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Post by vampyre on Aug 23, 2008 9:56:20 GMT -5
Of course it was raining but not in the game. Come to think of it, I've not seen any weather effects in game except for night and day.
I was in the Old Forrest last night and it was very murky, dark and scarey. Even the music for it is creepy.
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Post by Raven on Aug 23, 2008 15:57:46 GMT -5
That's some odd mail, Vampy. Maybe the wizards have something to do with it. Don't start neglecting us when you get your game.
And hey- you need to start feeding and fighting with your vampire on Facebook too, remember?
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Post by vampyre on Aug 23, 2008 17:05:22 GMT -5
No I don't. I have no real interest in Facebook or Myspace. I just did that to help out your army.
New games have a way of taking me over. Not too sure about this one. It's fun but even a Loremaster of Middle Earth needs a break once in a while.
We have almost a month before SPORE is released. Then i probably will go MIA. Same thing will happen in October when Fallout 3 is released. Even more so because it's the perfect game type or me
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Post by vampyre on Aug 29, 2008 11:50:36 GMT -5
Well you know how when you buy eggs you open them up and look inside to be sure they are all there and un broken? I do this every time. I always want to be sure I have a perfect dozen. Today was no different. All present and accounted for. No runs drips errors or cracks. We are good to go! As i stuff all my other groceries into the trunk of the car, I am being very careful not to crush my precious(MY PRESIOUS!) eggs. After a lot of heaving and hoeing, a lot of huffing and puffing, cause it's really hot and humid today, i get everything in. Just as I am about to close the trunk, guess who slips off the pile and crashes to the asphalt parking lot? Yep, the eggs! NOOOooooo! There were casualties but I was to disheartened to look. When I got home, I checked 4 dead one wounded. It was a sad sad day here but at least there were survivors.
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Post by miki on Aug 29, 2008 12:16:41 GMT -5
That does suck...when I buy eggs, they go up front with me.
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Post by debim on Aug 29, 2008 18:55:15 GMT -5
You DO have a problem with eggs, don't you, Vampy? They explode when you boil them, they commit suicide when you try to take them home from the store...what next?
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Post by ailishsmom on Aug 29, 2008 19:00:48 GMT -5
What the heck is a timing belt and why does it cost $2700 to fix your car if it breaks??? Something that causes that much of an issue should not be referred to a simply a 'belt'! It should be called the timing spinal cord or timing nervous system. Then instead of my brain having a thought process like, "Oh, it's only a belt, THAT can't possible be expensive" the conversation would be more like, Ma'am, I'm afraid you car needs a new timing spinal cord. It's a risky procedure and very expensive. I understand. Just do whatever it takes to save it.
Stupid car!
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Post by Raven on Aug 29, 2008 19:40:46 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but they way you described it made me laugh my ass off. But it shouldn't be funny. It sucks that you gotta shell out so much cash for a belt. Is it designer? Usually, it's the computer-y stuff that's expensive, or I'd think, right? When I think belt, I think a strip of rubber, and certainly not something that would cost that much money.
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Post by deathlynx on Aug 29, 2008 20:18:40 GMT -5
Well, depends on the car...many cars these days have packed the engine in so tight that they pretty much have to strip it down to get at integral components...especially with smaller cars... Hey vamp, I know the feeling with the eggs...I check mine meticulously, but one day I got them home, set them on the counter to get the rest of the fridge-ables and heard "thud" from behind me...lost the whole batch and had to figure out something else for dinner...
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Post by miki on Aug 29, 2008 20:28:28 GMT -5
What the heck is a timing belt and why does it cost $2700 to fix your car if it breaks??? Something that causes that much of an issue should not be referred to a simply a 'belt'! It should be called the timing spinal cord or timing nervous system. Then instead of my brain having a thought process like, "Oh, it's only a belt, THAT can't possible be expensive" the conversation would be more like, Ma'am, I'm afraid you car needs a new timing spinal cord. It's a risky procedure and very expensive. I understand. Just do whatever it takes to save it. Stupid car! What kind of car is it? That sounds kinda pricey for a timing belt...oh, you mean for the timing belt and the labor too, eh? That sucks BIG TIME!
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Post by ailishsmom on Aug 29, 2008 20:38:30 GMT -5
Well, apparently when your timing belt breaks it causes all the other parts of your engine to instantaneously and simultaneously slam against each other so that your whole engine has to be rebuilt. Or so I'm told. Then again, as much as I know about cars, they could tell me the hyper-solar doohickey broke and caused the warp drive to burn out the hydro lithium shaft and I'd have to take their word for it.
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Post by miki on Aug 29, 2008 21:48:59 GMT -5
Well, they told you right...apparently when the timing belt breaks, it bends the valves because the pistons slam up against them as Mark tells me. Something gets bent! Bad news for sure. He says as a tip, so you don't have to go through that trouble again, always change out your timing belt at 60,000 miles; even if it still looks good. His brother, who has a Honda, thought it didn't need to be done, didn't do it, and had to go through the same thing as you but they worked on it themselves.
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Post by ailishsmom on Aug 30, 2008 17:44:01 GMT -5
good to know! Thanks miki!
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Post by vampyre on Aug 30, 2008 18:28:42 GMT -5
Here is a general picture of a Chevy timing belt..
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Post by ailishsmom on Aug 30, 2008 20:36:24 GMT -5
My husband just rolled his eyes at me when I told him everything I learned in this thread. ;D We're edumacational!
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