airtwardo 7 #1 April 3, 2013 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 April 3, 2013 Looks like night jumps at Spaceland! Seriously, that DZ is in it's own weather bubble.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 52 #3 April 3, 2013 April showers lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 April 3, 2013 I have a headache! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #5 April 3, 2013 Quote April showers April Showers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Helluva porn star that girl was.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote April showers April Showers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Helluva porn star that girl was. Yeah! She was Golden!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #7 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote Quote April showers April Showers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Helluva porn star that girl was. Yeah! She was Golden! canttypelaughingtoomuch. Noice.“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #8 April 3, 2013 You live in Kingwood? Do you work for Continental Airlines or does a direct family member? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 April 3, 2013 QuoteYou live in Kingwood? Do you work for Continental Airlines or does a direct family member? You mean United?? LOL ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplummeter 15 #10 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote You live in Kingwood? Do you work for Continental Airlines or does a direct family member? You mean United?? LOL I have several friends who were flying for Expressjet or Continental prior to the merger. Over the years of keeping in touch with them I noticed that everyone's address eventually became somewhere in Kingwood. When my old flight instructor got picked up the running joke was that in between basic indoctrination training and simulator training that a real estate agent specializing in Kingwood had a day to make presentations to the pilot group Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #11 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote Quote You live in Kingwood? Do you work for Continental Airlines or does a direct family member? You mean United?? LOL I have several friends who were flying for Expressjet or Continental prior to the merger. Over the years of keeping in touch with them I noticed that everyone's address eventually became somewhere in Kingwood. When my old flight instructor got picked up the running joke was that in between basic indoctrination training and simulator training that a real estate agent specializing in Kingwood had a day to make presentations to the pilot group That's about it...We're 10 minutes from IAH, 25 minute from downtown Houston...it a smaller community. And yeah...my better 1/2 sits left seat in the 757/767's ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,312 #12 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Quote You live in Kingwood? Do you work for Continental Airlines or does a direct family member? You mean United?? LOL I have several friends who were flying for Expressjet or Continental prior to the merger. Over the years of keeping in touch with them I noticed that everyone's address eventually became somewhere in Kingwood. When my old flight instructor got picked up the running joke was that in between basic indoctrination training and simulator training that a real estate agent specializing in Kingwood had a day to make presentations to the pilot group That's about it...We're 10 minutes from IAH, 25 minute from downtown Houston...it a smaller community. And yeah...my better 1/2 sits left seat in the 757/767's Your better 1/2 spends 1/2 her time in the left seat; who's seat does she spend the other 1/2... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #13 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote April showers April Showers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Helluva porn star that girl was. Dammit! I was in the process of opening Twardo's attachment when I read this and thought for sure I was gonna see a naked pic of a porn star with my work-mate behind me. Fucker! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,446 #14 April 3, 2013 I awoke to a thunderclap so loud it had me yelling as I woke up -- don't know if I've ever done that before. And this morning my Uverse router was deader'n a doornail. After 30 minutes of wrangling with ATT (they suck just about as bad as Comcast) -- yes, I've tried other plugs. yes, it's plugged in. no, there really aren't any lights on. No, the phone doesn't work either. etc. etc. etc, they're sending me a new box which should get here in the next couple of days, and which I'm privileged to install myself. They had to confirm my identity. how? Why, by calling the phone that runs through my dead uverse box! Then they called my cell phone back -- the same one whose number was displaying on their screen. dipshits. Maybe I'll go back to a tin can with a string, and just use an antenna for the TV, and the library for internet. not Wendy P. There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aphid 0 #15 April 3, 2013 But was the service call-centre at least in North America? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #16 April 3, 2013 Quote I awoke to a thunderclap so loud it had me yelling as I woke up -- don't know if I've ever done that before. And this morning my Uverse router was deader'n a doornail. After 30 minutes of wrangling with ATT (they suck just about as bad as Comcast) -- yes, I've tried other plugs. yes, it's plugged in. no, there really aren't any lights on. No, the phone doesn't work either. etc. etc. etc, they're sending me a new box which should get here in the next couple of days, and which I'm privileged to install myself. They had to confirm my identity. how? Why, by calling the phone that runs through my dead uverse box! Then they called my cell phone back -- the same one whose number was displaying on their screen. dipshits. Maybe I'll go back to a tin can with a string, and just use an antenna for the TV, and the library for internet. not Wendy P. I was on the 'puter last night when lighting nailed a tree just outside the window...I immediately pulled all the power & cable connects. Lost my hard drive a couple months back during one of these, not taking any chances again! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,446 #17 April 3, 2013 Yeah, well I was in bed, didn't even think about it. I do have a good surge protector on the equipment at least (and the rest of it all works). All the GFCIs in the house were tripped, along with one circuit breaker. But the stove (which says PF for any glitch at all -- at least once a month) was shining on brightly... Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisD 0 #18 April 3, 2013 Did ya all notice that that picture isn't of a weather map? It's actually a pet scan overlay of the poster!!! The very red areas, indicating unusuall brain activity, are in the major sensory areas that have been corrolated with self abuse and skydiving, also the brain area associated with puppy dogs and easter bunnies is lit up! There are also some other unusuall activity patterns indicated perhaps there is some doctor out there that can help interpeert these phenomenon? What is unusuall is the lack of activity in the frontal lobe, I have no idea what that means??? [inline imagesCAHKURFD.jpg]But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #19 April 3, 2013 Quote Yeah, well I was in bed, didn't even think about it. I do have a good surge protector on the equipment at least (and the rest of it all works). All the GFCIs in the house were tripped, along with one circuit breaker. But the stove (which says PF for any glitch at all -- at least once a month) was shining on brightly... Wendy P. I threw it out just a couple days ago...but MY surge protector at that time, pretty much exploded off the wall when we got hit. I now have the best one Radio Shack has...FWTW. But I'm still gun-shy when the clouds get 'sparky'. I guess we're fairly new to the whole electricity thing up here...everybodys power-box trips when it rains, light bulbs last 1/3 the time as anywhere else I've lived...when the last him-a-cane went through, we were over a week behind the rest of Harris Co. getting the power back on. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #20 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote Yeah, well I was in bed, didn't even think about it. I do have a good surge protector on the equipment at least (and the rest of it all works). All the GFCIs in the house were tripped, along with one circuit breaker. But the stove (which says PF for any glitch at all -- at least once a month) was shining on brightly... Wendy P. I threw it out just a couple days ago...but MY surge protector at that time, pretty much exploded off the wall when we got hit. I now have the best one Radio Shack has...FWTW. But I'm still gun-shy when the clouds get 'sparky'. I guess we're fairly new to the whole electricity thing up here...everybodys power-box trips when it rains, light bulbs last 1/3 the time as anywhere else I've lived...when the last him-a-cane went through, we were over a week behind the rest of Harris Co. getting the power back on. When I lived in IL, a co-worker had lightning strike the big tree in his yard. It followed the trunk down to the roots, then jumped to the underground power cables into the house, then fried *every* electrical appliance connected to the wiring.The insurance company did cover replacing everything."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #21 April 3, 2013 Last year I had a lightning bolt hit the power transformer on the pole that supplies my house. Thunder was instantaneous. Made me jump pretty good. Had no power for 7 hours before the power company finally came out to fix it. There were broken pieces of heavy ceramic parts on the ground around the pole. Thankfully, most of my electronics are plugged in surge protectors so I haven't had any issues. Another lightning strike did fry the cable connection on the side of my house but didn't go into the house. Hmm... Maybe the ground wire had something to do with that. It's right there outside the house under the power meter."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #22 April 3, 2013 Quote Lost my hard drive a couple months back during one of these, not taking any chances again! Hey ya old fart. Buy an external USB drive (even better if you find one that will run off of USB power) and back your stuff up to it once a week or so. When it's not actively backing up, UNPLUG IT and put it in a safe place. No need to worry about lightning taking it out unless your house is on fire, but then ya got bigger prollems."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #23 April 3, 2013 Quote Last year I had a lightning bolt hit the power transformer on the pole that supplies my house. Thunder was instantaneous. Made me jump pretty good. Lemme get this straight; The deaf guy is scared of thunder."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #24 April 3, 2013 Quote Quote Lost my hard drive a couple months back during one of these, not taking any chances again! Hey ya old fart. Buy an external USB drive (even better if you find one that will run off of USB power) and back your stuff up to it once a week or so. When it's not actively backing up, UNPLUG IT and put it in a safe place. No need to worry about lightning taking it out unless your house is on fire, but then ya got bigger prollems. A guy I know who works in IT security, backs his valuable data up on a 64GB USB drive and keeps it in a safe deposit box."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #25 April 3, 2013 Quote Last year I had a lightning bolt hit the power transformer on the pole that supplies my house. Thunder was instantaneous. Made me jump pretty good. Had no power for 7 hours before the power company finally came out to fix it. There were broken pieces of heavy ceramic parts on the ground around the pole. Thankfully, most of my electronics are plugged in surge protectors so I haven't had any issues. Another lightning strike did fry the cable connection on the side of my house but didn't go into the house. Hmm... Maybe the ground wire had something to do with that. It's right there outside the house under the power meter. Years back I was standing in the kitchen looking outside on the deck when lightning hit the gas grill 10 feet away! It put the temp gauge through the outside wall of the garage & split the fuel tank wide open...fortunately it didn't explode. THAT will git the ticker clickin' & put pep in yer step! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
