That's a good way north of me alright. Perhaps you would be justified in turning the heat on. But I cannot do it here in Chicago.
Years ago my wife and I took a driving vacation, LOOOONG trip, about 7000 miles. on the way back we went through Yellowstone. No one ever told me it snows in the first week of September in Wyoming. Caught us completely by surprise. And it doesn't mater how many pairs of shorts you wear when that happens, you're still going to be cold from the knees down.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T11:19:23-04:00
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T11:20:23-04:00
Oh yeah? Bring a croissant with you buddy. You're gonna need lunch, cause it's gonna go all day! :P
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T11:21:23-04:00
Non way we turn on the heat for 42° in August. We had the windows wide open. Perfect sleeping temp.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T11:22:12-04:00
Ah yes. The thickened blood of the hearty northerners. I forgot.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T11:23:59-04:00
It's not the cold that gets us, it's that darn humidity.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T11:24:06-04:00
@PoT, western Canadian here, the only place you'll see a croissant is in a croissandwich! I'll be bringing western justice with me, so you better be ready to go a sight further than one day, although, it probably won't take more than a couple of minutes. ;) Especially, if it gets "cold".
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T11:26:39-04:00
We have a military base just outside of town. It is funny listening to the stories of the troops up from Georgia telling us how they get constant 100+ degree heat and we're pussies is for warning them of the 95-100 we get.
Then the 95% humidity shows up with the 95° and THEY turn into the biggest pussies, lol.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T11:30:15-04:00
Yeah. Midwest weather ain't for the timid. We get some of the most extreme weather swings. A lot of people think it must be all sunshine and rainbows this far inland and this far north. Sure winters can be bad, and summers can be hot, but it's not always like that is it? Uh. Yeah. It really kinda is.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T11:30:57-04:00
Humidity is the devil. That's why I live in the desert
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T11:31:13-04:00
The hottest I've ever experienced was 112F ( thats for you PoT), with about 99% humidity in Mexico. We were going to check out some Mayan ruins in the jungle. I just about died! Its not the heat, its the humidity for sure!
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T11:32:12-04:00
Also, you Midwesterners can keep all your filthy tornadoes and basketball-sized hail.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T11:33:00-04:00
At 112 and 99%, it's both
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T11:36:08-04:00
Tornadoes and hail, I think that's friday for us, lol.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T11:36:28-04:00
@Trinkets Yes, I want the 6 kb pic for my litter box profile pic
During the phone interview, I'm sure they won't notice
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T11:49:08-04:00
Good morning HA, LZ.
My new house has a safe room now. 10" thick, rebar reinforced concrete walls AND roof. I have lived through three tornados (where I was literally within rock throwing distance of the funnel) I'm going to feel safer now.
Largest hail I've ever personally seen was golf ball sized, and it totaled my car and killed a goose. I don't need to see it any bigger.
@BaKhan: Is the smoke giving you a headache? Mine has started to hurt as of yesterday around noon...and drugs aren't helping.
@everyone else: Good(sort of) morning.
@Creeper: That's one reason I left the hospitality industry. I couldn't take the super long stretches without a day off, and working 12+ hours a day any longer. My body is still punishing me for it.
@GM - word. I was at a physical therapists office on the Upper East Side on Park Avenue (Rich old wasp neighborhood). The waiting room was full of ... well, rich old wasps. This woman goes "Honey, you're so young, why are you here?" "Waitress" A resounding "Ohhh" was made by a few.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T12:03:17-04:00
And i really miss midwest weather! I'm from KC, MO (go Royals!) remember? I miss tornado season and thunderstorms. God I miss those thunderstorms. New York has the same kinda/sorta extremes and temps, but lacking in storms. They move too quickly being so close to the ocean.
Y'all can party here! I'ma just be sitting on the couch. So you need to get a cleaning crew.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T12:08:11-04:00
We'll be tidy
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T12:27:24-04:00
HI Creeper!
Sorry to bolt, but I have shit to do. I'll check in later.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T12:46:16-04:00
Boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants!!
Creepers place will be the new rave in town!!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T12:49:45-04:00
@GM, yeah the smoke is not so good. Its been kicking me pretty hard. I have severe sleep apnea and it has really cut my oxygen back, so the headaches are making me live up to my avatar.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T12:59:55-04:00
Ah, the good thing about tues. and thurs. is that I only have class up to 12:30 at the latest, depending on how lab goes.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:04:44-04:00
Wow, it's been busy. And yup, for that earlier weather conversation, Nebraska has some of the worst swings even by midwestern standards. Every year it gets down at least to -10 F with a windchill of -140 sometimes, and the summer is typically averaging 100 with a legal minimum of 80% humidity on a good day. Whoopee fun! The only thing we never get here is hot and dry, possibly my favorite weather to visit. (I love going to deserts so much!)
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T13:08:39-04:00
Howdy, Zem.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:10:05-04:00
I'm up for a rave party at creeper's. And the best part is she's got the kitties outside, so we don't even need to bring our own fun to the party!
"Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
'cause everything else is obsolete"
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:12:42-04:00
Mmmm, lunch! My favorite part of mid-day!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:42:56-04:00
Ok, guys, I had onions on the sandwich today, but then soup, cheetos, oreos, and lemonade, so my breath does NOT smell that bad!
Wow, after spelling out my lunch from the sandwich place in the basement of my dorm, I feel like a kid again! That would've been like the perfect lunch then.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T13:47:28-04:00
Doing interview. Sh!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:49:58-04:00
Are you telling yourself to shh and get back to the interview? Because that's good advice. I hope you didn't eat as well while doing it. Though phone interviews just don't seem right.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-08-27T13:54:28-04:00
I knew it! Total rave at Creeper's!
C.F. "The Ex-President" Heyns 2015-08-27T13:55:54-04:00
What did I miss?
What did I miss??
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T13:56:38-04:00
@TeP, party at Creepers!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T13:56:53-04:00
Jeez, I saved the tiny picture next to my name here to use as an avatar on the Litter Box, but even that was 8 Kilobytes!!! What more do they want from me?! I already gave up my first, second, third, ninth, and fifteenth born for the password authentification process!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T14:02:23-04:00
Yes! I uploaded it to microsoft paint and resized it to 70% original size (on the second or third try) and it was finally 5.8KB! I think it finally let me have my avatar!
C.F. "The Ex-President" Heyns 2015-08-27T14:02:54-04:00
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T14:13:51-04:00
Nooo! TeP, what have you done?!?!?! http://9gag.com/gag/a0YNb5Q… It can't be stopped! The sidebar; it's always watching!!!!! SAVE YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T14:13:53-04:00
@Zem, I get that a lot. lolz! Just load whatever picture you want into any basic paint program. Cut off all the excess, and resize it. Easy peasy!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T14:19:59-04:00
I did that and resized it was only as large as it is on the forum. Your image is like twice the size of mine, but mine is 5.8 KB, only .2 KB less than the max.
@Zem: I'm usually on early in the day, with sporadic bursts of me throughout. I just had an optometrist appointment that I was at(no changes, so no spending hundreds on new glasses, YAY!).
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T15:41:30-04:00
He was in earlier! He's probably just busy with work.
Oh, quite possibly. But I don't think they will surpass EK. Well, maybe slightly in money raised, but I highly doubt there will be ANYTHING that surpasses EK otherwise.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T16:42:32-04:00
Oh yeah. I just don't pay that much attention usually. Plus I'm on more later in the day so it seems like everyone else is too.
Just took a mini-nap, the kind where you don't fall asleep on purpose or else you know you'll sleep for 5 hours, wake up, everything'll be closed even though you're hungry and you don't have anything to eat, online homework will be past due, etc.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T16:54:10-04:00
Yay lunch break! Time to eat fast and work faster!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T17:29:48-04:00
Just now? I'm having (early) supper in half an hour. Listening to some Weird Things podcasts, the ones with Spiro and The Fudge. Those ones are so worth listening to! They're so hilarious.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T17:31:25-04:00
I hate podcasts only by audio because I sit there doing nothing listening to it. I've been practicing some rubber band magic. Usually if I don't have any games to play or comics to read, I just about fall asleep.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-08-27T17:34:16-04:00
@Zem, the extra sleep probably wouldn't hurt! When you're studying as much as you will be in school, your brain needs more rest as well. I say, take the opportunity to catch those extra zzz's! I wish I had the time to!
David Guidry "Doc" 2015-08-27T18:33:59-04:00
Yay my new boots arrive tomorrow ( I hope) ...$200 pair of boots ...can't wait...had the last pair for 5 years ...well worth the cost
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T19:59:53-04:00
Mmm. Tea, quiet night, only one thing I think that I have to do (hopefully, though I could be wrong and get behind in a class already). Can't wait for the weekend.
Lord Zombitten 2015-08-27T20:51:14-04:00
I need to quickly get ready for my fencing class
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T20:57:47-04:00
Foiled again! #fencingpuns
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T21:57:07-04:00
Hey Zem. Could you go over to the last update and drop a comment with the Blackbox support email?
Someone got an empty box and needs help.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T22:09:10-04:00
Never mind Zem, I found the address and took care of it.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T22:28:17-04:00
Sorry, I really forgot to check over here since that last comment! Doesn't usually slip my mind like that.
Powers of Tesla 2015-08-27T22:44:51-04:00
It's cool.
I'm off to bed. See ya'll tomorrow.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T22:48:28-04:00
My day off was spent reading about 8 different cookbooks, eating a lot of cheese, and now drinking some wine. Have not left the premises nor have I put on a bra. Also stared at the backyard kitties.
I just re-watched my Kitten Consul video. hehe. Been awhile since i watched it!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-27T23:57:34-04:00
I've now listened to 4 hour-long episodes of the Weird Things podcast because they're the legendary Spiro and The Fudge episodes. It's been like 5 years since those ones aired and those characters are still famous in certain circles. It's so funny.
Hey all Kittens! Dont forget to post positive reviews on Amazon!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-08-28T00:03:46-04:00
But it didn't include actual explosives or kittens. Der der derrr! One star only because there's no no-star feature. 10/10 would never buy again.
btw, loved the game cards are great its funny buy it guys. but for realz i gave it one star and didnt realize it hurt the game's standing on amazon.
That's a good way north of me alright. Perhaps you would be justified in turning the heat on. But I cannot do it here in Chicago.
Years ago my wife and I took a driving vacation, LOOOONG trip, about 7000 miles. on the way back we went through Yellowstone. No one ever told me it snows in the first week of September in Wyoming. Caught us completely by surprise. And it doesn't mater how many pairs of shorts you wear when that happens, you're still going to be cold from the knees down.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Oh yeah? Bring a croissant with you buddy. You're gonna need lunch, cause it's gonna go all day! :P
Non way we turn on the heat for 42° in August. We had the windows wide open. Perfect sleeping temp.
Ah yes. The thickened blood of the hearty northerners. I forgot.
It's not the cold that gets us, it's that darn humidity.
@PoT, western Canadian here, the only place you'll see a croissant is in a croissandwich! I'll be bringing western justice with me, so you better be ready to go a sight further than one day, although, it probably won't take more than a couple of minutes. ;) Especially, if it gets "cold".
We have a military base just outside of town. It is funny listening to the stories of the troops up from Georgia telling us how they get constant 100+ degree heat and we're pussies is for warning them of the 95-100 we get.
Then the 95% humidity shows up with the 95° and THEY turn into the biggest pussies, lol.
Yeah. Midwest weather ain't for the timid. We get some of the most extreme weather swings. A lot of people think it must be all sunshine and rainbows this far inland and this far north. Sure winters can be bad, and summers can be hot, but it's not always like that is it? Uh. Yeah. It really kinda is.
Humidity is the devil. That's why I live in the desert
The hottest I've ever experienced was 112F ( thats for you PoT), with about 99% humidity in Mexico. We were going to check out some Mayan ruins in the jungle. I just about died! Its not the heat, its the humidity for sure!
Also, you Midwesterners can keep all your filthy tornadoes and basketball-sized hail.
At 112 and 99%, it's both
Tornadoes and hail, I think that's friday for us, lol.
@Trinkets Yes, I want the 6 kb pic for my litter box profile pic
Morning all
Morning, House Arrest (and everyone else, of course)!
Good morning LZ and House Arrest!
Good morning, House Arrest.
Good morning, LZ.
I'll weigh into the weather talk, we're getting rain today and that's pretty exciting. I think we've had 1mm all of August
Busy day. Busy day. I have a phone interview, and I'm covering for one of my employees, and then it's off to fencing! When am I going to eat?
During the phone interview, I'm sure they won't notice
Good morning HA, LZ.
My new house has a safe room now. 10" thick, rebar reinforced concrete walls AND roof. I have lived through three tornados (where I was literally within rock throwing distance of the funnel) I'm going to feel safer now.
Largest hail I've ever personally seen was golf ball sized, and it totaled my car and killed a goose. I don't need to see it any bigger.
ITS MY DAY OFF!!!! AAGHOUSDOFJAEN!!! FINALLY! IT'S BEEN 15 DAYS SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE TO COMMUTE TO THE RESTAURANT!
Yay Creeper! Good for you!
@BaKhan: Is the smoke giving you a headache? Mine has started to hurt as of yesterday around noon...and drugs aren't helping.
@everyone else: Good(sort of) morning.
@Creeper: That's one reason I left the hospitality industry. I couldn't take the super long stretches without a day off, and working 12+ hours a day any longer. My body is still punishing me for it.
@GM - word. I was at a physical therapists office on the Upper East Side on Park Avenue (Rich old wasp neighborhood). The waiting room was full of ... well, rich old wasps. This woman goes "Honey, you're so young, why are you here?" "Waitress" A resounding "Ohhh" was made by a few.
PARTY AT CREEPER'S!!!!
OK - This video just kills me every time. It's so funny... https://www.youtube.com/watch…
And i really miss midwest weather! I'm from KC, MO (go Royals!) remember? I miss tornado season and thunderstorms. God I miss those thunderstorms. New York has the same kinda/sorta extremes and temps, but lacking in storms. They move too quickly being so close to the ocean.
Yay for days off!
Y'all can party here! I'ma just be sitting on the couch. So you need to get a cleaning crew.
We'll be tidy
HI Creeper!
Sorry to bolt, but I have shit to do. I'll check in later.
Boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants-n-boots-n-pants!!
Creepers place will be the new rave in town!!
@GM, yeah the smoke is not so good. Its been kicking me pretty hard. I have severe sleep apnea and it has really cut my oxygen back, so the headaches are making me live up to my avatar.
Ah, the good thing about tues. and thurs. is that I only have class up to 12:30 at the latest, depending on how lab goes.
Wow, it's been busy. And yup, for that earlier weather conversation, Nebraska has some of the worst swings even by midwestern standards. Every year it gets down at least to -10 F with a windchill of -140 sometimes, and the summer is typically averaging 100 with a legal minimum of 80% humidity on a good day. Whoopee fun! The only thing we never get here is hot and dry, possibly my favorite weather to visit. (I love going to deserts so much!)
Howdy, Zem.
I'm up for a rave party at creeper's. And the best part is she's got the kitties outside, so we don't even need to bring our own fun to the party!
"Everybody wants to be a cat
Because a cat's the only cat who knows where it's at
Everybody's pickin' up on that feline beat
'cause everything else is obsolete"
Mmmm, lunch! My favorite part of mid-day!
Ok, guys, I had onions on the sandwich today, but then soup, cheetos, oreos, and lemonade, so my breath does NOT smell that bad!
Wow, after spelling out my lunch from the sandwich place in the basement of my dorm, I feel like a kid again! That would've been like the perfect lunch then.
Doing interview. Sh!
Are you telling yourself to shh and get back to the interview? Because that's good advice. I hope you didn't eat as well while doing it. Though phone interviews just don't seem right.
boots n pants n boots n pants
Well, he lives in Arizona
I knew it! Total rave at Creeper's!
What did I miss?
What did I miss??
@TeP, party at Creepers!
Jeez, I saved the tiny picture next to my name here to use as an avatar on the Litter Box, but even that was 8 Kilobytes!!! What more do they want from me?! I already gave up my first, second, third, ninth, and fifteenth born for the password authentification process!
Yes! I uploaded it to microsoft paint and resized it to 70% original size (on the second or third try) and it was finally 5.8KB! I think it finally let me have my avatar!
I went on the internets, and I found this:
http://9gag.com/gag/a5KQ26o
useful for Creeper's party?
But it's small on the side. How did BaKhan make his so big?
TeP, saw this one on the side; it's a party to me. http://9gag.com/gag/aQne02z…
The Cat version of the PC master race: http://9gag.com/gag/abbVm9b…
Science in a nutshell: http://9gag.com/gag/adpKepB…
That made my day so good!
Nooo! TeP, what have you done?!?!?! http://9gag.com/gag/a0YNb5Q…
It can't be stopped! The sidebar; it's always watching!!!!! SAVE YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!
@Zem, I get that a lot. lolz! Just load whatever picture you want into any basic paint program. Cut off all the excess, and resize it. Easy peasy!
I did that and resized it was only as large as it is on the forum. Your image is like twice the size of mine, but mine is 5.8 KB, only .2 KB less than the max.
TeP - would very much enjoy those at my house.
G'Night all!
Have to turn in now. :( will try to get on again during the weekend.
Finally pulled away from 9gag. Don't DO that, TeP!!!
Good night!
@Zem, can you find a lower res version of the pic you want?
Nope, it's a surprisingly hard one to find.
If Gm is around? wondering if you think the Jacket will over take EK's amount raised?
Received the game... it's a lot of fun. Good quality cards!
Haven't seen GM all day, though I think he's usually on later in the day.
@Creeper: Doubt it.
@Zem: I'm usually on early in the day, with sporadic bursts of me throughout. I just had an optometrist appointment that I was at(no changes, so no spending hundreds on new glasses, YAY!).
He was in earlier! He's probably just busy with work.
They'll definitely come close though.
Oh, quite possibly. But I don't think they will surpass EK. Well, maybe slightly in money raised, but I highly doubt there will be ANYTHING that surpasses EK otherwise.
Oh yeah. I just don't pay that much attention usually. Plus I'm on more later in the day so it seems like everyone else is too.
Just took a mini-nap, the kind where you don't fall asleep on purpose or else you know you'll sleep for 5 hours, wake up, everything'll be closed even though you're hungry and you don't have anything to eat, online homework will be past due, etc.
Yay lunch break! Time to eat fast and work faster!
Just now? I'm having (early) supper in half an hour. Listening to some Weird Things podcasts, the ones with Spiro and The Fudge. Those ones are so worth listening to! They're so hilarious.
I hate podcasts only by audio because I sit there doing nothing listening to it. I've been practicing some rubber band magic. Usually if I don't have any games to play or comics to read, I just about fall asleep.
@Zem, the extra sleep probably wouldn't hurt! When you're studying as much as you will be in school, your brain needs more rest as well. I say, take the opportunity to catch those extra zzz's! I wish I had the time to!
Yay my new boots arrive tomorrow ( I hope) ...$200 pair of boots ...can't wait...had the last pair for 5 years ...well worth the cost
Mmm. Tea, quiet night, only one thing I think that I have to do (hopefully, though I could be wrong and get behind in a class already). Can't wait for the weekend.
I need to quickly get ready for my fencing class
Foiled again! #fencingpuns
Hey Zem. Could you go over to the last update and drop a comment with the Blackbox support email?
Someone got an empty box and needs help.
Never mind Zem, I found the address and took care of it.
Sorry, I really forgot to check over here since that last comment! Doesn't usually slip my mind like that.
It's cool.
I'm off to bed. See ya'll tomorrow.
See ya!
My day off was spent reading about 8 different cookbooks, eating a lot of cheese, and now drinking some wine. Have not left the premises nor have I put on a bra. Also stared at the backyard kitties.
Today was a good day.
Stare at the kitties was a secondary objective? Just an afterthought?!
Sounds like a good day though.
Stare at the kitties is a constant thing. So it comes as second nature. Am sometimes late for work because I'm dealing with their drama.
I just re-watched my Kitten Consul video. hehe. Been awhile since i watched it!
I've now listened to 4 hour-long episodes of the Weird Things podcast because they're the legendary Spiro and The Fudge episodes. It's been like 5 years since those ones aired and those characters are still famous in certain circles. It's so funny.
Hey all Kittens! Dont forget to post positive reviews on Amazon!
But it didn't include actual explosives or kittens. Der der derrr! One star only because there's no no-star feature. 10/10 would never buy again.
btw, loved the game cards are great its funny buy it guys. but for realz i gave it one star and didnt realize it hurt the game's standing on amazon.
Yeah - there's one dude that just hates Matt Inman, must have a personal vendetta against him. Just... slow your roll and step back.
Well, time for bed. This is Zem the mattress with the ANEBCNN nightly daily double at 6, signing off.
Good morning all
Very VERY impressed with the Exploding Kittens customer service.
One of the Exploding Kitten cards in my NSFW arrived with a mark on it's back.
Contacted them.
They sent me an ENTIRE replacement NSFW Exploding Kittens deck, in box, and everything.
Wow.