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Clodfobble · 12-15-2011, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

Seems to me that the majority of architects must be bored to death churning out identical ugly buildings.

Many of them would be happy to be so bored, as the churning-out process has made it a dying field and left a huge number of them (about 20% IIRC) unemployed.

monster · 12-15-2011, 09:04 PM

Hebe has started saving.......

infinite monkey · 12-16-2011, 07:28 AM

Awesome!

Yeah, I don't have to worry about the school.

I think they're OK, though. There's a university in that town too.

I think that's about normal for a grand old home on a main drag. So many want the convenience of 'new' and only people who recognize the character of such a home would be interested.

I need to find out if there's an open house sometime. I'll be in that town tonight/tomorrow morning. I would love to see the inside but I don't even want to pretend to be a serious homebuyer. I'd never pull it off.

There's a house in my town I call Spooky House. It even has a Spooky Tree in front, all knobby and weird. I believe that somehow they made sure that whoever bought it wouldn't cut down Spooky Tree. There's a tiny widow's walk on top of the house. The house should be on the cover of a spooky book.

I love 'em.

infinite monkey · 12-16-2011, 07:40 AM

That's a lot of lot!

I looked on the realtor's site (had to sign up.) The actual dimensions are:

Acres
• 0.335

Lot Dimensions
• 90' x 114'

infinite monkey · 12-16-2011, 09:22 AM

OK, you know the old song "How Long (has this been going on?)"

It was by the band Ambrosia. Right?

Yet on I Fart Radio, they always list it as by O'Aces.

And a search finds it by a band called Ace. I remember a band called Ace.

Huh? WHICH IS IT? HELP ME.

ZenGum · 12-16-2011, 05:58 PM

Could O'aces be a corruption of Oasis?

infinite monkey · 12-18-2011, 07:17 AM

I don't know. I was wrong, though, the song was by Ace. Ambrosia did How Much I Feel and You're The Only Woman.

Not sure what I was running into before. In fact I can't re-find it. It's like I wandered into some sort of Interwebz Twilight Zone.

New ho post: I slept like, 16 hours? I went to my friends on Friday night. Admittedly we played games and cards and stayed up late. I came home yesterday morning, ate something, and watched a movie. Then I read until my eyes were heavy. Then I slept and slept and slept.

Craziness. Who can sleep that long?

infinite monkey · 01-05-2012, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

OK, you know the old song "How Long (has this been going on?)"

It was by the band Ambrosia. Right?

Yet on I Fart Radio, they always list it as by O'Aces.

And a search finds it by a band called Ace. I remember a band called Ace.

Huh? WHICH IS IT? HELP ME.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Could O'aces be a corruption of Oasis?

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I don't know. I was wrong, though, the song was by Ace. Ambrosia did How Much I Feel and You're The Only Woman.

Not sure what I was running into before. In fact I can't re-find it. It's like I wandered into some sort of Interwebz Twilight Zone.

Ha. There it is again. This time I saved the picture. It is definitely the song How Long and the picture on I Heart Radio is of some guys, with O'Aces written over them. WTF?

However, I can't attach it. I get this message:

Upload Errors
imscale.png:
This JPEG image has the incorrect file extension.

I opened it in MS Pic Manager but it won't let me save it as anything else.

Crud.

I know it's not important. I just don't get it.

infinite monkey · 01-12-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

OK, you know the old song "How Long (has this been going on?)"

It was by the band Ambrosia. Right?

Yet on I Fart Radio, they always list it as by O'Aces.

And a search finds it by a band called Ace. I remember a band called Ace.

Huh? WHICH IS IT? HELP ME.

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Ha. There it is again. This time I saved the picture. It is definitely the song How Long and the picture on I Heart Radio is of some guys, with O'Aces written over them. WTF?

However, I can't attach it. I get this message:

Upload Errors
imscale.png:
This JPEG image has the incorrect file extension.

I opened it in MS Pic Manager but it won't let me save it as anything else.

Crud.

I know it's not important. I just don't get it.

There it was again!

ZenGum · 12-19-2011, 02:58 AM

Well, that was easier than I expected.

Last Thursday I got rear-ended in traffic while driving home from work. Minor damage was done to the back of my Subaru Outback, but quite a bit was done to the front of the little Mitsubishi Mirage. That evening I rang the insurance company, talked for about 15 minutes (after being on hold for about 10). Friday I took the car out to the inspection place, they got a taxi to take me in to the city. I made the police report over the counter in the city and they entered all the data for me. Today (Monday) I got a call from the repairers, car's done, so they sent a taxi for me. Got the car back, looks nice, and apart from the notes I took at the original incident, I haven't had to set pen to paper about anything and haven't signed a darn thing.

Not too bad, really.

glatt · 12-19-2011, 08:25 AM

Our parked car got hit, and it's been a similar experience for us. The other driver had Geico, and even though I had my doubts at first as it took ten minutes of pressing keys getting through automated phone menus and waiting on hold, they have been really responsive. We dropped the car off at the repair place, and have been driving around in their free rental for about a week. It's taking them a while to get the parts they need to fix our old car. Minor damage, but '96 Geo Prizm light fixtures must not grow on trees any more.

The rental car is a trip though. Everything is automatic. I don't even know how to turn on the headlights. They just do it themselves. Sirius radio, so the radio is playing Grateful Dead every time we get into the car, which is cool. Nice leather seats, and big. Too big to be honest. And the visibility is terrible. Modern car designs may look cool, but the visibility was better in cars a decade or two ago. This car actually comes with a back-up camera as an option. For a car. There's obviously a problem there if that's offered as an option. It's a Ford Fusion.

Clodfobble · 12-19-2011, 08:48 AM

Quote:

'96 Geo Prizm

How many miles you got on that thing? I didn't realize Prizms could live that long.

glatt · 12-19-2011, 08:58 AM

Only around 120K. The customer service people at the body shop complimented my wife on the good shape it's in, but that may just be SOP to flatter the customers.
It does have a bit of a rough idle though.

Clodfobble · 12-19-2011, 09:01 AM

Wow, that's only 8000 miles a year. I guess living in your area makes driving a lot less necessary though. We put on more like 17,000 a year.

glatt · 12-19-2011, 10:16 AM

Yeah, we never drive it. And when we do, virtually all trips are 5 miles or less.

12-15-2011, 09:04 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hebe has started saving....... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-16-2011, 05:58 PM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Could O'aces be a corruption of Oasis? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-19-2011, 02:58 AM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well, that was easier than I expected. Last Thursday I got rear-ended in traffic while driving home from work. Minor damage was done to the back of my Subaru Outback, but quite a bit was done to the front of the little Mitsubishi Mirage. That evening I rang the insurance company, talked for about 15 minutes (after being on hold for about 10). Friday I took the car out to the inspection place, they got a taxi to take me in to the city. I made the police report over the counter in the city and they entered all the data for me. Today (Monday) I got a call from the repairers, car's done, so they sent a taxi for me. Got the car back, looks nice, and apart from the notes I took at the original incident, I haven't had to set pen to paper about anything and haven't signed a darn thing. Not too bad, really. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-19-2011, 09:01 AM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Wow, that's only 8000 miles a year. I guess living in your area makes driving a lot less necessary though. We put on more like 17,000 a year. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-16-2011, 07:28 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Awesome! Yeah, I don't have to worry about the school. I think they're OK, though. There's a university in that town too. I think that's about normal for a grand old home on a main drag. So many want the convenience of 'new' and only people who recognize the character of such a home would be interested. I need to find out if there's an open house sometime. I'll be in that town tonight/tomorrow morning. I would love to see the inside but I don't even want to pretend to be a serious homebuyer. I'd never pull it off. There's a house in my town I call Spooky House. It even has a Spooky Tree in front, all knobby and weird. I believe that somehow they made sure that whoever bought it wouldn't cut down Spooky Tree. There's a tiny widow's walk on top of the house. The house should be on the cover of a spooky book. I love 'em.

12-16-2011, 07:40 AM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	That's a lot of lot! I looked on the realtor's site (had to sign up.) The actual dimensions are: Acres • 0.335 Lot Dimensions • 90' x 114'

12-16-2011, 09:22 AM	#5
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	OK, you know the old song "How Long (has this been going on?)" It was by the band Ambrosia. Right? Yet on I Fart Radio, they always list it as by O'Aces. And a search finds it by a band called Ace. I remember a band called Ace. Huh? WHICH IS IT? HELP ME.

12-18-2011, 07:17 AM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I don't know. I was wrong, though, the song was by Ace. Ambrosia did How Much I Feel and You're The Only Woman. Not sure what I was running into before. In fact I can't re-find it. It's like I wandered into some sort of Interwebz Twilight Zone. New ho post: I slept like, 16 hours? I went to my friends on Friday night. Admittedly we played games and cards and stayed up late. I came home yesterday morning, ate something, and watched a movie. Then I read until my eyes were heavy. Then I slept and slept and slept. Craziness. Who can sleep that long?

12-19-2011, 08:25 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Our parked car got hit, and it's been a similar experience for us. The other driver had Geico, and even though I had my doubts at first as it took ten minutes of pressing keys getting through automated phone menus and waiting on hold, they have been really responsive. We dropped the car off at the repair place, and have been driving around in their free rental for about a week. It's taking them a while to get the parts they need to fix our old car. Minor damage, but '96 Geo Prizm light fixtures must not grow on trees any more. The rental car is a trip though. Everything is automatic. I don't even know how to turn on the headlights. They just do it themselves. Sirius radio, so the radio is playing Grateful Dead every time we get into the car, which is cool. Nice leather seats, and big. Too big to be honest. And the visibility is terrible. Modern car designs may look cool, but the visibility was better in cars a decade or two ago. This car actually comes with a back-up camera as an option. For a car. There's obviously a problem there if that's offered as an option. It's a Ford Fusion.

12-19-2011, 08:58 AM	#13
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Only around 120K. The customer service people at the body shop complimented my wife on the good shape it's in, but that may just be SOP to flatter the customers. It does have a bit of a rough idle though.

12-19-2011, 10:16 AM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, we never drive it. And when we do, virtually all trips are 5 miles or less.

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