HAPPY NEW YEAR from DOWNUNDER

[Major E A Sterner]

Leo. when you call if you can't understand them ask for a Supervisor, They will reroute you to someone in the US who does speak American english. It has worked for me before.

[Texas Lawdog]

That's a good idea, Major. I don't like to talk with those folks. I got out for a little while today. The weather was nice for a change. We're supposed to have a cold front come through over the weekend. Mon. and Tues. will have lows in the 20s.

[Leo Tanner]

Made the call it was worse than I thought it would be.  Listened to Punjab for 20 minutes an he transfered me to another department.  Haji said he would transfer me to another guy who could get me set up... but I would have to pay them 99 bucks because tech support is warranty in their way of thinking.  I'll figger the dang thing out myself.  Netgear can kiss my white Irish a**.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Fergot......

Here's some more from Wikipedia.
"Matthews comes from a football family. Matthews' father, Clay Matthews, Jr., played the third most games in NFL history (278) over 19 seasons as a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons while earning 4 Pro Bowl selections. Matthews' uncle, Bruce Matthews, played as an offensive lineman for 19 years in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans franchise after being drafted out of USC in 1983. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007 and considered one of the greatest offensive linemen in NFL history, playing in a NFL-record 14 consecutive Pro Bowls. Both brothers were All-Americans. His grandfather, Clay Matthews, Sr., played 4 seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s. Of the four sons of Clay Matthews, Jr., he is the second to play for USC. His younger brother Casey Matthews plays linebacker for the University of Oregon Ducks. His cousin, Kevin, is a center for the Tennessee Titans."

Slim

[Leo Tanner]

Netgear is dumb.  I went online and found a video tutorial to do what I needed ta do fer free.  Worked just fine, I'm all set now.  Took me all a 5 er 10 minutes.  I'll keep ma 99 dollars in ma pocket.

[Leo Tanner]

Oh, and the guy doing the tutorial spoke clear English.  Thing runs faster now which don't make sense but it sure does.

[Texas Lawdog]

I bought a nearly new HP Mini Laptop just before Christmas. It is in an offline mode and I can't seem to get it back online. I dread the thought of having to call their IT support to cure my problem.

[Sod Buster]

Mornin' All.

Coffee's up from snowy Long Island.

Get it before it melts.

[Arcey]

Ya dropped one them change of address forms in the mail yet, SB?

[Four-Eyed Buck]

He does seem to be settling in up there, Arcey

Thanks for the coffee, SB.

It's 14 here, with about 2" of new snow. Roads in the  park haven't been touched, but according to Susie, the mains weren't bad. Only one system on a 2 hour delay. That's the new thing around here since they cut the snow/calamity days down to three. Makes real sense for the Lake Erie snowbelt!

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee, Sod Buster.

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Netgear is dumb.  I went online and found a video tutorial to do what I needed ta do fer free.  Worked just fine, I'm all set now.  Took me all a 5 er 10 minutes.  I'll keep ma 99 dollars in ma pocket.
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Way ta go, pard.

'Tis 6 and overcast. "Cloudy with scattered snow showers or flurries. Highs 11 to 16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph."

Slim

[litl rooster]

snow missed us again....YeeeeHaaaaaw

Thanks for the Coffee Sod Buster, I'm with Arcey about the change of address...I hope it ain't so

[Arcey]

Mornin’

33°, fog/mist. I’d say just o’ercast but I ain’t no medi-urologist er whatever. Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. West wind between 11 and 14 mph. Tonight: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind at 6 mph becoming east. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Prolly takin’ on a yankee accent by now, y’all. Got ‘im a Jets ball cap ‘n all.

State sez the kids gottah have 180 days in school. Duh beach sez 183. Had one snow day already ‘n the fat lady has to make it up on the 31st  which was supposed ta be a day off. She ain’t happy.

Speakin’ of the fat lady, been married ta the girl 39 years taday. Got interest out the deal too. There’s a lot more of ‘er now than there was then.

[litl rooster]

God bless yer wife Arcey....seriously congrats to both of you.

Seen Sod Buster last week he had a NASCAR cap on don't think them 'yankees" got a good grip on him yet

[Leo Tanner]

Thanks fer the Cawfee.

Happy anniversary Arcey!  That is great ta hear in this day an age. 

Wireless router didn't turn inta a pumpkin over night so I must be in the clearI













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[Major E A Sterner]

Happy Anniversary to Arcey and the Mrs. , May You have many more.

[Delmonico]

Well I don't know if I need to send congrats or send that poor lady a sympathy card.  But then some careful thought says she must be happy with him also. Congratulations to both of you.  May you have many more.

[Russ T Chambers]

Congratulations to the Arcey family!

[Arcey]

Thanks, I think………….




Mebbe I shouldn’t follow up the well wishes with this but it’s sa damned funny I gotta  pass it along.

The Associated Press
© January 7, 2011
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - North Carolina police say the rising price of copper led a man to his death when he tried to steal electric transmission lines.

WSOC-TV reports that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Thomas Freeman and two other men hatched a plan to steal the copper wire in the power lines. Police say Freeman tried to snip the live wires with a bolt cutter, but suffered a high-voltage shock and fell from his ladder to the ground 30 feet below. He died later at a hospital.

Police Capt. Bruce Bellamy says robbers (Robbers? ‘OK, power pole! Show yer insulators! This here’s a stick up!’ That should be ‘thieves’. Reporters ‘n editors, shezzzzz…) are taking greater risks as the price of copper goes up and people look to sell the metal for scrap.
 
Charlotte police say charges are pending against the two men who joined Freeman.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe…………  ‘Here, hold mah Pabst. Hey, ma, watch this!’

The first Darwin candidate of ’11.

[Leo Tanner]

Twisted alot of wires in my day and I got a say that is just plain dumb.  I won't even change a household outlet without cuttin the power an takin my wedding ring off just in case (an I never do that fer any other reason).  The guy definitely gets a posthumous Darwin award.

[Arcey]

Reckon mebbe Norfolk’s either smart er rinky-dink. In the werse of it ya can leave a main breaker box in new or redeveloped properties for weeks ‘n the folks what’ll steal anything for sale for money for anything they can drink, snort, smoke, inject or rub in their bellies won’t touch it.

A 30’ ladder. That’s a big’n. Ain’t sure I’ve ever seen one less it was attached ta a hunk of apparatus………

[Leo Tanner]

Reckon mebbe Norfolk’s either smart er rinky-dink. In the werse of it ya can leave a main breaker box in new or redeveloped properties for weeks ‘n the folks what’ll steal anything for sale for money for anything they can drink, snort, smoke, inject or rub in their bellies won’t touch it.

A 30’ ladder. That’s a big’n. Ain’t sure I’ve ever seen one less it was attached ta a hunk of apparatus………

What do you call an electrician on an aluminum ladder?

A fuse. 

[Arcey]

A fuse. 

Hehehehehehehe........... yeah............

[Texas Lawdog]

I was an electrican's helper when I worked construction. I got "shocked" a few times by low voltage. I leave that to the professionals now.

[Leo Tanner]

I was an electrican's helper when I worked construction. I got "shocked" a few times by low voltage. I leave that to the professionals now.

The worst part is trying to get the smoke back in the wires.  It's a real pain.