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01/21/2012 09:40 #55953
Breakfast01/15/2012 10:22 #55920
Happy Now?Category: weather
There was an awful lot of whining going on about when are we going to get ours in terms of snowfall? I really wanted these people to shaddup because if in Buffalo you ask for snow, chances are it will still be in here in APRIL! It’s less charming then, in fact, after the holidays, I’m sort of whatever. But some things are certain, death, taxes, the Mets sucking, Snow in Buffalo? Settle, it came.
So, it never ceases to amaze that there is somebody driving down Elmwood, with a few inches of snow covering their car, windshield barely defrosted, no lights on.
I don’t mind the snow, just what can happen mind sets. Having four wheel drive is the key to NOTHING and there are few folks in the city who think having a four drive car has given them the powers found usually with residents of Krypton.
It’s the little things that make it even more interesting.
The traffic light on my street took on disco light flashing, which brings an even busier intersection that much more of a mess as we all forgot the four way stop rule they teach you in driver’s ed.
There isn’t that much snow as I write this but somehow folks are already in the streets.
It is what makes the “Where is our snow†facebook status updates and tweets sort of laughable.
“It’s here!â€
So, it never ceases to amaze that there is somebody driving down Elmwood, with a few inches of snow covering their car, windshield barely defrosted, no lights on.
I don’t mind the snow, just what can happen mind sets. Having four wheel drive is the key to NOTHING and there are few folks in the city who think having a four drive car has given them the powers found usually with residents of Krypton.
It’s the little things that make it even more interesting.
The traffic light on my street took on disco light flashing, which brings an even busier intersection that much more of a mess as we all forgot the four way stop rule they teach you in driver’s ed.
There isn’t that much snow as I write this but somehow folks are already in the streets.
It is what makes the “Where is our snow†facebook status updates and tweets sort of laughable.
“It’s here!â€
mrmike - 01/15/12 14:15
Not a fan of that either, give me some twentys and falling snow, that is an improvement over Friday where it was like being chased by barbeque smoke
Not a fan of that either, give me some twentys and falling snow, that is an improvement over Friday where it was like being chased by barbeque smoke
paul - 01/15/12 13:45
I am happy. But don't worry too much Monday and Tuesday should be rainy and 40 again.
I am happy. But don't worry too much Monday and Tuesday should be rainy and 40 again.
metalpeter - 01/15/12 10:45
Last Night I froze my Hands Eating and Taking pictures and It sure would have been nice to have it be warm.....
I have a compromise .... How about so that the Snow People are happy it snows out in ski country you know Ellicotville so people can do the snow stuff maybe it stops at tift? If you want to build a snow man you can go out there and get the snow stuff.... If you want your house to look like Christmas you can rent a truck and they will bring it into the city for you and you make it look nice?
Last Night I froze my Hands Eating and Taking pictures and It sure would have been nice to have it be warm.....
I have a compromise .... How about so that the Snow People are happy it snows out in ski country you know Ellicotville so people can do the snow stuff maybe it stops at tift? If you want to build a snow man you can go out there and get the snow stuff.... If you want your house to look like Christmas you can rent a truck and they will bring it into the city for you and you make it look nice?
01/04/2012 10:24 #55847
Six DegreesCategory: weather
Alright, I need a word with you, yeah, you, the yahoo who posted on his Facebook or Twitter feed to "Bring it On!" with the forecasts of cold and snow. You, dear sir, are a schmuck! You complacent, commuter cup swilling, jug head. I thought of you while waiting for AAA Tuesday morning. I enjoy the seasons to be sure, but those who somehow measure their manhood by snow piles I think need to be smacked back to consciousness, preferably with something frosty. Changing tires is not a six degree sort of activity.
Yes, we have handled snow just fine, but 6 degrees is cold, too cold to enjoy the snow for very long.
It's cold, especially if you develop a car issue, as mine did, on the way to work, for the first time in almost a week, on a busy street, during rush hour, with a grumpy teen in the car.
While waiting the admirably fast AAA folks, (helpful dude showed in 30 minutes) all I can think about were the yahoos who filled social media spots with "Finally" "Bring it On" "Bout Time." There will be time for all the fun stuff as we enjoy Winter until May, then have near winter, not winter, then near winter again. So, settle down as the tire that might need changed tomorrow morning might be yours. Don't go tempting Karma like that, she's burn out a headlight in temps like this and make you drop the most important screw into a dark corner that you can't see into and your fingers will be too big too reach.
It snowed in real numbers in the southtowns. Go there, and settle down, we'll get ours.
Yes, we have handled snow just fine, but 6 degrees is cold, too cold to enjoy the snow for very long.
It's cold, especially if you develop a car issue, as mine did, on the way to work, for the first time in almost a week, on a busy street, during rush hour, with a grumpy teen in the car.
While waiting the admirably fast AAA folks, (helpful dude showed in 30 minutes) all I can think about were the yahoos who filled social media spots with "Finally" "Bring it On" "Bout Time." There will be time for all the fun stuff as we enjoy Winter until May, then have near winter, not winter, then near winter again. So, settle down as the tire that might need changed tomorrow morning might be yours. Don't go tempting Karma like that, she's burn out a headlight in temps like this and make you drop the most important screw into a dark corner that you can't see into and your fingers will be too big too reach.
It snowed in real numbers in the southtowns. Go there, and settle down, we'll get ours.
metalpeter - 01/04/12 17:23
Snow is one of those things that is very pretty if you aren't in it... Kinda like how tigers are pretty as long as you aren't in the cage with them.... Wish my body could stand the cold ..... Cause there is a part of me that wishes every day after work I was hoping in the 4X4 and hitting the slopes or learning some new rail trick ...... But man is cold out there..... There are a couple of Christmas songs that maybe aren't really Christmas songs that are really about staying in cause it is bad out there put how it does look pretty.... But just cause something looks nice doesn't mean it is.... I would tend to think that most things that work well aren't pretty at all.....
Snow is one of those things that is very pretty if you aren't in it... Kinda like how tigers are pretty as long as you aren't in the cage with them.... Wish my body could stand the cold ..... Cause there is a part of me that wishes every day after work I was hoping in the 4X4 and hitting the slopes or learning some new rail trick ...... But man is cold out there..... There are a couple of Christmas songs that maybe aren't really Christmas songs that are really about staying in cause it is bad out there put how it does look pretty.... But just cause something looks nice doesn't mean it is.... I would tend to think that most things that work well aren't pretty at all.....
tinypliny - 01/04/12 11:03
heh, I really love you for posting this right now. White Christmas, White Winter, Buffalo Snow etc. etc. are all over-rated and completely unnecessary. I don't even think the snow is all that pretty once you have to grunt and tiptoe a mile because the compacted icy bits are so slippery and you could break your jaw if you strode like a normal person.
Add all this torture to -15 deg C and that is a painful disaster. I say we kick all the twitty-yahoos to alaska or wherever sarah palin is now and you have so much snow, there is nothing else.
heh, I really love you for posting this right now. White Christmas, White Winter, Buffalo Snow etc. etc. are all over-rated and completely unnecessary. I don't even think the snow is all that pretty once you have to grunt and tiptoe a mile because the compacted icy bits are so slippery and you could break your jaw if you strode like a normal person.
Add all this torture to -15 deg C and that is a painful disaster. I say we kick all the twitty-yahoos to alaska or wherever sarah palin is now and you have so much snow, there is nothing else.
12/30/2011 12:50 #55815
Kindle - ingCategory: gadgets
Always been as much of an early adopter as my bankroll and credit lines would allow, but age is catching up there with me as number one son now regularly cleans my clock at Madden and NHL on the Xbox, and apparently I slow him down on Halo missions. That said, a friend's facebook posting about a $100 Plasma tv set had me thinking.
Anyway, it happens, I think I'm losing a step. I was watching a discussion about Nooks versus Kindles via twitter the other day with a little bit of interest. I've always been a pretty avid reader, but I'm loyal to the printed page and that will remain, but....
My final christmas gift arrived yesterday. My son's lovely mom imparted a Kindle on to me. It's a straight forward reader, which is good as I don't need another data port at this rate, but as somebody who rarely needed the directions for gizmos, I found I was looking for some directions (a first). With a little futzing and learning where the buttons are, I had two books that I was curious about, but not enough to buy loaded up at nice discount prices.
So, it's a noble experiment, figured out how to work it all in the privacy of my living room, reducing the silliness of figuring it out in front of, well, my tech savvy kids.
So far? Kinda cool. Don't think it will get in the way of any real book store purchases, but might digitally get my arse to the library a little more.
Anyway, it happens, I think I'm losing a step. I was watching a discussion about Nooks versus Kindles via twitter the other day with a little bit of interest. I've always been a pretty avid reader, but I'm loyal to the printed page and that will remain, but....
My final christmas gift arrived yesterday. My son's lovely mom imparted a Kindle on to me. It's a straight forward reader, which is good as I don't need another data port at this rate, but as somebody who rarely needed the directions for gizmos, I found I was looking for some directions (a first). With a little futzing and learning where the buttons are, I had two books that I was curious about, but not enough to buy loaded up at nice discount prices.
So, it's a noble experiment, figured out how to work it all in the privacy of my living room, reducing the silliness of figuring it out in front of, well, my tech savvy kids.
So far? Kinda cool. Don't think it will get in the way of any real book store purchases, but might digitally get my arse to the library a little more.
metalpeter - 12/31/11 17:55
A waterproof one is a great idea.... If you think back to one of the ads yes the hot girl with the sunglasses that cost more then the kindle reading on a raft floating in a pool would be awesome.... How about even a Magazine like manly things thinking like FHM, Maxim, Penthouse, Nuts, Playboy that kind of thing....
The reading in the tub comes of as weird not because it is.... But in this country there are so many things based on gender and gender roles. If I women said that no one would bat an eye.... In fact take it one more in some circles if a women took a bath and didn't read she would be looked down on or at least in the past maybe that isn't true anymore maybe the hours in the bath is lost to time?
A waterproof one is a great idea.... If you think back to one of the ads yes the hot girl with the sunglasses that cost more then the kindle reading on a raft floating in a pool would be awesome.... How about even a Magazine like manly things thinking like FHM, Maxim, Penthouse, Nuts, Playboy that kind of thing....
The reading in the tub comes of as weird not because it is.... But in this country there are so many things based on gender and gender roles. If I women said that no one would bat an eye.... In fact take it one more in some circles if a women took a bath and didn't read she would be looked down on or at least in the past maybe that isn't true anymore maybe the hours in the bath is lost to time?
uncutsaniflush - 12/30/11 21:27
I've been told I'm wierd but I like taking a bath and reading in the tub. I'm waiting for a waterproof e-reader. Happy Kindling.
I've been told I'm wierd but I like taking a bath and reading in the tub. I'm waiting for a waterproof e-reader. Happy Kindling.
12/15/2011 13:36 #55746
More TruckinIt's a silly debate and the foot dragging on the legislative side makes my head shake. Only here can we make a federal case over "Rocket Sauce"
tinypliny - 12/15/11 19:23
I haven't had Zetti's pizza in forever. I need to get some slices soon.
I haven't had Zetti's pizza in forever. I need to get some slices soon.
metalpeter - 12/15/11 19:05
I think ETS makes a great Product and So does Llyod's.... What I think the owners think is this.... On Elmwood a lot of how you make your money isn't someone Planing I'm gonna get this or I'm gonna get that it is people walking... So What ever you see first you are going to eat... So say I want to go to Get a Tattoo or Go to that comic book shop or just walk or what ever I think oh ETS or Maybe wait Jim's steak out and I start to droll well wait a taco Truck oh never had Lloyd's and so I don't spend money on those places.... Now what I gets Zetti upset is that they picked there spot and pay High Rent (that is why places that close or leave for) is right by the Farmers Market so they think ok any one who goes there sees us.... Well if Food trucks can be there it takes away the value of their spot.... As A side note I find it interesting that is where Just Pizza started... Now those guys I think aren't being Honest... They don't like Food trucks cause Just Pizza likes to go to Festivals and raise the pizza prices (oh yeah they sell tacos also) and Food trucks are a Threat to their festival Business..... That being said I'm not them so ... But also on The Elmwood Strip there is a cool factor thing.... I think those places know the Food trucks are the cool and hip place to go eat.... But seriously for a minute if you walk down Elmwood and there is a truck that won't be there tomorrow of course you will go and then go to taco place the next day... But wait Taco's to days in row... Um no but you will go someplace else... And that kinda makes their point.... Not that I agree with them though... Cause Food trucks also bring more people to that area.....
I think ETS makes a great Product and So does Llyod's.... What I think the owners think is this.... On Elmwood a lot of how you make your money isn't someone Planing I'm gonna get this or I'm gonna get that it is people walking... So What ever you see first you are going to eat... So say I want to go to Get a Tattoo or Go to that comic book shop or just walk or what ever I think oh ETS or Maybe wait Jim's steak out and I start to droll well wait a taco Truck oh never had Lloyd's and so I don't spend money on those places.... Now what I gets Zetti upset is that they picked there spot and pay High Rent (that is why places that close or leave for) is right by the Farmers Market so they think ok any one who goes there sees us.... Well if Food trucks can be there it takes away the value of their spot.... As A side note I find it interesting that is where Just Pizza started... Now those guys I think aren't being Honest... They don't like Food trucks cause Just Pizza likes to go to Festivals and raise the pizza prices (oh yeah they sell tacos also) and Food trucks are a Threat to their festival Business..... That being said I'm not them so ... But also on The Elmwood Strip there is a cool factor thing.... I think those places know the Food trucks are the cool and hip place to go eat.... But seriously for a minute if you walk down Elmwood and there is a truck that won't be there tomorrow of course you will go and then go to taco place the next day... But wait Taco's to days in row... Um no but you will go someplace else... And that kinda makes their point.... Not that I agree with them though... Cause Food trucks also bring more people to that area.....
metalpeter - 12/15/11 18:51
Here is the thing I think that there is a 600lb Gorilla that no one as the saying goes no one wants to talk about.... I think the real issue is foot traffic and I'll get to that in a minute (again not really my view but A view I might have if I owned a place)... I think that there is this Food Truck Stigma that they aren't regulated... As an Example when I was in Toronto years back (To see Phantom I think) they had a warning about Rick Shaws.... Now that is a mobile Business and Another time when I was there their was a food truck it was dark hard to see and I'm like this truck in this big city not going to take a chance... I think there is this perception that they are mobile so how can anyone make sure they are clean... They are Mobile so they don't have to pay tax... It is like that guy selling stuff out of the back of his truck.....
Here is the thing I think that there is a 600lb Gorilla that no one as the saying goes no one wants to talk about.... I think the real issue is foot traffic and I'll get to that in a minute (again not really my view but A view I might have if I owned a place)... I think that there is this Food Truck Stigma that they aren't regulated... As an Example when I was in Toronto years back (To see Phantom I think) they had a warning about Rick Shaws.... Now that is a mobile Business and Another time when I was there their was a food truck it was dark hard to see and I'm like this truck in this big city not going to take a chance... I think there is this perception that they are mobile so how can anyone make sure they are clean... They are Mobile so they don't have to pay tax... It is like that guy selling stuff out of the back of his truck.....
tinypliny - 12/15/11 14:21
Zetti's has pretty good pizza! I am surprised they feel threatened by the COMPLETELY different food in these trucks! It is kind of stupid that regular food restaurants feel threatened by street food!!
Zetti's has pretty good pizza! I am surprised they feel threatened by the COMPLETELY different food in these trucks! It is kind of stupid that regular food restaurants feel threatened by street food!!
mrmike - 12/15/11 13:56
Worth a shot. The idea of protected Zones is so flippin stupid, especially from some folks like Paladino who just wants to protect his profits from the Ellicott Square Building. I mean if there is a drop off from people not buying Zetti's or ETS, perhaps those places should make better food, instead of cowering behind protectionism.
Worth a shot. The idea of protected Zones is so flippin stupid, especially from some folks like Paladino who just wants to protect his profits from the Ellicott Square Building. I mean if there is a drop off from people not buying Zetti's or ETS, perhaps those places should make better food, instead of cowering behind protectionism.
tinypliny - 12/15/11 13:54
And if those restaurants who are opposed to food trucks provided the common council with lobbying and campaign money, there is no way the trucks have a chance. When did politicians ever care about who they are actually legislating for? never.
And if those restaurants who are opposed to food trucks provided the common council with lobbying and campaign money, there is no way the trucks have a chance. When did politicians ever care about who they are actually legislating for? never.
tinypliny - 12/15/11 13:53
Oops, that is the website of the food truck association not the common council. what I meant was do they read emails at the common council?
Oops, that is the website of the food truck association not the common council. what I meant was do they read emails at the common council?
tinypliny - 12/15/11 13:51
Do they even read emails at the wnyfta.com? sounds like they might be from the jurassic age.
Do they even read emails at the wnyfta.com? sounds like they might be from the jurassic age.
Their food is so good.
The bacon was my idea :) The rest is the standard issue, really flippin good
Mmmm, take away the bacon and that looks delish!
I think the keyboard issues were more operator error, but the 3-d picture did look....well, tasty
I have the Lg thrill
And more importantly which version of android? ICS has improvements for the virtual keyboard.
which phone is this?
Tried it on android, just crappy at the keypad
Did you use the web site? If so the android apparently is better. Just search estrip.org in the android market.
Look at the above, it is really good
@(e:tinypliny) Sweetness 7 is on Grant St. and is very close to Guericios now I have never been there but a few (e:peeps) say it is pretty good.... I've also heard (not seen my self) I think (e:heidi) knows where on Grant there is some new International Market (and I don't mean Tops)......
Thanks, Paul, first mobile post on the new phone
The first bracket is missing on your img tag.
is a start to a great day! ^_^ Where was this?