Random Thought Thread

[Nano]

you think it'll be ready for friday? if not maybe I'll pull a trip down the following weekend, (get away from the inlaws) ;) Let me know when you can

[The Grizz]

I had no intention of doing so. I didn't see it all, but I was on the mod's side from what I saw.

Ya like really Laurie don't be such a drama queen :razz:

I missed it all but did find the goings on & I must say the mods ( Doug & Brad ) where 100% correct in there decision and the post should have remained deleted.

[The Grizz]

you think it'll be ready for friday? if not maybe I'll pull a trip down the following weekend, (get away from the inlaws) ;) Let me know when you can

I will do my best, I was somewhat able to get my head into some work today.

[Nano]

well like I said, if not, no biggie, you've had quite the week man. no stressing over tanks if your not up to it :)

[The Grizz]

PM me your cell # so I can text you on Friday before you head up.

[The Grizz]

Few more days and we might have a run away with 10 pups, there learning to climb the stairs from the den to the kitchen :surprise:

[fishytime]

Didn't attach the n to radio but I was certainly shafted with the Levi in Leviathon.


sorry bout that mang:razz:

[The Grizz]

Is it just me or what? I receive a PM........I reply to said PM.........but never get any acknowledgement that I replied...........what's the deal with that........sorta ticks me off.

Not referring to you Levi, I know you are busy analyzing me......I mean the forum :razz:

[Delphinus]

I wouldn't read too much into that though. If there isn't anything profound to add then some people don't keep the chain of emails going. It's not usually a slight..

But here's my question to the masses. Can ice in a pex water pipe cause said pipe to burst? It looks like I have an ice block to the tank room. Of course it's behind a finished wall, and of course there's no shutoff for that particular line either. How freaked out should I be about what damage will reign when the temperatures warm up some? Should I be busting the wall down?

[lockrookie]

yes open a hole to the pipe let it thaw from the heat in the room slowly otherwise pipe may burst inside wall and make a huge mess worse than the hole you just added cover hole with an access panel just in case

when pipe thaws insulate the area and teh pipe to hinder it happening again

[Delphinus]

Oh wow, I got lucky. I got a little jiggy with the RO, hose and sink taps and was able to drain the water below the block. Half an hour later it's flowing again.

Darn cold weather!!!!!

[fishytime]

that sucks Tony:neutral:..but at least you got a temporary fix and supposed warmer weather ahead



cover hole with an access panel just in case

or a nice fishy type picture:razz:.........

[Zoaelite]

Is it just me or what? I receive a PM........I reply to said PM.........but never get any acknowledgement that I replied...........what's the deal with that........sorta ticks me off.

Not referring to you Levi, I know you are busy analyzing me......I mean the forum :razz:

I decided to PM you back... possibly out of fear.

[lockrookie]

yes very lucky just as i almost forgot to turn off my ouside pipes this fall this house has plastic plumbing coulda been messy.

[The Grizz]

I wouldn't read too much into that though. If there isn't anything profound to add then some people don't keep the chain of emails going. It's not usually a slight..


I don't maybe it's just me but I think it is a little rude to not even reply with a thanks or cool or whatever especially when it's someone you don't know that you are asking an answer to a question.

Have no fear Levi...........be terrified :twised:

[Leah]

Pretty sure that the Drama Queen tittle is already reserved for someone else on here....and it is definetly not a female either. :biggrin:

[Leah]

Just wondering if anyone has heard from Lee AKA bulletsworld. She has not logged on for quite sometime. :sad:

[Nano]

I don't maybe it's just me but I think it is a little rude to not even reply with a thanks or cool or whatever especially when it's someone you don't know that you are asking an answer to a question.

Have no fear Levi...........be terrified :twised:

**** it wasnt me was it??

[fishoholic]

yes very lucky just as i almost forgot to turn off my ouside pipes this fall this house has plastic plumbing coulda been messy.

:eek: I suddenly can't remember if I did that or not :redface:

Just wondering if anyone has heard from Lee AKA bulletsworld. She has not logged on for quite sometime. :sad:

Lee is a friend of mine, in the last year she got married and had a super cute baby boy. She's been pretty busy so I don't think she's had a lot of time for canreef. I also think that some of the drama/silliness on here has turned her off from being on here as much as she used to.

[Leah]

Thanks Laurie! Tell her I said congrats on the baby...that is wonderful! Please give her my best. :biggrin: What a pleasant surprise. Tell her I need pictures!!!

[parkinsn]

Is it just me or what? I receive a PM........I reply to said PM.........but never get any acknowledgement that I replied...........what's the deal with that........sorta ticks me off.

Not referring to you Levi, I know you are busy analyzing me......I mean the forum :razz:

Glad it wasnt me either :lol:

[muck]

Thanks Laurie! Tell her I said congrats on the baby...that is wonderful! Please give her my best. :biggrin: What a pleasant surprise. Tell her I need pictures!!!

Track her down on FB... she visits there regularly. :wink:

[Delphinus]

Is it just me or what? I receive a PM........I reply to said PM.........but never get any acknowledgement that I replied...........what's the deal with that........sorta ticks me off.


Well just in case it's me then, sorry man, but please consider that every msg I receive does get an implied thank you. :p

[lastlight]

I don't even get many pms. I'm crying in a corner over here.

[parkinsn]

I don't even get many pms. I'm crying in a corner over here.

Pm'd

[Leah]

Pm'd

Hey me too! :wink:

[parkinsn]

Hey me too! :wink:

He's just looking for some attention. Next he's going to post that his box is full and complain about it :lol:

[lastlight]

I'd like to thank the community for its out-pouring of support. My condition's been upgraded to light whimpering.

Thanks guys!

[Leah]

I'd like to thank the community for its out-pouring of support. My condition's been upgrade to light whimpering.

Thanks guys!

Lmao! :wink:

[parkinsn]

I'd like to thank the community for its out-pouring of support. My condition's been upgraded to light whimpering.

Thanks guys!

Wait till you get my reply, you will be back to crying :lol:

[Leah]

Wait till you get my reply, you will be back to crying :lol:

:wink: :surprise:

[fishoholic]

Thanks Laurie! Tell her I said congrats on the baby...that is wonderful! Please give her my best. :biggrin: What a pleasant surprise. Tell her I need pictures!!!

Will do :biggrin: she does go on Facebook a lot.

I don't even get many pms. I'm crying in a corner over here.

I got a pm from a guy that started off with him calling me a fish god. I must admit I liked the sound of that :mrgreen:

[Leah]

Will do :biggrin: she does go on Facebook a lot.



I got a pm from a guy that started off with him calling me a fish god. I must admit I liked the sound of that :mrgreen:

Lol! Me too! It was cute. :wink: And I saved it. :lol:

Thought he sent it to me by accident....

[parkinsn]

I got a pm from a guy that started off with him calling me a fish god. I must admit I liked the sound of that :mrgreen:

Is that like the ones you put on your bumper?

[lastlight]

Every now and then I wanna give David Usher a thorough slappin' for going solo. :sad:

[muck]

Every now and then I wanna give David Usher a thorough slappin' for going solo. :sad:
Thought that for years as well.

[Leah]

Why did the blonde get fired from her job with M&M's?

[parkinsn]

Why did the blonde get fired from her job with M&M's?

She kept throwing out all the W's

[fishytime]

I got a pm from a guy that started off with him calling me a fish god. I must admit I liked the sound of that :mrgreen:

except it would imply that your a dude(and Im not cool with that, not that there is anything wrong with that)......goddess would be more accurate:wink:

[parkinsn]

except it would imply that your a dude, and Im not cool with that

I have no problems waiting for you to get off work for the reef meet. We need to talk :razz:

About my stand doors that is....

[lockrookie]

so after two years and this wicked cold spell i finally looked into why our basement floor heating is non existent. turns out the recirculating pump is siezed.. not only is it siezed so are the maintenance shut off valves siezed.. i forsee that its going to be a wet and wild weekend.

[The Grizz]

**** it wasnt me was it??
NOPE.

Glad it wasnt me either :lol:
I knew you had smarts

Well just in case it's me then, sorry man, but please consider that every msg I receive does get an implied thank you. :p

Come to think of it..............I don't think you ever replied to me about that stand you asked me about :razz:

[Nano]

NOPE.

Phew!!! Last thing I want to do is **** you off when you have my tank and skimmer lol
I hear your pups are starting to do stairs!! haha better make a little gate or something ;)

[reefwars]

this must be official canadian douche bag day.....i feel like i under dressed for this joyous occasion lol:)

[fishytime]

.....i feel like i under dressed for this joyous occasion lol:)

rare is the occasion that calls for nuthin but tightie whities Denny:mrgreen:

[The Grizz]

I hear your pups are starting to do stairs!! haha better make a little gate or something ;)

Yep & I am glad I have a door at the top to close :biggrin:

[fishoholic]

Stupid cold go away! Really sucks being barely able to breathe.

[Delphinus]

Come to think of it..............I don't think you ever replied to me about that stand you asked me about :razz:

:lol: Thank you for the information regarding the stand. It has been taken under advisement. And I will contact you when the need actually arises. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. There, feel better? :razz:

[The Grizz]

:lol: Thank you for the information regarding the stand. It has been taken under advisement. And I will contact you when the need actually arises. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. There, feel better? :razz:

Ok now I feel some what better :razz: back at ya.


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[Delphinus]

A word of friendly advice? In this day and age emails get buried quickly and that's just life. If there is a case where a reply is warranted but one isn't forthcoming .. just send a ping. "Did you get my message? What do you think?". That's what I do when necessary, it works well.

[lockrookie]

so happy to have found a light there are no words... i never thught id get so excited over a light but here it is.

[jorjef]

so happy to have found a light there are no words... i never thught id get so excited over a light but here it is.


You have SEEN the light!! your wife will be pleased!! lol

[reefwars]

hello my name is dr greenthumb:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Nano]

hello my name is dr greenthumb:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Dennys changing his name to reeferwars :lol:

[reefwars]

Dennys changing his name to reeferwars :lol:



:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:


haha who me hehehe:pppp


weeds baddddddddddd but oh so goooddddddd .....not that i would know:eyebrows:

[fishoholic]

:sad: have I mentioned cancer sucks :sad:

[reefwars]

pretty rotted!!!

was hoping to purchase some coral tomorrow off another canreefer been looking forward to it since yesterday.....now he says hes expecting someone to come by and take it in the morning........(scratches head) wasnt i supposed to come over in the morning to get it??

whatever..........

[jorjef]

pretty rotted!!!

was hoping to purchase some coral tomorrow off another canreefer been looking forward to it since yesterday.....now he says hes expecting someone to come by and take it in the morning........(scratches head) wasnt i supposed to come over in the morning to get it??

whatever..........

Oh ya, you have to love it when that happens..... no sellers intregrity.

[reefwars]

Oh ya, you have to love it when that happens..... no intregrity.


thats bull____ if you ask me, hell i would have sent my roomate there yesterday or went there late last night if its a matter of money but i work 100hrs a days and weekends is the only time i get off so i figured sat morn is a good time is it not??.........i wouldnt take it now if it was free and i hope the other buyer either doesnt show up or it all dies on the way home....karma is a beee-otch

[Nano]

What a douche.

[reefwars]

What a douche.

no kidding man, i was super stoked been smiling all day .....i dont buy a whole lot of stuff for my tank and after finally getting back on track financially after 2 mths i was happy to finally see something i liked....so i put aside $300, cleared my schedule for tomorrow and well....ya

on the plus side i just got a new tank :twised::twised: well not new new but new to me its a 75g cube?? lol 24 x 24 x 30h

now what to do with it??

it comes with a matching stand and canopy, needs to be drilled though:P

[reefwars]

haha and a new FREE tank at that :twised::twised::twised::twised:

can anyone say anemone tank!!!

[The Grizz]

:sad: have I mentioned cancer sucks :sad:

Yes, yes it does. My mom died of cancer when I was 15, turned me in to a very dark person for many yrs. Hang in there Laurie, your a tough lady, have a great dude to help you & support from many corners of your life. If you need to vent call, txt, e-mail or PM me anytime.

[blacknife]

I think I need another beer to straighten my head out before i do anything else stuipid.

decided to set up a spare 20g i had around as a "temporary" holding tank for some of the things in my attached 20 gal that i am switching out for my old 40. so i gets it filled with what water i have laying around, then since its not full yet<need more water> dump a salt bucket full of old fairly rinsed sand into the tank too.:scatter:

yeah lets make it a dsb tank so we can see how fast it rots out this time if i treat it nice :boom:..

glug glug glug

Kind of glad the main tank lights went out as thats my signal to not play in it

[The Grizz]

Holy poop batman! Just realized my 165 gal have been running for almost 2 yrs.................and I don't think I have really been happy with it from day 1.

[The Grizz]

thats bull____ if you ask me, hell i would have sent my roomate there yesterday or went there late last night if its a matter of money but i work 100hrs a days and weekends is the only time i get off so i figured sat morn is a good time is it not??.........i wouldnt take it now if it was free and i hope the other buyer either doesnt show up or it all dies on the way home....karma is a beee-otch

Your boss must be a total slave drive & own a Dalorian time machine to get that many hrs a day out of you.

[lockrookie]

Holy poop batman! Just realized my 165 gal have been running for almost 2 yrs.................and I don't think I have really been happy with it from day 1.

i knowright i was building my 90 wheni first read your thread and helped you get that pump .. time flies indeed

[The Grizz]

i knowright i was building my 90 wheni first read your thread and helped you get that pump .. time flies indeed

Do you still need a new keyboard or what?

That pump was for my FOWLR that I set up just after the 165 gal & I still have the pump :biggrin:

[lockrookie]

Do you still need a new keyboard or what?

That pump was for my FOWLR that I set up just after the 165 gal & I still have the pump :biggrin:

regretfully i am stuck with this pos netbook with keys that dont work 99 percent of the time.

yes i sent you that odessea one but also found the reflow from dareefguy for the 165

[lockrookie]

i can honestly say it is worse too scrape paint off of glass that it is to watch paint dry

[Leah]

One of my Dad's favorite saying's.....you can bull**** people some of the time but you can't bull**** people all of the time. :wink:

[lockrookie]

One of my Dad's favorite saying's.....you can bull**** people some of the time but you can't bull**** people all of the time. :wink:

unless you deliver manure for a living.

[fishoholic]

its a 75g cube?? lol 24 x 24 x 30h

now what to do with it??



Give it to me :twised:

[fishoholic]

Yes, yes it does. My mom died of cancer when I was 15, turned me in to a very dark person for many yrs. Hang in there Laurie, your a tough lady, have a great dude to help you & support from many corners of your life. If you need to vent call, txt, e-mail or PM me anytime.

Thanks Greg the doctor told my Mom that Chris probably wont make it to Monday :cry: Going over to my Mom's later this morning to visit.

[Coralgurl]

Thanks Greg the doctor told my Mom that Chris probably wont make it to Monday :cry: Going over to my Mom's later this morning to visit.

Ahh man, that's horrible. There are no words so I will simply send you a hug ((((((((((((((HUG))))))))))))

[fishytime]

Thanks Greg the doctor told my Mom that Chris probably wont make it to Monday :cry: Going over to my Mom's later this morning to visit.

wishing I could be there (physically) for you babe:neutral:

[reefwars]

Thanks Greg the doctor told my Mom that Chris probably wont make it to Monday :cry: Going over to my Mom's later this morning to visit.



laurie i wish the best for you my thoughts are with you today, its a hard thing to go through, i went through it myself with a cousin:( im praying everything works out fine...

[fishoholic]

Thanks everyone, unfortunately Chris (my step-dad) lost his battle with cancer and passed away this morning :cry: On my way to be with my family now.

[Delphinus]

Sorry for your loss Laurie. :(

[reefwars]

Thanks everyone, unfortunately Chris (my step-dad) lost his battle with cancer and passed away this morning :cry: On my way to be with my family now.



:( im not very religious but after my granmother died and she raised me she was my mother in a sense, i like to believe shes in a better place she was very sick last going off and was on oxygen, her death was hard on the family:(

condolunces girly be with your family now its the most important thing you can do, give support and get support

[Lance]

So very sorry for your loss Laurie.

[Nano]

Going to see the new baby on 3d ultrasound today :)

[The Grizz]

Thanks everyone, unfortunately Chris (my step-dad) lost his battle with cancer and passed away this morning :cry: On my way to be with my family now.

Oh Laurie so sorry to hear, condolences from the wife & I.

[Nano]

Sorry for your loss Laurie. It's a terrible thing. :(

[fishoholic]

Thanks everyone

[Ross]

Sorry for your loss Laurie.

[reefwars]

bahaha ok so ive never actually bought a new maxi jet in the box well the new version anyways lol and well first thing i notice is it doesnt have instructions for the maxi jet instead it has assembly instructions for a remora skimmer???? besides the actual pump it comes with a load of accessories in fact besised the pump it comes with 15 different pieces lol i know how it goes together but i just thought it was funny lol im assuming the remora instructions was a mistake?? lol


i also got a pair of pipe fish and a really cool zoanthid colony off denis at golds for dirt dirt cheap hehehe;P

[Nano]

My wife and i are having a baby girl we found out today :mrgreen:

[The Grizz]

My wife and i are having a baby girl we found out today :mrgreen:

10 yrs you'll be buying a shot gun.:twised:

[reefwars]

My wife and i are having a baby girl we found out today :mrgreen:


sorry to hear that man :p


joking buddy congrats on the new baby i hope its all smooth sailing for you both, you must be excited to say the least:):) cheers friend and again a big congrats to you both :):)

[Nano]

10 yrs you'll be buying a shot gun.:twised:

I was just talking about that lol and a nice big knife.

[Zoaelite]

My wife and i are having a baby girl we found out today :mrgreen:

Congrats!

Denny I know Calgary feels like Siberia but were up to a balmy -9 today, time to pull out the shorts!

[reefwars]

Congrats!

Denny I know Calgary feels like Siberia but were up to a balmy -9 today, time to pull out the shorts!



too late i just did the trot to golds in a tank top and shorts lol i will say this though working outside from 6am to 6pm everyday this week sure seperates the men from the boys lol

i got a frag of nukes here for you too levi, whenever your free let me know and ill see if i can shoot them over to you.

i had a frag of purples too one for you and one for me but my orage spot goby has buried them in the sand, sad about that one but thats life i guess lol

[ALang]

This is way...later, but I just read your post, Sorry for your lost, Laurie.
Tim and I are thinking of you today.

[blacknife]

Ugh smells good down here, the one that never agrees with me on anything just threw a half full bottle of prime at the door to the mancave.

delicious

on the other hand i might not have anything holding me back from an upgrade soon.

[The Grizz]

Good thing the door was closed :twised:

[Nano]

ew thats gotta smell ripe. prime stinks something fierce..

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

I forgot how saltwater tasted as its been a long time until about 1/2 hr ago as I decided to sifon and clean one of the tanks and voila a big gulp swallowed dirty salt water from my tank.eeeeeyyyyyyy as I am chocking to spit it out with no luck but very loud my wife and kids rushing downstairs seeing what is all the commotion about with no help from them as they stair at me laughing out loud :lol::lol:
well at the end of the drama I had to but nothing else to join them as we all started :lol::lol::lol::lol:
Lessen learned don't take the easy way out as in the past I use a pump to start the siphon..

[lockrookie]

had it happen once i use cleartubng now and never let the water get that close to the end. on the flip side if you had a sore throat they do say gargle with salt water

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

had it happen once i use cleartubng now and never let the water get that close to the end. on the flip side if you had a sore throat they do say gargle with salt water
I gagged so hard that gave myself a sore throat:biggrin:

[Delphinus]

So earlier today I watched my flame wrasse female clean my butterfly. The butterfly actually followed her around for a few minutes too wanting to be cleaned more. "Can you do this side now?" .. Wish I could have been able to film it.

[Mrfish55]

Yesterday was a routine gong show, now I just got power back after a 5 1/2 hour outage and I have a plane to catch in 7 hours, any takers on my flight being cancelled due to high winds? These things happen in threes right.

[kien]

Spent the day cleaning fish poop from the inside of my tank stand because my skimmer on multiple occasions decided it would be fun to eject fish poop bubbles from its skimmer cup holes. Good times. I'm hoping I get to do this more often.

[reefwars]

Spent the day cleaning fish poop from the inside of my tank stand because my skimmer on multiple occasions decided it would be fun to eject fish poop bubbles from its skimmer cup holes. Good times. I'm hoping I get to do this more often.


welcome to canreef:mrgreen: here have acomplimentary popcorn on the house:popcorn:

[kien]

welcome to canreef:mrgreen: here have acomplimentary popcorn on the house:popcorn:

Thanks man! I was into saltwater a long time ago but had to take a break from the hobby. I actually frequented this board but you probably don't remember me, it's been so long now.. Anyway, I'm trying to get back into the hobby. Any suggests on what a guy should read to get started up again? There has been so many changes since the last time!

[Aquattro]

Any suggests on what a guy should read to get started up again?

Here ya go - http://www.planetpopcorn.com/

[Nano]

Haha. :lol:

[kien]

Not sure what all these references to popcorn is all about ? Must be an inside joke. I've been gone a while so I'm not up with all the new lingo and in-jokes sorry :cry:

[Zoaelite]

Not sure what all these references to popcorn is all about ? Must be an inside joke. I've been gone a while so I'm not up with all the new lingo and in-jokes sorry :cry:

IMPOSTER!
The real Kien would never forget his Popcorn like heritage...

This must be that bag of fish-canoe Kein! Burn him he's a witch!

[The Grizz]

Maybe it's that Kein guy, he must have jacked the user name :twised:

[jorjef]

^^^ It's deja vu all over again......^^^

[Lampshade]

Worst part about my controller telling me the power's out is that i know:
nobody's home for a few more minutes
the power went out at 5am
the power was out until 10am
I think I might have a slow leak in my overflow
the controller still hasn't turned back on........

:(
this could be a bad sight when i get home.

[Mrfish55]

Worst part about my controller telling me the power's out is that i know:
nobody's home for a few more minutes
the power went out at 5am
the power was out until 10am
I think I might have a slow leak in my overflow
the controller still hasn't turned back on........

:(
this could be a bad sight when i get home.

Good luck, my power was out for 5 1/2 hours last night, luckily it was before Mallmart closed cause my gen blew and I had to buy a new one :cry: there goes another $300. was up till 2 this morning making sure everything was set for my wife as I left on the 7am flight this morning and not back till fri.

[fishoholic]

F U stealth heater!!!!!!!!!! Had my stealth heater fail, it was blowing out black smoke and sparking my GFCI :eek: So at some point between last night and this afternoon it tripped my GFCI. Rushed to help my Mom out this morning (naturally one of the only times I didn't check my tank before leaving) and by the time I got back home and noticed my battery back up power unit was out of power and the fowlr and frogfish tank had no power running to them at all :sad: got extention cords started ran powerheads and a heater to the froggy tank (it dropped to 70 :eek:) and through the long process of elimination I discovered the stupid stealth heater was the issue :evil: What's sad is that I should of thought to check that first since the last time I had issues with getting shocked by my tank it was a different stealth heater that was the problem :bad-word:

On the amazing positive side of things :pray: everything in my tanks seem to be fine.

[The Grizz]

OMG Laurie, hope everything is ok in your tanks.

[Nano]

My scooter blenny ate so much today he looks like he's going to POP. Yet he's still feeding on pods. I put the turkey baster in with some mysis and he swam to the tip and waited lol funniest thing ever. :lol:

[fishoholic]

OMG Laurie, hope everything is ok in your tanks.

Thanks, I must say I was pretty freaked. Thank god (literally) that all my fish, corals, inverts etc. all seem fine. Don't think I could handle any more major losses ATM.

Seems like it was a day for power outages I hope Mrfish55 and lampshade's tanks are ok

[lastlight]

Glad to hear everything survived the hiccup Laurie I would have been freaking out! Toss some jagers in there...

[Delphinus]

Man alive! What a thing to deal with on top of everything! :cry: Hope everything works out for you Laurie (and Lance and MrFish too!!)

[fishoholic]

Glad to hear everything survived the hiccup Laurie I would have been freaking out! Toss some jagers in there...

Thanks, My main 300watt heater is a jager, thinking I'll stick with those. Although my 80g and 10g frogfish tank have Rena smart heaters, so far they seem to be ok heaters. Never buying a stealth again!

Man alive! What a thing to deal with on top of everything! :cry: Hope everything works out for you Laurie (and Lance and MrFish too!!)

Thanks, I'm still amazed that my frogfish was ok, tank was at 70 and no flow, it would of been awful if I had lost him, thank god he and my other fish were all ok. Was pretty stressful to deal with.

[Delphinus]

So I have been talking with Chris at Reeflo Pumps on and off the last few months and he is sitting on a number of Baldor motor pumps that he's offering a smoking deal on (because the new aluminium motors they come with now match the size of the AOSmith motors, so they are a better fit for people who are replacing AOSmith motor Darts in stands and other tight spaces, etc. With Baldor having an amazing reputation for longevity, I thought, what the heck, I'll go for it, it's a new pump for 1/2 retail.)

So with that preamble aside ...

Oh my dear GAWD those pumps are insanely enormous!! I had no idea looking at pictures of Darts with Baldors how ridiculously enormous they are!!! Here I am all excited to look at "my new reef toy that came in the mail today .. whee!! *rip rip rip open open open* .... Ohhhhhh my."

I'll have to post some side by side photos of the two versions of pumps .. it is hard to imagine they are the same model they are so different in size. :lol:

[phi delt reefer]

So I have been talking with Chris at Reeflo Pumps on and off the last few months and he is sitting on a number of Baldor motor pumps that he's offering a smoking deal on (because the new aluminium motors they come with now match the size of the AOSmith motors, so they are a better fit for people who are replacing AOSmith motor Darts in stands and other tight spaces, etc. With Baldor having an amazing reputation for longevity, I thought, what the heck, I'll go for it, it's a new pump for 1/2 retail.)

So with that preamble aside ...

Oh my dear GAWD those pumps are insanely enormous!! I had no idea looking at pictures of Darts with Baldors how ridiculously enormous they are!!! Here I am all excited to look at "my new reef toy that came in the mail today .. whee!! *rip rip rip open open open* .... Ohhhhhh my."

I'll have to post some side by side photos of the two versions of pumps .. it is hard to imagine they are the same model they are so different in size. :lol:

"once u go baldor u never go back"

[Mrfish55]

Thanks, I must say I was pretty freaked. Thank god (literally) that all my fish, corals, inverts etc. all seem fine. Don't think I could handle any more major losses ATM.

Seems like it was a day for power outages I hope Mrfish55 and lampshade's tanks are ok

Glad to hear you made out ok with your tank, I don't get home till late Friday, last I heard we are having high winds back home, sure hope my tank does not suffers too bad, two consecutive bad days in a row is enough for me.

[The Grizz]

If you would have asked Tony I could have told you how BIG they were :lol:

[jorjef]

If you think somethings wrong you think it's wrong, reasons are debatable. To be able to accept an opinion plus respond without spazzing with six guns a blazing shows class... There is more six guns lately then class.

Hope I'm not the pot needing a bullet proof screen

[gregzz4]

If you think somethings wrong you think it's wrong, reasons are debatable. To be able to accept an opinion plus respond without spazzing with six guns a blazing shows class... There is more six guns lately then class.

Hope I'm not the pot needing a bullet proof screen
:question:

[jorjef]

:question:

Unno just think'in. :lol:

[The Grizz]

If you think somethings wrong you think it's wrong, reasons are debatable. To be able to accept an opinion plus respond without spazzing with six guns a blazing shows class... There is more six guns lately then class.

Hope I'm not the pot needing a bullet proof screen

:2gunfire::snipersm::fencing::laser:

[jorjef]

:2gunfire::snipersm::fencing::laser:

You don't scare me I have goodies!!:lol:

[The Grizz]

You don't scare me I have goodies!!:lol:

Oh what kind of goodies, GIANT tumble weeds :razz:

My hits are SAMCRO style :twised:

[jorjef]

Oh what kind of goodies, GIANT tumble weeds :razz:

My hits are SAMCRO style :twised:

I will have to see what is in the cookie jar... SAMCRO NUTT'IN Vespas rule, ROLL ON BABY!!

[Nano]

We're watching "i didn't know I was pregnant." How can people be so stupid that they don't know they are pregnant until it falls out? You think if these people couldn't tell, how dumb will their kids be? :lol:

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

We're watching "i didn't know I was pregnant." How can people be so stupid that they don't know they are pregnant until it falls out? You think if these people couldn't tell, how dumb will their kids be? :lol:

Yeah, I always thought that these people who don't know they're preggie for 9 months should NOT be allowed to raise those kids. Just nuts, IMO.

[Nano]

No I agree lol its so stupid I just can't wrap my head around how you couldnt feel it inside of you

[fishytime]

No I agree lol its so stupid I just can't wrap my head around how you couldnt feel it inside of you

"maybe its gas":mrgreen:

[Nano]

:lol:

[kien]

..how dumb will their kids be? :lol:

Um.. oh nevermind..

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Can we assume "below average IQ" (waaaaaaaaay below?)

[Nano]

Can we assume "below average IQ" (waaaaaaaaay below?)

Lol most likely. I just can't wrap my head around it, we knew my wife was pregnant before she even tested lol.

[Aquattro]

We're watching "i didn't know I was pregnant." How can people be so stupid that they don't know they are pregnant until it falls out? You think if these people couldn't tell, how dumb will their kids be? :lol:

Hmm. My wife was pregnant at 5 months and didn't know. My daughter might be dumb though, as she was born the next day at 957 grams, spent 168 days in the hospital and could possibly have brain damage. As is, she has paralyzed vocal chords and can't speak, and breaths through a tracheotomy tube. So it's hard to tell how smart she is, since she can't communicate other than with the sign language we've taught her.
Mostly, my random thought for you right now might get me banned.

[Nano]

which came first
the chicken or the egg
&
salt or the water?:lol:

[Delphinus]

This has been ranted on before but it's fresh in my mind.

Decided to test PO4 again tonight (why oh why do I even bother).

The very same sample vial: Readings of 36, 56, 22, 52.

Clean vials, no air bubbles, no spill reagent, no undissolved reagent.

There has just GOT to be a better way to test for this. :neutral: I think the checker is really just a random number generator. :(

[jorjef]

This has been ranted on before but it's fresh in my mind.

Decided to test PO4 again tonight (why oh why do I even bother).

The very same sample vial: Readings of 36, 56, 22, 52.

Clean vials, no air bubbles, no spill reagent, no undissolved reagent.

There has just GOT to be a better way to test for this. :neutral: I think the checker is really just a random number generator. :(

Well I would say the true reading is 41.5 .... add the four, divide by four, WALA

[The Grizz]

Maybe it's just better to stick to the test kit that produces the color scale, might be less stressful for you Tony :lol:

[fishytime]

I think the checker is really just a random number generator. :(

like one of those magic eight balls eh?.......

[Nano]

Yeah I agree they can't be that high lol

[Coralgurl]

Hmm. My wife was pregnant at 5 months and didn't know. My daughter might be dumb though, as she was born the next day at 957 grams, spent 168 days in the hospital and could possibly have brain damage. As is, she has paralyzed vocal chords and can't speak, and breaths through a tracheotomy tube. So it's hard to tell how smart she is, since she can't communicate other than with the sign language we've taught her.
Mostly, my random thought for you right now might get me banned.

I had a friend who got preggo at 19. Her daughter was born at 5/12 months and only lived 24 hours. I didn't know I was pregnant till I was 4 1/2 months, I felt weird, nausiated,couldn't have any alcohol(thank goodness my body wouldn't allow it) and finally figured something wasnt right. No complications but I got a lot of how didn't you know questions too.

Sounds like your baby girl is still pretty young, and a smart little darling to me, sign language, amazing. I can't imagine how challenging your world is and pray each day she grows stronger, and you and your wife find your strength in each other!

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Sorry for being insensitive. Saw one episode of that show and wasn't impressed by the "stars" they showcased.

[kien]

This has been ranted on before but it's fresh in my mind.

Decided to test PO4 again tonight (why oh why do I even bother).

The very same sample vial: Readings of 36, 56, 22, 52.

Clean vials, no air bubbles, no spill reagent, no undissolved reagent.

There has just GOT to be a better way to test for this. :neutral: I think the checker is really just a random number generator. :(

Are you using the new PO4 meters? Are those supposed to be the higher sensitivity ones? I've never used those. I am still using the old skill (original) Hana digital meters and I can't honestly say I've ever had those problems. Tomorrow I am going to bring you my Hana meter so you can use it and let me know if you get a similar magic 8 ball effect.

[Aquattro]

Sounds like your baby girl is still pretty young, and a smart little darling to me, sign language, amazing. I can't imagine how challenging your world is and pray each day she grows stronger, and you and your wife find your strength in each other!

Ya, she's 2 next month. It's challenging, but you grow into it. The couple of times she died in the living room and needed resuscitation were a bit stressful. We have a nurse in our house every night, also not a great thing, although the job of keeping her alive is a 24 hour job, and we need to sleep every now and then. Trach care every night, we travel with suction machines and emergency equipment, makes flights a bit tough. But we try to give her a normal kid life; we just took her to Costa Rica, where she took her first steps and played on the beach. All the bad aside, she's a great little kid and she's made me a better person.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

But we try to give her a normal kid life; we just took her to Costa Rica, where she took her first steps and played on the beach. All the bad aside, she's a great little kid and she's made me a better person.

Sounds like you're giving her a wonderful life full of great experiences.

[Aquattro]

Sounds like you're giving her a wonderful life full of great experiences.

Ya, we try. You met her when she was confined to her car seat, here's a pic of her first steps while on vacation :)

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd101/reef_raf/Costa%20Rica%202011/DSC_2292-1.jpg

[lockrookie]

Ya, she's 2 next month. It's challenging, but you grow into it. The couple of times she died in the living room and needed resuscitation were a bit stressful. We have a nurse in our house every night, also not a great thing, although the job of keeping her alive is a 24 hour job, and we need to sleep every now and then. Trach care every night, we travel with suction machines and emergency equipment, makes flights a bit tough. But we try to give her a normal kid life; we just took her to Costa Rica, where she took her first steps and played on the beach. All the bad aside, she's a great little kid and she's made me a better person.

props out to you man .. i know a family with a special needs child and id like to kick the father in the head his child is so special but he would rather ignore him and go out drinking than to help his wife with him and their other child. but he will happily take gov handouts nad spentthe gov money.. peeves me off. i get a loving vibe from you on this. puts a smile on my face. thank youfro sharing that.

[lastlight]

here's a pic of her first steps while on vacation :)

smiles don't lie she's a happy kid! Can't imagine how exhausting your situation must be at times Brad but you sound like awesome parents.

[Aquattro]

smiles don't lie she's a happy kid! Can't imagine how exhausting your situation must be at times Brad but you sound like awesome parents.

Ya, she's mostly happy. She had a rough start, so life for her is pretty good these days. As I said, you pretty much grow into the role, so while a typical parent might find it grueling, for us, it's mostly business as usual. We have to watch a lot of things, and there's always medical issues (did I ever tell you about our emergency stay in a Jamaican hospital??) :)
On a plus side, she doesn't yell at all, and stopped pulling her trach out at inopportune times. Overall a great kid, and we're lucky she's come as far as she has. It was really touch and go for the first 6 months, we pretty much lived at the hospital.

[Delphinus]

What a great picture Brad, and your daughter is beautiful. :)

[Aquattro]

What a great picture Brad, and your daughter is beautiful. :)

Thanks Tony :)

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I remember meeting her. Beautiful little girl and lucky to have such devoted parents.

Peace my friend.

[Leah]

Ya, she's 2 next month. It's challenging, but you grow into it. The couple of times she died in the living room and needed resuscitation were a bit stressful. We have a nurse in our house every night, also not a great thing, although the job of keeping her alive is a 24 hour job, and we need to sleep every now and then. Trach care every night, we travel with suction machines and emergency equipment, makes flights a bit tough. But we try to give her a normal kid life; we just took her to Costa Rica, where she took her first steps and played on the beach. All the bad aside, she's a great little kid and she's made me a better person.

Wow Brad,

That is heartbreaking! :cry: She is such a sweetie pie. I can't imagine the struggles you go through every day. My heart goes out to you all. Give her a extra hug from me...as if she does not get enough from you both. :wink:

Leah

[jorjef]

she's made me a better person.

Most parents have the luxury of nine months of preperation for the arrival of their children, your wife and yourself never had that. Some parents may have been overwhemed at the thought of raising a child needing special care and given the them up for adoption, you never did that. Some parents would grow distant from their spouse and resentful to life in general, I don't think you have.

I don't think she's made you a better person, your qualities were always there, she is just providing the polish to make them shine. From one parent to another my hat is off and I salute you.

[Nano]

She is adorable Brad :) looks like she's having the time of her life!

[Aquattro]

I can't imagine the struggles you go through every day.

Don't get me wrong, but it certainly doesn't feel like a struggle, it's just what we do. You transition into it so slowly that you hardly notice the extras (except boarding the plane :)). Most of the time you don't even think about it. Sure, we get people staring at the mall when we have to break out gear and fire up equipment, but mostly you just shrug that off.
With all the possible problems that we COULD have got, what we ended up with was just a perfect little girl that doesn't talk much :razz:
She may need glasses, or not, but mostly everything appears fine other than the vocal chord thing. She's quick, learns well and is quickly moving up in stats to match kids closer to her age. She's small, and way behind other kids developmentally, but she's catching up. It's tougher on mom, as she knows lots of other parents, and seeing other kids walking at 11 or 12 months, when your 18 month old is still crawling is emotionally tough. But, like I said, she's moving up quickly in the stats, and more closely aligning with the other kids.
This is a condition that can fix itself in time (or not) so we're just waiting and hoping.

[Leah]

I hear what you are saying Brad and sometimes it is through these very special children we can learn something important, as they seem to accept the way things are easier than we adults do or can. Children are so resilient and we need to learn more from them.

All children are a miracle in there own special way and I am sure she has the best possible parents she could have. I hope for brighter times for her and the two of you. Keep on smiling.

Leah

[fishoholic]

smiles don't lie she's a happy kid! Can't imagine how exhausting your situation must be at times Brad but you sound like awesome parents.

+1

Love the pic of her walking what an amazing moment :biggrin:

[ALang]

Most parents have the luxury of nine months of preperation for the arrival of their children, your wife and yourself never had that. Some parents may have been overwhemed at the thought of raising a child needing special care and given the them up for adoption, you never did that. Some parents would grow distant from their spouse and resentful to life in general, I don't think you have.

I don't think she's made you a better person, your qualities were always there, she is just providing the polish to make them shine. From one parent to another my hat is off and I salute you.

Agreed, and well said.
Thanks for sharing, Brad.

[Coralgurl]

+++1000, I knew she was a beauty! How proud you must have been when she took those steps!! Life throws things at you that sometimes others don't or can't understand, but its amazing where you find the courage, strength and resolve to deal with it (speaking from experience, different situation). You may not think you are doing anything extraordinary and maybe you are or not, but striving to raise a happy, healthy child to the best of your abilities is all any of us as parents work towards! She's happy! You made me smile by sharing this! Thank you!

[lockrookie]

my wife found this on line cracked me up:

Apple was going to make a smaller version of the iPod Touch for kids, until they realized that iTouch Kids wouldn't be an appropriate name.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

my wife found this on line cracked me up:

Apple was going to make a smaller version of the iPod Touch for kids, until they realized that iTouch Kids wouldn't be an appropriate name.

Hahahahaha. Thanks for posting.

[jorjef]

Berghia Nudibranch...does anyone know where I can get some Berghia Nudibranch..There doesn't seem to be any Berghia Nudibranch for sale...I haven't seen any Berghia Nudibranch on the board for quite some time...

[whatcaneyedo]

Is that a joke?

[jorjef]

Is that a joke?

Um, ya. although I did mention Berghia Nudibranch four times, there were only three threads.

[whatcaneyedo]

So there doesn't appear to be any for sale, you haven't seen any on the board for some time. But you acknowledge that there are three current threads listing them for sale on the board. Now I'm really confused. :cry:

[jorjef]

So there doesn't appear to be any for sale, you haven't seen any on the board for some time. But you acknowledge that there are three current threads listing them for sale on the board. Now I'm really confused. :cry:


See " facetious "

[reefwars]

Nudis are a waste of good money if you ask me;) get a filefish way cheaper and last longer.o
ce nudis are done they starve then if it comes back you gotta go buy nudes again. ive bred them and its not worth it compared to other methods;)

[The Grizz]

I had a file fish and all it did was eat my zoas, never touch apitasia at all. I have a CBB in my 165 that is doing a great job but my small frag tank is loaded with apitasia.

[whatcaneyedo]

I guess it was just a joke. I sometimes have a hard time reading humour and sarcasm on this board. Its often difficult to distinguish between the confused and the crazies.

[kien]

Its often difficult to distinguish between the confused and the crazies.

I just assume that everyone on here is confused and crazy. There is no other logical reason for being in this hobby..

[kien]

I just assume that everyone on here is confused and crazy. There is no other logical reason for being in this hobby..

I guess some of us are just a little more confused and crazy than others.

[The Grizz]

I would lean more to the crazy side then confused :der:


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[kien]

I guess some of us are just a little more confused and crazy than others.

Or a lot more. just sayin..

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Sign me up for more crazy:twised::redface:

[Mrfish55]

My wife went missing two weeks ago, this morning the RCMP told me to prepare for the worst, guess I better go to the economy shop and see if I can get all her stuff back!

[The Grizz]

:pound:


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[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

:Banane44::Banane33::Banane57::Banane43:

[gregzz4]

Am I the only one who has trouble working with spa flex ?
Jeebus this stuff is hard to cut straight
I give, it's gettin' glue and away we go
'What's that water on the floor ? Oh, that's nothin', it's just spillage ... ignore it'

[blacknife]

I have not tried spa flex but are you using a hack§aw or conduit cutters?

[lorenz0]

blah

[lorenz0]

Its not the size that matters, its how you use it

[DiverDude]

*urrrrp*

That is all

[The Grizz]

Anyone want to volunteer to build my 300 for me for a case of beer :biggrin:

[Nano]

Anyone want to volunteer to build my 300 for me for a case of beer :biggrin:

I'll build it with you over a couple cases:lol:

[The Grizz]

I will need some help that's for sure, if I can ever get to it :lol:

[Nano]

I will need some help that's for sure, if I can ever get to it :lol:

I'd be glad to come visit and help when the time comes :)
the least I can do!

[lockrookie]

i think im getting high on silicone fumes..

[ensquire]

Anyone want to volunteer to build my 300 for me for a case of beer :biggrin:

If I was only closer LOL

[fishoholic]

GRRRRRRR :evil: evil bristle worms, my poor barnacle blenny has a mouthful of bristles ATM :sad:

[lastlight]

GRRRRRRR :evil: evil bristle worms, my poor barnacle blenny has a mouthful of bristles ATM :sad:

Sounds like my old bi-color and my current gramma! I haven't seen that in ages tho and I think the wrasses decimated the populations lol. Don't you have a bunch of bristle-worm eating fishies?

[reefwars]

bahaha coconut island???? is that even a place lol :p

[The Grizz]

bahaha coconut island???? is that even a place lol :p

Yep it is Coconut Island, Hilo, Hawaii.

[Aquattro]

Yep it is Coconut Island, Hilo, Hawaii.

It's famous for something, related to it's other name....

[parkinsn]

I want!! I want!! How cool are these!!

http://thechive.com/2012/02/02/nano-quadrotors-where-were-toys-like-this-when-i-was-a-kid-video/

[fishytime]

I want!! I want!! How cool are these!!

http://thechive.com/2012/02/02/nano-quadrotors-where-were-toys-like-this-when-i-was-a-kid-video/

That is too cool!!

[parkinsn]

That is too cool!!

How funny would it be to have a swarm of them flying around. That would scare the crap out of people :lol:

[lastlight]

I want!! I want!! How cool are these!!

http://thechive.com/2012/02/02/nano-quadrotors-where-were-toys-like-this-when-i-was-a-kid-video/

I've seen all of their full-sized quads in action but missed this one that's awesome. The AR Drone blows next to these things.

[fishoholic]

Sounds like my old bi-color and my current gramma! I haven't seen that in ages tho and I think the wrasses decimated the populations lol. Don't you have a bunch of bristle-worm eating fishies?

Not in my 34g cube I don't. Odd but good thing is that they seem to be gone now. I had a tail spot blenny that got them and his lasted for a few days 4-5 before disappearing, not sure why I don't see any on the barnacle blenny now after only 2 days, very happy he was able to eat yesterday night :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Everytime I see those videos of the deathcopters they are improved that much more. It's truly only a matter of time before they're pretty much flying independently.

What I'm trying to say is ... treat machines nicely. They will be our overlords soon and they will remember. Ohhhhh. They will remember.

Hug your PC screen RIGHT NOW! Give it a little backrub too is my advice. It can't hurt.

[reefwars]

the new hundred dollar bills are crap......they break in the cold......thats twice now lol

[mark]

the new hundred dollar bills are crap......they break in the cold......thats twice now lol

how did the Mint miss that happening?

[The Grizz]

My wisdom tooth split in 2......... OMG it's killing me.........anyone know a dental surgeon that will take payments.....:sad:

[reefwars]

how did the Mint miss that happening?



i dont know but i couldnt rip one in half i couldnt bite one in half but 2 have broke on me from being in the cold trailor at work and when i go to unfold it it breaks......tape is my friend lol

[Reefgeek]

Trust me there is just so many things that drive us crazy about those bills, and by us I mean bank tellers :) 50's come out in march, and we have our fingers crossed they have improved!

[Lampshade]

the new hundred dollar bills are crap......they break in the cold......thats twice now lol

#firstworldproblems

lol, that is funny though. I only wish I had that problem :P.

[gregzz4]

My wisdom tooth split in 2......... OMG it's killing me.........anyone know a dental surgeon that will take payments.....:sad:
You sure are getting your fill of it lately
Hope your luck turns around soon

[The Grizz]

Ya me too, I thought I was done with all this shyte!! Worst thing is if I get one wisdom tooth removed I might as well get all 4 cut out and that requires surgery and at least 1 week down from work.

[gregzz4]

Sounds like I got lucky as mine were all pulled in the office.
The first pair, in my 20s, were about a year apart and the second of those had to be busted out, but all done in the chair.
The next pair were pulled in my late 30s and just came out.
If you are going to have some downtime for it, you might as well get them all out at once, but it'll be hell while you recover. You may want to do the uppers separately from the lowers.

[The Grizz]

Unfortunately the dentist I went to see last year when one got impacted said the only way an oral surgeon would remove mine is all at once as they will have to cut them out. All 4 are at an angle into my jaw joint.

[gregzz4]

Yikes, that's what my birthmother went through when I was seven. I saw her in bed @ home and I cried 'cause she was so yellow and purple.
Not that I want to give you any pain stories :mrgreen:

[fishytime]

I really hate photobucket sometimes:neutral:

[Nano]

I'm excited to do some plumbing tomorrow! this tank might get wet this weekend!

[Leah]

My wisdom tooth split in 2......... OMG it's killing me.........anyone know a dental surgeon that will take payments.....:sad:

I have a rusty old pair of pliers if that will help. :wink:

[fishoholic]

My jeep decided to take up smoking, not a good thing IMO! :evil:

Hoping it's just a loose hose, I get the verdict as to what the damage is sometime today :neutral:

[christyf5]

They need facebook for fish nerds so my non-fish friends don't see how actually nerdy I am and make fun of me :razz: And also because I'm addicted to facebook :razz:

Oh and after doing a WC last night I forgot to turn my heaters back on (drain/and refill the sump for WC). Tank was 73F this am :neutral:

Fingers crossed for ya Laurie!

[Lampshade]

I loved my aqua scape.... I really did, coral was all happy, everything was doing great. I just wanted to move my growing hammer to a new home. I ended up with rocks in buckets, and nearly everything in a new space. Now the hammer is in a new home.. but I'm going to be messing with everything else for awhile until it is happy again.

Why did I have to touch it...

[lastlight]

I loved my aqua scape.... I really did, coral was all happy, everything was doing great. I just wanted to move my growing hammer to a new home. I ended up with rocks in buckets, and nearly everything in a new space. Now the hammer is in a new home.. but I'm going to be messing with everything else for awhile until it is happy again.

Why did I have to touch it...

Those are the kinds of stories you end up telling when your frags ask 'how was I born daddy?'

'Well... Daddy was moving some rocks and one thing lead to another...'

[The Grizz]

I can now control my desktop with my ipad, so cool to have a wireless keyboard again and it did not cost me a thing :biggrin:

[Nano]

My jeep decided to take up smoking, not a good thing IMO! :evil:

Hoping it's just a loose hose, I get the verdict as to what the damage is sometime today :neutral:

Mine took up humming in 4x4 today... Life..:sad:

[fishoholic]

Found out my water pump on my jeep went it's about $430.00 to fix. Also got a small leak in my power steering hose which is another $400 to fix :mmph:

[The Grizz]

Found out my water pump on my jeep went it's about $430.00 to fix. Also got a small leak in my power steering hose which is another $400 to fix :mmph:

Ouch that sucks :sad:

[MMAX]

Found out my water pump on my jeep went it's about $430.00 to fix. Also got a small leak in my power steering hose which is another $400 to fix :mmph:

$400 to fix a hose???

[fishoholic]

$400 to fix a hose???

That was my initial thought as well, however I called a friend who works for Chrysler Canada and he said the hose is a high pressure hose and the part is $200 and probably would take 2hrs to replace so $200 for labor and tax.

[jorjef]

I can't remember the exact number but a few years ago I had to pay 300 and change to replace a thermostat!!! The part was as expected about about 15 bucks the rest was labour. They had to take a ton of crap off the get to the thermostat..

[fishoholic]

I can't remember the exact number but a few years ago I had to pay 300 and change to replace a thermostat!!! The part was as expected about about 15 bucks the rest was labour. They had to take a ton of crap off the get to the thermostat..

Ya that's part of the issue with the hose, it's not in an easy spot to get to and because it's a high pressure hose it's not easy to work with :sad:

[fishoholic]

$539.67 to replace the water pump in my jeep :Cry: :(

Then just after picking my jeep, on the way home, a truck speeds by me and throws a rock up at me which leaves a big rock chip in the windshield :eek: :censored::bad-word::evil:

[Delphinus]

Ouch. Sorry to hear that.. Car bills never fun.

[kien]

especially hundreds of dollars worth of car repairs because of your kids.. because well, they are your kids and you can't tell them off. "It's okay son, just don't put money into the CD slot again okay, thanks." :neutral:

[lockrookie]

contemplating how the heck im going to move the 180 from garage to house to take it apart and work on it. this could be fun lol

[Trabby]

Despite the fact that the newt escaped last night.... Thank god i found him half frozen and covered in cat hair....... Elton John is coming to Lethbridge!!!!! I freaking love love love him!!!! I better get tickets Saturday morning or else!! cannot think of a better way to start my day.:mrgreen:

[reefwars]

whoo man is it ever hot here in bali today :p

[Aquattro]

whoo man is it ever hot here in bali today :p

Wait another few months, then it will get real warm. Although, I just have this feeling you're leaving soon, destination unknown.....:)

[fishytime]

to yous people posing all these dive/ snorkel pics from all these tropical locals.......screw you!!......screw you all!!!......j/k, Im really just envious:mrgreen:....

[lockrookie]

whoo man is it ever hot here in bali today :p

around the world in 80 days without leaving your living room

[The Grizz]

I'm with you there Dougster!!!! But not the JK part:twised:

[reefwars]

pamukkale.......i didnt think it was real so i googled it and its a pretty cool place id def like to visit there:P


** out of curiosity how did pamukkale come to mind???? **

[Aquattro]

pamukkale.......i didnt think it was real so i googled it and its a pretty cool place id def like to visit there:P


** out of curiosity how did pamukkale come to mind???? **

It's amazing what comes to mind sometimes, down right scary most of the time. Looked like a cool place, figured you could tell us all about it now that you live there. Hope you speak turkish :)

[jorjef]

Just for a laugh!!

The Black Bra (as told by a woman)

I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.
One is engaged, one is a mistress, and I have been
married for 20+ years.

We were chatting about our relationships and decided
to amaze our men by greeting them at the door
wearing a black bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes.
We agreed to meet in a few days to exchange notes..

Here's how it all went.

My engaged friend:
The other night when my boyfriend came over he
found me with a black leather bodice, tall stilettos and a mask.
He saw me and said, 'You are the woman of my dreams.
I love you..' Then we made passionate love all nightlong.
The mistress:
Me too! The other night I met my lover at his office and I was
wearing a raincoat, under it only the black bra, heels and
mask over my eyes.. When I opened the raincoat he didn't say a word,
but he started to tremble and we had wild sex all night.
Then I had to share my story:
When my husband came home I was wearing the black bra,
black stockings, stilettos and a mask over my eyes.
When he came in the door and saw me he said,
"What's for dinner,Batman?"

[The Grizz]

Not looking to Monday :sad: the wife & I have decided to take my boy Hurcules to have him cremated.:cry::cry:

I think we are going to build him an urn to memorialize my boy.

[Nano]

Not looking to Monday :sad: the wife & I have decided to take my boy Hurcules to have him cremated.:cry::cry:

I think we are going to build him an urn to memorialize my boy.

:cry: I feel for you.

[gregzz4]

Not looking to Monday :sad: the wife & I have decided to take my boy Hurcules to have him cremated.:cry::cry:

I think we are going to build him an urn to memorialize my boy.
That's what I'd do.
Looking back years ago, I had to put down a pet. I was so grief-stricken that I left after Kashmir was euthanised. I never thought about taking him home until it was too late.
At least we buried Bill in the back yard.
I still regret today not bringing Kash home.
OK, that's enough of this for me, I'm tearing up and have to do some plumbing

[The Grizz]

:cry: I feel for you.

That's what I'd do.
Looking back years ago, I had to put down a pet. I was so grief-stricken that I left after Kashmir was euthanised. I never thought about taking him home until it was too late.
At least we buried Bill in the back yard.
I still regret today not bringing Kash home.
OK, that's enough of this for me, I'm tearing up and have to do some plumbing

Thanks guys, we had to put 2 of our oldest house dogs down a couple years ago & they are buried in the flower garden. I would do the same with Hurc but the ground is to hard to dig that big of a hole.

[fishytime]

the ground is to hard to dig that big of a hole.

I feel for ya too bro.....I dont mean to make light of the situation but, you've got a bobcat:razz: