What's messing with your groove?

#16081 Silencer

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Posted 27 September 2014 - 09:35 AM

Gwynn ap Nudd, on 27 September 2014 - 12:29 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 26 September 2014 - 02:29 PM, said:

FOX sadly gets away with horrible, conservative, assholery of the platinum level...luckily most sensible American's think that FOX news is the bungehole of American news.

I'm quite glad we don't have anything like it in Canada to be honest...

I think we could call it a draw if Rob Ford was going to be re-elected. Ford versus Fox, not sure which I would rather have in Canada less.

On the messing with my groove note is the fact both Westjet and Air Canada are going to the US airline model, where you are charged $25 for the first checked bag. I hate flying on US airlines because of that rule. The majority of passengers try to carry on all their luggage and boarding/disembarking takes way way longer than on other airlines. I fly a fair bit for work and foresee a whole lot of time spent sitting in a landed plane thinking to myself "hurry the F up you asshats."

Shouldn't that result in a $25 cheaper average fare if you fly without checked luggage? And shouldn't there be a weight/size restriction on carry-on to prevent people trying to force all their luggage into the cabin?

...that's how it works in the rest of the world, for international flights, at least. >.>

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#16082 Gwynn ap Nudd

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Posted 27 September 2014 - 03:08 PM

There are no plans to reduce fares for those who do not check bags. There are rules about the size of carry on bags, but they are not enforced.

#16083 A Demon Llama!

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM

Running. How do people do it? I bought a nice pair of running shoes to make myself start running and it lasted about 3 weeks. After about 1.5 weeks of not running decided to try again today. God I am out of shape.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 07:53 PM

Obdigore, on 26 September 2014 - 11:06 AM, said:

Inane Babble, on 26 September 2014 - 11:05 AM, said:

Obdigore, on 26 September 2014 - 11:03 AM, said:

NefaraisBredd, on 26 September 2014 - 09:06 AM, said:

I came back to visit and i found almost all of my posts were erased. I had some really great conversations with some awesome and inspired fellow readers in those posts. I am reluctant to start new threads as a result. Who decides what stays and what goes? What criteria is used? I am sad. They were some interesting and funny threads.

I am the decider. I am completely responsible for deleting every post that gets deleted off these forums.

Well that explains some things.

It should. It certainly should...

Indeed. Most things are Obdigore's fault.

Not just here, but generally.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 07:54 PM

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Consider taking a course.
It makes a huge difference in how you approach it starting out.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 08:00 PM

Running is for cowards. Stand and fight your out of shape body.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 08:16 PM

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 10:44 PM

Taking a course seems extreme... and a lot of work.

worry, on 29 September 2014 - 08:00 PM, said:

Running is for cowards. Stand and fight your out of shape body.

I'm fighting for breath, does that count? I push an occasional elderly out of my way as well.

Ukjent, on 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

Would be nice. There is a trail not too far but I would have to drive there and then run and drive back. I can barely motivate myself without that to get in the way.

On the plus side at least I'm not getting agonizing shin splints anymore.

This post has been edited by A Demon Llama!: 29 September 2014 - 10:46 PM

No Touchy.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 11:50 PM

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

And once you get in shape, you'll have bad knees.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 11:55 PM

What are you running for anyway?

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I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 03:11 AM

Slow Ben, on 29 September 2014 - 11:55 PM, said:

What are you running for anyway?

Good question.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 08:16 AM

Ukjent, on 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

But above all, remember: Don't cross the moors - stay on the road!.

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 10:44 PM, said:

Taking a course seems extreme... and a lot of work.

worry, on 29 September 2014 - 08:00 PM, said:

Running is for cowards. Stand and fight your out of shape body.

I'm fighting for breath, does that count? I push an occasional elderly out of my way as well.

Ukjent, on 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

Would be nice. There is a trail not too far but I would have to drive there and then run and drive back. I can barely motivate myself without that to get in the way. On the plus side at least I'm not getting agonizing shin splints anymore.

Thankfully my work makes this sort of thing compulsory, because I am a terribad self-motivator. Also, taking out the first hour-and-a-half of your day with the session and ablutions afterwards etc makes the day go much faster.

Good luck. If you really hate impact stuff though, try one of those cross-country skiing cross trainer thingies. They really smash the daylights out of you.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 10:23 AM

Sunday night/Monday morning at 3AM, I had a full blonw panic attack and my wife nearly drove me to the hospital. It was not pleasant, and the tightness in my chest continued for a full day after. Went to the Doctor who established it wasn't anything to do with my heart, and very likely was anxiety.

That was NOT fun.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 12:24 PM

QuickTidal, on 30 September 2014 - 10:23 AM, said:

I'm glad you're OK but I couldn't help but giggle when I saw that it was you and that you put a capital D on the Doctor. I had an image of you going up to Peter Capaldi going "Dude my chest is killing me!!"

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 03:07 PM

Work faux pas.

Have you ever got two cities mixed up in your head, so that when someone you are working with says that they are from one of them, you immediately start talking about the wrong one? That just happens to be in a totally different, albeit neighbouring country?

God I was just digging a great big hole; I'm generally pretty sound on geography but now I look like a colossal ignoramus.

I'm not sure if any offence was caused, but usually anyone from countries that are all on the same continent get offended if they get mistaken for the neighbours.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 03:24 PM

Sombra, on 30 September 2014 - 08:16 AM, said:

Ukjent, on 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

But above all, remember: Don't cross the moors - stay on the road!.

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 10:44 PM, said:

Taking a course seems extreme... and a lot of work.

worry, on 29 September 2014 - 08:00 PM, said:

Running is for cowards. Stand and fight your out of shape body.

I'm fighting for breath, does that count? I push an occasional elderly out of my way as well.

Ukjent, on 29 September 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

A Demon Llama!, on 29 September 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

Run in the woods, not in the streets.

Would be nice. There is a trail not too far but I would have to drive there and then run and drive back. I can barely motivate myself without that to get in the way. On the plus side at least I'm not getting agonizing shin splints anymore.

Good luck. If you really hate impact stuff though, try one of those cross-country skiing cross trainer thingies. They really smash the daylights out of you.

It feels so lame, but at the gym I just place my phone on it and watch a series.

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 10:36 PM

Work. As much it feels great to be wanted/needed/relied upon, it's getting a bit taxing to be the "go-to" guy for EVERYTHING. *sigh*

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 04:05 AM

Traveller, on 30 September 2014 - 03:07 PM, said:

Can't say I have ever done that. My biggest work faux pas is either calling a client by the wrong name for an extended period after we were introduced over speaker phone (I hate being put on speaker phone with a passion, likewise dealing with bad cellphone/sattelite phone connections), or the couple of times I signed an email off with retards, instead of regards, prior to work having a server and functional system where we can add standard email signatures. Luckily the latter were emails to people I deal with a lot, and not at the end of angry rants.

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Posted 01 October 2014 - 01:51 PM

Silencer, on 30 September 2014 - 10:36 PM, said:

Work. As much it feels great to be wanted/needed/relied upon, it's getting a bit taxing to be the "go-to" guy for EVERYTHING. *sigh*

I can relate to this.

My work load has increased tremendously during the last two weeks, but I can't say the same of my pay cheque.

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