The Monkey Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Jesus, that's bad weather. Family all ok and accounted for, 'stretch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Sorry to hear about this Andrew. Hopefully it's just a matter of cleaning up for you rather than repairing damage. Also hope that family is all OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks guys. We were very lucky. It was a strong microburst, but didn't make it into a tornado. If it had, given that it went straight down our street ... We have a couple of trees down, my neighbor's gazebo was blown away taking his back deck with it and all the houses are absolutely plastered with shredded leaves, which I imagine will take power washing to remove. Could have been a lot worse, though I think we got hit the hardest in our area as all the local news trucks are setting up down the street. Some more pictures attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Drove for the first time in 2 days... I can definitely get used to this whole walking to work thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Woke up and finished putting the trim around the back door of the HT closet. Put on two coats of stain on the door. Started laying the new retaining wall out front. Got to use the new chisels. Note to self: good choice of profession Had a late lunch. Mole poblano and two Negra Modelos. Took Peter to karate then to his swimming lessons. Stopped at family video and picked up three "new" Scooby-Do movies. Watched one before beddie-bye. Now, drinking some bourbon, listening to Ryan Adams on my Head-Fones and going over a contract. So when is the vacation over? Stretch - Sorry for your weather woes. Global warming sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigiPete Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Picked up an amp on my drive back from the beach. ehhh??? What amp? Do tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 My neighbors Jeff and Steve get their 5 seconds of fame on the news. Violent storms roll through New England | NECN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 My neighbors Jeff and Steve get their 5 seconds of fame on the news. Violent storms roll through New England | NECN Brutal. That reporter needs some new glasses with the quickness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceboy Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Glad to see you are okay Stretch. Sorry to see the damage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 That hail is pretty wild for July. As for me, I'm just trying to get the house ready today for possible visiting family come Sunday. Here's from yesterday: That's me, Mr. Slacker, Mr. Slacker's brother (visiting from NY and DC), HighLife, and tyrion having dinner at Kiko Japanese Restaurant in Plantation. Nice to see friends, eat good food, and Mike paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice! Slacker looks so different than he did in 2006. Mike is such a mensch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Nice get together. Stretch, damn man! Me? I just stuck some different tubes in my amp and started a long run of 10 hour days and Saturdays as we grind into the latter phases of our game release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Introduced these two. I do hope they'll get on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Oooh, sexeh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetoole Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Scheduled my polygraph for next Thursday, now at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Scheduled my polygraph for next Thursday, now at work. Nice. Be honest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Scheduled my polygraph for next Thursday, now at work. I misread that at first. I thought you said you studied for your polygraph next Thursday. That would have been interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I misread that at first. I thought you said you studied for your polygraph next Thursday. That would have been interesting. Clench. Unclench. Clench. Clench. Unclench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnielee54 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 I misread that at first. I thought you said you studied for your polygraph next Thursday. That would have been interesting. Not as interesting as studying for a piss test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 lol, actually that was in reference to Hop's post, not anything I've done today, unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 While I was sitting in the Castro Theater watching The Gaucho on the opening night of the SF Silent Film Festival, my iPhone buzzed with a call from my nephew. I didn't answer because the film is silent after all, and it was at the climax. He then texted me to say that Jonathan Sanchez, who was pitching for the Giants in place of the injured Randy Johnson, had a perfect game into the 8th inning. He texted again that an error later in the 8th blew the perfect game, but the no-walks/no-hitter was intact. The movie ended and I turned on the game as soon as we got to the car. The first out was recorded in the 9th, and the first play we heard was Aaron Rowand leaping onto the center field fence to make a spectacular catch to save a hit. Sanchez then struck out the last man looking to complete the no-no. First time in 33 years that a Giants pitcher achieved that feat, and if it weren't for a misplayed grounder (apparently a tough play) at third he would have been perfect. Cool stuff made all the more poignant by the fact that Sanchez has had a tough year in which he lost his 5th starter spot due to being erratic, and because his father, a former pitcher in Puerto Rico had decided to come to SF from PR the day before to his son start in the big leagues for the very first time. Hollywood couldn't write it any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeggy Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I did today what I did all week, just came into work. My life is dull as dishwater.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I am doing today what I have been trying to do for the past few days which is remove the dac curse in my system and figure out how to have our new Apple gear shake hands with our home wifi. VERY ANNOYING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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