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Old January 9th, 2024, 10:08 PM
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Having been involved with several professional peer reviewed journals/pubs over the years I can relate to frustrations with editing s/w. JournalsPubs often use proprietary s/w & managing both text & graphics can be a bitch among numerous publications. Argh. Some s/w works great for many styles, some can communicate cross-platform others don’t even recognize the code. Can be a nightmare.
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I wonder if Ray is in Florida? This system is really big and the frontal boundary is really long. Good luck, Ray.

Put the truck to bed in the man-cave, porch furniture & chairs turned down on their sides, winds are picking up significantly - I guess ~30mph steady w/ gusts ~40mph - 45mph. This swash buckler should arrive ~7pm - 8pm.
Thanks Norm. Yes I'm down here and it got pretty bad for about 15 minutes last night. Waiting for daylight to check on things. Crazy world we are living in. Hope everyone on this site keeps their head up and ears open. Stay safe.
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Waiting for daylight to check on things.
Ray - Hopefully no damage to you. Appears I have no damage. It was really dicey here for ~1hr - 2 hr. Dodged another bullet I believe.
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Originally Posted by Koda
Last night I put together 5 pages, and tonight 9 pages, of the H/OCA newsletter. 5 pages left and I can send this one off to the proofers.
John - Sounds like you've been hitting it pretty hard. The style/artwork you described for this issue sounds pretty sharp! I hope it all comes together for you. I can definitely relate to things getting complicated when trying to integrate a variety of content created via different S/W, things can get pretty dicey. Good luck wrapping it up!
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We got 10 inches they say on the weather. I think more like 8. Very heavy and wet. Took most the morning snow blowing, shoveling and plowing. Actually a enjoyable time- no rush- no breakdowns, etc.
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We got 10 inches they say on the weather. I think more like 8. Very heavy and wet. Took most the morning snow blowing, shoveling and plowing. Actually a enjoyable time- no rush- no breakdowns, etc.
Greg - That's a fair amount of snow. Glad you have the equipment to handle it without killing yourself! The snowblower I went halves on with my neighbor across the street has not been started yet this season. Maybe I'll get lucky again this year and never use it. I didn't use it once last year, and my neighbor only used it 1 time.
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Norm, during the championship game on Monday, I saw a preview for The Masters of The Air. looks good. They are now forecasting a blizzard for this weekend, we'll see how that prediction pans out. I'll see how much that forecast changes in about 30 minutes when the local news comes on. Got about 5" on the ground right now. Forgot to put my snow gauge out.
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Thanks, Dan. Jan 26 Premiers. Just watched the teaser on YouTube.
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Well, as we get closer the original 1-9" forecast of snow is now 5+. We will see. Its no good, I just had to put my work truck in the shop for a sidewall blowout and oil change and inspection. Apparently the limit of the transfer case in a trailblazer is somewhere under 364,400 miles. At least this trailblazer. It's been driving fine, but I would hear some noise after being in 4 hi or low and going back to auto, but in 2wd, most but not all of the noise went away. It doesn't make sense to fix it to me. I wonder if a transfer case is even readily available for 08..

Well, now if it snows and I have to go into work I will be in my civic. I may ask the shop just to put a tire on it, change the oil and give it back to me.

Does anyone have experience with the Cummins/Onan NatGas home standby generators? We use a lot of generac and they hold up, but im seeing a cummins that's quieter and cheaper....

hope all survive this next round of weather and the last
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Snow is a word which comes to mind thinking of a love hate relationship.
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Snow is a word which comes to mind thinking of a love hate relationship.
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Old January 10th, 2024, 03:30 PM
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NORM, Looks like we have another golf partnerhttps://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story...s/69675386007/ candidly I am more impressed with his eleemosynary work than his coaching

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NORM, Looks like we have another golf partnerhttps://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story...s/69675386007/ candidly I am more impressed with his eleemosynary work than his coaching
Wow, can't believe he's hanging it up, although it does seem like he's been coaching forever. Love him, or hate him, IMO there's no denying he's the greatest college coach ever.
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Jim - Nick has certainly funded & founded numerous not-for-profit charitable foundations. No way I'm giving him one stroke; well, maybe if he buys lunch.




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Wow, can't believe he's hanging it up, although it does seem like he's been coaching forever. Love him, or hate him, IMO there's no denying he's the greatest college coach ever.
College football coach, maybe.
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Originally Posted by Koda
College football coach, maybe.
Yep, "football".
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Originally Posted by Koda
College football coach, maybe.
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Yep, "football".
I highly doubt it.
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I highly doubt it.
Curious as to why you would say that? All the stats support it, and those stats were accomplished playing year in and year out against the best teams in college football.
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Originally Posted by Dream67Olds442
Yep, "football".
I don't have a dog in that fight. MISTER (or Coach) Knight is still my pick for best collegiate coach ever.
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Originally Posted by Dream67Olds442
Curious as to why you would say that? All the stats support it, and those stats were accomplished playing year in and year out against the best teams in college football.
(1) Nick loves playing golf;
(2) Be bought a home in Jupiter in essentially Golfer Paradise next to Justin Thomas;
(3) Both Nick & his wife are very close & deeply embedded in managing charitable foundations;
(4) I see Nick as a person who looks forward to “retiring” and for Nick, continuation of coaching is NOT retiring.
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Originally Posted by Vintage Chief
(1) Nick loves playing golf;
(2) Be bought a home in Jupiter in essentially Golfer Paradise next to Justin Thomas;
(3) Both Nick & his wife are very close & deeply embedded in managing charitable foundations;
(4) I see Nick as a person who looks forward to “retiring” and for Nick, continuation of coaching is NOT retiring.
OK, now I'm thoroughly confused??? John and I were debating whether Saban was the greatest college football coach, and you replied, "I doubt it". Then I asked why "you doubt it", and I get your response above. What do any of those points (all valid) you cited above, have anything to do with his status/legacy as a football coach?
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LMAO Oh hell, I thought for some reason you were suggesting what he’s going to do next. I blew that out of the water. Holy fart knockers.
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If you were to look into my right ear you’d see you could look directly out of my left ear.
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LMAO Oh hell, I thought for some reason you were suggesting what he’s going to do next. I blew that out of the water. Holy fart knockers.
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If you were to look into my right ear you’d see you could look directly out of my left ear.
Now I'm LMAO 🤣 😂 😆. I thought I was losing my F'ing mind and had lost all capability to understand even basic sentences! Better you than me my friend!
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Look….some work hard at F’ing up…comes easy to me.
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EP:7 of ‘Fool Me Once’ (8 Episodes, 1st Season)
There have been numerous left turns throughout this series, some are finally being revealed. Not a bad series.
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That took longer than I thought. Looks like I have another night needed to make the newsletter. Layout takes a long time. I find I can't do rough layout of text and pictures, then do the proofing pass in the same session; the noodle needs a break.

Good news is the article I thought was going to be two pages needs three; this means I can bump the printing of the bylaws to next issue and use its page spot for the third page. I'll just save the freshly formatted, underlined, spaced, indented, bulleted, spell-checked, style-checked bylaws update for next time. It's amazing how poorly done digital documents can get to be after enough time and man-handling.

Doing some travel this weekend. There is a storm coming through that day, but, weather says it will be raining, not snowing, and will be above 40 degrees until about when I get there. I should get there about the time it turns to snow and the temperature drops. With the ground being above freezing for a solid day before that time, I should be ice free the whole way. Wind and rain do not bother this Floridian, I was born in a cross-fire hurricane, as the song goes, but I am careful with snow and I loathe ice.
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Lets not forget Bear Heres my favorite story https://www.tidefans.com/forums/thre...be-nice.93524/

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Ray - Hopefully no damage to you. Appears I have no damage. It was really dicey here for ~1hr - 2 hr. Dodged another bullet I believe.
good to hear Norm. I also got lucky. My home in NEPA was under a flood watch at the same time....Jeesh,it's everywhere
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Speaking of golf and football

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Doing some travel this weekend. There is a storm coming through that day, but, weather says it will be raining, not snowing, and will be above 40 degrees until about when I get there. I should get there about the time it turns to snow and the temperature drops. With the ground being above freezing for a solid day before that time, I should be ice free the whole way. Wind and rain do not bother this Floridian, I was born in a cross-fire hurricane, as the song goes, but I am careful with snow and I loathe ice.
John - Wishing you safe travels! I am not looking forward to the single digit and sub-zero temps that will be moving in Sunday!

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Jim - The "Bear's" tenure at Bama from '58 - '82 essentially spanned my entire childhood and college years. He was one of my Dad's all time favorite coaches and persons, and hence mine too. I have always been a huge Bama fan when they were playing anyone but Michigan. The "Bear" is certainly one of the all time greats! Great Story! 👍

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Wifey is moving right out on the interior painting, she's got a $hit-ton done! At least she's letting me do a little to help her now, moving heavy furniture, moving the heavy ladder, and holding/steadying the ladder when she's up on the highest rungs. Not much, I'm just taking orders from The Boss. What a gal, she does a great job!
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Jamesbo in the archives I just hit the point where we lost her. That picture was from the obituary slide show and I can't believe they still have it up these many years later.

60 and sunny, so says the computer. So I had to take a walk down to the roll up door to see for myself. This is sure a bonus day in the middle of winter. Actually we aren't even a month into winter

Finished our work before lunch, so we've been sitting. The worker bees have continued and we have probably 75 wheels ready to be signed for tomorrow. We should be done in jig time tomorrow.


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Finished our work before lunch, so we've been sitting. The worker bees have continued and we have probably 75 wheels ready to be signed for tomorrow. We should be done in jig time tomorrow.
Mike - Sounds like you're headed towards an early start to your weekend, good deal.
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As soon as I sent that message the lead came up and we went home. He made a big deal about starting at our usual time tomorrow(6am) so I suspect we'll be there until 2 tomorrow. And if I were a betting man I'd say the lead won't even be there tomorrow. Which will be fine because then we'll leave early.

Beautiful, beautiful day today. Over 60. Had to take Mom to the doctor or I would have been doing something outside. Supposed to be nice over the weekend so maybe I'll get something done. All these years I've been saying here that I'm trying to do things, and I never do. Eh, why do today what I can put off until tomorrow.

Chris that ladder arrangement looks like it will appear on the Humor thread soon. There are plenty of places like that in both my houses where I'll have to get creative to reach.



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