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Posts: 6595 (10/26/09 1:56 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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Posts: 12403 (10/26/09 2:41 PM) Rev. Nora
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Well, Shane, they weren't on the official list, but since my son was with me and he had his own kiddie-cart, somehow we ended up with a box.
That's about the last thing we need with all those cake mixes!
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Posts: 10681 (10/26/09 4:45 PM) Petey the chameleon
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I have a question to ask. What is up with people nowadays?! Seriously. I was pulling out of the driveway to go to work and I noticed something in the middle of the driveway that looked like the newspaper in a plastic bag. Sure enough, it was. I thought someone maybe just grabbed it out of the box and threw it there for the heck of it (we have the "country" type mailbox at the end of our long driveway). Then I glanced over, and what the hey- someone stole our mailboxes - both the plastic one the newspaper is delivered to and the metal one for our mail. My dad had just gotten a new metal box about a month ago and put it up because our old one was falling apart. Do people have nothing better to do on the weekends than to steal shiny mailboxes? 
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Posts: 6596 (10/26/09 7:03 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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If it's not bolted down, and sometimes even when it is, it's fair game to be stolen. I was agog when I was on my little fall excursion with my Mom and
Stepdad last month when I checked into my hotel room and the remote control for the television was physically fastened down to the bedside table.
I've always been afraid of putting any kind of holiday decorations out in my front yard for fear that they'd get stolen. Sometimes I think it's more the thrill of the prank that excites the would-be theifs than any practical use they'd have for what they're stealing. But if you see any new mailboxes suddenly spring up in your neighborhood, I know who I'd be checking with first! Shane
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Posts: 3264 (10/27/09 12:25 PM) FVB |
My office (which is located basically in "downtown" Boulder had a large, wooden picnic table outside (chained to a VERY large tree) for several
years. A couple of months ago, the picnic table disappeared overnight - the chain is still there!
Cindi
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Posts: 12404 (10/27/09 1:50 PM) Rev. Nora
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Gyms are notorious for having stuff taken out of lockers, but one time we had 20 pool noodles stolen as well as some water weights. Who knew there was such
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Posts: 10682 (10/27/09 10:00 PM) Petey the chameleon
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I remember when I was a kid and had chained my bike up outside school. When we came out after the school day, my bike wasn't there. I found it on the lawn,
but the chain was stolen. I remember saying I thought it was weird that my bike was still there but the chain was gone, and a friend of mine said "well,
it's a pretty ugly bike anyway."
I was not amused.  I can look back on it now and smile/laugh, but to hear that as a kid when "fitting in" was so important, and my folks could only
afford a second hand bike for me... sigh! Man, I'm a downer lately, hahaha.
So anyway! I took a trip to the border this afternoon and stocked up on some Laffy Taffy and a few things for my coworkers (nut rolls, mostly) while picking up my parcel of craft supplies. Now my lip balm "factory" is back in motion! 
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Posts: 12405 (10/28/09 12:33 PM) Rev. Nora
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I suppose it had to happen sometime and I suppose the last week or so I've had ultimately had something to do with it, but I still wasn't ready for my
first grey hair!
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Posts: 6597 (10/28/09 2:28 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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At least you have hair! A guy at work buzzed all his off, and when I asked him why he said because it made him feel too hot. I guess we guys who are
folically challenged just don't understand the complaints of those people who still have their hair. I would give almost anything to have even a small
assemblance of the head of hair I had in my 20's. Sometimes I think I look about 10 years older than I really am, which is why I have resorted to wearing
baseball caps more and more often these days.
Shane
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Posts: 7126 (10/28/09 6:27 PM) Animation Guru
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I'm sorry to hear that you've found your first gray hair, Nora. That's how it all starts. Me and Miss Clariol are good friends and it I now have to
colour my hair once a month to hide the gray on my head. And just as soon as I have my hair all coloured, another 10,000 more gray hairs pop up! Okay, now
maybe not exactly 10,000, but you get the idea. It's still awful though and I feel for you.
 
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Posts: 12406 (10/28/09 7:27 PM) Rev. Nora
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Yeah, I know I shouldn't be so vain about my hair. I think it's a testament to the stress I've been under lately. Either that or I'm getting
older, which is no consolation prize!
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Posts: 6598 (10/28/09 7:40 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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To be honest with you though, Nora, if I had my hair back I'd be vain about it, too. I say if you got it, flaunt it. That's why I was taken aback by
why the guy from work buzzed all his. There was a time...boy, there was a time...when I used to do funky things with my hairstyles. Back in the 80's I used
to have one of those looonnnnnngggg rat tails. I thought that was the coolest thing. I kinda miss those days, actually.
In other news...I caught the trailer for the new Jim Carey version of A Christmas Carol in the breakroom today. I can't wait to see that! Not very often do G or PG rated movies ever do anything for me, but this one is on my list! Shane
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Posts: 6602 (10/29/09 1:56 PM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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Okay, class. Story problem time. Put your crayons away and listen up. And no spitball throwing!
Let's say that a person buys three pairs of shoes from an internet/catalog company. One pair costs $40, one costs $60 and one costs $100. Let's say that this person used a promotion on their order to give them 30% off. Now, let's say this person gets their package and the $100 pair of shoes are missing. Instead of replacing them, this person wants their credit card refunded back. What, pray tell, is this person due back? I am absolutely dumbstruck by what one of the team leads at work today told me. And what's more, she argued with me about it for five minutes! Granted, I was never the brightest bulb in the bunch, but when I'm right, I'm right. I'm keeping an eye on this account and making sure this person gets refunded back correctly tomorrow. Class dismissed! Shane
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Posts: 7127 (10/29/09 6:40 PM) Animation Guru
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Sounds like you had "one of those kind of days", Shane. I'd be doing the same thing as you if I were in your shoes.
Today was "one of those kind of days" for me. The most embarrassing part of my day today was locking the keys in my car. What happened was I went to McDonald's for my lunch break and then headed over to the thrift store where I ate my meal in my car. The passenger window was open and I took the keys from the ignition and put them in my lap. After I finished my meal, I put the keys back in the ignition to close the window slightly so that it wouldn't get so hot in my car while I was in the thrift store. Grabbed my wallet and my cell. Locked the car, got out and shut the door. It was then I realized that I had left my keys in the car. I had done this once before and so Lee made several copies for me. So I have one at home, I gave one to my boss to hold onto at work for me and I had one more inside my lunch box. Well, guess where my lunch box is? Inside the car! Because I left the window slighty open, I wasn't able to get my arm all the way in. And the thrift store didn't have any wire coat hangers. So what else could I do but call work and tell them what happened and hope that somebody there would bring me my key. I now have that spare key from my lunch box in my wallet. I'm so glad today is over with!
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Posts: 6777 (10/30/09 5:13 AM) FVB |
The person gets $100 minus the 30%. Right Shane? Exactly half of whatever the total was, including the tax.
Sally B. 
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Posts: 6603 (10/30/09 7:26 AM) Mr. Smarty Pants
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Well, Eastbay doesn't charge sales tax, (unless you're shipping to Wisconsin or new York), but yes, you're right. There's also some shipping
that was due back, but that kind of complicated my example. In my example, the customer should be due $70. The argument I had was with somebody who who was
trying to refund the amount of the discount, i.e. $30.
Shane
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Posts: 6778 (10/30/09 3:31 PM) FVB |
Some people are such dummies!
Sally B.
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Posts: 10685 (10/30/09 5:20 PM) Petey the chameleon
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I'm the dummy, Micky. I'm always the dummy.
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Posts: 12408 (10/30/09 5:37 PM) Rev. Nora
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What a week....we had to call the refrigerator repair man, lost the hamster (who was found, fortunately, by said repairman), my son suffered from allergies all
week and my appointment with the orthopedic surgeon yesterday got postponed until today. The good news is he's going to see how I do with steroid shots
(ouch!) for a couple months and if there is improvement, no surgery. So keep your fingers crossed!
Oh, and the dog tore one of his pads and had to had several stitches. I wonder what a week with no doctor or vet appointments would look like!
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Posts: 927 (10/31/09 10:01 AM) Man Alive |
Ouch! Poor Happi - I hope he feels better soon!
I'm glad you got back in your car, Cindy. At one time, you could buy a small magnetic metal box to put a copy of your car key in and then attach it to the wheel well of your car. Wonder if they still make those? George Clooney, bless his heart, made it cool for guys to have gray hair. Although I refer to mine as "platinum highlights".  And Shane, just remember that Michael Jordan made it cool for guys to have no
hair.
Anyone know if any of the cable networks are showing "The Monkees"? I could do with watching "A Coffin Too Frequent" today!
-Tom
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