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[Tscheuss]

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Tinrae doing Tinrae things.
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Why do I get the feeling that CD's interpretation of this is very different from my own?

[IssianasGhost]

Why do I get the feeling that CD's interpretation of this is very different from my own?

someone just *had* to go there.....
Might be more in line with baby doing baby things part

[IssianasGhost]

Well life has an interesting way of tossing things in your general direction.
This injury of mine has basically resulted in my having to restructure my company so I can still have a job, Which doing so ultimately lead me to an opportune dinner date last light with a man who s looking for a business partner to do ground sourced heat pumps with.
I have always wanted to move in this area but can't drill the holes and don't have the contacts overseas to bring the product in. The man I spoke with has those two issues solved but doesn't have the technical skill to install or maintain said systems. Needless to say it was a very interesting discussion and had I not been injured I would not have been there at that time.

Life is funny how things work out sometimes...

[Missing_Minds]

Life is funny how things work out sometimes...

Sometimes... you get smacked to slow you down.

Then the real test begins. Will you learn the lesson being taught and will you be patient enough to learn it? If so there can be rewards.

The old lesson of the stick and the fish. If you wack a man with the stick, when he takes it away, just what will he do with it? Strike back out of vengeance or be merciful and go fishing instead with the gift just received?

Now granted the actual old lesson is giving fish and teaching to fish, but lets face it. The above makes for a more catching sermon these days, and just as pointed.

[Bekki]

Well life has an interesting way of tossing things in your general direction.
This injury of mine has basically resulted in my having to restructure my company so I can still have a job, Which doing so ultimately lead me to an opportune dinner date last light with a man who s looking for a business partner to do ground sourced heat pumps with.
I have always wanted to move in this area but can't drill the holes and don't have the contacts overseas to bring the product in. The man I spoke with has those two issues solved but doesn't have the technical skill to install or maintain said systems. Needless to say it was a very interesting discussion and had I not been injured I would not have been there at that time.

Life is funny how things work out sometimes...

Wow, I hope this leads to new and prosperous beginnings for you.
Congrats Iss.

[IssianasGhost]

Now granted the actual old lesson is giving fish and teaching to fish, but lets face it. The above makes for a more catching sermon these days, and just as pointed.

hehe. sermons...
I've always liked the "other" take on that type of tale.. Teach a man to make a fire he'll be warm for a day, set a man on fire and he'll be warm the rest of his life

however, you did call it way back when I said I'd screwed up and got injured so I might let you get away with the sermon today

[cdbd3rd]

I am sure all interested parties already know this, but:

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p.s. If it doesn't work on QuickBuy, try it from the Shopping Cart.

Always handy. Lootboxes have gone crazy in price, tho.

[cdbd3rd]

Why do I get the feeling that CD's interpretation of this is very different from my own?

Actually, CD behaved properly on this one.


...even if he is still waiting on that belly dancing viddie.

[cdbd3rd]

Well life has an interesting way of tossing things in your general direction.
This injury of mine has basically resulted in my having to restructure my company so I can still have a job, Which doing so ultimately lead me to an opportune dinner date last light with a man who s looking for a business partner to do ground sourced heat pumps with.
I have always wanted to move in this area but can't drill the holes and don't have the contacts overseas to bring the product in. The man I spoke with has those two issues solved but doesn't have the technical skill to install or maintain said systems. Needless to say it was a very interesting discussion and had I not been injured I would not have been there at that time.

Life is funny how things work out sometimes...

That does sound like a perfect match up, resources + skills.

Hope it pans out for both sides.

[Missing_Minds]

however, you did call it way back when I said I'd screwed up and got injured so I might let you get away with the sermon today

Been there, cried/screamed in pain all night. Years later... the trial is still keeping in practice the lessons learned.

[cdbd3rd]

Been there, cried/screamed in pain all night. Years later... the trial is still keeping in practice the lessons learned.

Same here.

Doesn't take more than once to learn that barbed wire is NOT a bedroom play toy.

[Missing_Minds]

Same here.

Doesn't take more than once to learn that barbed wire is NOT a bedroom play toy.

nor are male male electric cords.

[IssianasGhost]

nor are male male electric cords.

I don't refer to that combo as a suicide lead for no reason
I'm gonna assume you actually made one?

[Tscheuss]

Same here.

Doesn't take more than once to learn that barbed wire is NOT a bedroom play toy.

Just for CD.

http://pics.filmaffinity.com/Barb_Wi...6043-large.jpg

[doomboyv2]

so...
i need a good gaming laptop. from dell.
around 1000$

for reasons.


any suggestions?

[Tscheuss]

so...
i need a good gaming laptop. from dell.
around 1000$

for reasons.


any suggestions?

good gaming laptop. okay.
from dell. hmm, well they took over alienware, right?
around $1000 (US?). maybe used?

Since Skylake just came out, you may want to wait a bit for Broadwell-based lappies to come down in price. Then you will get more bang for your 1000 bucks.

[doomboyv2]

good gaming laptop. okay.
from dell. hmm, well they took over alienware, right?
around $1000 (US?). maybe used?

Since Skylake just came out, you may want to wait a bit for Broadwell-based lappies to come down in price. Then you will get more bang for your 1000 bucks.

i'd honestly prefer Asus, but dad gets some discount from Dell.
i was considering the Alienware 13 or 15.

gotta get a budget from dad first, though.

[Tscheuss]

i'd honestly prefer Asus, but dad gets some discount from Dell.
i was considering the Alienware 13 or 15.

gotta get a budget from dad first, though.

Dell does have excellent customer support, ime. The question is whether the discount allows you to get a Dell of equal or better ability as an Asus for the same money.

[Missing_Minds]

I don't refer to that combo as a suicide lead for no reason
I'm gonna assume you actually made one?

not quite. When I was... 4 or 5, parents allowed me my own smaller Christmas tree in room. So naturally I needed an extension cord to plug it in. I went to where I knew the stash was and just grabbed a hand full.

Being a kid, I just knew that christmass lights have both male and female ends. So with how I ran the lights in the tree the first time, I needed a male male cord. Low and behold there was one in the stash. (I have no idea why.) something didn't look right so I unplugged it from the lights and for whatever reason I put my knee down on the active plug.

Yeah that hurt. But when I looked down to see what bit me I didn't see anything. So naturally I had to play and figure out what the heck was going on. Somehow, and I don't know how, I figured out "oh that must be electricity." And then proceeded to play the game of "how long can I hold onto it." It wasn't long.

edit: the real sad thing is that doing so actually ended up helping me later on trouble shooting electrical issues. Wood should never "zap" you. Well... it was. And then I was like "wait a sec.... that was familiar." Proceeded to tell the wife that if my hand doesn't come away in 2 seconds to knock me over. Hard. She didn't have to knock me over but I was going after that... "Yeap... that's 120 ac. How the heck." Ground on conduit was shorted and live.

[doomboyv2]

Dell does have excellent customer support, ime. The question is whether the discount allows you to get a Dell of equal or better ability as an Asus for the same money.

agreed on the customer support.

apparently one of my more distantly related uncles works for dell.
the employee discount is something like cost price -10% which is a huge discount.
so with that... who knows?