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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2018 12:51:36 GMT -5
I just got an email from my neighbor that the guy that murdered my neighbor was caught; got it a few minutes ago.
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Post by The Captain on Aug 10, 2018 15:25:03 GMT -5
There is not enough alcohol in the world to erase my workday today from my memory. Just an absolute crapstorm from 6:00 AM on, and I'm not even close to being done yet, all because some folks in our corporate office don't seem to understand that when you cut staff, take away the few useful tools that enable us to do our work efficiently and replace them with bargain-basement garbage, and then set completely unrealistic deadlines, there may be some imcredible challenges in actually accomplishing those tasks.
Thank goodness it's the weekend, although they'll probably ask me to use these two days to catch up on the projects I had to completely set aside today to get these emergencies managed.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 10, 2018 16:37:22 GMT -5
Luckily, chemically speaking, alcohol is a solution!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 10, 2018 16:47:30 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 10, 2018 21:39:42 GMT -5
There is not enough alcohol in the world to erase my workday today from my memory. Just an absolute crapstorm from 6:00 AM on, and I'm not even close to being done yet, all because some folks in our corporate office don't seem to understand that when you cut staff, take away the few useful tools that enable us to do our work efficiently and replace them with bargain-basement garbage, and then set completely unrealistic deadlines, there may be some imcredible challenges in actually accomplishing those tasks. Thank goodness it's the weekend, although they'll probably ask me to use these two days to catch up on the projects I had to completely set aside today to get these emergencies managed. FAKE NEWS! Companies hiring thousands, investing in equipment, raising wages! So much winning!
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Post by berkley on Aug 10, 2018 23:35:41 GMT -5
For $22, wouldn't it be worth it to see the band you like and then leave? If it were just $22 it would be. But I probably have to take my wife and the youngest child. So it's actually $66 which is becoming a more difficult decision. But I'm leaning toward it just because I fear I may not get the chance again. Yeah, that's the way I look at a lot of these things too: I saw Jethro Tull and Nick Lowe (separately, on different nights at the same music festival) last month and I'm glad I did, because they're both in their 70s.
I've always heard about Asleep at the Wheel but have never listened to anything, that I can recall. Must check them out one of these days.
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Post by berkley on Aug 10, 2018 23:40:50 GMT -5
I have blown it a few times; I paid about three times the value probably on a foreign Velvet Underground release I wanted badly and thought would not be likely to find again (and guess what, it was all released on a new easy to find CD in higher quality with extras a few years later), but for every instance like that there are three or four where I got something a lot more in my favor so it balances out. With comic books I can never complain really, I was buying them in the early '80s when many '60s comics were around $2 near mint even, and when CDs first came along vinyl record liquidations meant you could get things valued at $30 now for $1, and I did! Imagining that there are people whose full time job is 'professional grader' is still taking me some time. VWell done. Which VU release was that? I have the box set that came out quite a few years now and the "deluxe" cd editions of most of the their original albums but I think there have been a few live things coming out the last few years that I've missed.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 11, 2018 11:55:07 GMT -5
Having to get things done while we have a bit of cooler weather here for a change. Still reading some of the classic reviews of things when there's time and enjoying them, will try and like what I've read at least. Which VU release was that? I have the box set that came out quite a few years now and the "deluxe" cd editions of most of the their original albums but I think there have been a few live things coming out the last few years that I've missed. I bought a Japanese 3CD box of acetates and mono promos. It came with a nice slick, thick 'What Goes On' VU fanzine, but pretty much everything on the CDs turned up in the later deluxe editions and more, and the acetates used on those were both better restored and in better condition than the one used on the set I paid just over three figures for (as I sadly remember). It was during the media hysteria for the newly discovered acetate from the Scepter studios sessions and I just had to hear it (Maureen's copy of it rather than the then newly found one we didn't know we'd ever be able to hear). Also someone put the whole thing on a website and people could download the contents of the Japanese set for free anyway. On the plus side though I found out all my Collector's Choice Everly Brothers album reissues are listing for around five-six times what I paid for them (and not just sitting there but selling for that), and I have lots of others from that label, so maybe I could buy the Bear Family box sets of Everlys and still have some moolah left?
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 11, 2018 12:09:04 GMT -5
I just got an email from my neighbor that the guy that murdered my neighbor was caught; got it a few minutes ago.
Glad to hear it Mecha
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Post by Confessor on Aug 11, 2018 13:06:53 GMT -5
On the plus side though I found out all my Collector's Choice Everly Brothers album reissues are listing for around five-six times what I paid for them (and not just sitting there but selling for that), and I have lots of others from that label, so maybe I could buy the Bear Family box sets of Everlys and still have some moolah left? I have a couple of the Collector's Choice Everly's albums -- Everly Brothers Sing and Roots. They were a really good reissue label, with good remastered sound, minimal use of noise reduction, and good liner notes (usually by Richie Unterberger). I have all of their Association album reissues, a couple of their Beau Brummels ones, an H.P. Lovecraft (the band, not the writer) two-fer, and a Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five album as well. Great reissue label.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 12, 2018 7:54:37 GMT -5
Avengers Infinity War is on sale on 8-14-18. I want to get a non bootleg copy that you might get on eBay, any suggestions on where to buy it ? Maybe a brick and mortar store?
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Aug 12, 2018 8:18:41 GMT -5
Avengers Infinity War is on sale on 8-14-18. I want to get a non bootleg copy that you might get on eBay, any suggestions on where to buy it ? Maybe a brick and mortar store? Are you in America? Are you disabled? Can't you just go to Best Buy or Target? Wal Mart? Regular Blu Ray is probably gonna be around $20. You can just digital download it now for the same price.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 12, 2018 9:09:23 GMT -5
Not disabled yet, thank God. I probably will try Best Buy or Target. My dilemma is that I bought Thor Ragnarok on eBay and it looked like it was a bootleg. I want the original official version. I was just asking for input from the minds on this forum.
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Post by Confessor on Aug 12, 2018 9:16:14 GMT -5
Not disabled yet, thank God. I probably will try Best Buy or Target. My dilemma is that I bought Thor Ragnarok on eBay and it looked like it was a bootleg. I want the original official version. I was just asking for input from the minds on this forum. eBay is full of bootleg and pirated DVDs and blu-rays. Game of Thrones is an especially big target for the pirates. For myself, I always order directly from amazon.co.uk (not a third party seller on amazon, mind) or get out to a bricks & mortar store. That way you can guarantee that you're getting the real McCoy.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 12, 2018 9:18:29 GMT -5
Not disabled yet, thank God. I probably will try Best Buy or Target. My dilemma is that I bought Thor Ragnarok on eBay and it looked like it was a bootleg. I want the original official version. I was just asking for input from the minds on this forum. I had problems with inexpensive DVDs bought on eBay, too. Those were the exception rather than the rule, but despite the film being advertized as the real thing, I sometimes got a home-burned DVD. Sometimes it would be something called a “backup copy”, with no disk case. I’d generally trust people to actually send what they advertized, but yeah... sometimes it doesn’t work. A brick and mortar store is probably the best way to go, since it encourages local businesses, but sometimes the price is much higher than what we’d find online. My own strategy is to wait until the price goes down, but of course that’s little help when one wants to see a film this year rather than the next!
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