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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 19, 2017 14:07:42 GMT -5
My grandpa is turning 87 years old on Monday. How kick ass is that?! Congrats to him. Here's to hopefully many more happy years.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 19, 2017 14:45:30 GMT -5
Appreciate the thought, CC, but there's not likely any insurance companies crazy enough to insure a quadraplegic driver. Cei-U! And you should all be glad for that! Some days this forum delivers on such a sublime level that I could almost believe in a deity. Is it wrong to point out that you misspelled "quadriplegic," Kurt? No disrespect, but it's like me misspelling "imbecile," something I've been all my life.
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 19, 2017 19:05:01 GMT -5
I'm finally on Facebook. Friend requests from CCFers are welcome.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 19, 2017 19:09:45 GMT -5
I sent you a request.
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Post by Spike-X on Aug 19, 2017 19:57:43 GMT -5
I'm finally on Facebook. Friend requests from CCFers are welcome. Sent (Robert Cooper).
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Post by Confessor on Aug 21, 2017 5:36:01 GMT -5
I'm finally on Facebook. Friend requests from CCFers are welcome. Request sent (Paul K*** -- from England)
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 21, 2017 13:02:06 GMT -5
Reports from around the United States confirm that this guy: has been seen causing all kinds of mayhem. With any luck, he will be gone in a couple of hours or so.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 20:08:40 GMT -5
Our lazy dog Bear, lounging in the living room... He wants you to grab the rope and play...or give him a treat! -M
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 22, 2017 10:54:17 GMT -5
Un-f'ing-believable! They're raising my rent AGAIN! Third year in a row, this time from $770 to $820! $820?? For this s#!thole? Single pane windows that leak air all year round, creating a constant draft and driving my electrical bill up. 20-year-old carpets that weren't laid down properly to begin with because the previous owners' handyman was a lazy drunk. No ventilation in the bathroom and a vanity that is rotting because of said drunk handyman's sure-fire amateur plumbing. A water heater that doesn't that they were going to replace two years ago. No dishwasher. A laundry room directly beneath my office where my neighbors' teenagers like to party. Not enough dumpsters for a complex this size. No on-site manager. And, oh yes, mice in the walls. That's the little slice of heaven I now get to pay an extra $50 a month for! Yay! The remt hike notice also says the owners value me as a resident (as the notice was so familiarly addressed) and are honored to continue providing me a quality living experience. I'll bet. I don't know whether to laugh or cry or... orrr... ORRRRRGGHHHHH!
HULK SMASH!!!
Sigh. If only!
Cei-U! I turn green... with envy!
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 22, 2017 15:38:17 GMT -5
Here's something interesting to take your mind off rent increases and other bad stuff: www.antipodesmap.com/Put in your location (or any location you're interested in) and it will show you what's on the opposite side of the world. Directly opposite me at this moment is a spot in the southern Indian Ocean near the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands, south of Mauritius.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 15:46:11 GMT -5
^^^^ Rob, I'm 300-400 miles south of South Africa.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 22, 2017 15:51:41 GMT -5
Here's something interesting to take your mind off rent increases and other bad stuff: www.antipodesmap.com/Put in your location (or any location you're interested in) and it will show you what's on the opposite side of the world. Directly opposite me at this moment is a spot in the southern Indian Ocean near the Crozet and Kerguelen Islands, south of Mauritius. I got the southern Indian Ocean too and Antipodes told me to "Watch out for sharks."
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Post by brutalis on Aug 22, 2017 16:31:52 GMT -5
Directly opposite me is the middle of the Indian Ocean. Says: Incredible! There is no one around you, just fish. From the middle of a desert in Arizona to the middle of an ocean i just can't get a break!!!
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Post by Confessor on Aug 22, 2017 18:12:59 GMT -5
I put in my location and, unsurprisingly given that I live in England, there's a spot just off of the coast of New Zealand directly opposite me. That's why we call New Zealand and Australia "the Antipodes" over here.
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Post by The Captain on Aug 23, 2017 5:20:26 GMT -5
The last 18 hours or so have certainly been the opposite of a treat. We had some very heavy storms blow (and I use that term very lightly) through our area yesterday afternoon, wreaking all manner of havoc. A very large pine tree was knocked over, blocking the main road to my house along the shorter route, so I had to drive about 15 minutes out of my way to get home.
Then the power went out around 2:30 PM, and as of 6:00 this morning, it's still not back on. Last night, one of my neighbors asked the crew from the power company about an estimate for service resuming, and they said maybe tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, but they were terribly shorthanded, so it might not be until Thursday.
I'm not so much concerned about myself, but my daughters start school tomorrow (Thursday) and this is going to be a major disruption for them. We'll run out of hot water for showers, I have no idea what we'll do about lunches (my older daughter refuses to eat school food), and they'll be up all night worrying about not waking up in time to get to school. Beyond that, if things don't get cleaned up today, I have no idea how the district is going to get kids to the building, seeing as the tree and downed power lines are blocking the main road to the school.
At least I can come to the office to work. My wife works from home on Wednesdays and was scoping out local coffeeshops with free wi-fi to go camp out at for the day.
Joy!
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