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-----wut, no schnitzle? I luvz me some wheat beer.

X3! Timing is very good since we are due for a media upgrade at the end of the year anyway. I just need to know when the SE version is scheduled, that will be the only issue that may delay the purchase.

Happy Birthday Jim and please post a pic of your special birthday cocktail, candles and all.

Stan Getz's Finest Hour Wow, what a wild musical journey.

Damn! Sushi is cheap out on the East Coast. For me three more bottles of Valdez pinot and possibly some Colgin Napa Red blend.

You are assuming I win the fight. this guy looked like a real scrapper.

Just had a visit from our friendly neighborhood bobcat. haven't had one run through our yard in a few years. This one is about twice the size of an ordinary large house cat but with very vibrant colors. Kind of looked like a miniature Tony the tiger. Needless to say I canceled BBQing this evening.

------Congrats Brent, ------I hope things work out Ken and you receive the the meds to get you back on track, ------Sheesh, I hope the murderers go to the big house for eternity plus a hundred years.

Done and good luck Karen!

That's what she said. (rimshot)

$30.30 from me, thanks Justin!

Hold on there, I'm in Colin or no. PM me please, I hope to break the Colinwinseverything cycle. On a side note, having lost four close and dear relatives to cancer, I can relate to the toll it takes on a family.

Very sorry to hear this, my condolences to Todd and family.

I have yet to have a CCFL light last as long as advertised. I am glad I switched to a tankless hot water heater because I need the room freed up from not having a 100 gallon water heater tank to store the burned out CCFls and computer monitors while I am waiting for the free toxic waste disposal day here in Ventura County.

Happy Birthday Stretch! I will drink a Stellenbosch Chardonnay in your honor tomorrow

I looked into the various models of tankless water heater options for a year before settling on the Noritz system we have now. During my research, I could not find any credible information convincing me that one particular tankless heater brand was superior to another, more important to me was whether the installer had years of experience with tankless water heaters, tankless water heater installation and how responsive the installer would be if there was a problem or the unit needed servicing. The new tankless heater replaces a 100 gallon tank gas burner heater. We have five bathrooms but we almost never have two showers or baths running at the same time, occasionally we will be running the clothes washer and one shower simultaneously. Much like a tank water heater, there is no maintenance required and nothing to replace, when the unit stops working in twenty years or so then it is time to get a new heater. Tank water heaters that we considered reported a projected lifespan of from 12 to 15 years, the tankless unit "projects" 20 years+. Now the details- The Good -As advertised our gas bill has dropped significantly since installing the tankless HW heater. My guess is break even on the "investment" is around four to four and one half years. California has a building code requirement for all tank water heaters requiring them to be anchored safely to a wall in the event of a earthquake, this adds $50-$75 to a tank heater installation. A tankless water heater has no tank so there is no added expense for earthquake safety. - With the tankless WH I have now freed up a lot of space in my garage to store more junk. - So far we have not had any issues with running out of hot water, we did occasionally with the former heater when we took back to back showers. The Bad -This tankless water heater much like most of the others I researched works on the principal of water flow meaning that when the hot water is turned on and starts flowing that triggers the heating coil and starts heating the water. For us this means that especially in winter when the hot water standing in the pipes in our attic has cooled down through the night, it takes three times as long for us to get hot water flowing out of the shower head than we had with the old tank water heater. -The distance from the water heater to the kitchen sink is a rather long run so the amount of time it takes for hot water to reach the kitchen sink is ridiculous. Now since we use a dishwasher for most of the cleaning this is not a big problem but for some pots, skillets and cutlery, it is an annoying problem. We are considering an instant on under sink heater but want to wait until we remodel our kitchen or after daddy gets a new turntable. Life is full of trade offs, for now we are OK with our choices.

Good luck Dan! Heres hoping the c-pap machine wasn't built by someone like Mikail. Hate to have you overinflate like the Hindenberg or something. Oh and if you do, pics please........

Happy Birthday!

Vickie, the Pizza Tapes is the shizzles, great get you through the worday music. As for me- Horace Silver- Song For My Father Horace Silver Trio Art Blakey- Three Blind Mice

A mixed case of Bordeaux, Burgundy and some Oregon Pinots from Ken Wright vineyards. A half case of Ojai Pinot and Sauvignon Blanc, Some Peter Michael Chardonnay and Cabernet blends and a Sprecher grand slam- Sprecher Puma Cola, Sprecher Ravin' Red, Sprecher Cream Soda, Sprecher Ginger Ale, Sprecher Cherry Cola, and Sprecher Root Beer. Woohoo, Sprecher heaven!

We will be there in spirit I am sure............ the 107 proof spirit I might add.

Thanks but you are way too kind, I am bummed but I have way too much on my plate as it is. As for the burning in effigy, pics or it didn't happen.

Must sing show tunes while performing Karate forms.

Be careful, I think the "basic" mac mini box does not include a VGA connector, at least that is what I recall from my purchase last year. The vga adaptors aren't very expensive, $20 or so, the price of a decent domestic Sauvignon Blanc.