Where Did All The Old Timers Go, A Public Meeting Place For Open Discussion

Thanks Ireland...I'll check them out!

 

lol Gerry thats what time i went to bed, just getting up now

 

That's how you know you're getting old gerry!!! hehehee. My GRANDPARENTS are 85 and they go to bed about 8PM and get up normally by 5AM, sometimes earlier and have nothing to do but watch TV all day. LOL.

Just how old is ye ol' man?????

....gm

 

afternoon


the curtain rods.

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and
suitcases.

On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.

On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining
room table by candlelight; put on some soft background music, and feasted on
a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of springwater.

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few
half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of each curtain
rod.

She then cleaned up the kitchen and left. When the husband returned with his
new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.

Then, slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything: cleaning, mopping and airing the place out.

Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.


Air fresheners were hung everywhere Exterminators were brought in to set
off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in
the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing
worked.

People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house.
The maid quit.

Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.

A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not
find a buyer for their stinky house.

Word got out and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their
calls.

Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a
new place.

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going.

He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said
that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her
divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back.

Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price
that was about 1/10th of what the house had been worth, but only if she were
to sign the papers that very day.

She agreed and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.


A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the
moving company pack everything to take to their new home...

And to spite the ex-wife, they even took the the curtain rods!!!!

 

@Greensman ... I is a young 55. I do need to get a life though; going to bed at 9:00 p.m. is truly pathetic!

 

ireland LMAO that has to be one of your best ones yet. Chris

 

use this info to help the members out,great advice

Dead Hard Drive Fix

It's really not too difficult fixing your own hard drive, if the problem is a head crash, or the infamous Seagate "stiction" problem, if you know what to do. You will require #4/0 steel wool, paint thinners, WD-40, a few hand tools, and about 45 minutes.

- First, you need a clean room, so make sure the garage door is closed before you begin. Move those old lawnmower parts off the bench. Disassemble the sealed unit and carefully wash all parts with paint thinners. Bend the read/write heads out of the way, and then disassemble the platter stack.

- VERY CAREFULLY buff the platter surfaces with the #4/0 steel wool. This will remove any existing data, level out any surface defects, and help to redistribute the magnetic media and fill in those pesky "bad sectors" that most drives have.

- Reassemble the platter stack, and using a .015" feeler gauge, bend the read/write heads back to the platter surface, using the feeler gauge to set the gap. This is slightly higher gap than the factory uses, but it reduces the chance of head collisions with any flotsam you neglected to remove.

- Give the heads and platters a good shot of WD-40 and reassemble the unit. If your drive has a filter, replace it with a clean section of gauze pad.

All that's left is to low level and DOS format the drive, and you're back in business. I haven't tried this myself, but my friend's wife's sister-in-law's husband knows a technician that does it all the time....

 

ireland that scares me, let me know how it works out.

@gerry1,

A joke fur ye.........

I Work In A Zoo...
This guy needs a job and decides to apply at the zoo. As it happened, their star attraction, a gorilla, had passed away the night before and they had carefully preserved his hide.
They tell this guy that they'll pay him well if he would dress up in the gorillas skin and pretend to be the gorilla so people will keep coming to the zoo.
Well, the guy has his doubts, but hHe needs the money, so he puts on the skin and goes out into the cage.
The people all cheer to see him. He plays up to the audience and they just eat it up. This isn't so bad, he thinks, and he starts really putting on a show, jumping around, beating his chest and roaring, swinging around.
During one acrobatic attempt, though, he loses his balance and crashes through some safety netting, landing square in the middle of the lion cage! As he lies there stunned, the lion roars.
He's terrified and starts screaming, "Help, Help, Help!"
The lion races over to him, places his paws on his chest and hisses, "Shut up or we'll BOTH lose our jobs!"




...gm

 

LOL! Got a chuckle out of that!

Good morning all! I half suspect that we're going to have groups picketing our office today. On Fiday, my bosses fired this gay guy after only three hours on the job. Now, don't misunderstand, I DON'T work for a homophobic organization; being a social services agency as well being in Philadelphia, we've got "out" gay people at every level of our organization (even this three hundred pound redheaded lesbian in a very high position who, I confess, is rather frightening to look at but really a very nice person). This guy, however, was just really overtly checking out every guy that walked in the door, making gestures if he thought the guy was good looking and when a client made a comment, he went on this public rant about how he's just a homophobe. He was fired after three hours. I have a notion that this guy belongs to some activist groups who will be picketing our office. Not sure, but I've just got this feeling. Well, if so, it will add an interesting twist to the day. As a social services agency in a government office building, it sure won't be the first time!

 

AFTERNOON

 

AFTERNOON,AGAIN

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I HOPE I MAKE YE ALL HUNGRY,THIS IS OUR DINNER FOR TODAY

in case ye want to make the same..
as below

Marinated Pork Chops with Herb Salsa



1. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2. 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3. 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
4. 3 garlic cloves, minced
5. Freshly ground pepper
6. 6 (5-ounce) boneless pork rib chops
7. 1 tablespoon drained capers
8. 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
9. 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
10. 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
11. 1/2 (.6 ounce) package basil leaves
12. 1/2 (.625 ounce) package mint leaves
13. 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
14. Salt



1. In a large bowl, whisk 1/4 cup of the olive oil with the lemon juice, rosemary and two-thirds of the garlic; season with pepper. Add the pork chops and turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse the remaining garlic with the capers, mustard and vinegar just to combine. Add the parsley, basil and mint and pulse to chop. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and pulse just to combine. Transfer the salsa to a bowl; season with salt and pepper.
3. Light a grill. Remove the pork from the marinade and season with salt. Grill over high heat, turning once, until just cooked through, 8 to 9 minutes. Let the chops rest for 5 minutes, then serve with the salsa.

Yield: 6 servings

 

ireland, thanks for the recipe, I'll try it out in the near future.

 

Hi to all, hope you still remember me, lol. Just wanted you to know I had a little ticker repair and started recovering from that when they put me on some new med, called Ranexa which caused a severe allergic reaction, head to toe hives and swelling but now got that cleared up and am feeling pretty good. Got lots of catching up to do reading lots of posts, and hope I can make a few contributions. Been missing all you members and hope all is well with you people. Cheers to all of you ......... Pete

 

hello (arniebear)
welcome back,are ye here to stay..

 

Hello Ireland my friend, yes I am and thank you for the welcome back I appreciate it

 

Welcome back Arnie, glad to see you still alive and kicking.

 

Really Great to see you back again arniebear! Chris

 

Great to see you again Pete hope your health is ok. maybe looking at Adriana will help lol

 

aabbccdd dang it there yo go sharing again, But in this case it's okay since it's for arniebear LOL Chris