wacky1980

i hate that this thread doesn't get more play. anyways, a late update on the best buy thing. the tv never arrived. i called the store on friday (2/3) and they told me it was in their stock but they couldn't deliver it because there was a problem with the delivery order. they assured me it would be fixed and delivered on saturday. when it didn't arrive by noon on saturday (2/4), i called the corporate custserv to figure out where it was. they put me on hold to find it, and the guy eventually came back on the line to say that the tv wasn't at the store, but off in some other warehouse and it would take a few days to get shipped over to me. i said no, that's not going to work because i needed the tv TODAY for an install. i told him i was going to the store, and that store was going to give me a tv of the same specs, and i wasn't paying an extra dime for it (the one i ordered was on clearance for $300 and similarly-spec'd tvs were going for $400+). so i get to the store and tell them what's up, and that i want to go pick out a new tv and they're going to give it to me. some random geek squad dude comes over and says he thinks my tv is in the back after all. so they go looking, and sure enough...they wheel out the tv i ordered. so i'm like "ok, i'll be going now." but they wouldn't let me leave with the tv because it was, according to the floor manager, still on hold in the system and scheduled for a delivery that they were unable to complete. so now i'm getting real upset, causing a line behind me at the service counter, and there are several employees just kinda standing there looking like idiots and mumbling to each other. so i started being the asshole, told them i was leaving with the tv one way or another because i was scheduled to install it THAT NIGHT, so someone had better get creative on finding a fix. after standing there for literally 20 minutes while these uneducated fucks stared at their computer screens and did nothing, one of them comes up with the bright idea that we can just cancel the order and set it up again. i thought, sure, let's do it. then they tell me i'll have to purchase the tv again, and that they'd process a refund for the original order that would post back to my account "in a few days". i said no, because i already purchased the tv and now there's not enough money on that card to purchase it again (there was, but i wasn't about to buy it again...yet). another round of standing there looking like idiots. so i said, "you guys knock another $50 off the cost and then i can afford to buy it again." so they did. two weeks of bullshit, and i eventually walked out of best buy with a 55" smart tv for $250. pretty sure i'll never set foot in that store again.

that's the spirit!

do. or do not. there is no try.

i got 17 of them. you figure that out.

it only seems like there's more of them, because there are so many unattended / security / monitoring cameras rolling at any given time. meteor entries of that magnitude brightness, that don't make impact, happen quite frequently. here's an image to add perspective: several meteorites hit the earth each year. many more never make it to the ground, and burn up in the atmosphere. for the most part, they all produce these awesome fireballs. i've personally seen two of them like this in my lifetime; one when i was a kid rounding up the dairy cows before sunrise (it was bright enough to make a flash, even though the sun was almost up), and another during the super bowl in like 2005 or '06 that shook windows in the next town over.

probably, if i'd realized it was about to expire. once it's expired, it's not accessible online (at least in illinois). also, i get hounded at renewal time because i had a dui 12 years ago. i have had to take either the written or field test at every renewal since then.

i need to get mine renewed. been driving on an expired license since september. it would be easier if the nearest dmv wasn't 30 minutes away, and was open at times when i'm not also at work.

if you're happy with the job, then $30 is a deal. that's all that really matters.

a good detail job should take a person 3-4 hours on a car or small suv. that, combined with upwards of 100 gallons of water, window cleaner, tire cleaner, degreaser, bug remover, soap, wax, upholstery protectant, carpet cleaner, and whatever else might be done (engine cleaning, undercarriage, lamp lens buffering, etc etc). i used to charge $60 twelve years ago for a car/small suv, $80 for large suv/minivan, and $100 for trucks. if you found someone to do it for $30, more power to ya, but you might wanna check closely to make sure you didn't just buy a $30 wash and vacuum job.

careful stilgar[/member] he's trying to trick you now too.

most assuredly.

don't worry, i'm sure puberty will kick in any day now......................................................

ahh, the irony of misspelling the word "perfect"...delicious.

i managed to sneak a picture of the final product. as one of the poor saps on the bottom, i'm not surprised if you were a little wiped out after all that.

well shit.

1) set up a cam 2) mentally prepare to do really nasty things to yourself. 3) ?? 5) profit

you're getting 12" of snow today, eh? on CD, or classic cassette?

thought it was an instructional video series. watched it. it was not an instructional video series. stopped watching it. that's all you need to know.

...................................... ok, fine. what are you tearing down?

...like, a human baby? or something else?

....a baby what?

there's no such thing as a free blowjob. either they cost money, or there's strings attached. every time. even if it's a bday bjay, you'd better believe you're at least expected to return the favor tomorrow.

just for clarity, did that really need pointed out? i mean, i guess contortionists might need that guidance, but let's be honest here. none of us are that thin, or flexible.

the clubs would close out at 2am, and all the party girls would wander in after that. balls out. there was a bathroom right above the basement, and the plumbing came down right through the center of the room. one of those big 4" iron drain lines. the party girls would feel like acting a stripper, and twirl their shit on the shit pipe. most of them thought it was a great setup, and i got the chuckles from it every time.

just house party raves in the basement of the avocado. when i was still young and impervious to the drugs.