Good Monday Morning, Crew!

[Clintmax]

:donut::hi:
And welcome to the Monday edition of the Early Morning Crew thread! :bounce: I hope you had nice, relaxing weekend! I worked on Saturday, but had a good day off on Sunday! :woohoo: And now, we begin another work week. The weekends just go by too damned fast, don't they?

I have finally made up my mind to purchase an iPod. So, I went into CompUSA yesterday afternoon about 35 minutes before they closed to get one, and not one single person came over and greeted me or asked me if I needed help with anything. x( I waited right there by the iPod display for 30 minutes and watched as two associates in the next aisle wrestled with each other and had a fun old time! At 5:55, I left, very disappointed. :grr: Consequently, CircuitCity is going to get my $300. Not CompUSA. Don't you just hate when that happens?

So are you ready to start this new work week? Me too! Let's get it on! :bounce:

Song Of The Day: "The Way" by Fastball

[Random_Australian]

1. EDIT: OMG F*CK YES HE MAKES IT!

[Clintmax]

3. ROFL!

YOu got me that time, Random!

[Random_Australian]

11. Oh yeah! This is awesome!

Whassup, slowy? ;)
(kidding)

[Clintmax]

14. Not much, Mate.

Having some coffee and waking up. How's everything down under?

[Random_Australian]

16. Goodish. Moo! Anyway, erm, hmmm.... so.... uh.....

erm...... I'm good, though my eyes hurt.

[Clintmax]

34. Awww...

How come? Time to go to bed and they're overexerted?

[Random_Australian]

60. Sort of overexertion, bright stabby lights in my physics today.

Mind you, my eyes are (personal information).

Not time to go to bed, though one of my flatmates has fallen asleep on the couch!

[Clintmax]

65. Oh, OK.

:hug:

[Random_Australian]

105. thanks man. That's awfull nice of you. Anything special planned for

today?

[Clintmax]

137. I'm going to go to BestBuy and get my iPod...

Then, work tonight until close.

[Random_Australian]

144. sounds good!

ANZAC DAY TOMORROW.
FIRST DEAD AUSSIE SOLDIER IN IRAQ TODAY.

[Clintmax]

147. What's Anzac day?

Never heard of THAT one.

[Random_Australian]

160. It commemorates WWI and the Anzacs - which comes from

'Australia and New Zealand Army Corps'

Basically, take Normandy beach and then quintuple the danger and damage and let it go for years, and you have Gallipoli. (Place where they fought)

Ridiculous casualties. Anyway, it isn't a day of heroics and stuff, it is quiet rememberance - which I really, really prefer to all that high-and-mighty twaddle about heroic bravery adventure.

It's war. It sucks. But people gave their lives for it - in this case for almost no reason, but they still did. The motto of the day is 'Lest we forget', and there are beautiful poems read.

I cannot remember the entire main poem of the top of my head, though it is short and sweet. I do remember "Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. With the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them. Lest we forget".

Whatcha think?

[Clintmax]

164. Ah, OK.

I understand now. It's nice, Man. There are lots of poems about soldiers out there...I'm off now to have breakfast. I'll talk to you tomorrow, Mate! :hi:

[Random_Australian]

168. bye Clint! Today's Crew was a monster!

[Clintmax]

170. Yeah, it sure was!

I like it that way though!

[Random_Australian]

175. SONG OF THE DAY!

[Hissyspit]

5. I had just refreshed - only reason you beat me is that my dial-up sucks!

:P

[Random_Australian]

9. uh huh!

OH YEAH!

[Clintmax]

2. CURRENT EARLY MORNING CREW MEMBERS

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

[Hissyspit]

4. Morning! Here we go again!

[Clintmax]

7. Good Morning, Hissy!

:hi:
Yep! Here we go again! :bounce: Did you have a good weekend?

[Hissyspit]

13. Yep! Slept a lot. Made a chocolate layer cake with cream cheese icing.

With chocolate shavings on top. Watched movies.

And it rained, so I didn't have to water anything outside.

[Clintmax]

36. Yum!

Sounds delicious! I WANT A PIECE! :bounce: That's the kind of weekend I'd like to have! Watch movies, make pastrys and pig out!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

Good morning, Clintmax!

What kind of iPod are you getting?

[Clintmax]

8. I'm going to get the 30GB Video iPod.

I can't wait, either!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

That's the one I want, too.

The black one. :D

[Clintmax]

37. Yep! The black one it is!

Although...if I HAD to take a white one, that wouldn't break my heart or anything. :rofl:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

44. It would break mine.

How can you resist this? :D



EDIT: If you buy it through Apple's Education store (just pick a school in your area), you can get a small discount on it. Don't worry, they never verify if you're a student.

Try www.apple.com

[Clintmax]

52. Hmm....that's interesting...

I didn't know they had such a thing! Thanks for the info! ANY discount is nice!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

59. No problem!

It's about $30 or so, I think.

I know a guy who got $250 off of an iBook, though it may not have been through the education discount.

[Hissyspit]

20. You do need the video. Wave of the future.

[billyskank]

6. Morning Clint

:hi:

[Clintmax]

10. Hail, Billy!

:hi:
How are you this morning, my friend?

[billyskank]

19. I am okay

I still don't have any work to do. I am still investigating Java.

[Clintmax]

39. Ah. Still on Java, huh?

Did you program get signed off on?

[billyskank]

66. Not yet

It's still in "user testing". They probably haven't done any yet. :)

[Clintmax]

68. Well damn!

Slow asses! :rofl: I'm sure it WILL get signed soon, though! I just have a good feeling about it! :bounce:

[tjwmason]

18. Good morning billy.

:hi:

Hope you've managed to calm down after your terrible double-entendres last night. :P

[billyskank]

Morning mason

Yes, I am quite calm now. I am sorry for curdling your soup. :D

[tjwmason]

26. You're forgiven.

How could I hold anything against you? :pals: :D

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. Bad customer service is irritating. I have always found the Best Buy

staff to be really nice and helpful. I hope they are Blue and I didn't just start a flamewar. I know our Costco had an Ipod Nano last time I was there. We bought our daughter the IRiver for Christmas and it is a really nice MP3 player. I am moping around a bit because the kids go back to school today...and an empty house is a sad house to me. :hug: Good to see you this AM.

[billyskank]

17. Awww I'm sorry MrsG

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

:loveya:

[ScreamingMeemie]

Thanks billy!

A "brazillian" hugs is just what I needed right now! :hug: :loveya: It is always a bummer, their first day back. :hug:

[tjwmason]

21. Good morning Mrs. G.

Is there anything we can do to cheer you up. :hug:

I can well imagine how much things must change when the sprogs vanish after a break.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Just you guys being here is a wonderful thing.

:hug: How is your day going?

On the up side, I'll be able to sweep up the kitchen floor and have it remain relatively neat for more than 10 minutes. :hug:

[tjwmason]

30. We do what we can.

Things aren't too bad at all here thanks - obviously being at work isn't as good as week-ends, but there's not much I can do about that.

Here's to a clean kitchen floor then. :toast:

[ScreamingMeemie]

40. Have to pay the rent somehow. I will be busy with work this week.

I wish we had a central vacuum. I am still sweeping up bits of Easter grass. :hi:

[tjwmason]

47. Vacuuming is a nuisance.

But I suppose still much easier than doing everything with a dust-pan and brush as was once the case.

But work, I fear work comes to us all. Put on a smile and everything becomes happier. :hi:

[Clintmax]

23. Good Morning, MrsG!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you this morning also, my dear! :bounce: I'm going to get the 30GD iPod with video, but I've heard that the iRivers are nice ones. I'm not sure if BestBuy is blue...I think they are a red company but the staff at the store here in Tallahassee is really nice also. I think Circuit City is red also...so it CompUSA, so I'm stuck no matter which way I turn. :rofl:

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. It sounds like you are!

:rofl: I hope somebody comes right up and helps you today!

[Clintmax]

41. I hope so too.

I hate being ignored at a store. If they had had them just there on a peg or something, I could have picked one up and gone to the register and not needed help. But, they are too small and too expensive to lose to theft, so they keep them locked away.

[ScreamingMeemie]

45. That happens quite a bit here at Meijier (a combo grocery/dept store)

They will have movies and vid games locked up and you can never find somebody to unlock the case, and then when you ask someone for help...you get the old, "This is not my department" treatment, not "Hang on, I'll see if I can find someone to help you..." :(

[Clintmax]

48. Oooo...I hate when they say that!

I wish we had a Costco here in Tallahassee.

[KitchenWitch]

27. I believe that Best Buy is partially blue

More blue than red even...

Great to see you this morning.

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Good to see you too KW!

:hug:

How was your weekend? I feel better about shopping there then, thanks!

I spent most of the weekend wrestling over in GD. I hadn't done that in a while and it was quite enjoyable. :)

[KitchenWitch]

51. Mostly good weekend!

I am currently battling a sinus infection (again - typical of this time of year for me).

Daughter and Hubby had swimming lessons together on Saturday (I can't go in the pool because they keep it too cold, and my leg locks up). She enjoyed it, and I got great video of it.

[billyskank]

35. KitchenWitch!!!!!!

:bounce:

:loveya:

:hi:

:7

[KitchenWitch]

53. billyskank!!!!!

:loveya:

[Clintmax]

43. Good Morning, Miss Kitchen!

:hi::hug:
Are they?? Well then I need to go to BestBuy then! I thought they were all red. That's good to know. Did you have a good weekend. my dear?

[KitchenWitch]

55. Mostly good, see my reply to MrsG.

[Clintmax]

58. I saw that!

I'm sorry you're having sinus trouble, my dear! I hate it when I have stuff like that. I hope you get to feeling better at once!

[KitchenWitch]

61. Me too!

I am doing the steroid nasal spray, trying to head it off at the pass.

[Clintmax]

67. *crosses my fingers*

I hope it works, my dear!

[AirmensMom]

111. Good morning, MrsG!

:donut: :hi: :hug: Did you get those boxes packed up?

[ScreamingMeemie]

172. Some of them!!!

I feel as if I have a great start!!! :hi:

[tjwmason]

15. Good morning Clint.

:hi:

Just coming round here - one (v.v.v.v.v.v. strong) coffee, and one green tea down.

Sorry to hear that you had trouble - it seems like anytime I walk into a computer shop a couple of people come and offer me assistance (maybe I just look like I need help :crazy: ).

We're on Messiah by Handel - without doubt one of the master works of the Baroque era.

:hug:

[Clintmax]

28. Hail, TJ!

:hi::hug:
I have had very good luck at CompUSA in the past. I don't know why everyone was so offish this time. :shrug: Maybe it was because it was so close to closing.

Hey, I'VE even heard of "Messiah"! I'm glad your'e' enjoying your day so far!

[tjwmason]

42. They're just going to have to miss out on your business then

Even if it was just because of closing time, they should still have been ready to help. Nothing one can do I suppose. :shrug:

I couldn't be gumpy today as it's St. George's Day. I've got me a large red rose on my lapel (if a thing's worth doing, it's worth over-doing say I).

I'm glad I've managed to play something you've heard of - I fear I can't reciprocate though.

[Clintmax]

46. I know...but that's OK.

No, nothing one can do about it...nothing except not spend your hard earned money there.

[tjwmason]

54. Did you see swimboy's coming out thread?

16 years ago - for a young nipper like myself that's way over half of my life-time. Lots has changed in that time too.

[Clintmax]

57. No, I didn't see it....

I need to go look...

[sbj405]

22. Morning, Clint.

I, too, hate bad customer service. When I hear about store sales being down, I think of all the times I've tried to buy something and can't get the attention of someone or the product is out of stock.

[Clintmax]

31. Good Morning, SBJ!

:hi::hug:
You and me both! I almost called the store to talk to the manager to tell him about my problem. We NEVER do that at our store! Did YOU have a good weekend?

[sbj405]

50. I had a good weekend. We ended up getting some sunshine yday afternoon

So that was welcomed. Going to be a long week at work. Could be why I'm dragging on leaving this a.m.

What'd you do this weekend?

[Clintmax]

56. I worked on Saturday...

We had a power outtage for a little over an hour, so we locked the doors and had an hour of no buisness. Sunday was laundry and groceries day. And then, of course, get ignored by CompUSA associates day! :rofl:

[sbj405]

63. Did you have storms that caused the outage?

[Clintmax]

72. Yes...we had a thunderstorm.

The big mall across the street and the entire shopping center where my store is went out as well. That means it had to be the entire grid went out. Even the stop lights were out and I was just waiting for an accident to happen at the entrance to the mall. People were being stupid at that intersection the whole time it was out.

[Hissyspit]

29. You MUST post to the Kudzu thread.

[Clintmax]

33. I do, huh?

:rofl:
The last time I saw it there were almost 600 responses to it! I would just be lost in the mix!

[Hissyspit]

38. Check out my post from yesterday that I spent five hours putting together:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1002374

It doesn't really look like 5 hours of work, does it? Still, I like it.

[Clintmax]

49. Wow!

That's a great post! :bounce: I can tell you spent time putting it together! Good job!

[MissHoneychurch]

62. Good morning Clint

I will have a short week because Thursday after work I will go to Berlin for a long weekend. Monday May 1st is a holiday here. I will go with my mom and two colleagues of her (the Ukrainian couple). And I am going to see my brother and my grandma again as well.

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

69. Good Morning, Miss Honey!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today! :bounce: I'm glad you have a short work week this week! Those are always good to have! Did you have a nice weekend?

[MissHoneychurch]

Yes, my weekend was nice

didn't do much but wasn't lazy either. Went to the movies with my friend Saturday evening after getting my apt in order during the day. And yesterday I went to the gym for a couple of hours.

This week is short, next week is short. That is the way I love it ... LOL

:hug:

[Clintmax]

74. Yep! I'd like that too!

Short weeks are GREAT! But we don't get them very often here. x(

[MissHoneychurch]

75. We neither

So I take what I can get ... LOL

And the weather is beautiful these days. Spring finally arrived :bounce:

[Clintmax]

77. That's good!

I'm glad for you! I HATE cold weather, myself. If it was 80 degrees every day all year long, I'd be happy!

[MissHoneychurch]

79. Right now we are around 70

80 sounds good also. Not too cold, not too hot. Life is so much more enjoyable with the sun out and warm. Unfortunately that also brings out all those couples kissing in public. I don't really mind, except I am not one of them (most time) x(

[Clintmax]

82. Yes, I know how you feel there!

I wish Greekspeack and I could.

[MissHoneychurch]

84. Oh man

you wouldn't have those problems here. Gay couples don't need to hide here in Germany.

[Clintmax]

88. I know.

I wish it were like that here in the US. About the only place we can do that is in the Castro in San Francisco. x(

[MissHoneychurch]

97. I wish it for you too.

Maybe with a Democratic government you get better chances again that you aren't hated. I don#t get it. Why do people have to hate gays? What is so scary about you?

[Clintmax]

102. People are scared of what they don't understand.

Plus, I think there's lots of guys out there who think we're out to catch them and rape them or something. x( It's ridiculous, of course, but they do.

[MissHoneychurch]

104. It is really ridiculous

Sometimes one doesn't even understand the attraction between a man and a woman :shrug: Why does it matter who you love? Live and let live.

[Clintmax]

124. I wish more people felt that way, MissHoney.

Unfortunately, they don't. At least some don't. MOST don't here, I'm afraid.

[MissHoneychurch]

131. You know, in a way we are in a similar situation

I don't know if I told you before, but my bf are black. So when I came in the States with my bf (whoever it was at that time) I got dirty looks. I chose to ignore them.

[Clintmax]

133. Yes, I can imagine the looks.

Like you said...live and let live! How is Mister Sweetie doing, by the way?

[MissHoneychurch]

134. Better again

He was in a low mood the second hlaf of last week and we barely talked. It wasn't because of me though. But he behaved typically man and went and hid in his cave. I got a long email this morning from him. We also chatted yesterday morning so now I know why he was in that shitty mood and I know now how to deal with it.

[Clintmax]

135. That happens to the best of us, let me tell ya.

I TRY not to let bad weeks get me down and I try not to take it out on those I love.

[MissHoneychurch]

140. He didn't really take it out on me

He just withdrew a bit. Of course me - typically woman - was starting to have worrying thoughts and scared it might have to do with me. :eyes:

[Clintmax]

146. It's not only women who do that.

I've known a few guys who have also. It's a good feeling when you find out the truth though, huh?

[MissHoneychurch]

152. Oh yes

very relieving.

Excerpt of his email from this morning: ... never-the less, just know that I miss you and think about you constantly, no doubt!!! ...


:loveya:

[Clintmax]

155. Awww! How sweet!

He's such a nice guy! :bounce::loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

156. He truly is

that is why I fall in love with him more and more every day. He is constantly on my mind as well.

[swimboy]

198. MissHoneychurch!

:loveya:

[Callalily]

117. Morning MissH!

Glad to hear that you have two short work weeks. I'm going to have to plan another sick day. Feel I need a day off soon. Think I'm starting to burn out. My schedule's going to be wicked until mid May, then it should taper off.

[MissHoneychurch]

118. Hope the time till mid May is going by fast

:hug:

What is your profession?

[SeattleGirl]

64. Good morning and good night, Clintmax!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

70. Good Morning, Miss Seattle!

:hi::hug::loveya:
And good night also! Sleep tight, my dear! I'm glad to see you today! :bounce:

[riona]

71. Fl check-in

Sounds like your CompUSA needs a new manager. Let me know how you like the iPod - I have a Mac which I love and maybe I'll get the iPod one of these days. Have a good one.

[Clintmax]

73. Hail, Flblu!

:hi:
I think I'm going to love it! I'm going to use it in my car mostly. The stereo in my car has an iPod hookup in it! :bounce:

[LaurenG]

76. Good Morning Clintmax!

I used to "over" listen to that song! lol

They made up their minds
And they started packing
They left before the sun came up that day
An exit to eternal summer slacking
But where were they going
Without ever knowing the way?
They drank up the wine
And they got to talking
They now had more important things to say
And when the car broke down
They started walking
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?

Anyone could see
The road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry
They'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows
Wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home
But they really don't care
They wanted the highway
They're happy there today , today

The children woke up
And they couldn't find 'em
They Left before the sun came up that day
They just drove off
And left it all behind 'em
But where were they going without ever knowing the way


Sorry about the iPod but like you said Circut City can have your business. Have a great day. :) :bounce: :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[Clintmax]

78. Good Morning, Miss Ohio!

:hi::hug:
Yep! I love that one too! I used to listen to it over and over also! It was one of my favorites when it first came out! I hope you have a great day also! :loveya:

[billyskank]

85. ...

:loveya:

[LaurenG]

99. Good Morning Billyskank!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

110. Good morning, Ohio!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

[LaurenG]

148. Good Morning AirmensMom!

I hope you have a wonderful day. :hi: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

80. Good morning, Clintmax!

:donut: :hi: :hug:

I have no idea why I'm up so early. But it's good to be here while you still are. :bounce:

You're buying an iPod? I LOVE mine! I got it from Costco. Don't forget to get all the toys that go with it -- they're a lot cheaper on eBay. :D

Yeah, I'm ready to start the week. Can't say harleydad is. His heart is in Tennessee. I have a lot of phone calls to make today ... movers, utility companies, etc.

[Clintmax]

81. Good Morning, Miss Airmens!

:hi::hug::loveya:
Wow! It's good to see you so early! :bounce: Now we have LOTS of time together! :woohoo: We don't have a Costco in Tallahassee or else I'd shop there. You know...I hadn't thought of getting the accessories on eBay. What a great idea!

Things are still proceeding apace, huh? That's good to hear! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

91. I'm about to make a smoothie ...

would you like one? :9

I saved a pile of money getting the "toys" on eBay. And they're all new. There's a great place to get a case to put it all in, if I can remember where that is. Let me see ... oh yeah. It's www.sfbags.com. I got the speaker case so I could put my inMotion in it. It's very nice. You will have fun accessorizing your iPod! I think the one you're getting came out just after I got mine ... but I still like my plain-ol' white one. I have a Wild Sides iSkin on it -- it glows in the dark. :bounce:

Yep, we're still proceeding. The inspector found some minor things wrong with the house and they're all fixed except for one. Total cost so far: about $25.

[Clintmax]

98. $25.00! WOW! That's great!

I'm sure you're relieved about THAT! :bounce: I'm happy for you there! :loveya: Yes, I'm sure I'll have fun getting all the goodies for it! I'm not sure how much I'll need...but it will be fun nonetheless! With the video iPOd, you can have movies on it and everything! I can't wait!

[AirmensMom]

103. Yep!

The only thing left is to replace a piece of rotten facia ... and that's going to be tricky b/c the screen enclosure is attached to it. But harleydad can do anything. :loveya:

Yeah, you can have movies and you can actually see your album artwork. You're going to LOVE it! I got some noise-cancelling headphones (also from eBay :shrug:) so I can listen on the motorcycle. We wear earplugs anyway, so this just turns it into earplugs with music for me. :bounce:

[Clintmax]

127. That sounds good!

It doesn't sound like that's going to be very expensive either. A piece of rotten facia. I'm glad Mister Harley can do these things himself and doesn't have to hire an expensive someone to do it! :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

136. You got that right!

Here are the estimates to hire someone for the stuff that's already been done.

1) $100.00 to fix defective GFCI Control (the guys who installed the water softener didn't hook up the wiring correctly).
2) $50.00 to put a cover on an open junction box (that was harleydad's fault).
3) $75.00 to put new closers on two screen doors (they cost $8 each at Lowe's).
4) $90.00 to move the motion sensors on the garage door (builder mounted them too high).
5) $45.00 to connect the ground wire on the pool motor.

The estimate for the rotten facia is $350.00, if someone does it for us. We're going to have to buy an 8' piece of lumber to do it, and then only use about 6 inches of it. But it'll still be less than $20.00. We already have the paint.

I think harleydad could make a living being a Mr. Fixit guy if all else fails. :rofl: Except for number 2, they didn't find any problems with any of the work he had done on the house -- and he installed electrical outlets all over the place, even outside.

Done with my smoothie. :( It was really good. Might have to make another one later. :D

[Clintmax]

142. See! There ya go!

Look at how much money you saved! :woohoo: I'm glad he's a Mr. Fixit! Handy to have around, that's for sure! :rofl: It's about time for breakfast and I have GOT to get the dishes done also! :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

145. Guess I'm kind of lucky.

:D He even does dishes! :rofl: But you'll have to do this batch yourself. :rofl:

I hope you have a nice day! :loveya: :hug: :hi:

[Clintmax]

151. Oh, I don't mean I wash them by hand...

*shudder* Been there and done THAT. we have a dishwasher that does that job. I just need to load it and get it started. I hate standing in front of the sink like that. x( :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

157. Well, why didn't ya say so?

:rofl:
We do 'em both ways, depending on what we're washing. I have to wash my smoothie maker in the sink. It's really hard to do -- rinse it out with water and turn it upside down to dry.
:rofl:

[Clintmax]

161. Yes, some appliances have to be hand washed.

I hate those. :rofl: Well...I'm off to breakfast! Then, off to BestBuy! Have a great day, my dear! I'll talk to you tomorrow! :bounce::loveya:

[AirmensMom]

165. OK, FINE ...

:rofl:

Have a GREAT day and get that iPod! :bounce: :loveya: :hi:

[Clintmax]

169. LOL! I surely will!

Tell Mister Harley I said Hello! :bounce: Talk to you tomorrow! :loveya:

[AirmensMom]

176. OK, I will.

Say hi to greekspeak as well. See ya! :hi: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

83. Good morning AirmensMom

:hi:

Did you have a nice weekend with harleydad? Bet he was telling you all about TN


:hug:

[AirmensMom]

106. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: Yes, thanks. I was SO relieved when he rolled in Saturday morning. I hate it when he travels. He did not want to be here, though .... never wants to be here at all anymore. He only wants to be in TN. He even brought some flowers (sort of wilted by the time they got home), a stick, and a rock from our property up there. He's a bit of a goofball sometimes. :loveya:

Did you have a good weekend?

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

112. But what a sweet goofball

I am so happy for you :loveya:

My weekend was quiet but not boring. Bought me a new paid of sandalettes, went to the movies and the gym and got my apt in order (more or less).

I am in a good mood today, guess the weather plays a big part in that.

[AirmensMom]

116. He is that!

:loveya:

Your weekend sound busy enough for me. Was the movie good? We watched Scent of a Woman on Saturday -- hadn't seen it in a long time. I had forgotten how good it is.

I'm glad you're in a good mood! :bounce: I am too! :woohoo:

[MissHoneychurch]

121. We saw Inside Man with Denzel Washington

I liked it. But then Denzel Washington is always nice to look at :evilgrin:

[AirmensMom]

122. Hehe.

You're right about that. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

129. Exhibit number one

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

139. That would be ...

a number one exhibit! :rofl: :loveya:

[MissHoneychurch]

141. OH YES !!!!!

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

149. You're silly.

:rofl: Ha -- I used to say that to my grandson and he'd answer, "No, Grandma, YOU'RE silly! I'm CRAZY!" :silly: :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

154. I usually say

"I am nutz but not crazy" (I use the word crazy here in the bad sense)

:rofl:

[AirmensMom]

162. Well, I don't think he'll be saying it for too much longer.

He'll be starting school in the fall. (:wow: OMG! That's a scary thought! :scared:) Then he'll be saying worse different things.

Now, I know everyone was just dying to know the answer to whether cats snore. Sabrina just started to snore, just a little quiet one. She's sleeping beside me on the sofa. But she disturbed herself with the sound and had to reposition herself. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

167. LOL

my cat snored also. And made funny noises when she was dreaming. We always said she was hunting a mouse. It was so funny to watch :rofl:

Oh the first two years normally are fun at school. When he gets older, he might start to say other things.

[AirmensMom]

181. She's snoozing perfectly quietly now.

:boring: Dogs are fun to watch -- mine was always very active while he was sleeping! He was a Golden Retriever ... must've been retrieving something. :rofl:

Well, my favorite kid ages are 3 and 4. But he's been in daycare all his life, so perhaps it won't be such a big shock.

Yesterday he called and the first words out of his mouth were, "Grandma, why don't you ever visit my new house?" They moved last January and one or the other of them has been away, and now we're moving. They came here last June and we're all going to CA this June. We'd like to see him more often! But it was still pretty funny that he said it. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

183. When I was a nanny

"my boy" was 6, turning 7 while I was there. I liked that age. He could understand a lot already and was fun to be around. He is turning 19 this December. That is how old I was when I was with them. I am OLD :scared:

I talked German to him all the time and he answered in English. He always answered correctly to what I said. I guess it must have looked funny to other people.

[AirmensMom]

185. HAHAHAHA!

:rofl: You're OLD? :rofl: It's a little early in the day for math, but I think I have you beat in that area! And if I'M not old, how can you be? :rofl:


I can understand how you would communicate like that. I'm way more likely to understand a foreign language than to speak it.

[MissHoneychurch]

187. Well I am not really old

but when I think about how old JB is turing this year it surely seems that way :rofl:

If he wanted he could speak German. He was just too lazy. But in the everyday conversations I didn't press the matter.

[AirmensMom]

190. Well, how's this for ALMOST old ...

One o' my little girls is going to turn 30 next year! :wow: I can remember being 30 clear as day. Shoot, I can remember 20! My baby is almost 27. :scared:

If you teach me German, I'll speak it. Otherwise, be prepared for some pretty blank looks. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

192. I could be your daughter

:rofl:

You know we could also speak English :wow:

[AirmensMom]

194. Well, almost.

OK, technically you could be. Don't you feel young now? :rofl:

Speak English ... now there's an idea! :rofl:

Now I REALLY have to go. Harleydad just called, which delayed me a bit. Still in my jammies. Today would be a perfect day to float in the pool, only I have too much to do.

[MissHoneychurch]

195. You have a wonderful day

and we talk later again :hug:

[AirmensMom]

163. What happens when you hit the post button twice?

And, more importantly, why are you allowed to? :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

171. Sometimes I only hit it once

and the post appears twice :shrug: The mysteries of DU :rofl:

Random_Australian posted a thread more than once on purpose the other week. The threads got deleted by the mods.

[AirmensMom]

178. Actually, I'm SURE I only hit it once.

:shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

180. Don't worry

it happens to all of us. :hug:

[AirmensMom]

182. Thanks. *sniff*

:hug:

I wasn't actually worried ... more annoyed than worried. :shrug: And not even very annoyed ... how about surprised. Yeah, that's it.

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

184. LOL

I know you weren't worried. Was just a good escuse for me to give you a virtual hug :hug:

[AirmensMom]

186. Who needs an excuse?

[MissHoneychurch]

188. True dat

[AirmensMom]

191. Aw, that's nice.

:loveya: I have to go get showered and dressed ... can't stay in my jammies all day. :hi: :hug:

[billyskank]

86. Hi AirmensMom!

:hi: :hug:

[AirmensMom]

109. Billy!

:hi: Seems like ages since I've seen you! :loveya:

[billyskank]

113. Awww

You're sweet :hug:

[Cannikin]

87. *yawn* Good morning.

[Clintmax]

90. Hail, Cannikin!

:hi:
Time to wake up sleepy head! :bounce:

[Cannikin]

94. I'm pumping in the coffee as fast as I can!

[Clintmax]

100. LOL! Good for you!

Did you have a good weekend?

[Cannikin]

107. Not bad at all. I slept alot. I needed the rest though

How about you?

[Clintmax]

128. Good weekend except for the being ignored at CompUSA thing.

:rofl:
Now I know.

[tjwmason]

92. Good morning Cannikin.

:hi:

How are things in your corner of the world?

:hug:

[Cannikin]

93. Hey TJ! I sent you a private message a day or so ago.

[tjwmason]

96. I thought that I'd responded to that.

:shrug:

Better check and see what happened.

[Cannikin]

101. My mistake. You did indeed reply.

[tjwmason]

108. It's was great to hear from you.

:hug:

[Minnesota Libra]

89. Morning Clintmax - We need a sales people school because............

.....most sales people don't seem to get it.:spank: The mistake most sales people make is not helping at all - your experience - or going to the other extreme and acting like a second skin by hovering over a person.:banghead:

Well, my weekend was spent a little closer to home with puter issues. In allowing O8)my computer guru son:hug: to diagnose everything I became very proficient at taking "screen shots" and sending them as attachments. I hate getting or sending attachments but in this case it was definitely a necessity. Anyway, the final diagnosis is my son will be getting me another computer in a month or so that O8)HE GOES THROUGH AND SETS UP FOR ME.O8)

I can't wait. :banghead: I positively loathe these off the shelf jobs!!!:banghead:

So, in a word my weekend was FRUSTRATING:spank: and I'm glad it's over but I accomplished what I needed to get done.:bounce:

[Clintmax]

95. Hail, Minnesota!

:hi:
Yes, I hate having computer problems too! I can sometimes figure out what the problem is myself as I'm pretty good with them. Sometimes I can't and have to take it somewhere. I've always just purchased off the shelf. I'm good with computers, but I don't think I could ever build one myself.

[Minnesota Libra]

120. Clintmax, you're lucky you know computers. My son is just one............

....above you though, he can tear a computer apart and fix it. He knows the parts, hardware issues, software issues, everything. Guess what?? He loves computers but:rofl: absolutely hates us users.:rofl: He's so good with people but privately he calls computer users less than flattering names.:rofl: I get such a kick out of him but at least he keeps me and many others working and surfing the webO8) In fact he has his own business where he builds computers, repairs computers, and sets up networking for other companies.

Anyway, it's a new week so hopefully things will improve from here.:bounce:

[Clintmax]

130. Sounds like he's WAY ahead of me!

I hope he's successful in his business!

[Callalily]

114. Morning Clint!

Sorry to hear about your poor sales experience. Frankly, I would searched for someone, and if that didn't work, I would have found the manager. I just don't have time to stand around waiting for someone to do their job. Something like that would have never happened here. Maybe it's a midwestern thing.

My weekend too ran by fast, I think warp speed! Doesn't seem like it could possibly be Monday already. Had a great weekend though. Nice Mozart/Shostakovich concert. They did Mozart's Requiem, and the soloists were fantastic! The Shostakovich piece was The Execution of Stepan Razin. That piece was new to me and most enjoyable.

[MissHoneychurch]

115. Good morning SimplyF

Isn't the Requiem a fantastic piece of music? I love Mozart.

[Callalily]

119. Yes, I love that piece

The one they did is the one that was completed by Robert Levin. I had met the soprano the day before and she's very gracious and funny!

[MissHoneychurch]

125. Wow, how cool that you met the soprano

it really sounds like you had a wonderful time.

We played a part of the Requiem at my fathers funeral. He loved classical music. I still have the paper on the CD where we wrote down which part to play.

[Clintmax]

123. Good Morning, SimplyF!

:hi::hug:
It's good to see you today, my dear! I thought of finding someone and dragging them over, but I decided to wait to see if anyone would acknowledge me. Kind of an experiment you see. It's OK...I know to go to BestBuy now anyway!

I'm glad you had a good weekend! Monday arrives too quickly for me too.

[Callalily]

126. I suspect that

this would really annoy you, being in retail and knowing how the job is supposed to work. Oh well . . . it most definitely is their loss, in more ways than one.

[Clintmax]

132. Yes. It only takes once.

There is a fine line that you can't cross in retail. They crossed it. Oh, well. Too bad for them!

[lizziegrace]

138. Morning Clint!

So good to see your thread every morning! I got my daughter an iPod Mini when she graduated. So far, no trouble. I know you'll love yours once you can get one.

Busy week here. The local PBS station has an annual televised auction and I'm working Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights this week and next. It's alot of fun and there are terrific people involved. Can't wait to catch up with everyone from last year. :)

:hi:

[Clintmax]

143. Good Morning, Lizzie!

:hi:
It's good to see you today too! :bounce: I can't WAIT to get my iPod in hand! I know it will be great to have in the car! I've done the PBS auction thing too and it really WAS fun! :bounce: I know you'll have a good time!

[lizziegrace]

150. Speaking of cars

you still loving yours? How was the drive to Florida? I'm hobbling my car along. It's old and showing it!

:)

[Clintmax]

153. I freakin' LOVE my car!

It's the best! :bounce: I had it washed and waxed the other day to get all the Alabama bugs off and it looks great! :woohoo:

[lizziegrace]

158. Good!

:bounce:

[Clintmax]

159. If you ever decide to get a new car...

go with Nissan! :rofl:

[Clintmax]

166. Time to get going, my crew!

I hope you have a great Monday! :bounce: I'll see you in the morning! :grouphug: Take care of each other!

Clint

[ScreamingMeemie]

173. have a GREAT DAY!!!

:hug: :hi:

[newyawker99]

174. Good morning everyone!

:donut:


:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

177. Good morning, Clintmax. I love that song.

It's a welcome earworm. :D

[In_The_Wind]

179. Good morning, Clint.

Sometimes it's fun feeling invisible, sometimes it's not. Sorry about your shopping whoas.

[MissHoneychurch]

189. Good morning Joani

[In_The_Wind]

196. And a beautiful mornining it is, MissHoneychurch!

[tjwmason]

193. Good morning Joan.

:hi:

Good to see you around. I hope that you have a splendid week.

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

197. Good morning, tj!

I have a busy week planned, lots to do before I hop on a train to NYC this Friday!

:loveya: