I'm at just under 2000 images, 1.4GB used. It's still 34.19%
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I'm at just under 2000 images, 1.4GB used. It's still 34.19%
Ah. I just heard back from them today, and they readjusted it. It's now back to 33 percent. Still waiting on what else is going on though. It's pretty messed up. They mentioned that there was something going on with the percentage counter.
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The meter/monitor that PA Ametrican Water Company put in to "better monitor my water usage?"
It EXPLODED sometime last night. I get up this morning to find water JETTING halfway across my basement. Unknown amount of damage to all my X-Mas stuff and who knows what else because of COURSE it got the table with my vintage toy storage on it. Hallmark Star Trek ornaments are probably junk now.
GODDAMN IT.
It EXPLODED sometime last night. I get up this morning to find water JETTING halfway across my basement. Unknown amount of damage to all my X-Mas stuff and who knows what else because of COURSE it got the table with my vintage toy storage on it. Hallmark Star Trek ornaments are probably junk now.
GODDAMN IT.
oh shit! 
If he thing came off or broke, it's a material flaw or a faulty installation. In both cases it's not your fault but theirs as they installed it. Hence their insurance must cover all the damage and the repairs. Also, make it absolutely clear to them that you won't accept being charged for the water that flooded your basement (they'll propably try to smuggle it onto your water bill).
Also, you'll need a professional drying equipment for your basement which uses up a hell of electricity. Read the meter before and after and charge the water company with that as well. It's part of the damage repair.
I know it's a very small comfort but I had something similar happening at my apartment just the week before Christmas. New valve installed, water pressure too high for the valve, valve gave way, apartment flooded. Thank heavens the insurance was very cooperative and the damage was repaired within a few weeks.
If he thing came off or broke, it's a material flaw or a faulty installation. In both cases it's not your fault but theirs as they installed it. Hence their insurance must cover all the damage and the repairs. Also, make it absolutely clear to them that you won't accept being charged for the water that flooded your basement (they'll propably try to smuggle it onto your water bill).
Also, you'll need a professional drying equipment for your basement which uses up a hell of electricity. Read the meter before and after and charge the water company with that as well. It's part of the damage repair.
I know it's a very small comfort but I had something similar happening at my apartment just the week before Christmas. New valve installed, water pressure too high for the valve, valve gave way, apartment flooded. Thank heavens the insurance was very cooperative and the damage was repaired within a few weeks.
Company guy who came said yep, it's the part they installed that failed. Cheap plastic meter. He replaced it with a sturdy brass one.
Damage control was here within a half-hour, sprayed green anti-mildew stuff and set up a dry-blower to complement my dehumidifier. They'll contact me again after I've had the weekend to go through the stuff to see what's ok, what's just damp, and what's totaled.
Some of the stuff I'm going to have to look up on eBay or something. How do you figure the value of the BOX you kept when you opened up the action figure?
Definitely ruined:
Christmas tree. -- $20
Boxes for Babylon 5 Action figures. - ??
Polar Lights 1:350 NX-01 model (decals soaked, among other things) - $57.99 (amazon)
StarCraft Models USS Prometheus model (same) - $70!
Tote backpack. - $15
Damage control was here within a half-hour, sprayed green anti-mildew stuff and set up a dry-blower to complement my dehumidifier. They'll contact me again after I've had the weekend to go through the stuff to see what's ok, what's just damp, and what's totaled.
Some of the stuff I'm going to have to look up on eBay or something. How do you figure the value of the BOX you kept when you opened up the action figure?
Definitely ruined:
Christmas tree. -- $20
Boxes for Babylon 5 Action figures. - ??
Polar Lights 1:350 NX-01 model (decals soaked, among other things) - $57.99 (amazon)
StarCraft Models USS Prometheus model (same) - $70!
Tote backpack. - $15
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Aww, that sucks I'm surprised, though, that the backpack got ruined. Shouldn't those thingies be waterproof? I mean, what happens if you hike in the rain?
Maybe you can get some info about the value of your boxes on a B5 fansite? If there are still any in existence, that is.
I'm surprised, though, that the backpack got ruined. Shouldn't those thingies be waterproof? I mean, what happens if you hike in the rain?Maybe you can get some info about the value of your boxes on a B5 fansite? If there are still any in existence, that is.
From what I've seen, in the case of B5 figures the box doesn't seem to add much value. Also the wife says she was "NEVER" going to resell them anyways.
The one bit of good news is that I'd actually neglected to take the Hallmark ornaments back down to the basement this year. They were still under a table in my dining room. MY LAZINESS HAS PAID OFF.
Wife is down there figuring out which of her wet ornaments are salvageable. We're photo-ing everything and looking stuff up on Amazon and eBay for replacement value - even though to be honest, we're probably not going to replace most of it.
Funny bit - we've moved a lot of the salvaged stuff into the dry corner of the basement while we sort... guess which side of the basement is the side that gets wet when it storms? If you guessed the currently-dry side, give yourself a prize.
Water company insurance is sending over their insurance guy to look at the damage. I've been wondering if I should call my own home insurance company, even though they won't be paying, to have a second opinion on the matter...
The one bit of good news is that I'd actually neglected to take the Hallmark ornaments back down to the basement this year. They were still under a table in my dining room. MY LAZINESS HAS PAID OFF.
Wife is down there figuring out which of her wet ornaments are salvageable. We're photo-ing everything and looking stuff up on Amazon and eBay for replacement value - even though to be honest, we're probably not going to replace most of it.
Funny bit - we've moved a lot of the salvaged stuff into the dry corner of the basement while we sort... guess which side of the basement is the side that gets wet when it storms? If you guessed the currently-dry side, give yourself a prize.
Water company insurance is sending over their insurance guy to look at the damage. I've been wondering if I should call my own home insurance company, even though they won't be paying, to have a second opinion on the matter...
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Just heard back from Photobucket yesterday via email. They were seeing if what they mentioned helped in any way. I let them know that it did not. And that I was using Google Chrome the entire time (the browser that they tell people to use when they run into problems with their site). I'm figuring it's an issue with the ads on the site and something to do with the recent images section.
from how they describe it I'd assume that it was a server/database glitch. Such things happen occasionally. Santy once called it a server hickup 
from how they describe it I'd assume that it was a server/database glitch. Such things happen occasionally. Santy once called it a server hickup
If you mean in regards to the percentage issue. The loading issues are still going on. I've had it up to here with PB lately.
You what we call this? Wasted potential. Bad Writing. I have heard this song ad nauseum when I turn on "The Highway." I have heard Kramer's rendition and the songwriter (apparently, she studied with Paul McCartney, but the water didn't penetrate the stone, so to speak). What is with saying circles after every "clever" line?
Just the thought of you around,
gets my head spinning... in circles.
Just the way you say my name,
gets my heart turning... in circles.
Um, how about something like this:
The thought of you around
My head spinning,
In circles
The Way you say my name
My Heart Turning...
Secondly, a wheel is the most clever thing you could come up with? But it rhymes with "feel," the "something" or "things" of feelings.
You got me spinning like a wheel,
oh how you make me feel.
It's more than gold on my finger,
it's six feet down and forever.
So, how about this:
More than Gold on my finger
It's Six-feet down and forever
Could the following lines be more cliche? Honestly, "you complete me" is the most overused phrase next to "I love you" in a love song. If you want to say it, say it in an unusual way:
'Cause where I am,
is where you begin.
You picked up the pieces,
and put me together.
You're the only part of me unbroken,
and I'm going... in circles.
Or:
I am made unbroken
where I end
is where you begin
Revolving pieces
Falling together
Mended
Connected
This song needs A LOT of work. And I am tired of bad writing being played as much as it is, on a station that champions itself for putting out the best of Country Music.
Just the thought of you around,
gets my head spinning... in circles.
Just the way you say my name,
gets my heart turning... in circles.
Um, how about something like this:
The thought of you around
My head spinning,
In circles
The Way you say my name
My Heart Turning...
Secondly, a wheel is the most clever thing you could come up with? But it rhymes with "feel," the "something" or "things" of feelings.
You got me spinning like a wheel,
oh how you make me feel.
It's more than gold on my finger,
it's six feet down and forever.
So, how about this:
More than Gold on my finger
It's Six-feet down and forever
Could the following lines be more cliche? Honestly, "you complete me" is the most overused phrase next to "I love you" in a love song. If you want to say it, say it in an unusual way:
'Cause where I am,
is where you begin.
You picked up the pieces,
and put me together.
You're the only part of me unbroken,
and I'm going... in circles.
Or:
I am made unbroken
where I end
is where you begin
Revolving pieces
Falling together
Mended
Connected
This song needs A LOT of work. And I am tired of bad writing being played as much as it is, on a station that champions itself for putting out the best of Country Music.
A friend of mine lost his job a couple days ago. They gave him one day's notice and in the span of five hours gave him two completely different reasons for it that don't mesh, including one thing they accused him of he never did (which in of itself wopuld not be a reason to fire him). It's a contracted job, so that means they had to already have somebody lined up, health reasons (because the the business), so to me it appears he's been lied to and he didn't get the truth.
What's more frustrating than that: he has a contract with the business that states a 30-day advance notice must be given. Magically, the business can't find the contract they signed. He's still trying to find his copy, which he's lost.
Ah, assholes everywhere.
What's more frustrating than that: he has a contract with the business that states a 30-day advance notice must be given. Magically, the business can't find the contract they signed. He's still trying to find his copy, which he's lost.
Ah, assholes everywhere.
To a European, American working conditions are utterly shocking. A 1 day notice would be totally illegal over here. It's a huge pity your friend neglected to file his copy properly. I hope he can still find it.
At any rate he should contact the workers union for legal advice and help. Also, it might be useful to notify the media. They are craving for topics during the vacation season and this is just the thing for a series of articles on how the big companies use and abuse their little employees. And there's nothing big companies fear more than a public scandal. It's not good for their ratings
At any rate he should contact the workers union for legal advice and help. Also, it might be useful to notify the media. They are craving for topics during the vacation season and this is just the thing for a series of articles on how the big companies use and abuse their little employees. And there's nothing big companies fear more than a public scandal. It's not good for their ratings
There's nothing really shcoking about it. What would be shocking it to follow a authoritarian model elsewhere in the world where an employer is forced to keep somebody, forced to give a job, all the some governmental system, be it local, state, or federal.
The company boss gave him a third excuse now, this time I told my friend we actually got the truth: money. This new boss was brought on board to cut money and bring the failing company out of huge debt. I warned my friend a year or two ago when the new boss came in, he'd eventually lose his job, that this guy will look for somebody cheaper or have emplopyees do certain tasks (as a small amount of business around here do). Sure enough, the new boss says he thinks this job can be done much more cheaply.
Well, since I know how much my friend charges a month for the service and how much he does, I know he wasn't over charging. He even tells me all the time how he did all kinds of extra things for them that he never charged for. I think this new boss really burned a bridge he didn't need to. My friend says the new boss claimed he's not above admitting he was wrong and calling back if he was wrong and new people suck, but not honoring the original contract, I don't think this company deserves it.
They're medical buildings and they haven't been cleaned since the end of last week. That's unsanitary and unhealthy. If I here again nobody has been hired, I think a call to the health department is in order. Not so much to avenge my friend, but for the health of the people who go there.
The company boss gave him a third excuse now, this time I told my friend we actually got the truth: money. This new boss was brought on board to cut money and bring the failing company out of huge debt. I warned my friend a year or two ago when the new boss came in, he'd eventually lose his job, that this guy will look for somebody cheaper or have emplopyees do certain tasks (as a small amount of business around here do). Sure enough, the new boss says he thinks this job can be done much more cheaply.
Well, since I know how much my friend charges a month for the service and how much he does, I know he wasn't over charging. He even tells me all the time how he did all kinds of extra things for them that he never charged for. I think this new boss really burned a bridge he didn't need to. My friend says the new boss claimed he's not above admitting he was wrong and calling back if he was wrong and new people suck, but not honoring the original contract, I don't think this company deserves it.
They're medical buildings and they haven't been cleaned since the end of last week. That's unsanitary and unhealthy. If I here again nobody has been hired, I think a call to the health department is in order. Not so much to avenge my friend, but for the health of the people who go there.
So many Godawful drivers on the road today. But something stuck out that I had to reprot here.
I get in line behind some cars at an awkward; it's a turn into a curved street that T-bones into another -- a clusterfuck, as some might say.
I'm probably the fifth car in line. The car at the start is not moving. People are getting impatient as plenty of times where there are chances to go or no cars at all coming by, are not taken. The guy behind him is about ready to drive up into the trunk, easing closer and closer. Finally, I've had enough. I pull out and drive off the low curb and go. While I passed by the car causing the problem, I looked in to see what stupid bastard was doing this to people. Answer:
There was nobody in the car. Some stupid fucking jackass parked hi SUV where the turning lane was. Meanwhile, all the cars are waiting behind it to go.
MUWAHAHAHAHA.
I get in line behind some cars at an awkward; it's a turn into a curved street that T-bones into another -- a clusterfuck, as some might say.
I'm probably the fifth car in line. The car at the start is not moving. People are getting impatient as plenty of times where there are chances to go or no cars at all coming by, are not taken. The guy behind him is about ready to drive up into the trunk, easing closer and closer. Finally, I've had enough. I pull out and drive off the low curb and go. While I passed by the car causing the problem, I looked in to see what stupid bastard was doing this to people. Answer:
There was nobody in the car. Some stupid fucking jackass parked hi SUV where the turning lane was. Meanwhile, all the cars are waiting behind it to go.
MUWAHAHAHAHA.
Idiotic drivers, there I was at the top of T Junction indicating I was turning left, I had moved more over towards the right side of my lane than I would have normally due to two cyclist on my inside and what does this idiotic driver do but take the space as an inviation to go up my inside as she was turning left as well.
I suppose it's possible the car was disabled -- but in that case, the driver should have put his 4-way flasher on. And with everyone having cellphones these days, it's easy enough to call for help without leaving your car (assuming you're a triple-A member).
is there no law in your country that you must put up a warning sign? Over here it's a red triangle. It's standard equipment in every car.
I don't know of any U.S. state that has such a requirement. Use of the emergency flasher is recommended but not required.
Link: California Vehicle Code regarding flashing lights