Dale: Hi Rich. rich-c: hi dale rich-c: surprised we're the early ones Dale: Since I missed last week, I thought I'd come early this week. rich-c: right. Dr. D. said he was coming and he is usually early
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changed username to Pamela Pamela: Hi Dale: Hi Pam. rich-c: hi daughter rich-c: we were expecting Dr. D Pamela: This is not good. I started out by spelling my name wrong rich-c: we all have days like that Pamela: I'm pooped. Why were you expecting Dr. D? rich-c: he said in his mailing list posting he expecxted to be on tonite Pamela: this early though? rich-c: he tends to be first in when he comes Dale: Rich D is uaually on at 10 to. Pamela: Oh. Dale, I'm sorry I'm not intending to ignore you. How are you, and how is Jill feeling? rich-c: I try to be pretty well right on time and usually find him here Dale: I often drop in at that time tock check to see that the server is up. So I see him then. Dale: Jill still has good days and bad, but she's started to feel kicks. rich-c: yes, if the server has the sulks it's disappointing Pamela: Cool! rich-c: although I thought you left it up almost all the time Dale: Ever since our vacation, both of us have been tired. Pamela: Any indication of gender and do you want to know or is it still too early? rich-c: vacations are like that - you need another to recover rich-c: and a third to catch up Pamela: Amen to that Dale: We don't want to know. rich-c: just changed the screen - am I still here? rich-c: yep Pamela: Yes, you'restill here Dale: Jill has a strong feeling that it's a girl. She had a dream. rich-c: using the old 14" monitor tonight Pamela: Did Jill get her sewing machine yet Dale? rich-c: taking the 17" in for service tomorrow a.m. Pamela: I never predict because I'm ALWAYS wrong Dale: Yes! Se got a new Brother. Pamela: How fancy? Dale: Bought it at Walmart the week before the trip. rich-c: where did you go for vacation? Dale: We used it to make a dress for her for the wedding in California. Pamela: Well nothing like expediency Dale: Both she and I felt it was a long time since we had done any real sewing. Pamela: they were in San Fran and Yosemite, remember? Pamela: We?
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changed username to Guy B. rich-c: hello Guy Guy B.: Greetings!!!! Pamela: Good evening, Guy Pamela: Why do I always feel so formal when I say that ? Guy B.: Dale, are you going to change my e-mail address by the weekend? Dale: Didn't I? Dale: What's the new oine again? Guy B.: bonag_3@yahoo.com Pamela: I am sitting here picking the old pattern out of the towel I started cross stitching for Kimberly - I'm learning new swear words Pamela: brb, I going for a pair of scissors Pamela: I'm back rich-c: Guy, I'm still having problems trying to find someone who wants to sell me a computer Guy B.: Did everyone find my new website? Guy B.: No luck, Rich? rich-c: got the note, Guy, though I haven't made it there yet Pamela: Haven't tried it yet, Guy - what is it? Guy B.: www.geocities.com/bonag_3 rich-c: No, Guy, no one has the ambition to find out which peripherals have DOS drivers available Pamela: thanks rich-c: is geocities a part of yahoo now? Guy B.: Just got the confirmation from Dale on the E-mail. Yes, Geocities is part of Yahoo. rich-c: be careful how you deal with them - they are not to be trusted Dale: Guy, I've made the change. Guy B.: Actually, the only thing you will see and you can get rid of it, is an ad square that appears in the upper right corner of the screen. rich-c: it,s not that, Guy, it's that they harvest and sell your personal information Guy B.: Only if you don't permit them. I read it. rich-c: their privacy statement is not to be trusted rich-c: I wanted some information from one of their sites a while back Guy B.: What did they do? rich-c: so I used a unique dummy email address - only they have ever seen it rich-c: it's now swamped with spam Pamela: Dad, give me the address for ZoneAlarm again please? rich-c: zonelabs.com Pamela: thanks Guy B.: Fortunately, I don't get that hardly at all. rich-c: or, tinysoftware.com has a similar one free Pamela: ok rich-c: go to grc.com to find out what it's all about, Pam Pamela: what's grc.com? rich-c: Gibson Research Co. - a top security informa5tion site Pamela: oh rich-c: they will test your computer online and tell you where you'r vulnerable Pamela: sorry, not a particularly sparkling conversationalist at the moment rich-c: you've seen teh story on the Air Transat flight? Pamela: no, which one? rich-c: the one that came in dead-stick in the Azores Pamela: I heard something about it - do they know the cause yet? rich-c: anyway, Elizabeth E.'s cousin and three of his family were on it Pamela: which cousin? Manuel da Silva? rich-c: it ran out of fuel, apparently from a leak rich-c: she didn't say, just her cousin rich-c: they were on their way to a funeral in Portugal Pamela: Wow. rich-c: yes, just what they needed, the engines quit in mid-Atlantic Pamela: bet our Lady of Fatima was hearing a lot of prayers that day rich-c: and a lot of candles must be lit for St. Christopher! Pamela: Patron saint of everyone who cant' remember anyone else rich-c: anyway, that was sure an incredible feat of airmanship Pamela: Was the pilot a Canadian? rich-c: Of couerse Pamela: that sounds so smug, Dad rich-c: from Quebec, lots of bush flying experience in his early career rich-c: it's not our first big glider -remember Gimli in 1983? Pamela: sort of like the pilot who brought that AC jet down at the abandoned airfield outside Winnepeg a few years ago Pamela: great minds rich-c: see Gimli, above rich-c: it was a wartime airfield now used as a sports cr racing circuit rich-c: the RCMP had to shoo a race off the track to the plane could land Pamela: where some company was having their annual picnic on the runway Pamela: there was an article on it in Readers digest - it was either a co. or a family reuniion rich-c: nope, race. I remember the original reports rich-c: of course I knew about Gimli from my racing days Pamela: I think we're putting the guys to sleep here Guy B.: ZZZZZZZ rich-c: yes, I'm surprised a techie like Dale isn't in with both feet Pamela: Guy, you;re the perfect roommate for Ron Pamela: You can out-snore him rich-c: how would YOU know??? Guy B.: Except I won't be able to hear him. Pamela: Ron said so Pamela: Exactly! Dale: I'm also watching TV, so I'm a little distracted. rich-c: just a litte? Pamela: what are you watching, Dale? Dale: The Air-transat plane -- I heard a press conference from the pilot yesterday. Guy B.: Dale, you did take my old e-mail address off, right? Pamela: tell us more Dale: I'm watching a show called Lexx. Dale: Guy, yes. Pamela: Russell likes that Dale: It seems that they discovered that the plane was leaking fuel... Dale: then 7 minutes later one engine concked out... Guy B.: Thanks. Now, I can move all the messeges over. I setup Netscape messenger to read my mail from Yahoo. Dale: and then they had just ten minutes on the last engine. Dale: They were preparing for a water landing. Guy B.: How's Jill doing? rich-c: the big deal, Dale, is that htey landed without flaps or reverse thrust Dale: As far as I know, virtually no-one ever syurvives a water landing. Pamela: @#$%^&* Pamela: still picking out stitches Dale: Anyway they found this island, Dale: and on limited instruments did a safe night landing... Dale: with only minor injuries. rich-c: no, it was daylight, Dale, though early rich-c: do you realize what their speed had to be when they hit the runway? Dale: Jill is progressing. She just the first kicks from the baby. The nausia is still with her. Pamela: Would that all stories ended that way - did you see that hip hop singer Aaliyah was killed in a crash? rich-c: I'm surprised the nausea has lasted this long - she's well into second trimester, isn't she? Pamela: Some women have nausea throughout the pregnancy but it's not that common rich-c: and for Aaliyah, yes - too much baggase, it seems Pamela: they're retrieving the plane parts and the baggage to weigh it and find out rich-c: pilot apparently lacked the guts to tell them they couldn't put it aboard - and paid with his life Pamela: and theirs Pamela: so how did they get it there, since they were on the way back rich-c: did they go there as a group or meet on the scene? Pamela: unknown Dale: The pilot said "night landing". even if you say it was early morning. Guy B.: That's what the investigators are saying and Aaliyah usually insists on a bigger plane, but she ended up with the Cessna. rich-c: bet the production crew were there and set up before she arrived Pamela: Im not sure it was a production - she had some of the record co. execs there rich-c: yes, they wre shootig a video - there were some shots of the production on CFTO tonight Pamela: okay, i haven't been keeping up Pamela: hello? rich-c: just had the first probe of the evening Guy B.: I'm doing some tape recording on my new stereo while you guys are dukeing it out. Dale: Guy, you should have a sample message at your new email address. rich-c: what kind of stereo did you get, Guy? Pamela: Guy, did you go on a shopping spree or what? New stereo, new computer Guy B.: I got the alert already, thanks. rich-c: oh, did you get a hit too, Guy? Pamela: My eyeballs are crossing. Time to take a break from the stitches rich-c: yes, that's pretty demanding work, Pam Guy B.: The stereo I got when Montgomery Ward was going out of business. The computer was a birthday present to me. In fact, I planned on this for the last four months of 2000. rich-c: so what sort of stereo setup did you get? Guy B.: It's an Aiwa ZL500. Has a 5 CD changer, dual tape decks, speakers with built-in subwoofer and last, but not least, a turntable. Pamela: Is it a full size, or a shelf one? rich-c: sounds pretty neat, and seems to cover all the bases Guy B.: It's a shelf model. Pamela: I think those are neat rich-c: assume you can use it with output from the computer or your tv Guy B.: There is a port for video, but I'm not using that at the moment. rich-c: and ports for audio in and out? Guy B.: The audio in has the turntable. Guy B.: I wonder where everyone else is tonight? rich-c: on your computer, Guy, do you have a DOS partition? Guy B.: I have a one partition with FAT32 that has Windows 95B on it. rich-c: prefer to use the later edition of Adamem, then? Guy B.: I have Adamem on the P133. rich-c: how do you cope with 5.25" double density discs, since 95 won't support them? Guy B.: Oh, that's easy. On the P133, I have DOS 6.22 and Win95. So, I can boot between the two. DOS for Adamem and the utilities. rich-c: ah, the dual boot is on the old machine. that explains things rich-c: that's why I can;t find a new computer rich-c: I want dual boot but how do I drive the peripherals under DOS? rich-c: many of them don't offer drivers any more Guy B.: I'm going to put Win98 on the Athlon using another hard drive after I install System Commander Deluxe. rich-c: you don't need another hard drive to do that, unlesas you're tight for space Guy B.: Well, I'm nearly half way thorough this current hard drive. It's a 13gb, but maybe I can designate a partition just for Win98. rich-c: I'm doing dual boot on 8.4 gig and have lots of space, but even so I see your concern as realistic Pamela: How did you manage to use up that much memory, Guy? I have a 10 gig and ahven't used half yet! rich-c: you haven't tried, daughter Pamela: Oh yes we have - we had every game known to man on this thing
moved to room Meeting Place Guy B.: I have a 1gig on the P133 and along with the 4.3gb and I just bought two 32mb simms for that system. So, I can reinstall Netzero on it.
changed username to Meeka Pamela: Hi, Meeka Guy B.: Hi Meeka. Meeka: hello everyone Dale: Hi Meeka rich-c: hello Meeka, we've been short of Slopsemas tonight Guy B.: Dale, finally changed my e-mail address. What about for you? Meeka: yes i know. mom and dad are camping starting today Pamela: brb folks, I'm going to walk Russell to the door - he says hi and good morning - he's on his way into his last midnight shift before vacation Guy B.: Where are they at? Meeka: not that i have noticed rich-c: where are they, Upper Peninsula? Meeka: no, the are at the state park in Holland rich-c: will they stay there or do some wandering? Meeka: stay Meeka: they will be home on monday rich-c: gee, that's so close it's hardly worth the effort Pamela: some people like to stay close to home, Dad rich-c: oh, just a little shorty then Meeka: yup rich-c: that's more like your trailer weekends, Pam Meeka: i will proubly join them on saturday Pamela: exactly. far enough away to be away, close enough to be home in an hour rich-c: and thoroughly enjoy it, I'll bet Dale: What's your new one Meeka? Meeka: mslopsema@hollowdreams.com Meeka: for doug you just change the m to a d rich-c: that should be easy to remember Pamela: Meeka, what was your maiden name? Meeka: schofield Dale: Should I remove the old one? Meeka: yes Meeka: please Pamela: so is Slopsema easier or harder? Meeka: about the same rich-c: one letter shorter Pamela: at least you didn't have to change your initials Meeka: i think the hardest part was just after we got married'it was had to get used to using a different name Dale: Should I add Doug too? rich-c: these days you don't have to - though most women still like to brag about the catch Meeka: please Pamela: I can understand that. I haven't gone through that yet personally but I am still referring to my girlfriend by her maiden name sometimes and she's been married for four years rich-c: that's OK, you'll think of her that way for 40 Pamela: yes, I probably will. It's just that when I called the bank fo rher one day, I called her Katherine Katz and no one knew who I was talking about rich-c: I'm still trying to get over the Erna reflex Pamela: You get used to it Pamela: but with a name like Ernestina Katerina Katz, you can see why she wanted the change rich-c: no doubt, but I should live so long Meeka: i guess so Pamela: I used it as a mantra for a while Pamela: she went through all of high school as Erna and once she got out, started using the Anglicized version of her middle name rich-c: well, her parents use Anglicized versions of their names Pamela: Actually, I don't think so. Josef spells it that way, and Bronia isn't a short form for anything I don't think
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left chat session Pamela: we seem to have lost Dale Meeka: yup rich-c: yes, and don't havethe undefined Pamela: nope
moved to room Meeting Place rich-c: who's the hitman took out Dale?
changed username to Dale rich-c: ah, he's back Meeka: he is back Dale: I knocked myself out by accident.
moved to room Meeting Place Dale: I was playing with the buttons on my browser.
changed username to Ron Pamela: Meeka, any suggestions for picking out stitching? I am learning new swear words here Guy B.: Howdy Ron! Ron: Hi rich-c: hello Ron Pamela: Hi, Ron Dale: I was still listening, but not listed. rich-c: dinner late on the Left Coast tonight? Dale: Hi Ron. Meeka: hi Ron Pamela: very sinister Ron: It seems that tonight on the iMac, I am the victom of one of the following: "bus error" "illegal Instruction" "unimplemented trap" Ron: so it's IBM to the rescue Meeka: don't use pattern's made by dimensions Ron: but I have a question Guy B.: What a time for that to happen. Ron: if the trap is unimplemented, why am I falling into it? Pamela: good question rich-c: "unimplemented trap" is a new one to me Ron: It's a Mac thing Pamela: Actually, the pattern is a charles craft but I don't like it Ron: I seem to be devising new and imaginative ways of shooting myself in the foot Meeka: what is it of? rich-c: I assume illegal instruction is the same as illegal command rich-c: just that Apple is more polite about it Ron: to the processor, yes Ron: yep Dale: The pattern for Jill's new dress is a Vogue one. Pretty easy, but not overly easy. Pamela: It's a guest towel and it's of two kitties beside a watering can full of flowers, a bird house or two and a couple of sunflowers Pamela: the problem is, I don't like the colours it comes in and I've been procrastinating finishing it for about two years. rich-c: takes after her old man, doesn't she? Meeka: not liking the colors is a problem Pamela: Now I've found another pattern, but have to pick out what I already stitched. Ron: I am colour blind Pamela: Did you doubt it for a second, Dad? Ron: I think green is blue Meeka: usually when i have that problem, i change them to ones i like Pamela: I guess I should have but at that point I wasn't overly confident about creating my own patterns and colours Meeka: carefully using a seam ripper is faster and less nerve racking than undoing them Pamela: Since then I have become much braver Meeka: they work very well. Pamela: I am trying that now, that and the scissors - still, it's slow going and very frustrating. Ron: Sounds like the sort of thing you only get one chance at Dale: BRB Meeka: not that I have to do a lot of un-doing, but if you have to.. Meeka: then why waste time Pamela: I try not to. Plus, looking back at it now, what's already done is a mess - knots in the back, stitches that arent even Pamela: I guess you learn as you go. My newer stuff is much nicer Meeka: yes i have a few of those from the begining days too Ron: silence Pamela: practice does make perfect after all Meeka: right Pamela: sorry, it's hard to type and rim stitches at the same time Pamela: that's rip rich-c: so Ron, what's going on on the coast? Meeka: that's ok. it is hard to put them in while you are typing too. Ron: preparing for a barbecue here Friday night Pamela: I haven't tried that one yet - I'm not that coordinated Ron: The Linux Crowd and our local Community Net folk rich-c: still into that heat wave? Ron: weather is supposed to fall apart about then Ron: semi heat wave rich-c: we have finally broken our drought Guy B.: We have beautiful weather here. Meeka: once you get the hang of it , it is not to bad. you just end up going in spurts. Ron: so there was rain in Toronto? Meeka: you type for a few min then stitch, then back to typing rich-c: we're to get piddled on Friday, so you and Meeka should get it tomorrow Pamela: yes, we've had lot of rain over the last week and it was welcome rich-c: I washed both vehicles and Frances washed some windows Ron: that'll do it Meeka: good we could use some more Guy B.: Right on the nose Rich. We had a really big downpour this past Saturday. Pamela: I'm typing then listening to the tech stuff while I rip Meeka: exactly Ron: tech stuff? - we don't got none Ron: except for my unimplemented trap Pamela: example: DOS, unimplemented traps, buses, rich-c: you missed some kvething earlier Pamela: I don't speaka the lingo Pamela: who, me? Ron: s'ok Pamela, I wouldn't count that against you Guy B.: You DOS tech? rich-c: can't find anyone to sell me a comouter Ron: no? Pamela: saw that, so what'd I miss? Pamela: oh, not me Ron: Must change channels, Wheel of Fortune I cannot abide Guy B.: Rich, do what I did. Keep your old one with DOS and Windows and get a new one with another version of Windows on it. Pamela: I' rich-c: I want peripherals that will work within a DOS partition Pamela: d like to buy a vowel . . . Ron: :) rich-c: I don't have room for a fourth computer Pamela: I like the ones I figure out before anyletters go up at all Guy B.: You have three. Adam, Amiga and your current PC, right! rich-c: you're sharp tonight, Guy Ron: let me get this straight. they will not sell you a computer that can run DOS? Pamela: And he wonders why I can't take an Adam right now Pamela: he of the three bedroom house with a basement rich-c: they're too lazy to find stuff like video cards and modems and mice that run under DOS these days Ron: I would not do business with a seller like that Guy B.: I have four computers sitting side by side in my living room. I manage to find room for them. One Adam is in my bedroom. rich-c: we don't seem to have any other kind Pamela: Dad, I may have a suggestion - brb Ron: sad eh? rich-c: definitely because I want to get it while Win98/2 is still available as OEM Ron: right Guy B.: That's what I picked up at the computer show. I have the full version. rich-c: also I'd prefer to have someone else do the hard disc imaging rich-c: and most of them have never heard of Ghost or Disc Image rich-c: sorry, Drive Image
moved to room Meeting Place Ron: Only thing I noticed about the packages my brother and I were looking at around Christmas last was that they're pushing Windows ME mostly Ron: but that was then, this is now
changed username to Ian Primus rich-c: hello Ian Guy B.: I have that. I used it for transfering a hard drive for a friend from work. Meeka: hello rich-c: hear you have your tape drive now Ian Primus: hello, sorry I'm late Pamela: Hi, Ian Guy B.: Hi Ian. How's everything with you? Ron: we willl punish you later, meanwhile, talk Meeka: better late than not at all Ian Primus: pretty good, I got another ADAM setup for $5 rich-c: tried the printer from Basic yet? Ron: good.... Ron: the right price Ian Primus: this one is expansion module #3, but the data drive is shot Guy B.: Does the printer work? Ron: And the printer? rich-c: does the rst of it work? Ron: suspense Ian Primus: I haven't tested the printer yet Ron: aha rich-c: well do it! we're all holding our breath Guy B.: Should try that out. You can use that as a go between. Ron: exactly rich-c: do you have the Colecovision to make it work? Ian Primus: I can't tonight - I have my ADAM put away now, and an Atari ST where it was Ian Primus: no I don't have a colecovision Ron: priorities, man, priorities Ron: :) Guy B.: You need that to run the Expansion 3 module. Ron: The printer plugs into the side of the ADAM portion Ron: it should work with either Ian Primus: yeah, I bought it for the printer/datadrive. unfortunately the datadrive in this one is gooey-wheeled too Pamela: nice description Guy B.: Well, that drive is kaput. Ron: there are probably more of them around than there are Ok ones Ian rich-c: Dr. D has sent you a replacement drive - got it yet? Ian Primus: also, the thing is still in the original foam and everything. It's kinda neat Ian Primus: not yet Ron: the box original? Pamela: Okay Dad, I found what I was looking for. Lindsay just resurrected her old computer for Barbara to use and the guy she deals with is: Ian Primus: yeah rich-c: oh dear, we remain in suspense yet another week Ian Primus: ok, hold on, I'll test it Pamela: Gordie Mazur, fyodor@interlog.com 3505 Lakeshore Blvd. West, Etobicoke. 416-259-5568 Ron: all right! Dale: I'm back. Pamela: I know it has DOS on it so he may be able to help rich-c: Pam, send me that in an email please? I don't want to do a screen capture of the whole page Pamela: okay rich-c: this chat doesn't have any provision for a cut and paste Ron: It doesn't, no rich-c: does he have a company name, Pam? Pamela: I don't know Dad - I just sent the info now Dale: Jill says Hi. Pamela: and of course, Lindsay isn't around to ask till Monday rich-c: hello Jill Pamela: Hi, Jill! Meeka: hi to jill. how is she doing these days? Guy B.: HI Jill rich-c: yes, she hasn't left Mongolia yet, has she? Ron: jill! Pamela: No, but she's back in Ulaan Bataar as of today - Barbara got an email from here this morning Pamela: sorry, her rich-c: that's reassuring Dale: Ever since our holiday, both Jill and I have been tired. Pamela: she's healthy and having a good time Dale: Jill still has lots of morning sickness, but the baby has started kicking! Ron: That's what holidays are for. So you can get tired rich-c: which won't show after a return flight of that length Pamela: don't I know it. Pamela: I plan to treat her with TLC when we pick her up rich-c: you had better! Meeka: brb Pamela: ok rich-c: by the way, complications on the truck - won' rich-c: t be ready till Friday Pamela: what kind? rich-c: apparently they found some hidden damage Guy B.: Well gang, I have to check e-mail. And I won't be abke to make it Saturday. Going in to work. So I'll see you all next week. Pamela: Ron, I plan to use the first three days of my vacation to catch up on my sleep and the rest of it storing some rich-c: see you then, Guy. Be good Pamela: I had a suspicion they would find more, Dad Meeka: ok. i'm back. had to find a manual for doug Guy B.: At least, I'm off on Monday. Labor Day weekend. Ron: Sounds like a plan Pamela Pamela: Good nite, Guy - I'll be absent cos of vacation so have a good week rich-c: you'll be needing the rst, Guy Guy B.: Have a great vacation Pam. Ian Primus: haha! it works! Pamela: thanks. Guy B.: We have a printer!!!! rich-c: like, it prints from Smartwriter, Ian? Ian Primus: yeah Ron: YES! Guy B.: Bye All! Pamela: yee haw
Guy B. left chat session Meeka: bye guy rich-c: halleluleah Pamela: you mean hallelujah, Dad? Ron: so now all's we need is a tape drive rich-c: so now we know the original printer was duff - but still can't figure why Pamela: what's the other one? Oh yeah, Eureka! rich-c: my spellchack doesnt work in chat Pamela: obviously Pamela: so how much more damage is ther to the truck, Dad? Pamela: And did you get a copy of your estimate? rich-c: Dr. D. has one on the way to him, Ron rich-c: not much point if it doesn't hold - I'll try for the bill Pamela: you should get a copy of the bill for warranty purposes rich-c: quite Ron: good Ian Primus: I think I may end up using the case from the old one and the guts of the new one - this one is yellowed pretty bad Pamela: what they write for the additional that they found should be put on a supplemental estimate and that should show the original work rich-c: just swapping the shell is no big deal Pamela: just ask Meeka rich-c: just observe that one screwhole doesnt actually take a screw Meeka: i can do that!! rich-c: and remember when you're fastening into plastic not to overtighten Ian Primus: yeah, I have taken it apart the thing enough to know ;) Ron: Meeka is a master at taking Adam apart Pamela: and putting it back together rich-c: ditto - experience is the best teacher Ian Primus: putting it back together is key rich-c: as, considering the price you pay for it, itshould be Ron: she can do that too Ron: Doug wasn't doin' nothin' Meeka: i did pretty good for the first time Pamela: I;m just glad no one thought to pit Mom and Dad against Russell and I - we would have lost big time! rich-c: trouble is, in a learning experience, you get the test first and lesson after Ian Primus: heh rich-c: oh, I was up in the room watching the Molson Indy Ron: tell ya one thing though....whatching you guys do that made it easier for me to remove the dust from ADAM Nr. 1 here Pamela: we were all very impressed, Meeka Ron: and was there ever dust to remove Pamela: are the dust bunnies taking over Ron? Ron: yes, and they all have names rich-c: most folks have dust bunnies - we have dust dinosaurs Pamela: you missed a good show, Dad Pamela: when all else fails, adopt Ian Primus: you should have seen the inside of this old 486 server I took apart rich-c: well, I didn't know it was coming so left my tools at home Ron: not pretty eh Ian? Ron: been there dun that Pamela: what did you find, or should I say what didn't you find? Ian Primus: well, I couldn't tell RAM from the CPU there was so much dust rich-c: now that's dusty! Pamela: even without the dust, I couldn't tell the difference Ron: trying to figure out why a recently acquired Mac floppy drive wouldn't accept a disk. Ian Primus: you couldn't tell by looking that there was, in fact, a motherboard in it Ron: Inside I found a package of paper matches rich-c: there's one in it already Ron: imagine Pamela: matches??? Ron: yup matches Pamela: from anywhere in particular? Ron: somebody's idea of a very bad joke Ian Primus: I found a torx screwdriver bit inside a Mac Plus once rich-c: that was revealing Ron: Bino's Family Restaurants Ron: had one here in Comox until about 2 years ago rich-c: Ron, they were using the striking surface to clean the drive heads Pamela: and where did the drive come from? Ron: they they got sold Ron: my Mac dealer Meeka: my girllfriends kids put grilled cheese in the vcr after seeing a comercial on tv where they did that Pamela: oh, that is NOT good Meeka: she was not impressed Ron: would say not Ian Primus: why? did they forget to rewind it? Pamela: and nobody believes that kids imitate what they see on tv Pamela: LOL, Ian Ron: :) Ron: Oh Oh! Ron: I'm down to 2 cans of Diet Coke Pamela: I think we should start a line of the night archive Pamela: that will never do, Ron rich-c: oh, I thought maybe you were having an earthquake Ron: indeed not Pamela: I'm sure we have some somewhere, want one? Ian Primus: line of the night? Ron: please Pamela: hang on, let me go check - yup. here you go {diet coke can} Ron: 'snap'.....fizz...'? Tkanks Pamela: Yes, the one that knocks everyone out of their seat from laughing so hard Ian Pamela: welcome Ron: so today my son Jeff turned 30 Ron: he hates it Pamela: and you're the one who feels old, right? Meeka: poor jeff
Dale created action SO/Give diet coke Pamela: Personally, 30 was a very good year for me
(Dale gives Ron a can of Diet Coke.) Ron: going to Victoria over the weekend..He's gonna be there...that's when we get the cake Ron: thanks Dale rich-c: I did that once, but so long ago I've forgotten what it was like Dale: I made it as a new action. Pamela: what, turn 30? that was pre-me. Ron: it's going to be an 'ex-wife' cake Pamela: what is an ex-wife cake, Ron Ron: a birthday cake made by your ex-wife (not that you would have one of those) rich-c: his mother is hosting the party? Pamela: ah, gotcha Dale: Well I'm afraid its time for me to go. Good night all. Ron: yeah. that's it rich-c: night Dale, and Jill - take care Ron: go straight home Dale Meeka: bye dale. get some sleep Pamela: Dale, so soon? Good night for now and see you in two weeks Ron: No stopping at the bar Pamela: Night, Jill Dale: Bye all. Ron: nite Jill Dale: Jill says good night. Pamela: especially to get Jill drunk Dale: poof Pamela: sorry, especially NOt to get Jill drunk
Dale left chat session rich-c: that's a little better Pamela: what is? Ron: brb rich-c: your correction Pamela: oh Pamela: anyone hear from James recently? rich-c: Pam, would Russell like a genuine Guiness glass? Meeka: no rich-c: james has been a bit scarece of late Pamela: I'm sure he would Dad - I gave him some at Christmas and he can always use more rich-c: OK, Dave L. passed a fw on to me rich-c: and we are - guess what? - short of storage space Pamela: that was nice of him rich-c: he's a pretty good type Pamela: and we're not? Pamela: Keep them for me for now - I can always use it as another Christmas gift rich-c: by the way, are you going to need tapes of any of the football games while you're away? Pamela: Dunno, will ask himself in the morning and let you know Ian Primus: see you all next week, I have to go. Pamela: I need to get your video tape back to you too Meeka: ok bye ian rich-c: OK, although I think some are moving to the CBC now so you can get them at the trailer Pamela: Good night, Ian. thanks for the giggle rich-c: goodnight Ian, keep us informed on your progress Ian Primus: will do rich. bye Ian Primus: *poof*
Ian Primus left chat session Pamela: that boy learns fast Meeka: i had better go to. bandit is dancing around my feet to get my attention so I will let him outside. better no make him wait to long. rich-c: he's pretty sharp, especially for one still in high school Pamela: and I had better go and get some sleep since i have a lot of work to do tomorrow rich-c: cleaning carpets ain't fun, so I guess it's goodnight Meeka Meeka: bye everyone...... rich-c: right daughter - don't forget the email Pamela: g'nite, thanks for the advice
Meeka left chat session Pamela: it's already done, Dad - go check! rich-c: will do soon - thanks rich-c: and drive carefully on your excursions Pamela: If anything interesting goes on, I will make sure you know to pass iton next week rich-c: OK Pamela: Dad, I will be over either tomorrow or Friday for produce Pamela: depending on how late I leave work rich-c: I'd forgottn - remind me about the glasses and letter opener Pamela: BTW, I need tomatoes for Lindsay as well - have you enough? Pamela: that was the other item we were trying to remember last week! the letter opener rich-c: if not we likely will by Friday - small or large? Ron: gonna have to dive off folks. Pamela: large, dunno how she feels about the little ones rich-c: wondering if I could slip that by you Ron: got a querry from a 'customer' that's gonna take a few min Pamela: slip what by me? Ron: how to set up a modem program rich-c: OK Ron, will you be on Saturday? Pamela: Ron, have a good one and I'll see you in two weeks Ron: negative Rich.....headed for Victoria rich-c: OK, see you next week then Ron: yup....niters all rich-c: nite Pamela: Wish Jeff a happy birthday for us and tell him it'll be a good year if my experience is anyting to go by
Ron left chat session Pamela: I repeat, slip what by me Dad, the letter opener? rich-c: we are better supplied with big tomatoes because your mother doesnt like them as well rich-c: and yes Pamela: sneaky Poppa Pamela: take comfort in the fact that you weren't the only one who forgot rich-c: getting wise to me rich-c: anyway, time to wrap it up - I have email waiting Pamela: Tell Mom that the x-stitch pattern is perfect for what I want rich-c: will pass that on. goodnight now Pamela: Okay, do you want me to phone about which day? rich-c: sure, why not when you know? Pamela: will do. Hugs and kisses and I'll see you soon. rich-c: nite Pamela: nite - poof!
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