Red Ring Tupperware Party, Clown Hunting (21)

[Timphoto]

So these are the guys that are offering you a raise so that you'll stay?

[Woolburr]

Program managers seem to have the same role everywhere....take credit for a success and point the finger for failures.

[burnet44]

wonder who got the blame for this

http://throwtheflagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20120416-154950.jpg

North Carolina isnt in the SEC epic geography fail
By Texas A and M

[gjl711]

So these are the guys that are offering you a raise so that you'll stay?
I wish.

Well, actually.. I am so out of here. There isn't enough $$ to keep me there much longer. :) I want normal Tuesdays again.

[Harm]

what happens if everyday becomes a psycho tuesday at your new place of work?

[thomascanty]

what happens if everyday becomes a psycho tuesday at your new place of work?

He's coming to work with me?!? :shock:

[Harm]

with you, or for you? ;)

[thomascanty]

with you, or for you? ;)

Ha! Nobody works for me. I'm a slave, or so it would seem. I'm only there to serve my master... :rolleyes:

[burnet44]

that would be where I work
but its psyco everyday

[gjl711]

what happens if everyday becomes a psycho tuesday at your new place of work?
I understand that Texas has really good rope and nice high tree branches. :)

[gjl711]

that would be where I work
but its psyco everyday
Well everyday is psyco day but Tuesdays are special. It's psyco day with torture thrown in.

Also, it's the day they let all the idiots come out to play. Handling one or two at a time is normal. Getting 4~7 of them into one room where each get to compete to see who is the biggest a$$hole is a special treat.

[gjl711]

Boy, I am so negative today. I need to change my latitude.

[Belmondo]

Boy, I am so negative today. I need to change my latitude.

Go south, young man.

[gjl711]

Go south, young man.
71 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes, 40 seconds

[Belmondo]

71 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes, 40 seconds

But who's counting? ;)

[Timphoto]

71 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes, 40 seconds

Is that work days, or calendar days?


If I decide to retire this year, it will be 114 more work days and my last work day would be mid-October.

OTOH, if I decide I "need" :rolleyes: to acquire Canon's 1DXXX megapixel monster camera response to the Nikon D800, then it will be next year. ;) :lol::lol:

[JWright]

Not sure the UP E-units are quite as pretty as the NS F-units.

They're not. The yellow paint doesn't look good on anything...

The E-units got progressively boxier as they modified and upgraded them. The shovel-nose design gradually morphed into what eventually became the F-units...

[Belmondo]

Talking about making something ugly....

The very first Santa Fe road passenger diesels were built by EMC (later, EMD), and put on the Super Chief during its first year of operation. These were essentially box cabs, but their primary purpose was to give Santa Fe experience with diesels while they waited for the first deliveries of E1's the following year. They weren't pretty, but had a generally utilitarian look to them that seemed right for the day. Later, some genius got the idea of putting a higher cab on them, trying to make it look a little like the E-units that were starting to populate the railroad. It was hideous.

About halfway down this page, there's a photo of the original, and below it, a photo of the modified unit. Actually, that page contains a pretty good history of that engine. If you have any interest at all, it's a good read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMC_1800_hp_B-B

[JWright]

Talking about making something ugly....

The very first Santa Fe road passenger diesels were built by EMC (later, EMD), and put on the Super Chief during its first year of operation. These were essentially box cabs, but their primary purpose was to give Santa Fe experience with diesels while they waited for the first deliveries of E1's the following year. They weren't pretty, but had a generally utilitarian look to them that seemed right for the day. Later, some genius got the idea of putting a higher cab on them, trying to make it look a little like the E-units that were starting to populate the railroad. It was hideous.

About halfway down this page, there's a photo of the original, and below it, a photo of the modified unit. Actually, that page contains a pretty good history of that engine. If you have any interest at all, it's a good read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMC_1800_hp_B-B

That was interesting... Those early diesels were certainly odd looking.

Then there was Santa Fe's last (I believe) passenger diesel, the FP-45. What a monster...

[burnet44]

anyone know about gyro stability mount
I may have a chance to do some flying shots
pilot is a shooter too
open windows
going about 80-100 knots
or any other info would be helpful
I got a 2.8 70-200 is and a 1.8 nifty 50 and a canon 40d

[Harm]

doors off!
http://harm.smugmug.com/City-Life/Boston/IMG9521/805932915_h23WY-XL.jpg

[Harm]

I would recommend you rent a decent camera for the shoot. Be it a 7D, 5Dii or even a 5Diii now.

70-200 is good, nifty 50 decent...perhaps something even wider too would be great - 24II is fantastic, or 35L would be good to rent too.

It isn't easy changing lenses with doors off - probably a bit easier with the windows off...

[Harm]

oh, and since my time up in the skies, AV/TV mode will mean you get plenty of keepers - just in case you need to keep your shutter speed fast enough to minimise and blurring :D!

[Belmondo]

I did some work for an attorney/friend some years ago, and a lot of the work was digital accident scene reconstructions. There was a very serious accident in the Vacaville area some years ago, and we needed some aerial photos of the area for computer mapping in the simulation.

He tried to rent a helicopter in the area, but there were none to be had, so he ended up finding a guy with a Citabria (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.amerchampionaircraft.com/NewAircraft/Aurora/Aurora2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amerchampionaircraft.com/NewAircraft/Aurora/Aurora.html&h=333&w=800&sz=90&tbnid=TTM4DnA1EBAUGM:&tbnh=50&tbnw=120&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcitabria%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=citabria&docid=we5vvIw2qPGLlM&sa=X&ei=d76NT9ukCaSdiAL-ibXKCA&ved=0CFcQ9QEwAQ&dur=575) with the passenger-side door and window removed who flew him around. The pictures didn't turn out that well, but he had a great time.

[Harm]

From the skies:
http://harm.smugmug.com/City-Life/Boston/IMG9285/825713314_b5GBc-XL.jpg

I work in the building on the right with the glass sides

[burnet44]

sweet

so my 40D actually sucks for this type of shooting
remember I suck at taking pics
wife dont like to spend money
she thinks I spend too much now on pics

and traveling to take them

my day job is killing me

btw got the new job offer
more pay shorter drive boys prison instead of girls

still thinking about it
it can be bad when they riot

[Harm]

renting for the day will be cheaper than buying a new camera :D


or borrow one if you know someone about

[Harm]

http://harm.smugmug.com/City-Life/Boston/IMG9214/807917829_Y5NWb-XL.jpg

[burnet44]

found a 3 axis camera mount stabilizer
2100 bucks

oh yeah that will fly with the misses

http://www.aericam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMG_1969.jpg

[Harm]

i didn't use a gyroscope...

just hold by hand, and hold tight :D

[burnet44]

way cheaper

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

When I went flying I tried the 50mm 1.8 but the pictures did not turn out well. All the ones I took with my 18-55 IS turned out great. The image stabilization was the saving grace. Even with the shutter speed up there was just enough vibration from the plane to show up. 50mm was too long for my liking as well.

[Belmondo]

If you have real limp wrists like I do, you don't have as much trouble with vibration.The mushiness absorbs the worst of it. :rolleyes:

[JWright]

Several years ago I did some aerial shots from the open cockpit of a Stearman bi-plane with my 20D and a non-stabilized Tamron 28-75. I was quite pleased with the results. An IS lens will just improve your chances of a sharp image.

If the doors or windows on the plane are going to be open, then remove the lens hood and don't rest the camera on any part of the aircraft. Hand holding will do just fine.

http://johnwright.smugmug.com/Aviation/Allen-Airways-Stearman-Fly-in/IMG511-1182-20D/288703956_xdD8h-XL.jpg

http://johnwright.smugmug.com/Aviation/Allen-Airways-Stearman-Fly-in/IMG511-1191-20D/291434836_js23j-XL.jpg

[burnet44]

If you have real limp wrists like I do, you don't have as much trouble with vibration.The mushiness absorbs the worst of it. :rolleyes:

:lol: is there a reason for that ? lol

[Harm]

Nathan, from the Boston thread, put this link in there, very cool:

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/03/inside-instruments/?src=footer

[burnet44]

really cool

[burnet44]

camera sensors explained by beer

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/17/advanced-camera-sensor-technologies-explained-with-beer/

[Jon]

Shuttle photos . . . We had an open-air (as in strong breezes, gusting around 20 kt.) viewing platform and got 2 fly-bys before the landing on 1R.

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-V72W7RC/1/XL/i-V72W7RC-XL.jpg

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-KZbFXVR/1/XL/i-KZbFXVR-XL.jpg

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-bzZZTCN/1/XL/i-bzZZTCN-XL.jpg

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-Wrz98Cd/1/XL/i-Wrz98Cd-XL.jpg

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-tZ7r9MK/1/XL/i-tZ7r9MK-XL.jpg

[*sigh*]

That's awesome, Jon!

[Jon]

It was. All you had to do is be there. Anyone who's free on Monday, Enterprise lifts off then (for JFK, I believe). They've been overhauling her and polishing up the appropriate bits. Looks nothing like Discovery.

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-LMT5ffn/0/XL/i-LMT5ffn-XL.jpg

Then there are the Shuttle Groupies . . .

http://jonbarrettphoto.smugmug.com/photos/i-Ck2LKwb/0/XL/i-Ck2LKwb-XL.jpg

(both SOOC)

[Belmondo]

Beautimous shots, Jon!!


Here are a couple more from Sunday.
This is another shot of my favorite steam engine ever. I love this little guy, probably because I've ridden more miles behind it than just about any other engine on earth. There's no quit in it, either. There are some very steep grades on the line, some as steep as 8%, and this engine can handle it all quite handily. It's almost half the weight of the #7 Shay, but who cares? Shays are boring. :lol: BTW, this engine has been both standard gauge and narrow gauge in its lifetime. The RC&BTNGRR is a 3-foot narrow-gauge line.
http://www.pbase.com/image/142751053/original.jpg
Living close to the ocean is apparently not such a good thing.
http://www.pbase.com/grumpus/image/142751054/original.jpg
When I arrived, I heard this little guy making quite a racket. They used it to pull the two steam engines out of the shed so they could steam up in the open air. Sorry about the low branch, but I don't think they would have appreciated me pruning their vegetation.

http://www.pbase.com/image/142751055/original.jpg

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

That poor shuttle looks so tired and worn out.

[FlyingPhotog]

Enterprise never experienced re-entry through the Atmosphere...

She was drop-tested only from the 747 (AFAIK)

Nice shots Jon. Hoping we maybe get a fuel stop here in the SW when LA gets their Orbiter.

[Belmondo]

Guess this pretty well sums it up

[thomascanty]

Summer is here! My forecast for the next week looks very similar. Hard to believe, considering all the snow we got just last Friday! :shock:

[Jon]

Guess this pretty well sums it up

Remind me to only plan a visit your way in January or February. Those night-time lows are uncomfortably close to unbearable, never mind the daytime meltdown conditions.

[*sigh*]

Guess this pretty well sums it up
:eek: And I thought the forecast here looked bad...

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

In comparison... our forecast:

[thomascanty]

*Googles for metric to 'Mercan converter*

[Belmondo]

In comparison... our forecast:I'll trad ya'.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

*Googles for metric to 'Mercan converter*

Some of us just learned both systems... :roll:

:lol:

0 C = 32 F, 21 C = 70 F, 100 C = 212 F

Freezing, room temp, water boils.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

I'll trad ya'.

NO!!!!!!

There's no AC in the shop :(
We had the heat on today, it only got up to 6 C today, even with full sunshine.

[Harm]

Or C x(9/5)+32 = F

Love the Shuttle photos, Jon. Where were you hiding out? Air & Space museum?

[thomascanty]

Some of us just learned both systems... :roll:

I remember when the gummint down here threatened to convert us to the metric system way back in the 1970s. There was a lot of fanfare about it, ads on TV and such, and then... Nothing happened. It's like, everyone just forgot... Oh, was that supposed to be today?!? Oops!

[Belmondo]

I remember when the gummint down here threatened to convert us to the metric system way back in the 1970s. There was a lot of fanfare about it, ads on TV and such, and then... Nothing happened. It's like, everyone just forgot... Oh, was that supposed to be today?!? Oops!

I wish they'd gone through with it.

[thomascanty]

I wish they'd gone through with it.

Yup! It sure would have made future forum weather discussions easier, huh? :lol: :lol:

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Or C x(9/5)+32 = F

Love the Shuttle photos, Jon. Where were you hiding out? Air & Space museum?

That is just too confusing. Easier to just know them side by side. When someone says it's gonna be 75 F I know how to dress. When they say it's gonna be 30 C I know how to dress.

It helps that I live right next to Michigan and get more local US tv stations than I get Canadian.

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Yup! It sure would have made future forum weather discussions easier, huh? :lol: :lol:

Just look at the pictures. When you see the snowflakes, that means it's gonna be cold!

[Harm]

Hehehe, well the UK is half metric, but engineering in the UK is fully metric. Move to the US and everything is retardely backwards and imperial. So I know both styles for many aspects. Then a lot of projects of mine are in the middle easy / Africa. So they are all like the UK, mostly metric.... But still use 'C etc. :)

[Belmondo]

Hehehe, well the UK is half metric, but engineering in the UK is fully metric. Move to the US and everything is retardely backwards and imperial. So I know both styles for many aspects. Then a lot of projects of mine are in the middle easy / Africa. So they are all like the UK, mostly metric.... But still use 'C etc. :)

Bitch, bitch bitch. So you don't like Imperial. Whose empire was it, anyway?:p:p

[Woolburr]

sweet

so my 40D actually sucks for this type of shooting
remember I suck at taking pics
wife dont like to spend money
she thinks I spend too much now on pics

and traveling to take them

my day job is killing me

btw got the new job offer
more pay shorter drive boys prison instead of girls

still thinking about it
it can be bad when they riot

Whoa....who says the 40D sucks? It is a more than capable camera. You don't need to rent anything. Seriously, you have ample gear to get plenty of decent shots. Keep working with and learning the ins and outs of your current gear. It is more than capable of producing stellar images.

[Woolburr]

Talking about making something ugly....

The very first Santa Fe road passenger diesels were built by EMC (later, EMD), and put on the Super Chief during its first year of operation. These were essentially box cabs, but their primary purpose was to give Santa Fe experience with diesels while they waited for the first deliveries of E1's the following year. They weren't pretty, but had a generally utilitarian look to them that seemed right for the day. Later, some genius got the idea of putting a higher cab on them, trying to make it look a little like the E-units that were starting to populate the railroad. It was hideous.

About halfway down this page, there's a photo of the original, and below it, a photo of the modified unit. Actually, that page contains a pretty good history of that engine. If you have any interest at all, it's a good read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMC_1800_hp_B-B

The giant brow on that makes it look like a puzzled whale.

[Woolburr]

Nice shots Jon!

[Woolburr]

Nice little pony Chief! We can ignore the slight tree branch.

[Belmondo]

Nice little pony Chief! We can ignore the slight tree branch.Thanks, Wool. It didn't bother me as much as the bucket hanging over the diesel's rear truck, so I didn't try to do anything with it.

[Woolburr]

I had to look and look to find the bucket....but then once I found it, it did stick out a wee bit.

[CrazieCricket]

I took a picture:

http://www.pbase.com/image/142717382.jpg
I like!!!!

Looks pretty interesting. I'm surprised Saugus Speedway never did something like that. They were always running the most bizarre kind of races they could think up.
When I was young we went to drag races all over the US and parts of Canada. My dad raced. I remember one that had big ol' garbage trucks racing.:lol: If I remember correctly that one was in Canada.:lol:

Good morning JJ, Chief, Dan & lurkers...
I'm a lurker.:oops:

One of my favourite pictures from my brother's wedding. This is my niece Elizabeth. She was the flower girl and was certainly enjoying having her picture taken. :)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5458/6939795168_3a9b4a8ef3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43180760@N07/6939795168/)
Little Princess (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43180760@N07/6939795168/) by Scrappper (http://www.flickr.com/people/43180760@N07/), on Flickr
Gosh she's a cutie!

[Woolburr]

Hi Pea....just wandering the halls?

[CrazieCricket]

Hi Pea....just wandering the halls?
yep. and now going to bed. :lol:

[Woolburr]

Must be the gypsy in ya.

[gjl711]

Good morning, thank goodness Tuesday's gone.

[gjl711]

Nice shuttle pics.

[Woolburr]

Happy Wednesday. Time to win Powerball!

[gjl711]

Is powerball over 100mil again? Our pool kicks in at 100mil.

[Woolburr]

$131 million tonight.

[gjl711]

Guess we are playing

[Harm]

guess I am too :D

hi guys :D

[Mistabernie]

Maybe if I win I'll pick up that Mamiya 7 body on CL that just randomly showed up.

Also, I like free power. Brought chargers and my batteries for the weekend to work, currently charging on my desk. Perks!

[burnet44]

yeah I played
maybe I could buy a better shooter
shot a softball game last night
looks like snit
sometimes I gotta realize
their equipment (lights) trumps my equipment 40D big time
maybe 2 shots worth anything
but I got some practice in
If I win dinner on me for all you guys and gals
for all your help on here
and yeah Im good for it
my dad beat telling the truth into me at an early age

[Mistabernie]

You've obviously never seen me and Harm eat.

[Jon]

Bitch, bitch bitch. So you don't like Imperial. Whose empire was it, anyway?:p:pThe key word is "was". They changed away, and voila, no Empire! :{)#
Or C x(9/5)+32 = F

Love the Shuttle photos, Jon. Where were you hiding out? Air & Space museum?

Nice shots Jon!

Nice shuttle pics.

Thanks! They had a special invite for NASS members up outside an events room at the North end of Udvar-Hazy. They also had a few media crews there. If you look at it in Google Earth, there's a circular room with surrounding circular deck; we were there. But the grounds had people spread all over. I doubt the place's ever been so busy on a week day before.They had special parking for the NASS (and possibly other groups) on the aprons at either end of the museum.

[Harm]

You've obviously never seen me and Harm eat.

we didn't eat anything big or grand when we had that meetup...

I don't know how you US folk can eat the portions over here though...

[Mistabernie]

we didn't eat anything big or grand when we had that meetup...

I don't know how you US folk can eat the portions over here though...

Nah, you have a good point, just messin.. Even that was a relatively large meal for me..

[burnet44]

Its good
I dont think you can eat ALL the money up lol

[Belmondo]

I don't know how you US folk can eat the portions over here though...It's a patriotic thing. If we didn't eat all those Burger King Whoppers, the company would fail, throwing the financial markets into a panic.

Get serious, Harm.

[thomascanty]

I think I'm gonna go get a burger. BRB

[Harm]

nassssssssssssty...

Not in a burger mood!

[burnet44]

seafood sounds good right now
of course all I eat is see food lol

[Belmondo]

Actually, I'm in the mood for a Subway veggie sandwich right now. (on flat bread with sweet onion sauce, of course)

[Harm]

gah...someone just microwaved some popcorn in the office...

smells...

so...

good!!

[burnet44]

best smell good popcorn
worst smell burnt popcorn

[Mistabernie]

Popcorn is a bad word around here. One day, someone burnt popcorn in a kitchenette near our company's founder's desk. He saw it, ran in and tried to diffuse the situation. Then, he asked who left the popcorn there, going as far as to ask over the loudspeaker 'whoever left popcorn here, please come talk to me'. The person never did, so he banned popcorn (and I feel, with good reason..)

[Harm]

heh, a good enough reason to ban it!

[burnet44]

burnt popcorn wil linger forever

[vipergts831]

Microwaving Popcorn and Seafood has always been banned in the offices i have worked in.

[burnet44]

seafood for sure
gag
I was talking about fresh seafood
and plenty of beer
or jack and coke

[*sigh*]

I feel nauseous. Dang interview...

[gjl711]

I feel nauseous. Dang interview...
Before or after. Feeling nauseous before is pretty normal I think. Felling nauseous after is not a good sign. ;)

[burnet44]

had one yesterday
got job if I want it
ate at DQ
then I felt nauseous lol

[Mistabernie]

I really hope these batteries were the brand new ones. They appear to be taking forever to charge (I've topped off two pairs since I got to work about three hours ago, this pair is still in single-blinky mode). It is possible these were brand new and never charged, as I effectively never used the brand new battery that came with my 5D2 (or the spare I bought with it).

Six batteries should be enough for a 5D2/7D to shoot a wedding on Friday, right?

[burnet44]

Is it catholic ?

[gjl711]

best smell good popcorn
worst smell burnt popcornPopcorn is high on my list of best smells but not tops. I would have to go with baking bread ir baking cinnamon bread as higher on the list. Grilling a steak as well.

Burnt popcorn is pretty high on my worst smell list but again not #1. That honor goes to burnt eggs. A former room mate left her eggs boil too long and all the water evaporated. The eggs exploded and burnt in the pan. Lots of hydrogen sulfide.

But the worst has to be surstromming <sp?> It's fermented herring. It actually tasts pretty good but it will give stinky kimchee a run for it's money. Most stinky.

[Mistabernie]

Is it catholic ?

Shouldn't matter. I'm going in power saving mode; replay off, no LV (ceremony's at a hotel, but the one in May is not only catholic but at my parish, so I kind of have to be on my best behavior). I've thought of bringing the 5Dc as well, but I really don't want to carry 3 bodies around with me. I'm thinking I'll get through most of my portraits, etc on one set of batteries, and the ceremony will likely mostly be 7D/70-200 so it'll be somewhat evenly balanced out.

[burnet44]

Ive seen some Catholic wedding last a while some all day basically
Baptist we are done in about 30 minutes

[Harm]

I feel nauseous. Dang interview...

had it? or coming up?

[*sigh*]

Before or after. Feeling nauseous before is pretty normal I think. Felling nauseous after is not a good sign. ;)

Before. :lol:

[*sigh*]

had it? or coming up?

It starts in 15 minutes. Just about ready to start gathering my things and head inside.

[Harm]

good luck!

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

gah...someone just microwaved some popcorn in the office...

smells...

so...

good!!

I do that here :D

Last December I had a potluck to go to right after work. I had a rabbit in the crockpot and brought it in to cook all day in the lunch room. Had to beat the guys off with a stick. Now, if they give me a hard time I threaten to do it to them again :D

[gjl711]

Before. :lol:

It starts in 15 minutes. Just about ready to start gathering my things and head inside.
Fingers crossed.

[thomascanty]

G'luck, Nick! (Yeah, I know... I'm a little late... :lol:)

[Harm]

wonder if nick has been roasted, plentiful!

[Kristy]

gah...someone just microwaved some popcorn in the office...

smells...

so...

good!!


mmmmm..... I LOVE popcorn... I like to buy the Orville Redenbocker "Smart Pop". Then I can eat it "guilt free".

The other night, I was popping about 10-bags of the stuff to make individual little bags for my youngest's classroom... My microwave is in the garage.. (don't ask)... and my husband was coming through there muttering something about it smelling like an Edwards Theatre in his man cave... lol.. ;)



HEY NICK! Hope the interview went well.... :D

[Mistabernie]

Hope things went well Nick!

So.. I sold my 50 f/1.4 and I"m starting to wonder if that may have been a mistake or not..

The REAL problem is, if I replace it, I think I want to go Zeiss Planar T* 1.4...

I think I'm losing my mind here.

[Harm]

Did you find a green balloon, Bernie?

[Mistabernie]

No, I work west of Boston. It's ok, tickets aren't going to be all that hard to come by this year. I could have gone to last night's game and tonite's game for $40 all-in. Kind of glad I passed after last night's beating. Besides, 'friendly Fenway' isn't if you're a larger individual (i.e. me). Dont know what it is, but I dont like having strangers next to me at Fenway - most other places, I'm ok.

[gjl711]

mmmmm..... I LOVE popcorn... I like to buy the Orville Redenbocker "Smart Pop". Then I can eat it "guilt free".

The other night, I was popping about 10-bags of the stuff to make individual little bags for my youngest's classroom... My microwave is in the garage.. (don't ask)... and my husband was coming through there muttering something about it smelling like an Edwards Theatre in his man cave... lol.. ;)
I couple years back our neighbor gave us one of these for xmas. (http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=16782378&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&rkg_attid=415474199&zmam=77312802&zmas=1&zmac=1&zmap=16782378) Ever since we have tossed out the microwave stuff. This does so much better. The popcorn is poppier somehow.

BTW, it also does great making kettle corn.

[Mistabernie]

We got a popcorn maker at our bridal shower. I think it's on the list of 'things to try out/use'. Over a year later (I think the shower was about a year ago now, the 1 year anniversary is creeping up (5/28).

[Woolburr]

Hope the interview goes well Nick.

[Woolburr]

Kristy! There is no guilt in popcorn....ever! :lol:

[Kristy]

I couple years back our neighbor gave us one of these for xmas. (http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=16782378&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&rkg_attid=415474199&zmam=77312802&zmas=1&zmac=1&zmap=16782378) Ever since we have tossed out the microwave stuff. This does so much better. The popcorn is poppier somehow.

BTW, it also does great making kettle corn.

hahaha! We used to have one of those years ago, when we first got married.... I thought it was a novelty item... ;) But we did use it sometimes.... I just always felt bad about the oil we had to use with it...

My mom had one of these "air poppers".... The salt never stuck to the popcorn though, so it was pretty bland... but "oil free"... so healthier! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Presto-114316-04820-PopLite-Popper/dp/B00006IUWA

We got a popcorn maker at our bridal shower. I think it's on the list of 'things to try out/use'. Over a year later (I think the shower was about a year ago now, the 1 year anniversary is creeping up (5/28).

So funny! We got our "Whirly Pop" as pictured in JJ's link as a shower gift too.. and we waited over a year before we used it.... better get yours out this weekend! :) Toss a few M&M's into the serving bowl with the popcorn while it's still hot, and enjoy a tasty treat! :)

hahaha....

[Kristy]

Kristy! There is no guilt in popcorn....ever! :lol:


Well, unless you are having the salt laden, butter covered really fattening kind....

Honestly it's good fiber, but you gotta eat the healthy kind.... otherwise.. guilt city for sure! lol... ;)

I think I'm going to have to buck up and buy that air popper on Amazon! lol.. brings back good memories of my
childhood. :)

[Woolburr]

Garlic infused olive oil.....makes for great popcorn.

[burnet44]

good idea

[Woolburr]

Air-popped popcorn is much like what I would envision eating packing peanuts to be. Yuck!

[Mistabernie]

I feel so... dirty...

I went to Best Buy to see if I could find an OK deal on CF cards... They only had Sandisk Extreme 16s and Ultra II 4gbs, and the 16gbs were overpriced as expected...

So I did what any wise consumer would do - I asked if they would price match B&H... and they DID.

This may seem minor to some people but I have gone to battle with Best Buy in the past. and historically they have only price matched local brick and mortar stores...

Man, this practice gig I'm doing on Friday is costing me a fortune! $180 in CF cards, another $150 in clothes, $131 for the hotel overnight stay... Man, experience is expensive !

(sorry for typos, I'm on my phone in the BBY parking lot)

[*sigh*]

Well I've been done with the interview for awhile, it was only about 1.5 hours. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't great. Interviewees always do a wonderful job at picking the worst questions to ask. Pretty much all of them had to be answered with very specific answers dealing with specific situations... it's really hard to find something that fits perfectly.

Ah well, we'll see what happens.

[*sigh*]

I feel so... dirty...

I went to Best Buy to see if I could find an OK deal on CF cards... They only had Sandisk Extreme 16s and Ultra II 4gbs, and the 16gbs were overpriced as expected...

So I did what any wise consumer would do - I asked if they would price match B&H... and they DID.

This may seem minor to some people but I have gone to battle with Best Buy in the past. and historically they have only price matched local brick and mortar stores...

Man, this practice gig I'm doing on Friday is costing me a fortune! $180 in CF cards, another $150 in clothes, $131 for the hotel overnight stay... Man, experience is expensive !

(sorry for typos, I'm on my phone in the BBY parking lot):lol: I hate things like that, that rack up expenses.

Heck I spent $50 last night on resume paper, a padfolio to carry the resumes and other stuff for my interview today. Not a single person took one.. they already had copies. Sucks for them, it's pretty nice paper. :lol:

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

Well I've been done with the interview for awhile, it was only about 1.5 hours. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't great. Interviewees always do a wonderful job at picking the worst questions to ask. Pretty much all of them had to be answered with very specific answers dealing with specific situations... it's really hard to find something that fits perfectly.

Ah well, we'll see what happens.

Sooooo glad I don't have to do interviews like that! Most that I have done have been about 15-30 minutes with the service manager, and sometimes with the shop foreman joining in. Always have the same questions to answer.

Hope they liked you!

[Mistabernie]

In my experience people who worry about how they did in an interview tend to do better.

[FlyingPhotog]

:lol: I hate things like that, that rack up expenses.

Heck I spent $50 last night on resume paper, a padfolio to carry the resumes and other stuff for my interview today. Not a single person took one.. they already had copies. Sucks for them, it's pretty nice paper. :lol:

Fortunately, Job Hunting related expenses are mostly deductible...

I know because I've been "looking for a job" for nearly 25 years now! ;)

Good Luck!!

[Jon]

Well, unless you are having the salt laden, butter covered really fattening kind....

Honestly it's good fiber, but you gotta eat the healthy kind.... otherwise.. guilt city for sure! lol... ;)But the healthy stuff tastes like styrofoam pellets.

Garlic infused olive oil.....makes for great popcorn.Anyone make that in a microwavable variety? I need to pop it at work.

[*sigh*]

Fortunately, Job Hunting related expenses are mostly deductible...

I know because I've been "looking for a job" for nearly 25 years now! ;)

Good Luck!!:lol::lol::lol:


I did make one big mistake though.. I can't remember one of the people's names. I was planning on sending out thank you notes, but it's a little hard to do that without a name... I feel like an idiot...

[thomascanty]

I did make one big mistake though.. I can't remember one of the people's names. I was planning on sending out thank you notes, but it's a little hard to do that without a name... I feel like an idiot...

Address it to "Dear Mr. Whatshisname". ;)

[JWright]

I wish they'd gone through with it.

Me too...

Yup! It sure would have made future forum weather discussions easier, huh? :lol: :lol:

And I wouldn't have to have maintained two complete sets of tools, one metric for my vehicles and another SAE for work...

[Jill-of-all-Trades]

And I wouldn't have to have maintained two complete sets of tools, one metric for my vehicles and another SAE for work...

I have to have two of everything at work. All sockets, wrenches, etc I have to have in both metric and SAE. SAE is less common, but there is still plenty of things on even brand new vehicles that are non-metric. Case example: Ford's most common oil drain plugs come in 13mm, 15mm, and 5/8".

[Harm]

Is it catholic ?

Is it an Indian wedding? Hindu weddings last at least 3 days...

Shouldn't matter. I'm going in power saving mode; replay off, no LV (ceremony's at a hotel, but the one in May is not only catholic but at my parish, so I kind of have to be on my best behavior). I've thought of bringing the 5Dc as well, but I really don't want to carry 3 bodies around with me. I'm thinking I'll get through most of my portraits, etc on one set of batteries, and the ceremony will likely mostly be 7D/70-200 so it'll be somewhat evenly balanced out.

Oh you say it doesn't matter, but it will :)

I feel so... dirty...

I went to Best Buy to see if I could find an OK deal on CF cards... They only had Sandisk Extreme 16s and Ultra II 4gbs, and the 16gbs were overpriced as expected...

So I did what any wise consumer would do - I asked if they would price match B&H... and they DID.

This may seem minor to some people but I have gone to battle with Best Buy in the past. and historically they have only price matched local brick and mortar stores...

Man, this practice gig I'm doing on Friday is costing me a fortune! $180 in CF cards, another $150 in clothes, $131 for the hotel overnight stay... Man, experience is expensive !

(sorry for typos, I'm on my phone in the BBY parking lot)

Tax free in NH. Only 25 mins to Rockingham for me at Massachusetts speeds...


Well I've been done with the interview for awhile, it was only about 1.5 hours. It wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't great. Interviewees always do a wonderful job at picking the worst questions to ask. Pretty much all of them had to be answered with very specific answers dealing with specific situations... it's really hard to find something that fits perfectly.

Ah well, we'll see what happens.

Good luck mate! I had 6 interviews for this job. My brother endured 11 abroad in Belgium for his. Hope you get the job!

[burnet44]

best of luck

I have an adapter that holds sd cards for my 40D
instead of cf cards

way cheaper
I can get sd cards for about a buck a gig

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/public/tzfwj09jPVG_Vqsa7dGVWXSNXYsUT2ul48aWzHR_V8lb5F7WPM rB2VHYN0FL7qC5RwMA4GU0orvsPgy4_i1kYMOA5Z0n9dasegWf 509vsrs1q2hWOAa34WEQCI2e6oyXoyo_ALUK37xJ

[*sigh*]

Good luck mate! I had 6 interviews for this job. My brother endured 11 abroad in Belgium for his. Hope you get the job!Wow...

This will be the only one, but I did have a phone screening too. I'm supposed to hear back in 2-3 weeks.

[Harm]

Did you ask how many are being interviewed for the position?

[vipergts831]

Good luck Nick. I went through 5 for my current job.

[*sigh*]

Did you ask how many are being interviewed for the position?
No. They were doing interviews this week, and I met with the director of the area and he made it sound like he only met with the top potentials. So we'll see.

[Harm]

Always worth scoping the competition out. Also shows you are a little eager for a position rather than just being interview.

[gjl711]

No. They were doing interviews this week, and I met with the director of the area and he made it sound like he only met with the top potentials. So we'll see.
Sounds like it went well. Good luck.

[*sigh*]

Always worth scoping the competition out. Also shows you are a little eager for a position rather than just being interview.
Where was this advice yesterday? :rolleyes: :p


Do any of you guys always follow up interviews with thank you letters?

[FlyingPhotog]

Where was this advice yesterday? :rolleyes: :p


Do any of you guys always follow up interviews with thank you letters?

Always...

[*sigh*]

Always...Thought so..

I sent me uncle an email seeing if he can find out the ladies name for me. :lol:

If not I really dont know how I'm going to...

[Harm]

Sorry mate, I never have time to catch up, didn't realise your interview was today!

Yes, I always follow up with a danke schöne.

[*sigh*]

Hmm I need to find the HR ladies address then... she doesn't work in the same building I dont think.

Is it weird to ask?