Your lows are higher than our highs!
[quote=āThe Coffee Godā post=176479]
UGH!
So this is what my weekend is forecast at currently.
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Those are some huge temperature swings.
I remember when CompUSA had stores around here, and competed with other big computer stores. Now theyāre long dead and the closest TigerDirect store is 90 minutes and $28 in tolls away, and is in a different state. Microcenter is about 40 minutes away and is behind an $8 paywall but has a 6% tax on all purchases.
Which is why I end up having to buy online 
$8 paywall? Iām not sure I understand that.
And as for the tax thing, thereās been times where Microcenter was cheaper for something than online stores even though I have the sales tax (which is 6%).
Actually, Iām not sure if we have any other stores nearby to sell stuff like thisā¦ Outside of those the size of a Radio Shack.
[quote=āshadzarā post=176349]
I control the vertical and I control the horizontal![/quote]
I bow to your awesome use of the Outer Limits intro monologueā¦ :lol:
[quote=āmiquelfireā post=176496]
$8 paywall? Iām not sure I understand that.[/quote]
Something obnoxious must be between celestial and his local Microcenter. Maybe yet another toll road.
Most of my PC parts buying, when I buy, is split between Tiger Direct local and NewEgg online.
Iāve always been a bargain hunter / bottom feeder when it comes to most electronics. I spent too much time in the industry and have a real good idea just what that stuff really costs.
That thrifty habit has served me well.
Mark Gosdin
Oh that brings back memories, watching the picture of the moon fuzz and sharpen on our B&W console TV!
Loved that show, was one that my mom would always watch with me. Sheād never admit it, but she loved a good SciFi or Horror story. Good times, long long ago.
Mark Gosdin
[quote=āmgosdinā post=176543]
$8 paywall? Iām not sure I understand that.
Something obnoxious must be between celestial and his local Microcenter. Maybe yet another toll road.
Most of my PC parts buying, when I buy, is split between Tiger Direct local and NewEgg online.
Iāve always been a bargain hunter / bottom feeder when it comes to most electronics. I spent too much time in the industry and have a real good idea just what that stuff really costs.
That thrifty habit has served me well.
Mark Gosdin[/quote]
Yep, due to a geographic quirk the only way to get to the closest Microcenter is to cross a $4 each way toll bridge. Due to a political quirk, thereās no reduced fare plan for that bridge yet either.
I used to use TigerDirect exclusively as they offered better reward points than the Egg but they stopped doing that so I split my business. Both are hawking cheap SSDs, and I could always use more, but thereās so much controversy with SSDs-and the controversial SSDs are often liquidated-that by the time I find out if the deal is good, theyāre gone. Oh well, I donāt like spending $ anyhow lol.
I still have an ancient b&w tv, one so old that it doesnāt have a coaxial jack, just 2 screws for those old āhorseshoeā connectors. Since it is ostensibly a āportableā TV it has a flat edge-to-edge glass pane over its curved screen, meaning that it was doing edge-to-edge glass before Apple made it cool; hipster TV set 
By chance, is your MicroCenter in Michigan? All the facts I have tells me that may be the case. 6% sales tax, toll bridge.
There really arenāt any places around me that sell computer parts. The closest place that even sells anything like that is Best Buy, and what they sell isnāt exactly great. Mostly graphics cards and memory. All the computers Iāve built have been from parts bought online. Usually from Newegg.
The only reason that I know of the Microcenter near me is because one of my friends only believes in online shopping as a last resort for buying anything that isnāt sold on RightStuf lol. I was somewhat surprised that it seems to do decent business.
It is kinda cool to see 3d printers and 4K + curved displays in person.
Unfortunately no, Iām not located in Americaās Mitten.
So celestialās whereabouts will remain a mystery. :evil:
Pity, Michigan is a nice place, specially in the early fall, not so much the winter though.
Mark Gosdin
[quote=āThe Coffee Godā post=176479]
UGH!
So this is what my weekend is forecast at currently.
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So, itās only 12pm currently and itās already 102.
Man, I hope it doesnāt turn out like it did back in Sept. 2010, where it hit 113.
Welcome to Hell? Population, Earth.
proves we only have one season in this country anymore, swinter. (part summer, part winter)
Iām dreading the fall season. I can already see my cedar trees getting ready to shed some of their growth like they do. They really are, BY FAR, messier than leaved trees. They also take longer to shed. It wipes out my whole yard each year.
Weāve even had a few cut down, which I always hate to do, but with it costing nearly a grand per treeā¦ you can only do so much really. So, until we move from this placeā¦ Iām stuck with cleanup duty. Cheers to the next 3 months being a painā¦ ugh.
:dry:
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In other news, I just love when my ISP does a forced reset. I even had some posts that I thought about making earlier. Since it was Sunday, I was composing my olā weekly VOD report too. I was lazy and didnāt back it up. So I lost it. Iāll just do it later.
Cheers to you, Wave! They have been doing that recently during mid day randomly. It didnāt help with the fiber optic cables getting cut and ripped off like I stated in the past. Glad I wasnāt streaming something at the time that was important.
:pinch:
NOTHING is messier than Pin Oaks. :pinch: Leaves are small so no problem, but here have limbs and branches all over the place for no reason!
[quote=āThe Coffee Godā post=176590]
UGH!
So this is what my weekend is forecast at currently.
So, itās only 12pm currently and itās already 102.
Man, I hope it doesnāt turn out like it did back in Sept. 2010, where it hit 113.[/quote]
At least the humidity is low, a perk that the other side of the country doesnāt often get alongside its high heat.
Is your cooling solution as described earlier up to the task?
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Well, itās not a mystery to meā¦I think; wasnāt it Lagrange-5 in the show?
Iāve enjoyed what time Iāve spent in what I guess is now the Snyder State, though I havenāt done much around āDay-twahā as Robocop hasnāt yet been created 
[quote=ācelestial_beingā post=176607]
At least the humidity is low, a perk that the other side of the country doesnāt often get alongside its high heat.
Is your cooling solution as described earlier up to the task? [/quote]
Itās days like this when I say āscrew the $215 electric bill I just received the other dayā and turn off almost everything and kick on the A/C.
It ended up being 105 at the hottest part of today.
We had a cold summer here in Michigan this year
And speaking of Detroit, theyāre building this M-1 Rail, and itās causing me nightmares getting home from work now (along with the start of classes, so the surfaces streets have a lot of traffic)
$215 electric bill?! For an apartment?!
Time to roll out some new power plants, or maybe to fire up the ancient nuclear plants that were shut down out there; electricity prices are just too darn high everywhere 
[quote=ācelestial_beingā post=176629]$215 electric bill?! For an apartment?!
Time to roll out some new power plants, or maybe to fire up the ancient nuclear plants that were shut down out there; electricity prices are just too darn high everywhere :([/quote]
It really sucks.
This is part of the āpeak periodā months, so it cost more perkWh.
But what really boggles my brain, is I only used 14 more kWh than last bill, yet it had a $30 increase from last bill with 3 days less on the billing cycle.
They check our meters every 58-65 days so we only get a bill every other month, but still, a $30 increase is just insane.