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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    weather says goin to 90F today. 90!  gonna hazta carry agua on the walk home. 

    Pollen is thick  eeek  can see it on the patio table.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    ohhh wanna rub fluffy squirrel belly, think the squirrels like belly rubs?

    http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/squirrels.pdf

    flying squirrels??!!  is true, they fly?!

     

    i seen these chipmunks in the yard. always in a hurry running from one end of the yard to the other.  i leave trailmix out for them but the bluejays take em.  and they take every last bit, won't even leave a raisin for the chipmunksters

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  • dragotxdragotx Posts: 1,147
    kyoto kid said:

    ...well found a solution.  Turns out I can use my phone as a mobile hotspot and use the wireless connection on the computer instead.

     

    Unless you have an unlimited data plan on your phone, be very careful with using it as a hotspot, you will chew through your data plan very fast, and those overages are criminally overpriced.  I've seen people wind up with a monthly bill in the thousands of dollars range because of it.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    edited May 2017
    Mistara said:

    ohhh wanna rub fluffy squirrel belly, think the squirrels like belly rubs?

    http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/squirrels.pdf

    flying squirrels??!!  is true, they fly?!

     

    i seen these chipmunks in the yard. always in a hurry running from one end of the yard to the other.  i leave trailmix out for them but the bluejays take em.  and they take every last bit, won't even leave a raisin for the chipmunksters

    Gliding squirrels, really. smiley

    Had both flying squirrels and grey squirrels pets as a kid.

    Squirrels react to belly rubs and skritches like a cat does. They like, then nibble>bite because it reminds them of playtime with siblings. :3

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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,333
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Bummer about your connection issues.  I might be able to send you some of my new bandwidth, just send me a bit-proof box and I'll try to pack some into it for you.

    Meanwhile I have two complaints of my own.  My NetFlix DVD queue finally got down to sending me the "Dr. Strange" movie and I was so excited to see it arrive.  I popped it into my DVD player and about 3 minutes into it I realized I'd seen it before.  frown  I have absolutely no recollection of going to see it but I apparently have.  Well, the silver lining about this is that I'm not completely senile, I at least remember the plot. indecision

    Second complaint: I have a small labeling machine, you know, the small office tools that print labels on special, proprietary, overpriced half-inch wide sticky tape.  I've had the machine for many years.  Got lots of good service out of it, but lately it's been complaining and stopping now and then in the middle of a print.  Well today I tried to use it and it just won't print at all, it starts then immediately dies.  So, I bite the bullet and go to the office supply store and bought a brand new one that uses the same type of tape (I have several rolls of that tape on-hand that I don't want to waste).  I gleefully unbox my new toy, put batteries into it, painfully type in the long line of label info to be printed and press the "PRINT" button and it starts then immediately stops and shuts off the machine. ARGHHHHHH.....  I've tried another set of batteries.  No cigar! sad.  I'm going to try another tape cartridge and if that doesn't work, the whole shebang is going back to the store. angry

    Ghaaaaa..., tried more batteries, tried another roll of tape.  Still doesn't work.   So, tomorrow I get to kvetch at a store clerk, about something that is not his fault, till I get my money back or somehow they find me a working labeling machine. yes

    Is everything done with that labeler, or does it connect to your computer?  If the latter, perhaps the driver is out of date.  Just a thought.  We used to use a label machine at work that connected to the network with a print server thingie.  That's why I thought of that.

    Dana

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Tjohn said:
    Mistara said:

    ohhh wanna rub fluffy squirrel belly, think the squirrels like belly rubs?

    http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/squirrels.pdf

    flying squirrels??!!  is true, they fly?!

     

    i seen these chipmunks in the yard. always in a hurry running from one end of the yard to the other.  i leave trailmix out for them but the bluejays take em.  and they take every last bit, won't even leave a raisin for the chipmunksters

    Gliding squirrels, really. smiley

    Had both flying squirrels and grey squirrels pets as a kid.

    Squirrels react to belly rubs and skritches like a cat does. They like, then nibble>bite because it reminds them of playtime with siblings. :3

     

    squirrel babies out and about.  mr.sq.jr.esquire

     

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    savoir faire is everywhere

    bing, bing,binnng

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,077
    edited May 2017
    DanaTA said:
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Bummer about your connection issues.  I might be able to send you some of my new bandwidth, just send me a bit-proof box and I'll try to pack some into it for you.

    Meanwhile I have two complaints of my own.  My NetFlix DVD queue finally got down to sending me the "Dr. Strange" movie and I was so excited to see it arrive.  I popped it into my DVD player and about 3 minutes into it I realized I'd seen it before.  frown  I have absolutely no recollection of going to see it but I apparently have.  Well, the silver lining about this is that I'm not completely senile, I at least remember the plot. indecision

    Second complaint: I have a small labeling machine, you know, the small office tools that print labels on special, proprietary, overpriced half-inch wide sticky tape.  I've had the machine for many years.  Got lots of good service out of it, but lately it's been complaining and stopping now and then in the middle of a print.  Well today I tried to use it and it just won't print at all, it starts then immediately dies.  So, I bite the bullet and go to the office supply store and bought a brand new one that uses the same type of tape (I have several rolls of that tape on-hand that I don't want to waste).  I gleefully unbox my new toy, put batteries into it, painfully type in the long line of label info to be printed and press the "PRINT" button and it starts then immediately stops and shuts off the machine. ARGHHHHHH.....  I've tried another set of batteries.  No cigar! sad.  I'm going to try another tape cartridge and if that doesn't work, the whole shebang is going back to the store. angry

    Ghaaaaa..., tried more batteries, tried another roll of tape.  Still doesn't work.   So, tomorrow I get to kvetch at a store clerk, about something that is not his fault, till I get my money back or somehow they find me a working labeling machine. yes

    Is everything done with that labeler, or does it connect to your computer?  If the latter, perhaps the driver is out of date.  Just a thought.  We used to use a label machine at work that connected to the network with a print server thingie.  That's why I thought of that.

    Dana

    It's just a stand alone labeling device by Brother.  Not fancy but very handy.  Real simple.  Put batteries in, put tape cartridge in, type your message, press "PRINT" and voila!  Except it doesn't! sad  I have 30 days to return it to the store and I've already made the trip into the city three times this week, so I'm putting it off until next scheduled trip onto town.  (My gasoline budget only lets me have one tank of gas a month.  Two trips to the city per week is my usual schedule.)

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    as craigyfurg would say  Daffy Dook 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,843
    Mistara said:

    weather says goin to 90F today. 90!  gonna hazta carry agua on the walk home. 

    Pollen is thick  eeek  can see it on the patio table.

    ...90s forecast for here early next week.  71 Fs right now heading out in a bit.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,238

    Ewww!  I forgot my mandarin orange cup silt on my keyboard and now the keyboard is sticky!  how do I fix this?

     

    Non complaint I think got an owl earring display and trying to figure out how to put all my earrings in it but keep getting distracted.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Ewww!  I forgot my mandarin orange cup silt on my keyboard and now the keyboard is sticky!  how do I fix this?

    You need one of these:

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,843
    dragotx said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...well found a solution.  Turns out I can use my phone as a mobile hotspot and use the wireless connection on the computer instead.

     

    Unless you have an unlimited data plan on your phone, be very careful with using it as a hotspot, you will chew through your data plan very fast, and those overages are criminally overpriced.  I've seen people wind up with a monthly bill in the thousands of dollars range because of it.

    ...fortunately have a plan with overage protection and a fairly high DL limit, it will run slower once that is exceeded but not incur additional charges. 

    Nobody offers the Wi Fi dongle anymore and because technically I am not supposed to be here, I cannot order service that would be physically connected to teh house.  Without Net Service I am unable to work at finding a place or remain in contact with the  social agencies and people that are working with me.  I don't have a system I can take to say a coffee shop as the notebook's keyboard is burned out and I have to use an external one which is fairly cumbersome to deal with.  The other one I have is XP which is no longer supported and W7 home 32 bit is no longer available at the reputable tech outlets (Newegg, Amazon, etc).  Not going to W10 Home 32 bit as it most likely costs more than that notebook is worth today and I'll never get anything done with all the interruptions for updating, especially at slower wireless speeds.  Not having the latest security fixes for 10 if I turned off updating would be as bad as using XP.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,238
    Tjohn said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Ewww!  I forgot my mandarin orange cup silt on my keyboard and now the keyboard is sticky!  how do I fix this?

    You need one of these:

    landlady says no cats and I have yet to convince my doctor I need a therapy cat.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,843
    Tjohn said:
    kyoto kid said:

    ...well found a solution.  Turns out I can use my phone as a mobile hotspot and use the wireless connection on the computer instead.

    Only thing is I loaded the PC freebie of the week in my cart but didn't realise I was I was not logged in at the time so now I'm stuck with that "cart-login bug" where it shows 1 item in the cart but when I open the cart it says nothing is there and I can't put it in the cart again. Logged out and back in again but that didn't fix it.  What is it now, four years with this software and this bug still persists?

    Submitted the usual support ticket.

    Does adding a second item still work?

    ...yeah forgot about that.  However I now have to DL the .zip files and "Nike Net" them to the workstation via USB stick as I don't have the DIM on the system I use to access the NET (since I no longer do 3D work on it) and the work system doesn't have Wi Fi capability.   A bit of a bother but better than not being able to do it at all.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,843
    edited May 2017

    ...finally got caught up with all te backed up emails (crikey, only one and a half days and I had to go several pages deep to get through them all).  Still need to get caught up on the forums but as I mentioned a little earlier want to get out and enjoy the sun and those 70° temps after the last week of chilly, damp, and at times blustery weather that was more appropriate for February or March than May.

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    kyoto kid said:

    ...finally got caught up with all te backed up emails (crikey, only one and a half days and I had to go several pages deep to get through them all).  Still need to get caught up on the forums but as I mentioned a little earlier want to get out and enjoy the sun and those 70° temps after the last week of chilly, damp, and at times blustery weather that was more appropriate for February or March than May.

     

    it was a blustery day in the 100 acre wood

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Tjohn said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    Ewww!  I forgot my mandarin orange cup silt on my keyboard and now the keyboard is sticky!  how do I fix this?

    You need one of these:

     

    owls, mail call!

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    is difficult to raise 1 eyebrow eh?

    i cant do it, haz new respect for spock and mccoy

     

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,077
    Mistara said:

    is difficult to raise 1 eyebrow eh?

    i cant do it, haz new respect for spock and mccoy

    No more difficult than wiggling one ear at a time.  Although it took me years to learn that.  Probably best learned when very young.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,238

    I need to go to bed soon

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339
    LeatherGryphon said:
    Mistara said:

    is difficult to raise 1 eyebrow eh?

    i cant do it, haz new respect for spock and mccoy

    No more difficult than wiggling one ear at a time.  Although it took me years to learn that.  Probably best learned when very young.

    And very bored. smiley

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    Hey, you! Yes, you! Wake up!!

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

    Squeagle.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,339

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,238
    edited May 2017

    How am I expected to eat only half the chocolate bar when I have no way to persevere it for later. Two servings in one chocolate bar but it tastes so good I want it all.

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Tjohn said:

    Squeagle.

     

    bellyrub!!!

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,238

    I ordered a grande ice coffee but they gave me a trenta. I did mobile order but still.  I think a grande is 16 ounces but a trenta is thirty.  At least it is morning so hopefully I will not be up all night.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    I ordered a grande ice coffee but they gave me a trenta. I did mobile order but still.  I think a grande is 16 ounces but a trenta is thirty.  At least it is morning so hopefully I will not be up all night.


    they come in trentas?  

    is that like a bucket?

    my venti feels inadequat naos

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 107,909
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    How am I expected to eat only half the chocolate bar when I have no way to persevere it for later. Two servings in one chocolate bar but it tastes so good I want it all.

    If I have chocolate I eat one square per day.

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