Hottest Temps of the Season Arrive in Northeast

It's a video

Never explain - Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

I just tried to post on the UID thread and got this message:

Error You don't have permission to post in this forum.

I wonder why... especially since I can post here.

Oh, and others are able to post on that thread.

I watched a really cool movie last night until 01:30.  It was called U571.

It was about an American submarine crew that was forced to run a crippled German submarine after they seized it and their submarine was destroyed by the submarine that came to assist the German one!

Realy cool.

It featured Jon Bon Jovi and that guy from the TV show Medium.

adrienne2238 wrote:

Delta, I know you're pressed for time, but can't the outside stuff wait a few days until it cools off? And pleeeeeease take water outside with you. You'll end up dehydrated and sick.

I am doing little things, light work such as putting my clothes away in all that newly found cabinet space!  I am also finding places to put things that have not been put away for years!

I don't need no stinkin' water!  If I get sick from dehydration then I will just come here and cry about it!

OK... truth now, I know my limits and have been very careful to work within them.  I work for about an hour and then come in and drink, smoke and sit in the basement which is the coolest place in the house.  It is about 74 degrees in there!

((((Delta)))) I trust you to know your limits. It's just the mom in me would feel better if you had...and drank...water when out in such heat.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

tempestgrace wrote:

 

 

...I have learned so much in the last 6 mos.

I must be up to about 1994 in skills by now.

 

quite modern for me.

next thing ya know I'll want a cell phone and DVD...

 

...all thanks to PLU...

 

I am really missing MN

...and I'll be gone all day tomorrow.

 

Hi MN !

Awww, that is so sweet TempestGrace.  Greetings back at ya Chicque. Sorry to see you are yourself absent today.  And hello to everyone else on PLU, as well.

I've been quiet, in "lurking mode, largely because I have a crippled laptop. And formatting my replies, is an ordeal.   Seems I have gotten entirely too much use of my left mouse button, on my touch pad.  I already had it repaired once, and now it is failing again.  So, I made a purchase of an external USB mouse, and I will have to await arrival, and installation, before I'm back up to "clickety, click, click" speed again.

That will be an interim fix, as I come to a decision on whether or not to replace my computer.  I really don't "want" to, as it is a PITA, to load all your programs again. And I already once, went through what Rrrrrobins went through, discovering how much of your software has become obsolete.  

None of my graphics programs, I had running on my XP Desktop were transferable to the Vista Operating System.  I can only hope my newer programs will transfer over to Windows 7, without too much headache, as  I cannot ignore the wear and tear evident on this machine. 

I have been browsing around, when out and about, at Office Max, and Sam's Club, and now I'm doing the dance around...Reburb or Not?   I would welcome input, on this question.  I had a bad experience with a "lemon" I purchased through Egghead some years ago, which made me wary of "too good to be true" deals.  And even when I bought this system brand new, the first unit I received had "bios" issues, and I had to return it to the store for a replacement. 

I've looked at some models at TigerDirect, and Overstock.com.   (Cuz I get cash rebates through BigCrumbs through those retailers.)  And have another auction on my watch list, to see what price it escalates to.  Has anyone here ever purchased an Acer, or IBM Lenovo?  Was also looking at Toshiba Satellite models.  If so, were you happy with your purchase?  All of my computers have been either HP or Compaq models.  I'm familiar with them, but perhaps I am missing out, on something even better?

And TempestGrace...you won't ever be sorry, if you get modern, and get a bonafide DVD player.  I cannot say enough good things about the Netflix service.  You may even be able to play them, on your existing DVR?  Perhaps you need to get your manual out? 

And to everyone else... I thinking about you, even if my commentary, isn't what it usually is. 

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~ Harold Whitman

Wonderful!

Another Glitch!

Ebay won't let me list with out checking that I take PayPal.

This afternoon I listed an item in a category I don't usually sell in: Postcards.

Ebay wouldn't let the listing go through without PayPal.  I though maybe it was some new rule for that category.  So I listed it with PayPal, and then went back and revised and took PayPal out.  That went through fine.  And my buyer bought the item.

Now I'm trying to list more items in my normal category, and once again eBay won't let me send the listing through without PayPal.

What a PITA, to have to revise every listing!

rrrrrrobin, I thought you had to say you took Paypal. I learn something new every day on here.

We were just outside with one of Buddy's friends for about 1/2 hour. Yikes, that heat gets to a person.

I rarely buy electronic stuff when it's new. I try to wait a couple years, when the price goes down. When the Playstation2 came out, my then boyfriend insisted on getting it. I think he paid like $500. I waited a few years, then bought one for my son. I paid $200. I'm trying to get hubby to do that with Xbox games, but all his friends get them new. I pointed out he's not 12 anyore, and he can live with not having a $60 game.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

G is indeed Garden scale, Grand scale! I have a friend with a garden railroad!!! I have the next size smaller, the one with the 3" wide track, that belonged to my uncles, IIRC. I also have a regular HO and once bought DH a tiny Z scale which is gathering dust

Cement is poured. I can't believe how little water you put in it!

I should have taken a Before pic!

Is the morale improving around here yet?

adrienne2238 wrote:

rrrrrrobin, I thought you had to say you took Paypal. I learn something new every day on here.

 

Yah, eBay doesn't publicize very much, but there are alternative payment methods that are allowed.

In my case, I have a merchant account for my brick&mortar store, as well as for trade shows and mail-order/phone-in sales.  It is possible to integrate that with eBay check-out, and not offer PayPal.

Since I already pay a standard monthly fee for the merchant account, using PayPal would mean I'd be paying double fees each month.

I still take PayPal if someone asks for it, but usually they just pay with credit card without any complaints ... even my foreign customers.

I have not tried it myself but all the reviews I have read mention that Windows 7 is a far cry better and more stable than that PS Vista!

I still use XP myslelf but I think that this is the last year Microsoft intends to support it with updates and such.

I remember when indows first came out and we shifted from DOS.

I have used every publicly available version of windows since the beginning except for 7.

I useVista for only a couple of months when I converted back to XP.

The earlieset versions were useful but still just DOS overlays.  When 3.0 came out it was great because of multitasking.  Win 95 was pretty good.  Win 98 was a bit unstable Win XP has been the most stable.  Vista was a disaster.

Maybe one day soon I will get a chance to try out 7.