8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 10

[PBader]

You know I am sitting here (well laying here in bed) contemplating my new TV. The TV that died last night was an 8-year-old 32" Sony Trinitron. It was somewhere over $1,000. Now I may have mentioned a time or two that I'm cheap. Well that salesmen hard-sold us into that TV. It was more $$ then I wanted to spend on a set. Top of line.....long life....blah, blah, blah...and we bought it. Mind you, our 17-year-old Sharp and 22-year-old Zenith still work, but the Top of the Line Sony is kaput! So last night I didn't want to be SOLD anything. We went in for the TV on sale, period. We wound up with a LCD flat screen 32" widescreen HDTV TV. It is pretty neat too! It is an unknown brand, but hey, it only cost $599. If it lasts 5 years, then dollar for dollar we did better than we did with the Sony.

That is all we have in the house now is LCD, I have a plasma in the den. Prices on TVs nowadays are great compared to a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy! And hopefully you will get many years out of it.

 

[brack]

You know I am sitting here (well laying here in bed) contemplating my new TV. The TV that died last night was an 8-year-old 32" Sony Trinitron. It was somewhere over $1,000. Now I may have mentioned a time or two that I'm cheap. Well that salesmen hard-sold us into that TV. It was more $$ then I wanted to spend on a set. Top of line.....long life....blah, blah, blah...and we bought it. Mind you, our 17-year-old Sharp and 22-year-old Zenith still work, but the Top of the Line Sony is kaput! So last night I didn't want to be SOLD anything. We went in for the TV on sale, period. We wound up with a LCD flat screen 32" widescreen HDTV TV. It is pretty neat too! It is an unknown brand, but hey, it only cost $599. If it lasts 5 years, then dollar for dollar we did better than we did with the Sony.

Great price! What brand?

 

[PBader]

B&N shipped the POC dice games today. I hope it is fun. I will have to try it out with the family and then my BUNCO group. It will be enough for 8 to play at a time or 2 tables of 4 would probably be better.

 

[O'BWV]

That is all we have in the house now is LCD, I have a plasma in the den. Prices on TVs nowadays are great compared to a couple of years ago. Hope you enjoy! And hopefully you will get many years out of it.

Ahhh Paula the Plasma must be nice!!! Maybe after our TOAL


You ever notice life has now been broken down into two specific timeframes and categories:

Life before TOAL
Life After TOAL

Life after TOAL will have more money in it, but will be much less exciting......

 

[JLDSMD]

There are a lot of assisted living centers that are very nice. My Nana wil be 89 in May and still lives at her home, but really needs to move to an ALC. She has taken many tumbles, but luckily no broken bones. She also has a multi level home. I can't imagine being faced with having to leave my home, but it was wonderful your grandmother was able to stay in hers so long.
Have fun at the party. She deserves a big one!

She is in a really nice center. It is only about 2-3 years old. We went into about 3 prior to it and were very disappointed with what we saw. We walked into the one she is in and knew right away it was the right place.

When she first moved into the center, and while in rehab also, she did not want to go back to the house at all. It's the whole, "remember it like it was" thing. But now she is talking about going back to go through a few things later this spring. So that's good.

We aren't doing a party but will "spring" her from the "joint" for a good dinner. Her other son, my uncle, will be in town this weekend so we'll all go out. I'm suspecting that since it is on Saturday and it is the first time she is in the center, I think she will have a lot of visitors that day.

Congrats on your Nana's 89th.

 

[JLDSMD]

The 25th

Do you have anything fun planned? A quick trip to WDW or a short DCL cruise perhaps?

 

[O'BWV]

Great price! What brand?

That's the catch brack...Insignia (I think maybe a Best Buy Brand)

I just now saw an Olevia 32" LCD Widescreen HDTV TV advertised at KMart for $499!! I was RIPPED OFF, I'm returning my Insignia and getting an Olevia!!



NOT!!!!

DH would kill me.................

 

[brack]

We bought a 42" Samsung LCD last fall and paid $$$$$. It was disappointing until we sprung for HD channels from our cable provider. The HD channels look great .... so great I rarely watch the low def channels anymore

 

[O'BWV]

B&N shipped the POC dice games today. I hope it is fun. I will have to try it out with the family and then my BUNCO group. It will be enough for 8 to play at a time or 2 tables of 4 would probably be better.

That means we could host a couple of games during each shift on Secret Deck 7! WOOHOO!

 

[PBader]

Ahhh Paula the Plasma must be nice!!! Maybe after our TOAL


You ever notice life has now been broken down into two specific timeframes and categories:

Life before TOAL
Life After TOAL

Life after TOAL will have more money in it, but will be much less exciting......

To tell the truth, I really can't tell a difference in any of them. They all have great pictures.
Life before and after is so true. I think of it as probably last true "family" trip. I am really glad that Adam is 18 and self sufficient. But there are times when I wish he were still little. Not that I want to start over (NEVER!)....I know that you know what I mean.

 

[JLDSMD]

I think it has been very slow today too.

I like Friday night chats.....much faster.

I can't keep up with the Friday night chats. Then when I scroll up to see what was said earlier, it goes right back down when a new post pops up. I know you can bring up the history, but it's a pain.

 

[brack]

That's the catch brack...Insignia (I think maybe a Best Buy Brand)

I just now saw an Olevia 32" LCD Widescreen HDTV TV advertised at KMart for $499!! I was RIPPED OFF, I'm returning my Insignia and getting an Olevia!!

NOT!!!!

DH would kill me.................

That is still a good price. I want to check out the WalMart deal. Thanks for sharing.

 

[O'BWV]

We bought a 42" Samsung LCD last fall and paid $$$$$. It was disappointing until we sprung for HD channels from our cable provider. The HD channels look great .... so great I rarely watch the low def channels anymore

Wow a 42" would be great!! But since this is a bedroom TV and has to fit in a TV Amoire 32" was the biggest we could go. When our 57" Projection TV goes, I'll be looking at some of the Big Boys!!

 

[PBader]

That means we could host a couple of games during each shift on Secret Deck 7! WOOHOO!

Are you going to volunteer to be a shift monitor? That would not be a schedule I would want to make.

 

[O'BWV]

That is still a good price. I want to check out the WalMart deal. Thanks for sharing.

brack it's KMart and the sale is on now. $499 is a really good price....off brand or not!

 

[O'BWV]

Are you going to volunteer to be a shift monitor? That would not be a schedule I would want to make.

Nope me either, I'd let everyone in, and before you know it the nose would lift out of the sea...........


I have that Titantic image in my head now........

 

[PBader]

I can't keep up with the Friday night chats. Then when I scroll up to see what was said earlier, it goes right back down when a new post pops up. I know you can bring up the history, but it's a pain.

I have tried to scroll a few times and just gave up. I just watch what I can and but in when I can. And my spelling is way worse in chat than on the boards.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Yet another ode to full figured loveliness and a classic by Queen:

Are you gonna take me home tonight ?
Ah down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out ?
Fat bottomed girls
You make the rockin' world go round

Was just listening to that in the car with the girls yesterday.

 

[captaincrash]

OMG!

Guilty as charged to varying degrees - just today in fact!​

Since it is slow I thought I would post this. This might bring out the swabbies.

This is called the MEN DECODER.​

I'm going fishing."
Really means..."I'm going to drink myself dangerously stupid, and stand by a stream with a stick in my hand, while the fish swim by in complete safety." I don't fish....
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"It's a guy thing."
Really means...."There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical." guilty from yesterday...
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"I can't find it."
Really means...."It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless." Guilty as of just 3 hours ago ... i was on a rampage lookin' fer something...
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"Uh huh," "Sure, honey," or "Yes, dear."
Really means....Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response. Guilty on several counts tonight...
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"It would take too long to explain"
Really means..."I have no idea how it works. Guilty ... just yesterday
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"I was listening to you. It's just that I have things on my mind."
Really means..."I was wondering if that redhead over there is wearing a bra." Guilty on a regular basis - but I don't know when I wuz last in this condition....
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"Take a break, honey, you're working too hard."
Really means..."I can't hear the football over the vacuum cleaner." GUILTY... just yesterday but I was NOT watching football - it was something else on TV
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"That's interesting, dear."
Really means... "Are you still talking?" Guilty as of yesterday or today....
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"It's a really good movie."
Really means..."It's got guns, knives, fast cars, and beautiful women."
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"That's women's work."
Really means..."I'm difficult, dirty, and thankless."
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"You know how bad my memory is."
Really means...."I remember the theme song to 'MASH', the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the number plate of every car I've ever owned, but I forgot your birthday."
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"Oh, don't fuss. I just cut myself, it's no big deal."
Really means...."I have actually severed a limb, but will bleed to death before I admit I'm hurt."
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"Hey, I've got my reasons for what I'm doing."
Really means...."And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon." Over the weekend .. GUILTY________________________________________
"What did I do this time?"
Really means...."What did you catch me at?" This has been pretty much every other day with me and Alicia over the past 24 years!
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"You know I could never love anyone else."
Really means...."I am used to the way you yell at me, and realise it could be worse." Same as above...
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"You look terrific."
Really means...."Oh, God, please don't try on one more outfit. I'm starving." I'm a well trained spouse... I shop with her, carry bags, watch the kids and render candid opinions all the time. And I carry a book and BTW... when are we eating?
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"I'm not lost. I know exactly where we are."
Really means...."No one will ever see us alive again." OMG!
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"We share the housework."
Really means...."I make the messes, she cleans them up." Well.... what can I say?

At least you admit you were guilty. Don't let this go to your head, but you are a nice guy.

Awww.....

.... you're makin' me blush (sort of)....​

 

[O'BWV]

To tell the truth, I really can't tell a difference in any of them. They all have great pictures.
Life before and after is so true. I think of it as probably last true "family" trip. I am really glad that Adam is 18 and self sufficient. But there are times when I wish he were still little. Not that I want to start over (NEVER!)....I know that you know what I mean.

Oh Paula Now I'm thinking about my own kids leaving me and I'm getting all weepy......


My friends assure me I'll be fine when they do leave the nest.......

They were so cute when they were young though weren't they.....



The boards are too slow.........and my bed is calling my name..........so Good Night my Friends!!