]

Tim Allen, comedian, had this to say about Martha Stewart:

"Boy, I feel safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. & Kobe are walking around; Osama BinLaden too, but they take the one woman in America willing to cook and clean and work in the yard and haul her ass to jail."

:MandJ: :MandJ: :MandJ:

[SandyD]

Duh Z, I'm incapable of it. Keep up with the thread! Didn't you read my whole woe-is-me dilemma?

(Kidding! In case anyone takes that seriously, I am kidding!)

I've got a lot of catching up to do ... but had to respond.

Rosie, however you're feeling, you are capable of love ... you have it in you. Perhaps you have to find your way, but it's there.

Back to catching up.

[SandyD]

I'm on page 777.. :D
Me too! :RedinDC:

[SandyD]

Work is hell today.

That is all. :dflynn:

poor Chip. :(

I had a bad day at work too, btw, or a bad ending. but after work was cool. more on that later.

[SandyD]

I still feel like total crap. I slept for 4 hours after class today but it didn't help.

Today is my grandma's birthday. She is 83, and seems to be feeling better. She is such a cool lady. :thumbup:

Are you going to get to see her for the holiday?

Happy Birthday to her, and hope you feel better.

[RFS62]

Hope you're feeling better, LGJ.

Happy birthday to your grandmother!!

[letsgojunior]

Are you going to get to see her for the holiday?

Happy Birthday to her, and hope you feel better.

Yes, I'm flying home on Monday for a week. It will be good to see everyone. Thanksgiving came so fast. This year has just flown by. It's amazing how time seems to be moving more and more quickly.

[SandyD]

Yes, I'm flying home on Monday for a week. It will be good to see everyone. Thanksgiving came so fast. This year has just flown by. It's amazing how time seems to be moving more and more quickly.
That's good. Give grandma a big hug from all of us ... both of them.

Lately, time has been creeping by for me, but that's because I'm pretty miserable right now. Hopefully, that'll change soon.

Enjoy you're trip home.

[SandyD]

Bad stuff from work:

I was accused by a co-worker of doing something wrong today. My supervisor has not said one word to me. BUT if I’m doing something wrong, I want to know what it is. Supervisor is out until Monday, so I just have to wait for clarification.

I’d really like to call in sick tomorrow, but I can’t do that. Unless I catch what lgj has or something.

Truth is, in my mind, what I did was absolutely right, and I’ll stand by it until my supervisor can explain to me WHY I was wrong. I opened a BI claim in response to a phone call from an atty who said his client was injured and assigned it to a BI adjuster. And I was wrong because? All is hear is that I should have just opened collision and let fast track handle.

Didn’t cost the company a penny … claim was denied anyway since the policy was not in effect. Didn’t create any extra work … someone had to respond to the atty anyway. No lives were lost. Not a big deal, really, but this co-worker is making it a big deal.

Oh, and someone from our IS dept was tampering with my computer today while I was at lunch. I’m a little worried that they accessed a couple of files I have on my personal storage space. Nothing too damaging, just typed in a few thoughts expressing my boredom and frustration. And I stand by that. I’d just rather not have to explain.

They were there to update something, but I have no idea what.

Hopefully, I'll be able to give notice soon.

[letsgojunior]

That's good. Give grandma a big hug from all of us ... both of them.

Lately, time has been creeping by for me, but that's because I'm pretty miserable right now. Hopefully, that'll change soon.

Enjoy you're trip home.

Very sorry to hear that Sandy. I can definitely sympathize. I haven't really enjoyed the past 3-4 months very month. But these things tend to be cyclical. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. That's just the way life is. I'm hoping things start to improve for you really soon.

[SandyD]

Now for the after work ... stopped by the health club ... they were supposed to call me to set up an intro session. I don't want to get started without a plan, since I'm in pretty bad shape right now. Anyway, on my way I got a call from the gal who is setting up the testing and intro interview following my phone interview.

So, on Dec 2, I have to take a math test (calculating area, figuring percents, converting from mm to in and vice versa. Oh, and inches to feet too!), essay test (How I would respond to client's e-mail), and a typing test. The last worries me the most, since I've never actually been tested.

Job requires 40 wpm, and I think I can handle that, but it depends on how the test is given. I make a lot of mistakes, but I usually catch them as I go along.

Anyway, Dec 1, I get my blood test results and find out if I'm going to live. Dec 2, I take these tests and have a face to face interview. Dec 3, I have an ear doctor appt. I'd cancel or postpone the ear doctor, but I've put it off too long. I've already asked off the mornings of the 1st and 3rd. Now, do I ask just the morning off for the second? or the entire day? Wait ... maybe I can reschedule the ear dr for the afternoon of the 2nd, and take the whole day off. I'll be done with the interview/test by 11am.

[SandyD]

Very sorry to hear that Sandy. I can definitely sympathize. I haven't really enjoyed the past 3-4 months very month. But these things tend to be cyclical. Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down. That's just the way life is. I'm hoping things start to improve for you really soon.
Yeah, you've had a rough time of it too, lately. But the new year is almost upon us, and you'll be moving on to the next level in your education. And hopefully, I'll be moving on to a new job.

[SandyD]

I think we should schedule a tennis match between DG and Cbus in the spring. Get someone up in that area to officiate, and take pics.

I like the idea of an xbox party at Roy's house, even if I haven't played video games since Atari tennis. I can still hear that sound.

Fun at Rosie's would be good too.

Of course, since I live over 800 miles away, I doubt I could make either. :(

Oh, and I always feel good when creek's day at work RAWK's. Really.

I've been wondering where Chip was but I forgot. HOT STOVE LEAGUE night. Wonder what's happening.

[SandyD]

LF, congrats on the take up lab report was it?

I had a take home midterm due the Wed before TG. They gave it to us a week before, but I was leaving town that Friday night (drove from Tucson to New Iberia LA between 6pm Friday and 8pm Sat.)

Professors were nice, though, and said as long as it was postmarked by the due date, I could mail it in. (Fedex'd it anyway, so they had it on due date.)

[SandyD]

Roy, I like your stories too. And a journal is a good idea. I write out my thoughts a lot, but never really as organized as a journal.

[SandyD]

unassisted, paper dry out yet?

Our paper comes in plastic every day, but it still gets wet sometimes.

[SandyD]

Just remembered something I've been meaning to tell you all for a while.

The elevators in my building are possessed. One of them doesn't recognize the 14th floor (where I work). The elevator always says it's the 15th floor when it's on the 14th floor which is really the 13th floor.

Another one closes the doors rather quickly ... and I have bruises to prove it.

One time, the elevator went all the way to our floor ... and before the door opened, it returned to the ground floor.

Kind of creepy, huh?

[SandyD]

you know, I think gonelong and I joined RZ on the same day. A few days before Sept 11th.

well, about a week.

[SandyD]

the twins arrive on Sat ... and we're still trying to figure out how we're going to keep them off the stairs and stuff. Probably going to have to LOCK THEM IN...away from the stairs.

I'm looking forward to seeing them.

[SandyD]

I'm practicing my typing for my typing test.

[SandyD]

I usually find errors and want to edit stuff ... I'll have to refrain from that.

[SandyD]

70% chance of rain tomorrow. Still warm, and not likely to cool off. Not like summer though.

[SandyD]

This job I'm interviewing for requires some travel ... I have to go meet the field rep and see stuff in practice ... meet some of the big customers. Some trade shows maybe, and one big annual sales meeting that is required for the whole entire company ... held at one of the casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Wonder if they will make me bunk with someone?

[SandyD]

of course I have to get the job first.

[SandyD]

Oh, and the gal from the health club NEVER CALLED ME BACK about setting up an appt. I'm getting aggravated.

[jmcclain19]

Just remembered something I've been meaning to tell you all for a while.

The elevators in my building are possessed. One of them doesn't recognize the 14th floor (where I work). The elevator always says it's the 15th floor when it's on the 14th floor which is really the 13th floor.

Another one closes the doors rather quickly ... and I have bruises to prove it.

One time, the elevator went all the way to our floor ... and before the door opened, it returned to the ground floor.

Kind of creepy, huh?

Haunted eh?

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/images/et/ghosts-et.jpg ;)

[SandyD]

I'm thinking of buying a new interview outfit. Don't really wear suits, but I have a couple of nice jackets. Might need to invest in a new blouse or two.

[jmcclain19]

And Sandy you know your Wpm will increase tenfold once you start doing it every day, I type every day I'm up around 80-100 wpm, it just comes like riding a bike

[Unassisted]

70% chance of rain tomorrow. Still warm, and not likely to cool off. Not like summer though.Be glad it's only rain, Sandy. It's probably the same system that brought tornadoes here last night and to Houston this morning. It left some flooding rains here, too. :thumbdown

[jmcclain19]

Oh, and the gal from the health club NEVER CALLED ME BACK about setting up an appt. I'm getting aggravated.

I'd be moving onto another health club. If someone doesn't want your business that bad, give it to someone else

[SandyD]

And Sandy you know your Wpm will increase tenfold once you start doing it every day, I type every day I'm up around 80-100 wpm, it just comes like riding a bike

I type everyday too. Just short pieces ... filing in datafields while I'm on the phone. I'm not fast at anything. And I've never really been trained or tested, so that bothers me a bit. I have a lot riding on this, and typing isn't really a big part of the job. They only are asking for 40wpm, though, and I think I can handle that.

I type faster when I'm typing what I want to type rather than what they want me to type, you know? I'm more worried about the test than the task, you know?

[SandyD]

Be glad it's only rain, Sandy. It's probably the same system that brought tornadoes here last night and to Houston this morning. It left some flooding rains here, too. :thumbdown

Most of the time, the worst of it goes north of us. With these fronts, anyway. Our flooding generally comes in the spring when the cool fronts that are still coming down meet the warm fronts from the gulf, and stall right over us. That's still mosting torrential rain.

Hope it settles down for you.

[Unassisted]

unassisted, paper dry out yet?

Our paper comes in plastic every day, but it still gets wet sometimes.I took it to a recycling bin 2 days later and parts of it were still wet. :p:

Every day since Sunday, the carrier has double-bagged the paper on rainy mornings this week. Getting that Sunday paper soaked is nooo fun, though. :(

I don't think I mentioned on Sunday that I left part of the paper in the oven too long at too high a temperature and it caught fire briefly. It's a good thing I had left the oven door open or I might have damaged the oven!

As Steve Stone might say. "All of you little leaguers watching at home should take note of this. 300 degrees is too high a temperature to dry out your newspaper in the oven." :)

[Unassisted]

J-mc, I was just thinking that your avatar might be very topical here if it had the letters Z-O-N-E on it instead of those 4 letters. Just an idea. :)

[SandyD]

I'd be moving onto another health club. If someone doesn't want your business that bad, give it to someone else
I'm kind of stuck for now. This club is in the building I currently work in, and our membership is being deducted from my paycheck. And there's a $50 cancellation fee if I cancel before a year. I didn't have to pay a registration fee.

If I get the new job, I'll be transferring my membership to the main site of the club, which costs a little more, but I think I'll have better service.

I'm getting started one way or another by this weekend. I just don't want to jump in and try to do it without guidance. You know?

[SandyD]

Haunted eh?



Yep. :)

[KronoRed]

Good Evening :)

[SandyD]

Good Evening :)

back at ya, Al ;)

[RosieRed]

I was gone a lot longer than I thought I would be when I left this afternoon. Whew! Thankfully, I only had 6 pages to catch up on here though. :)

Bridget Jones was much better than I thought it would be. I was expecting crap, and I would say it was about average. Not as good as the first, but not bad either. After the movie went to the bar with my friend ... nothing like having a beer at 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon!! :gac:

Then I drove up to my granparents' house, where we had a trial-run Thanksgiving dinner. Grandma got a turkey fryer and wanted to test it before the actual holiday. So she cooked a turkey breast in it, and we had mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, green beans, etc. It was sooo good. Well, actually, I wasn't too fond of the turkey, but everything else was wonderful. And I got a huge plate of leftovers, and a huge bag of pistachios!! :thumbup:

(Also: My grandfather told one of the crudest jokes I have ever heard. EVER. I couldn't believe he told it to us!! :eek: And my 13-year-old brother was sitting there too!! :eek: )

[SandyD]

jm, I was thinking about you today. Kind of weird, but I walked through sprinklers. And I remembered walking through the sprinklers along Speedway at UA. Sounds silly, but a lot of people walked around them. I walked right through them and let my legs get wet. Especially in the summer.

Do you remember Pete the Beak for Beat the Peak?

[RosieRed]

Sandy, good luck with your interview! Sounds pretty intense. I would imagine there are some WPM typing tests on the internet somewhere, if you wanted to practice or get an idea of how fast you type.

LGJ, I hope you feel better soon!

Chip, I hope work gets better for you. That does not sound fun.

[KronoRed]

Wow!

That was a mighty zone Sandy :D

[KronoRed]

http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/imgs/g322.gif
:MandJ: :MandJ:

[RFS62]

Krono, your job search difficulties remind me a lot of a version of writers block. It seems like your heart is in the right place, but something seems to be stopping you from taking action.

It's like a wall in front of you that you can't seem to get around. It's not that you have bad intentions, you just seem stuck to me, and whatever method you're trying just isn't working.

I still think you need to personify the whole concept, and get mad at the "wall". See it as a physical entity that is keeping you from what you desire. This may help you focus your energy on defeating the "wall". I know this sounds like a two part Dr.Phil episode, but you mentioned earlier that you were able to motivate yourself with anger sometimes, and that is exactly what I think you need to do here.

Get mad at the freakin' wall. It's your enemy. Kick it's ass.

[KronoRed]

http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/imgs/spp3g.gif
:thumbup:

[KronoRed]

Krono, your job search difficulties remind me a lot of a version of writers block. It seems like your heart is in the right place, but something seems to be stopping you from taking action.

It's like a wall in front of you that you can't seem to get around. It's not that you have bad intentions, you just seem stuck to me, and whatever method you're trying just isn't working.

I still think you need to personify the whole concept, and get mad at the "wall". See it as a physical entity that is keeping you from what you desire. This may help you focus your energy on defeating the "wall". I know this sounds like a two part Dr.Phil episode, but you mentioned earlier that you were able to motivate yourself with anger sometimes, and that is exactly what I think you need to do here.

Get mad at the freakin' wall. It's your enemy. Kick it's ass.

Sounds like a good idea to me..yyer right..this aint working :dflynn:

Die wall :bigboom:

[KronoRed]

That was the Tuesday before last. :p:

Why did this remind me of Ruby Tuesdays? :D

[letsgojunior]

Krono, where have you applied lately?

[KronoRed]

Damn, I was hoping to give you some sort of grief for that decision. :mhcky21:

Rejected :mhcky21:

[KronoRed]

For Krono

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/825505/gnr.jpg

Check us out..we used 10 cans of hairspray so we can look 'ROCK'

:rolleyes:

[KronoRed]

I thought this was Blossom

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/825505/blossom.jpg

That show rocked

[KronoRed]

Krono, where have you applied lately?

UPS..you have to apply separately to each different distribution center :dflynn:

[KronoRed]

Yea, this thread is rockin' today. creek will not be amused.
:MandJ: :thumbup:

[KronoRed]

1990 posts in this thread. I'm a contributor!

Yer a player :RedinDC:

[KronoRed]

Amen to that, z. That chick is hella-butt-ugly, yo.

Disagree!!!

Now..those girls Puffy posts...

[letsgojunior]

UPS..you have to apply separately to each different distribution center :dflynn:

I was in a Walmart the other day, and they had a computer in their store where you could apply on-line. Have you tried there?

[KronoRed]

I have to stop know. I'm getting into the political ones ..... and we don't want that p stuff here.

but I do think there's a village in texas that's missing an idiot.

We have plenty of missing people around here ;)

[KronoRed]

1994. Hmmm. I don't remember much from 1994. :pimp:

I was in 7th grade for the first half and 8th grade the other half.

I got caught skipping school, sent to in school suspension..oh, broke my bike :D

[KronoRed]

I was in a Walmart the other day, and they had a computer in their store where you could apply on-line. Have you tried there?

I should

I like the computer/no talking to people parts :)

[KronoRed]

1995. Another year......wasted. :pimp: :MandJ:

Ahh, I had an interesting 95, met a lot of new friends, got done with 8th grade, took up smoking, got caught, took it up again, got caught..and on and on ;)

[KronoRed]

1996. Met my wife.

1996

Not much happend..well in August me and a friend got in a car and drove 900 miles to see his girlfriend :D

[KronoRed]

1997, got engaged

Wasted year, did nothing at all of value.

[KronoRed]

1998. Got married. :party: :luvu:
Got my high school diploma, 2 years before those slackers in my grade level ;)

[KronoRed]

1999. My first son, Grant was born on January 20th. :thumbup:

Married Mrs.Krono in February :D

[KronoRed]

It looks like another department may be moving in to my side of the building. Logistics guys are here checking out all the empty offices and talking on cellphones and stuff. I hope there's some eye-candy coming. :devil:

Nope, just mean guys who think it's cool to play country music ;)

[KronoRed]

2001: A Space Odyssey. Oh, wait that wasn't me. ;)

2001...nervous breakdown year! WOOHOO ;)

[KronoRed]

Krono, something to ponder...

Abraham Lincoln's "Failures" List

Lost job in 1832.
Defeated for state legislature in 1832.
Failed in business in 1833.
Elected to state legislature in 1834.
Sweetheart died in 1835.
Had nervous breakdown in 1836.
Defeated for Speaker in 1838.
Defeated for nomination for Congress in 1843.
Elected to Congress in 1846.
Lost renomination in 1848.
Rejected for land officer in 1849.
Defeated for U.S. Senate in 1854.
Defeated for nomination for Vice President in 1856.
Again defeated for U.S. Senate in 1858.
Elected President in 1860.

You left out 1865 ;)

I see what yer saying Roy :) I just hate failing at stuff

[KronoRed]

These were failures? :confused:

Well one led to him getting shot :help:

[KronoRed]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.cheesebikini.com/art/lightbulb.gif
:thumbup:

[KronoRed]

Ok, Red Leader just made a total :censored: out of himself. I just went to Subway for lunch. I walk in and there was only one other customer in there besides me. I looked at the lady that was at the counter. Pretty, older lady. I looked at her again. She looked familiar. She looked dead at me. I looked back at her and said "Aren't you Olivia Newton John". She smiled and said "yes, I am". I then said "what are you doing in Dayton?" She said that she was playing a concert at the Schuster Center tonight (which is right across the street from my work). Then, I said it. The dumbest thing I could say. I said "I've always loved your accent, and my sister made me watch Grease about 100,000 times when we were growing up". :help: . She smiled and said that was nice to say. Luckily, she got her sandwich and walked out before I ordered so I didn't embarass myself further. She said bye to me while leaving, though.

Coolness.

:gac:

[KronoRed]

Yeah..... well my knee doesn't work like it used to. We would look like senior citizens out there! :MandJ:

I'd put my money on DG winning :D

[KronoRed]

I met ... uh ... man, I really need to get out of this office.

I met an ant in the bathroom

I killed him too :devil:

[KronoRed]

Email I just got:



:dflynn: :dflynn: :dflynn: :dflynn: :dflynn:

I love that "brainstorm"

Call in sick ;)

[KronoRed]

Of course, I don't really have anything to do when I get home.

You could juggle

[KronoRed]

Creek is not amused at all the catch up pages.

Yes, that was the toothpaste TC and yes I am using it. Should I be?

Work RAWKS today. Breath a little easier. That's all.

Gotta get back to it.

I breath easy all the time..Krono is laid back :RedinDC:

[Unassisted]

Wasted year, did nothing at all of value.There's still time to add some value to 2004 by getting a great new job! :D

[KronoRed]

Around these parts, rain makes people drive faster. Not me, though. At least not until I get my new tires. :auto:

Same around here, I drive a bit slower, don't wanna become one with the retaining wall

[KronoRed]

There's still time to add some value to 2004 by getting a great new job! :D

Word.

I have nothing else to hang on 2004 :dflynn:

[KronoRed]

I still feel like total crap. I slept for 4 hours after class today but it didn't help.

Today is my grandma's birthday. She is 83, and seems to be feeling better. She is such a cool lady. :thumbup:

Happy Birthday to your Grandma! :) hope you feel better as well :)

[KronoRed]

Awww, Roy, that's cute... My sister and I used to fight, but it would usually consist of me sending verbal jabs her way, then she would reciprocate with fists flying!! :MandJ:

One time, however, during a tennis match, I got so angry that I threw my racket at her... Any kind of argument that was sports-related always got my goat, since I'm so competitive. :p:

I'm hoping that all those tiffs were normal sibling kinds of things... However, I still feel terribly guilty about being so mean at times. Would it have killed me to have been a better sister?? :(

That's very normal, my best friend and her sister always fought as kids, they still do now ;)

You were a great sis :)

[KronoRed]

http://www.greysquirrel.net/pics/smokey.gif

:MandJ: :MandJ: :MandJ:
:MandJ: :MandJ: :MandJ:

[KronoRed]

I don't know why, but I think squirrels are the funniest animals around. Just looking at them cracks me up. :MandJ:

All fun and games till they arrive at your house and move in :mhcky21:

[KronoRed]

Yesterday creek jr said to me "mom, are you on RedsZone AGAIN?"

Quiet kid ;)

[KronoRed]

I busted up a creek zone. I'm in trouble, now. She knows where I live, too. :eek:

Not only that, but she knows when you're home, where you go..everything :help:

[KronoRed]

Want to see some pandas?


Panda Cam! (http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandas/pandacam/)
Pandas rock :thumbup:

[KronoRed]

Oh no, I've spotted a typo in my post-before-last! I must hang my head in shame.

Eh

Typos rock ;)

[KronoRed]

What disaster did they have in GA? Besides the Braves in the playoffs?
:MandJ: :MandJ:

[KronoRed]

WOY and pedro are brothers? I had no idea of that.

Me either.

That's cool..wish my bro was here, well I wish he liked sports first :D

[KronoRed]

Tim Allen, comedian, had this to say about Martha Stewart:

"Boy, I feel safer now that she's behind bars. O.J. & Kobe are walking around; Osama BinLaden too, but they take the one woman in America willing to cook and clean and work in the yard and haul her ass to jail."
Sad :(

[KronoRed]

Bad stuff from work:

I was accused by a co-worker of doing something wrong today. My supervisor has not said one word to me. BUT if I’m doing something wrong, I want to know what it is. Supervisor is out until Monday, so I just have to wait for clarification.

I’d really like to call in sick tomorrow, but I can’t do that. Unless I catch what lgj has or something.

Truth is, in my mind, what I did was absolutely right, and I’ll stand by it until my supervisor can explain to me WHY I was wrong. I opened a BI claim in response to a phone call from an atty who said his client was injured and assigned it to a BI adjuster. And I was wrong because? All is hear is that I should have just opened collision and let fast track handle.

Didn’t cost the company a penny … claim was denied anyway since the policy was not in effect. Didn’t create any extra work … someone had to respond to the atty anyway. No lives were lost. Not a big deal, really, but this co-worker is making it a big deal.

Oh, and someone from our IS dept was tampering with my computer today while I was at lunch. I’m a little worried that they accessed a couple of files I have on my personal storage space. Nothing too damaging, just typed in a few thoughts expressing my boredom and frustration. And I stand by that. I’d just rather not have to explain.

They were there to update something, but I have no idea what.

Hopefully, I'll be able to give notice soon.

:angry:

That stinks Sandy, especially the tampering part, sounds like a crap place to be :dflynn:

[KronoRed]

Now for the after work ... stopped by the health club ... they were supposed to call me to set up an intro session. I don't want to get started without a plan, since I'm in pretty bad shape right now. Anyway, on my way I got a call from the gal who is setting up the testing and intro interview following my phone interview.

So, on Dec 2, I have to take a math test (calculating area, figuring percents, converting from mm to in and vice versa. Oh, and inches to feet too!), essay test (How I would respond to client's e-mail), and a typing test. The last worries me the most, since I've never actually been tested.

Job requires 40 wpm, and I think I can handle that, but it depends on how the test is given. I make a lot of mistakes, but I usually catch them as I go along.

Anyway, Dec 1, I get my blood test results and find out if I'm going to live. Dec 2, I take these tests and have a face to face interview. Dec 3, I have an ear doctor appt. I'd cancel or postpone the ear doctor, but I've put it off too long. I've already asked off the mornings of the 1st and 3rd. Now, do I ask just the morning off for the second? or the entire day? Wait ... maybe I can reschedule the ear dr for the afternoon of the 2nd, and take the whole day off. I'll be done with the interview/test by 11am.

Good luck with all that Sandy :)

40wpm? no trouble at all..you can do it all :D

[KronoRed]

I think we should schedule a tennis match between DG and Cbus in the spring. Get someone up in that area to officiate, and take pics.

I like the idea of an xbox party at Roy's house, even if I haven't played video games since Atari tennis. I can still hear that sound.

Fun at Rosie's would be good too.

Of course, since I live over 800 miles away, I doubt I could make either. :(

Oh, and I always feel good when creek's day at work RAWK's. Really.

I've been wondering where Chip was but I forgot. HOT STOVE LEAGUE night. Wonder what's happening.

We'll need to make sure everyone can be in town for those events :D Puffy, Sandy, Unassisted, JM :thumbup:

[KronoRed]

Roy, I like your stories too. And a journal is a good idea. I write out my thoughts a lot, but never really as organized as a journal.

May I recommend http://www.livejournal.com/

I use it, it's real easy to set up and use :)

[KronoRed]

Just remembered something I've been meaning to tell you all for a while.

The elevators in my building are possessed. One of them doesn't recognize the 14th floor (where I work). The elevator always says it's the 15th floor when it's on the 14th floor which is really the 13th floor.

Another one closes the doors rather quickly ... and I have bruises to prove it.

One time, the elevator went all the way to our floor ... and before the door opened, it returned to the ground floor.

Kind of creepy, huh?

Just more reasons to get out of that place soon :help:

I'd take the stairs ;)

[KronoRed]

I'm practicing my typing for my typing test.
http://www.typingmaster.com/index.asp

Has a free demo that I've used :)

[KronoRed]

I usually find errors and want to edit stuff ... I'll have to refrain from that.

When I type anything long, I just try and make sure every word is close, so that a spell check would catch it :D

[KronoRed]

of course I have to get the job first.

Think positive :)

[KronoRed]

I'm thinking of buying a new interview outfit. Don't really wear suits, but I have a couple of nice jackets. Might need to invest in a new blouse or two.

I need some nice cloths as well, assuming I ever get an interview

Wait..I should think positive..WHEN I get an interview :D

[SandyD]

I had a Krono Job Search thought.

Why don't you ask your pastor to place an ad in the bulletin that you will do odd jobs ... set up a computer for a fee, show a new user how to get started. Go to their office and help catch up/file etc. Address and mail Christmas cards.

Or ask the gal that works for the pizza place if she needs help in the kitchen ... prep work/ maybe helping to make pizzas.

Not a long term solution, I know, but it might get you jump started.

and now I'm going to lay off for a while. maybe. ;)

[KronoRed]

And Sandy you know your Wpm will increase tenfold once you start doing it every day, I type every day I'm up around 80-100 wpm, it just comes like riding a bike

Yep

Funny enough posting here has improved my typing a lot, and I spell better :D

[KronoRed]

I took it to a recycling bin 2 days later and parts of it were still wet. :p:

Every day since Sunday, the carrier has double-bagged the paper on rainy mornings this week. Getting that Sunday paper soaked is nooo fun, though. :(

I don't think I mentioned on Sunday that I left part of the paper in the oven too long at too high a temperature and it caught fire briefly. It's a good thing I had left the oven door open or I might have damaged the oven!

As Steve Stone might say. "All of you little leaguers watching at home should take note of this. 300 degrees is too high a temperature to dry out your newspaper in the oven." :)

Hmm..burning paper..lovely smell :help:

[KronoRed]

back at ya, Al ;)

Al? :D

;)

[SandyD]

Just more reasons to get out of that place soon :help:

I'd take the stairs ;)
From the 13th floor?

[KronoRed]

I was gone a lot longer than I thought I would be when I left this afternoon. Whew! Thankfully, I only had 6 pages to catch up on here though. :)

Bridget Jones was much better than I thought it would be. I was expecting crap, and I would say it was about average. Not as good as the first, but not bad either. After the movie went to the bar with my friend ... nothing like having a beer at 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon!! :gac:

Then I drove up to my granparents' house, where we had a trial-run Thanksgiving dinner. Grandma got a turkey fryer and wanted to test it before the actual holiday. So she cooked a turkey breast in it, and we had mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, green beans, etc. It was sooo good. Well, actually, I wasn't too fond of the turkey, but everything else was wonderful. And I got a huge plate of leftovers, and a huge bag of pistachios!! :thumbup:

(Also: My grandfather told one of the crudest jokes I have ever heard. EVER. I couldn't believe he told it to us!! :eek: And my 13-year-old brother was sitting there too!! :eek: )

Sounds like fun :MandJ: :MandJ:

The worst joke I've ever heard, most disgusting?? my mother told it to me :help: :MandJ: :MandJ:

[SandyD]

Al? :D

;)
My mom used to let me stay up 5 minutes past my bedtime to watch the opening to the show. Never got to watch the show though. Til reruns.

[KronoRed]

From the 13th floor?

Good point ;)

Maybe take the elevator to 12 then take the stairs :D

[KronoRed]

I had a Krono Job Search thought.

Why don't you ask your pastor to place an ad in the bulletin that you will do odd jobs ... set up a computer for a fee, show a new user how to get started. Go to their office and help catch up/file etc. Address and mail Christmas cards.

Or ask the gal that works for the pizza place if she needs help in the kitchen ... prep work/ maybe helping to make pizzas.

Not a long term solution, I know, but it might get you jump started.

and now I'm going to lay off for a while. maybe. ;)

That's a good idea, I've though about just volunteering at church, but it's 29mile drive, for no money..can't really do that :( :(

[SandyD]

I need some nice cloths as well, assuming I ever get an interview

Wait..I should think positive..WHEN I get an interview :D
You will ... now, like '62 said ... GET ANGRY! ;)

wait, I was going to lay off for a while. ooops.

[KronoRed]

For those in the Cincinnati area

We now have an Ihop :D it's off exit 57 on 275 over in Miami Township, menu looks good online, they have other stuff then pancakes ;)

[SandyD]

Rosie, glad you had a good time today. And I will find a typing test/tutor online. Maybe even the one Krono suggested.

I'll have to review my metric conversions and area formulas ... Been quite a while since I've done any of that. I know the stuff, but I don't want to get tripped up on the time thing. I imagine others there will have worked more with the math more recently.

[KronoRed]

In google that was the first link for me :D

[jmcclain19]

jm, I was thinking about you today. Kind of weird, but I walked through sprinklers. And I remembered walking through the sprinklers along Speedway at UA. Sounds silly, but a lot of people walked around them. I walked right through them and let my legs get wet. Especially in the summer.

Do you remember Pete the Beak for Beat the Peak?

http://www.ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/arroyo/assets/duck.gif

I do :)

Good times, funny that the little things remind of you certain places.

[jmcclain19]

4,000th post since I found this site on Opening Day this year

http://www.mit.edu/people/ec_mok/www/henry/2003%20song%20contest%20celebration.jpg

Wow, that's a lot of work I didn't do this spring/summer/fall :thumbup: :gac:

[KronoRed]

Congrats JM :D

[KronoRed]

Hmm..Tucson

[CbusRed]

"I got Soul but I'm not a Soldier"

[CbusRed]

drunk and going to bed.... gonna be a long day tomorrow :(

[KronoRed]

Goodnight cbus ;)

[DunnersGrl44]

I'd put my money on DG winning :D

KRONO BELIEVES IN MY AWESOMENESS!
WOOO HOOOOO :gac:
Thanks Krono, I put my money on me also! ;)

[DunnersGrl44]

Went to Adobe Gilas( bar at the mall I work at) after work!
It was great fun!
Hope everyone has a GREAT Thrusday!
I know that I will
Country Night here I come!!! :)

[KronoRed]

Good Morning :gac:

[KronoRed]

My evening consisted of more laundry and TV :D

[zombie-a-go-go]

For those in the Cincinnati area

We now have an Ihop :D it's off exit 57 on 275 over in Miami Township, menu looks good online, they have other stuff then pancakes ;)

YES!

Good morning.

[TeamCasey]

Are you one of those people conditioned by the unstated but undeniable 80 MPH minimum speed limit on the thruway through Buffalo? That is truly the fastest traffic I have ever been in. Faster than Houston, even... and that's saying something.

Actually, I'm one of those people who was used to the 55 mph speed limit and always drove 62. (7 miles over the speed limit was rumored to be the limit at which a cop would not pull you over.)

Now that it's 65 ..... I drive about 68.

Not in lake effect snow though. :scared:

BTW, I haven't witnessed that 80 mph phenomenon in Buffalo. I have in Cleveland and in Kentucky. Does Kentucky even have highway patrol? The semis go 100.

[TeamCasey]

Any nail biters in here?

[TeamCasey]

I have a lot of pages to catch up on, and a very busy day.

Actually, once I get things running, I'll have HOURS between steps. I'm thinking of leaving work and coming back in in the middle of the night for the next step.

Yes, I am thinking out loud.

[TeamCasey]

Well, one more night in Georgia and I'm headed back home tomorrow. This is my 4th trip down here since September.

At least the mosquitos have migrated south, probably down to Mexico. And the fire ants. Can't forget them. I saw a convoy of those suckers heading south too. About the size of your average Ohio squirrel they are, I tell ya'.

I thought you changed jobs, so you wouldn't have a lot of travel anymore?

[SandyD]

http://www.ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/arroyo/assets/duck.gif

I do :)

Good times, funny that the little things remind of you certain places.
For those that don't know ... and care ... Pete the Beak was created for a water conservation campaign ... encouraging residents to "Beat the Peak" of water usage by watering only every other day, and never watering 4pm-8pm. It was a jingle, so it was easy to remember.

There were ads on tv with someone dressed as Pete the Beak dancing around. A local music group was in one too.

Now, in the summer, the weatherfolks always reminded us to stay indoors between the hours of 10am and 4pm if possible. And it we MUST go out, to not stay out more than 20 minutes at a time.

[KronoRed]

YES!

Good morning.

Fellow IHOP fans unite :RedinDC:

[KronoRed]

Actually, I'm one of those people who was used to the 55 mph speed limit and always drove 62. (7 miles over the speed limit was rumored to be the limit at which a cop would not pull you over.)

Now that it's 65 ..... I drive about 68.

Not in lake effect snow though. :scared:

BTW, I haven't witnessed that 80 mph phenomenon in Buffalo. I have in Cleveland and in Kentucky. Does Kentucky even have highway patrol? The semis go 100.

Yes we have highway patrol over here, they just hide real well ;)

[KronoRed]

Any nail biters in here?

EWWWW

I don't even eat with my fingers, why would I bite them?? :help:

[KronoRed]

I have a lot of pages to catch up on, and a very busy day.

Actually, once I get things running, I'll have HOURS between steps. I'm thinking of leaving work and coming back in in the middle of the night for the next step.

Yes, I am thinking out loud.

At least you're not talking to yourself :D

[KronoRed]

For those that don't know ... and care ... Pete the Beak was created for a water conservation campaign ... encouraging residents to "Beat the Peak" of water usage by watering only every other day, and never watering 4pm-8pm. It was a jingle, so it was easy to remember.

There were ads on tv with someone dressed as Pete the Beak dancing around. A local music group was in one too.

Now, in the summer, the weatherfolks always reminded us to stay indoors between the hours of 10am and 4pm if possible. And it we MUST go out, to not stay out more than 20 minutes at a time.
Sounds like fun :help:

[TeamCasey]

At least you're not talking to yourself :D

I do that when I walk. It probably looks nuts! I do it walking down the hall at work even. I'll plan out entire experiments before I reach my destination.

The one thing saving me is these cell phone with the headset.

I hope people just think I'm talking on one of those.

[KronoRed]

:MandJ: :MandJ:

"TC...who are you talking to?"

"I'm on the phone!"

"But I don't see a headset"

"Umm..it's a new phone directly implanted in your ear and lip"

"Wow..."

;)

[TeamCasey]

:MandJ: :MandJ: :MandJ: Works for me!

[KronoRed]

*yawn*

No idea why I'm so sleepy..might take a nap here

Zzzzzz

[TeamCasey]

Oh yeah, I thought Pedro was WOY's nephew. Thanks for clearing that up.

[Roy Tucker]

I wonder, are IHOP's truly international?

Sandy, I very much hope your job situation gets resolved. It's starting to sound all pretty funky.

TC, I talk to myself in hallway too. Sometimes it's just a mutter.

Actually, I carry a little recorder around with me to record thoughts as I have them. I get struck by ideas at odd times and much of my job is ideas (I do near horizon/advanced technology so I'm supposed to be filing patents, intellectual property, etc.). Ideas are elusive little buggers and sometimes they come and go before I know it.

[KronoRed]

I talk to myself a lot, but it's really just me debating things

"What shall we have for breakfast..I dunno, but let's skip the french toast today..why? I like french toast..I said skip it..Ok Ok..jerk.."

;)

[Larkin Fan]

Sandy, best of luck to you on on your interview and preparing for it. I have no doubt that you'll do fine. Just have a little faith. Believe me, I know that's hard to do when you hit a rough patch, but you'll be just fine.

[SandyD]

Sandy, best of luck to you on on your interview and preparing for it. I have no doubt that you'll do fine. Just have a little faith. Believe me, I know that's hard to do when you hit a rough patch, but you'll be just fine.

I will do the best I can, which is all that I can do. They are bringing in quite a few people, and I think there is only one position open right now. Truth is, I think they would like to have someone with more industrial experience.

But, all I can do is my best, right? In this case, though I really want this job, rejection doesn't necessarily mean failure.

[Larkin Fan]

I talk to myself a lot, but it's really just me debating things


All of the psych majors that I work with and I actually had a discussion about talking to yourself. We came to the conclusion of the following:

1.) At least it's a conversation that you're always interested in.
2.) At least it's always conversation with someone you feel is intelligent.

;)

[SandyD]

I wonder, are IHOP's truly international?

Sandy, I very much hope your job situation gets resolved. It's starting to sound all pretty funky.

TC, I talk to myself in hallway too. Sometimes it's just a mutter.

Actually, I carry a little recorder around with me to record thoughts as I have them. I get struck by ideas at odd times and much of my job is ideas (I do near horizon/advanced technology so I'm supposed to be filing patents, intellectual property, etc.). Ideas are elusive little buggers and sometimes they come and go before I know it.

I gesture when I'm walking since I'm talking to myself in my head.

I should clarify ... the tampering didn't only happen to me. They are doing it to everybody sooner or later. And the script they are running takes about an hour, so they do it at lunch.

Still, the WAY they do it makes me think of spying. I used to think I wanted to move to that dept, but it seems too much like spying to me.

[SandyD]

All of the psych majors that I work with and I actually had a discussion about talking to yourself. We came to the conclusion of the following:

1.) At least it's a conversation that you're always interested in.
2.) At least it's always conversation with someone you feel is intelligent.

;)
:D

Now, I really have to get to work ... fast.

Later.

[KronoRed]

See ya Sandy :)

[KronoRed]

I will do the best I can, which is all that I can do. They are bringing in quite a few people, and I think there is only one position open right now. Truth is, I think they would like to have someone with more industrial experience.

But, all I can do is my best, right? In this case, though I really want this job, rejection doesn't necessarily mean failure.

Yep

Do your best and let go of the rest :)

[KronoRed]

All of the psych majors that I work with and I actually had a discussion about talking to yourself. We came to the conclusion of the following:

1.) At least it's a conversation that you're always interested in.
2.) At least it's always conversation with someone you feel is intelligent.

;)

Right on

I just talked to myself about a snack, we..err I decided on a cinnamon bun :D

[Roy Tucker]

I will do the best I can, which is all that I can do. They are bringing in quite a few people, and I think there is only one position open right now. Truth is, I think they would like to have someone with more industrial experience.

But, all I can do is my best, right? In this case, though I really want this job, rejection doesn't necessarily mean failure.
Go get 'em Sandy. Kick some serious butt. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[KronoRed]

I have no idea if IHOP is international or not

I do like pancakes, and I can't stand waffle house :D

[KronoRed]

Go get 'em Sandy. Kick some serious butt. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

WORD :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Chip R]

Long day yesterday. I wasn't around to post the HSL report cause I had a vintage base ball meeting last night and I didn't get home till midnight. I'm going to try to post it at lunch today. It's going to be a long one today since I have to work till 7 tonight.

[zombie-a-go-go]

WORD :thumbup: :thumbup:

Ah... irony. :D

[zombie-a-go-go]

Long day yesterday. I wasn't around to post the HSL report cause I had a vintage base ball meeting last night and I didn't get home till midnight. I'm going to try to post it at lunch today. It's going to be a long one today since I have to work till 7 tonight.

Seven makes me want to cry. I'd offer you a nip from my flask, but my desk is a little far from yours.

Boy... does sympathy get any more empty than that? ;)

[zombie-a-go-go]

The Death of the Yankees is nigh.


In the meantime, GM Brian Cashman faces a harsh winter, admitting this is the least flexibility he's ever had with his roster in seven years -- catcher Jorge Posada is his best and only trade chip unless you're prepared to give up on Javier Vazquez -- while facing the enormous task of trying to rebuild his rotation again without any help from the minor leagues.

[KronoRed]

Ah... irony. :D

Are you making fun of me?

:angry:

;)

[KronoRed]

Seven makes me want to cry. I'd offer you a nip from my flask, but my desk is a little far from yours.

Boy... does sympathy get any more empty than that? ;)

Sure

You could say..Aww ;)

[KronoRed]

The Death of the Yankees is nigh.

Good good

Contract em, move the giants back :D

[zombie-a-go-go]

Rumor in Cleveland is that the Indians want Clement. :thumbdown

[KronoRed]

Rumor in Bellevue is we get a new stop sign down on the avenue :thumbup: ;)

[Roy Tucker]

Are you making fun of me?

:angry:

;)
Why yes Krono, I believe he is. He just beat me to it.

I think the line is forming behind me. And the end of it is out the door now.

Glad to hear about the UPS thing, good job. What did they say?

What's next?

[zombie-a-go-go]

Rumor in the office is that gingivitis is the leading cause of tooth decay.

[zombie-a-go-go]

Ad btw, creek.... (just caught up on last night's posts)... :thumbup: :gac:

[KronoRed]

If someone can guess The Cars song I have on now..they get a green twig :D

[KronoRed]

Rumor in the office is that gingivitis is the leading cause of tooth decay.

Long live Listerine ;)

[KronoRed]

Why yes Krono, I believe he is. He just beat me to it.

I think the line is forming behind me. And the end of it is out the door now.

Glad to hear about the UPS thing, good job. What did they say?

What's next?

I'm real good at offering encouragement to others and no taking it myself ;)

New hope depot open nearby..that could be next

[creek14]

I just hate failing at stuff
Speaking of irony. Krono, sweetie, think about what you are saying here!!

Not having your hiney out looking for a job several hours a day is failing at looking for a job.

[KronoRed]

Hadn't though of it that way :(

[Puffy]

Morning peeps, kats, kittens, dogs, ponies and postaholics!

[Unassisted]

Actually, I'm one of those people who was used to the 55 mph speed limit and always drove 62. (7 miles over the speed limit was rumored to be the limit at which a cop would not pull you over.)

Now that it's 65 ..... I drive about 68.

Not in lake effect snow though. :scared:

BTW, I haven't witnessed that 80 mph phenomenon in Buffalo. I have in Cleveland and in Kentucky. Does Kentucky even have highway patrol? The semis go 100.I haven't been to Buffalo in gosh, 15 years now, but it was certainly that way back then. I think the thruway speed limit was 65 and the limit in the city there was 55, so traveling at 80 was pretty absurd.

Fortunately, I was never there during a lake effect snow. I drove in a terrible LE snowstorm between Erie and Ashtabula once, though. Drove verry slowwly... and fortunately, I was in a car with great tires. Used up all of my washer fluid about 2/3 of the way through that stretch, which heightened the drama greatly until I found an exit with a gas station. My enthusiasm for the trip exceeded my common sense back then. :thumbdown

Krono, a couple of weeks of living and driving in lake-effect snow country would either improve your winter driving skills or introduce you to the world of auto body shops and insurance claims. ;)

[Unassisted]

If someone can guess The Cars song I have on now..they get a green twig :D:wave: Best Friend's Girl!

[KronoRed]

Morning peeps, kats, kittens, dogs, ponies and postaholics!

Heya Puffster :gac:

[KronoRed]

Krono, a couple of weeks of living and driving in lake-effect snow country would either improve your winter driving skills or introduce you to the world of auto body shops and insurance claims. ;)


I don't like body shops or insurance people ;)

[KronoRed]

:wave: Best Friend's Girl!

*BZZZT*

It was 'Just What I Needed' :D

[KronoRed]

Quiet today ;)

[KronoRed]

For those that use mechanical pencils, what type do you use?

[Puffy]

I haven't been to Buffalo in gosh, 15 years now, but it was certainly that way back then. I think the thruway speed limit was 65 and the limit in the city there was 55, so traveling at 80 was pretty absurd.

Fortunately, I was never there during a lake effect snow. I drove in a terrible LE snowstorm between Erie and Ashtabula once, though. Drove verry slowwly... and fortunately, I was in a car with great tires. Used up all of my washer fluid about 2/3 of the way through that stretch, which heightened the drama greatly until I found an exit with a gas station. My enthusiasm for the trip exceeded my common sense back then. :thumbdown

Krono, a couple of weeks of living and driving in lake-effect snow country would either improve your winter driving skills or introduce you to the world of auto body shops and insurance claims. ;)


I got a ticket for 84 on the thruway back when it was 55. Luckily my dad got it thrown out or I could have lost my license for awhile.

And driving in lake effect snow sucks - thats why I bought a 4x4 when I lived in Syracuse. But even the 4x4 doesn't protect you against other drivers.

[KronoRed]

No lakes around here, thankfully :D

[KronoRed]

This is the 47th week of the year.

[Puffy]

And the 323rd day of the the year

[KronoRed]

There will never ever be another 11:00 am on 11/18/2004

Moment of silence for it ;)

[westofyou]

There will never ever be another 11:00 am on 11/18/2004

Moment of silence for it ;)

I still have over 2 hours to savor it.

[Puffy]

I have 7 minutes left myself.

[Red Leader]

Damn work. I go away for 2 hours of training and come back to a complete mess. I'm going to be working my butt of the rest of the day just to get the work done that I could have done the first 2 hours. I tell ya, I don't think this place would run without me.

[Puffy]

Damn work, Indeed!! Maybe this will help

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-9/825505/HawaiianWedding.jpg

[Red Leader]

It doesn't hurt! :MandJ:

[Puffy]

Very slow in here today compared to the last couple of days.

[DunnersGrl44]

Morning Thread!

[DunnersGrl44]

What is up with all these favorite song threads!
Worst song
Worst Band
Best Song
Best Band
puuuhlease!
I can't take it anymore!

[Roy Tucker]

There will never ever be another 11:00 am on 11/18/2004

Moment of silence for it ;)
For all of you who observe the Gregorian calendar that is.

The Bahai calendar says it is 156.

It is 59 in the UN era

1381 in the Persian calendar

1424 in the Muslim calendar

2548 in the Buddhist calendar

5123 in the Mayan cycle

5764 in the Hebrew calendar

1922 in the Hindu Saka calendar

It all depends on how you look at it.

[RosieRed]

Good morning everyone! :wave:

Before I forget, I have even more IHOP news! There is one just a few miles up the street from me! I just found it the other day. It's by the Target and Meijer in Oakley, off Ridge and Madison roads.

:gac:

[DunnersGrl44]

It is such a bad day outside!
I am just glad to be done with school for the day!

[westofyou]

Sunny here........mmmmmmm sun............

[Chip R]

What is up with all these favorite song threads!
Worst song
Worst Band
Best Song
Best Band
puuuhlease!
I can't take it anymore!
They are doing it just to piss you off. And it's working. :lol:

[DunnersGrl44]

They are doing it just to piss you off. And it's working. :lol:

It's not pissing me off
It's just that everyone keeps putting down these bands that I have never heard a song from. HAHA... then i post my songs and everyone boooos me. :rolleyes:

[MWM]

Well, I'm about to leave for Racine, Wisconsin. WOO-HOO!

[Chip R]

Hello, Rosie. Sounds like you had fun last night.

[RosieRed]

Time to share my Upstate NY driving experiences. I bet you guys can't wait!! ;)

1. I never got a speeding ticket in that state, and I drove on the thruway quite often. I agree it was a speed fest. Had to go at least 80 just to keep up with everyone.

2. My first winter in Syracuse really opened my eyes to the term "lake-effect snow." WOW. Coming from Ohio, where a few inches can shut down the city, it sure was something to see a few feet of snow fall at one time. And then the streets were cleared off, and everyone went on about their business. Used to amaze me.

3. I did not have a 4x4 vehicle, but the other drives who did kinda scared me. They would zoom past me on the highway, while I was trying my best to keep my Chrysler Lebaron convertible on the road.

4. When I moved to Ithaca, I realized that even though Syracuse gets more snow, they were much better at removing it than Ithaca was. I lived 8 miles from work, and there were many nights when it took me an hour to get home. Driving home from work consisted of driving 5 miles up one hill. It was a huge hill, in that it was a very long and steady incline. I could only go fast enough to keep the car moving; if I went faster, I'd lose control.

5. There were tons of debates while I lived in Ithaca about whether salt should be used on the roads, because it's bad for cars and the environment. The city actually passed some kind of law that a half sand-half salt mix had to be used on most streets. (There was also a huge debate about whether fluoride should be put in the water. A few years after I moved there, a fluoride issue made it onto the ballot, and it was defeated. No fluoride for Ithaca!)

6. I miss Ithaca and its liberal ways. Didn't realize how good I had it there until I moved back to Ohio. ;) Ithaca even had it's own currency! Called Ithaca Hours. Very cool town.

[Roy Tucker]

Eh, opinions are like belly buttons. Everyone has one.

I've long since ceased trying to convince everyone that mine is the true and righteous shining path.

For some reason, they just don't understand the genius of my ways. Golly.

[Puffy]

Time to share my Upstate NY driving experiences. I bet you guys can't wait!! ;)

1. I never got a speeding ticket in that state, and I drove on the thruway quite often. I agree it was a speed fest. Had to go at least 80 just to keep up with everyone.

2. My first winter in Syracuse really opened my eyes to the term "lake-effect snow." WOW. Coming from Ohio, where a few inches can shut down the city, it sure was something to see a few feet of snow fall at one time. And then the streets were cleared off, and everyone went on about their business. Used to amaze me.

3. I did not have a 4x4 vehicle, but the other drives who did kinda scared me. They would zoom past me on the highway, while I was trying my best to keep my Chrysler Lebaron convertible on the road.



Did you ever notice a black Ford Ranger pass you - either in the snow or going 80?? Cause that was me :wave:

[RosieRed]

Hello, Rosie. Sounds like you had fun last night.

Hi Chip! I did have a good time. My grandparents have had a rough go of it lately: My grandma had breast cancer, and my grandfather had to have total knee replacement surgery. But they're both recovering well, so it was nice to see them in a good mood and not as consumed by their health.

Hope work goes okay for you Chip.

[Red Leader]

Well, I'm about to leave for Racine, Wisconsin. WOO-HOO!


I hear that had a good Women's Baseball team at one point. ;) :p:

[RosieRed]

Did you ever notice a black Ford Ranger pass you - either in the snow or going 80?? Cause that was me :wave:

That was you?! You almost ran me off the road! :eek:

;)

[Puffy]

The Movie and TV Quotes thread is now 6 pages!! Woooohoooo, go me!!!

[CbusRed]

afternoon, thread monkeys

[CbusRed]

What is up with all these favorite song threads!
Worst song
Worst Band
Best Song
Best Band
puuuhlease!
I can't take it anymore!

I will take credit for starting it with my "worst rock band ever" thread... But it has gotten out of hand with people copying off my idea

[RosieRed]

That Clinton thread is so silly. :dflynn:

I refrained from posting in it though. Yay me!

And while on the subject of Clinton, my grandma lent me her copy of his autobiography last night. I think it's going to be a good read.

[DunnersGrl44]

I am so tired. All I want to do is sleep.
If i didn't have this paper to write sleep is what i would be doing now!
:dflynn:

[Unassisted]

Well, I'm about to leave for Racine, Wisconsin. WOO-HOO!While you're there, make a list of all the things named a member of the Johnson family. Better bring a couple of sheets of paper for that. ;)

[DunnersGrl44]

This thread is not that great today!
Where is everyone!
Geeeeeeez!

[Chip R]

(There was also a huge debate about whether fluoride should be put in the water. A few years after I moved there, a fluoride issue made it onto the ballot, and it was defeated. No fluoride for Ithaca!)

They probably didn't want a foreign substance introduced into their precious bodily fluids. ;)

Work is better today since my supervisor is leaving me alone. But I have to work till 7. :thumbdown

[CbusRed]

This thread is not that great today!
Where is everyone!
Geeeeeeez!

I am at work.... "Working" right now.. at least thats what my bosses think.

[Roy Tucker]

I got a white paper and a presentation due by COB tomorrow.

Cranking hard on that but I've got a ways to go. Looks like I'll be burning the midnight lamp tonight.

[Super_Barry11]

This thread is not that great today!
Where is everyone!
Geeeeeeez!

I'm here... But not for long!! I'm headed out to the rec center right now for some cardio, then I'll be back for a quick shower before my bio lab discussion. But fear not, precious thread, for I will be all yours after 4:15 pm!!! :p:

Have a wonderful afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!! :)

[Puffy]

That Clinton thread is so silly. :dflynn:

I refrained from posting in it though. Yay me!

And while on the subject of Clinton, my grandma lent me her copy of his autobiography last night. I think it's going to be a good read.

Good for you Rosie!!

And the Clinton Book is a great read, long, but worth it, IMO.

[CbusRed]

I'm here... But not for long!! I'm headed out to the rec center right now for some cardio, then I'll be back for a quick shower before my bio lab discussion. But fear not, precious thread, for I will be all yours after 4:15 pm!!! :p:

Have a wonderful afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!! :)

Go Bucks ;)

[DunnersGrl44]

I don't have to work today!
WOOO HOOOOO
:gac:

[RosieRed]

They probably didn't want a foreign substance introduced into their precious bodily fluids. ;)

It was something along the lines of "We don't want the government medicating us." A lot of people didn't trust fluoride, either ... they didn't think it was all that beneficial. And the city already offered free fluoride tablets to anyone who wanted them, so most people thought that was enough.

I thought it was a fascinating debate, to be honest. Lots of scientific evidence put forth by both sides.

As for work ... well, hopefully it will fly between now and 7 and you'll be out of there before you know it! :)

[CbusRed]

good for you.... punk ;)

[Roy Tucker]

Good for you Rosie!!

And the Clinton Book is a great read, long, but worth it, IMO.
It was my turn to pick for book club. I picked the Clinton book.

I figured nobody in our club would ever read it (staunch Republican lot). Boy did I catch a lot of grief. Particulalrly from my wife. I figured it would make for interesting conversation. Ho-ho :mhcky21:

[DunnersGrl44]

I think I want some Panera for lunch!!!!!!!
Then I am going shopping for my new house!
Big Pimpin!
:)

[RosieRed]

Good for you Rosie!!

And the Clinton Book is a great read, long, but worth it, IMO.

My grandma said she flew through it. (I find it so cute that she's such a big Clinton fan ... most people would think she is the exact opposite on the political spectrum.) I'm not going to be able to start reading it for a while though, since two very long history books are now occupying my reading time. Guns, Germs and Steel (still) and Killing Dragons, by Fergus Fleming, which is such a cool name. It's a history of the Alps and those who've climbed them.

[Unassisted]

I got a ticket for 84 on the thruway back when it was 55. Luckily my dad got it thrown out or I could have lost my license for awhile.

And driving in lake effect snow sucks - thats why I bought a 4x4 when I lived in Syracuse. But even the 4x4 doesn't protect you against other drivers.Speed enforcement on the thruway seemed fairly lax when I was there, but civilization was fairly limited between Buffalo and Rochester and Syracuse, so there wasn't much to slow you down. It really was a well-maintained road, considering the amount of punishment it was getting every winter.

I didn't have much trouble driving in Syracuse, my Grand Am with the wide tires held its own in the snow. My apartment was at the top of a hill, so I was judicious about when I left with the car. The one time the snow was so deep that I couldn't get up the hill, I just parked overnight in a hotel parking garage and trudged a few blocks up the hills to get back to my place.

[Chip R]

It was something along the lines of "We don't want the government medicating us." A lot of people didn't trust fluoride, either ... they didn't think it was all that beneficial. And the city already offered free fluoride tablets to anyone who wanted them, so most people thought that was enough.

I thought it was a fascinating debate, to be honest. Lots of scientific evidence put forth by both sides.

As for work ... well, hopefully it will fly between now and 7 and you'll be out of there before you know it! :)
Was General Jack D. Ripper one of the anti-flouridation advocates? ;)

From your lips to God's ears.

[RosieRed]

In other news, I only have today and tomorrow left of my vacation. It went by so fast. I do NOT want to go back to work!

:( :( :( :( :( :(

[CbusRed]

I think I want some Panera for lunch!!!!!!!
Then I am going shopping for my new house!
Big Pimpin!
:)
Are you looking to stay in picktown?

[DunnersGrl44]

I think I am gonna get a couple of those giant Margarita glasses.... the ones that hold like 48 ounces and then I am gonna put only beer in them. White trash Margaritas! haha.... it would really be white trash if i put Naty Light in there! :MandJ: :MandJ: :MandJ:

[CbusRed]

Im jumping in mirror lake tonight!!!!

god its going to suck.

nothing like getting hypothermia before the game saturday...

and we have a show friday night..


i am retarded

[RosieRed]

There seems to be quite a lot of us here who've lived in upstate NY. Me, Puffy, Unassisted, TC ... anyone else?

I run into people all the time who've lived in upstate NY. Quite a few people at work, and quite a few friends. It's random, really.