Good Tuesday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
And welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had a good day yesterday! It was a long day for me. We were really slow at the store and all the tasks I assigned got done in the morning hours. So it was a rather long day. But...we're past the dreaded Monday now and the rest of the week is going to be great! :woohoo:

We had a huge thunderstorm come through Tallahassee yesterday evening just as I was on my way home from work, and a lot of the stop lights got knocked out. You should have seen all the "near misses" in the middle of the intersections as people tried to go when it wasn't their turn! :rofl: I tell ya, some people should have to take a driving test every single year before they can get their license renewed, they are so dumb! :rofl: Of course, the police were nowhere to be found. :shrug: We're supposed to have some strong storms again today, and then only a small chance of showers the rest of the week (it's the rainy season, dont'cha know.)

I'm going to go see a couple of houses this morning before I go to work, so I'll have some pictures for you tomorrow! :bounce: We were going to go last night, but the weather didn't cooperate, so we changed to today! I can't wait to go see them! :woohopo:

It's time now to get this day started! So, let's get it on! :bounce: :woohoo:

Song Of The Day: "This Is Your Night" by Amber

[Clintmax]

1. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

• AirmensMom
• AussieDave
• Bigwillq
• Billyskank
• Bridgit
• Buddhamama
• BuffyTheFundieSlayer
• Bzzzz
• CallMeWesley
• Cannikin
• DanCa
• Entanglement
• Flblu2
• FoxMulder
• GalleryGod
• Heidi
• Hissyspit
• Jamastiene
• Joan_Alpern
• Khashka
• KitchenWitch
• LizzieGrace
• Mdmc
• Minnesota Libra
• MissHoneychurch
• MrsGrumpy
• Mutley_r_us
• Neoma
• Newyawker99
• OhioBlues
• Random_Australian
• Redwitch
• Robeson
• Sbj405
• Scooter24
• SeattleGirl
• SimplyFugue
• Southlandshari
• Starbucks Anarchist
• SugarSmack
• Swimboy
• Tjwmason
• Wetzelbill
• Whoa_Nelly
• WildHorses
• WritingIsMyReligion
• XemaSab

[Hissyspit]

2. Morning!

[Clintmax]

3. Hail, Hissy!

:hi:
You're first today, Man! :bounce: Did you have a good day yesterday?

[Hissyspit]

9. Had to take Baby kitty to the vet.

Something was wrong with her eye and I thought it might have been scratched in a cat fight. The vet said it wasn't but I have my doubts; she needed to go in anyway so we could get antibiotics. She only has three legs, you know.

Then I had to teach the night classes - long night, but I am giving them (and me) Wednesday off. All the grading is done now and it was rough, but I got them done.

Today: Take the car in for regularly scheduled maintenance.

[Clintmax]

25. Don't you hate scares like that?

My cat has become somewhat "un-litterbox" trained. He'll urinate inside the box, but would do his number 2 business right in front of it on the floor. x( My first thought was a urinary tract infection, but the vet says no. She thought it was an aversion to it he'd built up and suggested we try a different litter. We did that, and he seems to be going in it fine now, thank all the gods. :rofl: Sounds like you had a long day too. I thought it would never end.

[Hissyspit]

52. Here's my latest post this morning. It is music related, so I thought you

would be interested to take a look at the controversy:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1137180&mesg_id=1137180

Cats do not do things just to annoy you, they are trying to tell you something. Some people just don't get that.

Like I said, Baby really needed to go in no matter what, so that we could get antibiotics and anti-inflammation stuff, whatever happened, but she was really scared, trembling like vibrating bed all the time we were there.

[Clintmax]

59. That's an interesting thread!

I'll go back and read it through completely. I knew Bandit was trying to tell us something, that's why we took him. He's gained three pounds (to 17 total) I found out. He's a big cat. :rofl: He doesn't tremble, but he surely doesn't like the people doing anything to him. He hisses like crazy!

[billyskank]

4. Morning Clint

:hi:

[Clintmax]

7. Hail, Billy!

:hi:
It's good to see you today! How's every little thing?

[billyskank]

17. I am okay

I am cursing Microsoft Windows to heck...it is just not a programmer's operating system...but that is normal. :)

[Clintmax]

35. I know THAT'S right!

Microsoft gets cursed at like that all the time. :rofl: So, you're not alone.

[SeattleGirl]

11. Good morning,Climtmax!

I am dretfully tired, but that's cool. Just need to hit the sack very very soon.
So nice to see you! :loveya:

[Clintmax]

26. Good Morning, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug:
It's always good to start my day with you too, my dear! :loveya: I hope you have sweet dreams when you go to bed!

[SeattleGirl]

31. I am heading there very soon.

I'm awfullly tired. Time to hit the sack!

[Clintmax]

37. Well have a good rest, my dear!

:hug:
I'm glad I got to say Good Morning to you! :hug::loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

41. Thanks Clintmax!

:loveya:

[Mutley]

23. Morning billy.

:loveya: :hug: :hi: :D

[billyskank]

36. Good morning mutley!

What a pleasant surprise to see you here. :D :hi: :loveya:

[Mutley]

40. It seems like it's been several minutes since we saw each other last.

:P

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Good morning Clintmax! I don't think too many people know the

art of the four way stop anymore.

Today is just more of the same around the house for me. We are fearing a sewer line problem which just takes the cake. :hug:

[Clintmax]

10. Good Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
I don't they do either. It was kinda stressful watching people trying to go. Obviously, some think they are more important than others and went when it wasn't their turn. Idiots. :rofl: So you think there's a sewer line problem, huh? That's a scary thought. :scared: I hope it all turns out okay. :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. It figures...just about the time we're ready to put the sign out front.

I am hoping it's just a little problem. Have fun looking at houses tonight! :) :hug:

[Clintmax]

39. I certainly am!

Like I said...I'm going to have pictures to post tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that too! I'm crossing my fingers that the problem is little too! :hug:

[billyskank]

12. Hey MrsG!

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Hi billy!

:hug:

[Hissyspit]

18. If two cars approach a four-way intersection at the same time, whoever...

is on the RIGHT has the right-of-way. If both cars are going straight through the intersection without turning, there shouldn't be a problem, but if one of the cars is making a right or left turn, that car must yield right-of-way to the car that's going straight. SIMPLE ENOUGH, RIGHT, YOU WOULD THINK?

If both cars want to turn onto the same road, the car that's making a right turn has the right of way.

When four cars all arrive at the same time at an intersection (which shouldn't happen because someone should have the sense to see it coming and speed up or slow down), it gets tricky.

At least that's all how it works here in North Carolina.

[Clintmax]

42. Those are the rules, yes.

I guess some idiots think those rules don't apply to them. x(

[tjwmason]

51. Good morning Mrs. G.

:hi:

Sewer line problem sounds potentially nasty.

That aside, how are you doing this fine morning? :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

154. I am doing great tj! Thanks for asking.

How are you? :hug:

[tjwmason]

173. That all sounds most merry then.

All's good here - I'm just about to vanish for a spot of lunch. :D

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Good morning Clint

rain? What is rain? :P

[Clintmax]

13. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
No rain for you, huh? :rofl: Well, we get our fair share here! Sometimes more. Want some? :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Nah, thank you

We had enough snow and rain over the past months. Some sun in between is quite welcome :rofl:

[Clintmax]

43. I can understand that!

I'll keep it here, then! :rofl: How's work today, my dear?

[MissHoneychurch]

67. Work is quiet so far

but I had a crazy lady in here yesterday. I still don't know exactly what she wanted. I am not sure she knew it herself :rofl:

[Clintmax]

71. I get people like that all the time.

We sell furniture and I have people come in and are looking at one particular piece, and I go over to help them...one of the first questions I ask them is how much space they have and they look at me with wide, saucer eyes and have no idea because they didn't measure it before coming into the store to buy. Then, they have to go back home to make sure they have room enough to place it there. :eyes::silly:

[MissHoneychurch]

78. Oh, how clever

:eyes:

This lady yesterday, first she said she wanted to be a member of our institution then she started to talking about theatre and France and I don't know what else. Oh yes, that she was a poet herself (I don't want to know what she writes). Then she started to look in some of the old books that lay around here waiting to get cataloged and stated she also buys old books from second hand shops and that she read this and this author, repeating herself constantly. In the end I told her if she is more into theatre then she is wrong here. This is a literature institution.

ARGH!!!!

[Clintmax]

82. Wow! What a crackpot!

:rofl:
I get those once in a while too. HATE it when they come in! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

84. I got warned before she came in

a colleague from the entrance desk called me and warned me.

Fortunately we don't get too many crazy people in here.

[Clintmax]

88. LOL! I wonder what she said to the person at the entrance desk?

I bet it was hilarious to make them call you to warn you about her! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

90. When I called him after she left

and told him what she told me (or tried to tell me) he remembered that he had her on the phone before. We both had our share :rofl:

[Clintmax]

99. LOL!

It's fun to make fun when a crazy come in and leaves! We do it all the time!

[MissHoneychurch]

108. For us it is something not so usual

my co-worker and I make fun of crazy catalog entries more often :rofl:

[Clintmax]

116. LOL!

It helps make the day better when we can do that, you know it? We do it all the time at the store too! You should go to "Customers Suck.com" sometime and read some of the crazy stories in there! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

120. Thanks for the link

I will definitely do that. Sounds like some ... uhm ... interesting reads :rofl:

[Clintmax]

123. LOL! Yes it is...

you can see what we in retail have to deal with every day! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

129. Glad I don't have to deal with such stupid people

most people I deal with are educated. Which doesn't mean they can't be assholes nevertheless.

[Clintmax]

134. Yes, I'm sure!

Some people look down on us in retail just because we work in retail. They think we are below them. :grr: I wish they had to work retail once in their lives just to see what we go through every day.

[MissHoneychurch]

137. For me it is

"Oh you haven't *really* studied, so what do you want?" (Yes, I studied, "just" not at the University but "only" at an University of Applied Scienced :eyes: )

[Clintmax]

142. GRRR!

I just don't understand why people have to be that way to others. :shrug::mad:

[MissHoneychurch]

146. Me neither

We all have our abilities and they are all different. So I can't write a book or article or talk all swollen. But I know how to order books so that you can find them.

[Clintmax]

151. That's right!

We all have our abilities! They just don't understand how difficult it is working with the public.

[Callalily]

121. Morning MissH!

How are things with you this morning. I'm in an exceptionally good mood and am hoping the day goes well. Just a small project (well, in addition to my general day to day stuff) on the horizon, so my stress level is low again!

[MissHoneychurch]

125. Good morning SimplyF

I am fine today. The sun is still shining, I got over my bad mood last week (darn pms) and feel like myself again.

Good to hear that your stressfull weeks are over for now. I am sure this will be an easy walk for you now :hug:

[Callalily]

144. Yes, it does seem

strange not to be in a frenzied mode, but kinda nice too!

Read about your crazy client. I would suspect they are taxing because you want to help them while at the same time encouraging them to leave.

[MissHoneychurch]

163. It was a really strange situation

as I didn't know why she was telling me all that stuff that didn't had anything to do with her first question regrding a membershift.

[Sugar Smack]

8. Morning, baybee!

:-) :donut:

Yesterday was hideous, but I got a few laughs from GD's pun threads and my IRL buddies. Today, I woke up an hour earlier than usual- time with coffee and kitty is making me smile.

[billyskank]

14. Sugah!

:loveya: :hi:

[Sugar Smack]

28. Billybaby! Hi, there!

Good to see you, doll face. :loveya: :hi:

[billyskank]

38. Likewise

always :hug:

[Clintmax]

19. Good Morning, Miss Sugar!

:hi::hug:
I'm sorry yesterday was so hideous! But, it sounds like today is starting out fine. Coffee with kitty would make anyone smile...:)

[Sugar Smack]

30. Thank you so much.

This is she, the object of my affection:

[Clintmax]

45. Awww...what a little darling!

:woohoo:
Look how beautiful she is! :bounce::loveya::hug: I can see how she stole your heart!

[billyskank]

56. *scritch, scritch, scratch, tickle, purr*

:D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. Good morning, Clintmax!

[Clintmax]

27. Hail, Starbucks!

:hi:
You doing OK today?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

34. Fantastic!

I finished my screenplay yesterday just in time for the contest deadline. I was up until 8:30 in the morning (I get off work at midnight) putting on the final touches -- I'm pretty sure I was hearing voices at that point.

;)

I'm taking a few days off from it, and then I'll review it one more time (no more revisions) and start marketing it around, so for all intents and purposes, it's done.

:party: :bounce: :toast:

[Clintmax]

53. SWEET!

Good for you, Dude! :bounce::party::woohoo: Good luck with everything, man! I hope someone scoops it up immediately! :bounce:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

57. Thanks!

I'm still a little delirious from the whole effort. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

61. I'm sure you are!

I would be too! *crosses fingers for you*

[Mutley]

22. Clint!!

You're quick. I was only at the store for ten minutes and you slipped this thread in on me. :D

:hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

29. Good Morning, Miss Mutley!

:hi::hug:
Yep! I'm speedy! :rofl: How's every little thing with you today? Did you get to nap yesterday?

[Mutley]

32. No nap.

And I woke up at 4:30 this morning. I don't know what my deal is. :shrug:

[Clintmax]

50. Hmmm...I guess sometimes it just happens...

I don't know the reason why. :shrug: Do you have any big plans for today?

[Mutley]

54. No, just school.

Then I may try to write a paper this afternoon. I should decide what I want to write about first, though. :D

[Clintmax]

62. Well yes, that would help.

Don't be like Random_Australian and write something completely out of left field. :rofl:

[Mutley]

66. It wouldn't be the first time for me.

:rofl:

[Clintmax]

72. Oh. Well!

I'm sure that a paper like that isn't very conducive to good grades though, is it? :rofl:

[Mutley]

73. It is if you can BS with the best of 'em.

I'm an English major -- it's my job to be able to BS papers. :P

[Clintmax]

77. Oh ok.

Well then BS away, my dear! :rofl: Greekspeak has been grading papers and he's shown me some of them...it's amazing how bad some of them are written.

[Mutley]

Oh yes.

They don't teach important things like grammar in public schools anymore. It's terrible.

[Clintmax]

100. You know...

in college, there are format rules for papers that must be followed. They can't even do THAT right. :eyes:

[Mutley]

105. No, of course not.

High school teachers seem to want to focus on the creativity part of writing, which is important too, but then you have these kids in college who barely know how to form a proper sentence. It's sad when I write a terrible paper and teachers are still surprised at the lack of grammar mistakes. x(

[Clintmax]

111. Then, those students wonder why they got such a bad grade...

and complain like crazy! Even when they've been gived specific instructions about the format of the paper, they don't do it right. x(

[Mutley]

112. *Sigh*

Now, why am I considering teaching again?

[Clintmax]

118. Hey, you're NEEDED in that field.

And many more like you too! :bounce:

[Mutley]

119. But I'm actually thinking about teaching high school.

I must be insane. :P

[Clintmax]

124. Hey...High School is where it's needed most!

I don't think you're insane. Maybe a little crazy...but not insane. :rofl:

[Mutley]

127. Crazy definately.

:D

[Sugar Smack]

47. So, you got your coffee, then? YAY, Mutley.

:D Wasn't it worth it? I got up an hour earlier than usual too. I was lucky I got to be lazy, though. Enjoy your coffee, sweetest.

:donut: :pals:

[Mutley]

48. I did, I did.

How could I go without it? :P :pals:

[Scooter24]

24. Mornin'

:hug: :hi:

Hey Clint.

You're probably getting the storms that blew threw here yesterday morning.

It's too early to put together any coherent sentence, so I'll just walk around my house like a zombie for a while until I wake up. :P

[Clintmax]

33. Hail, Scooter!

:hi::hug:
Sometimes you just need to do that until you wake up enough to be coherent! I wake up at 5 and then have several things to do before I can get to DU. Take Tony outside, load the dishwasher, feed both animals, make coffee...by that time...I'm awake enough. :rofl:

[swimboy]

145. Hey Scooter

Take it slow and easy. Here's coffee and a donut: :donut:

[tjwmason]

44. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

I love thunderstorms I have to admit - I open all of the windows and play Beethoven loudly (about the only time that I do play his music).

You need to have roundabouts rather than traffic lights then - they work well over here (and across Europe) - but I suppose that they're just not the American way.

I'm in a slightly modern mood for music - Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (1930s Germany composer).

:hug:

[Mutley]

46. Hello again tj.

:hug:

Roundabouts are not fun. The buses around here try to drive you off the road when you're in them. x(

[tjwmason]

55. Roundabouts are fine when drivers know how to use them.

:P

[Mutley]

58. Most Americans don't know how to use them.

I do, though, of course. :D

[tjwmason]

63. What a goody-two-shoes you are.

:P

It's one of the first things folk are taught when learning to drive - there are so many of them over here. My former town (Aylesbury) only had 1 set of traffic lights for controlling traffic flow (there were others which were for pedestrian crossings), all of the other traffic flow was controlled by roundabouts - this is a town with about 60,000 residents.

[Mutley]

68. There were none here when I started driving.

Then they made one at a five way intersection close to my school and I had to learn how to use it in a hurry. The people in that thing are dangerous, though. :scared:

How do you get by with one set of traffic lights in a town that big? :shrug:

[tjwmason]

70. Perfectly well.

Because we had roundabouts - thus traffic lights weren't really needed.

[billyskank]

75. I thought you didn't have them

most Americans think the idea is silly. Generally they work quite well, and I can't think of a better way of joining four (or more) roads together. But it does depend on everybody doing what they should, which is giving way to those coming from the right (left, in your case), and giving the proper indication as to which exit you are going to take. Mostly people here do get it right.

Where I live there are a few mini-roundabouts where we frequently get deadlocked; three cars all turn up exactly at the same time, and no-one knows who has right of way! :rofl:

[Mutley]

81. We have one.

I use it nearly every day. It's only everyone else flying out in front of me without warning that makes it bad.

How do you decide who has the right of way on a roundabout when everyone comes at once? :shrug: So much easier to figure that out at a stop sign. :D

[Clintmax]

85. Still... some people don't know who has the right of way...

at a stoplight that's out.

[Mutley]

87. I tend to think people know -- they're just too impatient

and self-important to let others have their turn.

[Clintmax]

101. THAT'S what I think!

They are just too important to have to follow the rules. Besides, those rules are for the other drivers...not them. :eyes:

[billyskank]

92. Why easier?

If you have four roads all meeting at a stop sign and four cars all turn up simultaneously, who has right of way? Sounds like the same problem to me.

[Mutley]

96. One, I'm used to stop signs.

:P

Two, people here don't really want to stop at the roundabout, but just keep going like they have a death wish.

[billyskank]

102. Like I said

they only work when everybody does it properly. You can tolerate one or two idiots, but if everybody starts taking the piss then the system breaks down.

[Mutley]

106. And that's where you have the problem with this country.

:D

[Clintmax]

64. Yes...

see and that would be the problem. I can imagine someone being like Clark W. Griswold in National Lampoons European Vacation. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

49. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
You open the windows DURING a storm? Aren't you afraid the rain will come inside and you'd have a mess? I would be! I don't know about the roundabout thing. There are a few around here, but they certainly the exception and not the rule.

[tjwmason]

60. That's half the fun.

A small puddle of water by the window is worth it - it's so wonderful to have the sound of the thunder booming in. :bounce:

[Clintmax]

69. Oh well if you like that sort of thing...

I guess its OK then. Sometimes thunder is TOO loud and scares the bejeebbus out of me! I was outside yesterday and there was a huge streak of lightning followed immediately by the hugest thunder clap you've ever heard! I about jumped out of my skin! :rofl:

[tjwmason]

109. I love the sheer elemental power of them.

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

115. Yes, but GOODNESS!

Why do they have to be so LOUD? :rofl:

[tjwmason]

130. Because otherwise they'd just be wimpish.

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

136. LOL!

I wasn't aware Thunderstorms had an ego...makes sense though! :rofl:

[Hissyspit]

65. Americans call them Traffic Circles - personally, as an American,

I like them. I don't have any problem with them. We have one up the road about 20 minutes from us at Pinehurst (yes, THAT Pinehurst, U.S. Open, etc.), but they are pretty rare here overall.

[Clintmax]

74. That's right...

they ARE rare. Just like trains (for public transportation) are rare. I wish we had trains like in Rome, Italy or even San Francisco in all the towns!

On edit: I'd use them all the time if we did!

[Hissyspit]

76. Yes. Everyone in England complained about the railways...

and they are in pretty bad shape lately, but I was just thrilled that I could get anywhere in the country pretty quickly, cheaply and easily without a car. Can't really do that here.

[Clintmax]

79. Nope you can't.

And I wish we could! I can just imagine trollys going up and down all the streets! :woohoo:

[Cannikin]

80. Good morning TJ & Clintmax!

[Clintmax]

83. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi:
Good to see you again this morning, Man! :bounce: How's it hangin?

[Cannikin]

89. Doing great. Got up too early!

[Clintmax]

104. Well, hey...

that's good for ya, Man! You know the old saying: "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

[tjwmason]

95. Good morning Cannikin.

:hi:

Great to see you here this fine day.

:hug:

[riona]

86. Fl check-in

Hey - you have our rain! Maybe we'll get some today. The fires were one town over and the interstate had to be closed in that area. There were some evacuations but sounds like things are okay today. Whew. Hope your day is busier than yesterday.

[Clintmax]

93. I saw about the fires yesterday on the news.

Has the fire departments put them all out now? I hope so. I hope it's busier today too. It was murder yesterday.

[riona]

205. Sounds like the fires are out

We just got some rain, but, the ground underneath is still very dry. The word is that those fires may have been caused by humans.

[Minnesota Libra]

91. Morning Everyone - Any day is a Great day when.............

.....we are seeing signs of the neocons/fundies eating their own.:applause: Why interrupt a perfectly wonderful thing like war from within???:bounce:

Clintmax, can't wait to see those pictures. Of course we will all be very happy to give our:thumbsup: or :thumbsdown: opinions too!! :loveya:

You are looking for a new home and I am writing a book.:bounce: Been dabbling in this for at least five years:shrug: so I have quite a bit of material at the ready but I've changed computers and moved in that time too. So there is a lot of corrections:cry: and other work to do. But you put the kick to me:pals: to get back into this and so I've giving it a try. I will definitely never be a millionaire with this project but it will be fun nonetheless. I hope in the end to self-publish this thing. We will see!!:shrug:

[Clintmax]

97. Hail, Minnesota!

:hi::bounce:
I didn't know you were writing a book! That's great, Dude! I've always wanted to write one too and started several...but never did get too far. It seems like it would be a fun profession though! Good luck with it! :bounce:

[Minnesota Libra]

103. It's not a book to read and put down though, it's a........

.....a down to earth approach to emergency preparedness. After Sept 11 and Katrina I don't want to ever see anyone in this country having to bed for food and water again. I'm passionate about this.

[Clintmax]

107. Oh Wow!

That's great, Man! :bounce: Write what you're passionate about! That's a good rule! :bounce:

[newyawker99]

94. Good morning everyone!

:donut:



:hi:

[Clintmax]

98. Good Morning, Miss NewYawker!

:hi::hug:
Time to rise and shine! :woohoo:

[AirmensMom]

110. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug: I'm glad you made it through your long day.

The drivers down here are definitely the worst ... but we know how easy it is to get a license in FL! :rofl: Why do you think our car insurance rates are so high? :rofl:

I hope you see some nice houses! :bounce:

I spent the morning on the phone with Dell yesterday. First they said my laptop was still under warranty, then they said it wasn't, then they said it was ... finally, it wasn't. What a crock! I will NEVER buy anything from them again. My paperwork says I have a 4-year warranty, and I bought it in 2003. :shrug:

We got some more stuff done around the house and then went to The Melting Pot for an early Mother's Day. It was a lot of fun. I had my first mojito! :bounce: And since it was my first one, the manager made it twice as big as normal ... but I couldn't finish it all. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

113. Good morning AM

so the fondue was yummy? Or didn't you care because of the mojito?? :rofl:

:loveya:

[AirmensMom]

132. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya:

Yes, it was yummy! And lots of fun ... and I did notice, even with the mojito! :rofl: They put roses on our table for us to take home since we were celebrating Mother's Day. Mom had a great time. :bounce:

How are you this lovely day? :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

140. Hey, sounds like you had a wonderful evening out

I am doing fine today. Got over my pms mood from end of last week. So I am myself again.

[AirmensMom]

152. Yes, we did.

When we got home, we watched half of The Marriage of Figaro ... we have a really good version of it. But I couldn't stay awake, so we'll finish it tonight.

I'm glad your mood is done ... it's good to be yourself. :D

I have to watch the time -- going to the chiropractor this morning. I hope it's the last time. I ADORE him, but things are too busy for me to have to drive around town to see him. And my back is a lot better now. The moving company is delivering more boxes today, so Mom and I will have another day of packing to do when I get home. :D

[MissHoneychurch]

166. So so

you ADORE your chiro .... now what is harleydad saying to that????


Glad your back is getting better. Now you watch how to move those boxes, wouldn't want you to hurt your back again :hug:

[AirmensMom]

177. He likes him, too!

:bounce: I've been seeing him for about 10 years and he's just SO sweet. :loveya:

I'll be careful, don't worry. I learned my lesson about twisting myself around ... I never knew that would hurt my back. :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

181. Guess there is one "thing"

you gonna miss when you leave FL.

[AirmensMom]

182. That's true!

I'm going to miss all my doctors! :bounce: And I'll miss the ocean, although we don't go to the beach very often.

[AirmensMom]

188. I have to go now, MissHC.

:hi: Hope to catch you later ... or tomorrow. :hi: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

114. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug::loveya:
You know...I'm not sure any place is better than any other. The drivers up here in Tallahassee are bad, Missouri drivers are awful, Boston is crazy, San Francisco is ridiculous, even Rome, Italy drivers have lost their sanity. :rofl:

I hope the houses are great too! I can't wait to see them!

I thought Dell was one of the good ones! I'm sorry they are screwing you out of the warranty. x( That sucks. :mad: I'm glad you told me though, because I was thinking of getting one for my next computer.

I've never been to a Melting Pot, but I've heard they are good! I'm happy to hear they treated you right!

[AirmensMom]

128. I guess you're right.

But the requirements are different in all the states and some of them actually make you PROVE that you know the rules. :rofl:

Dell WAS one of the good ones. Something happened between the time I bought my PC in 2000 and my laptop in 2003. The laptop was a problem right out of the box and I was on the phone with them every day for an entire month trying to get it to work. They didn't even load up the software I bought, so I had to do all that. And something was messed up with it so it wouldn't connect to the internet. Finally, someone harleydad works with figured out that a dll had to be unregistered and re-registered. That fixed it. Dell was useless. I came very close to sending it back. The wireless card that came with it never worked, so I had to get a new one. They told me to keep the broken one. Then, a few weeks later, they sent me a bill! x( So I had to argue with them about that. Now I have a 2 1/2 year old $4000 laptop that overheats and they're no help at all. Apparently, other people are having trouble with their service b/c Consumer Reports are rating them lower all the time. My sister just got a new laptop and it was the same thing -- didn't run out of the box and she had to spend hours on the phone. My kids had better luck with cheap laptops they bought from Best Buy. So what if they only run for a few years -- is Dell any better for all that money? Mine sure isn't! :shrug:

You MUST go to a Melting Pot near you. It's a great experience! It takes about 2 hours to get through your meal and it's great fun. It's pretty expensive, so we saved it for a special occasion. The service is great, too. :loveya:

Weren't you going to post some pics yesterday? Did I miss them?

[Clintmax]

139. I'm sorry to hear about Dell.

I hate it when one of the good ones goes to hells in a handbasket. x( I have a friend whose husband runs the Melting Pot here in Tallahassee, so I could go anytime I want...I just haven't so far. Haven't posted any pictures yet...the weather has been too bad to go see any. x( One of them is already under contract, one is in a flood plain (no thank you!) and one is an as-is sale that I'm not sure I want to get into.

[AirmensMom]

147. Yes, it's sad.

But I'm going to find the parts somewhere and put them in myself. They told me it's "not customer-serviceable" ... but SOMEONE has to take it apart -- might as well be harleydad and me. :shrug:

Well, the houses don't sound like anything you want, especially the as-is one. My insurance agent says most of FL is in a flood plain. And your mortgage company will probably require flood insurance anyway. It's no fun house-hunting in the rain and I'm glad we had good weather for our lookers. We have shiny white tiles ... can you imagine wet shoes on it? x(

[Clintmax]

156. YUCK!

I can just imagine wet shoes on the white tiles. :scared: I'm glad you had good weather too! Hey...let me ask you...when you had lookers, did you leave the house or were you there for the whole thing?

[AirmensMom]

160. And how do you tell the lookers and their realtors

"Be careful, the floor is REALLY slippery when it's wet." There goes the sale! x(

Originally, we left the house, cats and all. And we would drive around or go to the park. But we got some no-shows first off and it was annoying b/c the cats don't do well in the car. Turns out that we had traumatized them for nothing. I was afraid to leave the cats in the house alone b/c some people just don't understand about closing the doors. It would have been terrible to come home and find that one had gotten out.

So our realtor told us to stick around, just don't follow them into the house and try to sell it. We stayed out on the patio or walked around in the yard. I was a little nervous about it b/c I read all the "how to sell a house" articles and they all said to leave. (They also said to paint the walls white, which isn't always good advice.) The nice thing was that no one was ever sure where the property ended (it's a huge lot) and we were there to tell them. The second time our buyer came, he ASKED us to walk around with him and tell him all the secrets about the house. So it's OK to do it at their invitation. Why do you ask? Did you meet some homeowners?

[Clintmax]

168. No, haven't met any yet...

I'm just not sure I'd feel comfortable going into someone's house with them there. I think I'd rather they were gone when I went in to look. If I'm interested in the place, I can meet them later...I just wouldn't want them following me around while I was checking out the place.

[AirmensMom]

174. When we were looking down here,

we went into one house where they were watching TV in the living room. That was TOO creepy. But it didn't seem to bother people when we were out in the yard. It's just not possible for some people to leave. They shouldn't be in the house, though, and they DEFINITELY shouldn't follow you around. If they do, make sure your realtor mentions it with his feedback comments so their realtor can correct them.

I thought it would put people off having us here, but it didn't seem to. We had some stay in the house for 30 minutes! Sometimes they spoke to us when they came back out and sometimes they didn't. We took our cue from them.

[Clintmax]

178. Yes...it would be creepy for me too.

One of the places I'm going to see today is occupied and I hope he's not there. :scared:

[AirmensMom]

180. Don't worry.

If his realtor is half good at all, he'll be out in the yard. You've been looking at empty houses so far?

[Clintmax]

185. Yep...so far...

So today will be the first occupied one.

[Clintmax]

159. WOW!

Have you noticed how big the Good Morning threads have become? Yesterday was over 240 posts and today is almost 160 so far! I'm going to have to split them into two threads if they continue to get bigger! I'm SO proud of my crew! :loveya::grouphug:

[AirmensMom]

161. Hey, it's my favorite place to be in the AM!

:loveya: :grouphug: And we all talk to each other in this thread now. :bounce: I LOVE it! :loveya:

[Clintmax]

165. Me too!

It's my favorite place to be as well! I can't imagine what my mornings would be like without all my friends here! :loveya:

[AirmensMom]

167. It would be harder to get out of bed.

That's FOR SURE! OK, so maybe it would be a little easier to get showered and dressed.:rofl:

[Clintmax]

171. LOL! Yes, I can imagine that...

But still...it just wouldn't be the same! I never imagined it would get like this when I started doing the threads.

[AirmensMom]

179. What made you start doing it?

It's a pretty big hit! :bounce:

When I was working, I started a Friday morning breakfast club. It started with about 4 people and grew to about 25. We met in a conference room and took turns bringing in the goodies. But some bitchy secretary didn't like it and she had us shut down. Shame -- we were from different departments and became friendly with each other. That made it a LOT easier when we needed some work to be done!

[Clintmax]

183. I don't really remember...

I think I just decided one day to say good morning, and it's progressed from there! The way it's changed as time goes on is great too! We have new people coming in all the time...a few mew members...so it's been great! Not that I'm tooting my own horn or anything...but I've just been amazed at how big they've become!

[AirmensMom]

I am amazed, too.

:bounce: :applause: :yourock:

I have to go now, though. :cry: Talk to you tomorrow! :hi: :hug:

[Clintmax]

189. OK...I'll talk to you then!

:hi::hug::loveya:

[AirmensMom]

184. As a matter of fact ...

I have to start getting ready for my appointment with the chiropractor. Thanks for chatting with me again this morning! Good luck with the house hunting! :bounce:

:loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

186. Thank you, my dear!

I'll have some pictures in the morning of the ones I see today! :bounce: Thanks for sharing YOUR morning with me! :loveya::hug:

[Callalily]

133. Morning AirmensMom

Agh! Dell!!! I'll never buy from them again either. When I first got this computer the letter e typed in as a q, so naturally I called technical support. At first they didn't believe me - sheesh. I ended up talking to EVERY single tech person (on all continents mind you). Won't bore you with the rest of the story, but no, my next computer will NOT be a Dell.

Ah . . . so you had a mojito for Mom's Day? I've never had one - maybe I should broaden my horizons!

[AirmensMom]

138. Good morning, SF!

The sad thing is that they have gotten SO bad, they don't care at all if they are losing customers. They had the audacity to email me yesterday and ask, "How did we do?" Of course, I told them how they did! I'm sorry you had a bad time with them as well, but I am not surprised.

Yes, you should have a mojito ... but take a designated driver with you! :rofl:

[Callalily]

158. A DD

Good advice

But for this morning, I'll just stick to coffee!

[AirmensMom]

164. HAHA! I don't think I'd want a mojito in the morning.

:rofl:

:donut:

[billyskank]

148. Hi AirmensMom!

:hi:

[AirmensMom]

153. Hi billy!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: How are you today? :loveya:

[billyskank]

157. I am quite well thanks!

How are you? :hug:

They want me to write some PSP now. :)

[AirmensMom]

162. I'm fine, thanks.

:hug: Just busy. And I wish my laptop was fixed. x(

By the smile, I assume you like PSP? :bounce:

[billyskank]

169. It's different

I haven't done much of it before. So that's a good thing in itself. As for the language, it's just a server-side HTML generation language, like ASP or PHP, but using Oracle PL/SQL instead. It's so-so.

[AirmensMom]

175. I always like learning new languages.

They sure do like to keep you on your toes, switching you around like that.

[Callalily]

117. Morning Clint!

Sorry to hear about your long day at work. I rarely have days that drag on, but when I do I'm ready to pull my hair out!

Was serioulsy going to call in sick today, but forgot. Now I'm up, dressed and coffee's brewing so I might as well go in. Can you beat that? Maybe I'll shoot for one day next week.

Rain and thunderstorms are predicted here too, but we definately need the rain.

I'm following the same sentiments as above - can't wait to see your house pics and hear your stories.

[Clintmax]

122. Good Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
I hate long days like that too. If you need the rain, I hope you get some. You don't need brush fires like what's been going around the country of late. I'll have some pictures tomorrow! I can't wait to see the places!

[Callalily]

135. Yes, I've been reading

about your brush fires down there. We get forest fires and marsh fires when conditions are right.

Have fun house hunting!

[Clintmax]

141. I sure am!

We're going this morning around 10:30! I'll let everyone know tomrrow what they were like! :bounce:

[AussieDave]

126. G'day Clint - hope you're well and not too soaked

you can send some of that rain down here - the dams that serve Brisbane are now less than one-third full, and there's nothing in sight.

The press here is going crazy over those two gold miners in Tasmania who were rescued this morning after two weeks trapped underground, in a space less than four feet high. It's truly a miracle and we've been hanging on tenterhooks since it was known they survived the quake that caused the mine collapse.

Best of luck with the house-hunting - like I've said before, I don't envy you two at all - but I sure hope you find what you like !!:hug:

[Clintmax]

131. Hail, Aussie!

:hi:
It's good to see you today, Mate! I would gladly send this rain down there if I could! I'm glad those two boys were found and rescued! It's been a crazy time so far, that's for sure. I'll be sure to give updates! :hug:

[swimboy]

143. Good morning, Clintmax!

You are in good spirits today! Yesterday went okay and today and tomorrow will too. I am not too concerned about Thursday and Friday once I get there. Wednesday night will be like the finish line for the week. I have a busy day with a confrontational meeting, then a night meeting and then choir practice. At least choir practice is not confrontational, usually, although there have been exceptions.

I am looking forward to seeing pictures from your housing safari!

:hug:

[tjwmason]

149. Good morning swimboy.

:hi: :hug:

I don't believe a word of it - I know what choirs are like ;)

Hope you have a good day - terrors notwithstanding. :loveya:

[swimboy]

155. Yes, I have some choir stories.

Over and out until sneaky at work.

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

150. Hail, Swimboy!

:hi::hug:
I'm glad to hear yesterday went okay! I was wondering about you. I'll have some pictures tomorrow of the places I see today! I can't wait! :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

170. Hey swimboy

:hi:

:hug:

[swimboy]

206. Hello, MissHoneychurch!

:hug: :hi:

This promises to be a long week here. How is your week shaping up?

[In_The_Wind]

172. It's going to be a wonderful Tuesday!

[Clintmax]

176. Good Morning, Miss Joan!

:hi::hug:
Yes it is! :bounce: It's good to see you today, my dear! I hope you had a good day yesterday! :loveya:

[In_The_Wind]

187. It was a stress free productive day.

The birds outside have fresh seed, water and nectar.

Thanks to Oeditpus Rex I finally placed an order for a totally awesome Canon ESO 20D. I think I covered everything except for the zoom lens. I'll still want to buy one of those but I didn't last night.

[Clintmax]

192. That's good to hear!

Stress free, productive days are great! I wish they were ALL like that! Congratulations on your camera! I'm sure you'll have LOTS of fun with it! :bounce:

[Callalily]

201. Please let me know

how you like your new camera Joan. I just got a Canon PowerShot S3 for work. Will look through instructions today and figure out how to use it. But I'm in the market to buy a digital camera for myself. I'm not in any hurry, but I want one that's a good fit for me. Still like my Canon (print) that's a few years old.

Thanks for any advice that you can send!

[MissHoneychurch]

190. Good morning Joani

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

191. Hurray for Tuesday!

How are you today, my friend?

[MissHoneychurch]

194. I am doing fine today

thanks for asking. I am just not in the mood to work right now. But since I am alone there is no chance for me to get off early.

[In_The_Wind]

197. Funny ~ I'm in the mood to go back to work ___for myself again.

But I think I'll just go shopping for new undies instead. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

198. You will go back soon enough

and even then you can chose the time to work.

Shopping for new undies ... so so :evilgrin:

[In_The_Wind]

199. Not That Kind!

I bought a summer skirt that is very sheer. Now I need white panties to wear under it because :blush: any color shows through.

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

200. Oh OK

But still :evilgrin:

[In_The_Wind]

202. Maybe something kinda special (in claret red) will fall into my hands.

[MissHoneychurch]

203. For example

not that you are specificly looking for it

[In_The_Wind]

208. Whatever strikes my fancy.

I have three beautiful silk nightgowns in that color. I've been known to wear them as a combination blouse/slip under a denim skirt.

[Clintmax]

193. I need to go get ready for work and the house showings now!

I had a great time today, my crew! :bounce: Take care of each other and I'll see you in the morning! :grouphug:

Clint

[Mutley]

195. See you tomorrow, Clint!

:hug:

[progmom]

196. have a great day Clint!

:hug:

[bigwillq]

204. Hey Clint!

Good morning. Have a good one!

I am off work today and going up to see the man! :bounce:

He broke his toe so I have to go "take care" of him! :)

[tjwmason]

207. Good morning bigwillq.

Great to hear you're off work.

But your poor man, make sure you look after him extra specially.

:hug: :hi:

[bigwillq]

210. Will do.

I will give him some extra special loving today. :)


How are you?

[tjwmason]

211. I'm sure you make an excellent nurse.

;)

All's good here thanks - I even managed to get my lazy arse up early, and so get to leave the office early. :bounce:

[Neoma]

209. Late morning for me.

I had the weirdest dream(s)..

[swimboy]

212. Do you remember them still?

:hi:

[Neoma]

213. I rarely remember them in the first place.