Films of your journey to work...

[Conquest10]

5) A "stoop" is the three or four steps leading down from your front door to the sidewalk. You use the term anywhere else in the country and they look at you like you have a booger on your forehead.

They don't use "stoop" anywhere else? Then what do they call it?

If you really want to hear the Chicago accent, just listen to Daley. I don't have one as I learned english by watching the news. So, I sound a lot like Wolf Blitzer.

[VCDHunter]

Cap - you sound like a younger Ned, the guy who phones the cable company about the gay channel.

I'd love to tape my journey but the swearing alone would use too much bandwidth.

[tekkieman]

Umm, that looks like an internal IP.......

Edited to remove IP.

[Cobra]

SmartFTP won't connect, and the link crashed Internet Exploder. Oops!

[flaninacupboard]

well it's just what the prog picked up as default.

let me see if i can change it. i take it it didn't work then?

[flaninacupboard]

haha, ok answered my question!

um, not sure what i'm doing here....

[flaninacupboard]

Stillll reading the manual.

[Cobra]

Unfortunately not - are you behind a firewall?

[Capmaster]

5) A "stoop" is the three or four steps leading down from your front door to the sidewalk. You use the term anywhere else in the country and they look at you like you have a booger on your forehead.

They don't use "stoop" anywhere else? Then what do they call it?

If you really want to hear the Chicago accent, just listen to Daley. I don't have one as I learned english by watching the news. So, I sound a lot like Wolf Blitzer.

Well, we don't have stoops out here. We don't have basements, so the first floor is level with the ground. No need to have a stoop. If they would see one I'm sure they'd call it the "front steps". New York has stoops all over. I think they call them stoops too. Maybe a NYC member can verify that.

I always called them stoops, but after getting that look a few times I don't bring it up in conversation. I'm sure the mental image they get is the other "stoop" where you bend over

Oh Daley's definitely a Chicago boy. So was his dad, "Da Mare", Richard J. Does Mike Royko still write a column in the Sun Times? I used to love his attacks on city hall and Frank Sinatra when he was in town

[Cobra]

Have you seen the quick start guide, flan?

http://www.warftp.org/guides/WARFTP_Quickstart_v1.1.pdf

I take it you are using WarFTP.

[stiltman]

Have you seen the quick start guide, flan?

http://www.warftp.org/guides/WARFTP_Quickstart_v1.1.pdf

I take it you are using WarFTP.

You mean RTFM! ?

Just remember if you PeeCee is behind a firewall, you will need to forward the ports from the external to the internal PeeCee

[flaninacupboard]

well i'm behind a software firewall, and there's a hardware router upstairs somewhere, that's probably the problem.

can't believe cobra said RTFM, im such a noob

[Cobra]

I wasn't trying to say that but with hindsight that's what it looks like. Just trying to help out.

You know the score: If at first you don't success, pick the instructions out the bin!

Cobra

[flaninacupboard]

well, i have been defeated. i am falling back on msn. i should be able to do a file transfer over that if anoyne wants it.

[stiltman]

well, i have been defeated. i am falling back on msn. i should be able to do a file transfer over that if anoyne wants it.

I would edit your post to take out your IP....You never know who you might piss off

[Capmaster]

Cap - you sound like a younger Ned, the guy who phones the cable company about the gay channel.

I'd love to tape my journey but the swearing alone would use too much bandwidth.

That phone call post made my day. Colon ...colon ...colon

The swearing is an integral part of my commute. I let off steam that way. I toned it down for the video because this is a family board, well almost. But my daily drive usually includes invectives suggesting various modes of congress with members of the animal and insect kingdoms, impossible physical acts upon one's self, fellatio performed on the deceased - animal and human, and the promiscuous sexual practices of their mothers involving unclean beasts. That's not including creative hand gestures meant to accurately represent physical shortcomings Good stuff If I had to just sit there when I drive, I think I'd be using rubber silverware by now

[flaninacupboard]

how times change! my file's now hosted by rallynavvie! cheers!

http://4wheelracing.com/media/flaninacupboard.avi

[Capmaster]

Nice job flan (didn't need to PM you, could have saved it for here). I like the town - very English-looking. Is that Northants?

The narrow streets would take some getting used to, but they're really no worse than in most urban or semi-urban places here.

Thanks Flan!

Cobra: You be the mac-daddy of the post-ho's

[reboot]

Wouldn't a 38kbps dialup save in Windows Movie Maker work?
Not the greatest quality, but small filesize, and no extra software to install.
I think everything will play WMV without plugins/addons...
I shrunk a 1hr:54min (380 meg) avi to 29 meg.
BTW, I like bulletproof FTP. Not free, but seems easier to set up.

Cap, you posted something about "mac-daddy" earlier...have you seen the hat? (obscure reference to something nobody here may know anything about).

[Cobra]

Cobra: You be the mac-daddy of the post-hos

Eh?

[stiltman]

Cap, you posted something about "mac-daddy" earlier...have you seen the hat? (obscure reference to something nobody here may know anything about).

Are you refering to the famous Macdaddy of the newsgroups?
The one that was sued or sued an owner of an ISP? I think it was the DFW newsgroup.....many many moons ago

[Capmaster]

Mac Daddy used to mean in control, hip, respected, etc. I put that in there because Cobra has really been a stand-up post ho today.

Now who the hell knows what "Mac Daddy" means. The circles I hang in now don't usually "chill" at the streetcorners, so I'm hopelessly out of touch anymore

Cap, you posted something about "mac-daddy" earlier...have you seen the hat? (obscure reference to something nobody here may know anything about).

Hat? Can't say I know about that one.

[indolikaa]

I didn't exactly battle dragons all the way to work today either In fact, I got a PM accusing me of posting a "bland" video. No shit. Commuting is usually bland. I wish it were different, but there it is

Still, I know I'd like to see it

It was bland.

I oughta know. I seem to remember making a very similar journey many times before in my life. Probably from the same part of town, judging by the gorgeous predawn photo of the Sandias you provided. But I never ran into any traffic at the Wyoming gate. Bankers hours, baby.

What radio station was that? I couldn't function without TJ Trout and Joe Camel talkin' about selling cigarettes to the kids at the State Fair.

[Capmaster]

I didn't exactly battle dragons all the way to work today either In fact, I got a PM accusing me of posting a "bland" video. No shit. Commuting is usually bland. I wish it were different, but there it is

Still, I know I'd like to see it

It was bland.

I oughta know. I seem to remember making a very similar journey many times before in my life. Probably from the same part of town, judging by the gorgeous predawn photo of the Sandias you provided. But I never ran into any traffic at the Wyoming gate. Bankers hours, baby.

What radio station was that? I couldn't function without TJ Trout and Joe Camel talkin' about selling cigarettes to the kids at the State Fair.

Everyone knows who sent me the "bland" PM now Yeah, it's bland all right. A trip I've repeated so many times I can't count. But like you said, this time of year is nice because of the pre-dawn Sandia Mountains to the east. Just a couple months ago it was pitch black driving in that early.

The traffic at the Wyoming gate is from the heightened security we've had on base since 9/11/01. When it's Force Condition Delta, I can't even get on base to go to work. Right now it's "Alpha" so it's only checking every badge, but it slows down traffic. Gone are the days of just glancing at the vehicle decal and waving cars through. Thanks Al Qaeda

That was part of my personal collection of commute CDs I put together from all my favorites. I don't listen to the radio anymore - too many commercials. :P

[pacmania_2001]

The traffic at the Wyoming gate is from the heightened security we've had on base since 9/11/01. When it's Force Condition Delta, I can't even get on base to go to work. Right now it's "Alpha" so it's only checking every badge, but it slows down traffic. Gone are the days of just glancing at the vehicle decal and waving cars through. Thanks Al Qaeda

So you get a holiday if the threat level rises?

[Capmaster]

The traffic at the Wyoming gate is from the heightened security we've had on base since 9/11/01. When it's Force Condition Delta, I can't even get on base to go to work. Right now it's "Alpha" so it's only checking every badge, but it slows down traffic. Gone are the days of just glancing at the vehicle decal and waving cars through. Thanks Al Qaeda

So you get a holiday if the threat level rises?

The last time it was "Delta" was 9/11 and the three days following that. Only mission-critical people were allowed on base. Everyone else got paid time off. It wasn't a very jovial holiday though :P I would have gladly traded the days off for it not to have happened. I spent the whole time glued to the newscasts. It was the most emotional time of my life, and how I imagine the country felt on Dec. 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor).

When the Iraq war started the condition went to "Bravo and "Charlie" but never got to "Delta" again. Delta is when there is an imminent threat. Alpha, Bravo and Charlie are levels of increasing likelihood from "possible" to "likely". All base security steps up in increments depending on the level, naturally.

[indolikaa]

The traffic at the Wyoming gate is from the heightened security we've had on base since 9/11/01. When it's Force Condition Delta, I can't even get on base to go to work. Right now it's "Alpha" so it's only checking every badge, but it slows down traffic. Gone are the days of just glancing at the vehicle decal and waving cars through. Thanks Al Qaeda

So you get a holiday if the threat level rises?

The last time it was "Delta" was 9/11 and the three days following that. Only mission-critical people were allowed on base. Everyone else got paid time off. It wasn't a very jovial holiday though :P I would have gladly traded the days off for it not to have happened. I spent the whole time glued to the newscasts. It was the most emotional time of my life, and how I imagine the country felt on Dec. 7, 1941 (Pearl Harbor).

When the Iraq war started the condition went to "Bravo and "Charlie" but never got to "Delta" again. Delta is when there is an imminent threat. Alpha, Bravo and Charlie are levels of increasing likelihood from "possible" to "likely". All base security steps up in increments depending on the level, naturally.

I got a call that morning right after the first plane hit the WTC. I had just finished my last contract assignment at KAFB not two weeks prior, so the phone call itself was somewhat of a surprise...

JULIE: Just making sure you're where you're supposed to be.
INDO: Where else would I be?
JULIE: (Silence)
INDO: Did I miss something, Jules?
JULIE: You don't have your television on, do you?
INDO: I just woke up.
JULIE: ATC is at Condition Zero, and...

The first time in my life I think I was ever truly scared.

[flaninacupboard]

JULIE: ATC is at Condition Zero, and...

?

I don't think the story had such an impact over here, mainly because we're used to attacks from the IRA, the -real- IRA, the -other- IRA and the RWA. some people took it really seriously, the place i worked cancelled a week long showing of pearl harbour that was meant to be on at the end of september. the show had sold out so i was really surprised they did that. plus i don't really see how the two are related, and in any case i expect pearl harbour is an anti-war film.

[Capmaster]

JULIE: ATC is at Condition Zero, and...

?

I don't think the story had such an impact over here, mainly because we're used to attacks from the IRA, the -real- IRA, the -other- IRA and the RWA. some people took it really seriously, the place i worked cancelled a week long showing of pearl harbour that was meant to be on at the end of september. the show had sold out so i was really surprised they did that. plus i don't really see how the two are related, and in any case i expect pearl harbour is an anti-war film.

The two are related because Pearl Harbor was the last time before that when an enemy had attacked us on our own soil. Both were sneak attacks and both were unprovoked.

[flaninacupboard]

apart from the oklahoma bombing. possibly others i don't know of.

but i'll leave it here because threads on this subject always get shut down.