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Post by berkley on Dec 16, 2023 15:41:51 GMT -5
I’ve been reading through some old threads and I’ll just say that I miss Brutalis. I mean I miss a lot of the old posters who have gone away, but that was their choice for one reason or another. But I miss Brutalis, whose leaving was so sad and abrupt. There. I said it. I think his personality made a big and very positive impression on a lot of people, myself included..
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 16, 2023 17:31:09 GMT -5
I just heard Evil Dead referred to as ED a number of times in a video. And all I could think of was Sam Raimi directing "Erectile Dysfunction."
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 17, 2023 10:51:00 GMT -5
I just heard Evil Dead referred to as ED a number of times in a video. And all I could think of was Sam Raimi directing "Erectile Dysfunction." I haven't done a spit take since grade school but you nearly had me ruin my laptop with this one.
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Post by Cei-U! on Dec 17, 2023 13:00:03 GMT -5
I went to place an order with Lone Star for the first time in a year and was shocked to see their back issue prices and their shipping have both gone waaaay up, so much so that I decided not to buy anything. Is this happening with all dealers or has Lone Star got a case of the greedies?
Cei-U! I summon the averted case of buyers' remorse!
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Dec 17, 2023 13:07:05 GMT -5
I went to place an order with Lone Star for the first time in a year and was shocked to see their back issue prices and their shipping have both gone waaaay up, so much so that I decided not to buy anything. Is this happening with all dealers or has Lone Star got a case of the greedies? Cei-U! I summon the averted case of buyers' remorse! Shipping prices are up everywhere. Comic prices are up everywhere, but Lonestar has taken it to another level. I will say though, their buying prices are also up higher than other places as well, so there's that. Still no one's prices are near as high as Mile High though. -M
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 17, 2023 13:59:25 GMT -5
I went to place an order with Lone Star for the first time in a year and was shocked to see their back issue prices and their shipping have both gone waaaay up, so much so that I decided not to buy anything. Is this happening with all dealers or has Lone Star got a case of the greedies? Cei-U! I summon the averted case of buyers' remorse! Shipping prices are up everywhere. Comic prices are up everywhere, but Lonestar has taken it to another level. I will say though, their buying prices are also up higher than other places as well, so there's that. Still no one's prices are near as high as Mile High though. Well, they have a name to live up to...
As for Lone Star's shipping charges, welcome to the club. Their rates for us customers living across the pond started to go up pretty steeply about 10 years ago, and it got even worse during (and after) the pandemic. The last time I ordered anything from them was, I think, in 2019 (or maybe 2018) when they were having some kind sale, plus a free book thrown in, that made it worthwhile despite the exorbitant postage.
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Dec 18, 2023 16:56:10 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to our best buddy Bear today. He was diagnosed with Kidney disease around Thanksgiving and took a big turn for the worse this weekend. We had to take him to the vet today, and there wasn't anything we could do for him and he was struggling, so we let him rest. Goodbye Dig Dog, we love you, Bear! I'm going to be away from the forums at least today, maybe tomorrow as well. I'll catch up on the 12 Days when I do get back. -M
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 18, 2023 17:56:53 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to our best buddy Bear today. (...) Man, I know exactly how you must be feeling. So sorry for your loss.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 18, 2023 18:44:39 GMT -5
My condolences, MRP. Bear looked like a very good boy indeed.
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Post by Confessor on Dec 18, 2023 19:09:20 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that, MRPs_Missives. Having to say goodbye to a beloved pet, even if it's the best thing for that pet, is really, really hard. I feel for you.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 18, 2023 20:29:41 GMT -5
I’ve been reading through some old threads and I’ll just say that I miss Brutalis. I mean I miss a lot of the old posters who have gone away, but that was their choice for one reason or another. But I miss Brutalis, whose leaving was so sad and abrupt. There. I said it. I think of him a lot. It's still weird knowing we'll never hear from him again.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 18, 2023 20:30:43 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to our best buddy Bear today. He was diagnosed with Kidney disease around Thanksgiving and took a big turn for the worse this weekend. We had to take him to the vet today, and there wasn't anything we could do for him and he was struggling, so we let him rest. Goodbye Dig Dog, we love you, Bear! I'm going to be away from the forums at least today, maybe tomorrow as well. I'll catch up on the 12 Days when I do get back. I'm so very sorry, my good man.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 18, 2023 20:36:35 GMT -5
Long backstory on this one: so my son has a particularly nasty form of lupus. He gives us scares regularly and, for the past month, it's been so bad that we've been in and out of hospitals. A lot. Naturally, I've run down my sick days over this (as well as staying home during the worst of covid to care for my mother and keep my kids home too). Last Friday, I found out that payroll was deducting our sick days 2.5 weeks after we took them, so I had exceeded my sickday balance without knowing it! After much pleading with my HR director, he agreed to convert my personal days (I never take pesonal days) to sick days in order to get me back in the green. He then warned me that missing any more work without having sick days would result in discipline (as well as a loss of seniority and possibly insurance coverage!). I figured I'd be fine since we gain another sick day a week from now. Sure enough, I got majorly sick over the weekend and had to come in today barely able to function. It's okay, I figured. It will be better tomorrow. Well I just had the highest fever spike I've ever had in my life -- we're talking fever hallucinations, in and out of consciousness, spasming/shaking -- terrifying. Fortunately, the worst of it has passed, which is why I'm coherent enough to type this, but holy heck. It's looking like it might be a snowday tomorrow. Please pray for me. I really really need to not go to work tomorrow.
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Post by Confessor on Dec 18, 2023 21:16:28 GMT -5
Long backstory on this one: so my son has a particularly nasty form of lupus. He gives us scares regularly and, for the past month, it's been so bad that we've been in and out of hospitals. A lot. Naturally, I've run down my sick days over this (as well as staying home during the worst of covid to care for my mother and keep my kids home too). Last Friday, I found out that payroll was deducting our sick days 2.5 weeks after we took them, so I had exceeded my sickday balance without knowing it! After much pleading with my HR director, he agreed to convert my personal days (I never take pesonal days) to sick days in order to get me back in the green. He then warned me that missing any more work without having sick days would result in discipline (as well as a loss of seniority and possibly insurance coverage!). I figured I'd be fine since we gain another sick day a week from now. Sure enough, I got majorly sick over the weekend and had to come in today barely able to function. It's okay, I figured. It will be better tomorrow. Well I just had the highest fever spike I've ever had in my life -- we're talking fever hallucinations, in and out of consciousness, spasming/shaking -- terrifying. Fortunately, the worst of it has passed, which is why I'm coherent enough to type this, but holy heck. It's looking like it might be a snowday tomorrow. Please pray for me. I really really need to not go to work tomorrow. Jeez...that sounds like a really nasty bug you've got. Get well soon! And fingers-crossed you get snowed in tomorrow.
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Post by shaxper on Dec 18, 2023 21:23:31 GMT -5
Long backstory on this one: so my son has a particularly nasty form of lupus. He gives us scares regularly and, for the past month, it's been so bad that we've been in and out of hospitals. A lot. Naturally, I've run down my sick days over this (as well as staying home during the worst of covid to care for my mother and keep my kids home too). Last Friday, I found out that payroll was deducting our sick days 2.5 weeks after we took them, so I had exceeded my sickday balance without knowing it! After much pleading with my HR director, he agreed to convert my personal days (I never take pesonal days) to sick days in order to get me back in the green. He then warned me that missing any more work without having sick days would result in discipline (as well as a loss of seniority and possibly insurance coverage!). I figured I'd be fine since we gain another sick day a week from now. Sure enough, I got majorly sick over the weekend and had to come in today barely able to function. It's okay, I figured. It will be better tomorrow. Well I just had the highest fever spike I've ever had in my life -- we're talking fever hallucinations, in and out of consciousness, spasming/shaking -- terrifying. Fortunately, the worst of it has passed, which is why I'm coherent enough to type this, but holy heck. It's looking like it might be a snowday tomorrow. Please pray for me. I really really need to not go to work tomorrow. Jeez...that sounds like a really nasty bug you've got. Get well soon! And fingers-crossed you get snowed in tomorrow. Thank you!
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