| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:16:22 PM | |
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Well if it makes you feel any better, I could always identify South Africa on the map as the country with the "hole" in it (that hole being Lesotho which I think is the only country in the world completely surrounded by another one).
Anyway........I live in Central Oregon which is a beautiful place, a combination of pine forests topped by high, snowcapped dormant volcanoes, wild rivers and high desert. Big mecca for skiers, mountain bikers, hikers and mountain climbers (I'm in that last category). Unfortunately all this natural beauty has its downside......it's currently America's most over-priced housing market (which is why I will probably never be able to afford my own home here) and all the wrong kinds of people are moving here (and they keep on coming). But I consider it home, have moved away twice and regretted the move both times, so here I stay. |
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| [joedraper] Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:07:25 PM | |
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| Pleased to meet you too Tephra! Yes, you stayed awake during that geography class (lol) we're in mid winter according to the solstice. We should start warming up but we actaully get the worst of it now. Sometimes it rains for up to a week at a time. Not cool when you've got kids who get cabin fever from not going outdoors. |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:01:54 PM | |
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| Well, nice to meet you Joe. If I remember from not falling asleep too many times in geography class.......you're having winter right now, right? |
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| [joedraper] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:59:31 PM | |
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I"m in Africa (south africa to be precise) I'm with you on the global warming thing.. winters this cold in Africa? lol.
In Cape Town (where I live) we have a mediterranean climate so we get all our rain in winter. We get snow but only very inland and on our mountain peaks. Even on the peaks is too close to me.. my house is surrounded by fecking mountains.. actually, it's a very beautiful place to live in. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:52:14 PM | |
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Snow? Two weeks ago? I thought were I lived got cold. I'll take it anyday. I was born for palm trees not pine trees.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MEDALGODDESS from Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:45:18 PM)| |  | MEDALGODDESS wrote: | | ahhhhh I hate snow! we had 6 iinches here about 2 weeks ago...
| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | We had snow here (Oregon, USA) until a couple of weeks ago. Pretty much shoots a hole in the global warming theory for me. Seven inches of snow in the Cascade Mountains the first week of June.....just nuts......
What country in Africa are you in? |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:46:49 PM | |
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| Yeah, I am wondering about my climbing plans this year. I probably won't get to climb South Sister (local volcano which I always climb every year) until at least late July. Then I am headed to Mt. Baker in the Washington Cascades to climb it in August. I am ready for summer. |
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:45:18 PM | |
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ahhhhh I hate snow! we had 6 iinches here about 2 weeks ago...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Tephra Rising from Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:42:23 PM)| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | We had snow here (Oregon, USA) until a couple of weeks ago. Pretty much shoots a hole in the global warming theory for me. Seven inches of snow in the Cascade Mountains the first week of June.....just nuts......
What country in Africa are you in? |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:42:23 PM | |
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We had snow here (Oregon, USA) until a couple of weeks ago. Pretty much shoots a hole in the global warming theory for me. Seven inches of snow in the Cascade Mountains the first week of June.....just nuts......
What country in Africa are you in? |
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| [joedraper] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:16:38 PM | |
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we're freezing here in africa.. very cold and wet but I'm surviving lol.
Vail are you guys having some sort of heatwave or normal weather for this time of year?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:24:00 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | well, its windy, and I screwed up taping the f1 race, other than that, its good
you?
| | | joedraper wrote: | | | Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far? |
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:38:04 PM | |
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Okay I just checked out the Japan dates.. Lets go...... LOL just kiddin.. I hope Kenny will be home towards the end of October!!!!! Dammitt!! Thats when I was coming to the UK.. to raid his closet,, among other things... LMAO |
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:34:28 PM | |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:31:43 PM | |
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To Medal Goddess: I just went and looked at the "photo gallery" thread. You truly are a Goddess. Absolutely gorgeous.
(No sexual harassment intended, I promise).
Have a good day up there in Big Sky Country.........TR 
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:29:47 PM | |
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lol@ HB.. The darn Indy race is on the same time as Form1.. SO I said whatever.. I am wathching the Indy race.. ( but I keep flipping back and forth..LOL)
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:02:39 PM) |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:02:39 PM | |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:01:16 PM | |
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Morning, kids........(that term applying only to people under 40 in this crowd)
Greetings from the volcanic desert plains of Central Oregon......Vail, thanks for staying on "Clown Watch" thru the night (envisioning Vail polishing up her AR-15).......hahaha........
Enjoy your Sunday, all.........
TEPHRA "THE VOLCANO GOD" RISING |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:38:27 AM | |
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Good morning, Joe!!!!!!
9 am here and its already getting hot... 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:32:41 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | | Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far? |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:24:00 AM | |
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well, its windy, and I screwed up taping the f1 race, other than that, its good
you?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by joedraper from Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:32:41 AM)| | | joedraper wrote: | | | Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far? |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:22:49 AM | |
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| [Head banger] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:19:21 AM | |
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A lot of that was fluctuations in the exchange rate. then from the late 90's to the mid 00's it was the other way, stuff here was comparitivly cheaper. we exported a ton of cars, now, we import from the US.
but, damn we pay a lot of taxes for our socialized medicare. I actualy think that today is the day i have paid all my taxes and get to keep the rest that I earn.
when does that happen in the states?
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by TIMBONI from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:52:33 AM)| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Don't give it a second thought. I had a girlfriend back in Massachusetts who had family in P.E.I. ( Prince Edward Island, Metal Jesus' home ) and even as far back as the '80s they would come down to the states and buy like crazy. I think the socialized medicine seriously devalues their economy.
| | | DemonCat wrote: | | Well that shoots down my theory about the U.S. gas prices being hiped to support the war in Afghanastan. I didn't know it was that high in Canada.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | think our dollar is worth more, so its probably only $5
beer in a bar is probably cheaper
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | Damn ! Disregarding the exchange rate, just the conversion from Litres to Gallons makes it $5.16 per gallon !
| | | Head banger wrote: | | us gallon is 3.88 L
dunno the exchange rate
funny, we had a different gallon, which was bigger.
if the dollar is close to yours, which I think its within 5% we are getting screwed. damn taxes
| | | TIMBONI wrote: | | What's the exchange rate and conversion to gallons ? Too many beers for math right now.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | $1.33 here
of course thats canadian dollars and liters, dunno, dont want to do that math. probably more than anywhere in the states, it usualy is.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Its alright!! It does get kind of hard to identify people in cyberspace at times.
Anyway, gas prices in SoCal are in the $4.50s and above. Not a great time to drive. 
| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | | Vail, please forgive me if I have said anything here that could be insensitive, etc. Here in cyber space sometimes it's hard to sort out genders, orientations, etc. So forgive me for any case of mistaken identity. I can relate if your having trouble regarding affairs of the heart. I've had mine kicked in many times. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you you have my sympathies. |
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| [joedraper] Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:32:41 AM | |
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| Good morning/ afternoon whatever time of day it is.. How's sunday going for you all so far? |
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| [TIMBONI] Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:02:13 AM | |
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Good night and never fear. I'll use my head as the light house while you sleep ! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Tephra Rising from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:55:41 AM)| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | I resemble that remark (he said, as the light glinted off of his ever-so-slightly advancing forehead).......
BTW, a buddy of mine just got back from a tour in Iraq and while he said things are improving there (improving being a relative term), Afghanistan remains relatively FUBAR by comparison, did not realize things were as bad as they apparently are over there.......but that is a subject for another time.....
Night all........Vail, big kiss and thanks for saving me from the Scary Clown. |
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| [DemonCat] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:56:38 AM | |
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Take care Tephra!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Tephra Rising from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:51:07 AM)| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | | Well everybody.......speaking of baldness, it's almost time for "The Shield" to come on so will go watch it. (favorite show) Thanks for letting me in on this powwow, I had fun. Chat again tomorrow, fellow Hellions..... |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:55:41 AM | |
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HAHA!!!! Just doing my job. Take care, fellow Hellion, and beware of the clowns. 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Tephra Rising from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:47:55 AM)| | | Tephra Rising wrote: | | Vaillant, you my hero........(sorry heroine).......... |
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| [Tephra Rising] Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:55:41 AM | |
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I resemble that remark (he said, as the light glinted off of his ever-so-slightly advancing forehead).......
BTW, a buddy of mine just got back from a tour in Iraq and while he said things are improving there (improving being a relative term), Afghanistan remains relatively FUBAR by comparison, did not realize things were as bad as they apparently are over there.......but that is a subject for another time.....
Night all........Vail, big kiss and thanks for saving me from the Scary Clown. |
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