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lorenz0
07-25-2010, 04:32 PM
might own my first place. and that means a new SPS tank. oooh i am so excited
Zoaelite
07-25-2010, 05:30 PM
might own my first place. and that means a new SPS tank. oooh i am so excited
400g :biggrin:? Who needs school, or a car... or food for that matter.
snow1
07-25-2010, 06:35 PM
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
lorenz0
07-25-2010, 08:42 PM
400g :biggrin:? Who needs school, or a car... or food for that matter.
waiting to hear back from the condo manager on how big is to big for the building
Parker
07-27-2010, 03:46 PM
Today's Tip:
DO NOT use your wifes fancy material cutter to cut airline tubing!
You have been warned!
How would someone accidentally ingested the little weights in the bottom of a broken thermometer?
Zoaelite
07-27-2010, 09:03 PM
How would someone accidentally ingested the little weights in the bottom of a broken thermometer?
I was wondering this also, I took a big mouth of siphon water last night and my first reaction was to violently purge my mouth not swallow the water :neutral:.
lorenz0
07-27-2010, 10:20 PM
FML bought a condo and they won't allow a 60gal size tank
tangless once again :(
DiverDude
07-27-2010, 10:37 PM
That's odd....the hot water tank in the condo is probably 60 gals and those leak all the time.
Bastards !!
Zoaelite
07-27-2010, 10:51 PM
FML bought a condo and they won't allow a 60gal size tank
tangless once again :(
6 feet long 5 inches wide 5 inches high :lol:?
http://salestores.com/stores/images/images_747/THENEWPORT.jpg
Just use the bathtub...
lorenz0
07-28-2010, 03:35 AM
6 feet long 5 inches wide 5 inches high :lol:?
levi i think your on to something. distribute the weight hey?
Zoaelite
07-28-2010, 04:15 AM
Haha ya lol, they didn't specify how many 60g tanks you could have :biggrin:?
lorenz0
07-28-2010, 05:00 AM
Haha ya lol, they didn't specify how many 60g tanks you could have :biggrin:?
nope. i want at least one show sps tank and than a lps tank in my "den"
but i have alot of planning once i move in. the biocube will have to do till than
Borderjumper
07-30-2010, 07:29 PM
Is it 5:00 yet???
No... but it IS FRIDAY!!!! YIPPIE
Thought for the day.. why does my ipad always think its acceptable to change what Im typing? It picks the closest word to my sometimes incorrect spelling.. makes for some interesting sentences:razz:
lorenz0
07-31-2010, 06:38 AM
yes, drunken random thought
Llamarama
08-01-2010, 08:44 AM
someone should invent a car that runs on methane....
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-01-2010, 06:11 PM
someone should invent a car that runs on methane....
So we can haul around a bunch of cows for a fuel source and have the engine connected to their butts :wink: (cow farts are a major source of natural methane).
Llamarama
08-01-2010, 09:04 PM
indeed that was my whole plan....although really it was based on a discussion the hubby created enough methane to run a car :lol:
lastlight
08-01-2010, 11:04 PM
Chuck a wad of carbon in his underpants.
how come I can't find my dogs belly button?
fishytime
08-02-2010, 02:16 AM
how come I can't find my dogs belly button?
why are you looking????:noidea::razz:
fishoholic
08-02-2010, 03:33 AM
how come I can't find my dogs belly button?
Remember Mark it's probably a innie not an outie, so make sure you're looking in the right area :razz: :lol:
lorenz0
08-03-2010, 11:43 PM
everyone seems to have over 100gal tanks on here now. compensation, i think so
just joking guys. just noticed how alot of the builds are like that these days
fishytime
08-04-2010, 03:16 AM
everyone seems to have over 100gal tanks on here now. compensation, i think so
says the guy with the erotically shaped man in his avatar:razz:
lorenz0
08-04-2010, 04:04 AM
says the guy with the erotically shaped man in his avatar:razz:
ha ha in over 2 years i never noticed
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-04-2010, 06:54 AM
ha ha in over 2 years i never noticed
But the ladies have, eh?
Zoaelite
08-06-2010, 05:04 AM
WTH I'm so confused right now!! I just had one of those evil looking water beetles fly strait in through the window into the tank, of course while I was trying to catch It I knocked my new automatic feeder into the tank :mad2:.
schroeder
08-06-2010, 05:30 AM
my dog likes blueberries
snow1
08-06-2010, 05:41 AM
my dog likes blueberries
So does mine!:mrgreen:
banditpowdercoat
08-06-2010, 06:42 AM
I NEED a new skimmer
My sump it is way too tall
My wallet is way small
Zoaelite
08-06-2010, 04:34 PM
Payday :mrgreen:!
Parker
08-06-2010, 04:48 PM
Payday :mrgreen:!
I haven't see a paycheque since I got married! :sad:
jorjef
08-06-2010, 11:46 PM
After five days with no computer access there is a LOT of threads to read....
Llamarama
08-07-2010, 04:17 AM
I haven't see a paycheque since I got married! :sad:
haha sorry thats the way marriage works....the cake is a lie!
burrows14
08-19-2010, 12:38 AM
Who thought putting relish in a squeeze bottle was a good idea???
banditpowdercoat
08-19-2010, 12:41 AM
My tank needs a skimmer
Lionfish needs to eat!!
parkinsn
08-19-2010, 01:08 AM
Who thought putting relish in a squeeze bottle was a good idea???
Who thought that those "no mess" tops they have on the squeeze bottles was a good idea? Ya theres no mess on the cap but now I have a blob on hamburger/hotdog or whatever.
TheKid
08-19-2010, 02:08 AM
I wonder how a single polyp of any coral could live for with pristine conditions and no disturbance??
schroeder
08-19-2010, 02:12 AM
there is a stream of dog drool all the way from the kitchen, down the hall, across the living room to my desk where Tommy is lying down.
SeaHorse_Fanatic
08-19-2010, 02:41 AM
Stop blaming the dog:razz:
snow1
08-19-2010, 06:47 AM
My new skimmer comes anyday now.:twised:
Also my dog just rolled over a blueberry and now it's stuck to her.:)
Seafan
08-25-2010, 02:43 AM
I'm cut off! Wine that is, had 1 glass with supper and just spent 10 minutes arguing with the hubby that there was a bear across the street in the open field. He was right of course, He zoomed in with my camera to prove it. It was a moose :twised: , lol.
banditpowdercoat
08-25-2010, 03:18 AM
I'm cut off! Wine that is, had 1 glass with supper and just spent 10 minutes arguing with the hubby that there was a bear across the street in the open field. He was right of course, He zoomed in with my camera to prove it. It was a moose :twised: , lol.
LMAO better than "stump deer"
lorenz0
08-29-2010, 08:31 PM
In the czech republic... wow are the girls gorgous here. and the booze is cheap. i love it
paddyob
08-29-2010, 10:30 PM
Having to shop online to get good deals.
I miss buying from the LFS, but there is a lot to save by shopping online. Thats my random thought... or **** me off of the day.
Madreefer
08-30-2010, 02:47 AM
I love hearing the kids at our LFS on their thoughts on anything SW and the advice they give me. It is soooo wrong that it's hilarious. :biggrin::biggrin: And I never correct them.:twised:
lockrookie
09-14-2010, 12:24 AM
canada post the slowest way to send mail i am getting miffed it shouldnt take over a week to send an envelope to bc whenit takes less than a week to NY!
BMW Rider
09-14-2010, 02:19 AM
Rain, rain, go away, I want to ride my bike and play.
lorenz0
09-14-2010, 02:30 AM
Rain, rain, go away, I want to ride my bike and play.
that makes two of us
banditpowdercoat
09-14-2010, 02:32 AM
Just because I don't pay attention that much doesn't mean I have an short attention span! Oh! a fishy! HERE FISHY FISHY!
Rbacchiega
09-14-2010, 05:55 AM
I hate insomnia. 2 am here in Jersey and I'm still awake. Dreaming of a tank build...that must be it. Side note.....first ever "real" deli Pastrami on Rye...might be in love.
lockrookie
09-14-2010, 06:05 AM
I hate insomnia. 2 am here in Jersey and I'm still awake. Dreaming of a tank build...that must be it. Side note.....first ever "real" deli Pastrami on Rye...might be in love.
i should get you to ship some canollies for the wife she sooo misses them
lastlight
09-15-2010, 06:53 PM
Cleaner shrimps are inconsiderate jack-arses.
You know that sinking feeling when you round the corner and boom there's a dead shrimp laying at the front of the tank and then...oh i see...no that's wasn't a dead shrimp!
You're never ready for it!
banditpowdercoat
09-15-2010, 07:32 PM
I don;t know about this workin in camp life. I worry way to much about what might be happening at home
I don;t know about this workin in camp life. I worry way to much about what might be happening at home
You get used to it, trust me. A good tank maintenance company helps!
banditpowdercoat
09-15-2010, 08:41 PM
You get used to it, trust me. A good tank maintenance company helps!
Acctually, it's not the tank that I am thinking about...:sad:
Acctually, it's not the tank that I am thinking about...:sad:
Ah, well a good partner helps! ;)
Zoaelite
09-16-2010, 01:30 AM
21 in 4.5 hours :razz:, how fast can I get to Vegas?
jorjef
09-16-2010, 01:45 AM
I'm so sick of rain I'm looking forward to snow......How bad is that!!!
I got snowed on last night. Does that makes you feel better? Not me!!! I had a toque on!
banditpowdercoat
09-16-2010, 04:06 PM
WHOOOT Yeahh Snow bring it baby!!!!
Rbacchiega
09-16-2010, 04:26 PM
21 in 4.5 hours :razz:, how fast can I get to Vegas?
Take a red eye, Fly out on Thursday (today!) night and come back Sunday night...about 3 hours flight time from Calgary I think...maybe longer but worth it.
Happy Birthday by the way!
in other news....I wonder how many meals I'm going to have to make my guy (shop owner) in order to get him to say yes to a reef tank.
Zoaelite
09-16-2010, 06:53 PM
Take a red eye, Fly out on Thursday (today!) night and come back Sunday night...about 3 hours flight time from Calgary I think...maybe longer but worth it.
Happy Birthday by the way!
in other news....I wonder how many meals I'm going to have to make my guy (shop owner) in order to get him to say yes to a reef tank.
Thank you! I woke up with lower back pain this morning... I don't know about this "getting older thing" :lol:.
Guess your reef tank will depend on how good a lunch packer you are, I would ditch the brown paper bags and go out and buy him some snazy lunch box (One of those old school tin spiderman ones :lol:).
Rbacchiega
09-16-2010, 08:02 PM
Thank you! I woke up with lower back pain this morning... I don't know about this "getting older thing" :lol:.
Guess your reef tank will depend on how good a lunch packer you are, I would ditch the brown paper bags and go out and buy him some snazy lunch box (One of those old school tin spiderman ones :lol:).
hahahaha he already said yes. Me 1...him...nadda.
Rbacchiega
09-16-2010, 08:14 PM
Dr. Fosters & Smith...bad idea to cruise around this site, especially now that you have an American shipping address. I wonder if I can tattoo for fish supplies...hmmmmm
lorenz0
09-16-2010, 10:22 PM
21 in 4.5 hours :razz:, how fast can I get to Vegas?
Just dont wake up in a hospital, or worse jail.
on another note. I need to go out drinking. better chance of running into one of the hot girls from my classes... aww english 1101, how could an option class be so sweet (26 girls and 4 guys including myself)
Zoaelite
09-16-2010, 11:46 PM
Just dont wake up in a hospital, or worse jail.
on another note. I need to go out drinking. better chance of running into one of the hot girls from my classes... aww english 1101, how could an option class be so sweet (26 girls and 4 guys including myself)
Classics 1111 2 semesters ago was 28 chicks and myself, I have NEVER done so horrible in a class before :lol:. The gym is the place to go though :razz:, Wed and friday nights haha.
lorenz0
09-16-2010, 11:51 PM
really, i have never seen you at the gym. I am ussually there either at 4:30 or 7ish
but yes the 1111 classes are killer even my geology class has a good group of girls. and one is a hot swimmer (high five). ssshh i ussually do my scouting in the first week, plan a target and jump on it. english i have this cute blonde who keeps turning around and smiling at me
lorenz0
09-20-2010, 10:55 PM
my biocube fans are driving me nuts
lastlight
09-22-2010, 06:13 PM
Must be getting colder. You can always tell when activity picks up here on the forums and the threads get more 'entertaining' as people are less focused on having real lives lol.
:pop2:
Rbacchiega
09-22-2010, 08:29 PM
there are stink bugs all over the screen to the back patio. It's disgusting. But, still in shorts and a tshirt, so I can manage
Rbacchiega
09-22-2010, 08:52 PM
bhahahahahahaha Japan wouldn't let Paris Hilton into the country..
Ryanst
09-23-2010, 01:32 AM
I am tired of walking in mud all day.
Ryanst
09-23-2010, 01:36 AM
and I want to go snowmobiling. Now that I think of it I spent way to much money on somthing I only use 5 or 6 weekends a year and it costs me at least 500 a weekend when I do go.
lockrookie
09-23-2010, 03:12 AM
automatic doors make me feel like a jedi.....
Rbacchiega
09-25-2010, 06:55 PM
Trading tattoo work for Reef Stuff...EPIC WIN. Tank, stand, Light fixture, bulbs AND 20lbs live rock when I'm ready...all for a half sleeve tattoo.
lockrookie
09-26-2010, 05:42 AM
lesson for the day... when cutting glass be sure its not tempered glass and if your not sure dont try and snap it on your living room rug.
was making a skimer shelf for the 50g tanks sump. took apart a cheap 10g tank for its glass measured, used glass cutter, tried to snap didnt want to to i put more pressure.. still not (at this point oneshoudl begin to wonder) hitit really hard and tiny glass pieces all over.
so just because its a cheap tank its not necesarily plate glass.....opps
The Grizz
09-26-2010, 05:46 AM
lesson for the day... when cutting glass be sure its not tempered glass and if your not sure dont try and snap it on your living room rug.
was making a skimer shelf for the 50g tanks sump. took apart a cheap 10g tank for its glass measured, used glass cutter, tried to snap didnt want to to i put more pressure.. still not (at this point oneshoudl begin to wonder) hitit really hard and tiny glass pieces all over.
so just because its a cheap tank its not necesarily plate glass.....opps
:rofl2: good one dude :rofl2:
lockrookie
09-26-2010, 05:55 AM
well he other 10 i tore apart for my sump and overflow build... cut nice.. this one ..not so much lol
jorjef
09-27-2010, 03:27 PM
Starting a "bucket list" of sorts..... I NEED to see a field of mini corn... Like the ones from stir frys... Seriously how big do these plants get.... Do the Keebler elves contract themselves out to do the harvest? How big could the fields be?? What do you use for planting? a toy set of farm equipment!!
Zoaelite
10-02-2010, 01:52 AM
I understand the reviews on my skimmer a little better now...
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/5243/p1140014m.jpg (http://img704.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1140014m.jpg)
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9430/p1140013.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1140013.jpg)
:neutral:
oh jeez! ya.. that would be why I modded the cup (for one of the models I had) to remove that damn o-ring (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=476608&postcount=225). Also this might help too (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=481699&postcount=248).
Zoaelite
10-02-2010, 02:14 AM
+1 on to do list, thx for the links :lol:.
I should do a Resolve commercial, now that area of the carpet is too clean and almost looks white. Guess I'm going to have to go rent a carpet vac to make it all look that way.
Or a pallet o resolve bottles :razz:.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6169/p1140016.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p1140016.jpg)
Rbacchiega
10-02-2010, 02:35 AM
my dude's daughter is a moron. 17 and expects everything to be given to her. He's just as much of a moron for not disciplining her. gone through 3 cars in 6 months...numerous tickets...caught with marijuana, caught selling it too...smokes it in the house....shows up to the shop 3 hours late, leaves early, when she is there she's sleeping...her station is a mess....stays out past state enforced curfew, is an overal idiot....he pays her tickets, he pays her fines, he pays her insurance, gives her gas money, gives her money for smokes gives gives gives gives....she doesnt' show any respect to anyone...everytime I see her I want to knock her out but really can't afford to be deported and banned from the states....I keep telling him the best thing that happened to me was 8.5 months in juvi.....dear god I need a beer.
Trabby
10-04-2010, 01:32 AM
Wonders how many....hundreds.....thousands.....millions of times the Pug will chase his tail before
A) he gets sick of it
or
B) he realizes it's attatched to his a$$
lockrookie
10-04-2010, 01:36 AM
Wonders how many....hundreds.....thousands.....millions of times the Pug will chase his tail before
A) he gets sick of it
or
B) he realizes it's attatched to his a$$
ah yes the day of chasing tail... we all know them well.
Trabby
10-04-2010, 01:41 AM
I have never seen a dog chase his tail more in my life.. Must be a pug thing....
Delphinus
10-04-2010, 01:45 AM
http://www.sheldoncomics.com/images/blogimages/blog_090626b.jpg
Trabby
10-04-2010, 01:54 AM
ROFLMAO!! Ya... That about sums it up!! Bizzare creature indeed .
Rbacchiega
10-05-2010, 12:36 AM
watched a 2 year old run full force into the wall at the shop today. And laughed. One of the many reason's I'll probably be going to hell. That and I hate some people. Not "oh, I don't like you" type of hate, but a legitimate "when I see you I want to punch you until you bleed" type of hate. Hi mom.
jorjef
10-05-2010, 01:03 AM
watched a 2 year old run full force into the wall at the shop today. And laughed. One of the many reason's I'll probably be going to hell. That and I hate some people. Not "oh, I don't like you" type of hate, but a legitimate "when I see you I want to punch you until you bleed" type of hate. Hi mom.
OUCH kabibble....Guess there will be no sack race with mom at the family reunion
Rbacchiega
10-05-2010, 04:00 PM
ha ha it was a riot. She hit the wall sat down and looked at her mom and dad and I...the three of us just started laughing and then so did she.
Delphinus
10-05-2010, 04:55 PM
The way you said "Hi mom" makes it sounds like your mom is one of those people you want to punch in the face, and not a "Oh hi mom, I didn't know you were listening to me just now" kind of way. Of course, the ambiguity here only adds to your mysterious persona. Is she psycho or not? I don't know, but man her arms are covered in ink and not in a "my Sharpie just exploded" kind of way like it would be for me if my arms were covered in ink.
You ever find any good pho in Jersey? Guess where I'm going in about 30 minutes? :p Oh hey, on the topic of which .. the coat rack broke again. This time I had nothing to do with it. Please ask your uncle not to arrest me.
Rbacchiega
10-05-2010, 05:02 PM
HAHAHAHA No, it said Hi mom cause I pretty much just copied and paste my facebook status. I didn't find a pho place in Jersey yet...found one in NYC...china town believe it or not...really good too. Jealous that you're going...I could use some now. It's totally become my comfort food
DiverDude
10-05-2010, 05:02 PM
Why can't people just put sh*t back where they found it ? Is it REALLY that difficult a concept ?
Arghhhhhhhhhhhh !
lorenz0
10-05-2010, 05:35 PM
$225 cell phone bill FML!!!!
waiting to see this bill from fido, i never use my phone during the day besides texting
lastlight
10-05-2010, 07:11 PM
trying to work while the little mermaid blares in the living room. not many can relate to me right now. hell i need that basement office already!
Rbacchiega
10-06-2010, 03:13 PM
Bacon, Eggs, and Hot sauce (Frank's) on a roll. Screw you heart condition. Screw you.
lorenz0
10-06-2010, 11:57 PM
scavaging kijiji for a new tank
Rbacchiega
10-07-2010, 02:26 AM
I need to learn to breathe. Getting angry makes my head and heart hurt (literally...not emo garbage)....
Rbacchiega
10-07-2010, 11:01 PM
horrible music played over horrible laptop speakers make me want to vomit.
lastlight
10-08-2010, 12:25 AM
Getting angry makes my head and heart hurt (literally...not emo garbage)....
Haha. You should do standup lol.
Rbacchiega
10-08-2010, 12:48 AM
funny you say that....another Tattooer friend of mine is a standup comic and said the same thing...
Trabby
10-08-2010, 01:11 AM
Sometimes..... People **** ME OFF!!
lorenz0
10-08-2010, 02:30 AM
The T5 junky bought his first Medal halide!!
hell has frozen over...
Trabby
10-08-2010, 02:32 AM
[QUOTE=lorenz0 The T5 junky bought his first Medal halide!!
hell has frozen over...[/QUOTE]
like :)
Zoaelite
10-08-2010, 02:38 AM
The spring on my garage door just exploded...
Now in need of not only a new spring but possibly some new underwear :neutral:.
lockrookie
10-08-2010, 03:04 AM
The spring on my garage door just exploded...
Now in need of not only a new spring but possibly some new underwear :neutral:.
lol it happens ive had it happen tome twice and i agree scares the nog outta ya
jorjef
10-08-2010, 03:24 AM
When will those hideous blocky white sun glasses that everyone under 25 wears become a thing of the past.....Nothing makes me laugh more than two guys walking down the sidewalk with their storm trooper glasses on..... Dorks!
Rbacchiega
10-08-2010, 03:36 AM
I love google talk. Just got off the "phone" with my buddy Jed in Australia.
Zoaelite
10-08-2010, 04:06 AM
When will those hideous blocky white sun glasses that everyone under 25 wears become a thing of the past.....Nothing makes me laugh more than two guys walking down the sidewalk with their storm trooper glasses on..... Dorks!
As I'm 21 and own a pair of "Storm trooper glasses" I think I can speak for all "Under 25er's" when I say that there are more important things in life than judging people on there appearance.
... Oh wait that lesson is suppose to come with age :razz:.
lorenz0
10-08-2010, 04:09 AM
are you talking about ray ban's?
are you talking about ray ban's?
You mean Max Headrooms glasses...
http://laist.com/attachments/la_tomdog/max-headroom.jpg
The 80's were bad enough the first time around guys....
Zoaelite
10-08-2010, 04:13 AM
Haha, no the upgraded 2010 model's?
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5017/glassy.jpg (http://img809.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glassy.jpg)
Rbacchiega
10-09-2010, 01:52 AM
For what it's worth...I have 25+ pairs of sunglasses. And I bring them with me everywhere.
Also:
Hells yes 10 dollar 2" frags! not a sale either...there's a lfs here where that's the every day price!!!!!
hound96
10-09-2010, 02:35 AM
i have a black pair just like the pic above and i'm over 25
Rbacchiega
10-09-2010, 10:07 PM
Look out Calgary...I'll be all up in your grill soon.
jorjef
10-10-2010, 12:09 AM
Makes sense black= over 25..... white = under 25....
i have a black pair just like the pic above and i'm over 25
jorjef
10-10-2010, 12:17 AM
As an "old" guy I marvel at the younger crowd of today who's cry on injustice is sadly so insecure.. "it's not fair" ...."don't judge me".... Reality sad or not is we are ALL judged everyday since the day we are born. It's not fair.....suck it up and move on.....A bleeding heart Liberal, tree hugging lefty I will never be.
Rbacchiega
10-10-2010, 12:22 AM
As an "old" guy I marvel at the younger crowd of today who's cry on injustice is sadly so insecure.. "it's not fair" ...."don't judge me".... Reality sad or not is we are ALL judged everyday since the day we are born. It's not fair.....suck it up and move on.....A bleeding heart Liberal i will never be.
you know, it's funny you bring this up. Right now there is a 17 year old who is really testing my patience here at the shop. And she's bosses daughter which makes things a little more difficult. But after falling asleep (yet again) at work and missing yet another class of communit college because she dropped out of highschool and failed the first time round based on absences....she has the balls to yell at the three of us that we "don't know what it's like to work all day" and THEN! turns to her father and tells him he doesn't know how hard it is for her because he never graduated school. Oh thats right, your father enlisted in the navy...he knows NOTHING about work. Oh that's right...I worked 2 graveyard shift jobs to pay for my apprenticeship...leaving me about 5 hours a day/night to sleep...I know NOTHING about working for a day..... hell, I'm only 25, but I know what respect is.
Trabby
10-10-2010, 12:24 AM
Not thankful for sinus and chest congestion :(
lockrookie
10-10-2010, 12:42 AM
you know, it's funny you bring this up. Right now there is a 17 year old who is really testing my patience here at the shop. And she's bosses daughter which makes things a little more difficult. But after falling asleep (yet again) at work and missing yet another class of communit college because she dropped out of highschool and failed the first time round based on absences....she has the balls to yell at the three of us that we "don't know what it's like to work all day" and THEN! turns to her father and tells him he doesn't know how hard it is for her because he never graduated school. Oh thats right, your father enlisted in the navy...he knows NOTHING about work. Oh that's right...I worked 2 graveyard shift jobs to pay for my apprenticeship...leaving me about 5 hours a day/night to sleep...I know NOTHING about working for a day..... hell, I'm only 25, but I know what respect is.
well on the upside...be thankful she's not your child... on this wonderfull thanksgiving weekend... which i hope everyone has a great weekend
Rbacchiega
10-10-2010, 01:39 AM
haha I forgot it's Thanksgiving in Canada! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! But yes, very.
lockrookie
10-10-2010, 02:47 AM
"i love it when a plan comes together"
Rbacchiega
10-10-2010, 04:37 PM
I love sleeping in. And then "lazy" days in the garage building machines. And by lazy I mean, constant milling, sanding, welding, drilling, painting....I get all greasy and disgusting and its perfect.
Lance
10-10-2010, 04:56 PM
I love sleeping in. And then "lazy" days in the garage building machines. And by lazy I mean, constant milling, sanding, welding, drilling, painting....I get all greasy and disgusting and its perfect.
Whoa!!! I want to marry you in my next life. Bad-Ass humour, reefing skills, tats, works with power tools and has greasy hands. I may be in love.
P.S. Do you have a boat? And can you cook?
Rbacchiega
10-10-2010, 06:48 PM
Whoa!!! I want to marry you in my next life. Bad-Ass humour, reefing skills, tats, works with power tools and has greasy hands. I may be in love.
P.S. Do you have a boat? And can you cook?
ha ha we do have a boat! 57 footer...well Ernie has the boat...I just go on it. Go sport fishing on it and one of his sons runs fishing tours off it during the week. And I'm Italian...so yes.
Look me up in the next lifetime ;) hahaha
Lance
10-10-2010, 07:14 PM
ha ha we do have a boat! 57 footer...well Ernie has the boat...I just go on it. Go sport fishing on it and one of his sons runs fishing tours off it during the week. And I'm Italian...so yes.
Look me up in the next lifetime ;) hahaha
Ahhhhhhh! Linguini and red wine while relaxing on a 57 footer. Mama Mia!!!
.......linguinie, lingweenie, linguiney, pasta........
Rbacchiega
10-10-2010, 07:46 PM
....my trip back home (although long overdue...miss family and friends) is going to blow chunks. Hello 3rd heart operation. I hate you already
lorenz0
10-12-2010, 03:09 AM
K so I think I have the most f'd up story... never witnessed anything like it before
Coming home from a killer DJ show last night, 4 of us jump in a cab and start making our way home. So we are coming up to a light and we notice another cab totalled with people crawling out of it, the force of the hit looked like it caused the cab to spin up a curb and into a post. There was another car north of it parked (which we think was the one that hit the cab) with no one at it and a mitsubishi lancer on the overpass parked in the other direction. As we are asking the people in the cab if they are all ok we notice a fight at the mitsubishi and a man pushes a woman, jumps in the car and started peeling out with her hanging off the door. She was dragged about 60 feet before falling off and hitting the ground hard. Our cabby chases after the mitsubishi into silver spring community to get the plates cause we thought this was the car that hit the cab and we weren't going to let him get away without getting the plates. after another intersection, the guy hoops the median onto the wrong lane, than he hoops it again to get to the right lane almost flipping the car. Shortly after he stops when he realized we were after him, jumps out and screams at us (saying nothing just a noise) we got the plate and called it in. I would have jumped out but I was not in the right state of mind to be doing anything stupid.
After being on the phone with the cops, we found out that the guy in the mitsubishi was the one who crashed into the cab in the car north of the crashed cab and he stole the car from the lady who pulled over in the mitsubishi to help. After learning this I wish I got out of the cab and made sure that the cops came and got him. He was obviously drunk and I hope they caught him, never heard back about what happened
edit:
guess he was caught, found this
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/arrested+punching+Good+Samaritan+stealing+after+no rthwest+Calgary+crash/3654163/story.html
^people are bizarre. Hope you do your part and give a witness statement to the cops.
banditpowdercoat
10-12-2010, 03:52 AM
I'm wearing a string....
PoonTang
10-12-2010, 03:55 AM
I'm wearing a string....
Man thong??? Eeewww
banditpowdercoat
10-12-2010, 04:07 AM
Ur sic.My kid threw a string on my head LOL
lockrookie
10-12-2010, 04:11 AM
<-------watching paint dry
Borderjumper
10-12-2010, 04:16 AM
Aww Farve has an ouwie elbow
Rbacchiega
10-12-2010, 03:05 PM
The cat farted on my leg. I felt it.
Also:
A lady at the shop has the most epic "front butt" I've seen in a while.
banditpowdercoat
10-12-2010, 03:18 PM
Better to have felt than smelt. And front butt??? WTF EWWWW
jorjef
10-12-2010, 03:40 PM
Just say'in
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/cid:417D5E891964402F8970E239AAD2F194@rcsys
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fishoholic
10-12-2010, 03:43 PM
K so I think I have the most f'd up story... never witnessed anything like it before
Coming home from a killer DJ show last night, 4 of us jump in a cab and start making our way home. So we are coming up to a light and we notice another cab totalled with people crawling out of it, the force of the hit looked like it caused the cab to spin up a curb and into a post. There was another car north of it parked (which we think was the one that hit the cab) with no one at it and a mitsubishi lancer on the overpass parked in the other direction. As we are asking the people in the cab if they are all ok we notice a fight at the mitsubishi and a man pushes a woman, jumps in the car and started peeling out with her hanging off the door. She was dragged about 60 feet before falling off and hitting the ground hard. Our cabby chases after the mitsubishi into silver spring community to get the plates cause we thought this was the car that hit the cab and we weren't going to let him get away without getting the plates. after another intersection, the guy hoops the median onto the wrong lane, than he hoops it again to get to the right lane almost flipping the car. Shortly after he stops when he realized we were after him, jumps out and screams at us (saying nothing just a noise) we got the plate and called it in. I would have jumped out but I was not in the right state of mind to be doing anything stupid.
After being on the phone with the cops, we found out that the guy in the mitsubishi was the one who crashed into the cab in the car north of the crashed cab and he stole the car from the lady who pulled over in the mitsubishi to help. After learning this I wish I got out of the cab and made sure that the cops came and got him. He was obviously drunk and I hope they caught him, never heard back about what happened
edit:
guess he was caught, found this
http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/arrested+punching+Good+Samaritan+stealing+after+no rthwest+Calgary+crash/3654163/story.html
Wow that's crazy, glad they caught the guy.
Rbacchiega
10-12-2010, 08:15 PM
I am receeding into childhood. 17 year old doesn't like it when we close her door and pull the curtain on her station when she's not here because she "likes to see her station when she walks in".....well the rest of us don't...so after she left...guess who pulled the curtain and closed the door. I might have also stuck my tongue out at her as she left.
lockrookie
10-12-2010, 08:32 PM
I am receeding into childhood. 17 year old doesn't like it when we close her door and pull the curtain on her station when she's not here because she "likes to see her station when she walks in".....well the rest of us don't...so after she left...guess who pulled the curtain and closed the door. I might have also stuck my tongue out at her as she left.
put vasaline on the door knob
Hawkaholic
10-12-2010, 08:40 PM
put vasaline on the door knob
or a pail of skimmate above the door:twised:
Rbacchiega
10-12-2010, 09:02 PM
hahaha if she actually worked more often and had to use gloves I would vaseline the insides of her gloves....that's an old trick we used to do to the new person in the shop...but since she's hardly at work I doubt it'd be any good. We're on the hunt for bio-hazard or caution tape (should be easy cause it's halloween) and we're taping off her room etc....maybe she'll get the idea.
lastlight
10-12-2010, 09:05 PM
The cat farted on my leg. I felt it.
Also:
A lady at the shop has the most epic "front butt" I've seen in a while.
Haha I so hope your shop-mates never find this little place.
Rbacchiega
10-12-2010, 09:25 PM
are you kidding! they're the ones who pointed out the front butt!
Parker
10-12-2010, 09:27 PM
i have a black pair just like the pic above and i'm over 25
I have a black pair also, and I'm over 35....
lockrookie
10-12-2010, 10:27 PM
are you kidding! they're the ones who pointed out the front butt!
just remember kids crack kills
Rbacchiega
10-13-2010, 02:32 AM
I really have to pee...but the bathroom on this floor is outta commission because we're doing some plumbing fixing stuff.....and Ernie just destroyed the one upstairs. Fml.
Some people sure do have a lot of random thoughts..
Rbacchiega
10-13-2010, 02:38 AM
I know I do...my mind is always wandering....oooh shiney
Zoaelite
10-13-2010, 03:07 AM
Why is the final Lord of the Rings 4 hours long! What an unbelievably long movie, Peter Jackson has to kill a small number of people from bed soars each year.
jorjef
10-13-2010, 03:49 AM
Fish can be a nuisance in a reef tank.... I need to get rid of the fish and cleaner shrimp...Wife says "what's the point then"....Okay maybe a couple or three Chromis. How did that red face get there?
lorenz0
10-13-2010, 06:53 PM
dear Daft Punk,
You need to do another tour since you did the sound track for tron
Zoaelite
10-14-2010, 01:57 AM
dear Daft Punk,
You need to do another tour since you did the sound track for tron
+1!!!
phi delt reefer
10-14-2010, 02:11 AM
dear Daft Punk,
You need to do another tour since you did the sound track for tron
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::bigg rin:YESSSSS!
lorenz0
10-15-2010, 06:51 PM
BANZINGA, yes guys. There is a rumor they will be a headliner at coachella.... But I am sure I won't be able to go again due to finals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap7uGtw4QLc
On another note....
why do people complex their tanks so much. The success to all of my tanks has been from keeping it basic.
why do people complex their tanks so much. The success to all of my tanks has been from keeping it basic.
Because not everyone can be a natural reefer like you :) It is just like school. Comes natural to some, while the rest of us slobs need to struggle and work at it. :biggrin:
Trabby
10-15-2010, 07:02 PM
Ughhhhh I hate snow....
lorenz0
10-16-2010, 12:07 AM
Because not everyone can be a natural reefer like you :) It is just like school. Comes natural to some, while the rest of us slobs need to struggle and work at it. :biggrin:
oh i spoke way to soon. was mounting a new frag in the 14gal and the rocks moved and than it bugged me so I started moving rocks, 1 hour later and the tank looks like $hit
Rbacchiega
10-17-2010, 09:43 PM
I wish they just sold the cookie part of the oreo.
Zoaelite
10-17-2010, 11:12 PM
I wish they just sold the cookie part of the oreo.
Fail, I wish they sold just the cream part of the cookie or I could always go eat bulk cake icing.
Rbacchiega
10-18-2010, 12:51 AM
so we have an oreo eating/tank tour party when I return to Canada....'nuff said.
Rbacchiega
10-18-2010, 10:48 PM
its set then. Oreo/tank tour party...wooot wooot!
Ps.....screw you and your easybake oven...you're 17...wtf do you need an easy bake oven for...all the stuff you have for it expired when I was 12 for crying out loud...which means you would have been 5...grow up.
lorenz0
10-19-2010, 02:10 AM
Oreo Sippers FTW!!
devil post... if you know what I mean
Rbacchiega
10-19-2010, 06:40 PM
:morning::sleep::juggle::ranger:drip acclimating takes foreeeeeeevvvveeeeeeer
Parker
10-19-2010, 06:56 PM
T-Minus two weeks to our yearly boys trip to Vegas. Better start priming the liver for far too much beer and my brain for nowhere near enough sleep!
Trabby
10-19-2010, 08:27 PM
:morning::sleep::juggle::ranger:drip acclimating takes foreeeeeeevvvveeeeeeer
I hear ya.... Drip..... Drip......drip..... What are you adding? How long you usually drip for? My new pair of peppermint shrimp are getting dripped on at this very moment :)
Rbacchiega
10-19-2010, 08:31 PM
added a cleanup crew, some chromis and a wrasse.
I did half the shipment drip and the other half floating while adding some water to the bag, taking some out, adding more etc until I figured I'd done it about 2 full times...none of the bag water went into the tank....everything seems to be doing good...the wrasse is a little shy, but that's to be expected....everything else is movin around and picking at stuff and the 5 chromis already ate some rotifers.
EDIT:
I drip 2-4 drops per second until the water volume in the bag has doubled (empty the bag into a 5 gallon fish bowl first)...then take out about half the water and toss it down the drain...continue to drip until the water volume has doubled again...usually takes about an hour or so
whatcaneyedo
10-19-2010, 09:11 PM
I keep having the same reoccurring dream/nightmare. In it I have 7 aquariums in my old bedroom where my parents used to live and I keep forgetting to do water changes and feed the fish... When I wake up I'm completely stressed out but then relieved that I'm just down to one tank now (I did have 5 at one point several years ago).
banditpowdercoat
10-20-2010, 08:57 PM
It's official, Wifes moving out Nov 1 :'( I can't describe what Im feeling......
Lance
10-20-2010, 09:19 PM
It's official, Wifes moving out Nov 1 :'( I can't describe what Im feeling......
:(
Rbacchiega
10-20-2010, 09:19 PM
Sorry to hear that Dan...PM me if you need to talk...been there before
banditpowdercoat
10-20-2010, 09:35 PM
Thx I may take you up on that.... I am stuck in camp for another 2 weeks!!!
lastlight
10-21-2010, 04:09 PM
So EcoTech said MSRP $695 for the new MP60 and now I'm seeing in Canada it's going to cost us $799 if everyone comes in at around the same price. Our dollar is damn near even and these are not massive things to ship so with shipping and duties etc...I dunno sorta stinks to me.
Rbacchiega
10-21-2010, 04:49 PM
I could always ship SOME fish dry goods in my tattoo gear, as that gets mailed and not taken on a plane...hmmmmmm ps...the shops here still carry black powder *swoon*
Zoaelite
10-21-2010, 05:56 PM
So EcoTech said MSRP $695 for the new MP60 and now I'm seeing in Canada it's going to cost us $799 if everyone comes in at around the same price. Our dollar is damn near even and these are not massive things to ship so with shipping and duties etc...I dunno sorta stinks to me.
Everyone has to make a living, unfortunately I don't really see us having the power to drop it down and Ecotech will most likely release a shortage of them to ensure they are purchased at that price. Like all new things I'm sure once the hype comes down, so will the price.
lorenz0
10-21-2010, 06:57 PM
Everyone has to make a living, unfortunately I don't really see us having the power to drop it down and Ecotech will most likely release a shortage of them to ensure they are purchased at that price. Like all new things I'm sure once the hype comes down, so will the price.
No its more or less canadian companies aren't changing prices of produces due to the dollar change. They know they can buy the product for cheap and sell it for what they have always been selling it for without to many people noticing. For instance, the power modual. A usa company is selling it for almost $200 cheaper, yet even with the dollar change our canadian companies won't budge on their prices.
As much as I prefer supporting our canadian companies, if I can save $100 on something after shipping and duties guess where my business will go
shoes are another thing for me. I can get a set for $50-80 cheaper in the usa
Zoaelite
10-21-2010, 07:42 PM
I agree with you that it isn't at all right and that this will cause some orders from the states for sure but it's not the retailers who provide the MSRP.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=69107
That shows the Canadian MSRP to be $699, retailers really don't have the power to undercut this as at that point they start stepping on other retailers feet which causes problems for Ecotech.
Even if our dollar is worth more companies in the states still have power over us, I would attribute that to the fact that there are 20 million people in Canada and 320 million people in the states.
lastlight
10-21-2010, 09:09 PM
Actually that shows the msrp to be $799 and was what prompted me to post =)
Zoaelite
10-21-2010, 09:15 PM
Actually that shows the msrp to be $799 and was what prompted me to post =)
WOW I didn't read that properly at all, really makes me wonder why it takes an extra $100.00 to get each unit up to us considering they are smaller than a basketball. Perhaps a certain distributor could chime in to explain this to us *cough* Reefwholesale *cough*.
phi delt reefer
10-21-2010, 09:46 PM
WOW I didn't read that properly at all, really makes me wonder why it takes an extra $100.00 to get each unit up to us considering they are smaller than a basketball. Perhaps a certain distributor could chime in to explain this to us *cough* Reefwholesale *cough*.
its the those damn french instructions. they have to be printed on with gold ink on platinum laced paper :)
on a side note - I do enjoy living by the US border :). MP10es goes for $265 + tax here... i can get em for $185 US if i drive 45 minutes. 36" t5 bulbs are like $30ish each here... $19 in the states. JL aquatics has some decent prices though. Havent found another retailer that is as competitive though :(. Its there loss in the end - I still get all my parts :)
lorenz0
10-21-2010, 10:10 PM
Perhaps a certain distributor could chime in to explain this to us *cough* Reefwholesale *cough*.
I wouldn't mind hearing a distributers standpoint either
why are canadian costs such a difference? If the dollar keeps acting like how it has I am just going to be ordering all my equipment online from the states soon. eg. if I can save $200 on powerheads and $150 on other stuff that buys me a nice set of LR
I wouldn't mind hearing a distributers standpoint either
The story I got when purchasing my camera gear was that the prices are set by the distributers and they can't go around them to get cheaper pricing else where other wise they loose their distributership.
Statistically the US has 10x the population of Canada in a smaller area, so they can get better deals since they cover a broader sales base.
I still dont buy it.
lorenz0
10-22-2010, 01:14 PM
See thats what I have been told as well, which is believable
With the change in dollar for instance, the aftermarket car parts (wheels, exhaust...) destroyed a few local companies that weren't willing to comply with the change in currency that ended up destroying the business. People just started ordering stuff online cause they could save like $300 at least once the product got to them.
I'm just saying that once I start collecting for my new build, If I can save money somewhere i'm going to do it
Delphinus
10-22-2010, 04:20 PM
WANT
http://i1040.photobucket.com/albums/b402/NathanScottPhillips/dinghy-plane.jpg
lastlight
10-22-2010, 04:38 PM
You don't have one in your parts pile in the basement?! The HORROR!
lastlight
10-22-2010, 04:41 PM
If I can save money somewhere i'm going to do it
I support local when I can but for many things I can't ignore those facts. Trouble is often times the thing I want is only quickly available through an online purchase. Then I just get the other stuff I might otherwise get local (at a higher price but to support the LFS).
paddyob
10-22-2010, 04:43 PM
I bought my TEK light for price and quality.
I call an LFS looking for a part (legs) and he decides to tell me I should have bought such and such from him.
Who cares what I bought. If he had what I wanted I may have bought it from him. I was very specific in my needs and was NOT going to pay what he wanted for a particular fixture (Ice Cap).
My tank will do fine with what the TEK light. More than fine.
Geeez.... Another store to avoid.
IMO... sell me what I want.... not what you think I need. There is always going to be something "better" but come on.... JUST SELL ME WHAT I ASKED FOR!!!!!!!!!!!
freezetyle
10-22-2010, 04:51 PM
http://www.underwatersculpture.com/
Cool link found on RC
sphelps
10-22-2010, 05:11 PM
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
Rbacchiega
10-22-2010, 05:31 PM
I put the vortech up full speed on "Nutrient Export" mode...hello wave.
jorjef
10-22-2010, 05:49 PM
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
In the long run you and your wife will win over your friends, but your situation/timing would be a hard pill to swallow...Gone are the days of any thought of "a couple of guys" even going out after high school and renting a house.
Delphinus
10-22-2010, 06:17 PM
I put the vortech up full speed on "Nutrient Export" mode...hello wave.
Video please?
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
I hear you. I bought into my current abode just before things got stupid price-wise and both my wife & I were working. Now we're a single income family with two small kids. There's no way we'd qualify to buy the house we're in if it were on the market today, and that's even after it's devalued for a couple years - in 2007 it was worth at least 3 times what it was in 2003-2004, nowadays it's not quite 2 times. I don't how you're supposed to break into the market like this. Good luck man.
lorenz0
10-22-2010, 06:51 PM
I support local when I can but for many things I can't ignore those facts. Trouble is often times the thing I want is only quickly available through an online purchase. Then I just get the other stuff I might otherwise get local (at a higher price but to support the LFS).
true, I just ordered a new skimmer at RC. I go there before anything
michika
10-22-2010, 07:31 PM
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
Fixer-uper seems to be the answer. When we bought our house in 2008 it was half the price of the houses on either sides because it still sported some 1970s and 1950s decor. In 2009 it went up 50K in value, and in 2010 it went down 70.5k.
Your other options seems to be buying in the boonies and making a commute if you work downtown.
My random thought; UGH ate too much at lunch and now I'm too sleepy to concentrate fully.
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
Now thats the million dollar question Steve. One I have been asking myself for a few years now. Either I,m getting to old or just totally missed the boat. Or they never even called me when the boat was leaving. :lol:
lorenz0
10-22-2010, 10:50 PM
Aww what a day. maybe gremlins will come out of my closet and steal all my crap to top today
Parker
10-22-2010, 11:48 PM
I HATE Inventory Day!
Murminator
10-23-2010, 05:32 AM
How can anyone afford a mortgage in this bloody city? My wife and I are both engineers and we can't even afford anything close to what we want/need. We would have been better off not going to school and buying a house 7 years ago like many of our friends. Life is ridiculous!
By far the biggest decision I had to make in life at 20 years old do I buy a house? Or do I buy I job? (school) that I have to live with for the rest of my life because of money and time invested. I went for the house found it tough to decided at 20 what I was going to do for the rest of my life. But I always needed a house no matter what I did. Bought a 4 year old bungalow for a mear $80,000 but interest rate back then was 14%:eek: . Have moved couple times and always made money off them. But it also took me 16 yrs to work up the corporate ladder into a 6 figure income not straight outta school like a lot of people
whatcaneyedo
10-23-2010, 06:22 AM
By far the biggest decision I had to make in life at 20 years old do I buy a house? Or do I buy I job? (school) that I have to live with for the rest of my life because of money and time invested. I went for the house found it tough to decided at 20 what I was going to do for the rest of my life. But I always needed a house no matter what I did. Bought a 4 year old bungalow for a mear $80,000 but interest rate back then was 14%:eek: . Have moved couple times and always made money off them. But it also took me 16 yrs to work up the corporate ladder into a 6 figure income not straight outta school like a lot of people
I'm a bit curious. Who are these 'a lot of people' who earn 6 figures straight out of school? Apparently I took the wrong courses...
Rbacchiega
10-24-2010, 10:41 PM
No wonder America is suffering from obesity....we've had hamburgers for the last 4 nights in a row. Can't really complain when you're living in someone's house...but I even offered to cook today and he said no. i give up
fishytime
10-25-2010, 02:43 AM
*wonders what my tank would be like if I had a six figure income*:mrgreen:
sphelps
10-25-2010, 02:08 PM
I'm a bit curious. Who are these 'a lot of people' who earn 6 figures straight out of school? Apparently I took the wrong courses...
Me too, if I made 6 figures I'd be a lot better off. Been out of school for 3 years now, not making even close to that.
lastlight
10-25-2010, 03:16 PM
*wonders what my tank would be like if I had a six figure income*:mrgreen:
Measure the footprint of your basement and I'm sure you're close =)
Measure the footprint of your basement and I'm sure you're close =)
screw the basement, I would put it next to the living room.
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=237&pictureid=3646
Murminator
10-25-2010, 04:55 PM
I'm a bit curious. Who are these 'a lot of people' who earn 6 figures straight out of school? Apparently I took the wrong courses...
Easy you can make $100,000 a year driving truck don't even need high school grade 9 is good enough. I don't drive truck and never will....I just manage them. If your looking for a job I can hook you up :wink: You can make over 100G on the rigs with grade 9, running equip at a mine, running HD equipment, crane operators, some plant operators, forestry crews, some skilled trades working with the right companies...but some school involved....also just these jobs you work harder not smarter
Madreefer
10-25-2010, 05:02 PM
You can take foresty workers off that list. Up to about 5 years ago you could make that much. Due to our government that has allowed Canfor to get too big and destroy the forest industry we hardly work anymore. I just quit that racket. From logs to oil. Ft.Mac here I come.
Joe Reefer
10-25-2010, 05:16 PM
I bought my TEK light for price and quality.
I call an LFS looking for a part (legs) and he decides to tell me I should have bought such and such from him.
Who cares what I bought. If he had what I wanted I may have bought it from him. I was very specific in my needs and was NOT going to pay what he wanted for a particular fixture (Ice Cap).
My tank will do fine with what the TEK light. More than fine.
Geeez.... Another store to avoid.
IMO... sell me what I want.... not what you think I need. There is always going to be something "better" but come on.... JUST SELL ME WHAT I ASKED FOR!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, I was just trying to help you out with what I had at the time.
Parker
10-25-2010, 06:06 PM
Just because people live in those big houses doesn't mean they can afford them. We have so many friends that live in big brand new houses and drive two brand new cars and make quite a bit less per month then my wife and I do. We can't figure out how they do it.
It must be debt stacked on top of debt, consolidation loan after cosolidation loan. It will catch up with them all in the end. I don't have the nicest house, but I've done some work to it over the years to get it there. I don't have the nicest cars, Focus Wagon and a Corolla but they are paid for.
Too many people try to live outside of their means, no wonder there's an economic crisis these days.
michika
10-25-2010, 06:54 PM
Just because people live in those big houses doesn't mean they can afford them. We have so many friends that live in big brand new houses and drive two brand new cars and make quite a bit less per month then my wife and I do. We can't figure out how they do it.
It must be debt stacked on top of debt, consolidation loan after cosolidation loan. It will catch up with them all in the end. I don't have the nicest house, but I've done some work to it over the years to get it there. I don't have the nicest cars, Focus Wagon and a Corolla but they are paid for.
Too many people try to live outside of their means, no wonder there's an economic crisis these days.
This!
I drive old cars, my newest is 1999 and my oldest is 1980. I only carry a mortgage and usually no debt. I do my own housework, and I shop around for the best prices. Anything I buy, from groceries, to my tank build is done in cash. I save for big purchases, and am mindful of the big costs throughout the year; holidays, insurance, glasses, etc. Still though it blows my mind to see some people spending all the time.
I also have friends like those that are mentioned above; bigger house then ours, new cars, new furniture, top of the line everything, and they're always travelling, shopping, etc. They way their lifestyle works is that they assume they will always carry debt and assume the cost of carrying it is a fact of life.
I also have friends who've worked and worked, and are just thrilled to put away $100 a month into an RSP.
We chose to buy our house because a) we couldn't handle renting anymore b) the house we bought was a bit less then the monthly cost of renting something similar, c) our financials were in the right place, and d) we found a house that fit our needs almost perfectly. In the end I think our mortgage is a money hungry beast, but I love my house and its ultra slow renovations. For us buying works for us, but we bought with the intention to stay in our home for the next 20 some years.
Just because people live in those big houses doesn't mean they can afford them.
House rich, cash poor. Bit back was looking through Comfree at houses up in Quarry Ridge. There was a million+ house and in the pictures for the living room was a single plaid recliner and about a 20" TV on a milk crate.
lorenz0
10-26-2010, 03:10 PM
dear little sea urchin, that sting you gave me has been ichy for the past 4 days. jerk
lastlight
10-26-2010, 03:45 PM
Just because people live in those big houses doesn't mean they can afford them.
I guess this was us to some extent. To be fair to us we had two incomes so the nice house was possible but not a ton of wiggle room if something were to go wrong and it did! Now we're where we belong. Modesty is affordable and we're really happy.
Parker
10-26-2010, 04:12 PM
I guess this was us to some extent. To be fair to us we had two incomes so the nice house was possible but not a ton of wiggle room if something were to go wrong and it did! Now we're where we belong. Modesty is affordable and we're really happy.
My comments weren't aimed at people who could afford them such as you did with dual incomes. It was directed more towards the people that buy $600,000.00 houses while only earning $42,000 a year. To be fair the banks play a large role in this. When we bought our house and applied for a morgage we asked for XXX,XXX.00 of dollars and the first thing they asked us what "Well, don't you want to know how much total you can borrow" We said "Nope, this is what we want to spend, not what you think I can afford to spend." I think some people get glassy eyed at the thought of buying a much bigger house simply because the bank said they could.
I had a friend that was planning to spend around $300,000.00 and the bank told them they could afford a house double that so they started looking at houses in that range only to have to sell it less then a year later.
Zoaelite
10-26-2010, 08:50 PM
Potters, I love you but STOP EATING ALL MY CHALICES!!!
fishoholic
10-27-2010, 12:48 AM
Really wish I didn't have to work for a living that and I wish I liked where I work, 'cause I used to and now not so much :sad:
Rbacchiega
10-27-2010, 02:52 AM
BRETT (LASTLIGHT) LOOOOOOOOOOOVES WEARING TIGHTS....HE SAID SO HIMSELF ON FACEBOOK.
and yes...I was yelling it. At the top of my little smoker's lungs
Delphinus
10-27-2010, 03:05 AM
All I heard was this:
BRETT *cough* *cough* wearing *wheeeze* *cough* *hack*BOOK
and yes...I was yelling it. At the top of my little smoker's lungs
Murminator
10-27-2010, 04:12 AM
Really wish I didn't have to work for a living that and I wish I liked where I work, 'cause I used to and now not so much :sad:
I wish I was born rich instead of so damn good looking :wink:
SeaHorse_Fanatic
10-28-2010, 01:01 AM
I enjoy my job because I get to work on my schedule (usually) and still take care of my little girl. It's great to have help from my parents & the in-laws, but the main point of being self-employed for me is to allow me to raise my child and not be an absentee parent. Could have probably made more money & have more security working a "regular" job but then I wouldn't get to spend most of my days playing with & teaching Felicia while still getting my work done. :biggrin:
I wish I was born rich instead of so damn good looking :wink:
At least you got one of the two. Many of us got neither. :lol:
Skimmerking
10-28-2010, 03:45 AM
I wish I was born rich instead of so damn good looking :wink:
Murray you got a face on ya like a half chewed caramel......:mrgreen:
Murminator
10-28-2010, 03:54 AM
Murray you got a face on ya like a half chewed caramel......:mrgreen:
Yeah I was robbed on both accounts :wink:
lorenz0
10-28-2010, 05:02 AM
Well that does it, going to start a new tank asap. This carnaval ride trying to keep sps in a biocube is over
michika
10-28-2010, 01:27 PM
I washed my debit card in my pants yesterday. Now I have no cash until next Monday. How will I survive?!
sphelps
10-28-2010, 01:37 PM
I washed my debit card in my pants yesterday. Now I have no cash until next Monday. How will I survive?!
Banks have always given me temporary replacement cards until new official one shows up in the mail.
Bank cards are dumb when are banks going to pick up on fingerprint technology or something cooler?
Banks have always given me temporary replacement cards until new official one shows up in the mail.
Bank cards are dumb when are banks going to pick up on fingerprint technology or something cooler?
nah, they are waiting for this...
http://www.danscartoons.com/jk18.gif
Trabby
10-28-2010, 03:15 PM
I washed my debit card in my pants yesterday. Now I have no cash until next Monday. How will I survive?!
Mine has been washed... Dried.. And is still swiping it's way to " approved" :)
Rbacchiega
10-28-2010, 03:50 PM
I know diatoms are normal etc, during the early stages of a tank...but JHC I hate them
lorenz0
10-28-2010, 10:29 PM
dear double down. You taste good but 5 min after I am starting to feel like crap
Rbacchiega
10-28-2010, 11:24 PM
dear double down. You taste good but 5 min after I am starting to feel like crap
I have wanted to try one for a while...but that seems to be the general thought afterwards....and the crazy ammount of sodium is probably not too good for someone with heart problems hahaha
lastlight
10-28-2010, 11:37 PM
Randi stop sharing privileged material or I'll go all robinhood on your arse.
jorjef
10-29-2010, 12:03 AM
dear double down. You taste good but 5 min after I am starting to feel like crap
That thing looks like a $5.95 heart attack waiting to happen
Rbacchiega
10-29-2010, 12:27 AM
Randi stop sharing privileged material or I'll go all robinhood on your arse.
..with your...ah..."short sword" as you called it?
lorenz0
10-29-2010, 01:19 AM
That thing looks like a $5.95 heart attack waiting to happen
oh but it was so good. Its something you eat to say you tried it, not a staple diet
Zoaelite
10-29-2010, 01:27 AM
oh but it was so good. Its something you eat to say you tried it, not a staple diet
That would be the Canadian version
The American version:
It's something you eat 3 times a day to say you tried, I BELIEVE IN CAPITALISM I CAN EAT WHAT EVER THE HELL I WANT.
fishoholic
10-29-2010, 01:47 AM
nah, they are waiting for this...
http://www.danscartoons.com/jk18.gif
http://www.danscartoons.com/jk18.gif
oh boy that would be a fashion faux pas!
Mandosh
10-29-2010, 02:41 AM
Somebody convince not to turn my girlfriends stupid goldfish tank into a 10g nano.
lorenz0
10-29-2010, 02:58 AM
That would be the Canadian version
The American version:
It's something you eat 3 times a day to say you tried, I BELIEVE IN CAPITALISM I CAN EAT WHAT EVER THE HELL I WANT.
Qoute of the day, ha ha stupid yankee's. My friend took a pic of his breakfast in Vegas, and it was fried chicken on waffles, and the waffles had bacon bits in them. Oh and suateed onions on the side. So gross.
I'm sorry but after hearing some of them talk on PSN I wonder how easy their education system actually is
lastlight
10-29-2010, 04:16 AM
Fresh off my knife.
http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/pumpkin.jpg
Zoaelite
10-29-2010, 04:21 AM
Nice mountain range Brett!
banditpowdercoat
10-29-2010, 06:56 PM
FML, she signed a rental agreement on an apartment today.......
Rbacchiega
10-29-2010, 06:58 PM
Fresh off my knife.
http://www.fishbrains.net/images/97/pumpkin.jpg
this doesn't look anything like me.
lastlight
10-29-2010, 07:01 PM
I never made you any promises toots.
Lance
10-29-2010, 07:28 PM
How the heck do you guys do that? I wish i had a least one artistic bone in my body. My Jack O'Lanterns look like they were carved with a plastic knife by some toddler in Play School. :redface:
Rbacchiega
10-29-2010, 08:32 PM
I beg your pardon...I thought you promised me a rose garden.....oh yes, I went there. And yes, I know that's not EXACTLY how it goes, but it's stuck in your brains now.
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