|
bummer, dude ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
|
|
|
|
|
Doing daft things when pissed is par for the course!
If you look at the google street view link burn[^], you will see a small burn flowing under the road where the streetview camera is.
Me and a mate, came out the casino one night about 4.30am in the middle of winter and for whatever reasons decided to see how far we could get down the tunnel which ran under the houses. Now, I had been down the tunnels before as a kid, but with torches, and the tunnel goes in about 100m before turning left and running down the certain of the road (Osbourne) before appearing again briefly further on (you can see it a couple of times on the map appear and disappear).
On this occassion, we headed off, no torches, running into the darkness feet soaked, freezing cold. Next thing, "Thump & Splash" there was a pipe running across the tunnel and I ran into it head first and then went backwards into the water. Picking myself and the two of us in stitches laughing, carried on, we got past the corner, but by now it was impossible to see your fingers in front of your face. The bottle went and we headed back out. The thought of getting lost down there didn't appeal and think the sobering up may have started to kick in! We came out the tunnel, but rather than just call it quits, we headed the other way which is more open, and went to see how far west we could go. That was an epic adventure through barbed wire fences, folks gardens, more short tunnels and cross country in the North Burn [^](west on the map).
In all, I think we had spent about an hour in the burn. Still do not know what triggered off the desire to explore the burn....the demon drink! All the pubs/casinos were well closed by this time and we had managed to flag a taxi and head back to his for pizza and more booze.
After eventually seeing a mirror when got home, I had a massive lump and graze on my forehead where I had run into the pipe.
Needless to say the GF's weren't that impressed with our evening adventures. Maybe that's why they are both ex's now, they clearly just didn't appreciate the spirit of adventure!
I want to go back down the tunnels again someday, but next time will be fully armed with megawatt torches and wellies!
|
|
|
|
|
As Dave Auld says, when inebriated we all do ... um ... strange things.
Herself and I woke up one Xmas Eve and went downstairs to find the whole living room was filled with a Xmas tree. A very big Xmas tree. After a few cups of coffee we began to recall where it came from...we decided about 2AM to get a tree, so out we went armed with a Swiss Army knife (fortunately - or not - one of those with a wood saw built in) and we found one in someone's garden, so we sawed it down and brought it home, trying to be quiet as mice, but failing miserably.
Never did find out who we "borrowed" the tree from, but once I'd cut a few feet off the thing so it would stand up and bought a huge amount of decorations it looked very pretty...for a week or so. 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
|
|
|
|
|
In my old hometown there was a guy owning a bit of forest outside of town, and it was "rumoured" that people went to his forest to get their Christmas trees from there.
He got quite tired of that so he started to go "hunting" during the weeks before Christmas. And whenever he met someone carrying a tree he just simply said, that'll be 200 crowns.
Which was a serious overprice in those times. But you don't discuss prices when you're caught red-handed by someone carrying a shotgun.
Needless to say, his forest was left alone in the years to come.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Any organization is like a tree full of monkeys. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
|
|
|
|
|
If I could have found the source garden - and we tried - I would have gladly made reparations. But either we went further afield than I believed we could have staggered in a reasonable time or we dug up the stump and re-landscaped the garden... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Martin wrote: Then we head out further, the sea is calmer and I start throwing up so hard I'm pretty sure I had to poke my own a***hole back in with the end of one of the fishing rods.
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that. 
As for the greasy food, we used to always go to greasy spoons after a night of hard drinking.
Thanks for the story.
|
|
|
|
|
Dunno what you're complaining about. I pull cr@p like that when I'm sober.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|
|
and on top of that....rugby
Bryce
MCAD
---
|
|
|
|
|
What was the problem with the rugby? Didn't see any...
|
|
|
|
|
i thought the wobblies played really well but the AB's are an 80 minute team
MCAD
---
|
|
|
|
|
And whose going to replace Ewen? Sound like a senior players revolt which is never productive.
|
|
|
|
|
well they're all about the NSW coach - but if i were him i'd wait until after the RWC, plus he is very green....so perhaps Larkham as a caretaker. That'd certainly change the dynamics as he's an ex player.
Bryce
MCAD
---
|
|
|
|
|
bryce wrote: are an 80 minute team
Nah 5 minutes - the ones that counted. Bloody heartbreaking, AGAIN!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
|
|
|
|
|
depends who you cheer for
MCAD
---
|
|
|
|
|
bryce wrote: depends who you cheer for
True, at least it kept me in the seat and glued to the match. I walked out on the last one, I hate one sided games where Oz are getting their butts whipped.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
|
|
|
|
|
aah if theres one thing us kiwis like better than beating you right at the very end
its giving you a thrashing 
MCAD
---
|
|
|
|
|
Sounds like a wonderful day, Michael; the worst day fishing is better than the best day working, as they say. After the first time out on a boat in childhood, I haven't been bothered with seasickness in all the years since, so perhaps you'll never feel it again.
Will Rogers never met me.
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Martin wrote: catching bait fish
If you vomitted anyway later on, they could have avoided this 1 hour waste ! 
|
|
|
|
|
I'm about to move into the land of Docsis 3.0 and need a new one. After filtering my cable co's approved list by Docsis 2 and ipv4 only, I had a list of 5 options:
Arris WBM760A Touchstone Cable Modem WBM760A x x
Arris CM820A Touchstone Cable Modem CM820A
Motorola SB6120 Motorola SURFboard SB6120 Cable Modem
Motorola SB6121 Motorola SURFboard SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
Ubee DDM3513 Ubee (formerly Ambit) DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
My default assumption would be that it's SB6121 that I want; but figured I'd ask the peanut gallery before giving Amazon my $70.
PS I know it's not the newest model available; but I don't want to give the weasels any excuse to blame me for their problems because i bought something not on their list.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
|
|
|
|
|
Look at the buyer reviews on Amazon or Newegg for each of the models you are considering.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
|
|
|
|
|
Dunno.
The cable company didn't provide one or a list -- just that it had to be DOCSIS 3.
I have been using a MOTOROLA SURFboard SBG6580 for the last three years. No complaints.
modified 19-Oct-14 0:12am.
|
|
|
|
|
The United Way realized that it had never received a donation from the city's most successful lawyer. So a United Way volunteer paid the lawyer a visit in his lavish office.
The volunteer opened the meeting by saying, 'Our research shows that even though your annual income is over two million dollars, you don't give a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give something back to your community through the United Way ?'
The lawyer thinks for a minute and says, 'First, did your research also show you that my mother is dying after a long, painful illness and she has huge medical bills that are far beyond her ability to pay?' Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbles, 'Uh... no, I didn't know that.'
'Secondly,' says the lawyer, ' did it show that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair and is unable to support his wife and six children? The stricken United Way rep begins to stammer an apology, but is cut off again.
'Thirdly, did your research also show you that my sister's husband died in a dreadful car accident, leaving her penniless with a mortgage and three children, one of whom is disabled and another that has learning disabilities requiring an array of private tutors?' The humiliated United Way rep, feeling completely beaten up, says, 'I'm so sorry I had no idea.'
And the lawyer says, 'So, if I didn't give any money to them, what makes you think I'd give any to you?'
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 Beta
There's a fine line between crazy and free spirited and it's usually a prescription.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
|
|
|
|
|
It's not too bad! I was waiting for the lawyer to sue them! 
|
|
|
|
|
Not that, but to be realistic, he would have charged them by the hour.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
|
|
|
|
|
That's horrible! Good, but horrible!
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
