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N O hours until the TR Gathering – What are you waiting for? :D

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Edit – as the first event is actually the tour of TR HQ at 10 am, I am amending the time! 😀 Besides, that gets it below 24 faster! ;\

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My understanding is, the first official event starts at 2 pm, Friday afternoon, so that is what I am going by, not the time people will start showing up or some kind of Boxie Math. 😀

Make sure you check into the new playlist for your road trip.

[b]Friday Night Music – 19 June 2009 – TR Gathering Road Trip[/b]
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I am starting to make my packing checklist today, so I can make sure I don’t forget anything. My intention is to have the car loaded and ready to go Wednesday night, so after work on Thursday I can see my boys for a bit, take a quick nap, and then get on the road to meet up with James and Christie.

Clothes
bathroom kit (gotta brush your hair and comb your teeth, right? 😀 [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]
laptop [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]
cards (just in case)
mp3 player/headphones [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]
redbull [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]
jager [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]
disposable shot glasses [i][b](CHECK!)[/b][i]

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Geez, JD!

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You have to remind yourself to bring clothes??? :0 😀 😀

06:17:20:30
I’m running on boxy math, I don’t care what you’re running on!

Actually

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I am have to plan that in advance to make sure

1) I have something clean

2) I know where it is

I have several baskets of clothes around my house, all clean….. trying to get caught back up on the folding and putting away thing, but with working on ThingTwo’s bedroom and all…..

I always make lists for trips. less likely to forget anything, ya know?

almost 192 hours. B-)

You make a list to remember…

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to check the list? and if so is there is another list to remind you to check the list that reminds you to check the list of things not to forget?

-Tammy [_]3

wake up call to the blonde in the front row

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duh, you put it in your computer, and it pops up a reminder! 😀

And yes, I have been known to have reminders programmed in a few days before the actual reminder just to make sure everything gets done.

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I’m shocked JD!

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You mean your monitor isn’t covered in sticky notes like mine?

I actually have the computer reminders, sticky notes on my monitor, a big monthly desk calander on my desk, and my cell phone is programmed for alerts.

-Tammy [_]3

Sticky? No, nothing sticky on my monitor

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I will occasionally put reminders in multiple databases though, so I get my reminder just about anywhere.

Took the Franklen classes years ago, learned to consolidate information. Never want to be looking at the wrong calendar and miss an appointment, ya know? And with most of my time still being spent playing driver for my boys, i HAVE to schedule my life out to get it all done.

Wish I had a blackberry but so glad I don’t… 😀

Not on the list

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Did you notice that he didn’t have underwear on the list?

Commando!

BORN FREEEEEEEE

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Crap.

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Earwig.

The Worms Crawl In…

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You know that they say….

It’s not so bad.

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I get that, “free credit report.com” song stuck in my mind everytime the stinking commercial comes on. I’d like to smack somebody.

NO BFilm

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But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high, as you can see.
No matter how he tried he could not break free.
[b]And the worms ate into his brain.[/b]

Sorry, it doesn’t take much to throw me on a PF segue, kind like Monty Pythons just a word or two and off I go.

Not at all

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NO undies on the list tells me chastity belt.

If I’m not really careful

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I always forget pajamas on trips. I don’t know why.

Wouldn’t ‘disposable shot glasses’ be Dixie cups, or am I just proving how classy I’m not?

‘Good’ white lightenin’

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will dissolve a Dixie cup before you’ve a chance to drink the stuff. Don’t ask how I know…

not paper, and shot glass size

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specifically, the little ones you use for making jello shots or at a wedding reception for the shot at the door.

😀

pajamas? what are pajamas? :0

Oh, I get it!

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Nyquil cups! Now I know what you’re looking for!

Well, I have always thought

In reply to Oh, I get it!

that warm jager tastes like Robitussin…. ;\

And yes, they are THAT size (the 2T size)

Dixie cups

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are for jello shots

Disposable shot glasses

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Depends on what he means by “shot” glass. I have a large package of 16 oz plastic cups that go on every trip with us. Made by Dixie. Hmm

In a pinch, I can fold a shot glass out of a standard piece of paper. It really just depends on how inventive you want to be.

And it takes a very classy lady such as yourself to remind JD that an ounce of pretension is worth a pound of manure.

Ok, I can see “craft time” as part of next weekend

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you have GOT to bring written instructions to make the paper shotglass!

Finally, a real use for origami…. 😀

Just for you, JD

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I’ll even bring the proper paper!

Hint

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..just don’t try to drink out of it more than once!! 😉

Hey, you forgot

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the condoms. Or are you neutered?

Anybody else play cribbage?

I play cribbage!

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And cards, dice, Twister… to be honest, I just like to play. 😀

Jager, Condoms and Twister?

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Not quite sure what to make of that, not sure if that would be enough to deal with the border or not, but it did peak my interest enough to post?!?!?

Don’t forget the body oils

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can’t play twister without plenty of baby oil, right? :p

No need

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I’m slimy enough.

Cribbage here too! – but not gonna be there. Sigh

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Played cribbage in school with a friend whose grandfather made a board about 2 feet long with pegs about 4″ tall.

Played at one work place EVERY lunch.

Do you play for “blood” (steal others points if they miss them for those who don’t play)?

Dern tootin’

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Of course. How else are you going to learn what points you missed?

Euker

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It has been a long time since cribbage….

Euker is a good 4 person game that still allows plenty of drinking and chit-chat.

Quarter bounce? 😀

Hey Soni, you never did answer my question about darts before, if they were plastic or steel tip!

Love cribbage…

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15 for 2, 15 for 4, a pair for 6, a run for 9 and the right jack for 10

-Tammy [_]3

I realize now

In reply to Love cribbage…

that everything (other than the board) that I remember about cribbage is actually backgammon…. :p

Game of chess anyone? ;\

I play that too :-)

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and backgammon…and gin, and hearts, and spades….

-Tammy [_]3

Did I read that list of games correctly?

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[i]”and backgammon…and gin, and hearts, spades, and Tammy……”[/i]

:0

That’s the spam buster game…

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The rules are simple:

1: Spam the boards
2: Feel the wrath of the TR family members
3: Get squashed by Tammy

-Tammy [_]3

Play Backgammon, too.

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Hmmm. Bring board?

board?

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once they went on the computer, who has a board?

Kids today don’t even know how to shuffle cards anymore! 😀

I like my computers.

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But when it comes to some things, I prefer the ancient ways.

Me too….

In reply to I like my computers.

Like Scrabble (I have my grandma’s old board), and other board/card games.

-Tammy [_]3

I have a board – cribbage and backgammon and…

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lots of other games that don’t require a computer (including Twister – but you’re not putting oil on it, jd… oh, and I usually cheat).

As for the dart boards, I’m not sure if they are plastic or steel tipped. Don’t you love the element of surprise?!

Twister

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Just sounds like a traction requiring incident waiting to happen for me….

Pass.

I’ll watch tho. 🙂

I’m wichoo, BFF!

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considering I [b] AM [/b] considered the accident waiting to happen, I’ve never actually been allowed to play it!

I’ll just sit on the sidelines and watch the fun, whilst listening for the sounds of breaking bones….. 🙂

oh, don’t worry – I’ll have the first aid kit at the ready, and I’ll be the certified first aider available….. 🙂

>giggling< GG

Showing my ignorance

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How in the name of Milton Bradley do you cheat at Twister? Rig the spinner? Paint extra dots in colors you need? Use body parts other than hands and feet?

“Right boob, green!”

I’ll toss mine in the truck

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At the very least, the dice will come in handy.

Anyone fancy a game of left, right, and center?

Anyone play “nuts”?

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it is like solitaire, but with groups instead of a single person. Everyone has a unique deck of cards so you can tell who’s is who’s.

You can play off anyone else’s cards in the center, and get a point for each.

You LOSE TWO points for every card left in your flop hand (start with 11 cards).

This is our familys game and gets pretty intense as you have so much to watch and have to be fast.

When you lay your last flop card you yell “NUTS” and play stops, and everyone else yells something less pleasant….. 😀

First to get to 500 wins. Negative scores are not uncommon….. ;\

We play until about 3/4am whenever there is a gathering.

So – you’re asking me to play with your nuts. Right? (nt)

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(thanks for the opening!)

GG

Whew!

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If you hadn’t said something, I’d have had to…
It’s a dirty job but somebody’s got to do it.
:0 😀 😀

etu

yeeesssssss

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nt because none needed……

Shaking Head

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Must be a weresquirrel…

How about…

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How about that card game that is also a fetish… That one is fun. I bet if I posted the name it would get blocked/edited ]:)

Hint: it rhymes with drat…

I’ll take the four you missed

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on the flush.

yikes

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haven’t played cribbage in years..not big in ireland 🙁

Psst, Palmie

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JD prefers show tunes…

I live in Minnesota. Cribbage is a required skill.

Pinochle. Double deck.

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Used to play every night I worked and most of the nights I didn’t, but haven’t played in decades.

The only game I play any more is electronic Yahtzee. I keep the game on the shelf in the bathroom…

Hmm…

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I am not sure what my list will entail being as the wife and kids are coming too. :0

I know I will be bringing a laptop and MP3 player, but I have been considering bringing the bike and acoustic too. :p
My wife will make a list for things that need to go.

ACK!

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Lists! Don’t know how to deal with lists and list makers, can’t fathom the desire for such structure that seems to remove all the fun of exploration.

Does this mean

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You’re coming naked, hair uncombed, and up for grabs?

:0

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Sorry, that would still be an offer I COULD refuse! :p

um….

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he is all yours……. :0

Not to worry

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I can keep myself occupied, just don’t be jealous when I get to rub one out while you play cool though.

of course

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I wouldn’t do any less than I do for work each day. I would shower though.

I gotta have a list

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Otherwise I forgets me some stuffs, and the definitely removes all the fun.

One less thing

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in the back of your head, nagging you trying to figure if you forgot something you will need….

Why buy something new just because you are to lazy or unorganized to make the list? Most cases because you can forget it, it is something you don’t use a lot, and now you have an extra one?

Why buy new?

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Go without, it’s not the end of the world you are only going to be in Kentucky for a couple of days, not the Moon for years.

In this case

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I think I should shop if I forget something. For me, it is nearly always pajamas or deodorant.

I’m sure there’s a trip to a therapist in there somewhere.

Not always the case

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The last couple of times that I had to pack out, I managed to forget little things like shampoo and liquid soap. Since I can’t use bar soap, this was a problem.

Lazy and disorganized aren’t always the reason for such things. My last trip I had 3 hours warning before needing to be on the road.

That’s the point

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I find women are generally better organizers and list makers, not meant to be offensive in any way but just a fact of life.

YOu feel that if you forget something, yuo miss out on something.

I figure if I forget something, I simply forgot it, big deal I can live without it and life goes on as always. ‘Things’ are just things and have no real importance of effect on my life, it’s just STUFF.

Forgetting your insulin or something I can understand but that is something most people wouldn’t forget anyway.

I remember going camping for two weeks on the side of a cliff/small canon in Northern BC and asking my friend where the other sleepign bag was. He didn’t pack it, I didn’t pack it. So life goes on, it’s only a sleeping bag.

I am more impromptu, if it is planned and over organized I’m not interested in going.

I will go away for however number of days with a handful of teabags in the glove box a pot to heat water in and I’m good to go. The rest I’ll take care of as needed, I don’t live in the Gobi dessert.

tea bagged?

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So, been out of the UK long enough to not be a tea snob? 😀

While I have never gotten into tea enough to make “real” tea, I thought using tea bags was sort of frowned upon? (kind of like a southerner eating instant grits)

Always looking for a good tea, what brand is recommended? [i](no, not worried about caffeine one way or the other)

Not that you asked me but

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Twinnings to me makes the best line of teas.

We do cheat and use bags(but Brita filtered water) but in my student days I used a metal tea ball. I don’t know if you know what a Bodum/French Press coffee maker is, but they make them now for tea – its just a finer mesh.

Or there are the tea strainers – you put loose tea in the pot and catch it as you pour with a small strainer.

One gentleman at work, whose background is Russian, not British, is a real tea snob. He buys this specialty tea at $25 a lb. The leaves are actually rolled by hand. He uses the bodum like tea pot.

James

yeah, that’s the stuff

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I had read up on it at one point, but it was clearly out of my financial means at the time.

I get a variety of teas now, sorry tea snobs, but I also get the flavored ones. 😀

Apple cinnamon… mmmmm. On either a cold day or a day I am not feeling well, it hits the spot.

Then there is chi…. B-)

Yeah, sure

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LOL, at first I related yoru comment to naked twister. I think you know how ‘tea bagged’ is applied there.

But with respect to British stereotypes, you must raise your pinky to and say “PITY” a lot.

Been watching too much TV? Actually I had loose tea at a Chinese tea shop the other day (they had a gazillion flavours and styles), it was OKAY but not exacty PGTips or Tetley, all the stores and drive throughs here use Red Rose (only in Canada, eh? Pity) Nice way to epitomize British snob tea drinkers.

What’s funny is that if you go to the UK, people speak with some of the harshest slang and ‘mucky’ accents you’ve ever heard, even Australians sound popus in comparison, seems ot get raunchier the farther north you go. eventually you run into the gaelic gits and good luck figuring out what they are on about. (sorry Mycroft)

Actually

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yes, I DO know what teabagged is… and just let it hang there…. 😀

And don’t confuse tea snob with brit snob. I tell people all the time that I am a bit of a coffee snob…. ;\

Seriously, I had been reading up on it for a while, and saw there was quite a bit to it, and THEY (the sites) mentioned how people that use the tea bags are generally looked down upon by “real” tea drinkers. Kind of like if some git tries to put some cola in with a good scotch….

Yeah, red rose is common here, but no high on my list.

twinings

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Just looked in my drawer of goodies in my desk, and saw that is the brand of Jasmine green tea I have….. 😀

Depend on your list, I guess.

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Part of it is a hold over from my Army days. Forgetting a ‘fart sack’ was one thing. Forgetting to pack my gas mask was another.

Another part of it is meds; not insulin, but blood pressure.

Another part is that there are some things that can’t be forgotten. No sense driving four hours to the race track and finding I left the tickets at home.

“need to go”

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If I remember correctly back to the married daze, that translates to “what I am ALLOWED to take”…..

Hahahaha

In reply to “need to go”

Sounds about right. :p

Sam Kinison Joke Time

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Ahh honey it’s the guys! They just called to say they are all taking theirs…

Still one of the funniest people ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GjyrQiSRs

He did religion well

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With his history in religion he really knew how to rip the false reality apart.

Lets see now

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I think I can borrow some showtunes CDs for the trip JD. Good thing Ganyssa will be in the van.

I’m not taking a laptop. Can’t take my cell, it belongs to my work and US roaming charges for Canadian cells are huge – will take my wife’s instead.

I will let JD bring the cards – anyone play Euchre?

I have a bottle of Johnny Walker Black I was thinking of bringing.

I always have a bathroom kit packed.

I have a CD case, might make some additions and subtractions.

No MP3 for me.

I can generally pack clothes for a weekend in 5 minutes.

Oh and I will bring my passport, thanks to Homeland Security.

James

Play Euchre too – still not coming – still sigh [nt]

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nt

Kathi, I think you need to reconsider….

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Isn’t there ANY way you can join us? If accomodations are an issue, I can help.

I would LOVE to

In reply to Kathi, I think you need to reconsider….

Park Seed’s large annual event “Flower Day” is Sat the 27th. We are cordially required to work that day. There are garden tours, master gardeners on site and plant / flower / bulb etc. sales.

I will personally be running a cash box for sales in the garden.

You are sooooo sweet to offer help with accomodations. I wish it were that easy!

… and I’m not even that far of a drive away. Sigh.

Are you at Park?

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I applied there over fifteen years ago. Obviously I didn’t get the job or I wouldn’t be where I am now.

You’re running garden sales? HA! I get over there about every third year. Sales on Flower Day make Wal-mart on ‘Black Friday’ look like a kindergarten tea party. Good luck and stay hydrated; Saturday is expected to be another scorcher.

Rather Not say

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It will be quite warm – I’m (mostly)prepared. – (Fanning self)

Last August? So this is your first Flower Day?

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We’ll pray for you.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with them, Park Seed is one of the largest mail order seed houses in the country. Every June the city of Greenwood holds it’s annual Flower Festival, and Park opens its trial gardens for tours. It also marks down all it’s leftover Spring inventory. Gardeners from all over the southeastern US show up with pickups and trailers to stock up on mark-downs.

First Flower Day @->-

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Just returned from “Cash Box” meeting. They discussed people arriving (and checking out) by the busload. A group came yesterday from 10 hours away to get a head start on the proceedings.

We’ll get our Tshirts tomorrow.

Saturday is supposed to be 94 degrees.
– – still rather’d be in KY!!

Early groups

In reply to Rather Not say

Early groups during this week are usually Master Gardeners, garden clubs, agricultural extension agents, etc. Early sales used to be by invitation only, although that policy may have changed. My father is with an NC extension near Wilmington; they’ve made the six-hour trip a couple of times over the years.

At least you know you’re not being singled out because you’re new. I’ve seen Karen Park Jennings working a register earlier in her career.

We’ll drink a cold one for you.

“Skilled Labor”

In reply to Rather Not say

The Cash box is actually considered the “skilled” job for this Saturday. 😉

Please do have a “cold one” on me.

After dead camera batteries, too large files to attach to email (thanks Soni) and birds hitting windows during filming (26 secs – give me a break!) I have actually sent a very rough video clip in – it’s only fair since I’ll hopefully get to see ya’ll even if just digitally.

Drive / Fly Safe All!!!!

Pente, Mancala, Othello, Mexican Train, POOL

In reply to Kathi, I think you need to reconsider….

I love games.

Play a few rounds for me!!!!!

Cools! Someone else

In reply to Pente, Mancala, Othello, Mexican Train, POOL

who plays Pente! Anyone else in the crowd? I’ll bring it, if so. 😀

wow

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been a looooong time for that one….

wonder if I still have it?

I’ve got enough beads

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for either 6, or 8 players. It’s been that long since I played…

Boxie has beads?

In reply to wow

someone go to Mardi Gras and not tell the rest of us? :0

PENTE!

In reply to Cools! Someone else

I played that seriously in college, and my wife and I still play occasionally. I’ll bring my stones.

Mexican train, Rummikub, Clue…

In reply to Pente, Mancala, Othello, Mexican Train, POOL

the list goes on. Darn flowers…. 😉

Clue! :D :D :D

In reply to Mexican train, Rummikub, Clue…

I held a Clue party a few years ago. We got schnockered and played all night. 😀 😀 😀

Forgot Rummikub!!!!

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Played that with my mother-in-law each time I took the kids over for a visit. She cool wooden tiles her sister gave her.

Tiles.

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Dominoes. Forgot that one, too. 😀

Boxie

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Mexican Train is played with “Dominos”.

:0 :D :D

In reply to Forgot Rummikub!!!!

Shows what I know about variations on Dominoes…

etu

Dominos

In reply to Forgot Rummikub!!!!

I wouldn’t know either excpet my parents who live in a gated golf community. There is “Mexican train” every Monday night at the clubhouse. They enjoy it and have since taught it to us.

Passport

In reply to Lets see now

Believe it or not, James, I probably will too. It’s just easier that way, even for us.

I can possibly front you a Chorus Line CD. In a pinch, I can always burn some Streisand and Liza Minelli tunes to a disk for you.

Why would you need a passport to go to Kentucky?

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I’ve seen people go from Michigan to NY via Ontario, it is shorter, but if you are only going to be in the US….?

James

Easiest form of identification

In reply to Why would you need a passport to go to Kentucky?

I use it routinely when flying. It has gotten to be habit to carry it regardless as it is considered to be an unimpeachable form of identification. Note to self- that darned thing is set to expire soon!

When I was working in Canada, I just carried it all the time regardless. I ended up on a red-eye with a four hour layover once because I had forgotten it. Well, it and my work visa.

Pinochle.

In reply to N O hours until the TR Gathering – What are you waiting for? :D

Any Pinochle players in the crowd?

Need cheatsheet

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Had neighbors we played with – never got beyond needing a sheet for the different combinations – it was fun though!!

Been awhile for me, too.

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Couple, three years.
Some cousins used to do Pinochle parties. Good grief, had a blast, pigged out on the bbq, and had to spend the night for the drinking…
Actually won a little moolah a couple times. It was $5 to get in the game party.

I will likely

In reply to N O hours until the TR Gathering – What are you waiting for? :D

pack at the last minute as usual, and likely forget something. As long as it’s not my contacts or prescription allergy meds, it’s all good. I can buy anything else when I arrive. I’ll be bringing my iPhone, iPod, and netbook, though.

I play both euchre and cribbage – no pinochle, though.

I am thinking euchre is going to be big at 3am…..

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😀

strip poker? ;\

Does anyone still play Wist?

In reply to N O hours until the TR Gathering – What are you waiting for? :D

Years ago, I learned to play wist, it would probably take a few hands to learn it again. But it seems to be one of those long forgotten card games, is it just for old farts?

Spades?

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I think I found Wist on line once, but I remember nothing about.

With as many military veterans as we have here, I know there won’t be any trouble getting up a foursome for Spades. The trouble will start when we try to agree on what version of the rules we’re using. Standard deck; no jokers. Nil for 100 and Blind Nil for 200 allowed; if going Nil partner must make the 4 trick minimum by himself.

Cribbage is a game for masochists; three-handed Spades is a game for sadists.

I play Spades.

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:0

Spades?

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Bores me to death, but many card games do these days. I used to play competitive crib (buck a point) but don’t even get off on that these days.

I learned Wist when visiting our cabin in Gabriola Island in the summer. If it was just too hot and clammy midday, I’d beach the boat go inside to the shade and play card games with the whole fam damily.

Brush your hair?

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Aw, sorry man. Cheap shot…

I am ashamed. :_|

Ahahhaahahahaaa!

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Two thumbs up.

yes

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both of them….. 😀

I am so beyond being effected by hair jokes. :p

I get it too

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Not hair but my name, It’s very original and not very popular, but very familiar at the same time.
So I always get comments related to my name when I introduce myself, “oh you mean like XXXXXXXXX!”
But nobody forgets it either, in my line of work it is a real bonus!

Except after 40 years it doesn’t exactly have any impact now.

And not being a new or recent thing

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after all, I was 22 when it started to go, my brother was 17.

After long enough, you have heard it all….

And no, I don’t hide under or behind a hat, and NO comb-over, ever.

It just doesn’t matter these days

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With so many people shaving their heads bald, it hardly raises attantion anymore.

Most men I know when they BEGIN to thin just shave it all off as it is in style.

Me? I’m still annoyed that I can’t pull off the long hair anymore, well I can but I’m better off not in my position. When working with a band for any given length of time, and even during concert season, I don’t bother, once a year is good for me.

I am waiting

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until after the gathering, I have already decided I am going to take it the rest of the way down. Just not going to try anything new first.

I use a #2 attachment and cut it myself and have for well over a decade.

Do it

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I started shaving my head about 15 years ago (before it was cool!). Started losing mine when I was about 17, when I got to about 21 started to clip it, then mid 20’s decided to shave it. Over the years I must have saved a fortune on shampoo and barbers!!

Get yourself a hat for when it hails or rains heavy though, it can be very painful, especially the hail.

Bushy Eyebrows

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Tell them that you have to comb those cause you got Walter Matthau eyebrows.

It is usually more fun

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to turn it around by telling them I am combing my back hair…..

The reaction is simply wunderbar…. 😀

Be fair

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He didn’t say which one. He may just have a single strand that he proudly, washes, gels and brushes daily.

Or else he could be thinking naked Twister an looking his best (go for the dragstrip look!).

or maybe

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brushing the hair on my a$$? :p

There you go Neil, enjoy the visual….. 😀

thanks

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for the image..

so glad i’m gonna be there..@ss hair..i mean really..so glad i not gonna miss that

oh…!!

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us girls could braid your @ss hair!!

and after that, dress you up and do your makeup!!!!

So we are in for

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One HELL of an interesting TROLOV.
😀

h3ll ya

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I owe JD some payback…

Would I have to

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do an Ace Ventura impersonation and talk with my a$$? :0

Oh, look Shell

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something shiny……. :^0

[i]~runs while she is distracted~

Ok, if it’s visual you want! Ask GG about Viz comic. :)

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It’s from up her way.

http://ladybunny.net/blog/uploaded_images/Clag-gone-745254.jpg

:p

ROFL!!

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perfect

Hmph

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Should have patented it when I had the idea I suppose. 😉

yup

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u’d have been a millionare..you could have sold us all shares..
we could have all gotten rich..

i’ll still sell you shares if you like.

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I also have a nice condo in Whistler, CHEAP!!

Now if Dawg had been paying attention

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He would have pointed out that having a “cheap condo in whistler” is one huge whopper. With the Olympic coming up, I’m sure the market is still crazy.

I was in Whistler after the real estate market crash, in 88 or 89, and there were some “cheap” condos, ranging from 100 – 150,000 Cdn. Would have been a good investment me thinks, since you can rent them out pretty easily in the winter, and increasingly more able to rent them in the summer too.

Whats your idea of a cheap condo?

James

James

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That was teh inside joke. The number of Olympic condo scams in Whistler and people actually fall for it!

I manage a couple fo websites for companies that own condos up there, in return I get time. Works GREAT as I ususally hea dup in mid August, for the Kokanee Crankworx mountian bike races and freestyle events. It’s frickin’ AWESOME!!!!

TEh condo i ususllay stay at is 5 mins from Whistle rvillage but tucke dinto teh tree right beside Nicklas North golf Course and 5 min walk from a nic elittle lake where all teh locals girls hang out on hot days. Party all day in eth village, take a small party back to the condo for a BBQ, hang at teh lake witha few brews, then head back to the village for the concerts and night party, then back to the lake or condo with your own party, its a non stop gas.

In teh winter I usually choose a different condo that is ski in/out with the lift about 100′ from the back porch. You can put your skis on while on the porch, push off and your on the lift in less than 1 minute.

It’s my time for relaxing vacation, unlike camping where I don’t want ANY facilities or public within a 1hr drive of me.

I left they one out

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The dragstrip was as graphic as I wanted to go, thanks for that.

drag strip

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isn’t that where scummy get dresseds up and then undressed? :0

Scummy please note

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the ‘jdclyde’ underneath that last comment. 🙂

Just be grateful

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it was originally going to read

“Isn’t that where Scummy and Oz get dressed up and race?”

😀

I had decided to limit myself to only burning one bridge per post….. :^0

Now that’s more like it

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Actually that’s somethgin I would have said, with you in place of me of course.

Funny, I thnk we’d own the bar in no time if we went drinking together.

Yes it was, no you’re not…

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And why not take the shot that’s offered? It is, after all, the right thing to do. 😀

All men produce roughly the same amount of hormones.

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If some choose to waste theirs growing hair, that’s their business.

Not that you mention it…

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I waste some of mine growing hair out of my ears. I’ve considered letting it grow long enough for my wife to braid it and put beads in it and maybe start a new fashion trend.

Not a good thing

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For a warrior. Too easy to grab and pull.

I found out, also, that they get caught in a drill chuck.

Drill chuck

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Isn’t that how you braid them in the first place?

That’s part of what’s deterred me.

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The other part is that I like twirling the hairs with my finger when I’m bored.

Dude, you are -so- going to love it

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when you discover masturbation.

I should’ve said…

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When I’m bored and there are people around.

Don’t mind me…

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I’ll just be at home CRYING in my Guinness. 🙁 Oh whoa is me!!!

Think I’ll do a car-bomb in your honor… where’s my Guinness and Bailey’s?

Car-bomb

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I’ll do one next weekend as well and send a salute your way, Jess. Wish you were joining us! (oh, and don’t forget the Jameson whiskey!)

And I thought I was bad

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We’re out of here by 5:30 or 6:00 Thursday morning for the 12 hour drive. I have been gathering up bits and pieces that never made it to the mailbox and subtly stashing stuff in the truck for the last week or so. My “To-Do” list is nowhere near being “To-Done” and I’m already over it.

It’s looking like I will be the last person out of Louisville- I will be sure to turn off the lights on my way out of town- as we have decided to tack on an extra couple of days. That means I get extra time with GG and Shell and Soni. SO THERE!

People- don’t forget to email your cell number to someone else you know will be traveling to Louisville and get theirs. This way, we have a hope of reaching everyone or knowing someone who can.

I expect to be joining Soni in the lobby of the hotel by 6p latest. I want to try to gather folks Friday morning to go to brunch if anyone is interested.

Anyone looking for another person to trade cell numbers with is welcome to mine. PM me.

Please remember to pack your camera and its USB cord. I want to try and gather pictures together in one place and will be burning a DVD of everything I can get. Copies will be made available on request after the event. A USB drive might also come in handy.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

Is your peer going to the correct address?

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I can never remember which address is the one that you check, so I just sent a message via peer……

Official Mothership tour times

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Thursday, June 25th – between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM

and

Friday, June 26 – between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM

I’ll be at the Hilton on Thursday from 5:00 PM until about 10:00ish (or there abouts) to meet and greet people as they come in. If anyone would like to come to TR for a tour on Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30, shoot me an e-mail (trol at techrepublic dot com) and I’ll send you directions. Other maps and directions will be handed out Thursday evening and Friday at the Event!

Sign me up for Friday

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I will make a bet that it is still programmed in the GPS.

How does early lunch at Shalimar sound? I’ll bet that most of us like Indian food. As I recall, it is close to the office. And I am way open to input from others.

We can seat four in the truck comfortably so anyone without a vehicle or just wanting to share the ride is welcome.

Looking forward to putting my feet up on Jason’s desk again. The photo op is just too irresistible!

Sonja Hotel Times

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Depending on how many of those drinks she has with Tiggerkins, Sonja may be available all night long in the hotel on a Twister board somewhere!

add Superglue release fluid to the packing list…….

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couldn’t resist.

I would appear to be getting “KY Happy” …..

GG

hmm. Fridayitis in Kentucky. KentuckyFritis, perhaps??

😉

Just have to watch your humor

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Kentucky, millions of people, two last names…. :^0

Just remember dearest

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I will be able to find you all weekend long. For all you know, we might decide to set up the Twister board in your room!

You aren’t driving in, are you?

Driving In

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Yes I am driving up to Louisville from my home in North Georgia.

It’s been very stressful at work lately and I need some road trip time to just watch the white line moving past my truck tires, with stuff like http://www.imeem.com/igamei/video/oXUtBrM_/kid-rock-only-god-knows-why-music-video/ or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7h2oHmMjzg&feature=fvw or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxh-FfElY0M&feature=channel to help me clear all the stress out of my mind.

I am not planning on hiding from anyone hun. It ain’t in my nature. 🙂

Tomorrow for me

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Oh so Sonnie-poo should be up front in moment now.

I will have to go and look. 🙂

Hitching a Ride

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Well you could always post up a notice and then stand out on the side of the highway awaiting a heroic TR Peer…

“Geekete TR Peer needs ride to Gathering. Can teach you to drink and dance on tables.”

See I wrote ya an ad there to help. 🙂

Who is that handsome, suited stranger who is lurking at the bar?

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just a passer by?

just a yokle?

Or is it….

Who knows.

Are you attending, G-Man?

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I hope so, but I didn’t receive your RSVP. Please let me know so that I can give the hotel an official head count.

Will not be there…

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private jet will be in the hanger for a service. Sometimes wish I had bought the two. Life sucks 😛

02:20:34:00

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I think someone needs to update his hours count? :p

What are you using for H-Hour?

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Exactly what are you counting back from?

Counting down to

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0600 Thursday. 😀
boxy countdown.

Palmie, it’s safer not to ask….

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she’s using Boxy Math.

Even [b]I [/b] have trouble following that……. 😉

GG

0600???

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I ain’t even leaving the house in SC at that hour.

best not to ask……

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😀

Do you have a RADAR detector?

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Might be a good idea. I can’t help but think of the movie Cannonball Run. :^0

I’d love one

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But in Canada, the man won’t let us use them.

A warning for any Americans coming to Canada, they can conficate them forever, though generally they just give a warning.

James

You talking to me or Boxy?

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I don’t need one. I’ve made this run a couple of dozen times. We can do it in about ten hours, speed limit, 30 minutes in Knoxville for lunch.

Cruise control.

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boxy gonna behave. At least until she gets there. :0

behave on the road, indeed

In reply to Cruise control.

gotta be safe getting TO the party!

I was holding off

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for double digits…. 😀

woo woo!

Been looking forward to this for a long time, and it is suddenly like a runaway train barreling down on us and not much time to get out of the way!

Tell me when its 69

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and I will post a giggle!

i love it

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when men giggle…
its so..so…dang funny

Well then don’t keep your breath

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LOL, special not on your BD Shell 😉

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=311874&messageID=3101377

That would definately not be funny …

Well … allmost

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still 70.20 to go

dang should be 70.19

double dang what timeframe are we in 😀 😉

I just looked

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at the weather report for Louisville, and I don’t have clothes for that. I don’t know what I thought was going to happen. But now I have to panic, which is pretty much par for the course when I go anywhere.

Hey! great excuse

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to shop! Don’t knock it!

Living in the UK, I don’t have clothes for that either! Got plenty of umbrellas though… 😀

I just KNOW I’m going to be in melt mode the whole time I’m there….

but I’m still gonna have one helluva time! :p

GG

How fitting

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about your post, that this [b]one[/b] would be 69… 0:-)

It’s not the heat, it’s not the humidity,

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it’s all the people who insist on saying, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.”

Figure a humidity equal to the temperature (in Fahrenheit). 90F and 90% makes for human Popsicles. If it’s got long sleeves, leave it at home.

Bring old clothes, wear them, and throw them away. More room in the suitcase for new clothes / souvenirs!

How rude

In reply to I just looked

looked it up, talked about it, but didn’t share what it is…..

some peoples kids…. can’t take them anywhere…. ;\

Hot

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hot, and more hot. Middle 90s, and possible thunderstorms for Thursday and Friday.

You mean you’re not psychic?

psychic?

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You do know psy-chic is short for “psycho chick”, right? ;\

Something I clearly am NOT! :p

90’s? guess I had better pack my speedo! 😀

Those of us from the southeastern US will feel right at home.

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Although mid-90’s is a bit cool for us. 😀

BRRRRR?

In reply to Those of us from the southeastern US will feel right at home.

Good thing we are used to high humidity in Michigan.

I just hope the hotel has good AC!

Southern People

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Yes, we can watch everyone melt and tell them stories about baking biscuits in a mailbox, sitting on your motorcycle and having the tires sink into the asphalt at a stop lights and such high humidity that clothes on a clothes line won’t dry.

This is gonna be fun…

Official countdown timer

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Check out the recent TROLOV and the Join us for a Community Event posts:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tr-out-loud/?p=789
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/tr-out-loud/?p=435

timer code didn’t work?

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🙁

Timer code does work

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It didn’t work in the discussion thread, but it appears in those two posts below the first paragraph of text. Sometimes it takes a couple seconds to load.

I still say

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there is room in the top bar! 😀

Works for me

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75 hours and change till…

Sonja starts practicing the Official TR Passed Out on a Twister Board at the Hotel event…

Toni whacks me upside the head for asking to see her “guns.”

Gadget whacks me for asking about Basque modeling.

Boxie whacks me just on general purpose.

JD says, “Run Dude!” cause the police are chasing us for trying to start paramutual betting on horse carts in downtown Louisville.

Mary whacks me cause of all my article formatting errors she’s had to fix.

Tigger just whacks me cause everyone else is!

Jason says, “We let this insane guy write for us?”

Geez JD, you’ve already forgot something!!!

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Scotch and/or a good single malt. When I travel for more than an hour, I stop off at the liquor store before flying and buy a selection of miniatures as well as a regular sized bottle. The miniatures are for carrying on the plane; apparently the pre-boarding scan doesn’t mind these(the same size as what the airlines give out) and it gives me a charge to watch the flight attendant’s face when I ask for an empty glass with one ice cube. Even other passengers are envious when I pop open a couple of my own miniatures. They’re also a lot cheaper than what the airlines charge.
Not all liquor stores have them but the ones near here do.
You do know that Germans consider Jager stomach medicine don’t you???
Grey Goose and Red Bull I can understand, even neat Scotch, but Jager and Red Bull??? Just the thought makes my fillings hurt.

[i][b]Dawg[/b][/i] ]:)

It keeps

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me from GETTING stomach aches. Think of it as preventative medicine! 😀 Being 25% German and all…..

I have never seen scotch in the mini’s.

And yes, at least one bottle of scotch, but usually two. I like variety. ;\

I will see what I can find

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At the LCBO.

James

I wonder

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just how much cheaper a bottle O’ scotch is at the duty free shop? 😀

spot me for an hour? ;\

I’ve got a bottle to share already

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Johnnie Walker Black.

I will see what else – single malt I take it? They always have Glenfiddich and Glenlivet, as well as the popular blends. They tend not to have the rare stuff.

James

got it, got it, got it….

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suppose you can’t use your cell once you cross the border? 😀

If it is just the basics, a fiddich 15 or older would be of interest… B-)

I see people doing it all the time

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People walk into theatres with a bottle of pop and a bag of chips. People drive into the drive-in with a bag of popcorn and a BQ to make their own hotdogs. People go to the racetrack and sneak in a 6-pack too. YOu aren’t supposed to, people think you are a cheap ‘ker but people still do it anyway and think they are beign clever and sneaky.

“Being bad feels pretty good, doesn’t it?” John Bender (Judd Hirsch) The Breakfast Club

Others usually look and think these people are just cheap *’kers though, not worthy of envy.

And while it is also illegal with most airlines and the FAA, to bring alcohol on carry on luggage, I bet you’re smarter and just lie about it anyway though, like everything else you do.

You can take alcohol in checked luggage but are supposed to notify them as all liquids need to be examined in the checked baggage to ensure they have not been tampered with.

But hey, didn’t you work with the CATSA (or TSA if you wanted to be American that week)? You would know I suppose, what with all the flying you do.

BUT, while you are allowed to bring a duty free bottle and you are alowed to have a 1L plastic bag with your miniatures in it, you COULD technically fill your minis with Duty free booze to carry on but you’d need enough mini’s to take the whole bottle as you can’t get into your checked luggage by that time.

[b]BUT, you are not in ANY circumstances allowed to drink your own alcohol on board anyway.[/b]

[b]LIQUIDS, AEROSOLS AND GELS[/b]
Containers of liquids, aerosols or gels in your carry-on must be 100 ml/100 grams (3.4 oz) or less.

All containers must fit in 1 clear, closed, resealable plastic bag no more than 1 litre (1 quart) in capacity. The approximate dimensions of a one litre/quart bag are 15.24 cm by 22.86 cm (6 in. by 9 in.) or 20 cm by 17.5 cm (8 in. by 7 in.)

At the screening point, take your plastic bag out of your carry-on and place it in one of the provided trays.

Drink or discard any beverages in containers over 100 ml before security screening.

Any containers over 100 ml should be placed in checked baggage.

[b]Liquor, wine and alcohol must be packed in checked luggage[/b], unless it is bought at the duty-free shop. Duty-free purchases can be brought on board.

You might be right but ………………..

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all I know is that eight little miniatures in a clear plastic bag sails right through pre boarding scans, on both domestic and internatonal flights. Most of the time the guys just laugh and/or say something along the lines of good idea.

So far no flight attendant has ever said I can’t do it and I didn’t know it was forbidden. Nobody has ever told me, but I do know you better not get loud and disorderly because of your booze Maybe thats because at least half of the passengers in cooach bring on their own sandwiches and what not. I only do it when flying coach; business gets free booze anyway, so why bother.

As for duty free, I buy at least 1 40 oz or 1.14 L and put it into my checked luggage, immediately. I was about to say I don’t know about Vancouver but actually I do; it’s same as Toronto, and Montreal, they provide a tag or label to put on the handle of your bag and tell you to put the bottle in your checked bags immediately, but aside from that, they will ask if you have alcohol when you check your bag through.

Before you shot your big mouth off you should have checked just how many ml equal a fluid ounce. For the sake of the uninformed, or in your case, the ignorant, 2 fluid ounces = 60 ml or 1 1/2 fluid ounces = 45 ml (all numbers rounded off)

I haven’t been to a movie theatre in at least twenty years so I have no idea whether or not your claim about drinks or bags of chips is accurate or not. What with all the idiots yapping on their phones and or texting, the enjoyment of the big screen just isn’t there anymore. Most drive-ins around here closed over thirty+ years ago, but maybe some are open but not close to any large metropolitan areas.

Here was me thinking you were such an informed, experienced traveler. Now where could I have gotten such an erroneous idea as that??? Hmmmmm???

[i][b]Dawg[/i][/b] ]:)

Fluid ounce confusion

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It would appear that you have confused some of your calculations. In one place you do your fluid conversion between SI & US fluid ounce, then in another you convert between SI and Imperial fluid ounce. I’ve heard mistakes like that have on occasion cost millions of dollars in engineering projects & sometimes deaths administrating incorrect dosages of medications.

I realize you rounded things off, but it still doesn’t look right.

40 Imperial fluid ounces = 1.136523 L (1136.523 ml)
40 US fluid ounces = 1.182941 L (1182.941 ml)

Where you are converting the 40 oz to 1.14 L you are converting with Imperial ounces.

2 Imperial fluid ounces = 56.82615 ml
1.5 Imperial fluid ounces = 42.61961 ml
2 US fluid ounces = 59.14706 ml
1.5 US fluid ounces = 44.36029 ml

So it would appear that where you are converting the 2 & 1 1/2 fluid ounces you are using US fluid ounces….either that or you are rounding up too much.

In any case, that trick must only work in larger/busier airports as you would never get it through the boarding scans in Halifax.

No confusion. You’re right but, …………………..

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Like you, I’m in Canada where we used to buy 40 oz or 26 oz bottles regularly. When metric came in those bottles became 1.14 L and 750 ml.

It’s hard to find miniatures, in Canada, with the old measurements on them; they’re all in ml now, although you might find the old measurements on a US airline or in the US.

In the US they sell booze in “fifths” and “quarts” which in US measure translates to 25 oz and 32 oz. (all numbers rounded. If we were reall being fussy their “fifth” should read 25.6 oz, but in actual fact what they sell is 25 oz, and call it a fifth, supposedly meaning a fifth off a US quart. All that is probably more information than you needed and/or wanted. Good catch though.

BTW I know there are larger and smaller sizes available in both countries

[i][b]Dawg[/i][/b] ]:)

Imperial vs US vs Metric

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Back when I first went to school I only had to worry about Imperial vs US measurements, I went back to get some degrees upgraded about 10 years ago & I really had to watch where the textbooks were published if I had to do any conversions…if they were US it always gave different results than I was expecting.
After losing points on a couple items I started being a little more careful to make sure I was dealing with the proper measurement 🙂 It can throw some numbers off pretty bad in Physics.

Edited For the following –
PS – another catch 😉
you said “supposedly meaning a fifth off a US quart”
I believe you meant “supposedly meaning a fifth off a US gallon”. But I knew what you meant…I forgot all about them calling it a fifth…I don’t travel to the US a lot.

Fifth – You’re right. Meant to type gal. but typed quart in error.

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You’ve got a degree in Physics? What branch?
Mine is in engineeering physics – class of ’66. Haven’t really worked in it, directly, since ’71, but I still dabble in it, once and a while.

[i][b]Dawg[/i][/b] ]:)

Engineering

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Mine is just Civil Engineering, I went back to upgrade it in 1999-2000 & planned on getting my Computer Engineering but got a little side tracked with Networking & decided I was getting too old to be in university with classmates who were younger than my kids so I never did get my Computer Engineering. It was a good refresher from my original training in the 70’s though.

In the job I have now I don’t really use either of them because it’s mostly database & GIS work but I interact with the MIS & Engineering departments on a daily basis.

Did you ever go back to upgrade any of your degrees? It’s quite a challenge when you’re in your 40’s 🙂

I’d like to be there to see you try it.

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You can’t buy duty free on domestic flights but once you pass into the international section, including flights to the US, you run into the duty free shop,[i][b][u]BEFORE[/i][/b][/u] baggage check in and long before pre-boarding scan. A lot of airports have a second duty free after the baggage check in, but before the secuity scan. When you arrive at the security scan, you’ll be sent back to put it in your checked luggage, either that, or have it confiscated. There are supposedly some airports that will seal your bag but so far I haven’t passed through one. They’re supposedly mostly in Europe.

Guess you don’t get around that much, do you???

[i][b]Dawg [/i][/b] ]:)

I think refusing people to bring in ANY food or drink at a

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theatre, drive-in, or sports venue is wrong. I wouldn’t mind it so much if they sold at normal prices, but they always overcharge by thirty or fifty percent. Heck, you go to these places for the entertainment, not the food. Overcharging on the food too much makes the total price way too high now.

One of our newest football stadiums if going bust already due to the gate price and food being so expensive that it costs over $100 per head to attend an event there, by the time you factor everything in. The place is about a quarter full, at best, for most events. I think the only time they had capacity crowds of late was for the Pope’s visit.

Shoot fifteen bucks a ticket, another twenty for food, plus having to go there and pack etc. Over fifty bucks for two. Wait another two months and you can get the DVD to watch at home as often as you want with all the food you want for thirty bucks.

edit to add

I used to work as an usher in the early 1970s and it was the rule then, adopted from the US and UK, no patron allowed to bring food or drink in to the premises except what’s bought at the shop. The claimed reason was to make sure no broken glass. As the chief usher, I never worried about anyone with a plastic drink bottle – very rare in those days. That’s still the company rules, and I’m fairly certain it isn’t a law down here.

There’s another reason I enjoy NASCAR.

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You can bring your own coolers into the track. No glass bottles, but cans are fine. I usually pack in tail-gating leftovers and several cold beverages.

did you know the perfect NASCAR driver has his left arm

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shorter than his right by a significant amount.

Only when all NASCAR races had only left-hand turns.

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They now sanction road races, at places such as Watkins Glen.

http://www.theglen.com/Maps/Maps.aspx

http://www.theglen.com/~/media/4D8A5608D8AF4AEBAF3C2A0C249FFD58.ashx

Gee, the first time they raced there must have caused

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a huge stoppage of vehicles at the first right hand turn due to driver confusion – or did they run a huge training course before hand? lol

Might have been fun to watch.

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Perhaps a good portion, if not all, of the drivers were already experienced at road races.

If not, I hope that they moved the spectators well back from the tunnel during the “learning” races.

Oddly enough,

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in previous years the ‘AAA-level’ Nationwide and Truck series ran more road courses per season than the top-level Cup series. It’s almost impossible to reach the Cup level without having some previous experience turning right.

Some would consider the triangular Pocono track to be a road course, since none of the straightaways or corners are alike.

http://www.poconoraceway.com/images/Pocono-Facility-Map-09-LG.jpg

Pocono is not a road course

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Even with only three turns, they’re all to the left. They would need five turns to come even remotely close to a road course.

Maybe they could fill the stands if

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they played football instead of soccer? :p

I doubt it, because even the very die hard fans boycotted the

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place due to the extremely high costs. And the games being played were Rugby League and Australian Rules, not the real football of soccer. American Football doesn’t have a big support over here.

Ah, but WE have

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hot cheerleaders…..

So do we, and at almost all major sports events

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hot cheerleaders is easy, just put warmer pads on the seats they wait on.

Weather link.

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http://www.wunderground.com/US/KY/Louisville.html

Looks just like Summer ~nt~

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.

Well bugger me – I’m glad I won’t be there !!

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33’C even by my mental arithmetic is around 90 to 91 in old money.

I told CaptBilly1Eye last weekend in a chat, that the Louisville temperature would render me to contact by mobile phone ONLY, because no-one can shout loud enough to converse with the little bloke inside the iron lung! ME !!

I’d have needed them to deploy an emergency chute as they opened the doors of the RJ-145 so’s I could just flow down it in a tsunami of my own sweat!! :^0

We do

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have this thing called air conditioning over here. Matter of fact, most places keep it so cold in summer that I’ll be wearing sleeves or knitted wraps. < rolls eyes >

Love walking through the frozen food section

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lots of people just are not dressed for it…. ]:)

KILTS are natural ‘air conditioners :^0 < nt >

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😉

Actually I like the ladies that are dressed for the sweltering heat

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[i]
“Turkeys done!”

Once the deed is done…

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No; no text.

The list of attendees so far

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http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=311727&messageID=3101980

I know there are more than 11 people attending?

Tigger

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Tigger will be there. I think she said her and her SO were traveling to visit some friends and family priort to the event, so they might be on the road.

I am sure there are others that are traveling or just didn’t see the message thread.

That is why I put it here

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and bumped the other one, to get it back on the front page. B-)

A complete list would spoil the fun …

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You’ll end up assembled somewhere and some old tramp will wander in, you’ll all look at each other and the whispers will start…

..I was sort of thinking of hiring a Scottish bloke to turn up and wreck the place on my behalf !! :^0

So many will arrive in secrecy

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That no one will know there was an event.

Are you saying that

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you will go, and then hide the entire time???
Or are you the designated ‘cameraman’ ?:|

Ninja.

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Shhhh.

Betcha

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santee can out-surreal Bunuel/Dali. 😀

edited cuz I posted from work, leaving out that surreal word because I got distracted by work. :0
And I can.

19 hours

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’til I’m outta Dodge. 😀

28 hours

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if you count when travel time starts for me.

😀

48 hours

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and I’ll still be online (most likely)

Okay, I’m out of here.

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I’ll see y’all in Lueyvul.

Ack! You beat me out the door!

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That’s Loouhvuhl. 😀

20 hours till I get on the road

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and time is just flying by.

Got almost all of my clothes packed, just have a few things in the dryer right now, and THE CAKE is cooling as we speak so I can frost and freeze it tonight. 😀

10-11 hours before I fire up the truck

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to head Northeast. Just put together my trip munchies. Load and go, with only one stop for ice and gas in the mornin’.

It’s not often that I’m jealous of Americans …

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But if Louisville was accessible to me by road alone, nothing would stop me from being there – NOT EVEN what you’re gonna hear when you listen to my ‘Greeting’.

Nope – not even that! 🙂

Ooh goody! :D

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You recorded one! If I get a speeding ticket because I can’t wait to hear it, I’m sending it to you. 😉

I am just about set

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get out of work, drop Bear off at the sitter, the Things will be going to stay with friends, and everything is in a pile by the door.

Well, except for the cake, which is in the freezer! 😀 Got it done! Woo Woo! ;\ Just need to pick up some ice tomorrow on the way home from work.

Gee you all are slooooooooooow…..

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Been here since last night twiddling my thumbs…

Not much longer now… woo hoo!!!!

-Tammy [_]3

I can see it now

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by the time we get there, Tammy will have eaten all the biscuits! :0

More Likely

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That she is thinking of things to use to smack me and you. lmao

Smack? :0

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but she said I was a GOOD JD! 😀

Oh, THAT kind of smacks….. :0 The vixen… ;\

Biscuits?!

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whooops…. you mean I was suppose to leave some and diet coke? 😉

-Tammy [_]3

Tammy, just leave me ONE tin of diet coke….

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by the time I get there, and the state I’ll be in, I’ll need the caffiene…

Just one.

Please?!

:p 😀

GG

Not on your way YET?

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have a nice flight.

😡

:x Thank you! (nt)

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GG

One it is…

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..but only one… dang people wanting all my diet coke sheeeeeesh 😀 😀 😀

-Tammy [_]3

You have an excuse to spike it though

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if they want free diet coke, you can put in free additives as well 😀

That may make things even mo0re fun, watching everyone trip hard :^0

Hard part – finding it in a “tin” :) [nt]

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nt

Flight trip starts >>>>>>HERE!

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Log off in two minutes to shut the case, get ready and get outta here.

Should be there in around 19 hours or so.

Send me good vibes and wishes for the flight connections, peeps! 😀

see you all – TONIGHT!!

GG

[b] ULTRABOING! [/b]

just make sure

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you let me know when you get off tomorrow. Gotta make sure mm is safe and sound, don’t we? 😡

We Be Here Waiting…

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Some of us are uploading travel pictures to our photo repositories and unpacking and taking hip, butt and lower back ache medicine as we speak.

Seven hours from now, will be heading out

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Anyone else counting down? 😀

Ok, time is getting close

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two hours left to pretend to be working….

bags are packed, just need to throw in my car

cake is frozen, just need some ice, and have the cooler good to go

jager/redbull packed

new bottle of scotch packed

cards. hit the store yesterday, so even got some oddities.

Figure a nap about 3pm, get up about 5pm, shower (your welcome James and Christie) and hit the road. Might go for a little swim.

Take the dog to the sitter.

See everyone soon!

I think Boxy is

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already on the road. I told her a few fibs about you to rile her up. If she is in a crazed state and attacks — you had fair warning :^0

Oh my……

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Thanks for the warning, now I know to get EXTRA shiny things to distract, allowing my clean getaway! :p

one hour and 7 minutes till I can get on the road home from work. Waiting to hear back from Vendors, so not a whole lot I CAN do right now. I swear that clock is moving backwards….. :0

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Hai Karate

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I will loan you my Hai Karate aftershave.

You can handle anything after that…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV2CeLXPYes&feature=related

Ha!

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I’m here. B-)

So is me

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Road trip pictures with commentary are up at http://community.webshots.com/album/573240161fRQyAu.

Just walk around listening for Kid Rock..hahaha

Nice Photos & Comments

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Dang, are you organized or what?!?

It seems appropriate to follow horses to Kentucky. 🙂

I dunno if I am organized

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I am probably certifiable!

Thanks for the lovely comments!

I have to keep turning off the Kid rock music to keep Boxy from guessing which room I am in..hehehe.

Thanks – I enjoyed looking at them …

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I particularly liked the fat bloke on the Fat Boy (no sexual inferrance meant!).

By the way – [i]did you drive the entire distance on the wrong side of the road??[/i] :^0

“Right” sides

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Right literally and figuratively.

I know what you mean though – when I watch Top Gear they are frequently on my “wrong” side of the road and it is rather disconcerting!!

Missed that one!

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I totally missed that inference!

Besides, Tammikins hubby is much younger and better looking than I, and a real nice guy to boot! I spent as much time talking to him as I did anyone else!

rejoice, I have arrived

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3:30 am, time to crash….

Wakey Wakey

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Nearly time to go and scare Toni and Jason!

But I don’t WANNA go to school today mom!

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😀

yeah, I’m up. heading downstairs pdq.

You guys are on RECESS!!!

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…though I’m glad you survived the 3 am arrival. 🙂

Readhy to go, mom….

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did the shower thing, 1st cup o’ coffee down, first swig of scotch down, and heading down for breakfast!

’bout a day late

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and a dollar short, ain’t ya? B-)

So how was the first night out?

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have a blast so far or what? 😀

Did you run into anyone yet?

More importantly is Davette Still Alive?

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After trying to take Taminkins Diet Coke away from her I think that Boxy is very second hand at the moment. :^0

Col 0:-)

Having a fine time. :D

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Good food, good company, way cool door prizes. I got a robotic spy cam. Mr. Yard Nazi dood is gonna be watched. After I finish fooking with the cats! 😀 😀 😀

boxy doesn’t drink soda, HAL. She’s still alive. 😉

Ok … What’s the IP-addy of the Webcam

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Covering all the fun?

Rob

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Sonya has a TROLOV for Jun 26th promising info later on – check there (or ask there).

Jason Hiner has 2 links posted

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/techrepublic-live-stream

http://www.stickam.com/techrepublic

They don’t seem to be archived or recorded on upstream & I didn’t look into stickam too much.

I couldn’t find a schedule of “when” they are broadcasting & it looks like the last broadcast was about 17 hours ago (probably around 5 or 6 pm EST Friday).

If anyone has a schedule of broadcast times or other links to recorded links it would be helpful.

Darryl

The video

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is promised to be posted here somewhere for download soon.

Yeah, I know….

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I was hoping to catch a little over the weekend…..I guess I’ll just have to wait or just keep checking to see if they’re broadcasting.

You’re there aren’t you…..having fun?

If I was to take a guess

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probably they are on their way back home by now.

I kinda thought that also, but I saw

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she posted a message so I thought things might still be going on….I wasn’t sure what time they were wrapping things up there….many of them having to get back to work tomorrow & all.

Many of us

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left today. JD, JamesRL and I shared a ride, which I arrived home from about an hour ago. JD and James should be still on the road. BFilmFan was heading out at roughly the same time, as well as MichaelJay. I believe today was it for NickNielson as well. Many people had already left. Tigger, GG and Shellbot at least were in it until tomorrow, but that may be all.

Home, safe and sound

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I don’t expect James to get home until after 10 though.

Shell was hopping on a plane today, GG is heading out tomorrow.

It was a really great weekend.

My thanks to Jason, Sonja, and the rest of the TR staff that made this a special time that I will never forget.

When is the next one? 😀

I’ll be at a gun show

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in Vegas next month. That is the only trip on my schedule I think (so far)

Scumdog

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A gun show? I never figured you for a gun enthusiast. I’ll be damned. :0

I’m home, as of 10:15 pm EST

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Strangley enough Canadian customs was fine, unlike my love in with Homeland Security (I blame Deadly Earnest and avoided any jaegerbombs so I could act all sweet and innocent at the border).

A great time was had by all, but tht hardly describes both the formal event and the informal socializing and bonding ( no, sorry Jacqui, no bondage that I saw). It was interesting to see those behind the onscreen personalities we’ve come to know. There is more behind the keyboard than we know, and we had time to explore, often with the aid of some social lubircant. Everyone got along fabulously.

A big warm thanks to our gracious and charming hostess Sonia, who cleared worked very hard on ensuring a smooth event, but never failed to be welcoming and engaging. And of course thanks to Jason and all the others at TechRepublic who welcomed a rowdy distruptive crowd into their workplace and created a fun event.

My hope is that this event will be a catalyst for both those who attended and those who watched/will watch the events. I know I came away from the event energized and hopeful for an even more informative and fun TechRepublic.

James

Got back in yesterday

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Back to work today.

I want to do part of the drive over again. I-40 East from the Tennessee line into Ashville, NC is [u][b][i]fun[/i][/b][/u] driving! Well it would be if there weren’t all those other cars out there…

OTR — wouldnt say that

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I like shooting, but it is not something that I do often. I have a shotgun and .22. The guns on my purchase list currently are a Ruger .357 and a Springfield .40 or .45.

Scummy and purchase list

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I had a Glock .40 and got rid of it and got a Sig .357.

If you ever want to be able to reload your own, the 45 is the way to go.

For competition I use a Smith model 19. Accurate and a pleasure to shoot. Easy to reload or buy reloaded rounds.
http://www.gunblast.com/Butch_SW-Model19.htm

The nice thing about the .357 is being able to shoot the 38 rounds. My first pistol was a Taurus 357. Could shoot the 38’s for league and magnum hydroshocks for deer season. Later I got the smith for competition and a blackhawk 44 for hunting.

I want a new one, but need to get another rifle for the boys to be able to join me for hunting.

I’m home..

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and back at work..

I had a weird trip home..everything went ok..just through a haze of semi-conscisnous.

A very nice pilot took care of me for a bit and helped me with my bags ect..seems I was in a bit of a heap and he was worried I’d collapse..
thinking I should get hubby a pilots uniform…he might look good in one..]:)

Gun List

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I know someone with a Ruger 357 GP-100 Magnum
and I shot .38 rounds very well out of it. And the few times I used it, out of 15 handguns, that is the one that I liked the best.
I didnt like the feel of the .38 as well. (forgot which model).

I was looking at an H&K .45 because I liked it immensely more than the glock — but at $1200 I needed to pass. After talking to several people, I was recommended the Springfield .40 or .45. Never fired it, however the reviews that I have seen online, people are turning in Glocks and H&K’s for the Springfield. Since it is about half the price, for a semi-auto, that will be my first purchase. I held it at the store, and think I should be able to use it well.

Scummy, go here

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http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=312258&messageID=3105107

Home. Just got in.

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Unloaded the truck. Now I have to unpack, and learn a cool new toy.
Beware, yard nazi dood. You’re fixin’ to be watched. Or maybe I need to get the guy who lets his dog poop in front of car doors and mailboxes for people to step in.
Or maybe both!

I had a fine time. My appreciation to TR for making it happen. Sonja? You throw a fine, fine party, ma’am. 😀

Cool, now you need

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extra storage for ongoing camera operation 😀

I was thinking about doing that, maybe I need to finally get a webcam.

Do not

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ask JD for advice on setup.

]:)

Yes, Dont ask JD

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he has issues with images, video, etc..

In fact, JD has a host of other issues that I’ll not discuss right now. Dont wanna make him cry or sing show tunes or something :^0

Good point.

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I missed that ‘playing with Jerry’s thing’ thing. Not only did the stream not go well (reportedly), but it didn’t get recorded.
This is a right bummer.

Yuppers.

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Have had a wonderful time. Loved meeting a few of the people I’ve been typing to these few years, partying a bit with them. (Goofy, every last one of them. :0 ) 😀 😀 😀

Heading home tomorrow morning. 🙁

Goofy? :O

In reply to Yuppers.

Why, every TR member is as straight laced as they come. Fortunately, you must have accidently gone to the wrong place. 😉

Wish you could have been here, sandy.

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Would have enjoyed meeting you. 😀

etu

I really could have used the change from the usual grind.

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Too little sleep and crappy meals are taking their toll; running on fumes. Got to the point yesterday where I got dizzy every time I walked around.

Unable to push anymore, crashed at 8:08 pm, many hours before my usual time, and slept straight through until 7:11 this morning. Even so, had to get some more sleep this afternoon.

Now, of course, I’m back to playing catch-up.

Any idea re. when and where anyone might be posting photos or video? I did note the 2 links posted above, but they’ve so far proven to be of no use.

Sandy, watch for videos later this week

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The links were for live casts.

They did record it, and after it is cleaned up a bit, will be posted as a download.

Soni is also collecting pics from everyone, and will be posting them on-line.

I would give it at least till mid-week for video, and next week for the pics.

Thanks, JD.

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I trust that you enjoyed it enough for the both of us; and, that you didn’t do anything that I’d not do. 😀 ]:) 😀 ]:) 😀 ]:)

Sandy, a fairly safe bet

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[i]”I trust that you enjoyed it enough for the both of us; and, that [b][u]you didn’t do anything that I’d not do.[/b][/u]”[/i]

I am sure that neither of us cross that very short list, huh? 😀

Does 1 item qualify as a list? B-) [eom]

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.

only if

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you write it down.

Never write anything down

No pictures

No video

deny deny deny…..

😀

I can do that.

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In fact, I’m quite accomplished at not writing things down.

Unfortunately, I’m equally accomplished at forgetting what’s not written down if it’s not immediately taken care of.

Double-edged sword.

Have fun storming the castle!

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Woooo Hooo!

Best wishes to all of you. 🙂

My case may be in Paris, but I’m home safe…..!

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Yup, it always happens to me….. I got to Newcastle to find out that my case was still in Paris, for some totally unknown reason….. 🙁 It should get here sometime tonight – I wanna play with my swag goodies!

I’m echoing the thanks of all above to Soni and Jason – when’s the next one? (Jason? I’d better get an answer, or I’ll become the bane of your mailbox… :p )

Had a truly wonderful, memorable, fantastic time and after all that talking, I’m amazed I still have a voice (albeit a little squeaky right now!) We have no option, guys – we [b] gotta [/b] do this again – [u] soon! [/u]

Soni, you’re wonderful.

Welcome to the Hello Kitty Crew.

(yawn) ok, haven’t got a clue what I’m doing….. m’off….

😀

GG

Something that you missed

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Scumdog, I didn’t miss it…..

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[b] I was there; I was the instigator…… [/b]

GG

Sorry — no caffeine yet.

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too tired to go pour it in the cup
sucks about the baggage thing.

ha ha

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scummy is getting old….. 🙂

Nah — never getting old or older

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I managed to find my way into the kitchen , to a cold code red, downed it to get the energy to pour the coffee into the cup.
caffeine levels rose, but still ready for bed.

Mothers little helper? ;\

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Now that The Gathering is done, I can go from 3 hours sleep a night back to my normal 5 hours.

B-)

:0

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Shocked, I tell you.
< rolls eyes > 😀 😀 😀

Case update!

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It finally arrived here by courier at 1310 today.

Phew!

It had my [i] TR Gathering Exclusive Swag Bag [/i] in it, so I was worrying…. 😀

It all made it home, and the good thing is that only two items didn’t make it in one piece.

They busted Ma’s case though…. 🙁 … just hope HOB can repair it…

Still tired. Only slept 11 hours last night 😀 😀 😀

GG

So your Majestic Majesty

In reply to Case update!

Glad t hear that you made it home safely even if all your [b]Gadgets[/b] didn’t. But I’m sure that you could just place a Royal Decree and get the broken things replaced. 😉

Col

:(

In reply to Case update!

Sorry to hear some stuff was broken GG. However, I imagine like me, you feel the experience was well worth it. 😀

Get them next time,

In reply to Case update!

use one of those aluminium instrument cases with foam lining. Load a GPS tracking device and an impact metre in it. then when you get it back you can compliment them on being able to make your case register and impact of seven Gs while moving about in the airport.

posted wrong place

In reply to N O hours until the TR Gathering – What are you waiting for? :D

moved to here:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=312245&messageID=3106154

??

In reply to posted wrong place

First what????!

(gigglefit)

In reply to ??

I remember you saying it, but right now the brick wall won’t let me remember anything else!

:p :p :p

GG

Yebbutt….

In reply to posted wrong place

I wanted it longer, remember?

And I waited all afternoon to get it in……

GG

over the the “touching” discussion

In reply to Yebbutt….

I messed up and posted to the wrong one. 🙁

I’l forgive you. But only if…

In reply to over the the “touching” discussion

you give me another massage……. 😉

GG

Food for thought

In reply to I’l forgive you. But only if…

if my hands felt that good on your neck…. ]:)

I actually was gonna invite you

In reply to Food for thought

to be my personal baggage handler…..

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rofl

In reply to Yebbutt….

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Hope the SO’s

In reply to rofl

– don’t spy on partners web activity + – Could get the correct idea.

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