Your Mid-Week Topic Dump, vol. 17
I just went outside with Andy, and sweet sainted mother of Lloyd Braun! It’s like hell’s waiting room out there.
Seriously, has the earth broken from of its orbit, and begun hurtling toward the sun? I checked the CNN website and didn’t see anything on it. But I think we’re hurtling; it’s the only explanation that makes sense to me.
Remember last summer? It was so cool people were bitching about it. “I like it a little hotter, just a little hotter,” they whined in their whiny, whiny voices. And now look what’s happened. Thanks! Thanks a whole hell of a lot, freaks.
There’s not enough talcum in Pennsylvania…
I’m having technical problems with this website, but I’m not going to go into detail. Because it’s not something most of you would give a single dingle about. But please know, I’ve spent the morning WHIPPING my hand through my hair, and grinding my teeth down to Tic Tacs.
It never stops. And that’s not just a phrase, it literally never stops.
As of July 7, 2010 (today) I still haven’t seen a real person using an iPad, out in the real world. Have you? Supposedly Apple is selling thousands per hour, or whatever. Where are they? I’m starting to think it’s all an elaborate hoax. Where go the iPads?
At the time of this writing, I haven’t yet contracted iPad fever. I’d still like to buy a Kindle, though. Especially since Amazon dropped the price to $189. Oh yeah. Kindle fever is ongoing, but I’m just not feeling it for the Pad yet. Do you have one? What’s your opinion?
And speaking of Amazon, they recently launched AmazonWireless. It’s supposedly designed to take the hassle out of signing up for cell phone contracts, upgrading your phone, etc. There are no mail-in rebates, or any of that nonsense. I haven’t used it yet, but it’s reportedly pretty slick, and inexpensive.
That’s just an FYI… But, of course, I would appreciate you folks using my Amazon links, whenever you do business with ‘em. It’s an Everybody Wins! situation.
Last night I realized that the TEN YEAR anniversary of the Surf Report is approaching. I posted the first update on October 16, 2000. Can you believe it? I can’t.
I reread some of the early posts when I got home from work, and I certainly had a potty mouth back then, didn’t I? Wow. And I wrote about politics, too? It’s all fairly horrifying.
But it all came together eventually. I have some regrets (I wish I’d moved to WordPress years earlier, for instance), but I’ve put a lot into the actual writing from the start. Some days are better than others, but I work hard not to post any complete turds.
How should we celebrate the big ten year anniversary? Tell me your ideas in the comments.
Over the weekend Toney and I were lounging in the living room, and she was commandeering the remote. She was slowly surfing from channel to channel, and something amazing happened…
She momentarily stopped on a baseball game. An outfielder was shown running, covering lots of ground in a short period, then going completely horizontal, arm and glove fully outstretched.
And: click.
Toney changed the channel! How is that even possible? How is it physically or emotionally possible? The guy was hyper-extended in the outfield, and she turned the channel!
For the rest of the day I felt a little discombobulated, like I had the bends or something. That shit just ain’t natural… I have no idea if he made the catch, or what. It was all so disconcerting. I just sat there blinking real fast, for upwards of a minute.
And I’m still a little shaken-up, if you want to know the truth.
I’m gonna call it a day, my friends. I’ll leave you now with a Question from the Stealing Clive Bull‘s Topics desk. In the comments section please tell us the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought, besides a house or a vehicle.
I can’t really come up with anything interesting. Maybe our first computer? It was ridiculously expensive.
Our trip to London was pretty pricey, too. And our upstairs baffroom remodel was also outrageous. But those are cheats, aren’t they? We should probably limit it to physical items, not services or trips.
If you have anything on that subject, or our upcoming 10 year birthday, post it in the comments section below.
And I’ll see you guys again tomorrow.
Have a great day!
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Ahoy, mateys!!!!!
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Probably the BAT (big-ass-tv). And I’m not an early adopter. Had I bought the same TV a couple years earlier it would have cost twice as much.
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Burned again!
Drat #2
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Top Ten !
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I bought a partially wooded building lot that was pretty pricey, but that might fall into the housing category. Also replaced the tractor I mowed said lot with, with a brand new 20k tractor. But that may be in the car category.
For the tenth anniversary you could have us all over for cake and ice cream. That would be fun.
Man up dude, you shouldn’t let the wife have the remote to begin with.
And finally, no I have not seen and d-bags sporting an iPad.
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6th
And amazon just bought http://www.woot.com (one deal, one day). Their first offering was a $149 Kindle. I suspect it will show up again at some point. Keep your eye on it.
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My grandson the computer whiz says ipads are sort of fun, but just a toy and not something you’d want to carry around with you all the time.
The most expensive thing I ever bought other than a house or car? How about a heat pump?
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I have a few friends who own iPads, but they don’t bring it out and use it on a regular basis. All of them would agree that it’s strictly a novelty item, not a necessity. One friend won hers in a contest, and she only uses it to play this game called Luxor. Another person uses it to check e-mail or read books while in bed before going to sleep.
I’ve only once seen one actually used in public. It was at a Starbucks (big surprise), and random people kept walking up and talking to the guy every 5 minutes or so to ask how he likes his iPad. He looked like he enjoyed all of the attention though.
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I bought a Rolex Daytona a few years back. Stupid impulse type buy.
I have two remotes for the TV in the bedroom. If I’m asleep she can flick. If I come in and lay down and she’s watching HGTV I can change it. It’s a good system.
For the 10th anniversary we should meet somewhere in WV and have beers.
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary, I suggest at a designated time on Oct. 16th all WVSR fans heft a pint of their favorite amber liquid in a worldwide toast.
Thanks Jeff, for keeping us in the aisles for 10 years.
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How about “10 Year Anniversary Special Edition Surf Report” shirts?
I’m in for a size fat.
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How about a WVSR convention? We can all meet up.
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Jeff, you douchebag! Sure, the guy was hyper-extended going for the fly ball…then “CLICK” and she tunes into a whole hour, with commercials, waiting to find which of three houses that the gay couple would select. Have you not realized that you are MARRIED yet? Ya know, I try to cut you some slack, but maybe Buck is right. What kinda self respecting man would actually let his wife get near the remote? LOL!
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We should celebrate 10 years by you sending me some Yuengling; seeing as how I can’t get it anymore after the move west of the Mississippi River.
When flipping, I can’t even change before the current pitch is thrown. Even if it is the A’s vs the Royals I have to wait for at least the pitch and subsequent play. I get all torqued up and full of anxiety if I don’t see what happens.
I commissioned the build of a custom bass guitar that should have cost $8000, but due to various service problems and delays in production the final cost was $6700. I have had people tell me that they have remodeled kitchens and bathrooms, and bought cars for less. The mammoth tusk nut cost $40, pretty hefty sum figuring it is only about the size of a stack of 8 toothpicks. One plank of wood (the one on the back) cost over $500. A five hundred dollar plank of wood! Ridiculous, but it is my luxury in life.
If you want to see the build process and final outcome go here.
http://theguitarcustomshop.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=401
Damn your technical problems. I would have been in top 5 otherwise.
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I paid $448 for a new alternator for my vehicle a few weeks ago. Several family members and work cohorts laughed with such derision I felt like I’d been caught with my pants down, hands on ankles–so, I’m guessing that was horribly expensive. I have no clue nor does my non-mechanical husband. We just pay what the man tells us.
Yeah, you’ve definitely got some issues going on here–I about said fukkit.
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An education and brother, I am still learning and paying.
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My kid has an iPad. I thought they were dumb until I actually played with it. It’s pretty sweet!
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Question of the day…Biggest expense was $186,000 for a boat in Florida, bought sight unseen, hired a crew to take it to Massachusetts where a broker had a check for $235,000 waiting for me. But, technically still a vehicle.
Best money ever spent was $5000 for a set of false teeth for a friend of mine who lost his originals during years of meth addiction.
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In a complete funk meltdown, I paid $400 for some facial creams and mud masks, soaps and whatnots. . I still wake up at night screaming about it.
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I saw my first in public iPad on Monday. I was getting some tires put on my car and some hippie with a bunch of staples in his face had one.
I just read the book I’d brought.
The most expensive thing- easily my wife’s wedding ring. I followed the 3 months pay rule (that is a rule, right?) And I was making good money back then.
Wow. That ring was not cheap.
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I’m with Kenju. A new heat pump was $4400 three years ago. I recently spoke with the installer, who told me, that due to new federal government regulations, an equivalent unit would now be closer to TEN GRAND, due to the increased size of the compressor, new refrigerant requirements, etc. Glad I got in under the wire. Even at $4400, it was still cheaper by $2000, than a new furnace.
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If you have a laptop, the iPad is completely unnecessary but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. Makes a kick ass e book reader as well. It is also great for using on the couch or the shitter. And to the Ohio person above who made the iPad/d-bag comment, you can go take a running fuck at a rolling donut.
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most expensive item ever bought? various excersise equipment (bikes, treadmills, dvds, etc.) that my wife and I never use but fully plans to. someday!
10 years! I think I found the WVSR in the early days with a random search, best find ever!
I think a “gathering” (read beer and such) is in order, at least for the locals( and others who like to journey) Jeff, just let me know, I would be happy to help organize it.
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The most expensive item I have ever bought would have to be my laptop. By the time I bought the warranty it was close to a grand. The warranty was like half the price of the computer but well worth it. I have a two year old who finds it amusing to pour any kind of liquid he can get his hands on my keyboard. Which has been replaced twice in the six months that I have had it. I’m sure he will find even more ways to destroy my favorite toy.
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We still scribble on slate pads here.
…”running fuck at a rolling donut” LMAO!!
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I think on the 10 year anniversary date, we should all meet up at some bar in our respective areas. As most of us who read the WVSR are generally anti-social misanthropes, we should all get along famously!
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Oops, I farted.
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I think us all meeting up somewhere would rock out loud but that won’t probably come to fruition so hoisting a golden elixer (i will even make it a beer snob beer rather than my usual lite) at a set time and send Jeff pictures.
Most expensive thing i have bought besides a home or car………….braces for my ungrateful ass kid who after wearing them and nearly bankrupting her single mom refused to wear her retainers and all that was for nothing.
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i’m holding out on the kindle and haven’t decided whether i will get it or a nook. the nook is compatible with other stuff, not so the kindle. anybody have an opinion?
on the topic of the day, i’m so old i can’t remember what i ate for breakfast let alone what i paid for it.
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I have an iPad 3g. It is indeed, sweet. My husband is a real gadget-guy, and most of the time I think it’s a waste of money, but this one is really cool. I wouldn’t get one that didn’t have the 3g if you already have a laptop, but with it, WELL worth owning.
1. You can stream movies from your Netflix wherever you are (if you are in an AT&T service area anyway).
2. Has the Kindle App. to read books, and an App. for iPad only. Plus, the Ipad lights up, unlike the kindles I have seen.
(prices are about the same)
3. Uses Google map GPS and can show you where you are, where your destination is, and how close on the map you are to reaching it.
4. All that dicking around I used to do with my phone trying to find stores, phone numbers, etc. I can now do online in the car.
5. Find restaurants and make reservations right from the car.
6. Internet wherever you are. No need to mess with your phone, find a WiFi spot, plug that satellite thingy in. You’re always online (once again, in AT&T service areas)
And of course, your regular online stuff too.
So, I guess I give it a thumbs-up LOL!
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oh and the problems you were having earlier…..i thought my IT department had blocked me again and i would have had to change my name to AngryWhiteGirl which really isn’t too far off the mark.
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OK….OK….I know vehicles excluded. But the most expensive thing I ever bought and paid cash (15K) for is our BAB (Bad Ass Bike). A chromed-out Harley Davidson Night Train. It is cool as hell. It was previously owned by a friend and it was always my favorite bike. He got the itch for a chopper and when I heard he was selling it I jumped on it.
For the 10 year anniversary, it would be cool to all get together…but nearly impossible. Imagine how fun that would be though!!
Bikerchick Appreciation Day tomorrow! Have a couple or three with me!
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Oh and I forgot my boat, that hole you dig where you constantly throw money into and for all that, you get two happy days, the day you buy it and the day you sell it and yes I still own it though it hasn’t seen water in almost a year.
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I would say the wife’s engagement ring and our wedding rings would be right up there. Luckily, we’re still using them!
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Madz1962……your ‘facia lmud’ comment also made me shutter. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve done that in a ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ style tirade towards 40 screaming “No….I won’t…I won’t go…..”
I once spent $3,500 to have my cat reconstructed. YES…..reconstructed in almost a Frankenstein-like fashion. He got run over by a car and had his back and back legs crushed. Being the animal lover that I am, I had a Dr, flown in from Dallas (I live in California) and had his body reconstructed with metal….femars and all. He was later renamed “Franken-kitty’.
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Expensive items: I’ve bought a couple of pricey drum kits and one rather costly wedding ring.
For the 10th Anniversary of the WVSR: Why don’t we get together and hold hands and sing the “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” song.
On a related topic: I heard this morning that BP has placed a wedding ring on the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it has stopped putting out.
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Rocco- did FrankenKitty live?? that is just crazy. WOW.
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I agree – 10 year anniversary parties all over the US! How about cake & ice cream with Big Butter Jesus in Ohio before he is completely torn down (my town) and yes, I admitted that I actually live in that town and I know I need to get a Smoking Fish pic there!
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I know where you are coming from with the heet. Sposed to storm on Friday tho. Bet it will be a terrifying storm as hot and humid as it is. I plan to go up and stand at the peak of the roof when it does. This heet has made me lose the will to live.
I bought a Gibson ES 335. About $2k. Great fast neck…I can play the eyes out of it.
They say that I won’t last too long
On Broadway
I’ll catch a Greyhound bus for home they say
But they’re dead wrong, I know they are
‘Cause I can play this here guitar
And I won’t quit till I’m star
On Broadway.
yeh…right.
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Most expensive thing I bought besides car or home would be my PS3. I paid $600 for it but it’s worth every penny. Theres hardly a day goes by that I don’t turn it on. I like to play a lot of video games and watch netflix. Netflix is awesome!!! Oh I have a flat screen LCD but technically I didn’t pay for it, my exwife did while we were still together. You know you’ve won when your a guy and you get to keep the TV. That’s the most important thing.
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I am an iPad owner, but not the staple faced hippie variety. Matter of fact, I just gave my netbook to my 15-year-old since I haven’t used it in months.
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Chuck-For the love of God man. Call these people and get some damn relief.
http://www.steersheating.com/
I don’t know if they’re any good but they’re members of the Belpre Camber of Commerce.
At the minimum, go to Wal-Mart and get a hum-box for the window and cool at least one room down. I used to have just a window unit in the bedroom. It didn’t cool the whole house but at least I could get some sleep.
Heat related deaths are common amongst the elderly.
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Nothing expensive for me, I do have three kids and that’ll suck the money right outta your pockets, wallet, whatever.
We are looking into a flat screen but can’t decide because our regular TV works just fine.
I want a kindle so badly, but am still holding out because they came out with the Nook and it supports mutiple platforms, the Kobo is so new I’m not sure what it does. I do know that the Sony e-reader is crap.
I have been using my iphone to read using the kindle app and the ibooks app and the B&N reader. Just cannot decide!
My boss has an Ipad, he lets his 18 month old watch cartoons on it in the car.
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Happy Anniversary!
“How should we celebrate the big ten year anniversary?”
-Free t-shirts for everybody! ? (Hey, won’t know if we don’t ask) =-)
-A photo (actual) of the nancy, nostrils and the translucents?
Gotta see if the mental image you have molded over the years is accurate.
-hoisting one in honour of thewvsr will probably be the thing.
Have you checked youtube yet for a clip of the catch or fumble?
Most expensive, probably the early days of personal computers.
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For the 10 year anniversary I think new things should be introduced to either the website, or the store that would make the readers happy & would (hopefully, in turn) get you more advertisement & moolah.
For instance:
–Chat room (not advertising, but a great way for reporters to meet anytime to…well..chat)
–Baseball caps (Smoking fish on a cap, people!!)
–Bumper stickers (I’ll take two, please)
–10-year limited edition T-Shirt
–WVSR Hoodies
FYI, I’d buy all of the above items if available. And the chat room? We might just be able to catch AngryWhiteGuy in late at night when he could….well….chat to other reporters! Fun!
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Yeah Tiily, he was around for another 15 years. He actually died peacefully in his bed, of old age, I think.
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@icecycle66, I looked at the photos of the construction of your bass. That thing is INSANE! Are there any viewable videos of you playing it?
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I think Melissa has the right idea(s). I don’t normally wear hats because it messes up the Peter Graves silver do. But I would be proud to sport a Smokin’ Fish cap. In the cooler months of course. Much to warm now. At this time.
I did see a fat guy on the local walking track at Civitan Park wearing a black hoodie yesterday. At the time it was 95 degrees. Can’t imagine what he was thinking. Maybe he was trying to make the weigh in at Jenny Craig. I just don’t know.
@WB…a buddy of mine works for Steers. Good folks. I appreciate your concern over my health and well being. Touching.
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I’m about to spend £350 on a tattoo. Itseems a lot of money for what is essentially just ink, and pain.
For the 10th Aniversary I think Jeff should kick back and have the day off. Maybe just post a pic of him wearing a party hat or something…
On the cans; Prodigy -Diesel Power.
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@icecycle…that bass is sick. If you are a bassist then you should know the name Tal Wilkenfeld.
She has a wonderful solo in this Jeff Beck vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC02wGj5gPw&feature=related
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Most I wrote a check for besides my truck and the wife’s car was $19,050 for my Harley. But the paragliders we just bought are running a close second with the training, hotels and all the peripheral crap that goes along. But, there’s nothing like that slow 3 dimensional ride. After 3 decades motorcycle riding has become transportation. Paragliding, however, kicks ass. I highly recommend this activity. In fact, as I type this, I’m on a hotel computer in Santa Barbara on a two day flying excursion. Life is good when the kids are grown and on their own.
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Chuck, call Paul Davis. He lives in Belpre, and he’ll beat Steers’ prices. Personal friend.
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I sat next to a man using an iPad on a flight from Dallas to Atlanta. He was mostly just showing off, I think, but he did use it. Although, when he needed to his “real” work, he still took out a traditional laptop.
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Last November, I bought a 46″ Panasonic Viera 1080P plasma for $780 with a debit card at Walmart. That’s the most I ever put on plastic. Actually, it was kinda scary, because the transaction went through so fast. I thought, “Did this really hapen?” Yep, it did. Had it up and running 15 minutes later. My first big-ass television! (Sniff!)
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first computer was an Acer @ $3,200 and it crashed constantly. It started the porn addiction I have now so I guess it was worth it…
how you can watch more than 30 seconds of baseball is beyond me.
kindles don’t have a back light because they are electronic ink. very easy to read and you can adjust font size easily. One feature you may want to look at is the ability to download books from your local library instead of buying them. don’t have an ipad but love my itouch and having the 3G would just make it better.
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I’m near Philadelphia. The car said it was 101, thermometer on the deck (not ambient) said 114 and the barometer was OFF THE SCALE. As in “no pressure that high”.
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I have an unlimited 3G iPad. It is awesome. It is the first piece of Apple hardware I’ve bought since 1989! It’s a sweet bit o’ kit and it meets my specific mobile computing needs almost perfectly.
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I’d buy an anniversary T-Shirt. Most expensive frivolous item would be $3,500 on a Tag Heuer watch…
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10th Anniversary: Limited edition 10th Anniversary Shirts and Hats – and a signed copy of the book for all Surf Reporters!
(no pressure)
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So this most expensive thing deal. Is that like a one time purchace or could I mention my life-long bar tab right about now?
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10 year celebration? I don’t see how it could possibly happen without the assistance of beer. Jeff, bear in mind that October is well after July. Furthermore, I would buy any of the items Melissa mentioned.
Most expensive item I can think of is the $3000 printer nine years ago, although I’m looking at replacing my central air conditioning Real Soon Now, to the tune of $8000-ish :^(
I saw a guy using an iPad maybe a month ago. This was in Charlottesville, Virginia in a bar called Boylan Heights.
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More Sunshine and Mumbles stories for the 10 year anniversary! My husband and I just celebrated our ten year anniversary!!!
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My DUI pretty expensive.
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iPads are ALL OVER Northern California.
Despite that, they still cause a swarm… I was at a Chinese restaurant and had 4 people gather round and start freaking out. It really is frickin awesome… check this app out for surfing a bunch of websites like you are in frickin minority report:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnhz8Nhi4Xw&feature=related
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My bosses boss has an iPad (he got it like the day they came out). He’s a complete nerd so it fits him perfectly.
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iPads — saw one the other day and actually used it. Kinda neat.
The most I’ve ever paid for something…besides the education I’m still paying for: my dirtbike (damned near vintage Kawasaki KX125 2-stroke screamer), my guitars, amps and cabinets (Gibson SGs, Marshall, various cabs) and kayaks have eaten up a lot of money, but I don’t think I’ve paid over $1000 for any individual item.
bikerchick — I’ll drink three for you. In fact, I’ll be rambling around the Southside after work so maybe I’ll stop at Jacks and swill a few there.
10 year anniversary: I’m with Melissa — bumper stickers and a commemorative t-shirt.
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my brother is an ass bag that carries his Ipad everywhere!! It has a fancy rubber cover holder thingy..so one can touch it but him you know. He carries it everywhere. Like a baby. It is kind of weird.
But, he has no dependents so I am sure this obsessive part of his life will change.
sigh. hotter then HELL in Northern Illinois
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@Ed: No there aren’t any videos of me playing it. I’ll email you a link to my musicians myspace page if you’re brave enough.
@Chuck in Belpre: I’ve met Tal, through my borther -in-law, she is pretty stuck up. I thought she was cool at first but she has had an incredible run of luck to get her gigs and she has a pretty big head now. She is not a bad bassist, but she is given way to much credit for what she is worth. Besieds I am a diciple of Stu Hamm and Cliff Burton.
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And on the weather, it’s a 98 degrees here in the south desert. I don’t see what all the moaning about heat is. It’s been a bit cool here lately.
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You guys pay too much for instruments. In 1989 I bought a Les Paul studio model for $450 that I still play today. I cannot believe they go for over 2 grand now. For a chunk of wood with 1940′s technology that’s a bit steep.
I’d love to do a 10-year anniversary meetup, but only if it’s in my back yard. Can’t get away from work to travel this summer so I’ll just take a picture of myself piss-drunk and send it in. Where are we sending the pictures? I’d like to see everyone’s drunk photos. maybe we should all moon Jeff?
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Most expensive non-vehicle/house purchase was stock.
The IPad without 3G makes no sense. The 3G one is near perfect for me. I need to be able to quickly do online research in remote locations and in the car. No Wi-Fi is available. On Tuesday it was used near nonstop online with the cellular service for ~10 hours and still had 40% battery left. Last week the car GPS sent me to the wrong location – iPad’s GPS/mapping sorted that. At $30/month for unlimited data too? My so-called smartphone is going in the trash.
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Thanks, Rat Bastard!! We’re supposed to go to Pittsburgh Rare at Station Square for my birthday dinner tonight but my boyfriend stuck at a gas well in an open field in WVA in 100 degree heat and may get home too late tonight. He ain’t happy. So may have to wait till tomorrow to celebrate. Bike Night tonight at the Hard Rock. So we’ll be strolling around there if he makes it home at a decent hour.
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I’ve seen the ipad out and about. Pretty cool. I agree, 3G has to be there. I don’t have one, and probably never will, but they do look cool.
I heard LeBron is going to tell Miami to go fuck themselves and is going to sign with the Clippers.
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kindle = best $200 I ever spent
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I’m with you Tilly, I thought my company had finally installed the “net nanny” they’ve been threatening to do for the last year. I was quite relieved later.
Happy Anniversary Jeff, I have been reading for almost five years now.
Most expensive thing? My bill from the IRS this year, but what really comes to mind is my recent $1600 (installed) brake sensor. Oh well, at least it’s better than a dash lit up like a Lite Brite on a Christmas morning in 1975.
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@ Melissa, I was going to suggest the bumper sticker thing too, I am one of those people you hate on the roadways because my back end is covered in hippie stickers.
@Chuck, Tal Wilkenfeld is an amazing bassist and that video blows me away every time I watch it, even if she is a stuck up bitch. Jeff Beck is better tho, I’d jam with him.
@T-storm, I agree, so was mine. I’m still making payments to the court house on it, and it happened in 2005.
@CaseyJ, I’m in Southern Illinois, you’re right, it’s hot as hell. You walk outside and it’s like stepping into a hot car that’s been sitting in the sun all the day.
@Bikerchick-Happy Bikerchick Day!
Most expensive thing bought, music festival tickets.
Ipad, don’t have one, have a laptop. And Jeff, one thing you must understand, is that most girls don’t generally (I said most, not all), do not really care about sports. I enjoy watching baseball (except I’m so ashamed at the Cubs this season I’m actually excited to see the Bears start and that’s not saying much), but that’s really it. I did watch the Hawks, but that’s only because I was being a follower with the rest of Chicago, but honestly that’s the only time I’ve watched hockey.
Oh, and I have a very important announcement to make: The crazy lady at my work has put in her two weeks! I have been smiling from ear to ear like a fuckin’ tard all day because I am so goddammed happy. Us girls started planning our celebration already. If anyone is confused, visit my blog and read about the ‘concerned employee’, you will understand.
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damn smilies…
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Brittney-Southern Illinois?
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Southern, Central, something like that…about a half hour South of Chicago. I’m in the south suburbs.
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Oh, I get you, CaseyJ said Northern, but what I meant basically was that I was in the Southern part of the state and it’s just as hot here too.
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Comments made and heard today about a co-worker and her choice of attire:
she looks like she just got off a shift at Barefax and came straight to the office
she looks like a 5th year high school senior whos on the junior varsity cheerleading team… but just cant crack the starting line up
she looks like she’s about to do the whole locker room in a C-grade porn movie
she looks like she tried out for a britney spears video in 1990 and is still living the dream
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It’s 3:22 here and I’ve been completely naked all day. I only got out of my bed because my iTouch died and my wife wasn’t around to bring me drink and food. I do this about once a week. Naked day. Try it.
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@icecycle66 That bass is just beautiful.
You kids have some expensive toys…mine (in descending order of cost) have been liver damage, snowmobile, big ass tv, racecar, mountain bike, guitar, pc
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Kevindust-No way you got less money in the race car than the BAT. My friend used to race and those things go through money like a fat man through cake. Just sayin…
Icecycle66-You need to make a youtube video playing your bass, can I suggest/request Smoke on the Water?
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@WB and whoever it was asking earlier: I think I will make a video eventually. maybe this weekend if I can get caught up on school work.
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I say we meet up somewhere in Pa. It’ll be Fall, right? That’s Jeff’s (and mine) fave season and the weather should be decent.and we can celebrate the possibility of the Reds making it to the World Series! (The NLCS will be starting around then).
Everybody brings a six pack from their respective locations to give to Jeff. He’ll never have to buy beer again.
I bet we could get the greater scranton chamber of commerce to sponsor it.
10/16/00 Never Forget
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Will Paul the octopus will be predicting this afternoon where LeBron is headed? Someone put that goddamn cephalopod to work!
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T-Storm, is it ok if I bring Busch Light in cans?
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For your own personal use, sure.
But you are not local to St. Louis so it would break the spirit of the idea.
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Brit,
I think what WB in OH was saying that 30 minutes south of Chicago is still northern Illinois. I think you’d have to be south of bloomington or champaign to be in southern ill.
And congrats on getting rid of the fibromyalbitch
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t-storm- bingo, but I didn’t want to argue with a local. Half the time I still say Illa-noise.
Brittney-Bring some 3 Floyds for Jeff. And ditto on the CE resignation.
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Brittney,
I’m glad that blubbering vagina is gone. Congrats.
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blubbering vagina. As opposed to a blubber vagina which is where the dork belongs.
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Oh and a new myspace executive just retired after 4 months on the job. What the fuck did this guy think? He probably left to take a job a friendster.
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Brit, I used to live in the Quad Cities and then Vandalia, and I know how that nomenclature works: there’s Chicago, and then there’s downstate, and that’s it, right?
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I’ll concede that point. By my logic Columbus and Dayton are technically southern Ohio but they are central.
But I lived in STL and know it’s 5 hrs to chi-town and 2 hours to Cape.
Currently sitting in the STL airport drinking rum and a 20 oz Bass.
My Reds are in first place. Joey Votto is an All-Star, what could be better?
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@ WB, well there is more money spent on racing than any other toy but the purchase price of the car itself was less than the BAT.
@ all, I am in for a 10th anniversary party in PA on some weekend in Oct..
@ Brittney, cheers to your loss! In similar situation, the bad apple bitch that lives across the street has sold and is moving.
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Well thank goodness! Everyone’s here!
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Good Evening Surf Reporters……
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Ok off topic. Rain on a hot summer day is beautiful. Thats all I wanted to say.
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I’d be due for a vacation around Oct, would be great to integrate a WVSR celebration into the plans!!! I’m just hoping the occassion doesn’t fall on naked day.
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I got eighty bucks credit with SouthWest. Provided my lawyer has taken care of that no fly list thing, I should be good to go. I’ll bring my trumpet. So…The WVSR 10th Anniversary All Star Jam.
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I can’t think of a bigger disaster than a Surf Reporter gathering. Therefore we should have it at Jeff’s house.
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Juancho – hilarious, disaster forsure – BIG FUN!!!
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Maaaan, it’s like goddamn election night over at ESPN! Miami’s gonna be one hell of a formidable team, assuming they remain healthy and scandal-free. But if they don’t get to the finals with LeBron there’s going to be a lot of hysterics….maybe a whole ‘nother hour long special.
Brittney: Obviously I’m one exception here to the “rule” about women not enjoying sports.
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Gretchen- I love playing them, not watching. Exceptions though of course. I’ve mostly always played soccer love the Saturday morning soccer skills. Can go to a CFL game (Canadian football – I’m just there to have a beer and chat), never paying attention ofcourse. TV is silly in general, I live in remote places lately and that is too much part of my life, gotta change that. I try not to stereotype as to who does what.
Everyone’s trying to create drama, WVSR reporters are more direct which is me.
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about $12K for wood floors through the house. but now we feel like we live in a brand new house.
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Well here’s some drama. Earlier I broke open a fortune cookie and the fortune inside said, “There is no reference for beauty.”
I think that motherfucking cookie was calling me ugly!!!
So I said, “Yeah?! Well there’s no accounting for taste!” and ate it right up. No baked good sasses me and lives to insult again!
I know it’s been discussed here before, but man, the current crop of Confuciuses are really slacking off! Probably fooling around too much with their I-Pad Thais and whatnot.
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Hello ladies,
Yeah, I’m with Not on the sports thing. And I’ll bet it WAS like an erection night over at ESPN. WAY too much money involved. Before my back flew south, I was a fair country table tennis player. I felt much closer to the ideal of sport during a night of ping pong than I feel watching a bunch of tatted pituitary case millionaires jogging up and down a roundball court, or a gaggle of white guys and Tiger teeing off on #18.
As is the way of the world, Bob Dylan already said it, and said it better…
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When your mother sends back all your invitations
And your father to your sister he explains
That you’re tired of yourself and all of your creations
Won’t you come see me, King James?
Won’t you come see me, King James?
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Gretchen,
I don’t think Confucius or the cookie were calling you ugly, but I don’t know what they WERE saying. I’ve given this a good 90 seconds of thought, and I can’t parse the message. It first looks easily parsable, but the closer I got the farther away it moved. The obvious chases the subtle, spiraling down the rabbit hole until the spiral collapses on itself…jtb
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Now when all the clowns that you have commissioned
Have died in battle or in vain
And you’re sick of all this repetition
Won’t you come see me, King James?
Won’t you come see me, King James?
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Good night ladies,
jtb
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There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.
Sir Francis Bacon
mmmm bacon.
Hope this clears everything up.
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Oh yeah? Well this is what I think about Beauty:
We sing about beauty and we sing about truth
at ten thousand dollars a show
Gotta love Dr. Hook!
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WB’s scholorship continues to astound and flabbergast me. In this case I believe he found the reason the kitchen staffed might have stuffed that fortune into Gretchen’s cookie. Gretchen, did you eat a strange proportion of, say, pork fried rice to almond chicken? Of crab Rangoon to egg rolls? Did you ask for size 23 bamboo sandals? Sorry, that last one slipped out.
Sir Francis Bacon was born in Bacon on Rye and carried food proportion biases with him throughout his life. As a scientist and mathematician, his startling formula, E=BC (squared) for calculating the proprotions for the perfect egg, bacon and cheese sandwich changed English breakfast habits until everyone started eating bangers and mash and washing it down with ale and rum and messing up the whole day with trips to the WC.
But even Sir Francis wasn’t eccentric enough to talk to fortune cookies.
Hope this helps as well.
jtb
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Sorry, I’ve got alittle attitude today at work – why is it that even when you explain something 100 jillion times to people they still fill out the forms wrong?
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Another Dave-It’s quite simple, people are stupid.
And for you young-uns that don’t know who Dr. Hook is;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ux3-a9RE1Q
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Well JTB, I did try to go shoe shopping beforehand. And believe me, my flipper feet are all about strange proportions. I cornered a sales associate and wailed, “I’m wide at the toes and narrow at the heels, can you help me out?!” And she backed up like she’d just seen a freakshow and said something along the lines of, “There are no shoes in this entire store that could possibly fit you!” So yeah, maybe the cookie was a reference to my freaky feet.
(For the record, I eventually found a pair somewhere else that was made solely of stretch material, the footwear equivalent of fat pants. Siiiiiigh.)
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@ T-storm, Jason, WB, Kevindust: You’re right about the Southern IL thing, I am about 30 minutes South from the city if that, so you’re right…and thank you, that made my day. I got home and my boyfriend says to me, “I cannot tell you how happy I am for you that the fucking bitch quit today.” And I would gladly bring 3 Floyds to a Surf party, I was also kidding about the Busch Light in cans thing, I realize my beer of choice is frowned upon pretty much everywhere, lol.
@ Greg: Works for me lol.
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@Gretchen, my friend got a fortune cookie that said, “You are going to have a very successful family reunion in the near future”. So we gave him shit about it for a little bit, helping him ‘plan’ this ‘party’. I opened my cookie a few minutes later and it said, “Please ignore previous cookie”. All that planning for nothing.
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These lyrics came to me in a flash and I had them all in print within about 10-15 minutes. I am particularly proud of the last verse. I wonder how this song will go over with the little skiffle group I currently play drums for (?)
“Dr Bronner Soap Bottle”
Not interested in Christianity, it’s got too many rules
and Mormonism seems a little weird to me
Hare Krishna would be fine, except I’d have to buy new clothes
Gimme something simple to believe, in 3000 words or less
I got my religion from a Dr Bronner soap bottle
Want something to believe in?
How about the Moral ABCs
Who killed Gary Coleman?
Brothers and sisters, it was you and me
Gotta get your religion from a Dr Bronner soap bottle
(middle eight)
All one or none!
All one!
Exceptions externally?
Absolutely none!
(Guitar-fiddle solo)
They arrested Don Bolles for carrying GHB
Instead he became a martyr for Dr B.
God’s eternal love; His sensuous kiss
Or is God a woman? I’m not sure about this
I’ll have to consult my Dr Bronner soap bottle
The dead Ramones up in heaven can tell you its true
After a life of playing songs about sniffin’ glue
Doesn’t matter if you were raised as a Muslim or a Jew
Just head for the shower and read the bottle for a clue
Get some religion you can use from a Dr Bronner soap bottle
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Bah, The Kindle is suck. Go down to Barnes and Nobel and bestow your worship upon the nook. The books are cheaper, it keeps it’s charge longer, it’s easier to use, and the 3g network is amazing. You buy the book on-line, and bam, it’s on your nook. You can also “sideload” mp3′s, free books you find on-line and a whole can of other stuff. It now has a few games for it too, and a primitive web browser, also software updates come pretty frequently delivering bunches of happiness and new features. You can also get a lot of books free, and even more for under 5 buckaroos. It IS full of awesome.
Oh, I have also seen a few IPads in the wild, mostly people very conspicuously using them, as if to say HEY I AM USING THIS REALLY BITCHIN IPAD AINT IT AWESOME!
~Aqua
P.S—Buy a Nook!
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Wow, talk about weird, I’ve never heard of Dr. Bronner soap until today. About 3 hours ago I see where Greg Koch of Stone Brewing mentions it on his twitter account and then LHR writes a song about it.
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I spent 3000 dollars on a cat because it couldn’t pee right. It died a year later of unrelated causes. I paid for the dead cat for a year and a half after. Have pets. Love animals, but be practical about it. Not like me.
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First line of second ever thewvsr.com post:
I hate to smell men.
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And 10-16-10 is a Saturday.
A free yuengling to anyone with those measurments.
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