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[Goofy]

http://i.imgur.com/BCV5eVO.jpg

:tup:

[Hal-9000]

mum's vacuum has more power :lol:

[KevinD]

have you seen the 2014 Toyota Corollas Goof? the new toaster/appliance car?? :lol:


I'm driving one next week

I passed one of those today. Him and some guy in a new Honda were racing. Slow tards, GTFO. :lol:


I kid Hal, get whatever makes you happy bro, and rock it like a new mullet.

[Goofy]

mum's vacuum has more power :lol:

You guys seem to forget that the Japs don't need a massive engine block to make it go quickly ;) Fuel economy is pretty much all that matters over here anyway what with our fuel costing a billion quid per quart :(

[KevinD]

You guys seem to forget that the Japs don't need a massive engine block to make it go quickly ;) Fuel economy is pretty much all that matters over here anyway what with our fuel costing a billion quid per quart :(

Not forgetting anything. I know you don't need 5plus liters to go fast, but anything with about 3000lbs and less than 150hp, is slow. Period. TBH, driving style, weight and aerodynamics have more to do with fuel efficiency than motor size any more.

The best thing I can recommend to anyone trying to get better fuel economy is keep up with maintenance, and get a vacuum gauge. Learn to drive with the highest amount of vacuum you can maintain.

My wife's car has a 2.4l turbo, about 285hp, weight is about 3,100lbs, and gets 30 mpg at 75mph. My old Z28, had a 5.7l, about 350hp, and got 29mpg at 70mph.

[Hal-9000]

the new Corolla has a CVT in it, first time for Toyota....so the transmission will sound like it's going through 6 gears, while still pulling the car along at 140 hp :lol:

they finally caught up to the 21st century and put some stuff in the cockpit and the overall ride is supposed to be comfy along with large cabin space....so that's what I'm looking for.

drove the 2013 Civic last week and felt a lil cramped in it and low ...(and Asian 8-[ )

[Hal-9000]

drove a 2013 Mazda 3 for about 5 minutes one night....that thing handles and has some balls....but it's smallish too

[KevinD]

drove a 2013 Mazda 3 for about 5 minutes one night....that thing handles and has some balls....but it's smallish too
The Mazda Speed 3 is very quick for a small car. May be out of your budget though.
Perhaps a bit of a warning for the Corolla. It's a new design for the model year, AND it has a new never before used transmission? And you're worried about dependability?

[Hal-9000]

The Mazda Speed 3 is very quick for a small car. May be out of your budget though.
Perhaps a bit of a warning for the Corolla. It's a new design for the model year, AND it has a new never before used transmission? And you're worried about dependability?


they're all around 23 to 25 thousand by the time you're done up here....Mazda 3 wasn't any worse than the Civic..



yeah the Corolla is going to be a gamble, but underneath it all they still use the same engine that they've used since Frankie Goes to Hollywood :lol:


I'm opting for the LE CVT trim, which is just the 1.8 liter 132 hp, dressed up as a 140 hp...


I may have to settle for a Civic as they have a firm, stable ride and nice handling despite the Oopma Loompa sitting position...


Frankly I'm confused and nervous right now...already have my car sold anytime I want and just want something new settled in the next week :lol:

[KevinD]

Speed 3 is a different engine than regular 3. It's the closest competitor to my wife's car, at least it was in 09 when I bought the Caliber SRT4 for her.
The Speed 3's start at 24 something stateside, so I'm sure that's just out of your budget. I've ridden in a couple, and they are very nice. Only thing the SRT4 does better is straight line acceleration.
Here's the Speed 3:
http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=modelsMain&vehicleCode=MS3

Whatever you get, I hope it makes you happy. Anymore, a new vehicle is about the second biggest purchase folks make.

[Hal-9000]

yeah I understand...we have a Mazda 3 and a Mazdaspeed 3

I drove the first one, which still had some jam.....I'm not really a driver Kev. I just do an end to end commute of the city daily and I can't go over 70km per hour most places anyways because of traffic :lol:

still would be nice to have a larger interior, with some speed and handling too. I'd have to get up into the 30-40 thousand range for a nice buggy like that...

read about some crossover SUV's, pretty much a large car or small SUV depending on how you look at it. Mazda makes a nice one (CR-5?) And I wanted the Ford Escape...until I heard they blow up and start on fire and shit :lol:

[KevinD]

It's all cool bro. I have friends that just view cars as basic transportation too. I still try to get them in as nice a car as they car afford. I don't currently have a Hotrod really, so I get my kicks with my wife's little turbo car. Seriously considering an aftermarket PCM for it that brings the HP to about 310 and eliminates some of the other annoying things Dodge has in the programming. 300ish hp in that car should get it into the mid 13's in the 1/4 mile. Just enough to really have some fun with the stock Mustang/Camaro/ Challenger V8 cars. :lol:

[KevinD]

Fuck me, 70kph?? That's not even out of 2nd in the wife's car, :lol: Not out of first in my old Z28.

[Hal-9000]

in almost every compact car I've researched...they all have computer assisted everything ...I was looking at a Subaru Imprezza, which is an AWD drive car...and I guess the traction assist comes on so strongly when guys go down hills, that the car starts braking...without braking and without consent from the driver :lol:

even the pokey Corolla has so much steering assist that the guys test driving them for reviews say it's like driving a marshmallow while wearing baking mitts :lol: no tactile steering feel at all...

makes a guy miss the old days :sad2:

[Hal-9000]

Fuck me, 70kph?? That's not even out of 2nd in the wife's car, :lol: Not out of first in my old Z28.

people laugh at my Pontiac...but for 140 hp it goes when I need it. I sometimes drive at 120 or 130 km per hour...just to stretch my legs :lol:


took a brown co-worker out for a drive in my car today...he's driving a 2000 Corolla now....and I saw his eyes light up when my pontiac scooted off from a stop...

[KevinD]

I've had my wife's car up to 130mph, but wasn't comfortable in it. According to SRT, it's capable of 155mph. I've never, ever liked front wheel drive cars or the way they handle. I grew up driving moderate to high HP rear wheel drive cars and trucks and am much more comfortable in the handling at the limit with said.

My sis in law had a Grand Am, a bit older than yours, but same basic car. Had a V6 in it. It was nice for what it was.

[KevinD]

Speaking of Pontiac, I wanted the G8 GXP sooooo freaking bad, but, just as I was about to start looking to buy one, Pontiac closed.

[Hal-9000]

I guess the CVT in the new Corolla makes it EVEN SLOWER from a standing start :lol: ....I can hardly wait to take a test-nap...er test-drive

[KevinD]

Hard for me to say. Only CVT I've had any experience with was on my daughter's go cart. I hated it so bad I ripped it out and put the drive train from a 500cc manual trans 4 wheeler in.

[KevinD]

Well, think I'm gonna go have a shower and put some dinner in the oven. Lasagna night here!

[Hal-9000]

Hard for me to say. Only CVT I've had any experience with was on my daughter's go cart. I hated it so bad I ripped it out and put the drive train from a 500cc manual trans 4 wheeler in.

I love the rubber band, infinite gear ratio description for CVT's :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Well, think I'm gonna go have a shower and put some dinner in the oven. Lasagna night here!

see ya Kev....and lucky bastard :x

[KevinD]

It's just Stoffers frozen. But, that's pretty good, at least to me, for store bought.

[Fodster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHN6AViJAvI

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Guess who's at work right now :|

[Richard Cranium]

me?

[KevinD]

Not me. Did yard work all day then helped my oldest daughter and my niece move most of their stuff out of my garage and guest house.

[Goofy]

Guess who's at work right now :|

On a sunday? :wha:

Loooong day here, damn hangovers :x Darts tonight so might have another hangover tomorrow 8-[

[KevinD]

Mate, only two ways not to have a hangover: Don't drink, or stay drunk. :lol:

[Richard Cranium]

I guess staying drunk is the only viable option then,

I keep getting mind numbing hangover kind of headaches for no fucking reason.. Its really getting old.

[KevinD]

I've tried both. Couldn't afford to stay drunk. :lol: I actually never got horrible headaches as part of hangovers. Usually just aching body, lethargic, and nauseous.

[Goofy]

Mate, only two ways not to have a hangover: Don't drink, or stay drunk. :lol:

Unfortunately due to work )and thirst) i can do neither :lol: Played well tonight though........... well, my scoring was good, doubles not so much! Won 2-0 with two 19 dart legs. First leg i had a dart for 15, second leg i had 113 left after 9 darts so could have been a damn sight better! First county game of the season is this saturday though so a good warm up :)

[Muddy]

Goody, if you have my coors crab, please feel free to re-up it for me since dgx raped my profile..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

On a sunday? :wha:

Close enough, it was Saturday night :|

[Goofy]

Goody, if you have my coors crab, please feel free to re-up it for me since dgx raped my profile..

:lol: Yeah, i think i have it somewhere!


Close enough, it was Saturday night :|

:wha: That's shite!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yup, on a long weekend makes it even worse. :suicide:


How's you mate?

[Goofy]

What happened? Rush job or something?

Yeah i'm fine! Won that big bowls match on saturday :woot: Played fucking awesome, won 21-5 :dance: That's me won the Hume Cup, a cup that was donated to our bowling club by a member of my family about a hundred years ago! It's the one trophy my dad has always wanted to win and i've beaten him to the punch :lol: Now i play the winner of the other singles cup final for the "Championship of the green" :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No idea what the parts were for, all I know is I was called in to run them on a Saturday night on one of my few long weekends. Pissed me off.


Nice work mate! :woohoo: When's the championship match?

[Goofy]

Not surprised you were pissed off :wha:

The other final is being played tonight so i'll pop over to watch and we can organise the championship match for later this week! County darts match this saturday and a triples comp at bowls this sunday so cant play it over the weekend which i would have preferred :wha:

Anyway, i gotta go mate, don't work too hard :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Later Goof! :bye:

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hal :hi:

[Hal-9000]

going to test a 2014 Corolla this morning.....I hope it's beige :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Is that the color you are looking for?

[Hal-9000]

no...they call Corolla's appliances built for the masses and if you look around (up here anyways...) the majority of the brand from about 1989 on up to 2005 are beige, 4 door and umm...conservative drivers


there's a net thing about it :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I see :-k


Weirdo Canadians :hand:

[Hal-9000]

I'm a 50-something middle aged Korean woman according to the net (if I drive an old Corolla)

:dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:worthless:

[Hal-9000]

*blushes*

[Teh One Who Knocks]

[-(

[Hal-9000]

*preens, then prances*

I have to leave in a little bit, must check my look

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:thumbsdown:

[Hal-9000]

:x

I was up late last night and I'm on holidays! I can be relaxed looking for one day

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:care:

[Hal-9000]

:(



I gotta fly, see ya

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Later bud :bye:

[Goofy]

:wavey: :burp: Tonight's dinner was awesome :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Where's mine? :-s

[Goofy]

Where's mine? :-s

I ate it all :oops: There's a pic of it in the 'last thing you ate' thread though........ you could always print a copy then lick it or something :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:x

[Goofy]

I was hungry [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And selfish! :x

[Goofy]

You wouldn't have liked it anyway :nono: Condensed tomato soup was used ;)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Is there any other kind of tomato soup to use? :-s

[Muddy]

Thanks Goofy. Now can you make this DGX's avatar? http://i.imgur.com/bKi07SW.gif

[Goofy]

Is there any other kind of tomato soup to use? :-s

Uncondensed :thumbsup:


Thanks Goofy. Now can you make this DGX's avatar? http://i.imgur.com/bKi07SW.gif

:lol: Maybe 8-[

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/CJ3FHcm.jpg

:homer:

[Muddy]

It's crazy.. I do not like tomato soup... until you put basil in it.. Then I love it.. wtf?

[Goofy]

http://i.imgur.com/CJ3FHcm.jpg

:homer:

I could've sworn you didnt like tomato soup :-k Oh well, you'd probably have loved my pasta mix then :lol:


It's crazy.. I do not like tomato soup... until you put basil in it.. Then I love it.. wtf?

Freak! :lol: Mind you, i'm probably worse tbh......... i don't like tomatos :mrgreen: Love tomato soup, tomato sauce though :lol:

[Goofy]

Gonna go grab a shower then head over to the bowling green, back later :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's crazy.. I do not like tomato soup... until you put basil in it.. Then I love it.. wtf?

:nuts:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Gonna go grab a shower then head over to the bowling green, back later :bye:

Later Goof :bye:

[Hal-9000]

I can't put a slice of tomato in my mouth yet I put ketchup on lots of things...scrambled eggs, roast beef....steeeeak


8-[

[DemonGeminiX]

Goody, if you have my coors crab, please feel free to re-up it for me since dgx raped my profile..

:nono:

I told you to save it, dopey. And it was your own fault.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:nono:

I told you to save it, dopey. And it was your own fault.

http://i.imgur.com/YJ3ijHr.jpg

:-k

[Hal-9000]

I have to roll, see ya

[Teh One Who Knocks]

1 :|

[Goofy]

2 :slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

One :hand:

[Goofy]

Two :x

Off to watch Under The Dome then sleep, later mate :bye:

[KevinD]

I didn't save it either Muddy. Here's as close as I can get with a 5 min google search:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2745010873_de55163ddd.jpg

[Muddy]

I didn't save it either Muddy. Here's as close as I can get with a 5 min google search:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2745010873_de55163ddd.jpg

Thats pretty good.. goofy had it though.. Thanks Kev.. :)

[KevinD]

Yeah, I see it's back. You save it yet? :lol:
Gotta get up at 05:30 and drive another hour or so to the rig location. I'm in Enid, OK and the rig ids close to Alva, OK. If things go at all right, I'll have it fixed in 10 mins or so, and be on the way home tomorrow. May be heading back to Malaysia in a few days.

[Richard Cranium]

at a social at Freeport FD. waiting for everyone to leave so I can hit rack. put in a few hours on the house today, back in the morning for more fun. Doing a tour of 10 House and ground zero Thursday. pretty cool so far, on teh job with a bunch of FDNY guys and our Canadian buddys. fucking tired.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #2 :|

[Pony]

Monday #1 and I'm slammed.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #1 and I'm slammed.

:slap:

[Goofy]

Monday #3 [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

#2 :x

[Goofy]

:slap:

[Goofy]

Time for me to go :lol: Later mate!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's Tuesday [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2 :|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And Monday #3 begins :|

[Goofy]

#4 :slap:

At least i'm not working saturday this week :)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

#4 :slap:

At least i'm not working saturday this week :)

Yet :shifty:

[Goofy]

County Darts, already told my boss i'll not be in ;)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You will be in :x

[Goofy]

Nope :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

*cancels all dart matches in all of Great Britain for the next 100 years*

[Goofy]

:-s

You don't have the power :hand:




Time to head back, later mate :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I do too! :x



Later mate! :bye:

[MrsM]

So tired... morning all :wave:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Morning MrsM :hi:

How goes it?

[MrsM]

same old same old - busy and tired

How are things Lance?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

About the same....just hectic and no time to relax much

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hal :hi:

[Goofy]

Folks :howdy:

[Hal-9000]

Goofalicious :bye:

[Goofy]

Halwynetta :waves:

[Goofy]

So, did you test drive the Corolla? :-k

[Hal-9000]

oh hell yeah...that and 4 other cars..


put some money down yesterday to secure the deal, now waiting for a delivery date..

[Goofy]

What did you pick then? :tapfoot:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

3 :|


What did you pick then? :tapfoot:

He got the Corolla

[redred]

What about a honda crv ?

[KevinD]

I'm happy, I'm feeling fine,
got sunshine in a bag...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #4 :|

[Pony]

I don't feel like it.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Me either....yet here I am :|

[Pony]

Yea, me too. Got a lot to do today and between my allergies and the meds to try and control them it's gonna be a rough one.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I feel your pain, my allergies are absolutely miserable right now, even with the Claritin

[Muddy]

What about a honda crv ?

nice choice.. Or the rav4.. But we're talking about Hal here.. He just isnt going to open his mind to certain things.. It's all done now and Im sure he will be happy with his choice..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The Rav4? :-s

That's great if you are a chick or a gay guy :hand:

[Muddy]

We're talking about Hal here... :-s

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:doh:

[FBD]

No seasonal allergies since 2007 :dance: I learned a potent midbrain technique to add to my meditations, and allergies have been a thing of the past. Its like the energy makes the sinuses dump their contents every single night, so nothing ever builds up to the point where an allergic reaction can manifest any longer.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Friday...finally :|

[Hal-9000]

nice choice.. Or the rav4.. But we're talking about Hal here.. He just isnt going to open his mind to certain things.. It's all done now and Im sure he will be happy with his choice..

excuse me??? :lol:

since late June of this year I have looked at and/or considered:

ford focus
mazda 3
hyundai elantra
honda civic
subaru imprezza
vw jetta
toyota corolla

honda crv
ford escape
mazda cx-5
nissan rogue


latecomers/last minute additions:
buick verano
lamborghini aventador LP700-4 roadster



open minded enough for you? :dance: now leave me alone and let me bask in the afterglow of dealing with more than 8 car salesmen within 40 days...I feel like I need 3 showers...

[Goofy]

No seasonal allergies since 2007 :dance: I learned a potent midbrain technique to add to my meditations, and allergies have been a thing of the past. Its like the energy makes the sinuses dump their contents every single night, so nothing ever builds up to the point where an allergic reaction can manifest any longer.

Can you meditate me up a hamburger? Fucking starving :wha:

[Hal-9000]

I can meditate you up another protein offering...just give me a sec :lwank:

[Goofy]

That's pre-meditated :nono:

[Hal-9000]

:lol:

yes, good point

[Hal-9000]

4:20....time to roll..









:dance:

[Hal-9000]

morning-ish :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Holy fuck Batman, where did the weekend go? :|

[Goofy]

Holy fuck Batman, where did the weekend go? :|

Pass :(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It seems like I just left the shop a few minutes ago and here I am back again :wha:

[Goofy]

Same here :wha: It never seems to matter whether i'm busy over the weekend or not, it flies by either way :sad2: My boss goes off on holiday this wednesday for two weeks......... so it's gonna be fun for me :suicide:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I wish my boss would go away on vacation :lol:

Well, maybe not, he seems to be more of a pain in the ass when he's gone than when he's here most times :-k

[Goofy]

I'm the only person who hates it when the boss goes away tbh :lol: Just adds to my workload :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Maybe it will go by fast :P

[Goofy]

Yeah, sure it will :lol:

Time to go, later mate :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Have a good one bud :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That was a long day :|

[redred]

hey mate

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sup Red?

[redred]

trying out the whole working thing , sort of enjoying it ,back installing bar pumps

hows you?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Okay I guess, didn't have much of a weekend and haven't been sleeping much, so I'm a little on edge :lol:

Nice to see you joing the work force :tup:

[redred]

i'm skimming the surface of the work thing ,i get on with only 1 of the 3 boss's the other 2 know i don't want to work along side them :lol: so far it seems to be ticking along alright

[minz]

Red's got a job? :shock:





:faint:

[redred]

i've always had a job of some kind waiting for me ,just never wanted one :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #2 :|

[Goofy]

I concur! :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Good day so far mate? :-k








8-[

[Goofy]

Awesome! :D













:suicide:

The jobs are stacking up and i can't be arsed doing anything productive :lol: Plus my car failed it's MOT and needs a brake pipe replaced and a couple of other things :x

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It could always be worse :)

[Goofy]

Don't tempt fate :nono:

Got my big bowls match tonight, Club Championship final (winners of the two singles trophies play off for it) - 6pm start so will have to leave work sharpish! Playing the same guy i beat in the final of the other cup so hopefully i can do the same again :fingerscrossed:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

*tempts* 8-[







You can do it mate :thumbsup:

[Goofy]

Will try my best :tup:

Time to head back, later mate :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Have a good one Goof and good luck :tup:

[KevinD]

Good morning all. Lance, congrates on Manning and the Broncos. That's how you win a game!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Kev :hi:

What's happening?

Yeah, it was a good way to start the year off for sure, especially against the team that knocked us from the playoffs.

[KevinD]

Not much. Back at the shop today, but have to head home early to get my truck inspected. Texans squeaked one by the Chargers. I'm sure the Charger fans are all upset about that penalty on the Field goal try. I'll be honest, I'd never heard of that rule either.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No idea, that game was on past my bedtime.

[KevinD]

Technically, mine too.:lol: Highlights: first play, Texans throw an interception, leading to a Charger TD. Rest of the half was downhill from there. At one point, Chargers up 28 to 7. Somehow, Texans defense shut down the Chargers in 2nd half, and squeaked out a 31 to 28 win with the go ahead Field goal in the last 4 seconds of game.

[FBD]

and that's why I like watching football. I just want to see a good game.

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:

[KevinD]

Hey Hal. How's the new Rolla working for ya?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hal :hi:

[Hal-9000]

gentlemenz....I got an email last night near 11pm....my new car will be ready today :cheerlead:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It seems weird to have to order a car :-k

But congratz :)

[FBD]

yeah, because the deals are all on the ones they made and werent able to sell yet

[Hal-9000]

I called my insurance chick last week just to see how my rates would change....she couldn't find the VIN number in the database :lol:

it's a quirk of buying a 2014 car when they're just being shipped to the dealership

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2 :|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA

[Goofy]

:howdy:

I lost 21-20 last night :puke: Fuckin' sickener, would have been easier losing by a landslide! Coming so close then falling at the final hurdle is a tough one to take :|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sorry to hear that mate :(

And I agree with you, I would rather get crushed in a match of any kind rather than losing by one point

[Goofy]

It was a great game but a really tough loss to take! Had more than one chance to win the match too which made it even worse :( Felt like crying tbh :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You'll get him next time :tup:

[Goofy]

Sure hope so :sad2:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sure hope so :sad2:

:empathy:

[Goofy]

Time to go, hopefully be around tonight although may be working a bit later :bye: Ciao!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Have a good one mate! :bye:

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hal :hi:

[FBD]

hump deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! http://www.tehfalloutshelter.com/images/smilies/365119.gif

what's the good word, fellas

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I wish there was a good word today....so far there isn't :wha:


:hi:

[FBD]

well, shit. I didnt find one around here so I figured I'd check in with you guys :D

its friggin hot out today.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Cool and rainy here....a welcome change after all the recent heat we've had

[Goofy]

Hola peepels :wavey:

[Hal-9000]

Ach laddie! :x



(hello)

[FBD]

Cool and rainy here....a welcome change after all the recent heat we've had

I guess it arrived here...its 90 out today!

[Goofy]

Ach laddie! :x



(hello)

Fit like squire :hi:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

3 :|

[RBP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWBhP0EQ1lA

I fucking love that commercial. :lol:

[Richard Cranium]

95 today Thunder storms tomorrow and a high of 55 Friday.. Gotta go sharpen my snow shovel/

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #4 :wha:

[Goofy]

What a week this is turning into :|

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Not going well mate?

[Goofy]

Not particularly :lol: The young painter's having a nightmare this week, anything that can go wrong is going wrong :freakout: He's already had to repaint two jobs this week then he got a bunch of runs in the lacquer of a job this morning :facepalm:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sounds like a fun day :lol:

[Goofy]

Sunshine and lollipops :lol: Thankfully we're not mentally busy this week....... just the regular 'busy' :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Careful, you may have just jinxed yourself and a flood of cars will come in this afternoon :nono:

[Goofy]

Quite possibly :lol:

Hey Lance - can you have a look and see what kind of price a Samsung 840 Pro SSD 256gb costs from your usual electrical stores? Thinking about getting another SSD but the prices are still pretty crap over here for anything decent :wha: Thinking it may work out a fair bit cheaper having you buy it and ship it to me (if that's cool) :-k

No rush! Have to get back to work now anyway :lol: Later mate :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'll take a look today, later mate! :bye:

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hi Hal...we seem to have received the flooding you were going thru a few months ago

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Rain for 5 days straight now, and very heavy at times....flash flood warnings since last night and all thru the night. Please send an ark ASAP.


Another flash flood warning on the radio now :wha:


http://i.imgur.com/56lsfrol.png

Got this SMS alert 3 times while I was driving into work this morning


http://i.imgur.com/8qR9OXx.jpg

And this was the road my g/f usually took to get back and forth to work.

A mess

[Hal-9000]

it's deceptive....we've had rain for days in the past and nothing happened. Be careful...

[Hal-9000]

Holy crap it took down a bridge that high?? not good mon frere

[Hal-9000]

correction...no bridge, natural embankment

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://denver.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2013/09/12/dillon-road-collapse-water-rescue/

Slideshow of the collapse

[Hal-9000]

It's the weird things that will sneak up on you Lance....remember I told you about a parkade we had downtown? It was 6 levels down under the ground. Flood happened and apparently the cars started moving around and hitting each other (I didn't know that cars could float)....imagine the insurance claims?

something hit my car...it was another car....don't know which one...but they were all parked at the time :confused:

[KevinD]

Lance, I just saw about the flooding. Also heard y'all got some hail the other day (yesterday?) Stay safe and dry bud.

[Goofy]

You don't half get extremes of weather Lance :shock:

[Goofy]

Hey peeps :wavey:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nope, seems to be all or nothing here :lol:

Still fucking pouring down outside :wha:

[Goofy]

Bit of rain here this afternoon....... we're actually overdue plenty rain, the summer has been as dry as i can remember :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

http://i.imgur.com/e0SqkaT.png

[Goofy]

Only 8cm? :-s Pffft, we can that 'morning' over here :hand:















:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's way south of the city, they haven't been as hard hit with the rain. In the worst areas they've had nearly 8 inches of rain in the last 24 hours alone....top that off with the fact that it's been raining since Sunday nearly non-stop.

[Goofy]

I just wish it would rain during the night and not while i'm at work, hate having to dry cars off before i work on them :x















:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

First World Problems :P

[Hal-9000]

I remember making a joke about us being like Britain 3 days before our flood....

it had rained off and on for over 2 weeks....then the prediction for overnight was 70-100 mm

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Monday #4.5 :|

[Goofy]

Friday :cheers:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Friday :cheers:

Is your work day over? :-k

[Goofy]

Nope, not for hours yet :D It's still friday though :dance: Working tomorrow as well........ but it's still friday :dance:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nope, not for hours yet :D It's still friday though :dance: Working tomorrow as well........ but it's still friday :dance:

Then it's not Friday :slap:

[Goofy]

Your calendar is wrong :slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Your calendar is wrong :slap:

I said it's not Friday! :x

:slap:

[Goofy]

Yet you just posted in the friday the 13th thread :-s

[Teh One Who Knocks]

There are 2 different Fridays :nono:

[Goofy]

:nuts:









:lol: I gotta go, later mate :bye:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Later bud :lol:

[Hal-9000]

mornin :wavey:


woke up hours early with one of those damn calf cramps from hell :x


fuck that's a horrible way to wake up :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hal :hi:


It's been one of those days :wha:

[FBD]

It sure has.

I was standing outside this morning letting the sun shine on me, and I caught a whiff of lake champlain air :) Its been too long since I've been up there. (maybe its because of the energetic stuff that I do, but I often get whiffs of all kinds of scents that manifest out of nowhere...seems to be random olfactory nerve resonances or something.)

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Did you see Champ? :)

[Hal-9000]

*sniffs*

the air smells good here too

[Goofy]

*farts*

The air ain't so good here :wha:

[Hal-9000]

haggis farts eww :lol:

[KevinD]

Ehh, I'm gone for a while. Gonna vegetate and contemplate my navel.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:monday:

[KevinD]

Ugg. No doubt. Waiting to see if I have to head to Oklahoma, West Texas, or no where today.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Kev :hi:

Whatever became of that other job opportunity?

[KevinD]

They decided, that I wasn't the best choice for the position. Can't blame them really, it was quite a bit different than any work I've done before. I turned down the job offer in Pennsylvania.

Hey Lance, things still as bad there as the news is making out? Looks like more rain may be on the way.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, still raining, not quite as hard as it has been so far today though. It was pouring down again yesterday though. Posted a rain total map in the weather thread that shows the amount of rain we've gotten in the area over the last 5 or 6 days.

[KevinD]

I feel like shit. May lay back down for a bit and take a nap while waiting for my phone to ring.