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Grits
That's terrible, DE. I'm so very sorry. sad.gif
stargelman
What is it with people? sad.gif

So very sorry, DE. My condolences to you as well.
Acadian
Gosh, what tragic news. sad.gif

I'm so sorry, both mALX and DE for your losses.

Vital
Both mALX and DE that's terrible news.

My condolences to both of you...
mALX
QUOTE(Darkness Eternal @ Oct 8 2014, 10:33 PM) *

I'm taking a few days off. MALX I am terribly sorry to hear that. I will message you as soon as I can.

Today my baby cousin has passed away...



Aw DE, I'm so sorry! That is even harsher than my loss, a child - my deepest condolences to you and your family. sad.gif

And thank you all for your support and condolences - they mean a lot.
Colonel Mustard
I'm really sorry to hear that, mALX and D. That sounds absolutely terrible sad.gif
mirocu
Best of thoughts to you both, mALX and DE.. sad.gif
King Of Beasts
Your baby cousin passed away? Oh, poor kid, I'm sorry to hear that sad.gif

SubRosa
So sorry DE. sad.gif
Kiln
Sorry for your loss as well DE. It is always hard to lose a relative, younger ones even more so.
Destri Melarg
Echoing everyone's sentiment. Condolences to both DE and mALX.
mirocu
Hunting season has started with moose on the primary agenda smile.gif

I have as many calves as I can shoot for three days only but as per usual I suspect I wonīt even see anything. Still, weather was fine and temperature in the ok-zone though I had wanted it a tad more chill.


Two days left!
Kiln
QUOTE(mirocu @ Oct 13 2014, 09:10 AM) *

Hunting season has started with moose on the primary agenda smile.gif

I have as many calves as I can shoot for three days only but as per usual I suspect I wonīt even see anything. Still, weather was fine and temperature in the ok-zone though I had wanted it a tad more chill.


Two days left!

I know that story myself. You see them all the time, except during hunting season.
mirocu
QUOTE(Kiln @ Oct 14 2014, 10:56 AM) *

I know that story myself. You see them all the time, except during hunting season.

But today at least I saw a wabbit! laugh.gif

Even better weather today. Fog, no wind and close to sub-zero.

One day left!!
Acadian
Mirocu, when is it jackalope huntin' season in Sweden?


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mirocu
QUOTE(Acadian @ Oct 14 2014, 01:53 PM) *

Mirocu, when is it jackalope huntin' season in Sweden?


wink.gif

Whenever itīs first spotted tongue.gif
ghastley
You mean only the spotted skvader is legal game? The plain ones are safe? nono.gif
Kiln
I hunt rarely. It's hard to find the time, especially if you actually get one and have to clean it. That's a full time job in itself.

I've taken a couple of white tails here in the states with my AK.

It may seem insane but the adrenaline rush you get when you take one is unrivaled. I'm guessing it is our primative biology at work. Humans have evolved, our techniques and weapons have changed but the feeling of pride after outsmarting your prey and earning dinner remains unchanged. There is a reward system at work inside of our brains that isn't easy to comprehend.

Humans are animals at a very basic level and that is unchangeable.
mirocu
Third and final day and nothing yet again. I guessed so, but you canīt know until you get out there wink.gif

Overcast, a slight breeze and cold.


About humans having evolved, regarding our biological functions including what happens in the brain in various situations, according to experts it has remained unchanged since the stone age which is why we have so many accidents happening. We call it " the human factor", we canīt keep up with the technology rush since it takes millions of years for evolution to catch up and adjust.


But who cares. I didnīt get to shoot anything dry.gif
stargelman
For those of you who had trouble accessing the site earlier today: there was a problem with the domain name resolution, but it's been resolved apparently.
mALX
QUOTE(stargelman @ Oct 16 2014, 11:26 AM) *

For those of you who had trouble accessing the site earlier today: there was a problem with the domain name resolution, but it's been resolved apparently.



It kept directing my bookmark to a search engine for this forum, so I changed my bookmark thinking it had been hijacked, lol.


stargelman
More domain name problems. They are now resolved, but I'm really annoyed with the registrar and I'm actively thinking about taking my business elsewhere. Incompetent idiots.
Colonel Mustard
It went down again this morning, my phone said it couldn't connect due to a DNS error. Might be worth looking at that.

Edit: Stargelninjaed. Damn!
Acadian
Thanks so much, stargelman, for everything you do to keep this wonderful little place up and running. happy.gif
Grits
And here I thought the server hamster finally got a day off. tongue.gif Thank you for keeping us running, Stargelman!
ghastley
I think this was a bit more than simple DNS. I could still resolve Chorrol.com to an IP address yesterday, but it's on a multi-host server, with Birdstage.net and Carangul.com also at 78.47.80.102. Using the IP address got me to Carangul.com, which just shows a logo page, with no useful link onward.

The missing link was the sub-site one at the host, not the DNS lookup. I.e. it's the host's fault, not the registrar's - unless they're the same company - the host owns a class A network, 78.x.x.x, so they're big!

Interestingly, SameIp.org shows one less site at that address today. Probably fixed(?) at the same time.
stargelman
The registrar is to blame. Nobody else. Well perhaps ICANN, too. For good measure.
mirocu
It works again, yay! biggrin.gif
Kiln
Thanks for fixing the problems Stargel. I figured Terrence just gave up on us after all these years.
stargelman
QUOTE(Kiln @ Oct 17 2014, 09:52 PM) *

Thanks for fixing the problems Stargel. I figured Terrence just gave up on us after all these years.

He's doing fine. He takes a swim in a tub of coffee every morning, enough to get him through another day.
mALX
QUOTE(Acadian @ Oct 17 2014, 08:41 AM) *

Thanks so much, stargelman, for everything you do to keep this wonderful little place up and running. happy.gif



Ditto what Acadian said, Starge - Thank You!
haute ecole rider
So it's been a miserable weekend for me.

Started with an accident on Friday night coming home from work - I suspect my car has been totaled.

So Saturday I picked up a rental car, and it's not the same as my car. Driving home that night it really hit me how much I miss my car. It was most likely the best car I've ever owned.

And now I have to wait until Wednesday to find out if the car is indeed totaled, and if so, how much the insurance will pay me for it.

And then I have court (I'm at fault - I rear-ended the other guy) coming up, will likely have to pay fines for failure to reduce speed. I also will likely see my insurance premiums go up. And I was so close to paying off the car, I'll likely have to start over with a new loan.

Ugh.
mirocu
Oh, man. That sure sucks sad.gif

So sorry about your car, sounds like you liked it very much. That other stuff was indeed bad too but wrecking your car hurt me too because I know how much Iīd miss mine.

What kind of car was it?
Acadian
So sorry to hear that, Rider. kvright.gif

It doesn't seem to take much to total a car these days. I'm just glad it seems you weren't hurt.
haute ecole rider
QUOTE(mirocu @ Oct 27 2014, 03:10 PM) *

Oh, man. That sure sucks sad.gif

So sorry about your car, sounds like you liked it very much. That other stuff was indeed bad too but wrecking your car hurt me too because I know how much Iīd miss mine.

What kind of car was it?

Saturn Aura XE 2009

Awesome car for winter driving. Didn't mind all the crappy snowy conditions we got last winter. Lots of nice little amenities that I didn't think necessary in the beginning, but now realize that they're hard to live without. Second favorite car I've ever owned.

@Acadian: no, it doesn't take much to total a car, but I rather suspect it's due to the high cost of body work these days. However all of the damage to my car was confined to the engine compartment - broken radiator, maybe damaged engine block, but the cabin was intact and I sustained no injuries at all. The other vehicle was a Rover - those things are built like tanks, and of course its rear bumper rode over my front bumper and led to all that damage, but its back end was pretty much intact. I'm grateful for that because there were kids in the rear seat of that truck.
mALX


Oh, bless your heart, Haute! I'm so sorry! Hope everything works out to at least an equitable ending for this situation Hug_emoticon.gif


Grits
Yikes, haute, that really stinks. I’m glad that no one was hurt. It sounds like your Saturn did a good job keeping you safe. Fingers crossed for a good agreement with your insurance.
Colonel Mustard
God damn, that absolutely sucks, H.E.R. sad.gif I really hope things work out alright for you.
SubRosa
Ouch! At least there were no serious injuries. Cars are a lot easier to fix or replace than people.
ghastley
If you're unhurt, that's the important thing. Especially with the recent news about exploding airbags and shrapnel.

And that suggests the car will be repairable, too. There's a lot of "crumple zone" at the front of a car these days that's designed to be sacrificial in collision like that, and so they make it easy to replace. If the main body shell didn't get bent, you'll probably get it back. Just make sure it's fixed by a place that uses real parts, not cheap replicas.
treydog
So very sorry for the loss of the vehicle, haute. But glad you are OK.

We become attached to our personal transports... I know if something happens to Gruening I will be quite distressed.

Take care of yourself and best wishes for everything going forward.
haute ecole rider
Thanks to all of you for everything you've said.

Grits:
QUOTE
Yikes, haute, that really stinks. I’m glad that no one was hurt. It sounds like your Saturn did a good job keeping you safe.
This.

SubRosa: And this:
QUOTE
Ouch! At least there were no serious injuries. Cars are a lot easier to fix or replace than people.


That's what I keep telling myself. But damn, it's still hard to lose a car before its time.

Just heard from the adjuster this morning. It is a total loss. Not surprised. I went to the tow yard to get my personal property out of it, and was able to get a closer look at the damage. Nothing in the engine compartment is in its original place. Nothing. So I'm not surprised. The adjuster said it would be sold for salvage - that's all that's left for this car.

So now we're off to the next stage, where the insurance makes me a settlement offer. Hopefully I'll be in a replacement by the end of the week, fingers crossed. I really, really hate this rental car. indifferent.gif I'm hoping to get into another Saturn Aura, there's quite a few good deals out there.
mALX
QUOTE(treydog @ Oct 28 2014, 07:51 PM) *

So very sorry for the loss of the vehicle, haute. But glad you are OK.

We become attached to our personal transports... I know if something happens to Gruening I will be quite distressed.

Take care of yourself and best wishes for everything going forward.



Er, has your car been to Anchorage, Alaska? (I've been there too, if playing Fallout 3 counts).
mirocu
QUOTE(haute ecole rider @ Oct 29 2014, 06:59 PM) *

Hopefully I'll be in a replacement by the end of the week, fingers crossed. I really, really hate this rental car. indifferent.gif I'm hoping to get into another Saturn Aura, there's quite a few good deals out there.

Try to be a little nice to the rental. Iīm sure it does as good of a job as it can for you during all this and that itīs perfectly aware that it canīt replace your own.


Good luck getting a replacement you can connect with smile.gif
haute ecole rider
Don't worry, 'Rocu. It's a decent car, but just not what I'm used to. Guess twenty years of owning Saturns have spoiled me. In any case, I returned it with a nearly full tank of gas last night, which is half a tank more than I got two weeks ago.

About time, but I finally got a new used car. Yes, it's another Saturn Aura. Where my old one was the basic model, 4 cyl. engine, few options, this one is, while a year and 15,000 miles older, is fully loaded, with a 3.6L V6, power sunroof, leather seats (heated!), auto-dim mirrors (a must for nighttime driving in the 'burbs, where every idiot in an SUV has his high beams on), 6-way adjustable power seats, and a universal garage door opener! Whoo hoo! It's silver with black interior, all the better for my old eyes. Light-colored interiors just strain my eyes from the glare. Yup, my eyes are that sensitive. In fact, one of the things that drove me nuts about the rental was that it didn't have automatic lights. So I kept driving off from work at 10 pm not realizing that I don't have my headlights on. Not good. Then it's dinging like crazy at me because I keep turning off the engine and getting out without turning the lights off!

So now I'm ready to put all this behind me and spend the next five or six years enjoying this car. biggrin.gif
Grits
Yay, congrats on the new Saturn! I'm glad you found one you can love. smile.gif
mirocu
Picture, or it didnīt happen!! biggrin.gif
Acadian
Congrats, Rider. I'm sure getting a new good Saturn will help put the accident behind you. I hope you enjoy it as much as you did the previous one! smile.gif
mALX


Congrats Haute! Sounds like you got a really good outcome despite the tragedy of the accident! I am so glad you were able to find one so similar, and glad it offered a few extras as well. I hope that eases the trauma some of the accident itself and of losing your dear car. It is no joke that we become attached to our cars, that is for sure.




haute ecole rider
QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 7 2014, 09:24 AM) *

Picture, or it didnīt happen!! biggrin.gif


Okay, okay!

Ya asked for it, 'Rocu!

The Before, both the good side and the bad:

Aaaaand here's Johnny Jack!
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