| [joedraper] Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:21:58 PM | |
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Guido, I think your advice is actually better... Oh my bruised ego! lol. No seriously though, you make a whole lot of sense right there. Go with Guido's vote Vail!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:01:35 PM)| |  | guidogodoy wrote: | | I say the FIRST book if you haven't yet read the prequel. Sounds really more like Silence of the Lambs than Star Wars. They made subsequent movies to the first then the prequel "Hannibal" showing what the young lad went through to bring him to his loony state in Silence. I own it but haven't seen it yet. No real desire either.
Reading a later novel before the first will distort how you view the second in the temporal order in which it was composed. So there is MY vote...read the first he wrote.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard! Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. It has been an interesting past 9 years, hasn't it?
Anyway, right now I have a tiny dilemna on my hands: three months ago I bought a book written by an author that was recommended to me by a TA at school. Just recently I decided to wiki the author to find out more about him and his works. Turns out the book I bought is a prequel to another book he wrote years earlier. 
So...what should I read first? The prequel or its predecessor (heh)? Any ideas? |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:01:35 PM | |
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I say the FIRST book if you haven't yet read the prequel. Sounds really more like Silence of the Lambs than Star Wars. They made subsequent movies to the first then the prequel "Hannibal" showing what the young lad went through to bring him to his loony state in Silence. I own it but haven't seen it yet. No real desire either.
Reading a later novel before the first will distort how you view the second in the temporal order in which it was composed. So there is MY vote...read the first he wrote.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:36:33 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard! Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. It has been an interesting past 9 years, hasn't it?
Anyway, right now I have a tiny dilemna on my hands: three months ago I bought a book written by an author that was recommended to me by a TA at school. Just recently I decided to wiki the author to find out more about him and his works. Turns out the book I bought is a prequel to another book he wrote years earlier.
So...what should I read first? The prequel or its predecessor (heh)? Any ideas? |
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| [joedraper] Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:52:49 PM | |
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I'd go with the prequel but that's just me... Then again.. Star Wars.. Feck, I hate having to make decisions like this... Ok how about you put both books in front of you mix them around with your eyes closed and then just point to one, when you open your eyes you read whichever one you ended up pointing to.. no cheating allowed!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:36:33 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard! Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. It has been an interesting past 9 years, hasn't it?
Anyway, right now I have a tiny dilemna on my hands: three months ago I bought a book written by an author that was recommended to me by a TA at school. Just recently I decided to wiki the author to find out more about him and his works. Turns out the book I bought is a prequel to another book he wrote years earlier.
So...what should I read first? The prequel or its predecessor (heh)? Any ideas? |
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| [Becks] Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:03:43 PM | |
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Um ok? Stay well Necro.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:50:17 AM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | Right - this is about as public as i can do - am not gonna be associated with such a lame forum anymore - an uncaring webmaster, a flock of retarded asshole members etc just ain't what i want. Am embarrassed to be a part of the mess this place has become - am leaving. Those few ppl that know me will know where to find me. Enjoy the petty chat and character assassinations...really...grow up...
Bye :)
Murray? please delete Necroticist, Myshella & anything linked to my I.P.
Enjoy... |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 12, 2010 11:13:43 AM | |
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Sorry to see you go, Necro, but I can't say that I don't understand your decision.
Hope to see you in other places, my friend. All the best to you and your family.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Necroticist from Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:50:17 AM)| | | Necroticist wrote: | | Right - this is about as public as i can do - am not gonna be associated with such a lame forum anymore - an uncaring webmaster, a flock of retarded asshole members etc just ain't what i want. Am embarrassed to be a part of the mess this place has become - am leaving. Those few ppl that know me will know where to find me. Enjoy the petty chat and character assassinations...really...grow up...
Bye :)
Murray? please delete Necroticist, Myshella & anything linked to my I.P.
Enjoy... |
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| [Necroticist] Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:50:17 AM | |
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Right - this is about as public as i can do - am not gonna be associated with such a lame forum anymore - an uncaring webmaster, a flock of retarded asshole members etc just ain't what i want. Am embarrassed to be a part of the mess this place has become - am leaving. Those few ppl that know me will know where to find me. Enjoy the petty chat and character assassinations...really...grow up...
Bye :)
Murray? please delete Necroticist, Myshella & anything linked to my I.P.
Enjoy... |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:36:33 AM | |
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Good morning, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard! Hope everyone had a good day yesterday. It has been an interesting past 9 years, hasn't it?
Anyway, right now I have a tiny dilemna on my hands: three months ago I bought a book written by an author that was recommended to me by a TA at school. Just recently I decided to wiki the author to find out more about him and his works. Turns out the book I bought is a prequel to another book he wrote years earlier.
So...what should I read first? The prequel or its predecessor (heh)? Any ideas? |
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| [spapad] Saturday, September 11, 2010 7:26:18 PM | |
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Yeh, Now tell me another lie! lol 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, September 11, 2010 7:08:02 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | That is what the guy said right before I got my nose pierced! LOL!!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | It's just a small hole and once the loop goes in it wont be that much different than it was before.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | | Well, dropped the JP cross off at the jeweler's. No luck in having him attach a new loop. Gonna have to drill it out. Ah well, at least it didn't break in the street. |
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| [guidogodoy] Saturday, September 11, 2010 7:08:02 PM | |
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That is what the guy said right before I got my nose pierced! LOL!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:49:29 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | It's just a small hole and once the loop goes in it wont be that much different than it was before.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | | Well, dropped the JP cross off at the jeweler's. No luck in having him attach a new loop. Gonna have to drill it out. Ah well, at least it didn't break in the street. |
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| [spapad] Saturday, September 11, 2010 6:49:29 PM | |
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It's just a small hole and once the loop goes in it wont be that much different than it was before.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:01:56 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | | Well, dropped the JP cross off at the jeweler's. No luck in having him attach a new loop. Gonna have to drill it out. Ah well, at least it didn't break in the street. |
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| [guidogodoy] Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:01:56 PM | |
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| Well, dropped the JP cross off at the jeweler's. No luck in having him attach a new loop. Gonna have to drill it out. Ah well, at least it didn't break in the street. |
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| [hellrider 31038] Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:35:28 AM | |
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thank you PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINKILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLER 87 and wishing you the same man
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Friday, September 10, 2010 5:01:59 PM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Hope everyone has a good weekend! I've got my usual hangout with friends but also I am going to go to the U of A football game against the Citadel as well. We have season tickets so it will be fun to see if we can take the Pac-10 this year. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 10, 2010 6:33:45 PM | |
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Have a good Weekend PK!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Friday, September 10, 2010 5:01:59 PM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Hope everyone has a good weekend! I've got my usual hangout with friends but also I am going to go to the U of A football game against the Citadel as well. We have season tickets so it will be fun to see if we can take the Pac-10 this year. |
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| [Painkiller87] Friday, September 10, 2010 5:01:59 PM | |
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| Hope everyone has a good weekend! I've got my usual hangout with friends but also I am going to go to the U of A football game against the Citadel as well. We have season tickets so it will be fun to see if we can take the Pac-10 this year. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 10, 2010 3:54:31 PM | |
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Take care Becks, hope the earth settles down soon.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:59:09 AM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Yep it's all we can do eh, look after ourselves as best we can. I've told Craig I want an emergency kit of some description set up before he heads overseas soon, so that if something does happen, at least I can take care of myself and our pets.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Let's hope not, Becks. I also sit on a fault line which is one of the most active in the USA. They have been calling for another "big one" for some time but, so far, nothing major. Still, I do have earthquake insurance on the house.
Protect yourself to the best of your abilities...only thing you can do.
BTW, on a different note I also think that the kid on the road painting is INSANE! Yet another example of a horrible idea thanks to the powers that be.
| | | Becks wrote: | | What a stupid idea, man that would be terrifying!!!
Well there's been many (around 300) aftershocks in Christchurch since last weekends big quake, and we had an earthquake up here today, only small, I felt it at work. But it makes me very worried that something very very very bad is going to happen to my beautiful home land soon.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Becks] Thursday, September 09, 2010 11:59:09 AM | |
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Yep it's all we can do eh, look after ourselves as best we can. I've told Craig I want an emergency kit of some description set up before he heads overseas soon, so that if something does happen, at least I can take care of myself and our pets.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Thursday, September 09, 2010 10:32:58 AM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Let's hope not, Becks. I also sit on a fault line which is one of the most active in the USA. They have been calling for another "big one" for some time but, so far, nothing major. Still, I do have earthquake insurance on the house.
Protect yourself to the best of your abilities...only thing you can do.
BTW, on a different note I also think that the kid on the road painting is INSANE! Yet another example of a horrible idea thanks to the powers that be.
| | | Becks wrote: | | What a stupid idea, man that would be terrifying!!!
Well there's been many (around 300) aftershocks in Christchurch since last weekends big quake, and we had an earthquake up here today, only small, I felt it at work. But it makes me very worried that something very very very bad is going to happen to my beautiful home land soon.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, September 09, 2010 10:32:58 AM | |
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Let's hope not, Becks. I also sit on a fault line which is one of the most active in the USA. They have been calling for another "big one" for some time but, so far, nothing major. Still, I do have earthquake insurance on the house.
Protect yourself to the best of your abilities...only thing you can do.
BTW, on a different note I also think that the kid on the road painting is INSANE! Yet another example of a horrible idea thanks to the powers that be.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:15:22 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | What a stupid idea, man that would be terrifying!!!
Well there's been many (around 300) aftershocks in Christchurch since last weekends big quake, and we had an earthquake up here today, only small, I felt it at work. But it makes me very worried that something very very very bad is going to happen to my beautiful home land soon.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Demonizer13] Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:44:49 AM | |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:25:51 PM | |
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Let's hope to God nothing does happen, Becks.  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:15:22 PM)
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What a stupid idea, man that would be terrifying!!!
Well there's been many (around 300) aftershocks in Christchurch since last weekends big quake, and we had an earthquake up here today, only small, I felt it at work. But it makes me very worried that something very very very bad is going to happen to my beautiful home land soon.
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Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Becks] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 10:15:22 PM | |
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What a stupid idea, man that would be terrifying!!!
Well there's been many (around 300) aftershocks in Christchurch since last weekends big quake, and we had an earthquake up here today, only small, I felt it at work. But it makes me very worried that something very very very bad is going to happen to my beautiful home land soon.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:23:49 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Painkiller87] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:52:18 PM | |
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I would've expected stupidity to happen here in AZ, though it wouldn't help in any case considering how seemingly cruel and thoughtless this idea was. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:23:49 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:50:36 PM | |
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Jeez...isn't that a leettle too much? A 3D fake kid running out in front of a driver?? Even as a bike-rider I'd swerve out of control. Guess the good news here is that it's only temporary.
Happy Hump Day to all the ladies and gents of the Noticeboard!! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:23:49 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [spapad] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:17:57 PM | |
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Exactly my thought. I'd probably hit the brakes, swerve and cause and accident.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by kiamat from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:11:13 PM)| | | kiamat wrote: | | That is insane! I am so glad I don't live there!
' "You're probably not expecting kids to run into the road" '. Well, since it's outside a primary school I think most people would expect just that. What I would not expect is little girls appearing and disappearing in front of my eyes!
| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
Edited at: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:24:25 AM |
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| [kiamat] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:11:13 PM | |
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That is insane! I am so glad I don't live there!
' "You're probably not expecting kids to run into the road" '. Well, since it's outside a primary school I think most people would expect just that. What I would not expect is little girls appearing and disappearing in front of my eyes!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:23:49 AM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
Edited at: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:24:25 AM |
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| [spapad] Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:23:49 AM | |
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Just reading the paper today and I came across this most unbelievable act of government stupidity.
Shocking new 3D speed bump illusion of girl crossing the road that suddenly 'appears' in front of drivers
By Niall Firth
Last updated at 4:08 PM on 8th September 2010
It sounds like a terrifying experience that would make even the most seasoned of drivers panic or even crash.
But a school in Canada is using a bizarre 3D optical illusion of a young girl crossing the road to try and make drivers slow down.
The image of a girl chasing after a ball is painted on the road and elongated to make it appear three-dimensional when seen from an approaching car.
The image of a girl rears up out of the road to alert drivers to their speed
Critics say that the child’s image could surprise drivers so much that they will slam on the brakes or even swerve off the road if they do not realise the girl is just an illusion.
At a distance it just looks like a marking on the road but when the car is 30 metres away it appears to suddenly rise up from the road.
When the driver is closer than 30 metres the image appears to sink back into the road.
If a car is travelling at the speed limit for the road, 30km/h, then he should be able to stop in time before he reaches the image.
Safety experts say the alarming image is designed to teach drivers to always be prepared for the unexpected.
The illusion is to be placed on the road outside École Pauline Johnson Elementary School in West Vancouver in Canada and will be accompanied by a sign which reads: ‘You’re probably not expecting kids to run into the road.’
Council bosses in the area say that the illusion will encourage drivers to drive defensively, as though a child could run out into the road at any moment.
The image will be removed after a week.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1310044/New-3D-speed-bump-girl-crossing-road-suddenly-appears-drivers.html#ixzz0yxo3FDpX
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| [Painkiller87] Tuesday, September 07, 2010 12:35:28 PM | |
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| Three day weekends really help a lot for fatigue from work. Though today is pretty much a nonstop grind when not at any sort of break LOL! How is everyone today? I need to have my part on keeping this thread alive to start the day. So Rock on you heavy metal maniacs!! |
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| [spapad] Tuesday, September 07, 2010 8:52:15 AM | |
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I knew you guys were still around somewhere.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, September 05, 2010 11:11:53 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | *waving both arms frantically* I'm over here, Spa!!
Just been going everywhere at once. Coming back from Germany, moving apartments, having no Internet except at public places, visiting relatives... whew! Always here, though. Always having you all in mind wherever I go.
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| [Head banger] Monday, September 06, 2010 7:41:32 PM | |
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mint smartie or chocolate covered strawberry for me.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Monday, September 06, 2010 5:13:25 PM)| | | J.D. DIAMOND wrote: | | Dude those Blizzards are awsome! The golden oreo cookie ones man!!!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | it is cool. walked to DQ for desert after supper last night. took 1 minute. can see the kids school out my bedroom window. now everyone can walk everywhere.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | How cool, HB. You are a very lucky guy. Watching Michigan State play football this weekend made me homesick. What I wouldn't give to be back in my old stomping grounds. Sadly, there is the little problem called "work."
Speaking of which, no holiday for you Becks? Labor Day gives most of us the day off in the US. Federal holiday. Too bad the economy here gives many a permanent holiday.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | nope, from sw airdrie to NE airdrie. actualy on the block I grew up on. I know the neibour from when I was a kid
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [J.D. DIAMOND] Monday, September 06, 2010 5:13:25 PM | |
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Dude those Blizzards are awsome! The golden oreo cookie ones man!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Monday, September 06, 2010 6:35:12 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | it is cool. walked to DQ for desert after supper last night. took 1 minute. can see the kids school out my bedroom window. now everyone can walk everywhere.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | How cool, HB. You are a very lucky guy. Watching Michigan State play football this weekend made me homesick. What I wouldn't give to be back in my old stomping grounds. Sadly, there is the little problem called "work."
Speaking of which, no holiday for you Becks? Labor Day gives most of us the day off in the US. Federal holiday. Too bad the economy here gives many a permanent holiday.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | nope, from sw airdrie to NE airdrie. actualy on the block I grew up on. I know the neibour from when I was a kid
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Head banger] Monday, September 06, 2010 6:35:12 AM | |
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it is cool. walked to DQ for desert after supper last night. took 1 minute. can see the kids school out my bedroom window. now everyone can walk everywhere.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:22:45 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | How cool, HB. You are a very lucky guy. Watching Michigan State play football this weekend made me homesick. What I wouldn't give to be back in my old stomping grounds. Sadly, there is the little problem called "work."
Speaking of which, no holiday for you Becks? Labor Day gives most of us the day off in the US. Federal holiday. Too bad the economy here gives many a permanent holiday.
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| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Becks] Monday, September 06, 2010 12:13:47 AM | |
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Nope no holiday Guido, our labour weekend holiday is in october
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:22:45 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | How cool, HB. You are a very lucky guy. Watching Michigan State play football this weekend made me homesick. What I wouldn't give to be back in my old stomping grounds. Sadly, there is the little problem called "work."
Speaking of which, no holiday for you Becks? Labor Day gives most of us the day off in the US. Federal holiday. Too bad the economy here gives many a permanent holiday.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | nope, from sw airdrie to NE airdrie. actualy on the block I grew up on. I know the neibour from when I was a kid
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, September 05, 2010 11:11:53 PM | |
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*waving both arms frantically* I'm over here, Spa!!
Just been going everywhere at once. Coming back from Germany, moving apartments, having no Internet except at public places, visiting relatives... whew! Always here, though. Always having you all in mind wherever I go.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 05, 2010 10:22:45 PM | |
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How cool, HB. You are a very lucky guy. Watching Michigan State play football this weekend made me homesick. What I wouldn't give to be back in my old stomping grounds. Sadly, there is the little problem called "work."
Speaking of which, no holiday for you Becks? Labor Day gives most of us the day off in the US. Federal holiday. Too bad the economy here gives many a permanent holiday.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:38:25 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | nope, from sw airdrie to NE airdrie. actualy on the block I grew up on. I know the neibour from when I was a kid
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Becks] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:53:07 PM | |
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I'm around Spa! Just working full time makes it hard to come around when everyone else will be here lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:38:25 PM | |
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nope, from sw airdrie to NE airdrie. actualy on the block I grew up on. I know the neibour from when I was a kid
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:25:14 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | From the sofa to a chair?
| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:25:14 PM | |
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From the sofa to a chair?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:21:45 PM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | I moved
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:21:45 PM | |
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I moved
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:13:42 PM | |
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Right back at'cha'! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:04:50 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | I knew you would come amigo! Much love.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Go? Hell, I never leave! HAAAAAAAAA!!!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:04:50 PM | |
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I knew you would come amigo! Much love.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:58:59 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Go? Hell, I never leave! HAAAAAAAAA!!!!
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:58:59 PM | |
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Go? Hell, I never leave! HAAAAAAAAA!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:34:37 PM | |
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We'll keep our fingers crossed that the others show up soon. Forgive me J.D. I forgot to include you on my list. An ugly oversight on my behalf. Forgive me.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:13:17 PM)| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | WELL YOU DO. HEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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RIGHT HERE MY METAL SISTER WITH THE METAL GOD I AM OFF TO THE SIDE YOU CAN NOT SEE ME.lol
IN YOUR FACE
WE ARE TELLING YOU
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The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon.
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(Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:43:25 PM)
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| [hellrider 31038] Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:13:17 PM | |
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WELL YOU DO. HEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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RIGHT HERE MY METAL SISTER WITH THE METAL GOD I AM OFF TO THE SIDE YOU CAN NOT SEE ME.lol
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The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon.
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[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:43:25 PM)
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| [spapad] Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:43:25 PM | |
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Thank you Hellrider!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:19:51 PM)| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | RIGHT HERE MY METAL SISTER WITH THE METAL GOD I AM OFF TO THE SIDE YOU CAN NOT SEE ME.lol
IN YOUR FACE
WE ARE TELLING YOU
YOU ROCK
AND KEEP THE METAL ALIVE
| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [hellrider 31038] Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:19:51 PM | |
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RIGHT HERE MY METAL SISTER WITH THE METAL GOD I AM OFF TO THE SIDE YOU CAN NOT SEE ME.lol
IN YOUR FACE
WE ARE TELLING YOU
YOU ROCK
AND KEEP THE METAL ALIVE
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:07:42 PM | |
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The Blah is dying a slow death without our fellow compandres. DF? Where did you go? Vail, Guido, Hellrider, Head Banger, Ron, Bev, Becks, Her magesty the Metal Goddess (ehem, HRMG), Paorcamp, Metal pixie, Necro, Budred, Jimmy James, Adriana, and last but not least my Devil's Child. I invoke you! Love to you all and come round for a day of chat some time soon. |
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| [spapad] Saturday, September 04, 2010 6:15:18 AM | |
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And that is just Mykonos and Thera!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:39:43 AM)| | | _strat_ wrote: | | Greece is 11 million. Tho it increases by 2 million drunk Brits every summer.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL! We may have a bigger land mass than Greece, but we have a much smaller population. Not sure what Greeces population is but ours is about 4 million. Sparse really.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [_strat_] Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:39:43 AM | |
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Greece is 11 million. Tho it increases by 2 million drunk Brits every summer.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:47:32 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL! We may have a bigger land mass than Greece, but we have a much smaller population. Not sure what Greeces population is but ours is about 4 million. Sparse really.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [_strat_] Saturday, September 04, 2010 5:38:15 AM | |
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Well, I heard about this on the radio this morning, (there was nothing concerning Paris tho) and it was a great relief to hear that no one has been killed in such a catastrophe. Then, 5 minutes later they told about the plane crash. Shit, if its not one thing its the other. |
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| [Becks] Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:26:32 AM | |
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Ha I vaguely remember that show screening when I was younger! It was played with other old timey shows like Mr Ed lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:50:45 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Then you have lots of breathing room! I should move there just for the fresh air! lol
Look up 'Green Acres' someday when your bored. You might still be bored but it was funny back in the day.
| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL! We may have a bigger land mass than Greece, but we have a much smaller population. Not sure what Greeces population is but ours is about 4 million. Sparse really.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 03, 2010 11:50:45 PM | |
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Then you have lots of breathing room! I should move there just for the fresh air! lol
Look up 'Green Acres' someday when your bored. You might still be bored but it was funny back in the day.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:47:32 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | LOL! We may have a bigger land mass than Greece, but we have a much smaller population. Not sure what Greeces population is but ours is about 4 million. Sparse really.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 11:47:32 PM | |
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LOL! We may have a bigger land mass than Greece, but we have a much smaller population. Not sure what Greeces population is but ours is about 4 million. Sparse really.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:45:51 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 03, 2010 11:45:51 PM | |
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Thanks! Then you got it all over Greece. Their land mass equals about Georgia, but surprisingly so they are the country with the most amount of beaches, if you can call rocky nooks beachs. Would not qualify in the American "Smug" vernacular. LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:37:45 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 11:37:45 PM | |
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According to the 'research' I just did, our land mass is similar to that of Oregon or Colorado, it sits in between those two lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, September 03, 2010 11:20:16 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 03, 2010 11:20:16 PM | |
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Got to say, I wonder.............and you probably know better than me. What U.S. state takes up the same land mass as New Zealand? I'm very interested to know that. Why? I don't konw. I guess I just want to add it to the endless trivia that already occupies my mind. LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 10:21:07 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 10:21:07 PM | |
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Haha woops Daily Mail! Ah well, NZ is so small in the scheme of distances in the States they probably can be considered as being close together.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, September 03, 2010 9:53:00 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 03, 2010 9:53:00 PM | |
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Damn, here I am half a world away trying to decide how the Daily Mail took that location as being near Wellington?? I guess once you get off your own front porch things just get more generalized. WTF!? I suppose it's like going to a city and getting lost via Mapquest. They will get you there all the way, and then fuck up the last turn! lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:36:35 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:36:35 PM | |
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Just one of the many wonderful places here, not to trumpet my own country LOL but I love NZ, there's such variation in the landscapes, it's just an awesome place that I am fortunate enough to call home.
Shit day today though LOL!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:35:01 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:35:01 PM | |
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Here I am half a planet away and am in awe just looking at pictures.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:32:02 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:32:02 PM | |
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I just read somewhere that the plane burst in to flames shortly after takeoff, not sure how accurate that is though, still a developing story. A skydiving plane, it'll mostly be tourists I daresay, unfortunately. It is a lovely glacier, I have been there and it is awe inspiring.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:29:45 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:29:45 PM | |
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Just read all about it. How sad. Skydiving plane, eh? I'd be curious to see what caused it.
BEAUTIFUL glacier. It would be great to be able to hike around there. Not so sure about skydiving in the mountains off and onto a giant moving body of ice.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:18:02 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:18:02 PM | |
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Yeah we've had heaps of news about the mining disaster, who gives a stuff about stupid Paris Hilton!
Far out today should just be declared over for NZ, there's been a plane crash at a place called Fox Glacier (on the south island also) with reports of 9 being killed. Holy hell....
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:16:56 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [guidogodoy] Friday, September 03, 2010 8:16:56 PM | |
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Wow. That didn't hit any of our news here in Nowhere, USA. I just had to look it up online.
Glad to hear you and yours are alright, Becks.
News really sucks. While I can hear all about Paris Hilton's latest drug arrest 24/7, one has to search for actual news. Just reading up on the mining disaster in Chile, for example. Not a WORD of it on the 100+ channels of crap I have on TV. Imagine being trapped in a hole for 4+ months. Sure makes Paris seem petty.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11117940
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 8:02:14 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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In reality you take a chance living anywhere in NZ, as the whole country is astride a fault line. It's only a matter of time before an enormous one hits unfortunately. The time this one struck has a lot to do with the fact there has been no deaths, it struck at 4:35am local time.
Christchruch is on this map here, so you can see where it is relative to other cities :
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, September 03, 2010 7:53:35 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [spapad] Friday, September 03, 2010 7:53:35 PM | |
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From what I see about that section of NZ. It's been changing for years, if not eons. It's like California, you take the chance to live there. Right near Wellington was it not? Glad you were not present my friend and that no major death occured with this one. First thing I thought about when I read that today in the papers online, was please don't let Becks be near that! I'm selfish. I want my friends to be safe first, then I'll think about the rest. Glad you were not there.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Friday, September 03, 2010 7:36:26 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | | Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [Becks] Friday, September 03, 2010 7:36:26 PM | |
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| Hi everyone, been away for a couple of days at a meeting but back home now. Been a massive earthquake in a city on the South Island called Christchurch, I used to live there, and ironically don't remember ever experiencing an earthquake in the 3 years I was there, but heaps of small ones in the nearly two years I've been back on the North Island! Parts of the central city are in ruins, but there have been no deaths thank God, two men have been seriously injured and there have been other minor injuries. Water mains have burst and seweage lines have burst too, hopefully that is all under control by now, or soon. |
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| [hellrider 31038] Friday, September 03, 2010 6:55:41 PM | |
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[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Friday, September 03, 2010 7:59:16 AM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | TGIF People! Let's get pumped up for today so we can start the weekend! AM I RIGHT FELLOW PRIEST FANS??!! |
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| [Painkiller87] Friday, September 03, 2010 7:59:16 AM | |
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TGIF People! Let's get pumped up for today so we can start the weekend! AM I RIGHT FELLOW PRIEST FANS??!! |
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| [spapad] Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:25:44 PM | |
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Is summer ever really over where you live though? Does it snow there? or even frost? I suppose you get some almost frozen days. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:16:24 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Yeah, summer will be "officially" over here around the end of September. Don't think it'll really end until mid-October.
| | | Becks wrote: | | Ah was the first day of spring here on september 1! Bye bye winter! Although you wouldn't think it with the crazy weather lol.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet?  |
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| [spapad] Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:23:59 PM | |
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As weird as the weather has been, I could see that happening. lol
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Budred from Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:20:14 AM)| | | Budred wrote: | | "Probably tomorrow." 
| | | spapad wrote: | | HA!! The way the weather has been this year, I expect it to go from Damn inferno hot, to snow in a day............just don't know when that day will come. It's still hot here and still way too warm overnight, so this year is truly unpredictable.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:16:24 PM | |
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Yeah, summer will be "officially" over here around the end of September. Don't think it'll really end until mid-October.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Becks from Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:47:03 PM)| | | Becks wrote: | | Ah was the first day of spring here on september 1! Bye bye winter! Although you wouldn't think it with the crazy weather lol.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [Budred] Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:20:14 AM | |
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"Probably tomorrow."
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:33:19 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | HA!! The way the weather has been this year, I expect it to go from Damn inferno hot, to snow in a day............just don't know when that day will come. It's still hot here and still way too warm overnight, so this year is truly unpredictable.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [Becks] Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:47:03 PM | |
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Ah was the first day of spring here on september 1! Bye bye winter! Although you wouldn't think it with the crazy weather lol.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:00:02 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [spapad] Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:33:19 PM | |
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HA!! The way the weather has been this year, I expect it to go from Damn inferno hot, to snow in a day............just don't know when that day will come. It's still hot here and still way too warm overnight, so this year is truly unpredictable.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:00:02 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:00:02 PM | |
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Happy first day of September, ladies and gents!!
Summer is almost over. Have any of you gotten your last rose yet? |
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| [hellrider 31038] Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:27:53 PM | |
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[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:22:07 AM)
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:53:35 PM | |
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Thanks, PK. I'm getting there. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:02:50 AM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | Ouch that sucks! Hope you get well soon!
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | All is fine and well here, PK! Just got back from Germany on Saturday. 
The only thing that's not fine and well is this cold. Achoo!
| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Alright another week to conquer! How is everyone today? I want to hear all the heavy metal maniacs today!!! |
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| [Painkiller87] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 10:02:50 AM | |
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Ouch that sucks! Hope you get well soon!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Monday, August 30, 2010 5:17:31 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | All is fine and well here, PK! Just got back from Germany on Saturday.
The only thing that's not fine and well is this cold. Achoo!
| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Alright another week to conquer! How is everyone today? I want to hear all the heavy metal maniacs today!!! |
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| [hellrider 31038] Monday, August 30, 2010 9:25:46 PM | |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Monday, August 30, 2010 5:17:31 PM | |
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All is fine and well here, PK! Just got back from Germany on Saturday.
The only thing that's not fine and well is this cold. Achoo!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Monday, August 30, 2010 10:05:38 AM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Alright another week to conquer! How is everyone today? I want to hear all the heavy metal maniacs today!!! |
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| [hellrider 31038] Monday, August 30, 2010 2:39:36 PM | |
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OH HELL YEAH MAN WITH YOUR HEAD LEANING BACK I FEEL YOUR POOOWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEERRRRR AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by acolyte55 from Monday, August 30, 2010 11:21:37 AM)| | | acolyte55 wrote: | | | aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Becks] Monday, August 30, 2010 11:53:39 AM | |
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All good here Painkiller!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Monday, August 30, 2010 10:05:38 AM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Alright another week to conquer! How is everyone today? I want to hear all the heavy metal maniacs today!!! |
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| [acolyte55] Monday, August 30, 2010 11:21:37 AM | |
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| aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| [Painkiller87] Monday, August 30, 2010 10:05:38 AM | |
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| Alright another week to conquer! How is everyone today? I want to hear all the heavy metal maniacs today!!! |
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| [hellrider 31038] Saturday, August 28, 2010 4:07:43 PM | |
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OH HELL YEAH MY METAL SISTER SPAPAD
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Friday, August 27, 2010 10:50:25 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | I like that reply HELLLLLLLLLLLRRRIIIIDERRRRR! My metal brother!
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| [spapad] Friday, August 27, 2010 10:50:25 PM | |
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I like that reply HELLLLLLLLLLLRRRIIIIDERRRRR! My metal brother!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Friday, August 27, 2010 8:37:29 PM)| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | thank you and the same to you PAIN PAAAIIINNN PAAAAAAIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN
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| [hellrider 31038] Friday, August 27, 2010 8:37:29 PM | |
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thank you and the same to you PAIN PAAAIIINNN PAAAAAAIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN
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[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Friday, August 27, 2010 5:00:30 PM)| | | Painkiller87 wrote: | | | Hope everyone has a good weekend. Need additional rest because this work week was still crazy even only for 4 days working. |
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| [Painkiller87] Friday, August 27, 2010 5:00:30 PM | |
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| Hope everyone has a good weekend. Need additional rest because this work week was still crazy even only for 4 days working. |
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| [Becks] Friday, August 27, 2010 3:11:15 PM | |
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Wow, Vail! How time flies eh! I'm so glad you've had a fantastic time 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 27, 2010 3:18:03 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning, afternoon, and evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
First of all, lemme say a late Happy Birthday to the almighty Metal God Rob Halford.
Second of all, it's almost time for me to begin my journey back to the United States. Darn it. I'm gonna miss Berlin alot. *sniff sniff* Oh, well...I shall return...someday. |
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| [joedraper] Friday, August 27, 2010 4:40:14 AM | |
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Vail! The time seems to have flown by! Seems like just the other day you were on your way there and now you're almost on your way home already. Safe travels and thank you for all of your beautiful photos. I have enjoyed following your journey through photography (ok, I know that sounds very stalker-like but considering it's lil' old me you're safe lol.)
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Friday, August 27, 2010 3:18:03 AM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Good morning, afternoon, and evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
First of all, lemme say a late Happy Birthday to the almighty Metal God Rob Halford.
Second of all, it's almost time for me to begin my journey back to the United States. Darn it. I'm gonna miss Berlin alot. *sniff sniff* Oh, well...I shall return...someday. |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Friday, August 27, 2010 3:18:03 AM | |
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Good morning, afternoon, and evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
First of all, lemme say a late Happy Birthday to the almighty Metal God Rob Halford.
Second of all, it's almost time for me to begin my journey back to the United States. Darn it. I'm gonna miss Berlin alot. *sniff sniff* Oh, well...I shall return...someday. |
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| [Painkiller87] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 3:15:08 PM | |
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| Hey fellow Priest fans! Gosh I have not had time to post anything because of my vacation. Hope everyone is doing well, I need another album from JP soon or I will go crazy! |
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| [guardian angel] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 2:20:25 PM | |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB!!! Best wishes for a hard rockin' day! |
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| [ron h] Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:42:41 AM | |
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Good day fellow Metalheads
First and foremost, I'd like to wish the Metal God a very Happy Birthday!!
All I really have to say today is a big fat THANK YOU Rob for touring this year. It had been a very long time since I'd seen / heard him sing last and here it is a full week later and I'm still riding high!! Of ALL the Metal bands I've ever listened to throughout my entire life, NOT ONE of them does for me what Priest and Halford do!! NO ONE else can scream like him AS WELL AS bring out the emotion in a beautiful ballad...NOT ONE!! I still have goosebumps!!
Once again Rob, Happy Birthday and a warm heartfelt THANK YOU!!!!
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, August 22, 2010 1:59:59 PM | |
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I'll mail it to you when I come back to the States.
Yup, it's looking clogged up, alright. Sucks. At least the hive isn't getting bigger. It can't expand if the bees can't get through the funnel from outside to bring in the nectar, right?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, August 21, 2010 1:26:05 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Ha! Nice idea. Too bad (good?) I don't have a copy.
Here is the current status as of 3pm here today. Notice the bunch of bees trying to still get in the original opening while a ton are still around the end of the funnel. Dead bees clogging both ends.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks for the update, Guids. It's been a while since you said anything about the honey-making residents in your wall.
Here's an idea: blast the entire Final Frontier album right next to the wall. The crappiness of it all will drive the bees completely mad. (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, August 20, 2010 7:04:45 PM)
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Sorry, been away for a bit and they just let me out of the straightjacket.
Bees? They are still there. Guy came by and said that they SEEM to be moving to the bee-box but I really have no direct proof of that affirmation. All I see are a bunch of dead bees in that wire mesh and more coming out every day. I'll have to take a look in the hot sun tomorrow and take a closer look. I'll snap a pic if I am able.
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Ha! Nice idea. Too bad (good?) I don't have a copy.
Here is the current status as of 3pm here today. Notice the bunch of bees trying to still get in the original opening while a ton are still around the end of the funnel. Dead bees clogging both ends.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:23:23 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Thanks for the update, Guids. It's been a while since you said anything about the honey-making residents in your wall.
Here's an idea: blast the entire Final Frontier album right next to the wall. The crappiness of it all will drive the bees completely mad. (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, August 20, 2010 7:04:45 PM)
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Sorry, been away for a bit and they just let me out of the straightjacket.
Bees? They are still there. Guy came by and said that they SEEM to be moving to the bee-box but I really have no direct proof of that affirmation. All I see are a bunch of dead bees in that wire mesh and more coming out every day. I'll have to take a look in the hot sun tomorrow and take a closer look. I'll snap a pic if I am able.
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:23:23 PM | |
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Thanks for the update, Guids. It's been a while since you said anything about the honey-making residents in your wall.
Here's an idea: blast the entire Final Frontier album right next to the wall. The crappiness of it all will drive the bees completely mad. [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, August 20, 2010 7:04:45 PM)
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Sorry, been away for a bit and they just let me out of the straightjacket.
Bees? They are still there. Guy came by and said that they SEEM to be moving to the bee-box but I really have no direct proof of that affirmation. All I see are a bunch of dead bees in that wire mesh and more coming out every day. I'll have to take a look in the hot sun tomorrow and take a closer look. I'll snap a pic if I am able.
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| [spapad] Friday, August 20, 2010 8:39:20 PM | |
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Maybe it will be better when cooler weather sets in Guid. Of course the way the weather has been this year, I almost expect it to go from Damn Hot to Snow. Why not just skip fall as the weather skiped an actual Spring.
If your bee trap does not work, I think I would turn that funnel into a great 25 foot bee spray destroyer. Just a thought.
Hope you get things better soon my friend.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, August 20, 2010 7:04:45 PM)| | | guidogodoy wrote: | | Sorry, been away for a bit and they just let me out of the straightjacket.
Bees? They are still there. Guy came by and said that they SEEM to be moving to the bee-box but I really have no direct proof of that affirmation. All I see are a bunch of dead bees in that wire mesh and more coming out every day. I'll have to take a look in the hot sun tomorrow and take a closer look. I'll snap a pic if I am able.
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Sorry, been away for a bit and they just let me out of the straightjacket.
Bees? They are still there. Guy came by and said that they SEEM to be moving to the bee-box but I really have no direct proof of that affirmation. All I see are a bunch of dead bees in that wire mesh and more coming out every day. I'll have to take a look in the hot sun tomorrow and take a closer look. I'll snap a pic if I am able.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:34:12 PM)| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | GUIDO! Oh Guiiiidoooo...
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