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Mistress 07-25-2007 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel4me (Post 1573069)
My day is going great except for a little truck snafu i had with a customer this morning. i went over to the customer to supervise the driver and the loading, the driver felt like it was too much material on his truck.

Anyhow, I am feeling WAY better since I started Cymbalta a little over a month ago, and I'm looking more fabulous every day since i finally broke the 200 lb barrier this morning. I'm now 199 lbs. and i plan to go to at least 185 before i start maintaining. From a high weight of 350 lbs two years ago, it's amazing to me.

Good for you, keep it up.

John Doe 07-25-2007 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Diesel4me (Post 1573069)
My day is going great except for a little truck snafu i had with a customer this morning. i went over to the customer to supervise the driver and the loading, the driver felt like it was too much material on his truck.

Anyhow, I am feeling WAY better since I started Cymbalta a little over a month ago, and I'm looking more fabulous every day since i finally broke the 200 lb barrier this morning. I'm now 199 lbs. and i plan to go to at least 185 before i start maintaining. From a high weight of 350 lbs two years ago, it's amazing to me.


Glad the good luck has visited you Bill!! Keep up the fight.

WVO--what type of laminate floor are you putting in? I called my bil in the biz (we were partners in the biz) and what my wife wanted was $4.25--his cost. I say ok, sounds good--order 1100 sq. ft. My wife found it on ebay(thank god before he placed the order) for $.59/sq. foot with a pallet (1300 sq. ft.) min purchase:eek:

Diesel4me 07-25-2007 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee (Post 1573104)
Congrats, man, that is amazing! That's a whole other person gone! I hoping to get down to about 235 from 270. When I got married I got down to 225 from 275, but 11 years and 4 kids (and wife's pregnancy feedings) later I managed to put them on again. I starting walking every crack of dawn 2 weeks ago and they're starting to come off again.

Yes, walking puts a diet into overdrive. i did it too once upon a time but I've lost my walking/balancing skills for now. I can walk short distances with a cane but that's about it. Looking forward to improvements in that area too.


Thanks for the encouragement Mistress and Mr. Doe!:)

WVOtoGO 07-25-2007 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by John Doe (Post 1573217)
WVO--what type of laminate floor are you putting in? I called my bil in the biz (we were partners in the biz) and what my wife wanted was $4.25--his cost. I say ok, sounds good--order 1100 sq. ft. My wife found it on ebay(thank god before he placed the order) for $.59/sq. foot with a pallet (1300 sq. ft.) min purchase:eek:

Not to sound like an AH. But:
The only laminate flooring I’ll put in my house.:D

Uniclic by Quick-Step
It’s made in Belgium.
http://www.quick-step.com/

I’ve worked with just about everything they offer at the local DIY superstores.
Nothing they have, even comes close.

As for cost. Don’t ask. It ain't cheap.
I got lucky, and traded some flight time for one heck of a supply. Just over 4500 sq.ft. of the stuff. Did the kids rooms, toy/play room, office and media rooms first. Now the family room to start the down-stairs. Next - The entry, hall, living and dining rooms.
Awesome stuff to work with. HIGHLY recommended.

Mistress 08-01-2007 04:45 PM

It is, hot, hot, hot here today in the tri-state area of DC, MD and VA. Work is kinda slow so I been surfin today....

Larry Delor 08-01-2007 04:49 PM

Rained here most of the day. Mostly uneventful so far.

The Swede 08-01-2007 05:47 PM

A customer owed me money, shut MY office door in my face.

I broke through it. He backed off, but a piece of door laminate cut his face. Scared the **** out of him. I broke my nose and my hand.

Such is the car business. We made up and I got my check. Friends for life. :rolleyes:

Brian Carlton 08-01-2007 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Swede (Post 1580029)
A customer owed me money, shut MY office door in my face.

I broke through it. He backed off, but a piece of door laminate cut his face. Scared the **** out of him. I broke my nose and my hand.

Such is the car business. We made up and I got my check. Friends for life. :rolleyes:

note to self:

NEVER buy a car from this man..........without cash.:D

The Swede 08-01-2007 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton (Post 1580050)
note to self:

NEVER buy a car from this man..........without cash.:D

I bought a commercial auto detail biz. The car dealers are great, ditto smaller used lots. The problem people are the wholesalers. Drunks, coke heads, on third wife, --- you name it.

I totally lost my cool and almost lost a customer. He has a history of being an pia. Funny thing is tha one hour later, we shake hands and agree to work together -- and move on. Fine with me.

Edit: Purpose of my post is not to be a tough guy, but wanted to vent. Really bad day. One of the worst in a looooong time. Move on....

TheDon 08-02-2007 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by The Swede (Post 1580029)
A customer owed me money, shut MY office door in my face.

I broke through it. He backed off, but a piece of door laminate cut his face. Scared the **** out of him. I broke my nose and my hand.

Such is the car business. We made up and I got my check. Friends for life. :rolleyes:

That is hardcore.. makes me think of like the terminator walking through walls or something

Benzadmiral 08-02-2007 09:28 AM

My Wednesday
 
Didn't see this yesterday . . .

Took a vacation day. Brought the W202 to the upholstery shop for a new headliner; the old was starting to flutter like a sail in the breeze. Cabbed back to my place. Surfed, found I'd won a couple of eBay auctions.

After lunch, upholstery shop called. All done -- and they'd found what had been causing my persistent rattle over bumps: an acorn, trapped between the sunshade and the roof (!).

Cabbed back, picked up car. Wonderful to drive after the floatiness of the Crown Vic cabs. No rattle yet!

Evening, read a 1963 Alfred Hitchcock collection of supernatural/crime/suspense stories. Good stuff. . . .

Mistress 08-02-2007 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by The Swede (Post 1580029)
A customer owed me money, shut MY office door in my face.

I broke through it. He backed off, but a piece of door laminate cut his face. Scared the **** out of him. I broke my nose and my hand.

Such is the car business. We made up and I got my check. Friends for life. :rolleyes:

Swede, you o.k.?

dynalow 08-02-2007 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mistress (Post 1579987)
It is, hot, hot, hot here today in the tri-state area of DC, MD and VA. Work is kinda slow so I been surfin today....

I was chillin with some friends down at Seacrets in OC MD. :D:D
First ferry over. Last one back. You should have joined us.
If it's any consolation, it was hot there too.:rolleyes:

http://www.seacretslive.com/loreshome.htm

Mistress 08-02-2007 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dynalow (Post 1580714)
I was chillin with some friends down at Seacrets in OC MD. :D:D
First ferry over. Last one back. You should have joined us.
If it's any consolation, it was hot there too.:rolleyes:

http://www.seacretslive.com/loreshome.htm

I understand that place is pretty wild.

John Doe 08-02-2007 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by WVOtoGO (Post 1573375)
Not to sound like an AH. But:
The only laminate flooring I’ll put in my house.:D

Uniclic by Quick-Step
It’s made in Belgium.
http://www.quick-step.com/

I’ve worked with just about everything they offer at the local DIY superstores.
Nothing they have, even comes close.

As for cost. Don’t ask. It ain't cheap.
I got lucky, and traded some flight time for one heck of a supply. Just over 4500 sq.ft. of the stuff. Did the kids rooms, toy/play room, office and media rooms first. Now the family room to start the down-stairs. Next - The entry, hall, living and dining rooms.
Awesome stuff to work with. HIGHLY recommended.

I'm just putting it in the girls' rooms upstairs for allergy reasons. When they grow up it will be gone. Tarkett 25 year product so it isn't that bad. We live in a somewhat significant historic property and could never put anything but the period hardwoods in the formal upstairs and entire downstairs areas. Barter system is great, no?


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