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trimph1 - Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:58 pm

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Blagh..I got home with a friend tonight and didst find myself with another downed tree behind us now....thankfully nothing went poof here...

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Hink - Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:59 pm

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good to see you

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trimph1 - Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:04 pm

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It's good to back among friends!!

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hibidy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:05 pm

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Yay new thread! Boo post count

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duncanparsons - Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:17 pm

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Exactly my thought Mr Hib - I think my post count might take a wee hit in a month's time.. I noticed that I'd slipped from 28th to 32nd the other day - I'd better get posting in places other than here!

Me T1, good to see that you're here

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Meffy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:32 pm

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Nothing's been deleted.

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debra1rlo - Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:48 pm

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Yes, I would think a thread lock would preserve posts rather than delete them.

But then these interwebz don't make much sense to me sometimes, so what do I know?


edit - good to see you back trimph!

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Doug1978-OLD - Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:02 pm

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Tbh, what i was thinking about just now was starting a thread called 'What aren't you thinking about... now?'
Bit too silly even for me, though.

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hibidy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:20 pm

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It was just a joke. Meant to be light and fluffy like a wonderful croissant. I'll have some butter with mine

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hibidy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:21 pm

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Please don't confuse us like that

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Meffy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:36 pm

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Croissants -- there's something miles past my baking skill level. Someday maybe. Until then I have to settle for crescent rolls without the super-flakiness that comes from feuilles interspersed with beurre.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/golden-crescent-rolls/Detail.aspx <-- not too bad

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Hink - Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:46 pm

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if you post about what you're not thinking about by default you will be thinking about it That's like people who tell me for my insomonia to just let my mind go blank, I start thinking about 'what is a blank mind' and my mind never goes bl

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Doug1978-OLD - Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:04 pm

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Very true Hink.
My post above woz just a sly attempt at humour but in all seriousness, taking that idea of insomnia further, i hate it when i'm struggling to get to sleep and my mind whirrs over and over, and i get to the ludicrous situation sometimes of then worrying that i can't / won't get to sleep and getting quite frustrated! Completely counter-productive. Some nights i just have to let my dumb mind work its own way out

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Doug1978-OLD - Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:06 pm

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Sorry Hink - forgot to add that i spotted your crafty line there too

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trimph1 - Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:20 pm

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Crafty Crafty Crafty.....

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Muzik 4 Machines - Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:35 pm

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its good to be back home after a lond day at work

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hibidy - Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:06 pm

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I wonder if hair loss and peperoni pizza have anything in common

edit, and pictures.

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duncanparsons - Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:17 am

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but the thread will get 'harvested' in due course

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trimph1 - Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:39 am

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I had a good night of rest here...the little Spring spent all night cuddled up between Audrey and I.

Now, thinking...inner tubing down the Thames River here from Fanshawe Dam to the Jet d'eau at the Forks must be a fun little voyage...

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Meffy - Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:59 am

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Don't be sad. I drove it out to my farm a few miles upriver from here, where it will play in the sun with other threads forever.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=280693

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debra1rlo - Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:03 am

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Maybe we'll put it out to stud with that band name thread. Those two would make some really nice little threads together. Circle of life, we haz it.

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duncanparsons - Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:09 am

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Glorious! I see that farm upriver close is in the 'Off Topic Classics Ridge' area. Fabulous that such weighty tomes be encouraged to see out their years in the glass case of public scrutiny

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debra1rlo - Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:14 am

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And when they pass, we in turn pass their lifeless corpses through crowds gathered in the streets, like a giant doobie in a Cheech & Chong movie. Good times.

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Meffy - Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:26 am

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To the KVR member whose complaint I spent over three hours yesterday dealing with, from whom I haven't heard since: You're welcome. Think nothing of it.

Going to be metaphorically upriver for a while myself but unlike the Elysian threads I should be back. I'll try to reply to PMs and keep an eye out for spammers and such.

Be good.

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robojam - Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:24 am

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Why do I drink the coffee at work?

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trimph1 - Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:35 am

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Habit?

Sometimes I do that...although I swear nothing, but nothing, beats Parnell's Coffee for the worst coffee ever....

It used to be that when I was doing my placement at University Hospital the only coffee available at 3am was that stuff out of the coffee machines owned by Parnell...terrible terrible stuff it was..vile..

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robojam - Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:58 am

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Mostly not having the time to go down to one of the many coffee places where I could buy a decent cup of coffee I guess.

Don't remember the brand of this stuff, but I know I've never seen it anywhere else.

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hibidy - Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:56 pm

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OK!

jebus h crisp, damn birds........enough!!!!!!!!! It's only fecking 1 am.........jeeeeezzz!

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:35 am

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We get the pre-dawn chorus at 3:15 am here...robins, cardinals, red-wings, painted buntings, orioles...sheeesh...the lot...

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standalone - Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:09 am

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:19 am

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vurt - Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:01 am

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magick.

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:02 am

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vurt!

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robojam - Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:15 am

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justin3am - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:26 am

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Woke up at 4am this morning to the cat going nuts and found a fire in the living room. Luckily I had an extinguisher handy so I was able to put it out quickly. The fire was small but there was a lot of damage. I'm this close to having a nervous breakdown (holding fingers very close together). Most of our wedding photos got burned, part of our couch, the TV, stereo and all the electronics, a lot of our books got damaged... it's just a mess in there.

After we got done with the police and fire people this morning, I just had to leave. I'm at work right now, unable to concentrate on anything. When we moved to our new place, I never renewed our renters insurance. I don't know where we are going to stay until the repairs are done. All I can do is vent but it doesn't feel very therapeutic. I wish I could go take a nap; I'm so tired but the day is just starting.

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:36 am

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dude, sorry to hear, that sux

but glad you two are OK & unharmed and thank goodness your kitteh is watching out for you.

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robojam - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:41 am

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Shit Justin that's terrible. If I was near enough to you I'd offer to help out somehow, but not sure what I can do this far away.

Any idea what started it? Even without renters insurance, maybe someone is liable for the damage - maybe a contractor screwed up the electrics in the place? More hassle with suing, etc. but you might at least be able to recoup losses if someone was responsible.

Just remember you have friends online, here and elsewhere.

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:45 am

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Yeah, I'd offer to put you guys up but I'm already putting up another friend down on his luck and I'd wager I'm not terribly convenient either being in OC regardless. Wish I could help more.

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justin3am - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:58 am

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Don't worry about it guys. I have a lot of family in the area and they are all rallying to help. Brit's family in South OC has offered help as well. In fact Brit is dealing with the flood of family support, which is stressful in it's own way.

We think the cat may have started it by peeing on the surge protector that our TV and stuff was connected to. She has bladder problems and can't control when and where she pees. Normally we try to keep her away from electronics but we can't do that 24hrs a day. The power was out when we woke up and the damage makes it look like it started from that surge protector (which is a high quality Furman job). We'll see what the official reports turn up though.

The owner of the building has good insurance but I don't think it anything to do with the occupants, just the property. I'm not sure... I have a lot of calls to make. The worst thing was loosing the wedding pictures. We spent a long time compiling pictures, not just from the wedding but from when Brit and I were in high School together. It's just breaking our hearts.

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:00 am

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and here I am whining about my AC

I'm so sorry justin, I wish there was more I could do than just send you a hug and a smile I really hope things work out quickly for you

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robojam - Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:25 am

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Probably not likely as any short would be very brief and not hot enough to ignite anything. Most electrical fires start because of cabling rated below code being used or loose wiring connections routed through flammable material. If it was an electrical fire, I'm pretty sure the cat didn't cause it.

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justin3am - Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:45 am

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Well, we know now that there are only three outlets in the apartment that are properly grounded and most of the outlets have nothing connected to the ground lead at all. The ones that are properly grounded are all in my office/studio... I did the wiring in there myself.

There is still no official word on what started the fire, though they are fairly certain it was electrical.

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:53 am

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well, looks like i'm f**ked

our company is increasing sales at an alarming rate but cash flow has not kept up and boss is talking about "drastic cuts in hours." Seeing that my division has been hardest hit by the economy, I can't see how I'm going to have a full time job by the end of Monday. And that's if I'm lucky.

but i'm supposed to go out on sales calls now and put on a brave face. yay me.

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:59 am

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that sux

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justin3am - Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:06 am

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Man, it sucks to hear that. Especially when I know you're under a lot of stress as it is. So many of my friends (highly skilled/experienced people) either have lost their jobs or have had their hours cut by companies that don't really understand the value of their workers. Hang in there Deb.

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Chuck E. Jesus - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:02 am

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uhh, can i borrow your cat?

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osiris - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:12 am

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I'm moving to my own place in August and was thinking of skimping on the renter's insurance.
Thank you, Justin.
At least everybody's alive on the positive side.

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:28 am

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I'm afraid to ask why

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:30 am

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so my daughter's boyfriend broke with her yesterday











































who am I kidding?

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duncanparsons - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:38 am

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:48 am

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of course I first asked her if she was okay and she is fine...no broken heart, no tears or anything otherwise I would have first been there for her

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:58 am

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Thanks for the best wishes everyone. no worries, it is what it is. Can't say I haven't seen the writing on the wall but i suppose i was hoping someone would wave a magic wand and it would all get better.

I always have prostitution to fall back on, so to speak, so I'll be fine.

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hibidy - Fri Jun 10, 2011 1:27 pm

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I have the horror story of horrors in this regard. Get the insurance, don't think about it, be nike.......just do it.

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:05 pm

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Oh man, that just sux huge!!

Glad to hear everyone made it out OK..and good to see family rising to the occasion...that is a real bummer about the wedding photos...you two still have each other and that is the important thing right now...

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:08 pm

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Going through all that stress is going to be tough on your health..take care of yourself...

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DILF - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:26 pm

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Down to part time for months now.Losing house.Pharmers expect me to pay 2000 a day for 60 days of antibiotics.

But to be honest I went thru worse growing up so this all surprisingly not stressful

My charity care rep is fighting the fight for the meds,and after getting the house in the burbs I realized I don't really like living here.It's f**king dull.

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:31 pm

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:34 pm

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hibidy - Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:54 pm

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@all the bad stuff:

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justin3am - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:07 pm

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Yeah, it seems like a bad day for everyone. all around.

Clocking out of work a bit early here. I'm going to meet Brit at my parent's house where we're going to try to sleep for as long as we can.

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Chuck E. Jesus - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:14 pm

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house is insured for well more than it's worth, just paid the bill today...i told the kids not to play with matches in their rooms, but to keep a clear path to the door if they do...

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debra1rlo - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:21 pm

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bonfire kegger party @ chuck's!!!!

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:26 pm

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4lb Kitty - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:27 pm

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Too much bad news today.

And it may get worse.

to everyone

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:29 pm

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I wonder if he can wait until October (chuck's daughter and my daughter share a b-day) because my daughter wants a sweet 16 and I need a place to have it

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Chuck E. Jesus - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:49 pm

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no problem, i'll be well out by then

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:53 pm

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I think your new place looks awesome, there's only one problem NO OCEAN

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Chuck E. Jesus - Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:20 pm

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i'm five minutes from the Illinois River, i can hop on that and swing right on down

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trimph1 - Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:50 pm

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It may get worse?!?!?

We had enough bad news from all the cutting back/cutting hours/losing homes/and what all else....

Back!!!!

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Jace-BeOS - Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:52 pm

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i hate that. a lot. like, really, a lot a lot. When i was employed, it kept me from sleeping all night until i finally was so exhausted in the morning that i couldn't get up for work. Work was totally toxic, so eventually they drove me out of the job, but i STILL can't sleep right even though i have almost no need to follow any scheduling.

and, to quote REM: "i don't sleep, i dream."

It's not a good thing. When i finally do get to an unconscious state, it's constant brain activity then, still, too. Dreams, constantly. My brain never rests. So it's insomnia half the time and lack of restful sleep the rest of the time. "modern medicine" has no fix and mostly doesn't even acknowledge it (it's apparently related to narcolepsy, because lack of slow wave brain state is apparently what makes narcoleptics so "hyper somnolent").

...AND!: it was WORSE on anti-depressant drugs!!!

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Jace-BeOS - Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:53 pm

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hilarious!

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Hink - Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:30 pm

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I dream a lot and I love it, I use to keep a journal...often I'll wake up several times and then return to dreams. I know when I'm dreaming and will wake myself up if something happens in a dream I dont like. For instance the common dream of trying to get somewhere but you can't, I will wake myself up if I'm 'lost' and start over. I'm reading a book now called 'Listening in Dreams' dubbed 'A handbook for deep dreamers'.

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4lb Kitty - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:52 pm

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I've had ONE lucid dream in my entire life. It was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had.

I know I dream every night, but I rarely remember them, even five minutes after waking.

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hibidy - Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:55 pm

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I dreamed I was turned into a vampire once, was heartbroken when I woke up and realized it was just a dream

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4lb Kitty - Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:11 pm

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Ever been on Chantix?

My god...I hated waking up every day. Those dreams we reality itself. I didn't realize I was dreaming, but I wanted to stay in those dreams and never wake up.

Not a good thing. I generally slept about 14 hours a day on that damn med.

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hibidy - Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:22 pm

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I was not aware of such things. I sleep ALLOT, but even 14 hours is tough. Just to quit smoking? Sounds lousy

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trimph1 - Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:57 am

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That almost sounds like sleep meds for pete sake....

This morning was interesting...we had a bit of a commotion outside..someone was trying to break into the driveshed....turned out to be one of our neighbours cows....

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DILF - Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:47 am

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thanks for the hugs.I missed them yesterday cuz I also had to take my dog to the new animal hospital for x-rays.
good news tho.nothing in the lungs. our regular vet must have an old x-ray machine.

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Doug1978-OLD - Sat Jun 11, 2011 11:14 am

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Glad to hear about the good dog news DILF
- I'm now thinking how once every while there comes a tv show that really stands out from the rest.
That program for me is 'The Shadow Line' on BBC2:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0111dqc
It's a genius cliff-hanger with murders, police corruption and good guys doing bad (and bad girls doing worse).
I know some of you here like BBC dramas - The Shadow Line, imo, is the most gripping since Life on Mars.

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Doug1978-OLD - Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:58 am

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A fresh Sunday morning just before 11, pint of Peroni on the go, Spiritualized album playing softly in background, making a few last tweaks to my new dub tune.
Jolly nice :d

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hibidy - Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:06 pm

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Crap, I got the hi-IICK-ups

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trimph1 - Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:14 pm

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mmmmmmm....Boo?

Well(not so deep)....had an interesting day here..filled with music and neighbours calling and all manner of side stuff..did not get a lot of house work done in here...but we had fun....

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hibidy - Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:15 pm

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sounds good!

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Hink - Sun Jun 12, 2011 6:23 pm

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mix one can of nestles quick with one can of v8 and one can of black pepper then drink it standing on your head facing 212° (basically southwest) in your driveway

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robojam - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:29 am

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Just don't wear your best pants after drinking that concoction...

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Doug1978-OLD - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:30 am

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For Meffy - (sorry, now on my phone and it has issues sending PMs and emails, grrr)
Many thanks for dealing with that issue, and the cool help.
Best wishes mate.
Doug

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Hink - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:33 am

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pants? I forgot to mention you shouldn't wear pants

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trimph1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:45 am

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No pants? That's even better yet....

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Hink - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:46 am

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yeah it cures the hick-ups of everyone who sees it too

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Meffy - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:50 am

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Now thinking: . o O ( Good thing Mefjölnir is made of stainless steel. )

*gets out the disinfectant and metal polish*

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trimph1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:53 am

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Just got back on and saw that....

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robojam - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:55 am

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Fixed that for you

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trimph1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:56 am

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Just got back in from doing some yard work...thinking I need some parts for the old tractor we have here...got to find a new source though because the one we have now is going out of business....

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trimph1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:56 am

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Ha!!

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Meffy - Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:03 am

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I'm no Thor, that's for sure. Mjölnir is supernatural, having been crafted by the Svartálfar. Mefjölnir is a standard janitorial banhammer, the kind anyone can buy at their local home center in the cleaning-products aisle -- ask for the Estwing 268-BH3-6LB hand sledge.

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justin3am - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:00 pm

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The official word is that the fire started because of faulty wiring. Our land lord has been very cool about the whole situation, he's paying for our hotel room until we can move back in. It shouldn't take too long because there is no structural damage but it sounds like they are going to rewire the whole building.

Our landlord's insurance company has agreed to pay for some of our damaged property, which is very cool. Unfortunately they can't replace any of the personal stuff we lost. Brit has a small collection of first edition books that we thought were damaged, it turns out the soot is coming off with a dry towel. We were pretty lucky this time. I re-upped our renters insurance so we don't have to rely on luck in the future.

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Hink - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:14 pm

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good news

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trimph1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:15 pm

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^^^ definitely good news...

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Meffy - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:25 pm

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Yes yes.

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justin3am - Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:49 pm

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Thanks guys. I feel much better knowing what the deal is but I'll be happier still when I can go home.

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