Thanks for the promote! Didn't quit get it unstuck.

Likewise! I'll see what I can dredge up.

In reply to this comment by chicchorea:
You are most welcome.

I like your tastes and a preponderance of your sensibilities.

It is a pleasure to meet you. Happy Sifting when you Will.
In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Thank you chicchorea, it's been a while since I've done much on the sift. I seemed to have misplaced my dust rag.

*rusty <img

Thank you chicchorea, it's been a while since I've done much on the sift. I seemed to have misplaced my dust rag.

*rusty

In reply to this comment by chicchorea:
...just picked up your scan.

Congratulations to you on your shiny and powerful Gold Star.

Let the invocations begin. :

Awww come on now, I warm and lovable, I swear!

In reply to this comment by lampishthing:
I hate you so much. So very much. Grr.

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

*points to nose *winks

[edit] although there's really no substitute for the real thing...

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Sort of like fake breasts?

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Sort of I guess, really though because it's fun. Both videos gave me one of those good old fashioned smiles! It's hard to get around the it's fake feelings these days but really it's just fun to imagine no matter how ridiculous...

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
You mean it reminds you of my post because it's FAKE!

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Just ran across this little gem and it reminded me of your TR-3B post so I thought you would enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYlJNWdt0uE&feature=related

Sort of I guess, really though because it's fun. Both videos gave me one of those good old fashioned smiles! It's hard to get around the it's fake feelings these days but really it's just fun to imagine no matter how ridiculous...

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
You mean it reminds you of my post because it's FAKE!

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Just ran across this little gem and it reminded me of your TR-3B post so I thought you would enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYlJNWdt0uE&feature=related

Just ran across this little gem and it reminded me of your TR-3B post so I thought you would enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYlJNWdt0uE&feature=related

There are times when one up vote is simply not enough; I wish I could give it 15 more. Thank you!

In reply to this comment by TheFreak:
I need to hire a plumber to fix my heating boiler before winter. My boiler is very old and in terrible condition so it has to be fixed every fall. All the thoughtful and intelligent comments about this video have inspired me to try a new tactic in getting the issue resolved.

I'm going to start by getting a detailed list from the plumber of EVERYTHING that needs to be done to fix the boiler once and for all and I'm going to set my expectations very high that I'm never going to have to pay to repair that thing again. As he's working, I'm going to stand behind him and question everything he does. If he appears to slow down his work or swap tools I will immediately lose confidence in him. If he should suggest paying to replace the boiler, which I know I should have done years ago, I will get very angry and accuse him of trying to destroy my children's future by stealing my money.

I will constantly check his work against the initial list of repairs he intended to do. If for any reason the work he does changes based on what he finds after he starts I will call him a liar and accuse him of being in league with all the other plumbers I've hired in the past. I'm fairly certain most of the past plumbers I've hired weren't actually concerned with fixing that boiler. Who can blame them really, it's a hopeless job, so I'm sure they just ran up the bill a little, tweaked a couple things and left.

My wife does NOT support the idea of me trying to repair this boiler every year. I think it will actually help if she's with me while I supervise the work so that her criticism of what I'm doing can encourage my growing frustration over the plumber's inability to be finished with his work 30 minutes after he shows up. You know, even though I expected it to take all day.

Oh, yeah, I hope this plumber is not in the Local Plumber's Union (the dreaded 'LPU'). Someone once told me the LPU is a powerful organization with a secret plot to keep my boiler from working.

I LOVE your avatar! that is all

fixed, thank!

In reply to this comment by carrot:
Sadly, I think this one is now *dead

muchos grassy ass!

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
I pity the foo. *promote

thanks for the promote Farhad!

In reply to this comment by Farhad2000:
*promote

Hello, my Name is Wilson, Sydney Wilson.

Bah! just saw your comment, great stuff! There used to be a radio station that would play this stuff when I was a kid; I would fall asleep to this almost every night. ahhh memories thanks for the suggestion!

In reply to this comment by swampgirl:
McConrad, you'd like Sylvie Vartan. http://www.videosift.com/search?q=sylvie+vartan

Thanks! yeah, I was seriously pissed after I watched that video. Arg... I hate it when butt heads like that get me riled up, but ah well. I'd like to kick him in HIS plumbing!

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
thanks for the well thought out comment. Yeah that jackass is, eh, a tool.

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
This guy is an absolute joke. He has no concept or clue of what living in a democracy really entails or what has actually contributed to upholding the free state he lives in and enjoys. Those were reporters that captured the flag raising on Iwo Jima, it was reporters that captured many of the images we think of when we talk about the allied landing at Normandy, it was reporters that went on bombing raids to document what the bomber crews went through, it was reporters that documented the forgotten war in Korea, it was reporters that helped stop the carnage in Vietnam, it was reporters that stopped the slaughter on the highway of death in Iraq, and its been reporters that have told the truth about what has happened in Iraq now, and the list could go on and on. This man is a disgrace to reporting and an absolute fraud. It sickens me that good, HONEST people are loosing their jobs every day while posers like this ass hole are given so many opportunities, non of which they deserve. Pay your fucking taxes you ass hole, and get off my tv.

Good thanks. No tree this year, my place is a little too small but that's ok. Ditto on the presents this year, really refreshing actually. Either got some really nice things (a sweet Louis Armstrong vinyl) or nothing at all which I dig even more! Planning on creating some mayhem this new years? I think mine will be pretty laid back this year... with the exception of the normal hookers and blow.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
My pleasure. I like that video. My holidays were awesome. First time I've put up a tree in years. It was a really nice, symmetrical one that was straight as an arrow. Wish I could replant it. I also noticed that the gifts this year were really well thought out, and not at all extravagant. I dig the new economy sometimes. And yours?

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Thanks schmawy! how was your christmas... and or holiday of choice?

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
*promote