Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[ConcinusMan]

There you see, I do know a think or two. :D You just needed to get the images off the server and into your browser cache. For some reason that failed to happen last time and it just might have been an issue on the server end.

[RedSidedSPR]

I told you you would.:D

Yeah it was weird... and annoying. I missed my links... you seriously how bad you need them until it's gone. More necessary than you think.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah, the fires are definitely getting worse. The high cascades complex fire in Oregon has burned over 100 square miles as of yesterday, and still going strong. High winds made it much worse today.

NWCC :: Large Fire Map (http://www.nwccweb.us/information/firemap.aspx)

http://wildfiretoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Photo-Dollar-Lake-fire-near-Mt-Hood-Judybug.jpg

[RedSidedSPR]

DId you take that?

[ConcinusMan]

No. That's on the opposite side of Mt. Hood. I'm on the other side, and not that close. There's definitely smoke in the air though. I'm not far from the fire near gresham and the one it Klickitat Co. WA. In both cases, the wind takes the smoke right over my area.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah that's why I wondered...

Scary stuff.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, I can definitely see the smoke and where it's coming from if I look the right direction.

[ConcinusMan]

Did anyone else watch this? Fascinating!

Nova: Becoming Human - Birth of Humanity.


Just finished watching part two on the air. (OPB)

NOVA | Becoming Human Part 2 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/becoming-human-part-2.html)

[mb90078]

Did anyone else watch this? Fascinating!

Nova: Becoming Human - Birth of Humanity.


Just finished watching part two on the air. (OPB)

NOVA | Becoming Human Part 2 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/becoming-human-part-2.html)

No, but it looks extremely interesting, and I now plan on watching. ;)

[ConcinusMan]

Holy crap! there's another one on: Becoming Human: Last Human Standing.

Cya later. gotta watch it.

[ConcinusMan]

A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him that she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there.

"But how will I let you know the baby is born?" she asked.

He replied, "Just send me a postcard and write "spaghetti" on the back. I'll take care of expenses." Not knowing what else to do, the nurse took the money and flew to Italy.

Six months went by, and then one day the doctor's wife called him at the office and said, "Dear, you received a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe, and I don't understand what it means."

The doctor said, "Just wait until I get home and I will explain it to you."

Later that evening the doctor came home, read the postcard, and fell to the floor with a heart attack. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital emergency room. The head medic stayed back to comfort the wife. He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest.

So the wife picked up the card and read: "Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti - Two with sausage and meatballs; two without."

[RedSidedSPR]

Milk just came out my nose.

[ConcinusMan]

So drink beer instead. :p

[RedSidedSPR]

What do you think i drink, milk?

[ConcinusMan]

You drink out of the toilet for all I know.

[kibakiba]

Beer is gross. It tastes like pee.

[RedSidedSPR]

Beer is awesome.

FYI I don't remember the last time i had milk...


You drink out of the toilet for all I know.

How did you guess?!

[ConcinusMan]

Beer is gross. It tastes like pee.

No, dear, the idea is to drink it from the bottle, can, or glass. Not after it goes through you. I think you're doing it wrong. Besides, how would you know what pee tastes like? LoL.

[RedSidedSPR]

Good point. How would you know?:D

[RedSidedSPR]

Funny story...

I just "proved" (he was gullible today) to someone I could speak Latin by rattling off a bunch of Latin thamnophis sub-species.

Just said stuff like "thamnophis concinnus pickeringii ordinoide", and "aratus sirtalis parietalis."

Dude was like "how the hell do you know Latin?"

Priceless.

[ConcinusMan]

And technically it's not even Latin. "Pickering" is the name of the dude that described that subspecies. "Thamnophis" technically isn't even a word. It's a combined adaptation of two words and their both Greek.

[RedSidedSPR]

He sure didn't know that.:rolleyes:

Still funny.

[kibakiba]

No, dear, the idea is to drink it from the bottle, can, or glass. Not after it goes through you. I think you're doing it wrong. Besides, how would you know what pee tastes like? LoL.


Bear Grylls!

But, seriously. I have taken sips of family's beer that was "a very expensive" beer and it still tasted gross. Rolling rock doesn't taste too bad, but it's not good either.
I'll stick to very light winecoolers and berry flavoured wines with the occasional little bit of rum.

[RedSidedSPR]

nc49jPl5UGE&gl

[kibakiba]

Rum is good, but expensive and high alcohol content. Very little amounts every once in a blue moon

[ConcinusMan]

Only the highest quality imported Jamaican dark rum will do for me. Yum...

[kibakiba]

I like Bacardi's dark rum. But it isn't something I even want to drink often. My boyfriend calls me an alcoholic when I have a wine cooler, when he's downing half a bottle of rum and slamming his face on "floating" or "jumping" tables. :rolleyes:

[ConcinusMan]

Nothing like imported Jamaican that's as black as licorice. Nothing, not even bacardi beats that. Tastes so darn good.

[katach]

Can't sleep. Meds didn't even help. Grrrrrrr!

[kibakiba]

I know how that feels!Luckily I should have my wisdom teeth problems gone within 4 days. That's pretty much when my antibiotics run out, I really hope the infected one at least heals by then, that's the only reason I cant sleep.

[katach]

That sucks! I hate dry socket. Hurts so much!

[kibakiba]

It went from dry socket to a serious infection. The penicillin they gave me wasn't affecting it at all. It's starting to close up a bit and an abscess is on the side of it. It's kind of disgusting, considering the stuff on the inside occasionally comes out.(ick, ick, ick!!!)

[katach]

I was surprised they even started you on the penicillin, usually dental work they use clindamicin.

[kibakiba]

I found it weird they wanted me to start taking it the day I left the office. I thought you weren't supposed to take antibiotics before an infection because it can cause it to be more immune to the medicine (as stopping it before you should does). This zithromax stuff seems to be working, the only problem with it is it makes me sick, and I'm already not eating just from the pain. I cant wait for this to be over. :rolleyes:

[katach]

With extractions they do give an antibiotic as a precaution, just because infection is so common in the mouth with open wounds.

[kibakiba]

I figured, it just seemed weird.

I got accused of being a pill fiend for asking for something a little stronger than the vicodin (lowest dosage available), because it was like taking a sugar pill. Even the slightest break from the pain would have had me less angry at everything... Haha.

[katach]

Yeah, I know how you feel. I'm getting better though finally got to the doc yesterday. They have me exactly what I told them I needed Saturday. What do I know though...:p

[kibakiba]

I'm glad your feeling better!

I'm going to try to sleep, I cant take any of my medication until later tomorrow, so I might as well sleep the pain off for right now if it's possible. I hope you can get some sleep soon, too!

[katach]

Thanks. Have a good sleep, feel better!

[ConcinusMan]

I'll admit I sure could use something like this: WhiteSmoke 2011 (http://www.whitesmoke.com/grammarchecklp4/?old=&d=9&a=5&r=21&refID=WhiteSmoke+2011&gclid=CK6P0Lfy_qoCFQ6AgwodqEol4A)

If anyone else thinks it sounds useful, you don't have to pay for it if you get it today only. Yes, you can always download and use the trial version but they are giving away a free license today only if you get it here Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. (http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/) and follow the instructions to activate it. There's no gimmicks, no adware, etc. This site is legit.

[RedSidedSPR]

I ain't need no grammer!

[ConcinusMan]

It does a lot more than that, for sure.;) The program actually uses artificial intelligence to examine your writing to come up with suggestions for improving communication.

[RedSidedSPR]

I'll check it out, I could use it.:rolleyes:

[ConcinusMan]

OK guys, even though I work with computers and have done this a million times it always makes me apprehensive and anxious. The fact that I've done it so many times and I know the kinds of things that can go wrong is probably why I'm apprehensive every time I do it. But here goes nothing....

By-bye Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005...

Starting a completely fresh install from scratch... Windows 7 Ultimate. This will probably take a while. Got the smart phone for internet/posting as a backup though... here goes! Wish me luck!

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah, that stuff's scary.. Good luck!

[kibakiba]

I love xp MCE.. I wouldn't want to change it.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's what i have, and it's OK, but i would change it if i could.

[kibakiba]

I've had MCE since 06, efore that I had 95 on my moms computer since it came out. I hate change.

[guidofatherof5]

I've been using Win7(64bit) for almost a year and have had no problems with it.

[RedSidedSPR]

I like change when it's an upgrade. If it's a change that does absolutely nothing, than I'd rather not. This case it's an upgrade that i'd love to have.... so

[kibakiba]

There's a lot of things I don't particularly like about win7, and there's some things I'd prefer having from it... Without an "upgrade" from what I have already.

[RedSidedSPR]

The software itself is an upgrade, even if the look isn't.

[ConcinusMan]

I love xp MCE.. I wouldn't want to change it.

Hence the delay on my part. I bought Windows 7 Ultimate more than a year ago.

The only thing available for my hardware when I built this contraption was Windows Vista and I knew better than to go that route. I wanted Media Center and whatnot, but no way I was going to put Vista on this thing to slow it down and cripple it when I could go with an older OS, still have media center, and have it run like a racehorse. That strategy worked out just as planned. Ive seen better hardware run much crappier than my machine, because it had vista on it.

I know people who jumped on that Vista bandwagon and purchased some really bad-as hardware but put Vista on it.

If they were to go neck and neck with my machine, mine would blow them away in sheer speed and responsiveness.

Well, Windows 7 isn't Vista. It's the next generation Xp core. Stable and fast. Any machine would be more responsive with XP or Windows 7 but run like crap with vista. Straight up fact. Windows 7 runs great because while it may look like vista a bit, it's really just built on XP which is built on Windows NT. The longest running, most stable OS that Microsoft ever made.

With all that said, I'm having problems and didn't install it just yet. I'm having a I/O error issue. I'll solve it. Just need to look at the problem with fresh eyes tomorrow.

[RedSidedSPR]

Bottom line -- VISTA SUCKS.

Hope it works out for ya.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, massive debt sucks too. Same story playing out in much of America:cool: At least I didn't have to file bankruptcy or go into foreclosure. I feel fortunate.

I'm only doing this to the PC so I can sell it for a few hundred. Honestly if it doesn't work out, I'll just wipe it clean and give it away to a good (educational) charity along with it's already valid XP license, AND the windows 7 ultimate license, and let them worry about reinstalling the OS. The hardware is good and it's a very reliable machine with excellent hardware. Built it myself about 3 years ago, better than any PC you could buy at that time, and it's a rock solid performer.

Plus it looks really neat and lights up. You know, the important part. LoL.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg5/scaled.php?server=5&filename=mepeace.jpg&res=medium

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg169/scaled.php?server=169&filename=uvpaintpc1ur4.jpg&res=medium

It's time to wrap things up. Major life change. Everything I've worked hard for since I was 21 (Just 20 years ago, or just yesterday it seems like:rolleyes:) is now coming to as much fruition as possible. (Like a zit ready to pop lol) I didn't do too bad though. Much better than if I had paid some landlord rent for all those years. Not complaining. I don't have to take another 9 months of rain! yippy!

So, I'm outta here very soon.(out of my house, and out of the Northwest) I trust my snakes will be in very good hands. No doubt at all.:)

No, Jesse, those pics were not taken with the Nikon Coolpix S6000:rolleyes:

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow it's like, freakin' neon... I want it.:p

Good luck with the move and whatever else you're doing Richard.

[Stefan-A]

You're not going to prison, are you?

[mb90078]

Actually, the vast majority of the problems with vista were corrected with windows updates. It's not quite as efficient as 7, nor does it have all the bells and whistles, but I noticed fairly little difference when I switched to 7. I really think it's a case of "if enough people say it, it must be true" / "perception is reality".

In fact, I believe there were studies where when vista wasn't called "vista" people rated it highly, but when others were told it was vista, they rated it much lower. Doesn't surprise me.

[ConcinusMan]

You're not going to prison, are you?

Very funny. But a legitimate question!:p

No, Stefan. I'm not going to prison but I am going to California. Without getting into details I'll have more than enough money to build a new computer after the move, (prices on the parts/destkops are at record lows too) and I'll be debt free. 21 years is way to long to be paying down debt. I need to get it off my back once and for all.

[ConcinusMan]

Wow! pretty eastern Jason!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/chondro788/DSCN0592.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Wow! another stunner. All that red and still a baby!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/chondro788/DSCN0585.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Jeez, seems like just yesterday that we had 45 days of straight rain. It was so wet we were getting 2 inches of rain in a day, days on end, and the ground was saturated that the water had nowhere to go.

No it's so bone dry that water evaporates before it can penetrate the ground. Man it's dry today. The wind is blowing around 35mph from the east side desert and the gorge is funneling it to the Portland area. Humidity is around 18 percent and its heating up fast.

I think I'll have to do some tank misting today for sure.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow that guys is sweet!!!

[ConcinusMan]

The weather sure isn't helping the fire situation. It's hot, the wind is blowing hard, and the humidity is nearly non existent.

The fires are totally out of control today across much of Oregon and Washington. The high cascades fire alone has burned somewhere around 150 square miles of old growth forest. What a waste of timber!

The wind is taking the smoke right over my house. It's blocking out most of the sunshine. There's so much uplift at the site of the fires, that it creates huge "tornados" of smoke and flames reaching hundreds of feet into the air like this. The smoke is creating it's own weather and there has even been lighting produced by it.

http://weblogs.wgntv.com/chicago-weather/tom-skilling-blog/fire%20tornado-thumb-300x310.gif

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWqvsW7WRl0/THmZhVRsW0I/AAAAAAAAYt4/4aZV2j1okrc/s640/Hawaii+Strong+Winds+vs.+Wildfire+vs.+%27Fier+Torna do%27+2.jpg

Now for pics I took.

Near I-205 at East Mill Plain Blvd. in east Clark Co. WA. Looking east/SE

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6843/fire007large.jpg

Right in front of my house, looking east:

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9146/fire001large.jpg

There are no clouds. It should be bright and sunny. As you can see, it's not. Too much smoke. Luckily, so far there is no smoke at ground level. I can't even smell it.

[RedSidedSPR]

That "tornado" is actually kinda cool.:p

[ConcinusMan]

Actually, it's really hot.:p

Conditions have changed a bit since those photos I took, were taken. (see, i really could use that program I was talking about earlier. LoL) I is needing good english.

Only the far west horizon of the sky is smoke free now. 2/3 of it is just brown. No more sunshine. It's 85 degrees, winds coming from the east (where the fire is) sustained at 15 mph, gusts to 25, humidity less than 20%

Still can't smell smoke. The air quality at ground level is pretty good so that's good news.

Lows tonight are going to be pretty high. (around 60) Low to upper 90's tomorrow with more wind and low humidity. Not good news for the thousands of firefighters at work, putting in 30 hour shifts. Not good at all.

[kibakiba]

It hit 50 degrees 3 days ago at 4 am. That is too cold, 80 is too hot :p It should just stay at 65-70... :D

[ConcinusMan]

A few hundred feet in elevation (you're much higher than I) can make a 10-20 degree difference in the overnight low. Lower elevation is warmer overnight during the summer. In winter, wind sheltered areas are colder and it's warmer where there's wind due to the friction that wind creates in the air.

[Mommy2many]

Not to get off topic but did anyone read about the man biting the snake in California?


Cops Put Squeeze On Alleged Python Biter In Calif. (VIDEO) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/03/cops-put-squeeze-on-alleg_0_n_947555.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl11%7Csec3_lnk3%7C92684)

[kibakiba]

Yes, I am indeed higher than you are, you know, because of the wisdom teeth thing... I'm kidding :p

[ConcinusMan]

I didn't hear about that. Surprised that Jason (runs that reptile news show on youtube) didn't pick up on it already. I'm sure it will be in his next episode though.

Gotta love the headline though! That's hilarious.

[ConcinusMan]

Cna yuo raed tihs? Apitmaproxely, only 55 pepole out of 100 can erad it.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses a nd you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

I don't know about you, but I had no problem reading any of that, at a normal rate.

[kibakiba]

I've seen this so many times its not even funny anymore.

[ConcinusMan]

Wasn't supsepod to be fnuny.

[kibakiba]

I'm sure. Everyone on face book posts it every single day.

[ConcinusMan]

I wouldn't know what "everyone" posts on facebook.

[katach]

We showed that to the kids a few weeks back, they were in shock that Bill and I could read it.

[kibakiba]

Everyone who has ever been a friend on facebook posts that. I don't get why everyone feels the need to post it everywhere, it's pretty easy to find...First time I heard it was probably 5 years ago.

[katach]

It has been around a while I think I saw it about 8 yrs ago.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Not to get off topic but did anyone read about the man biting the snake in California?


Cops Put Squeeze On Alleged Python Biter In Calif. (VIDEO) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/03/cops-put-squeeze-on-alleg_0_n_947555.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl11%7Csec3_lnk3%7C92684)

I couldnt see a video but I read the article and all I can say is "d@mn" what the heck was he thinking. I feel sorry for that snake. I hope she gets better soon and finds a good home.

[ConcinusMan]

It has been around a while I think I saw it about 8 yrs ago.

12 years ago for me. What's your point Chantel?

[ConcinusMan]

The weather sure isn't helping the fire situation. It's hot, the wind is blowing hard, and the humidity is nearly non existent.

The fires are totally out of control today across much of Oregon and Washington. The high cascades fire alone has burned somewhere around 150 square miles of old growth forest. What a waste of timber!

The wind is taking the smoke right over my house. It's blocking out most of the sunshine. There's so much uplift at the site of the fires, that it creates huge "tornados" of smoke and flames reaching hundreds of feet into the air like this. The smoke is creating it's own weather and there has even been lighting produced by it.

http://weblogs.wgntv.com/chicago-weather/tom-skilling-blog/fire%20tornado-thumb-300x310.gif

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tWqvsW7WRl0/THmZhVRsW0I/AAAAAAAAYt4/4aZV2j1okrc/s640/Hawaii+Strong+Winds+vs.+Wildfire+vs.+%27Fier+Torna do%27+2.jpg

Now for pics I took.

Near I-205 at East Mill Plain Blvd. in east Clark Co. WA. Looking east/SE

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6843/fire007large.jpg

Right in front of my house, looking east:

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9146/fire001large.jpg

There are no clouds. It should be bright and sunny. As you can see, it's not. Too much smoke. Luckily, so far there is no smoke at ground level. I can't even smell it.

Video: 1800 acres burned, and counting. Mid to upper 90's, very low humidity, and high winds forecasted for the next 7 days. Not good.

Hj_YEkfYrho

[kibakiba]

My point is it's that time of the month and everyone posts it, and it's annoying seeing it every single day.

[RedSidedSPR]

I read it with no problem. was actually easy.

[ConcinusMan]

This unproven spirited female is one of only a couple of anerythristics in the world that I know of. She was found in West Virginia in 2009. She is a big girl and she eats unscented frozen thawed adult mice. Breeding her to an albino should ultimately create a second eastern snow strain. The very tip of her tail is slightly stubbed.

$950 shipped.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/attachments/sale-trade-adoption/2266d1313541335-ltc-anerythristic-eastern-garter-west-virginia-bloodline-eastern-anerythristic-west-virginia-strain-3-wc-2009-01-25-2009.jpg

Questions, contact Scott @ SFelzer1@nc.rr.com or call the number below. Thanks !



Pretty snake but it seems like an awfully high price for being unproven. I have my doubts that this any actually melanistic or any kind of morph. Could just be a normal and an anomaly. $950 is one heck of a gamble. That' a lot of money for a snake if it turns out to not be a genetic reproducible morph. I mean, I had a northwestern that looked very similar but I have no reason to believe it to be a genetic morph or reliably reproduced.:cool:

Definitely gorgeous though!

I mean, this northwestern I found is technically normal. It's not a mutation. Its just polymorphism. I think that is the case with that eastern too, but I guess we'll see.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg10/scaled.php?server=10&filename=dsc00065medium.jpg&res=medium

[RedSidedSPR]

Both are awesome!!

[ConcinusMan]

Indeed. It doesn't show in this picture and Shannon has that NW now but he even has the same exact bluish color that the eastern has.

Maybe we can talk her into getting some more photos is she still has him. She's really good at getting those hard to capture colors to show up on a photograph.;)

[RedSidedSPR]

I can tell... that's one of the coolest looking NWs I've seen!

[ConcinusMan]

I'm sure Shannon would let you have him for $950 shipped.:rolleyes:

Ah heck, maybe I can find another one and I'll let you have it really cheap. Only $475 We can call it anerythristic if that helps.:rolleyes:


I have my doubts that this any actually melanistic or any kind of morph.

Sorry, I meant to say anerythristic there.

[katach]

My mom sent me this e-mail today. (this is a 3 post sorry)


These pictures were taken by one of the road crew members at Cloudbreak , Arizona last week. It took a total of 5 hours for the Desert King Snake to finish off the Goanna (Sand Monitor).
As you can see, they put some stakes with flag tape on them plus a hazard/danger triangle up to help keeping someone from running over them .Looking at the man then comparing him to both the Desert King and the Goanna the snake looks to be at least 8' and the lizard 5'.What do you think?

[katach]

more

[katach]

NOW………THAT's A MEAL

[ConcinusMan]

Hmmm.. .here we go again. All I see is blank space. No pics.

[katach]

They posted ok on my end. I can see them. Give a few minuted to load. There are 17 pics all together.

[ConcinusMan]

Hmm.... nothing. Page is fully loaded. Just blank space. Everyone elses pics show up just fine. Even when I hit "quote" there's nothing there. No image codes, links, nothing.

[katach]

Well that's a bummer. How do I fix it? I copied the URLs from my the photos in my email and pasted it into the thread posts.

[ConcinusMan]

No wonder. You have to download the attachments, upload to a picture hosting site and use that URL. OR, alternatively, you can attach (upload the jpg from your computer) directly to the post.

[katach]

ok. I fixed it.

[drache]

amazing
and to think that I go into mild anxiety when one of my snakes can't swallow their rodent within 10 minutes . . .

[guidofatherof5]

NOW………THAT's A MEAL


Awesome sequence of photos.

[ConcinusMan]

Now I see them. Weird.

Holy crap is that a chuckwalla?

[ConcinusMan]

lineage is captive bred Flame bred to wild caught red phase from Surf City North Carolina. Pictured are the parents and available female. Shes pounding pinks

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/attachments/sale-trade-adoption/2422d1315243783-red-x-flame-sirtalis-female-joes-pics-005.jpg

$250 shipped

Thanks for you time
Joseph Peck
call 815-651-5411

Now that is worth every penny Joe. Could have asked $300 and I'm sure you would get it.

[Mommy2many]

Amazing looking snake!

[ConcinusMan]

Latest reptile related news by Garter Snake Forum - View Profile: jasonw (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/members/jasonw.html)

Jason White

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[guidofatherof5]

Just saw this article. Best part about it is they didn't kill the crocodile.
That made my day.
21-foot ‘man-eating’ crocodile caught in Philippines may be world’s largest · TheJournal (http://www.thejournal.ie/21-foot-man-eating-crocodile-caught-in-philippines-may-be-worlds-largest-218772-Sep2011/)

[RedSidedSPR]

CRAP.:mad:

Big storm just hit here and zapped our computer! It was off and everything, but everything in the outlet strip got fried.

[infernalis]

Direct hit to your utility pole....

The energy was great enough to completely jump over the surge suppressor.

I always instruct my customers to disconnect the PC and modem from the wall jacks during storms whenever possible.

Have your dad look into his homeowners policy, you may just wind up with a bunch of new stuff.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah, we usually have it all disconnected... I wasn't home, so I don't know what happened. Hmmmm.... like I said, I wasn't home.:rolleyes:

I'll ask about that, that would be awesome.!

[infernalis]

Yeah, we usually have it all disconnected... I wasn't home, so I don't know what happened. Hmmmm.... like I said, I wasn't home.:rolleyes:

I'll ask about that, that would be awesome.!

Here's how it works with most homeowners insurance policies, Gather quotes to replace everything ruined, then the Insurance company will pay to replace it, minus the deductible.

I have sold a few computers that way.

[RedSidedSPR]

Oh wait... We don't own a home.:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

Some renter's policies cover things like that also.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I have something very awesome to tell you all. I just got a tank(30 gal?;I think) for free. But I cant use it yet because the neighbor I got it from didnt have a lid. The measurements are 35.75" long x 11.75" wide x 15.75" high. I cant wait to find a lid(hopefully free...lol) or my hubby will make one..i dont know. My snakies are gonna love it. I wanted to tell you all the great news about the tank and to see if u knew what the gal size is by the measurements. She said it was a 25gal but it looks bigger. It leaks water so it cant be used for that but I wasnt so thats ok with me. Also I got some cool things to go in it as well. Just a couple but thats cool cause it was things I didnt have. When I am able to set it up I will for sure take pics to show you.

[guidofatherof5]

Free is awesome.
Be sure to disinfect everything with a 1 to 10 bleach solution. 1 part bleach to 10 parts water;)
Rinse with plenty of fresh cold water and a good air dry before putting it into use.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's awesome! I'm gonna need a big tank soon, all my snakes will be going together at some point. Free is definitely awesome!


Some renter's policies cover things like that also.

HA! Meet our Land Lady and you wouldn't say that. She's broken renter laws many times. We could sue her for many things if we wanted to (we don't) Heck, LAW laws too. I can't begin to describe her... It's not possible. She's like nothing you've met. Nothing. Shes just... :D

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Free is always awesome. And ya I knew to wash it really good first but I didnt know about the bleach and water solution, thank you. So the measurements for the tank ....is that a 30gallon? I cant even use it yet cause I gotta get a lid and everywhere I look even for a 10gal(when I was) there were only tanks no lids. I thought that kinda weird.

[Starling96]

hey heres a link where u can find out how many gallons your tank/cage is: RepticZone.com - Find Cage and Tank Sizes by Dimensions measuring into gallons and liters for fish tanks and reptile tanks. (http://repticzone.com/articles/helpfultools/findcagesize.php)

[Mrs N1ntndo]

hey heres a link where u can find out how many gallons your tank/cage is: RepticZone.com - Find Cage and Tank Sizes by Dimensions measuring into gallons and liters for fish tanks and reptile tanks. (http://repticzone.com/articles/helpfultools/findcagesize.php)

Thank you very much. What a great site. I put in the measurements and it said....."The size of your tank or cage is approximately: 28.64 Gallons" and they said it is approx because its if I did the measuring right. So basically when I look for a lid it should be for a 30gal.
Thank you again. You should put that website somewhere for everyone to see. Great resource. Thanks.

[Starling96]

Anytime
Cant wait for pics ;)
and ive thought of that before but idk how
maybe Steve or Richard could?

[Mrs N1ntndo]

i cant wait for the tank to be done too. If the babies understood then they prob couldnt wait either. Lol

[Starling96]

lol!
Hey do any of you guys know how to train a dog to pee and poop outside?

[kibakiba]

8aR6b_ZQsso

You want some juice?

[drache]

anybody know specifically what this is?
it's not big - sitting there it takes up a spot about an inch in diameter
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6123859908_90545a54c1_b.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

I'm guessing it's a Sac Spider.
Possibly a Long-legged Sac Spider.

[drache]

what do they eat?

[guidofatherof5]

Anything they can catch and hold.

Common Sac Spider Bite

The bite of a common sac spider (Chiracanthium) can be misdiagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite. Injuries develop in a similar manner but are much less severe. Reactions, such as swelling, slow healing, and ulcerated sores around the bite site, are similar enough to be confusing. If you are bit-ten by a spider, ice and elevate the bite site. Seek medical attention if the symptoms persist or intensify. Physicians will often prescribe antibiotics to prevent secondary infections. Most bites will start to improve in a few hours to 2-3 days.

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks more like a wolf spider to me, definitely a male. at this point in his life, he is not eating, he is looking for a female to breed with... will die trying.
a lot of wolf type spiders build sheet webs.... looks like on of them, in the wolf spider family. we find them regularly out here passing thru the house.

Hey Steve... all the sac spiders I have seen are yellow... got lots othem out here.

[guidofatherof5]

looks more like a wolf spider to me, definitely a male. at this point in his life, he is not eating, he is looking for a female to breed with... will die trying.
a lot of wolf type spiders build sheet webs.... looks like on of them, in the wolf spider family. we find them regularly out here passing thru the house.

Hey Steve... all the sac spiders I have seen are yellow... got lots othem out here.

Checking the web I see they come in different colors.
You might be right about it being a Wolf Spider. I guess I'm used to seeing the large female.

[guidofatherof5]

Not sure it's a Wolf Spider.
Here's a cool website.
Abdomen doesn't look right for a Wolf Spider.
Spiderzrule (http://www.spiderzrule.com/wolf3.htm)

Heck, I could be way off base with any of this. I love spiders but don't know that much about them.

I'll stick with radixes.;)

[drache]

this spider seemed ready to do battle with me
is there a good way to get them moved without killing them?
this one's not shy, and someone else might freak
what kind of place might they like to be moved to?
somewhere near my roach colonies, where they could feast on escapees perhaps?

[guidofatherof5]

I use a sheet of paper to move them.

[RedSidedSPR]

I use my hands. I'm stupid.

[guidofatherof5]

I use my hands. I'm stupid.

As a rule I use my hands. There are a few spiders that refuse to be touch so I use a piece of paper on them.
Wolf Spider just get picked up and moved.
I can say I've ever been bitten by a spider that I know of.
Just lucky I guess.
Lucky and stupid;)

[RedSidedSPR]

I have been bitten my a LOT of spiders, just never wen picking them up... Whenever I go herping I get some bite, often spiders. They're like a worse version of a mosquito bite.. some of them.

[Mommy2many]

I've been bitten. Sneaky little buggers do it when I'm sleeping, at night. Lasts for about a week. They haven't learned that the human is not on the "approved food item" list.

[guidofatherof5]

Another nice story.
Baby sea turtles.
Baby Sea Turtles Displaced By Irene Preparing To Return To Ocean - West Palm Beach Weather News Story - WPBF West Palm Beach (http://www.wpbf.com/weather/29028000/detail.html)

[kibakiba]

Yay! Go sea turtles!


Also, look at this little girl dance! She looks like she's seven and she dances better than I can, and I've been learning for almost 4 years!
It's nice to see a younger person learning traditional bellydance.
UkYVVhP1kwI

[guidofatherof5]

Disregard this post.

[Hornets23]

I use my hands a lot too but if I'm not sure about species I try to get it to go into a paper cup and then relocate..

[RedSidedSPR]

There's a lot of black widows here, but other than that I don't know of any DON'T TOUCH species, so I just pick 'em up.

Like I said, stupid.:D

[Mrs N1ntndo]

i dont mind moving spiders but i dont knw spider species very well so i use somthing to move them. Most of the time i grab the end of there web there hanging from and walk thm outside. Sometimes i use a broom or something but i dont use my hands at all.

[ConcinusMan]

disregard

[guidofatherof5]

I spoke to two members of the forum that I have never spoken to until today.
It's always a pleasure getting to know forum members better.
Thanks Ric and Neil for your time.

[thamneil]

It was a pleasure talking to you Steve. :)

[ConcinusMan]

Holy crap it's hot tonight. Hotter than it was late in the afternoon. Weird. It's after midnight and it's still 87 degrees F. Pretty unusual weather for tomorrow too. Close to 100 degrees and the humidity is supposed to be around just 8 percent. Feels more like desert in August than Sept in W. WA. Did I mention it's dry as a popcorn fart? Holy crap, I can dry soaking wet denim genes in the shade in about 30 minutes. Holy crud that's dry. Not complaining. I like desert but it's just very unusual for this area. A few months ago we were soaking wet with no relief in sight. Now we're so dry it's like living Desert Springs, CA.

Even the hardiest of trees are literally wilting, that is, if they aren't burning. Wildfires across OR and WA are only getting bigger, more of them, and harder to control. Many are now prompting evacuations and threatening communities. haven't seen the likes of this fire season in decades.

The weather tomorrow will blow the smoke back in my direction once again, and it will hotter than... well, hot.

[katach]

Tonight we went squid jigging. We caught 2 squid and 2 herring, so not very good. The way cool part of it was getting to see the beautiful northern lights. Thank you massive electrical storm. :D

[ConcinusMan]

Nothing here. Just clear skies and hot, hot, hot, and super dry. I wouldn't be blessing the electrical storm. The weather tonight will likely start more massive wildfires.

I love a good electrical storm though. Damn, Reno has some pretty spectacular ones around the end of summer. There's not much for the lightning to hit so not so bad for wildfires. Just gotta watch out for the torrential flash flooding. Some place miles away can get a heavy downpour for 5 minutes, and if you're in the Washoe valley, guess where the water goes? It sure as heck doesn't soak into the ground.

[katach]

It's just a solar flare all up in the atmosphere. No lighting. I sure hope there is a break in the heat and some rain to help the fire fighting efforts. Are you safe where you are Richard?

[ConcinusMan]

No rain in sight. Just hot and dry for some time to come.

Oh, you mean the show is aurora borealis (or the northern lights). I guess that's an electrical storm of sorts. Yeah I've seen that a few times here and even in the mountains of New Mexico. Gotta get away from the city lights and out where there is a clear view of the Northern horizon. Nearest place I can to that is about 8 miles from my house. I only ever really see a pleasant shade of green here though. Not any other colors to speak of.

Oh and thanks for pretending like you give a damn but yeah, I am quite safe from wildfire here. The nearest one would have to cross the Columbia River and burn though many square miles of city to get to me.

[katach]

It was about the same coloring as you have seen, it was pretty bright though. We were still in town at a local dock when we saw it. It was a first for me. Really cool how it moves. Time for sleep now. Have a great night and stay safe with that wild fire.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, the way it moves is quite dazzling. Good night.

[ConcinusMan]

Somebody on craigslist posted a 55 gallon long tank with reptile screen top. Asking $25. Holy crud, what a steal.

[RicMartin]

It was my pleasure talking to you too, Steve.

[PINJOHN]

Here's one for everyone

an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk,
an Aussie, a German, a Yank, an Egyptian, a Jap, a Mexican, a
Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an
Israeli, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a
Singaporean, an Italian, a Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a
Buddhist and an African went to a night club.

The bouncer said, "Sorry, I can’t let you in without a Thai :eek: :D

[guidofatherof5]

Oh that's a good one.:D

[ConcinusMan]

Oh wow:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

Blessings to all those directly effected by the tragedy that occurred 10 years ago.
I was in training when someone ran in the room and turned the TV on. 20 Deputies sat around feeling helpless to do anything.
The images from that day will be with me forever and I only watched it playout on the TV.

[PINJOHN]

Blessings to all those directly effected by the tragedy that occurred 10 years ago.
I was in training when someone ran in the room and turned the TV on. 20 Deputies sat around feeling helpless to do anything.
The images from that day will be with me forever and I only watched it playout on the TV.
Well said Steve that day is truly etched on my heart and memory, after sitting unmoving for five or six hours in front of the TV i still remember having a truly bizarre thought which was "i bet that no time in the history of mankind has more people been sitting down doing the same thing at the same time [watching events] this just demonstrates for me our total inability to take in such a tragedy even when it is played out graphically in your own front room one's mind takes refuge in strange directions. GOD BLESS ALL THOSE FAMILY'S AND FRIENDS OF THOSE SO CRUELLY TAKEN

[Mrs N1ntndo]

i was at work when someone ran out and said something about the first tower. Then 30 people gathered in a tiny room surrounding the 1 tv . we all were crying and watching for a couple hrs. Scary day.

[guidofatherof5]

Hey John(PINJOHN) clear out some of your PM's so I may contact you. Thanks.

[ConcinusMan]

I was working for the Govt. at the time. When I arrived to work, One of the guys says "did you hear? somebody blew up the Pentagon" I was like "yeah, right". Turned on the TV and saw the towers burning. Less than a minute later I saw the first tower fall live on the news. It was a shocker, that's for sure. Nothing has been the same since.

Half our staff wasn't even there that day or even that month. (most of them were reservists) They all got called to active duty the minute the first attack occured.

[guidofatherof5]

My children and I spent this evening watching the History Channel and the WTC tragedy. My 3 youngest were to young to remember any of this. They were moved by the what they saw.
All those poor people that lost their lives. Such a waste.

[ConcinusMan]

I just love Ben & Jerry's. If someone says "what flavor are you eating?" You might want to pass on answering this new one: (It's not a hoax, it's a real flavor)

http://i.usatoday.net/money/_photos/2011/09/08/Schweddy-Balls-is-Ben-amp-Jerrys-latest-CHC7LLB-x-large.jpg

'Schweddy Balls' is Ben & Jerry's latest ice cream creation (http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2011-09-08/Schweddy-Balls-is-Ben-amp-Jerrys-latest-ice-cream-creation/50324294/1)

I can see it now. You're shopping and some kid is screaming "I want schweddy Balls!" :rolleyes:

[kibakiba]

Maybe that's why its limited?

[ConcinusMan]

A lot of B&J flavors are limited. Pisses me off. Everytime I find one that gives me mouthgasms, it's limited and it goes away. Just like Santa Fe Beef Gorditos (the one with sweet corn and that orange sauce) at Taco Bell. God those were delicious. Best item they ever had. Wouldn't you know it, they kept the other two kinds and dropped the one I liked.

[kibakiba]

Businesses are kind of stupid like that, they always discontinue things people like to have. I guess if they put it out once a year people would flock to buy a ton at once and eat them until they get tired of them... Makes money, but pisses people off to the point where they might even stop eating there at all.
I did that with one business, they discontinued a product, the only product that ever worked for my problems ever, just because "they were tired of it" :rolleyes:

[Didymus20X6]

I've been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender. I had never seen it before, but this is turning out to be a pretty awesome cartoon.

[ConcinusMan]

Businesses are kind of stupid like that, they always discontinue things people like to have. I guess if they put it out once a year people would flock to buy a ton at once and eat them until they get tired of them... Makes money, but pisses people off to the point where they might even stop eating there at all.
I did that with one business, they discontinued a product, the only product that ever worked for my problems ever, just because "they were tired of it" :rolleyes:

A little more complicated than that.

[kibakiba]

I know. Took business classes before. I just felt like complaining, you know, because I'm a woman.

[ConcinusMan]

Me too. You know, because I'm concinnusman.


Wouldn't you know it, they kept the other two kinds and dropped the one I liked.

I can understand that they have limited ingredients to make their stuff. But the ingredients for a Santa Fe beef gordito are still used in their other items, except for the orange sauce. What happened to that delicious orange goo? :mad:

[kibakiba]

No, you are not a concinnus, Richard. You are a human. Stop living in denial before it ruins your life!

:D

[ConcinusMan]

You don't know what you're talking about. I is a sneaky snake. I only likes my pinkies fresh and bloody. Nothing else will do. I'll refuse anything else and make my human worry.

[kibakiba]

Nice try...

That should be...
"I issssss a ssssssneaky sssssssnake. I only likesssssss my pinkiessssssss...." etc. No snake talks like you! You are such a disgrace to all snake kind! How dare you.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Im sorry to be jumping back to so far in conversations but back on around page 850 I think we were talking about spirits and stuff. Well last night in my home was full of activity. There were sounds and orbs everywhere. I have takin pics before of orbs and I know I told you guys about them but last night was packed full and once I get the pics on the computer today I will post some for you all to see.
I dont know how many of you believe but I am a strong believer. I am also a recepter of them if thats makes sence to you all. We have 3-4 in my house that I am aware of right now. A little girl(Sarah), a male, and a woman named Eedie(i dont know how she spells her name) But last night I took a empt memory card and put it in my camera and out of about 750 pics that the card can hold I took 400+ pics. Out of those that I can see from the screen of my camera I got like 20-30 pics with orbs in them . Some had 2 in them and 1 had 3 but they mostly only had 1 at a time.
Some of the things that happened were loud banging sounds like something fell which my hubby heard but I was in the bedroom and the girls and cats and snakes were all asleep . so we knew that it wasnt any of them. then I heard heavy breathing from a male in the bedroom that had nothing to do with the cartoon that was on the tv. After that heavy breathing From my elbow to my wrist was freezing cold but nothing else was and I had no air condtionare on or anything of that kind. On top of the fact that the hair on that arm was on end. something else that happen was that I went into the beatroom to use the mirror and it was a warm night so no reason for cold chills or anything but what do you know a major cold chill came over me along woth the hair on the back of my neck was on end. for about 5 minuts I felt like I was a lone and part of that I didnt feel like myself.
Sarah(little girl) that I had told you about a cocuple mmonths ago also would stop playing in the hallway last night. skipping and running and jumping like haylee does .But like I said everyone was asleep including animals but hubby and I were still awake.
Wowo I wish I could tell you everything but the "book" would take forever to write. Like I said I dont know if you believe or not but if you arent a believer and if you were at my house last night you would be a believer now. I will have some pics up later so that you can see some of the things we saw. I wish I had recordings of what was heard but I need to get the right recorder and maybe I can get more things and post those.

Had to tell you all and if you have questions feel free to ask away and I will answer them. You can ask here or in a PM it doesnt matter to me.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Nice try...

That should be...
"I issssss a ssssssneaky sssssssnake. I only likesssssss my pinkiessssssss...." etc. No snake talks like you! You are such a disgrace to all snake kind! How dare you.

If you have ever watched Harry Potter you gota learn to talk Parcel mouth..I think that is what is called and then well know what every snake says. That would be very cool to be able to talk to snakes or animal for that matter.

[jitami]

Randi, that's pretty wild! I've always felt like I had a bit of a sixth sense, but have always been afraid to dig any deeper for fear of attracting things I'd rather not deal with or have the experience to deal with correctly. I'm certainly fascinated by your stories, though! Interesting stuff!

[Mrs N1ntndo]

A lot more happen last night but like I said... last night alone would be a book....lol But lots of these things happen to me a lot and sometimes Im not able to tell what my feeling is about other then if it is a good feeling or a bad feeling. But I have a lot of stories that I would be able to tell. Something that I would like to mention is that a couple night before this Sarah played my keyboard. She likes to tap on the keys and so I decided to keep it plugged in and on so that if sh wants to she can play and for a while after I did that she wouldnt touch it . but a few night agao actually it was during the day I was talking to my hubby on the phone and all cats were slleping on the floor where I can see them and Haylee was by me and my other daughter Samantha was at school so no one was by there. But i was talking with the hubby on the phone and Haylee and I hear the keys being played. I asked Rod if he heard it and he said no but he told me to grab the camera and start taking pics over ther and I said bye to him and grab my camera and just started taking them. about the 3rd pic I got her. It was an orb but I know it was her. I love it that they come here. I think it is the coolest and it scares me a little but just because its unknown on many details on things. But I have always been fasinated by these things my whole life.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I have the pics loading on to the computer now os when they get down and seperated I will post some on here as soon as I can.

[ConcinusMan]

When I was a kid I saw my mom get slapped in the face when we were sitting on the couch at her moms house. Left a red hand print with fingers and everything on her cheek. There was nobody there. The slap came from an invisible hand. My mom said she's known there was a ghost in the house all her life and that's what slapped her. Later that week, A vanity mirror literally flew off the dresser like somebody pushed it hard. Nobody was there. That's the only experience I have with such matters. No orbs, no voices, no apparitions, nothing like that. Events were infrequent while my mom grew up there but they were all malicious like the events I described. This was not a friendly ghost at all. After my grandmother died, all activity in that house ceased. Weird.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Should I start a new thread on this or just do the pics in here. I like hearing and telling the things I have been through.

ConcinnusMan We have had things fall and moved but we have never gotten hurt by any of them. I am willing to get a slap or scratch or anything as long as its nothing serious. Maybe thats why there willing to come to me so much cause I am open to sooo much.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah, this thing slapped, pinched, pulled hair, etc. Worse thing that happened to her was when she was about 7. Pulled a chair out from under her and fractured her tail bone.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Holy cow. Owie. I havent had anything that serious. Sarah likes to tickle( lightly touch youand drag her finger on you ) and the others mainly make a lot of noise. Eedie for the first 2 weeks after I brought her here(didnt mean to) she was scareing Haylee . Where she cuoldnt fall asleep. Eedie I knew wasnt trying to scare her but haylee didnt understand that she was trying to play. I think when Eedie passed she had a young daughter that she played with all the time. Haylee for that 2 weeks couldnt go to sleep like normal but when she actully fell asleep she was fine. But she descibe her and everything to me. thats how I really started to know about her.

[ConcinusMan]

This thing was somehow tied to my grandmother. He made himself aware of her and my mom's brother. Touching, sitting on the bed, etc, but didn't bother them or myself other than the occasional moving of objects. I wasn't scared of it but if it was bothering me I would just cuss at it and tell it to go away and it would. But it pinched, slapped, etc. my mother. Didn't like her it all. Liked to abuse her. And like I said, when grandma died, the ghost went with her.

I don't think it's coincedence that her first husband was dead, and my mom's brother was actually from the first marriage. My mom was from a second father after that. Maybe this ghost was the first husband and maybe that's why he abused my mom. Wasn't his kid. That first husband, was a high ranking member of the Cherokee Nation and somewhat abusive (domestic) too, before he died. He could have been that ghost. So when grandma died, he stopped haunting.

[PINJOHN]

blonde motorist was about two hours from San Diego when she was flagged down by a man whose truck had broken down. The man walked up to the car and asked, "Are you going to San Diego ?"

"Sure," answered the blonde, "do you need a lift?"

"Not for me. I'll be spending the next three hours fixing my truck. My problem is I've got two chimpanzees in the back which have to be taken to the San Diego Zoo. They're a bit stressed already so I don't want to keep them on the road all day. Could you possibly take them to the zoo for me? I'll give you $100 for your trouble."

"I'd be happy to," said the blonde. So the two chimpanzees were ushered into the back seat of the blonde's car and carefully strapped into their seat belts, and off they went.

Five hours later, the truck driver was driving through the heart of San Diego when suddenly he was horrified! There was the blonde walking down the street, holding hands with the two chimps, much to the amusement of a big crowd. With a screech of brakes he pulled off the road and ran over to the blond. "What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded, "I gave you $100 to take these chimpanzees to the zoo."

"Yes, I know you did," said the blonde,"but we had money left over so now we're going to Sea World.

[Didymus20X6]

Nice try...

That should be...
"I issssss a ssssssneaky sssssssnake. I only likesssssss my pinkiessssssss...." etc. No snake talks like you! You are such a disgrace to all snake kind! How dare you.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1604/gollum20maquettekv1.jpg

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I will be putting the pics on probably tomorrow cause hubby is home and hell be jumping on the computer. I already have the pics on the computer but I need to transfer them here to the forums and then into this thread. Ill do it tomorrow afternoon while he is at work and oldest daughter is at school.

[kibakiba]

All of the "haunting" of our house ceased after my then drug addict uncle and his wife were kicked out and my mom stopped taking pills for her bursitis and fibromyalgia.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I am trying to upload pics of the spirits/orbs but everytime I try to show this kind of thing to anyone my computer starts acting funny unless there sitting at my computer and looking at the computers albums...grr. So as soon as Im able to upload them here they will be on.

[Didymus20X6]

Looks like someone has been messing with Data's programming again.

http://i51.tinypic.com/2uf7n9l.jpg

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Well it finally worked...yay. Ok now I will tell a little about each pic to say when it was taken.We were doing some cleaning/rearanging so the rooms are a little messy,sorry about that but we cant choose when the ghosts show up.


This pic was taken at my sisters house. which is where I was talking about on pages 850 or so. Her house has a lot of ghosts/spirits. THe orb is coming down the stairs. You can see it above the railing.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/dvtrgsteftdrdtr_109.jpg


This is the pic that I told you about that it was taken right after the girl played the keyboard. Her name is Sarah and she is up above the bookshelf
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/109_6676.JPG


This one was taken in my daughters room that night also that all the things were happening. Remember when I said my hubby heard something fall in that room and went to look and saw nothing. I took the pics and if you look above the window you can see it.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/109_6821.JPG



This is the pic that when I was in the bedroom and my hubby text me and asked if we were jumping around cause he heard it by our bedroom door and I told him no and started taking pics. tTheres one obove the spongebob picture and then another on the door.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/109_6883.JPG


this is the pic that I heard a male heavy breathing by the door and I took the pic as I heard it and after I took it something said that that was a guy.I dont know his name though.I dont need to tell you where its at cause ...well.. you can see it.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/109_7082.JPG

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Im glad that I finally got them on here. I have a lot more pics but this is just a few.

[Stefan-A]

http://koti.mbnet.fi/thamnoph/photos/garbage/orbrly.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like an Orb party.:D

[RedSidedSPR]

When I was a kid I saw my mom get slapped in the face when we were sitting on the couch at her moms house. Left a red hand print with fingers and everything on her cheek. There was nobody there. The slap came from an invisible hand. My mom said she's known there was a ghost in the house all her life and that's what slapped her. Later that week, A vanity mirror literally flew off the dresser like somebody pushed it hard. Nobody was there. That's the only experience I have with such matters. No orbs, no voices, no apparitions, nothing like that. Events were infrequent while my mom grew up there but they were all malicious like the events I described. This was not a friendly ghost at all. After my grandmother died, all activity in that house ceased. Weird.

Weird. Very.

[kibakiba]

Looks like dust to me.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah, thats what i thought. like what Stefan posted...

[Mommy2many]

Ghosteses....:D

[Mrs N1ntndo]

mine isnt dust for sure. I know I felt and heard and have proof. It was weird. On October 1 or near the end of tht month im getting together with a spirit team here in shiawassee county and going to an old village. Well of whats left of them. Theyve went there before but Im going with my mom. I will be taking pics and checking things out. With being a reciever I wanna try to do something like this that I can do. After I will let u all know what happen.

[kibakiba]

Pictures and video aren't really proof. On the tv, you know the ghost story things... They show "real footage" well guess what? Every "orb" is a bug being hit by light in the right way. If you pause the video and look at it you can make out the wings and the body. Another one showed a piece of dust floating downward and the woman said it was her mom. Its a bunch of horse dookie if you ask me.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah... The shows are bull, and camera is never proof, and I don't really believe in this stuff... but it's hard to tell sometimes... that face-slapping stuff, if Richard really saw that (I'm sure he did, or at least though he did lol) is weird... goes against what I consider possible, but stories from people you trust makes you wonder.

[kibakiba]

Things can always be explained scientifically. I had dreams of being possessed and thought it was real, but it wasn't. When I was a kid the nightmares always seemed so real, but they weren't. You can do those voice recordings and just say something into it and edit it and it'll seem real to some mindless drones watching tv.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

but see Ive heard things myself. Im not saying those shows are real but if youve expierced some of the things I have then u would believe too. My keyboard was played...I heard it. And no one was by it. You dont have to believe but i know I do. Ive also seen people get scratched. I havent gotten scratched but my arm was touch and ive been nudged as well. When we were at my sisters house we heard things there as well. You can view up on my pics if you want but its not a bug and it isnt dust. This is just my thoughts and I hope no one gets mad at how I feel. Sorry if bringing this up offended or mad anyone mad. I wouldve brought it up if it was going to upset people. I just know how strongly I feel and believe.

[RedSidedSPR]

Dreams and TV are different then the stuff lime Richard said, but I agree.

[RedSidedSPR]

Didn't offend anyone... I also don't think hearing things is even proof enough. I really don't believe this stuff.. But again, watching someone get slapped in the face, or feeling yourself get touched where it's obviously a touch makes you wonder.

Wonder. Not completely believe mind you.

[kibakiba]

He could have dreamed it. It happens.

I have had "paranormal" experiences when my drug addict family lived with me. Things only happen when you believe they happen. You're mind can play tricks on you. Drugs can cause it also. When I believed in spirits, it happened, when I stopped believing, it stopped happening. It's the same with a lot of things... If you believe they will or have happened, it will happen.

[RedSidedSPR]

Exactly. I trust Richard "saw" that, but my not believing makes me think he only thought he did, or dreamed it etc... Its hard to believe that it happened when you don't believe it can.

[kibakiba]

I find it easy to believe, only that there is some other sort of explanation for it. A lot of people I know that believe in that and have had it happen were on drugs when it happened.

[RedSidedSPR]

Right... I believe it, just not.... My thoughts exactly. You just explain it better.:rolleyes:

[kibakiba]

Because I'm a woman ;)

[Mrs N1ntndo]

So basically youre saying that this happened because I thought it did. Then wouldnt that mean that everything would just be a thought? I dont believe that. Im sorry. If I was wrong on how it sounds to me on what youre saying ,Im sorry.

[katach]

I think I may ruffle some feathers with this but...

Stefan's is snow falling on the lens. I think the other "orbs" are just light catching something. If was film, I would say it was a milk stain from improper developing. Sorry.

[kibakiba]

I'm saying that your pictures are likely dust or something falling andthe flash hitting it. Just because you see an "orb" doesn't mean it's a ghost or spirit. And, I was saying that when people think things are happening, their brain tends to create what they think they're seeing. Like a kid with an imaginary friend, it's real to them but no one else sees them, and no one else believes in that child's imaginary friend.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I wasnt the only one around to hear or see things happening. I dont believe those were dust particals or anything reflecting. Im sorry but we wont agree on this subject. Everyone has there own feelings about things of this sort. I see that neither of us are going to convince the other. I apoligize that I brought the subject up again for past posts. I didnt think that this was going to be strongly talked about in this way. I want to step back and just talk about something else. Again im sorry for bringing this up.

[Stefan-A]

but see Ive heard things myself. Im not saying those shows are real but if youve expierced some of the things I have then u would believe too. My keyboard was played...I heard it. And no one was by it. You dont have to believe but i know I do. Ive also seen people get scratched. I havent gotten scratched but my arm was touch and ive been nudged as well. When we were at my sisters house we heard things there as well. You can view up on my pics if you want but its not a bug and it isnt dust. This is just my thoughts and I hope no one gets mad at how I feel. Sorry if bringing this up offended or mad anyone mad. I wouldve brought it up if it was going to upset people. I just know how strongly I feel and believe.
I don't know why you don't think it's dust, but dust particles do quite frequently show up exactly like that in photos. In my photo, the particles are snowflakes, but particles nonetheless. I just picked it, because I didn't have time to look through my gallery for a photo with an orb indoors. A lot of low-light flash photos have them, there's nothing special about them.

I also don't doubt that your keyboard made a sound by itself. I used to have a computer that would turn itself on. I unplugged it immediately and changed the power supply the second I got a replacement and it never happened again. My point here is that electronics are sensitive and quite easily damaged and they may do strange things on their own.

I don't think anyone's mad and I hope you're not mad at us for doubting. Not trying to ridicule, just trying to make you see that there are rational explanations.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I understand what you are saying. I just believe differently. I have had way to many things happen to think of it as a coincidence. I do very much believe what I heard and saw with my own 2 eyes. Not just things that I have taken pics of. Like Ive said befor when I first started the conversation up again. I have a lot of stories I could tell to prove things along with people that have seen and went through things along with me. Im not mad about any of what was said at all. I understand how everyone feels differently about things. If everyone felt the same way about everything then this world would be pretty boring after awhile. Im sorry if anyone thought I was mad but I wasnt I just dont let down on things I believe in and I see that people here dont do that either and thats awesome. Thats why I like coming here. People here will listen ,help and share how they feel.

[drache]

electronics will do strange things
I used to have a stereo that picked up the hospital intercom from across the street, even when it was turned off
cameras will do all sorts of odd things with light

[RicMartin]

My 2 ghostly cents:
Our brains are like very good, servile dogs. If you believe in ghosts, angels or gods, your brain will oblige, & make them for you, out of anything it can. If you don't believe in them, your brain will also oblige & explain away every spiritual occurrence.

That's how different reality tunnels get created.

I believe there's more to reality than we can imagine, but by having to use our brains to capture it, we are set up for delusion, regardless whether we are 'rational' or 'credulous'. Until we have better tools or better trained brains, no one can share another's reality, much less switch views. It's much easier to over-react, & even get offended at people who don't agree with you.

An enlightened one (Buddha) once said: "Question everything I say".
I like to question what I think, that's my reality tunnel; so I thank people for sharing both their spiritual experiences, & their rational explanations, as long as they don't insist that I believe them by default.

I pray for people to take their believes, any believe, with a grain of salt.

[RicMartin]

Sorry for the awful wording & spelling above. Where I said credulous, I meant believer, & of course, a believe should be spelled as a belief. My English seems to come & go with the tides some days.

[chris-uk]

It does go quiet in the mornings (GMT) when trans-Atlantic members are sleeping and most of us European members are hard at work.
My 2 pennith-worth on orbs etc - Ric put it very well, our brains are wired to believe.

Now, as it's quiet let's find out how widespread rugby is across the Atlantic... Congratulations to the USA on their win over Russia in the Rugby World Cup this evening. I think the USA will be lucky to make it out of the group stage, but you never know you may do better than England considering we're in the group of death.
And not leaving the Canadians out, congratulations on the Tonga game, good result but I think the French and Kiwis are playing too well for you to upset them.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah... Liquid pencils are weird. And how about Cam Newton??!!:D

[ConcinusMan]

At least 99.999 percent of "hauntings" are hoaxes or easily explained. I have no explanation for what happened in my grandmother's house. I was only about 9 yrs old when I heard the smack, my mom scream, and saw a red hand print appear on her face. There was nobody else in the room. I have also seen impressions (like somebody sitting down) appear on the beds in her house right before my eyes. There was no drugs, sleep deprivation, or any of that going on and I didn't even believe my Grandmother's story of a ghost in the house until that smack so it's not a case of "believing is seeing". I have to say I'm very skeptical of "orbs" or other so-called "evidence". I just don't have an explanation. I heard and saw what I saw.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

So for everything you are told in order for u to believe u have to see it with ur own eyes. I am also the see to believe and it wasnt only the orbs in the pics. I SAW things b4 my eyes as well. The other night along with others nights at different houses not just my own. So I understand the see to believe things.

[chris-uk]

I need to be careful to avoid upsetting the wife. I'm an open-minded skeptic, I want to believe but so far I have seen nothing that can't be explained. Char on the other hand has seen and felt things, and does believe.
I've had some experiences that get a bit of the way there, but nothing I can't explain. Photos can almost always be explained, unfortunately most ghost photos are deliberately faked, and unfortunately digital cameras are susceptible to noise which our brains make into patterns. Orbs are photographic artifacts caused by dust, insects etc.
How many people before they die say they will come back to prove that ghosts exist? How many actually do? And wouldn't you try to do something conclusive if you were a spirit?

[Mommy2many]

I believe there may be spirits and/or ghosts. However, when it comes to electronic equipment, unless it's sitting in the middle of a room, by itself, unplugged and doing weird things, it can probably be explained away.

Photos are unreliable at best. Orbs, dust, bugs, too hard to dismiss in my opinion. We as human beings, naturally look for "faces" within photos, objects and our environment.

I remain skeptical about most reports but seeing is believing and if Richard saw it, then I believe him.

[RedSidedSPR]

I totally believe he saw it! I just find it hard to believe its quite what he thought... cause I have a hard time believing in spirits period.

Cam Newton! What I first week!! And Steve Smith (my favorite player in NFL) is back! And liquid pencils are weird!

Nevermind.

[ConcinusMan]

WTF is a liquid pencil? Never heard of it.

EDIT: Nevermind. I see. it's a dang pen with liquid graphite "ink" Big deal.:rolleyes:

The newest "weird" thing when I was in school is erasable ink. As strange as it sounds, eraseable ink makes in impossible to alter (forgery or fraud) a check that has been filled out using an erasable pen. The ink will not be touched by chemical removal methods. Only an eraser will do, which of course, ruins the check.;)

Nowadays, checks themselves use soy ink so any chemical removal method will be detected but it wasn't always like that. believe it or not, the best pen to use on a check was the erasable ink pens.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah they ain't all that, but it feels so weird writing with a pen when you know it's a pencil, and than erasing it..

[chris-uk]

Newest thing in the pencil department when I was at school were propelling pencils, the ones that look like pens with 0.5mm leads, as opposed to a bit of wood with graphite running through middle that produced pencil shavings. If you were really posh you would have 2 pencils, one with 0.5mm lead and one with 0.75mm leads.

[RedSidedSPR]

Those are the only thing I use. Love 'em. Called Mechanical Pencils.

[chris-uk]

I use them all the time as well. Can't remember the last time I sharpened a real pencil. I used to like clutch pencils as well, but haven't seen one around since I left Uni.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I have some but what Ive noticed with those is that they have a tendicy to skip when useing them .

[RedSidedSPR]

Haven't noticed.

[RedSidedSPR]

LOL!!!

Tb4rS3VuB

[kibakiba]

White box.

[guidofatherof5]

How big a file did you post? Jesse.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I think Jesse's mind is blank....lol

[RedSidedSPR]

iPods fault. Told ya before, won't have a computer until October.

Ain't all that. Thought it funny.

I'll try again two different things.
Tb4rS3VuB_8

Tb4rS3VuB

[ConcinusMan]

Jesse, you can have mine for $350. Just come get it.:rolleyes:

2 X 3.2GHZ AMD Athlon64, 2GB ram, 25 inch HD LCD monitor, HD audio with surround 125 watt speaker system(5.1 speakers with 50 watt subwoofer)) Windows 7 Ultimate, Nvidia Geforce 512 MB graphics, 500GB Raid-0 configuration..(two 500GB drives acting as one, read and write at the same time) more....

No, but seriously, I'm just going to leave it here and get the money from my brother in the coming weeks.

While I was watching the local news today at around 5:20PM Pacific time, we experienced a minor earthquake here in SW WA. Centered in Clark County, WA, 11 miles north of Vancouver, WA. 2.7 magnitude. It was nothing really. Just a very short and weak jolt. My dogs totally freaked out but got over it quickly.

[RedSidedSPR]

I want it! :p

It needs to be under $500, and until October, has to be under $300... so we're waiting.

[RedSidedSPR]

To give you an idea of why I alwas mess up the videos from my iPhone, is, first, it's an iPhone. Hard to do.

Two, like I've said, I can't view these embedded videos. Which means I can't see what I post, I just have to hope it works. So it's a white blank space regardless for me, I just have to hope it's not for you guys.

Sniff. I miss our crappy, old peice o' crap-ain't-worth-a-crap computer. And I'll keep missing it for a whole freakin' month! It's PAINFUL! http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/tears/t2309.gif

[ConcinusMan]

I want it! :p

It needs to be under $500, and until October, has to be under $300... so we're waiting.

Just about any desktop will be under $500 these days, even with everything including monitor. Personally I'd rather build one for around $289 than pay $450 for it already built.

A little word of advice. Stay with a 32 bit OS, no more than 3GB ram, and don't waste your money on quad core such as the 2.8ghz X 4 i7 processor. Believe it or not, even being 3 years old, mine outperforms it at 3.2 X 2.

Go for fewer cores (2 or 3) and higher Mhz. Unless you have applications that actually use more than 4GB of ram (hardly anyone does) there's no point in going 64 bit for your OS unless you actually need ridiculous amounts of ram. It will only make a lot of apps incompatible with your (64 bit) OS. It's not worth it.

[RedSidedSPR]

Exactly. But not under $300 so we gotta wait until Oct.

I'd love it built one... my dad used to build all his.

[RedSidedSPR]

Just about any desktop will be under $500 these days, even with everything including monitor. Personally I'd rather build one for around $289 than pay $450 for it already built.

A little word of advice. Stay with a 32 bit OS, no more than 3GB ram, and don't waste your money on quad core such as the 2.8ghz X 4 i7 processor. Believe it or not, even being 3 years old, mine outperforms it at 3.2 X 2.

Go for fewer cores (2 or 3) and higher Mhz. Unless you have applications that actually use more than 4GB of ram (hardly anyone does) there's no point in going 64 bit for your OS unless you actually need ridiculous amounts of ram. It will only make a lot of apps incompatible with your (64 bit) OS. It's not worth it.

Stupid edits.:D Thanks, That helps.

I thought more cores was better.

[ConcinusMan]

That's what people tend to think. They also think 16 GB of ram is better than 3 or 4. The truth is, the extra cores and ram are rarely put to use in everyday average computer use. Many apps are only written to use 2 cores. You're better off with raw speed than more cores and if you'll notice, quad cores tend to be lower Mhz.


Stupid edits.:D T

Oh yeah, I like my time machine. I like using it to mess with you.:D

[RedSidedSPR]

I need to have a policy with you, where I'd wait a few minutes after you post to make sure you got your edits in, before I reply.:D

[snakehill]

MMMMMMMM! Fresh pressed apple cider and spiced rum! YUM!!!!:D

[ConcinusMan]

For a second there, I almost read it as "fresh pissed apple cider"

[snakehill]

It will be later!!!!:p

[snakehill]

Nobody wants to talk to me!:(

[kibakiba]

Perhaps everyone is busy at the moment?

[snakehill]

NO MODERATERS????! What's up with that???:confused: