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Old 01-16-2009, 12:39 PM
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I need to buy myself a fireman's helment. So far today, all I've done is put out fires . . . .
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Old 01-16-2009, 12:42 PM
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I need to buy myself a fireman's helment. So far today, all I've done is put out fires . . . .
Who better to bull$h!t a customer, hey Dee?
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Old 01-16-2009, 12:50 PM
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Moi?! Surely, you don't think I would bull$h!t a customer, do you, Swamp?
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Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:21 PM
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Moi?! Surely, you don't think I would bull$h!t a customer, do you, Swamp?
Never. A good EGO stroke, maybe. (notice bold, caps, increased font size and itallics so that doesn't get misconstrued )
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:37 PM
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Never. A good EGO stroke, maybe. (notice bold, caps, increased font size and itallics so that doesn't get misconstrued )
Le go of my ego . . . Oh, wait, I think that's supposed to be Eggo.
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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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Old 01-23-2009, 01:17 AM
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Hittin' the bricks when I hit on this post...will be picking up a 120/240VAC wall thermostat for my mother's condo over in Menasha, WI..

My 'lil bro wants to ride shotgun over there with me on Saturday to help swap that out (2 wires and 2 wire nuts...being handled by 2 nuts... ) and wiring in her newly purchased DTV Converter box...yep, my own mother can't wire that in...God help us if electronics gets any easier...I sorry...my mother raised 6 kids, none ended up doing hard time and she's flustered by 2 cables and a wallwart...I'm in the wrong business...

I'll buy her another dinner and just make sure there's only 1 remote control she has to worry about in her future...

Hey you guys...stay warm this weekend...we're suppose to be getting -19° F. temps again...according to our local Weather-Armageddon-Storm-Watch-Panic (WASWAP) TV/Radio Teams...

I wish there was some sort of Weather-Accuracy-Strip-Poker game they could be forced to play...for every degree off from their predictions, they'd have to remove an article of clothing...starting with their panic-casts on Thursday afternoon and ending when they were completely naked or when the clock struck Midnight at the cusp of Sunday/Monday...then the opening-credit shot of their stripped-down body is used all week long 'til the next Thursday's afternoon weather-cast...

I wonder how accurate they'd start to become...or at least quit pulling facts and figures from the area that's soon to be exposed...

GAWD...I'd make a terrible program producer...at least from the participants' POV!!!
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Old 01-23-2009, 05:08 AM
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Sitting at Heathrow waiting for my flight HOME. Only been on the road since Sunday afternoon, but it feels like forever this time - probably something to do with the fact that this trip followed that last trip after only 4 days at home.....

Digesting news from the company that includes a planned shut down each of the next three quarters (take a week's vacation if ya got it, it's a week without pay if you don't), cancellation of merit reviews for this calendar year, and suspension of company contributions to 401k plans. Given the general economic mess, and the number of friends and former coworkers I know that are now or will be soon out of work, trying to remember it could be worse. Much worse. That, and trying to remember that time off without pay is easier to recover from than a pay cut.......

Points to the company for directing the pain first to the upper echelon - directors and above don't accrue vacation, so each shut down is without pay for those folks; their bonus plan has been frozen, and veeps up are taking pay cuts.

Looking forward to seeing the row houses Darling Wife and her twin partner in crime looked at this week - sounds like there are couple solid candidates in the race to become the new casa de Ma y Ed. And turn the three of us (me, Darling Wife, and her twin bro) into slumlords
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:24 PM
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chilling at home, taking pictures of every part on the delorean for parting out purposes...

I figured it out. If I can sell the hood for $1200 and the left front fender for $1500 I'll break even. The rest is easy and all profit..

why didn't I think of this before!
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:34 PM
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chilling at home, taking pictures of every part on the delorean for parting out purposes...

I figured it out. If I can sell the hood for $1200 and the left front fender for $1500 I'll break even. The rest is easy and all profit..

why didn't I think of this before!
I thought you were restoring it...
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Old 01-23-2009, 09:23 AM
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Shredding Day - waiting for the truck to come and shred 384 banker boxes of documents. Three people have to sign the destruction document before handing off the box - this is going to be a long boring day.
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Old 01-23-2009, 09:42 AM
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OMG, is it Friday again already?! It's been a great week for sales this week. That always makes the weekend that much more enjoyable. If it's warm enough tomorrow, maybe that'll be the day I finally clear out enough of the garage to park the Dee8gonator in there.
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2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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Old 01-23-2009, 09:45 AM
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Been a good week found a sweet deal on a 1961 F100 I am going to pick it up tommorrow so this day needs to be over!! Hope everyone is having at least an okay friday.
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Old 01-23-2009, 11:22 AM
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Way to go, El Presidente. Good luck with that.
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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles
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Old 01-23-2009, 02:19 PM
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I can't believe its Friday already! Chillaxing this weekend and taking the SL for a run around the Beltway.
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Old 01-23-2009, 02:28 PM
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Sweet. Corrently in class. (Seems like whenever I post I am in class.)


Have some meets to attend this weekend. Possibly lowering the wagon more this weekend...
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