x=usr(1536)

Internet's been out here since 10am yesterday, so roughly 24 hours; looks like a fibre cut to our drop (which for reasons I don't understand is aerial, not trenched). Not a huge deal, but hotspotting my phone is getting old. Service window: 12pm - 4pm tomorrow. Wouldn't particularly be bothered by this, but there's video that needs to be uploaded to work. Starbucks is looking like my afternoon haunt.
- September 24
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2. bent_pin
  
  Well, at least they now know that they will have more than one person claiming downtime comp. That'll motivate them to a point.
  
  September 25
  
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3. digdugnate
  
  ugh, i loathe having to deal with ISPs, whether it's for home networking or when I wore a business-related networking hat.
  
  I'm pretty well convinced that all of the major players have the same exact support model- CRAPPY.
  
  Hope you get up and online soon.
  
  September 25
  
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4. x=usr(1536)
  
  14.55 and still down. We're at about 55 hours of outage at this point, and neither my wife nor I can work as a result.
  
  The ISP claims that service will be restored by 16.43, which seems oddly-specific. We'll see what happens.
  
  I'm out of town for the next three days, so will hopefully have working connectivity at the hotel. She'll still have to go to Starbucks or similar, but that may not be a realistic proposition depending on whether or not she needs to be here to answer the door for a tech.
  
  @digdugnate: I spent a few years in WAN engineering, so totally get the frustration of knowing where the problem actually is in the chain but still being told that somehow it's your fault. You have my sympathies on that one for sure.
  
  September 25
  
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x=usr(1536)

I want a pony!
- September 7
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2. bent_pin
  
  You can name him Edgar Allen Pony or Haulin Oats.
  
  September 7
  
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3. GoldLeader
  
  September 8
  
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4. x=usr(1536)
  
  @GoldLeader: I love that title
  
  September 8
  
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x=usr(1536)

PSA: the Status Updates are not a clown car. TMYK!
- August 26
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x=usr(1536)

The backhoe: natural predator of the Internet.
- August 17
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2. x=usr(1536)
  
  Not here, but at work, yep. It wouldn't be that big of a deal but I work remotely and consequently can't access internal systems needed to process stuff required for a report due tomorrow morning.
  
  August 18
  
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3. bent_pin
  
  Man, that's rough. Usually, a 6+ hour fix.
  
  August 18
  
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4. thanatos
  
  Way back in the college days, our internet in southern MN got cut off for an entire weekend.
  
  Designed to be a failsafe communications network, it was taken out by some homeless people lighting a bonfire under a bridge in Minneapolis.
  
  August 18
  
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x=usr(1536)

Who likes short shorts?
- June 30
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2. bent_pin
  
  @Corby per @GoldLeader Try new Nair for swamp-butt. You don't have to shav, just wipe the hair away.
  
  June 30
  
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3. Zoyous
  
  Look at them girls with the Daisy Dukes on!
  
  June 30
  
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4. retrorussell
  
  Nair for short shorts!
  
  July 1
  
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x=usr(1536)

Happy fathers' day to the fathers we've lost.
- June 18
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1. zylon
  
  Not a day goes by, that I'm not reminded of some nugget of wisdom, Dad shared.
  
  June 18
  
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x=usr(1536)

But what are electrolytes?
- June 15
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2. Razzie.P
  
  Eletroheavies after a successful weight loss program. I thought everyone knew that.
  
  June 15
  
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3. x=usr(1536)
  
  June 15
  
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4. zylon
  
  Important, as not having enough of them, led to my Mom passing 2yrs ago. What she was eating & drinking, didn't replenish those, while recovering from being sick.
  
  June 15
  
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x=usr(1536)

Antibiotics, day 6: neither I nor the cat want to be in the same room with myself.
- June 13
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1. bent_pin
  
  Take some probiotics and let them fight it out. JK, but not really. Ask your doc if you can have yogurt, it always helped when I had antibiotics for ear infections.
  
  June 14
  
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x=usr(1536)

In Canada, milk comes in bags.
- May 5
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  It comes in bags on the cow too!
  
  May 5
  
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3. zylon
  
  those made little stomp bombs in the halls, lol
  
  May 6
  
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4. SlidellMan
  
  They also had milk in bags back in Florida Ave. Elementary school. (Ditto for Slidell Junior High.)
  
  May 8
  
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x=usr(1536)

No full moon in this part of the world for another couple of weeks. So what's causing the local standard of driving to go to more crap than usual, and why do cases of The Ass seem to be on an uptick around here?
- April 20
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1. GoldLeader
  
  In the past 6 months or so, I've certainly noticed a lot more people driving without their lights on...HMMmmmm...I always flash my headlights and watch to see if they notice. (Or maybe I'm just noticing it more).
  
  April 21
  
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  My personal favourite: not knowing which way to move the turn signal stalk when making a turn. The number of cars I see where someone just doesn't know how to use their indicators properly is surprising.
  
  April 21
  
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x=usr(1536)

As much as I believe in the value of and support NOAA weather alerts, living in two counties' overlapping warning areas gets old when the tornadoes have passed and the radio keeps alerting every five minutes for weather not happening anywhere near here.
- April 20
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x=usr(1536)

Today was a day where getting from second to third involved a lot of grinding synchromesh.
- April 5
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2. Cebus Capucinis
  
  In that case, I'd suggest either real women or celibacy. Sex robots always come with an eventual need for electric work.
  
  April 5
  
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3. x=usr(1536)
  
  Dude, I've watched Cherry 2000 like eighteen times. All I need are some spare parts from the wastelands and she'll* be back in action in no time!
  
  *Not an Atari 5200 reference.
  
  April 5
  
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4. GoldLeader
  
  I heard the fat model of Cherry 2000 was called "Big Sexy".
  
  April 6
  
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x=usr(1536)

Much like Casablanca, there should never be an attempt at a remake of Caddyshack.
- April 4
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2. GoldLeader
  
  Please don't give any goofy nutjobs (Hollywood) any ideas.
  
  April 4
  
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3. jd_1138
  
  Maybe do a National Lampoon's Caddyshack Vacation with an 80 year old Chevy Chase and 75 year old Bill Murray with a cameo by cousin Eddie (Randy McQuaid).
  
  Just kidding
  
  April 4
  
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4. Atarian7
  
  "I want you to kill all the golf(ph)ers."
  
  April 6
  
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x=usr(1536)

Morning: track down obscure coolant leak on the Jeep; determine that it'll require a lift to repair.

Afternoon into evening: Rum
- March 26
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2. GoldLeader
  
  HMMmmm...
  
  I do have some Bloody Mary mix I bought on a whim...
  
  March 26
  
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3. x=usr(1536)
  
  That's pretty much a chelada waiting to happen right there...
  
  March 26
  
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4. GoldLeader
  
  I did it! The Bloody Mary mix worked! (Also mixed in some Hamm's to take the edge off,...LOL)
  
  March 28
  
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x=usr(1536)

¡Fuchi! ¡Que apesta!
- March 21
x=usr(1536)

PSA: the correct short form of "St. Patrick's Day" is "St. Paddy's Day," not, "St. Patty's Day."

Calling it Amateur Night is also acceptable, because if you a) need an excuse to drink and/or b) deliberately dye your drinks, you're doing it wrong.
- March 17
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2. x=usr(1536)
  
  I am sorry to hear that; your recollections pretty much match mine. Having said that, I do remember seeing the outward sprawl start in the '90s: depending on travel, how I was going to / coming back from University, or one of the family businesses (vehicle import / export to / from Ireland) meant that I was in or through there anywhere from two to ten times a year. Only seeing the changes every so often really made them stand out to me.
  
  Think my last trip through was in about 2007 or so. Didn't really have time to stop as it was straight from the train to the boat with barely a breath in-between, but may have to plan a trip via Holyhead next time we're in that part of the world as my wife has never been to any part of Wales.
  
  March 18
  
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3. Tickled_Pink
  
  I used to get on the ferry semi-regularly with my mother to help her get as much duty free as possible before the EU stopped it. That was when the ferry stopped off at Dun Laoghaire. We'd walk around for an hour or so before heading back. Only been to Dublin once and that was in 1981 when I went on a school trip. Been meaning to go back for years. Wife's maiden name was O'Grady because of her grandad and she's never been over.
  
  March 18
  
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  I was furious when they dumped the Dun Laoghaire crossing. We lived South of Co. Dublin, and having to drive all the way in to get to the ferry added anywhere from another 30 minutes to an hour-plus depending on traffic.
  
  And yes, the duty-free was a huge attraction Cheap foot traffic passenger tickets were excellent for that. If I was taking the train to University for some reason, I'd stock up with booze on the boat to avoid paying British Rail drinks trolley prices!
  
  March 18
  
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x=usr(1536)

KFC brought back the Double Down.

I ate one again today for the first time in probably a dozen years.

Won't lie and say that I'm regretting my decision. I'm absolutely not. But it's a good thing that this is a limited-time offering.
- March 9
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  Well,
  
  a couple of hours in bed maybe two or three in the bathroom,...You'll be good as new!
  
  March 9
  
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  Funnily enough, I survived the experience just fine. It's the fact that it's highly-addictive that I have to watch out for
  
  March 9
  
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3. GoldLeader
  
  ^Like Taco Bell or Pizza for me!
  
  March 10
  
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AtariYMas
Hey, I know you're new here, but you might want to lurk a bit and learn more about the forums instead of just diving straight in to asking for ROMs with your first couple of posts.
- February 26
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1. AtariYMas
  
  Pero en realidad no estoy interesado en contenidos más profundos de los foros. Estoy muy interesado en los juegos de Yars y quiero ese par de roms.
  
  February 27
2. x=usr(1536)
  
  You might not care about the forum content, but this isn't a ROM site. It's fine to like Yars' Revenge, but if you'd taken the time to look around before asking for ROMs with your first posts you'd understand that that's not what this site is for.
  
  Google can help you to find what you want.
  
  February 27
  
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x=usr(1536)

GO! DEVELOPERS! GO OUT AND PORT TO THE EXTREME!
- February 19
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2. x=usr(1536)
  
  Can I have some money now?
  
  February 19
  
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3. frankodragon
  
  "I'm working on it!"
  
  February 19
  
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4. GoldLeader
  
  On a 5 year mission, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and new ports...
  
  May the Port be with you
  
  All your ports are belong to us!
  
  Klaatu Barada...Port
  
  February 20
  
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x=usr(1536)

Woooo Sportsball! Piggers are number one! Piggers are gonna go all the way this year!
- February 13
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  I would have likely (half-assedly) watched it, or even checked it out with my father at the nursing home or something, but I deliver for a pizza place so I had work and it started out like a madhouse...Then it got slower later on of course...
  
  February 13
  
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x=usr(1536)

"Great pâté, mom, but I gotta motor if I wanna be ready for that party tonight."
- February 5
x=usr(1536)

A turnip cures Elvis.
- January 30
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1. Corby
  
  I HAT turnips
  
  January 30
  
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x=usr(1536)

Look at my horse. My horse is amazing.
- January 24
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1. ClassicGMR
  
  Snaaake! A snaaaake
  Oooh, it's a snake
  
  January 24
  
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x=usr(1536)

Three to six inches of snow tomorrow? We'll see. The meteorologists' forecasts haven't been the most accurate this Winter.
- January 23
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  So? ... (Any updates?)
  
  January 25
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  We got around three inches yesterday / last night. Now it's almost 50°F out and it's melting. It'll be gone by the weekend, it seems.
  
  January 25
  
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4. GoldLeader
  
  We got (not sure exactly) I'd guess around 5 inches some days ago and it just refuses to melt! Each day on deliveries, the main roads are dry or plowed but the side roads are a pain; Some of them are still slick enough you need a running start for hills and you have to be careful of the drifts because you don't want to get stuck when it's this cold out! Last night it was 16 with a RealFeel (Wind chill factor) of 1 Degree. Cold business this.
  
  January 25
  
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x=usr(1536)

May I have ten thousand marbles, please?
- January 18
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1. Charlie Cat
  
  A PLEDGE PIN??? ON YOUR UNIFORM!!!
  
  January 18
  
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2. Charlie Cat
  
  January 18
  
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3. x=usr(1536)
  
  @Charlie Cat: FOOD FIGHT!
  
  January 18
  
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