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[ghost]

You are correct, but none of the others are currently FUCKING ME AROUND.

Maybe you're just not giving them a proper chance to do so. 

[Yegolev]

The new PS3 died.  Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

[Sky]

The new PS3 died.  Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

My pc just died. Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

Ffs, I didn't even finish my first game of Civ5.

[MisterNoisy]

The new PS3 died.  Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

Is that the second one that's died on you?

[Rasix]

That seems odd.  I'm not going to jinx mine by saying anything, however. (Ohh wait, did I just jinx it?)

Taking the house off the market this week.  No use keeping it up when the only way we're going to sell is to lower price to a point where we won't make any money off it.  Thus, not being able to afford the down payment we'd like to make.

I'm not terribly broken up about this.  Our current house is nice enough (for me) and I like having a nice safety cushion in the bank.

[SnakeCharmer]

Put a nice FSBO sign out front with 'By appointment only' disclaimer, at whatever is your hard, no negotiating price point  If someone wants to take a look/buy it, win win.

[K9]

More tube strikes
 

[Viin]

Anyone tried the Pumpkin Spice and Candy Corn kisses yet?

[Yegolev]

The new PS3 died.  Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

Is that the second one that's died on you?

Actually it's the third if you count them all up.  I'm on my second 360, but I don't put a lot of miles on that.  Even my Wii has been in for service, to replace a motor.

Not finding my proof of purchase.

In other news, my release version PS2 still works.

[HaemishM]

Ok, so after hearing you guys talk about Honeycrisps apples, I spotted them on special at the Fresh Market this weekend. Bit pricey at $3 a pound, but I got a trio to take with me for lunch this week. The first test run at lunch today was fan-fucking-tastic. The goddamn apple was big as a fucking softball, but juicy and deliciously sweet. I now have a second apple I can eat! What months are these things in season?

[Segoris]

Same experience as Haemish as I bought my first honeycrisp last Friday (I bought a peck since I figured the worst case scenario is I'm out a few bucks and someone I know would have been happy). On Saturday I used them to make a few loaves of applebread and I'm picking up more tonight both for making some sauce and just to have some for regular snacking.

[Sky]

What months are these things in season?

Right now. It was an early year this year, but generally they're coming off the trees the end of September.

I was getting low so I went back to the local orchard and noticed they have posted a sign on the peck table that 1/2 bushels are available by request. I requested, even though they're gouging a bit ($30 for half bushel vs $30/bushel for most varieties). Totally worth it, few local orchards have them and though they were a bit tart a couple weeks ago this 1/2 bushel I got was absolutely perfect, and they came right out of cold storage at the orchard and went right into my fridge. Talked to the orchard owner for a while, he's putting in more trees every year, they're his favorite, too. Woohoo!

About twenty minutes until I can rip into my second of the day. Huge, fresh and at the perfect ripeness. Worst part is the moaning while I eat such perfection, the applegasm as the little lady says. She scored a peck of fresh empires and some cider, love the trip to the orchard!

Yes, I keep a 1/2 bushel of apples in the fridge. I'm considering a fridge in the basement just for apples (ok, maybe a good keg, too).

[Yegolev]

I am on the phone and telling my wife how I can't find my PS3 Slim receipt when I realized I am staring directly at the box.

I dig around in it and find everything other than the receipt.

So here's Mr. T doing the robot:

[Merusk]

The new PS3 died.  Difficult to not be very angry.  Thinking about switching to a new hobby.

Is that the second one that's died on you?

Actually it's the third if you count them all up.  I'm on my second 360, but I don't put a lot of miles on that.  Even my Wii has been in for service, to replace a motor.

Not finding my proof of purchase.

In other news, my release version PS2 still works.

I'm beginning to suspect the wife or kid are sabotaging your machines.

[LK]

I've been hanging around a lot of Bohemian people trying to grasp the lifestyles and motivation. There's a lot of love and passion for the visual and the artistic... and seeing these people be a community in real life and not some internet gathering of fuck-wanks that typifies most online interactions has a strong appeal to me. They live outside society; they're their own society. It seems intriguing to join in and live a life of simplicity and creativity amongst friends... but to do so would throw away everything I've had up until this point, including a comfortable lifestyle, to something I may not wholly embrace and an uncertain future.

I feel like a bohemian at heart but a nerd in mind; the logical part of me says to stay the fuck away.

[Yegolev]

I'm beginning to suspect the wife or kid are sabotaging your machines.

Seems unlikely they would deprive themselves of games they like.  Now it's Dead Rising 2 and Castlevania HD.

[Cyrrex]

Same experience as Haemish as I bought my first honeycrisp last Friday (I bought a peck since I figured the worst case scenario is I'm out a few bucks and someone I know would have been happy). On Saturday I used them to make a few loaves of applebread and I'm picking up more tonight both for making some sauce and just to have some for regular snacking.

Tell me that you aren't just using them for baking...I mean, you ARE eating them straight up, yes?

Anyway, glad to see we have more converts in our ever expanindg Honeycrisp Cult.  I'm about to bite into one right now.  It's so pretty that I almost don't want to ruin it.

[Murgos]

I just spilled coffee on my keyboard.

Fortunately, "There is another </yoda>" while that one dries out.

[Segoris]

Tell me that you aren't just using them for baking...I mean, you ARE eating them straight up, yes?

I am eating them straight as well, absolutely. I simply wanted to experiment a bit with some.

[Yegolev]

I just spilled coffee on my keyboard.

Did you register the domain for your new forum site yet?

In other news, the clown nice lady at Best Buy printed me another receipt for my PS3 purchase.  I might lose my saves and maybe even my Just Cause 2 disc, but at least I won't pay $99 for the privilege.

In related news, timely hypnotherapy has helped me to not agonize over the lost savegames.

Further down the same page, my wife ordered another Just Cause 2 disc... for 360.   She also ordered Castlevania today but I don't recall if she said which console it's for.

[Minvaren]

Came into work today to find problems with all analog lines and 1/10th of the extensions.  Turns out that AT&T was extra-quick regarding turndown of PRI service after the supposed port date of all our numbers to the new service - and the new provider hadn't even gotten the FOC date yet...

Been on and off the cell all day trying to expedite the port and not pay $1000 in extortion expedite fees to have the numbers available an extra day...  Man, and I thought going VOIP would get us away from inter-carrier finger-pointing...   

In other news, Corn Nuts(tm) : part of your nutritious breakfast.

[Chimpy]

I would be surprised if AT&T ever GAVE anyone a FOC date. They are terrible about giving people that shit in a timely manner.

[Minvaren]

They claimed they provided the LNP "intermediary" an FOC date of 09/28/10 on 09/17/10, so they were justified in turning down the service 7 days later - despite the fact that the port never occurred and the receiving provider is saying it's on hold.  No paper trail, both old and new providers pointing fingers...  Pfeh.

[Bunk]

I went wine tasting on the weekend, to celebrate a friend's 40 ith 29th birthday. Never done a wine tasting before - it was interesting. In the course of about five hours we hit five different wineries, and I figure I sampled about 25 different wines. That whole thing about sipping the wine and spitting it back out - yea, no - that didn't happen.

So now I have three bottles of $25 - $30 wine in my house. I fear paying that much for a bottle is going to make me feel too guilty to actually open any of them.

[Nebu]

So now I have three bottles of $25 - $30 wine in my house. I fear paying that much for a bottle is going to make me feel too guilty to actually open any of them.

That's about the minimum you will pay for a decent tasting red.  Open and enjoy.  The only problem you have to face is that once you get accustomed to drinking good wine, it's hard to go back to cheap stuff. 

[Murgos]

So now I have three bottles of $25 - $30 wine in my house.

That's about the minimum you will pay for a decent tasting red.  

Utter nonsense.  If you're willing to leave the popular and expensive areas of France, Italy and California there are absolutely delicious wines, particularly Spanish Granache and Tempranillo or Argentinian Malbec to be had in the 10-15 range.  Heck, my 'pusher' regularly (once or twice a year) points me at 6-8 dollar bottles of grossly under appreciated 'table wines' that just kill at dinner parties.

Make friends with your wine guy.  Not only will he point you at the good deals but typically you can expect a discount as well.

Edit:  I'll do you a challenge Nebu.  Get a bottle of Volver Tempranillo (around $15, 12 with a good discount) or Can-Blau (same range) and tell me it's not 'decent'.

[WayAbvPar]

I just spilled coffee on my keyboard.

Did you register the domain for your new forum site yet?

Heh. Get out of my head.

[Nebu]

Edit:  I'll do you a challenge Nebu.  Get a bottle of Volver Tempranillo (around $15, 12 with a good discount) or Can-Blau (same range) and tell me it's not 'decent'.

Deal.  I promise to be objective. 

Thanks for the tip if they turn out to be decent.

[Sky]

We've enjoyed some whites from the 1000 islands. They're also trying to turn the finger lakes into a premier wine location. Not enough places around here do tastings, apparently too many scumbags and homeless show up. Yay ghetto rust belt.

[Murgos]

In other news I got my GTI two weeks ago.  Today I nailed a curb and put a massive nick into the right rear wheel.   

[Viin]

In other news I got my GTI two weeks ago.  Today I nailed a curb and put a massive nick into the right rear wheel.  

That's what you get for taking that corner so fast and sharp. (I blew a tire once by nicking the side of the tire on a curb, put a slit in it and it instantly went flat - had to be replaced!)

[Nebu]

In other news I got my GTI two weeks ago.  Today I nailed a curb and put a massive nick into the right rear wheel.   

I will warn you that GTI's are so much fun to drive that I've gone through 4 sets of tires in 60k miles.  I can only imagine what it's like with yours.  You have 20 more HP.  Performance tires ain't cheap!

[Soln]

Car talk time.   I had a new fan belt installed for regular maintenance maybe 2 months ago.  Recently, when I start the car up cold and then reverse, there's a terrible screeching sound.  It lasts until I fully brake and then put the vehicle into gear.  Is this a) loose fan belt, b) sticky brakes, c) gears, d) worn bushings/bearings, or e) something else?  Thx.

[Trippy]

In other news I got my GTI two weeks ago.  Today I nailed a curb and put a massive nick into the right rear wheel.   

Does your car come with a full-sized spare? Those are pretty rare these days (fucking run flats) but if it does and it has a matching wheel you could just swap them.

If not, on the bright side you no longer have to worry about ruining them with curb rash.

[Ingmar]

In other news I got my GTI two weeks ago.  Today I nailed a curb and put a massive nick into the right rear wheel.   

That is just the typical new car curse. Within 4 months of buying my Prius in 2007 I lost a rear view mirror to Halloween vandalism and had someone's truck roll into the back of it in a parking lot.