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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"


Not this time...me and my "passengers" of questionable immigration status made it through this time. The trick is to make them all wear Chargers TShirts and hats....because no one that down in there luck should be hassled.

Never had a probelm in OC. Got grilled at the Riveside border crossing once and twice at the Yuma checkpoint. I guess the DOD sticker on my car wasn't good enough to prove that I actually was a citizen.


I find its real easy to make friends with the checkpoint guards and CHP officers if you have alot of Gratefull Dead stickers all over your car , or Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag, Sabbath, Cypress Hill, Cramps, you know, all them "popular" bands with cops [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:43 PM
Ok Vic- Mail me the place to send it, otherwise i'm going to adrres the envelop[e to my place,

SO i'll end up getting the "not-so-surprise" in my mail.
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"


Not this time...me and my "passengers" of questionable immigration status made it through this time. The trick is to make them all wear Chargers TShirts and hats....because no one that down in there luck should be hassled.

Never had a probelm in OC. Got grilled at the Riveside border crossing once and twice at the Yuma checkpoint. I guess the DOD sticker on my car wasn't good enough to prove that I actually was a citizen.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 12:06 PM
Mission ....Impossible?

Compton isnt one of those places you want to have a MapQuest failure. Glad to hear you accomplished your mission goal, acheived target, and detroyed it (or at least bought it) Question though...

Didnt you get hastled by the border guards at the Orange County Line? we always get that when ever we try to penetrate the "Orange Curtain" as its called here, especially when coming down thru LA county into the "Orange Zone"

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Posted by dharmon on Monday, May 3, 2004 11:47 AM
so Vic,

here's a summary of the weekend......Operation Good Deal While Wife At Work.

At approx 0645, a single ship Toyota 4Runner departs an undisclosed forward operating base (FOB) in north SD county.

At Approx 0700, makes brief stop at Camp Pendelton forward refuleing point (FRP).

At 0728 penetrated Orange County airpace, assumed commair profile and makes appropriate radio calls. Overflight prearranged through US Embassy OC.

At 0807 Initial Point (IP) enter Los Angles County. Lights and Radar secured, low alititude penetration begins. No indications of hostile response or counter detection noted.

0820 Map Quest failure. Route indicated by online map terminates at UP yard in Compton. Alternate routing determined. Westward, then north course corrections made. Numerous sightings of UP motive power and intermodal equipment.

0838 Arrive at target area. Combat shopping team deployed at Athearn warehouse in Compton. 4Runner assumes holding a pattern for immediate dustoff.

0923 HO scale items recovered, extraction of friendly forces and the "package".

0944 Feet dry Orange County. Normal profile resumed.

1030 brief stop to refuel (top off) at Pendelton FRP.

1100 Safe on deck at FOB. Mission complete. No friendly casualites, 86 rounds of US $1 bills expended.
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, May 3, 2004 10:11 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Yes yes, I'm aware of that

Vic- I thought it was 5 bucks?

Oh and, We seem to be winning right now!


Oh and, we seem to have...


LOST



You lost to a team from FLORIDA! Ow thats gotta hurt!

A bunch of tan guys from a state where 50degrees is considered the start of another Ice Age! [;)]

You can send the $5 Canadien to me, after currency conversion to $1.35 US I'll pick up the rest for the sixer of Labatt. [:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 29, 2004 6:56 PM
Yes yes, I'm aware of that

Vic- I thought it was 5 bucks?

Oh and, We seem to be winning right now!
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:10 PM
Hyy Kev,

Them Canadians are down 3-0, not looking good. i'm not going to jump up and down cause the Redwings arent doing so hot either, 2-1. Just remember it who's team gets eliminated FIRST that the sixer of Labatt is riding on.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 11:41 PM
i noticed at times when little spatts would occur they would grow cause of misunderstandings, lack of acceptence of others ,(not a lot of communication experience).every one is imperfect in some form of mind set ,so keeping this in mind people should be less critical of others.we are here to interact in a peacefull,non condeming way. there will always be those who like to ruffel feathers delibertly. i just consider the source. a imperfect human being like myself.and maybe pray for them to have some peace .cussing, not me. used to till i saw the light. spelling. never made it to a spelling bee. did you? i have a little common sense . most of time if someone misspells something you know right away 99 percent of time what it is. i am not paid to check spelling and embarass you. thanx trains for your kindness.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:55 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-


Don't worry ....Vic and I will make it look like you tried to beat a train.......


No..no.. anyhting but that.. I'm stupid.. but not that stupid!
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, April 26, 2004 9:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-


Don't worry ....Vic and I will make it look like you tried to beat a train.......
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 7:11 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!


WHAT?!?!? Your going to have to pry her out of my cold dead fingers!

I hope that gets me browny points-
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith

You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!



YEAH! What he said!

and we're taking Christa with us!
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 26, 2004 3:08 PM
You started it first by 'dissing the finest product ever produced by the Irish!

So if any one should be charging "rent" its me,dont forget to add the beer $$ to the rent $$ you'll owe me went the Canadians get sent home!

Thought I'd forgot about that....





P.S. Your sofa is lumpy, the Pizza is 3 weeks old, and theres STILL no beer in the fridge, keep treatin us like this and me and Dan might begin to think about leaving! Or at least getting our own beer!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 2:13 PM
Thats fine, insult Canadian beers, i'm going to start charging you Rent, just because of your lack of respect for Canadian beers.. 300$ a night.. don't like it.. the exit sign above the door means somehting, follow it.

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, April 26, 2004 10:25 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Guiness is crap.. Litterally.. they pull that stuff out of septic tanks

We only Drink CANADIAN beer!

Like Alexander Keiths. Molson Canadian or MOOSEHEAD!

No pissy bears!



Oh, Just Moose ****, Eh?[;)]

Like Budweiser, they dont have them Clydesdales for nuthing!

Guiness? Crap? Thats like calling fine French Champagne "Sodie-water" !


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Posted by pmsteamman on Sunday, April 25, 2004 7:03 PM
Comon Kev, we can go drink some Moosehead back in the van (caboose to the yanks).
Highball....Train looks good device in place!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:00 PM
Guiness is crap.. Litterally.. they pull that stuff out of septic tanks

We only Drink CANADIAN beer!

Like Alexander Keiths. Molson Canadian or MOOSEHEAD!

No pissy bears!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:53 PM
You people are nuts. Oh my god.,pizza is a 24 hour thing,and If I drank Id have a case of 24's down in 24 hours.HAVE A NICE DAY!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 2:59 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

LC
Aw geez LC - I can't even make it up to Omaha in Millie - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

Mookie


Ithaca is a name borrowed from a Greek city of the same name. The name is ancient. And no, no lisp involved although as a college town it does have it's share of alternative lifestyle types...

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Posted by zardoz on Friday, April 23, 2004 10:56 AM
QUOTE: [i] - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

Mookie


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Posted by vsmith on Friday, April 23, 2004 9:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by emory

QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
Guinness--the beer you eat with a spoon!!! Yuck!!! Shiner, now that's a beer!!! As for pizza, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and jalapenos!!


seen on a t-shirt at the local Scottish Highland Festival....

GUINESS! IT'S NOT JUST FOR BREAKFAST ANYMORE!

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 23, 2004 12:30 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
Guinness--the beer you eat with a spoon!!! Yuck!!! Shiner, now that's a beer!!! As for pizza, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms and jalapenos!!
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:32 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

LC
Aw geez LC - I can't even make it up to Omaha in Millie - how am I going to get to Ithaca - (which sounds like someone with a lisp named it?)

Mookie

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:35 PM
We need PMPs!! ("Poor Man's Pizza" (TM)). This is an AWESOME french bread pizza made only in Ithaca, NY. Excellent for those late night trips up the lake...

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman

Bah. I hate mushrooms to- They make the pizza look rotten.

[:D]


That's because that Pizza's been in your fridge for 3 weeks! [dinner][%-)][D)][:-,]

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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 2:55 PM
Yeah and beer......we need more beer.....and not the cheap stuff that you get for guests ..the good stuff.......stuff that doesn't come in 32 oz bottles with resealable caps.......


Guiness or Hefeweizen .......then we won't need to eat

or Bass ..or Shiner Bock ...now we're talking
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:25 AM
Kevin, You still forgot the beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some peoples kids!!! You buy them books,send them to school and all they do is eat the pages!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by dharmon on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:29 AM
Having lived for a spell in Buono Italia, I must say that when it come to pizza, I now believe that simplier is better......quatro formaggio...sauce,garlic and four types of cheese....all one needs......you can feel the arteries hardening before it gets to you stomach.

But then again, like most things Italian....development stopped shortly after the original invention.

Though I am partial to the Meat Lovers.......<Tim Allen voice> ARR ARR ARR
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:02 AM
Kevin you would LOVE ordering Pizza here in LA, we got them fancy "Gourmet" pizza shops here where you can get everything never intended to be put on a pizza.

Some I've seen...

LOX and cream cheese pizza (order with extra capers)

Kung Pao Pizza ( watch those peppers )

BBQ Chicken Pizza ( Ed would like this one )

Jamaica Jerked Chicken Pizza ( Ya Mon! )

Carmelized Pear and Gorgenzolla Pizza (sweet and sour?)

Pastrami and Sauwerkraut Pizza (eeeeuuuwwwww!)

and

Peking Duck Pizza (why is there a duck head on my pizza? )

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