Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[Hal-9000]

I have to roll and create some new spam recipes


toodles

[Muddy]

You associate a large greasy breakfast sammich with gay?


Never taking you to McDonalds :lol:

I think he's referring to you descriptors.. "greasy and huge"... Jesus, If I had a nickel for every time I have heard that..

[Godfather]

And that's why you don't buy an apartment (to me a condo is just a glorified apartment that you own and get none of the 'perks' of renting an apartment). Hopefully you get some satisfaction out of this GF but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Meh, buying a condo is as good move in Vancouver. Houses are unaffordable so there's no way to get a foothold into the market without starting on a condo. The good news is that my fees and mortgage aren't a lot different from what my friends pay in rent because our rental market is bonkers too (average 1-bed rent is $2k)... and my valuation went up 9% last year alone and we've now got equity, while friends pay their landlord's mortgages.


Anywho, I've written Strata my letter, thanks for the advice guys, I'll see where it goes :lol:

[Hugh_Janus]

almost spent £400 on a steering whjeel for my xbox.... luckily I saw sense in time

[Godfather]

almost spent £400 on a steering whjeel for my xbox.... luckily I saw sense in time

This is why I like to put things in my Amazon shopping cart, and then leave it then for a day or two. It's funny how often you come back and go, I dont really need this :lol:

[KevinD]

Currently I have a new amp in amazon shopping cart. Just debating to get the one I can easily afford (boss katana 2x12 100 watt) or the one I want ( fender bassbreaker 15watt) both combos.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

5 Hour Energy time, this day is suddenly dragging

[DemonGeminiX]

Currently I have a new amp in amazon shopping cart. Just debating to get the one I can easily afford (boss katana 2x12 100 watt) or the one I want ( fender bassbreaker 15watt) both combos.

What do you plan on doing with it? A 100 watt amp is a bit much for a bedroom/recreational player.

[DemonGeminiX]

I see the Boss Katana is cheaper.

[Hal-9000]

I dreamed I was playing guitar in front of an amp larger than me, and it was making my clothing wave...as if in a strong wind.


I loved that dream :lol: :oops:

[DemonGeminiX]

It must not have had as much power as the one that blew Marty McFly backwards... or you were Superman playing the guitar.

[DemonGeminiX]

I gotta run.

[Godfather]

Happy Friday! It's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend so we get Monday off too :mrgreen:

Wife is working (she's working like dog on this ICU rotation) and my family is in Italy for a couple months so no turkey for me :(

[KevinD]

What do you plan on doing with it? A 100 watt amp is a bit much for a bedroom/recreational player.

The katakana can be turned down to .5 watt. I've messed with one at GC, and I like it. I like the BB15 better, but, my skills don't justify it yet. I already have the katakana mini. That's a small battery or ac powered amp. It's actually quite nice, capable of a great range of sounds. Decent cleans and a righteous AC/DC tone.

[DemonGeminiX]

Whatever you decide to do, it's your money, and you should do whatever makes you happy in the long run and you can justify it as a responsible decision to yourself.

[DemonGeminiX]

Happy Friday! It's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend so we get Monday off too :mrgreen:

Wife is working (she's working like dog on this ICU rotation) and my family is in Italy for a couple months so no turkey for me :(

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving. You could always go buy a turkey and learn how to cook it... or a turkey breast, for that matter, as it would be cheaper and easier. Either way, you'd have turkey.

[deebakes]

or just eat whatever you most like :shrug:

we typically do pork ribs and pizza :lol:

[deebakes]

happy thanksgiving hal and gf :tup:

[KevinD]

Whatever you decide to do, it's your money, and you should do whatever makes you happy in the long run and you can justify it as a responsible decision to yourself.

Well, tbh, it's kinda "free" money. I just cashed in rewards points from hotel stays over the years. Pretty sure I'm going with the katana. I actually liked my marshal mg40cfx sound, though I hated the efx controls. If I was younger, maybe going to play live/open mic, I'd choose the bassbreaker, but for my needs, I think the Kat hits all the marks. Just waitingot on the last gift cards to come in, then I'll have my wife order it. Should be in by next days off.

[Godfather]

Hello

[Godfather]

happy thanksgiving hal and gf :tup:

Thanks dude!

Wife's mom ended up deciding to host a dinner. Heading out to her farm in the valley in a few hours. She's amazing cook, went to professional cooking school a few years ago just for shits and giggles so I'm excited to see what she cooks up :drool:

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

[DemonGeminiX]

Armageddon!

[RBP]

Hello

You were wasted.

[Hal-9000]

happy thanksgiving hal and gf :tup:

The funeral home that cremated my father puts up a granite memorial marker every year with the names of the dead in one of our city parks. They finished the 2017 marker this past weekend so my Thanksgiving consisted of going to see it alone. I took 94 pictures and then had a bowl of soup for dinner. Kind of a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving I guess, but it was a tough day for me. Thanks for the kind thought Dee.

[Hal-9000]

I'm royally pissed at Firefox. All of a sudden after version 56 update, I can't view online flyers from grocery and retail sites.

I start FF in safe mode and can view the flyers again. I disable, then uninstall the whopping TWO extensions I have and still can't see them.

I try every safe mode troubleshooting step from using the default theme to disabling hardware acceleration and the flyers won't show in normal mode.

Got back into safe mode and the flyers are there. Safe mode is removing the problem, but I can't find out what the effin problem is :lol:

I check PDF viewer associations and try a number of new extensions on that subject, still no flyers.

You know what it was? If you go into the normal FF options/privacy and security/history and set it to "never remember history" and/or "always use private browsing mode" Firefox won't show those damn online flyers :x :x :x

Thanks Firefox, I had to uninstall my Classic Theme Restorer because you won't support that in version 57, and that means my forward and back buttons revert back to the left hand side of the task bar (grrrr) and I can't configure the browser with the buttons I want and need like refresh, stop and a handful of others.

So much for giving the users a choice via the open source browser. Bastards.

[Muddy]

Happy belated Canadian Thanksgiving Day Halalicious and Godfather..

[Hal-9000]

Thanks Mudster. I didn't have turkey and spent it alone, but you know what?

I don't like turkey very much TBH :lol:

take that bird off the menu

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Thanks Mudster. I didn't have turkey and spent it alone, but you know what?

I don't like turkey very much TBH :lol:

take that bird off the menu

:shock:

Communist! :villagers:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm royally pissed at Firefox. All of a sudden after version 56 update, I can't view online flyers from grocery and retail sites.

I start FF in safe mode and can view the flyers again. I disable, then uninstall the whopping TWO extensions I have and still can't see them.

I try every safe mode troubleshooting step from using the default theme to disabling hardware acceleration and the flyers won't show in normal mode.

Got back into safe mode and the flyers are there. Safe mode is removing the problem, but I can't find out what the effin problem is :lol:

I check PDF viewer associations and try a number of new extensions on that subject, still no flyers.

You know what it was? If you go into the normal FF options/privacy and security/history and set it to "never remember history" and/or "always use private browsing mode" Firefox won't show those damn online flyers :x :x :x

Thanks Firefox, I had to uninstall my Classic Theme Restorer because you won't support that in version 57, and that means my forward and back buttons revert back to the left hand side of the task bar (grrrr) and I can't configure the browser with the buttons I want and need like refresh, stop and a handful of others.

So much for giving the users a choice via the open source browser. Bastards.

Supposedly they are doing all of this to make all the addons 'uniform' but I know I had to dump some of them because they no longer worked right.

[Muddy]

You should get some nice buttered yeast rolls and a small bowl of brown gravy, Hal.. Thats all you need to celebrate Thanksgiving.. haha

[Hal-9000]

we may need a thread on turkey :lol:

Turkey, in my opinion has to one of the most overrated meals on the planet. It takes all sorts of prep time if you're going to stuff it, you need at least five hours in the oven for any reasonable sized turkey, and then people think they have to make 15 companion dishes because of the fuckin unspoken turkey mandate.

The juice just ain't worth the squeeze.

If someone offered me something disgusting like a pizza pop or I could have a plate full of tasteless turkey flesh...pizza pop wins every time.

[Hal-9000]

Supposedly they are doing all of this to make all the addons 'uniform' but I know I had to dump some of them because they no longer worked right.

Apparently it's the code they're using for 57 and beyond, and most modders can't or won't be able to use it. So there goes how many good, useful extensions?

That classic theme restorer was a godsend to me.

[Goofy]

we may need a thread on turkey :lol:

Turkey, in my opinion has to one of the most overrated meals on the planet. It takes all sorts of prep time if you're going to stuff it, you need at least five hours in the oven for any reasonable sized turkey, and then people think they have to make 15 companion dishes because of the fuckin unspoken turkey mandate.

The juice just ain't worth the squeeze.

If someone offered me something disgusting like a pizza pop or I could have a plate full of tasteless turkey flesh...pizza pop wins every time.

Agreed, i'd far rather have a steak!

[Muddy]

Best part of Thanksgiving! :cheer:

http://i67.tinypic.com/r93lar.jpg

[Hal-9000]

Did you happen to catch the reason for part of websites disappearing? It was the Firefox options and one I used without problem in the past.

Never remember history and/or private browsing mode. It somehow makes the slideshow pdf component not viewable on retail sites, primarily grocery stores.

I can probably live without online flyers from each store, but that's not the point. Your browser shouldn't create a black hole on the page without explanation.

[Hal-9000]

Best part of Thanksgiving! :cheer:

http://i67.tinypic.com/r93lar.jpg

nice buns :wank:

[Hal-9000]

Agreed, i'd far rather have a steak!

c'mere and give us a kiss :thumbsup:

Turkey is a dry and tasteless meat, and yes I've tried a lot of people's turkeys including some very good cooks like my Mom and my Aunt.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/OoWlBKE.jpg

[Hal-9000]

turkey ribs?

stop it :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

turkey ribs?

stop it :lol:

It's just sliced :facepalm:

:slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/u0qj3Kp.jpg

[Hal-9000]

Peel the bacon away and rinse the turkey smell off of it....and yummy! :tup:

[Hal-9000]

That sorta reminds me of an old Native American ball for some forgotten sport :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Peel the bacon away and rinse the turkey smell off of it....and yummy! :tup:

:slap:

[Muddy]

I like turkey with gravy... And turkey sandwiches on white sliced bread with mayo and salt and pepper.. I cant do the bacon wrapped and thick sliced stuff though...

[Hal-9000]

gotta be white sliced bread?

good thing you didn't post that on twitter :lol:


#brownbreadlivesmatter

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Bunch of commies up in here [-(

[Hal-9000]

I prefer Pinko Commie thanks

[Hal-9000]

shit, got that bass-ackwwards


commie pinko :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:loser:

[Hal-9000]

:loser:

https://i.imgur.com/z7QbIRZ.gif

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I don't know who's more violent, you or Goof [-(

[Hal-9000]

You incite the violence.

Cause & effect brochacho

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:wrong:

[Hal-9000]

Hey, the 80's called and..........fuck you.




:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Hey, the 80's called and..........fuck you.




:lol:

:snapout:

[Hal-9000]

I reworked the old classic joke


No one appreciates good creativity these days [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I reworked the old classic joke


No one appreciates good creativity these days [-(

:snapout:

[Hal-9000]

:x

I keep hitting the home button on the right hand side of my browser rather than the forward and back buttons...grrrr

Why the fook would a right handed person want the forward and back buttons on the left hand side of the URL bar?? Lots of unnecessary cross-real-estating across your screen

[Muddy]

Thats right.. white bread.. The best bread.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:racist:

[Muddy]

http://i65.tinypic.com/212s315.png

[Muddy]

http://i65.tinypic.com/t4tr7p.png





http://i66.tinypic.com/jjljfc.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Well we're movin' on up (Movin' on up!)
To the east side. (Movin' on up!)
To a deluxe apartment in the sky!
Movin' on up (Movin' on up!)
To the east side. (Movin' on up!)
We finally got a piece of the pie!!!

[Goofy]

I don't know who's more violent, you or Goof [-(
:-s















:beatdown:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

:-k

Could 2 chickens hatch from one egg?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:-k

Could 2 chickens hatch from one egg?

I would assume so, I've seen double yolked eggs before :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Ski season officially begins on Friday, Arapahoe Basin in Colorado has announced they will open for the season this Friday.

[DemonGeminiX]

Well...

I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win...

[DemonGeminiX]

Hey, British Isles... y'all have a storm named Ophelia projected to swing by your neighborhood.

[Goofy]

Hey, British Isles... y'all have a storm named Ophelia projected to swing by your neighborhood.
Every day's storm weather in Scotland :hand:

[Hal-9000]

Every day's storm weather in Scotland :hand:

Aye, the lads love feelin the wind and the salt brine on their wee balls when they don the kilts :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Sometimes I really hate computers :|

[Hal-9000]

Sometimes I really hate computers :|

what's up Elliot?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

what's up Elliot?

Just one of the PC's that we use for programming started acting up. Suddenly the CAM software crashed and then it wouldn't work anymore :|

[DemonGeminiX]

I know you won't even crack a smile at this but it made me chuckle, Lance: That usually means the software sucks.


I'm sorry, man. I couldn't help it. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I know you won't even crack a smile at this but it made me chuckle, Lance: That usually means the software sucks.


I'm sorry, man. I couldn't help it. :lol:

It's MasterCAM, it's $15K software

[Hal-9000]

Just one of the PC's that we use for programming started acting up. Suddenly the CAM software crashed and then it wouldn't work anymore :|

*eyes glaze over vaguely* I see..:-k

[DemonGeminiX]

It's MasterCAM, it's $15K software

I was just being a smartass. I'm sorry. :oops:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I was just being a smartass. I'm sorry. :oops:

I know :)


:slap:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

*eyes glaze over vaguely* I see..:-k

:snapout:

[Hal-9000]

:snapout:

Hey, you either get emotional or IT support.

Since I know jack-shit about your problem, you get stuck with the emotional support!

So....that sucks and sorry to hear! :x :beatdown:

[Hal-9000]

being supportive is exhausting :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:facepalm:

[DemonGeminiX]

Every day's storm weather in Scotland :hand:

You're projected to get hit by the hurricane/tropical storm on Monday and/or Tuesday.

[Goofy]

You're projected to get hit by the hurricane/tropical storm on Monday and/or Tuesday.
Im off work next week :woot: Good excuse to stay indoors watching tv or xboxing :ok:

[DemonGeminiX]

If it doesn't knock your electricity out, that is.

[Hal-9000]

tropical storm/Scotland ...:-k

[DemonGeminiX]

I have no idea what they call them across the pond, but it stands to reason that it would remain "tropical storm" as the storm originated either in the tropics or subtropics.

[DemonGeminiX]

They're introducing a bill to limit magazine capacities.

[Pony]

They're introducing a bill to limit magazine capacities.

Pointless.

[RBP]

I just ate at Culver's and overheard a conversation about how the man misses Obama's humility. He noted that Obama was criticized for being too humble.

Humble. Obama. Humble. Wow, ummm... I recall him being criticized for being soft and naive with destructive failed policy positions, but fucking humble?!? He was annoyingly glib and condescending. He's probably the least humble president in my lifetime.

Humble. For fucks sake.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I just ate at Culver's and overheard a conversation about how the man misses Obama's humility. He noted that Obama was criticized for being too humble.

Humble. Obama. Humble. Wow, ummm... I recall him being criticized for being soft and naive with destructive failed policy positions, but fucking humble?!? He was annoyingly glib and condescending. He's probably the least humble president in my lifetime.

Humble. For fucks sake.:privilege:

[Godfather]

Happy Friday gents!

[DemonGeminiX]

Doo beeeee doo-bee dooooo

[RBP]

:privilege;

https://i.imgur.com/ksMXEFQ.jpg?1

[DemonGeminiX]

Hurricane Ophelia is now a category 3 and projected to remain that way when it hits the British Isles.

[Hikari Kisugi]

I just ate at Culver's and overheard a conversation about how the man misses Obama's humility. He noted that Obama was criticized for being too humble.

Humble. Obama. Humble. Wow, ummm... I recall him being criticized for being soft and naive with destructive failed policy positions, but fucking humble?!? He was annoyingly glib and condescending. He's probably the least humble president in my lifetime.

Humble. For fucks sake.

It might not have got the same coverage at home as it did worldwide, but the word humble is making quite the joke internationally currently in relation to your current president.
Where he was asked regarding not being humble, and his response was to BOAST about being one of the most humble people there was.
Raised quite the chuckle internationally.

[DemonGeminiX]

Rule number 1 regarding US politicians in the modern age: There's no such thing as a humble politician. There may have been, once upon a time, a long long time ago... but those days are long gone.

Politics 101: If you're humble, then you're not getting elected. Voters view it as a weakness.

[Hal-9000]

Visited my old friend who has MS yesterday, going to see my Mom this morning and going to see a friend in the hospital tomorrow who has third degree burns on his arms, hands and face tomorrow.

This is the shitty support tour 2017 :(

[deebakes]

you're a good guy hal :gimme5:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yesterday was not a good day.

It started out as a good day. It was the kid's birthday yesterday, we had some gifts for her, were planning on taking her out for lunch. It was actually a pretty typical Sunday morning around our house. It was Sunday, we didn't have a lot planned other than doing stuff with/for the kid for her birthday, just a typical laid back morning. Then, around 10:30, everything changed forever.

The dogs were laying about like they normally do and the wife had gone down to the floor to scratch and pet our dog Bullet. As most of you may (or may not) know, he was the most recent of our rescue dogs. He had been seriously abused for the first 15 or 16 months of his young life by the time he was rescued. And as some of you may know, he has had some issues and there was a point where there had been a couple of pretty intense fights between him and our dog Thor in the past. We even had come close to surrendering him to the rescue group back then. I left the decision up to the wife and she was pretty broken up about having to give him up, even though when the fight happened, that's what she was on board with. But she was upset that he would be tossed back into uncertainty and he would be confused and scared, so I told her if she wanted to keep him, we would keep him, because other than a few incidents, he really was a sweet boy and his past abuse was the reasons for his bad behavior at times, which wasn't very often. And despite the outbursts, I loved him too and really didn't want to throw him back into the system because 99% of the time he was the sweetest boy and he just would seek out love, affection, and attention. They say hindsight is 20/20 and I know why because after yesterday I wish back then I had put my foot down and we had gotten rid of him then.

As I mentioned earlier, the wife had gone down to the floor and was there to just give Bullet some attention, nothing out of the ordinary at all. He was acting a little weird, so she was attempting to get back up off the floor when it happened. For no reason, and out of the blue, he attacked my wife. I had my back to everything at the time and she let out a blood curdling scream and Bullet had his jaw clamped around her upper arm and was thrashing it. As my wife was back down on the floor screaming, and everything from this point was a blur as it happened so fast, I came out and charged at Bullet and I don't know if it was me or if he had realized what he had done (every other time he had lashed out, he was almost immediately sorry, you could tell by his actions) and he let go of her arm. He backed into the dining room table, knocking it and the chairs over. I was trying to back him up to his crate where he sleeps at night because if I can get him in there, I can lock him up. I'm trying to stgay between him, the wife, and the other dogs, because the last thing I needed now was a dog fight to break out. I was able to get myself between him and everything else and get him into his crate and lock him up.

Now I'm immediately turning my attention to the wife who is sobbing and back on the floor. I help her up, asking her if she's okay, what happened (she has no idea what set him off) and I help her upstairs so I can get her shirt off and check to see how bad the wound was. She was crying in pain as I got her shirt off and I can then see why, it was awful, it was the worst dog bite I had ever seen. I'm scrambling around for medical supplies and try and dress and wrap the wound as best as possible without trying to hurt her anymore than she already is and head off to the emergency room. It seemed like of course we hit every red light on the way there, I'm trying to get there as quickly as possible while the whole time trying to comfort her. We finally get to the hospital, get checked in and get taken back to one of the rooms. Questions and forms and bureaucratic BS to go thru, it seems like it takes forever as well. They had unbandaged the wound and I'm trying to get hold of the rescue group where we got Bullet from, because they are who we need to go thru if we have to get rid of him for any reason. And of course at this point, even the wife knows that we have to give him up.

But, for documentation to the rescue group, so they didn't think we were exaggerating, we sent them a photo of the wound. It's below in the spoiler tags, but be forewarned, it's pretty gross.

https://i.imgur.com/0APA5d8l.jpg

It took quite awhile at the ER, there were a few more pressing emergencies that came in while we were there, so because it wasn't life threatening, we got moved down the list, which was understandable. But off and on during the whole ordeal of lying there with gaping holes in her arm, after being attacked by a 130 lb dog, my wife was lying there in the hospital bed crying, upset that we were going to have to get rid of Bullet. We've had him the shortest out of all the other dogs in our house, but he was still a part of our family and having to send him away was tearing her up inside. Meanwhile, I'm trying to hold it together, trying to tell her that it wasn't her fault, and that we'll deal with everything as it comes along and all she kept doing was crying and worrying about Bullet saying, "but that wasn't Bullet, not the Bullet we know." I just kept trying to tell her to think of happier things, don't swell on what we have to do later.

By that time I had heard back from the rescue group. I figured that they were going to have us either call animal control to hold him until they could find a place to take him, or that they had already found a place he can stay in the interim. It was worse than that. She expressed her heartfelt sympathy for what had happened and she was sorry to tell us this, but in the name of safety, Bullet would need to be put down. She couldn't in good conscience rehome him since he has a past of the violent outbursts, even though they were few and far between, and because of the severity of this bite. She said that we could call animal control to have him taken away or if we felt safe enough, we could take him to our vet and have it done. I know that telling the wife that we had to put him down was going to break her heart because even though he did this to her, he was a part of the family and she did love him, maybe more so because of what he went thru to start his life out.

Finally they get her stitched up, and I'm trying to keep her mind focused on other things other than whet we were going to have to do very soon. And below is the after photo of the wound after they got her stitched up. It's still kinda gross, but not as bad as the before pic above.

https://i.imgur.com/nNBHRX1l.jpg

As we're wrapping things up and getting ready to go home, at first the wife wanted animal control to come get Bullet, but that didn't last very long. She said that we will see how he is when we get home and if he's not being all mean, we'll take him to our vet so that even though it was a horrible thing to have to do to him, at least we would all be there with him. We got home, made sure the other dogs were outside, and I went and uncovered his crate and he was standing there, tongue hanging out, tail wagging. I let him out and he immediately got next to me an leaned in hard to me. Tentatively the wife came over and he sniffed her and started to lick her face. He was back to being the old Bullet again and he was acting like he was very sorry for what happened. Of course, this just made things even harder. But, we made the decision to take him to our vet. So I called to make sure that they even did this type of thing on Sunday (usually they only do emergency care on Sundays and they are closed for regular appointments. But they would be able to help us out.

So, we grabbed a bag of treats, his favorite toy and grabbed his leash. He was so excited to be going on a trip, not knowing what was going to soon happen. They were waiting for us at the vet and ushered us into the special room they have specifically for this procedure. We have seen the room from the outside many times, but never seen the inside because the door is always closed. We have seen people leave the room, always crying, so we always knew what happened in that room, but we never thought we would be in it, not this soon anyways. Inside there's a large dog bed in the middle of the floor covered with a nice soft blanket. One of the techs comes in, does the paperwork, talks about what happened, and tells us how things will be going. Bullet was his usual happy self, excited that he was somewhere else other than home. We're all surrounding him, scratching him and petting him and giving him love. The wife says how this is so unfair, that Bullet needs to lose his life because of the assholes that abused him while he was a puppy. The kid was crying, I was crying, the wife was crying, it was awful. The vet came in, talked a little bit more with us about the procedure (they will give him a sedative that will make him sleepy and eventually knock him out, and then they will come in after he's out and insert a catheter and administer the final drug. We can either be there for that or not, that was up to us, but he said with his pets that he has had to put down, not even he likes to be in there for that part. Sometimes they gasp, sometimes they twitch, and it can be disturbing. We told him we'd decide at the time whether we would stay for that or not.

https://i.imgur.com/DreuK9ol.jpg?1

So they gave us a little more time to spend with him before they came back with the sedative. The vet injected Bullet and we could watch it take effect. Slowly at first, but it started to work faster and he was getting wobbly and finally had to lie down. The kid was crying so hard by now, the wife and I were both on the floor, scratching him, telling him what a good boy he was and that we knew he was sorry. I read people's accounts of having to do this, and it's sad and hurts to read about it, but being there, having to do it to one of our dogs, it was so awful. I've been crying off and on as I write this, more now than at the beginning. He laid down on his side, he wasn't moving much now. We kept scratching and petting him, letting him know we were there. I told him he was a good boy and that we were going to miss and him and that nothing was ever going to hurt him again. His tail twitched, he had heard me I think, but it was the last time his tail moved. It was the last time he moved at all, other than the rise and fall of his chest from his shallow breathing. None of us could hold it together now. The vet came back and asked if we needed more time, that they were ready to administer the last injection. We decided that we didn't want to be there for that, we wanted to remember Bullet like he was right that moment, peacefully sleeping. So we each said our final goodbye and we left.

I honestly think if I knew who the people were that abused him so badly, that he still had these kinds of reactions in the back of his mind, that I would do very bad things to them. This poor dog, our beautiful dog, lashed out, hurt a member of my family rather badly, and earned a death sentence because of it. Our dog Bullet, that loved attention and scratches and walks and toys. He lost his life yesterday because a family of fucking assholes put him through so much abuse that even though he was with us for 18 months, he still couldn't get past it. Don't get me wrong, I know it had to happen after his history and the attack on my wife. God forbid he had gone after the kid instead. Of course I am still beating myself up over what happened because I should have not left the decision up to the wife when we were close to letting him go before. But it seemed like he was going to be okay and he was the sweetest boy and he had to die yesterday because of nothing we did, and nothing we could help him get past. We will all miss him, and even though the wife is the one that was attacked, I think she feels the worst because she thinks it's her fault, even though I kept telling her that it wasn't. But that feeling will always be there inside her, I just hope I can help her get passed it. I just tell her to remember all the happy and fun times we had with him. Remember Bullet the way he was 99% of the time. But she's taking this the hardest I think, even though he attacked her, she still loved him unconditionally.

https://i.imgur.com/bWnTJQ2l.jpg?1

:rip: Bullet (Sept 2014 - Oct 2017)

He will be missed by us all. Now excuse me while I try and go compose myself again since I'm at work. And thanks for reading this if you made it all the way through, it's a bit therapeutic to let it all out.

https://i.imgur.com/pIXvQrn.png

[redred]

Shit, sorry lance

[Muddy]

Good Lord, Lance.. Im sorry you guys had to go through this.. I am also very thankful that it wasn't the little girl that was at the end of his outburst.. This could have turned out much much worse..



p.s. I read the whole thing... Had me on the edge of my seat..

[Goofy]

Damn, sorry mate :(

[DemonGeminiX]

I'm sorry, Lance. I think if you found the people that abused that poor dog, I'd have to come out there and help you do bad things to them. I hope your wife is ok. I'm sorry for your kid too. Not a good birthday at all.

[RBP]

That sucks, Lance. Condolences. Hope the wife is recovering okay.

[RBP]

I am just realizing a collateral impact of uncontrolled immigration policy. The number of positions around Chicago that require bilingual social services professionals limits my job search.

[Muddy]

Are you bilingual?

[RBP]

Are you bilingual?

No, the opposite. There a fewer positions available to me because I am NOT bilingual.

[Muddy]

Gotcha.. My daughter is taking French is school.. I try to tell her she needs to be taking Spanish..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I am just realizing a collateral impact of uncontrolled immigration policy. The number of positions around Chicago that require bilingual social services professionals limits my job search.

It's been that way in Denver (and keeps getting progressively worse) for the better part of 20 years.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Just got a disk failure warning on my computer :wha:

Running Windows disk check now, but if course that means I can't use my PC until that's done.

[Pony]

Just got a disk failure warning on my computer :wha:

Running Windows disk check now, but if course that means I can't use my PC until that's done.

Back everything up immediately.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Back everything up immediately.I can't do anything until CHKDSK is done, and even then, I don't think I have anything with enough space to back up my whole HDD

[DemonGeminiX]

Burn everything essential to disk.

[Muddy]

BURN everything..

http://i66.tinypic.com/2lt4tv7.jpg

[Noilly Pratt]

Awww Lance. So sorry. I was away yesterday. Damn those previous assholes who warped that dog prior to you having him.

Did CHKDSK help at all?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Back everything up immediately.


Burn everything essential to disk.

Too late, PC got hung up during CHKDSK and then it wouldn't even start back up, it was dead :rip:

The good news is that now I have a brand new PC, what sucks though is I have to re-install all the software and see if I can salvage my stuff from the old HDD since it has my e-mail files on it that I need to transfer and all my work files on it :wha:


Awww Lance. So sorry. I was away yesterday. Damn those previous assholes who warped that dog prior to you having him.

Thanks NP, it's going to be tough sledding for awhile.

[Hal-9000]

Lance, I'm sorry to hear about the accident at home. I've never had pets and can only say it must be like one family member hurting another for no reason.

I hope the wife gets better soon and I must say, that picture of you and the dog broke my heart.

[DemonGeminiX]

Too late, PC got hung up during CHKDSK and then it wouldn't even start back up, it was dead :rip:

The good news is that now I have a brand new PC, what sucks though is I have to re-install all the software and see if I can salvage my stuff from the old HDD since it has my e-mail files on it that I need to transfer and all my work files on it :wha:

If you get an external USB enclosure that can house the drive, there are live disks with utilities that may be able to recover the data you need off of it, provided the data you need wasn't stored on the corrupted sector of the drive. The live disks are kind of old, but I have used them in the past. I'm thinking of Hiren's Boot cd and others. Some companies might have newer ones that I'm not aware of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_recovery_software

[Pony]

Yep. if it spins up you might be able to get some data off it using a usb dock or enclosure. If you cant access folders I think it's iCare data recovery I have used in the past with some success.

Also, don't buy Seagate drives. (I assume)

[deebakes]

that was a terrible story lance. i feel for you buddy :empathy:

[lost in melb.]

same. I don't usually read the hello & goodbye threads, but stumbled on it by chance.. by coincidence, one of my colleagues put her dog down on Monday. it was her kids first experience of this, it's surprisingly powerful... and painful. I admire that you persist with shelter dogs. we've always had abandoned mutts in our family and I'm sad that you had to depart with yours at such a young age. I strongly feel that you made the right decision and it's not your fault or his

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If you get an external USB enclosure that can house the drive, there are live disks with utilities that may be able to recover the data you need off of it, provided the data you need wasn't stored on the corrupted sector of the drive. The live disks are kind of old, but I have used them in the past. I'm thinking of Hiren's Boot cd and others. Some companies might have newer ones that I'm not aware of.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_recovery_software


Yep. if it spins up you might be able to get some data off it using a usb dock or enclosure. If you cant access folders I think it's iCare data recovery I have used in the past with some success.

Also, don't buy Seagate drives. (I assume)

I already had an HDD dock, not my first rodeo with transferring stuff from old drives when PC's fail :lol: However, this one is problematic. Yesterday it would read the drive from the dock, but Windows wouldn't let me copy files because they were from corrupted sectors of the HDD. No problem, I figured I would let Windows see if it could fix the corrupted sectors this morning and worst case scenario, get some recovery software. But, wouldn't you know it, things don't always work out how they should. This morning, the drive will spin up in the dock, and Windows can see it briefly, but then it just disappears and Windows can't read the drive. Neither can either of the two recovery programs I downloaded to test before I paid for them. It's definitely working because it's spinning while the power is on to the HDD. And the dock's lights light up like it's starting to read the drive, then nothing. Is there something that I can use to read a drive that doesn't show up? I would have thought the recovery software would have "forced" the drive into being readable, but I guess not. :|

[Hal-9000]

You're gonna have to take it Best Buy's Geek Squad. They're tops at PC repair n recovery :tup:


:lol: I shouldn't swear at you like that, sorry

[Hal-9000]

Imma getting hit..I can feel it coming already...

[Hal-9000]

He's gonna use my noggin for a drum solo

[Hal-9000]

Rodney King will feel sorry for me

[Hal-9000]

my melon, will be turned into a grape

[Hal-9000]

he'll use my skull as a knock knock joke

[Hal-9000]

Nancy Kerrigan will send me a get well card

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:nuts:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You're gonna have to take it Best Buy's Geek Squad. They're tops at PC repair n recovery :tup:


:lol: I shouldn't swear at you like that, sorry

It's bad enough I had to buy the new PC at Best Buy, not a lot of options when you need a computer right then and there. Usually I have some warning when they are going to fail and can order them online and really get what I want. At Best Buy, you're stuck with what they've got :wha:

[Hal-9000]

beatdowns a comin, an I's deserves it fo' them sloppy pancakes..yessum

[DemonGeminiX]

I already had an HDD dock, not my first rodeo with transferring stuff from old drives when PC's fail :lol: However, this one is problematic. Yesterday it would read the drive from the dock, but Windows wouldn't let me copy files because they were from corrupted sectors of the HDD. No problem, I figured I would let Windows see if it could fix the corrupted sectors this morning and worst case scenario, get some recovery software. But, wouldn't you know it, things don't always work out how they should. This morning, the drive will spin up in the dock, and Windows can see it briefly, but then it just disappears and Windows can't read the drive. Neither can either of the two recovery programs I downloaded to test before I paid for them. It's definitely working because it's spinning while the power is on to the HDD. And the dock's lights light up like it's starting to read the drive, then nothing. Is there something that I can use to read a drive that doesn't show up? I would have thought the recovery software would have "forced" the drive into being readable, but I guess not. :|

It depends. Are there any odd sounds coming from the drive when it's spinning?

[Hal-9000]

It's bad enough I had to buy the new PC at Best Buy, not a lot of options when you need a computer right then and there. Usually I have some warning when they are going to fail and can order them online and really get what I want. At Best Buy, you're stuck with what they've got :wha:

I had no idea you bought the PC there...damn :lol: I assumed since most of us do our own PC work and understand our latest systems from A to Z, we wouldn't go to places like that for help.

Having some support is nice, I've never bought a PC at a brick n mortar store.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It depends. Are there any odd sounds coming from the drive when it's spinning?

Nope, sounds completely normal


I had no idea you bought the PC there...damn :lol: I assumed since most of us do our own PC work and understand our latest systems from A to Z, we wouldn't go to places like that for help.

Having some support is nice, I've never bought a PC at a brick n mortar store.

No place else to get one on short notice, not a whole lot of electronics stores left

[DemonGeminiX]

That's malware. Your drive has a bug.

[DemonGeminiX]

That's just my hunch, btw.

[Hal-9000]

:shock:



https://i.imgur.com/ZyyIJhL.jpg

[DemonGeminiX]

Or maybe not.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's malware. Your drive has a bug.

No, I got a SMART warning that drive was probably going to fail in the future (it just doesn't tell you how long your drive has left). It's a Seagate thing

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/184619en

[Hal-9000]

I got a rocket into orbit and then back to Earth on Kerbal Space Program and actually retrieved the capsule and the pilot.

Of course it was a fluke and if there was a real pilot, his eyes would have shot right out of his asshole on that journey down :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

No, I got a SMART warning that drive was probably going to fail in the future (it just doesn't tell you how long your drive has left). It's a Seagate thing

http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/184619en

Oh. It's a Seagate. There's your problem right there.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Didn't choose it, that's what it came with.

[DemonGeminiX]

Those heartless bastards.

[RBP]

I didn't choose the Seagate life...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I should probably open up the new one and see what brand the HDD is :lol:


Now I still have to figure out how to read a drive that isn't showing up. :wha:

[Pony]

I should probably open up the new one and see what brand the HDD is :lol:


Now I still have to figure out how to read a drive that isn't showing up. :wha:

I will double check once I get home but I think it was Icare data recovery I used successfully on a non readable drive.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I will double check once I get home but I think it was Icare data recovery I used successfully on a non readable drive.Thanks, that would be much appreciated :tup:

When I first turn the HDD dock on and the drive spins up, it shows up for a brief moment, but then it's gone. Doesn't show up anywhere, not even under disk management.

[DemonGeminiX]

Well, hey now mister, can't you read?
You got to have a shirt and tie to get a seat
You can't watch, no you can't eat
You ain't supposed to beeeeeeee heeeereeeee!

The sign says you got to have a membership card to get inside.
Huh!

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:tumble:

[Goofy]

I got a rocket into orbit and then back to Earth on Kerbal Space Program and actually retrieved the capsule and the pilot.

Of course it was a fluke and if there was a real pilot, his eyes would have shot right out of his asshole on that journey down :lol:

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

2nd ski resort in the country opens for the season, and it's in Colorado as well. Loveland opened today for the season.

[Goofy]

2nd ski resort in the country opens for the season, and it's in Colorado as well. Loveland opened today for the season.

I haven't been skiing since i was about 12 or 13 i think :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I've never been. Tried snowboarding once back when I was 15 or 16 when I was living in Vermont, but after a full day of beating the mountain into submission with my face, I decided that it wasn't really for me.

[Goofy]

I've never been. Tried snowboarding once back when I was 15 or 16 when I was living in Vermont, but after a full day of beating the mountain into submission with my face, I decided that it wasn't really for me.

:lol: My arse and lower back was killing me, think i only faceplanted once....... but was regularly on my arse :lol:

[Hal-9000]

:lol:

That capsule was spinning like a top, then it hit the atmosphere and started burning like a marshmallow on a campfire, and I'm sure he was pulling oh, about 27 G's by the time the chute opened.

[Hal-9000]

I've never been. Tried snowboarding once back when I was 15 or 16 when I was living in Vermont, but after a full day of beating the mountain into submission with my face, I decided that it wasn't really for me.

We went with our school in grade 10 to Fortress Mountain. I'm surrounded by Olympic class ski resorts and they tend to feature one or two beginner hills along with some pretty intense runs.

I took the little lesson, then promptly went to the runs that more gifted skiers use...and I only wiped out once. Run was called Canadian (frontside) and that's exactly what happened. I got air on the moguls at the top...and face planted almost all the way down to the bottom :lol: The instructors were concerned.

[Goofy]

That capsule was spinning like a top, then it hit the atmosphere and started burning like a marshmallow on a campfire, and I'm sure he was pulling oh, about 27 G's by the time the chute opened.

My Ford Focus pulls 27 G's on tight corners :hand:

[Hal-9000]

My Ford Focus pulls 27 G's on tight corners :hand:

My friend had a rubber ball on his dash (dash had a little gutter across it) with numbers written on it. His G-force ball when we went around corners :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

We went with our school in grade 10 to Fortress Mountain. I'm surrounded by Olympic class ski resorts and they tend to feature one or two beginner hills along with some pretty intense runs.

I took the little lesson, then promptly went to the runs that more gifted skiers use...and I only wiped out once. Run was called Canadian (frontside) and that's exactly what happened. I got air on the moguls at the top...and face planted almost all the way down to the bottom :lol: The instructors were concerned.

:lol:

Yeah, it wasn't a lot of fun, especially since I had to pay for that experience :lol:

Mountain 1
Lance 0

[Teh One Who Knocks]

My Ford Focus pulls 27 G's on tight corners :hand:

How many turbos does it have? :-s

[Muddy]

And turntables.. How many turntables?

[Hal-9000]

:lol:

Yeah, it wasn't a lot of fun, especially since I had to pay for that experience :lol:

Mountain 1
Lance 0

beating the mountain into submission with my face...

I missed that first time around :rofl:

[Hal-9000]

I have a few friends that are serious skiers...I mean serious as in hitting the backside and off trail runs that aren't monitored by anyone.

One crazy guy wears the avalanche belt GPS gear and goes deep into the boonies.

He got caught in a snow slide and was buried up to his waist. Dug himself out, made a fire...took off his skis and had to hike back up to a common trail hours later. Ski boots make that a little difficult. So when he relates the near-death experience to anyone, his eyes light up and he smiles like it's the best fucking Christmas ever :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, I had some friends back in Vermont that were hardcore skiers. It just wasn't for me :lol: And out here it's just way too expensive unless you buy a season pass.

[Hal-9000]

This guy got a gleam in his eye when talking about skiing and looked similar to people who defuse bombs and skydive from bridges :lol:

I hate snow so eating pounds of it and freezing parts of my face and hands do not make it a 'want' in my books.

[Hal-9000]

I remember...

Sitting in the backyard during the summer with the radio on listening to songs like Crocodile Rock, Rock the Boat and Kung Fu fighting. It was a different time because everything seemed to mean a lot more. We would wait to hear a certain song on the radio, and then freak out because they played it...that day. If you wanted to hear it more often, you bought the album. And albums usually contained seven or eight so-so songs, along with your favorite two songs.

A magazine was passed around if it had pictures or articles that were cool, no one bought multiple copies. A phone call was a big deal because to go hang out with a friend, you usually just walked over to their place and knocked on the door.

A toy was valued and kept for years. No replacements. My GI Joe had missing fingers, hair shaved off and a missing foot. If he was a vet, he would have had six Purple Heart medals. I had a toy called a 'Verti-Bird', which was a helicopter on a two foot stiff cable that extended from a central hub. It only spun around the hub in a clockwise direction, but you could dictate the height it flew at and make it hover with the controls. I had this building set that was pre-Lego and it featured little empty square frames, corner joiners and various 'wallboard or see-thru plastic glass' squares that fit into the frames. The possibilities were endless when creating a house or skyscraper or whatever. Tonka trucks were made of metal and over a foot long. You could sit on them when you were small and they never broke.

Playing a board game was an all afternoon into night thing, complete with snacks and pop. When you went home after, you were tired and satisfied from the experience. Your friends were your friends without condition. It took a family move or a death usually to end childhood relationships. We played sports all day long and no one got dehydrated or mad if they lost. We had Kool Aid and instant forgiveness.

Some kids had more things than others, and there was sadness and embarrassment if you had less than, or a crappy version of the in-thing. But it never stopped the less fortunate kids from playing with kids who had everything. There were levels and this built-in kind of respect of where you stood without ever talking about it.

When someone's Mom would call a kid's name to come in at night 'from miles away', no one would tease the guy or laugh. We would all be genuinely disappointed and feel a little sorry for him because he had to go 1/2 an hour before everyone else.

Riding bikes, playing war, playing sports and games, watching movies...it all meant something because it was real.

I feel sorry for kids today. They have everything and do nothing.

[Hal-9000]

whoa, not sure where that came from 8-[

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I remember...

Sitting in the backyard during the summer with the radio on listening to songs like Crocodile Rock, Rock the Boat and Kung Fu fighting. It was a different time because everything seemed to mean a lot more. We would wait to hear a certain song on the radio, and then freak out because they played it...that day. If you wanted to hear it more often, you bought the album. And albums usually contained seven or eight so-so songs, along with your favorite two songs.

A magazine was passed around if it had pictures or articles that were cool, no one bought multiple copies. A phone call was a big deal because to go hang out with a friend, you usually just walked over to their place and knocked on the door.

A toy was valued and kept for years. No replacements. My GI Joe had missing fingers, hair shaved off and a missing foot. If he was a vet, he would have had six Purple Heart medals. I had a toy called a 'Verti-Bird', which was a helicopter on a two foot stiff cable that extended from a central hub. It only spun around the hub in a clockwise direction, but you could dictate the height it flew at and make it hover with the controls. I had this building set that was pre-Lego and it featured little empty square frames, corner joiners and various 'wallboard or see-thru plastic glass' squares that fit into the frames. The possibilities were endless when creating a house or skyscraper or whatever. Tonka trucks were made of metal and over a foot long. You could sit on them when you were small and they never broke.

Playing a board game was an all afternoon into night thing, complete with snacks and pop. When you went home after, you were tired and satisfied from the experience. Your friends were your friends without condition. It took a family move or a death usually to end childhood relationships. We played sports all day long and no one got dehydrated or mad if they lost. We had Kool Aid and instant forgiveness.

Some kids had more things than others, and there was sadness and embarrassment if you had less than, or a crappy version of the in-thing. But it never stopped the less fortunate kids from playing with kids who had everything. There were levels and this built-in kind of respect of where you stood without ever talking about it.

When someone's Mom would call a kid's name to come in at night 'from miles away', no one would tease the guy or laugh. We would all be genuinely disappointed and feel a little sorry for him because he had to go 1/2 an hour before everyone else.

Riding bikes, playing war, playing sports and games, watching movies...it all meant something because it was real.

I feel sorry for kids today. They have everything and do nothing.

:qft:

[Hal-9000]

:dance:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mABuS9eSWnQ

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:-k :-k





































https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSlcNfThUA

:banana:

[Hal-9000]

:hand:

[Hal-9000]

:tup:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj23_nDFSfE

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Some people just don't appreciate musical genius [-(

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

:dance2:

[Hal-9000]

Long haired, shirtless dudes in satin pants with a singing drummer and just enough cowbell....damn it doesn't get much better than that.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMsIrKjSM6Y

[DemonGeminiX]

It's a fantastic sale price... do I want to spend the money?

:-k

[Godfather]

It's a fantastic sale price... do I want to spend the money?

:-k

What are we shopping for :-k

[DemonGeminiX]

Another gun.

[DemonGeminiX]

The neighbors came over earlier. Their dog was bit by a pygmy rattlesnake. They ended up taking the dog to the animal hospital and killing the snake. Last week, another neighbor said they killed a pygmy rattler in their driveway. It looks like we moved into a subdivision built near a pygmy rattlesnake breeding ground.

[Pony]

What are we shopping for :-k


Another gun.

Is it good for killing pygmy rattlesnakes?

[Muddy]

For real.. you need a 20 gauge shotgun.. haha

[DemonGeminiX]

Is it good for killing pygmy rattlesnakes?

Nah, I'll just use my sword for that.

Seriously, they are hard to spot. If they start rattling, and you can hear it, that means you're already way too close to them. Gonna have to keep my eyes peeled whenever I roll outside.


For real.. you need a 20 gauge shotgun.. haha

That's a little further down the pipeline. I already have the 12 gauge, and I bought a recoil pad for it, so I'm good for now.

I'm looking at picking up a .308 hunting rifle right now, but the sale is on the S&W M&P shield subcompact, which I've been thinking about getting but haven't committed to. But the sale is ridiculous. $288 for the 9mm with no safety + an extra 2 8-round magazines. Free shipping to the FFL. A deal like that doesn't come along that often. But it's something I really don't feel that strong about acquiring right now.

[RBP]

:shock:

https://i.imgur.com/OyewcKv.jpg?1

[DemonGeminiX]

Yep

[deebakes]

why they be hatin' bro? :?

[DemonGeminiX]

Pit vipers are angry bastards, big and small.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Why on earth is the Outback Steakhouse so popular? :wha:

Every single month, the in-laws insist upon having a get together (which is a story for another time :meh: ) and this month's was at the Outback. The food was mediocre at best. The service was sub-par. It was pretty awful considering that this place considers themselves to be a "steakhouse". And yet this place (at least the one closest to my place) is constantly packed. Never had good a good meal there (especially considering how expensive they are).

[Teh One Who Knocks]

What are we shopping for :-k

http://www.manties.net/

According to his browser history :-k

[Muddy]

:shock:

https://i.imgur.com/OyewcKv.jpg?1


Pit vipers are angry bastards, big and small.

Grab that little sumbitch with a snake grabber and drop his ass in the sink garbage disposal..

[Muddy]

Why on earth is the Outback Steakhouse so popular? :wha:

Every single month, the in-laws insist upon having a get together (which is a story for another time :meh: ) and this month's was at the Outback. The food was mediocre at best. The service was sub-par. It was pretty awful considering that this place considers themselves to be a "steakhouse". And yet this place (at least the one closest to my place) is constantly packed. Never had good a good meal there (especially considering how expensive they are).

I think they were much better about 20 years ago.. But yeah, I agree.. My last few trips have left me wondering why I came there..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think they were much better about 20 years ago.. But yeah, I agree.. My last few trips have left me wondering why I came there..

Yeah, maybe they were better, I don't go there hardly ever any more. Plus now there are much better choices for steak around town. For about 10% more (give or take) we can go over to Longhorn Steakhouse which is about 100 yards away and get awesome service and amazing steaks. Hell, even the last time I went to TGIFriday's and ordered a steak it was better than the one I had at Outback yesterday.

[Muddy]

Yeah, maybe they were better, I don't go there hardly ever any more. Plus now there are much better choices for steak around town. For about 10% more (give or take) we can go over to Longhorn Steakhouse which is about 100 yards away and get awesome service and amazing steaks. Hell, even the last time I went to TGIFriday's and ordered a steak it was better than the one I had at Outback yesterday.

Surprisingly Outback always has a standing room wait to get in there... Speaking of Longhorn, my wife and I got this "porterhouse for two" the last time we were in there. That sumbitch was beautiful.. It looked like something Fred Flintsone would eat.. The sides alone for it were a treat.. The cut an entire head of garlic in half and grilled that and you could squeeze it onto your portion of the steak. If you get a steak at that level you definitely need to try their house prepared sauce for it. It doesn't come from a bottle. They make it there and like roast it or something and it comes out in a little bowl... Wonderful..

I thinks its like 30 ounces..

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[DemonGeminiX]

Grab that little sumbitch with a snake grabber and drop his ass in the sink garbage disposal..

You gotta find him first. They can be pretty hard to see against certain environments. And the little fuckers are as fast as hell.

[DemonGeminiX]

http://www.manties.net/

According to his browser history :-k

:slap: [-(

[Godfather]

Surprisingly Outback always has a standing room wait to get in there... Speaking of Longhorn, my wife and I got this "porterhouse for two" the last time we were in there. That sumbitch was beautiful.. It looked like something Fred Flintsone would eat.. The sides alone for it were a treat.. The cut an entire head of garlic in half and grilled that and you could squeeze it onto your portion of the steak. If you get a steak at that level you definitely need to try their house prepared sauce for it. It doesn't come from a bottle. They make it there and like roast it or something and it comes out in a little bowl... Wonderful..

I thinks its like 30 ounces..

http://i64.tinypic.com/mv14k9.jpghttp://i66.tinypic.com/2z87ts9.jpg

Roasted garlic might be the most underrated, underused techniques. It's fucking phenomenal and easy as hell to do at home. Throw that shit on a cheese platter, a pizza or a sandwich and people lose their minds :drool:

[Muddy]

I agree!!

[deebakes]

:wank:

[RBP]

The charging port on my phone went bad. No smart phone, no work... no money. :| New phone via FedEx tonight.

I am going to help my future brother-in-law and family move today. I have a burner flip phone and a hand drawn map. :lol: (and a weird urge to make a mix tape) :confused:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Why do old people insist on trying to use the self-checkout at the stores when they've no clue what they're doing? :facepalm:

[Griffin]

I was trying to research handheld GPS communicators at Cabela's and got a "cannot find that page" error message. :meh:

[Godfather]

Why do old people insist on trying to use the self-checkout at the stores when they've no clue what they're doing? :facepalm:

Right :lol: You really have to pick your battles with those things... If I see someone I immediately deem as technologically clueless (i.e. anyone who looks like my parents), I skip that thing and wait in line :lol:

[deebakes]

i haven't been watching much baseball, but since when have they been singing god bless america during the 7th inning stretch? :shock:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Right :lol: You really have to pick your battles with those things... If I see someone I immediately deem as technologically clueless (i.e. anyone who looks like my parents), I skip that thing and wait in line :lol:

It was some old lady, I'm guessing at least in her 70's. It was obvious that she had NEVER used one before because the clerk manning the self-checkout section had to show her how to swipe the bar code over the scanner to ring up the item. And not only that, she had fresh produce with her that typically doesn't come with bar codes, so the clerk had to show her how to put the item on the scanner to weigh the item and then how to look up the item in the system. I think it was apples she had, and of course there's like a dozen different varieties of apples, so the clerk had to ask her what kind of apples they were. FFS just go thru the regular check-out line!

:facepalm:


i haven't been watching much baseball, but since when have they been singing god bless america during the 7th inning stretch? :shock:

At least 10 years as far as I know, probably longer. :dunno:

[Muddy]

It was some old lady, I'm guessing at least in her 70's. It was obvious that she had NEVER used one before because the clerk manning the self-checkout section had to show her how to swipe the bar code over the scanner to ring up the item. And not only that, she had fresh produce with her that typically doesn't come with bar codes, so the clerk had to show her how to put the item on the scanner to weigh the item and then how to look up the item in the system. I think it was apples she had, and of course there's like a dozen different varieties of apples, so the clerk had to ask her what kind of apples they were. FFS just go thru the regular check-out line!

:facepalm:



They should issue licenses to use those things.. :lol:

[RBP]

At least 10 years as far as I know, probably longer. :dunno:

NYY started it after 9/11.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

They should issue licenses to use those things.. :lol:

It's ridiculous how many truly clueless people try to use them.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, an update on the crashed HDD that I haven't been able to recover. I tried several trial versions of highly rated recovery software and none of them would work. They couldn't "force" the drive to be read. The drive would only show up briefly when I turned it on and it spun up, but then it would disappear and it couldn't be seen. So, I was down to really old school stuff to try before giving up, or trying to do something mechanical to it. I put it in the freezer for a few hours and froze the drive. Put it in the dock and on it came! I ran Windows error check and repair and it made it all the way thru the process and said it repaired the drive. Right now in the middle of transferring over the first batch of files to see if it works. So far so good though.

*knocks on wood*

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, an update on the crashed HDD that I haven't been able to recover. I tried several trial versions of highly rated recovery software and none of them would work. They couldn't "force" the drive to be read. The drive would only show up briefly when I turned it on and it spun up, but then it would disappear and it couldn't be seen. So, I was down to really old school stuff to try before giving up, or trying to do something mechanical to it. I put it in the freezer for a few hours and froze the drive. Put it in the dock and on it came! I ran Windows error check and repair and it made it all the way thru the process and said it repaired the drive. Right now in the middle of transferring over the first batch of files to see if it works. So far so good though.

*knocks on wood*

Annnnd it quit 97% of the way thru that transfer :wha:

But, if I freeze it and try again, maybe it will last long enough to get at least the most important files...still somewhat hopefull

[Noilly Pratt]

I've heard of that, even tried it but never knew it actually worked. Good on you - hope you recover it all.

[Hal-9000]

Right :lol: You really have to pick your battles with those things... If I see someone I immediately deem as technologically clueless (i.e. anyone who looks like my parents), I skip that thing and wait in line :lol:

I recall you going on a rant about old people in line ups...one day soon, you'll be there GF. Don't ever forget that :lol:

[Hal-9000]

Well, an update on the crashed HDD that I haven't been able to recover. I tried several trial versions of highly rated recovery software and none of them would work. They couldn't "force" the drive to be read. The drive would only show up briefly when I turned it on and it spun up, but then it would disappear and it couldn't be seen. So, I was down to really old school stuff to try before giving up, or trying to do something mechanical to it. I put it in the freezer for a few hours and froze the drive. Put it in the dock and on it came! I ran Windows error check and repair and it made it all the way thru the process and said it repaired the drive. Right now in the middle of transferring over the first batch of files to see if it works. So far so good though.

*knocks on wood*

Pain in the ass Lance, but I find this fascinating. It obviously has to be a heat related issue if freezing the drive allows the recovery software to access it. Too bad you couldn't do a portion at a time, then refreeze/repeat.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Pain in the ass Lance, but I find this fascinating. It obviously has to be a heat related issue if freezing the drive allows the recovery software to access it. Too bad you couldn't do a portion at a time, then refreeze/repeat.

I didn't use the recovery software (yet) on the transfer. I just tried a straight copying of files and it copied 97% of what I had selected before it quit on me again. So that's exactly what I'm going to do. It's back in the freezer now and I'm going to try again later. Dunno how long this will work for, so right now I'm only going to try and get the most important files for now.

[Hal-9000]

Good plan man. If you're doing a straight file transfer, bust it up into chunks. Hopefully you get all or most of the files :thumbsup:

[Goofy]

Annnnd it quit 97% of the way thru that transfer :wha:

But, if I freeze it and try again, maybe it will last long enough to get at least the most important files...still somewhat hopefull
Freeze it for an extra 10 mins this time :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Well, I just went after the most importnat files, all my e-mail that I lost and the files that were attached to messages...and it looks like I was able to recover them :cheers:

[Hal-9000]

:dance:

copy them bitches to a USB drive if you haven't already Lance

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm actually going to buy and set up an NAS system here and set all the PC's to do back-ups from time to time so that this doesn't happen again.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nights of confusion and impossible dreams
Days at the mirror, patching up around the seams
You got your glory, you paid for it all
You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol

[Goofy]

Rangers sacked the manager today.......... :woot:

Maybe i should apply for the job, couldn't do any worse than Caixinha :-k

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Been an interesting day... :-k

[Godfather]

Been an interesting day... :-k

Story time?

[DemonGeminiX]

Happy Halloween, peeps.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Happy Halloween, peeps.

https://i.imgur.com/B6d3CBT.jpg

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Happy Halloween, peeps.

And you jumped the gun, it wasn't even Halloween yet, you were 6 minutes early :hand:

https://i.imgur.com/Ou2Kv5Q.png

[DemonGeminiX]

:saysyou:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

:saysyou:

:beatdown:

[Muddy]

https://i.imgur.com/B6d3CBT.jpg

I found a licensed version of that mask.. I didnt want to pony up the $60 though.. :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's ridiculous how expensive 'official' stuff is

[Muddy]

It was pretty nice.. It went over the head and totally around the neck.. Once you got it on you were supposed to heat it with a hair dryer to make the latex more conform to your shape..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

And then it's permanent :lol:

[Muddy]

You have to take it off with a box cutter...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Saw on the news last night, not only does the new iPhone X start at $1,000 in pricing, if you crack your screen and need it replaced, it's gonna set you back $275 (plus tax). :shakehead:

[Hal-9000]

I found a licensed version of that mask.. I didnt want to pony up the $60 though.. :lol:

Do you know the story behind that mask and whose face it is?

[Muddy]

Aye'. :)

[Hal-9000]

So what are you giving out for treats this year Muddy?

[Muddy]

Standard stuff.. Almond Joy, Snickers, Twix, Reese cups etc..

[Hal-9000]

I've got my mini boxes of floss and vegetable portions at the ready for the kids :tup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

https://i.imgur.com/XGeNtQ1.jpg

[Hal-9000]

What are you givin out Lance?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Nothing, kids don't come thru the neighborhoods anymore

[Muddy]

Wow.. is it because of the edibles?

[redred]

My do not knock my door sign has worked well again, no kids knocking :woot:

[Hugh_Janus]

I did a quick drive by of my street before I parked my car to make sure there were no trick or treaters there to see me going in the house :lol: